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House committee advances tax bills, adopts substitute for wide-ranging property-tax reform bill

Special Committee on Property Tax Reform / House Committee · January 20, 2026
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Summary

A House special committee voted to report House Bill 1766 'due pass' and adopted a House committee substitute for an omnibus property-tax reform measure (House Bill 2178 substitute) after defeating amendments that would have changed appeal deadlines and valuation floors.

A Missouri House special committee voted Tuesday to report House Bill 17 66 'due pass' and adopted a House Committee substitute for a broad property-tax reform package.

The committee first moved into executive session and, after a roll-call, reported House Bill 17 66 'due pass' by a recorded vote of 9–5. Later the panel considered an omnibus property-tax substitute for House Bill 21 78 and a series of amendments.

Representative Steinhoff offered Amendment 0.03H to change the local appeal deadline from September 30 to October 31 and to set a fallback valuation at the previous assessed valuation plus 15% when an appeal was not resolved by that date. Steinhoff said the change "eases" work for local assessors and gives them more time to complete inspections. Opponents, including Representative Murphy, argued the amendment could undercut the bill sponsor’s goal of enforcing timely local action and might "nullify" enforcement incentives.

The committee voted on Amendment 03H by roll call; the clerk recorded 6 yes and 12 no and the amendment failed. A later voice vote on a related proposal to move the deadline only (Amendment 05H) was resolved in the negative by the chair's ruling.

The committee then adopted the House Committee substitute for House Bill 21 78 and voted the substitute 'due pass' by roll call, 14 yes to 4 no. Committee leadership announced that the panel would open hearings on House Bills 2668 and 2780, identical companion bills addressing a wide range of property-tax rules.

The committee record shows the formal motions and vote tallies taken at the meeting. No final floor action on the substitute had been scheduled at the close of the hearing.

What’s next: The substitute now goes to the next committee or floor process according to House rules; hearings on related bills (2668 and 2780) were opened and received public testimony during the same session.