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Missouri senators return next week with property-tax proposals, defense of Amendment 3 and a May 9 budget deadline
Summary
Lawmakers in Jefferson City will resume the regular legislative session Monday with proposals tied to property taxes and women’s health prominent among priorities, senators said, and with a statutory deadline to deliver the fiscal 2026 operating budget to the executive branch by 6 p.m. May 9.
Missouri lawmakers will resume the regular legislative session on Monday, with proposals to address property-tax increases and protections for women’s health among the items senators cited, and with the Missouri Senate required by law to deliver the fiscal 2026 state operating budget to the executive branch by 6 p.m. on Friday, May 9, a reporter and two senators said.
The matters drew attention in remarks recorded before the session break. "I've talked to a lot of seniors, they're really upset, they're crying, they can't afford the increases and they're losing their homes, so we've got to do something about it. We got to protect our property rights," Senator Joe Nicola of Grain Valley said, adding that he sponsors several measures related to property taxes. "Another is women's health," he said.
"We're gonna stand strong for protecting the vote of the people on Amendment 3, which gave Missourians the right to safe legal abortions," Senator Tracy McCreery of St. Louis County said.
Dean Morgan, reporting from the state capital, said the session resumes Monday, leaving eight weeks on the calendar. Morgan noted that, under statute, the Senate must submit the FY2026 operating budget to the executive branch by 6 p.m. on May 9 and that the regular 2025 legislative session will adjourn one week later.
No formal votes or bill numbers were recorded in the remarks captured in the transcript. Nicola said he sponsors measures addressing the property-tax concerns he described; the transcript did not list bill numbers, committee referrals or specific funding changes.
With roughly two months remaining on the calendar, senators will consider the operating budget alongside the bills and priorities referenced in the recorded remarks. The transcript did not record a timetable for individual bills, committee hearings or floor votes.
Reporting noted the constituent concerns voiced to senators—particularly from seniors facing property-tax increases—and the stated intention of some senators to defend Amendment 3 in the coming weeks. The session timeline means lawmakers must act on the budget by the statutory deadline or use available legislative procedures allowed under Missouri law to extend consideration.
No additional procedural actions, motions or formal votes were recorded in the provided transcript excerpt.
