Committee advances substitute for HB2709/2671 and advances multiple property-tax measures
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The House Special Committee on Property Tax Reform adopted a committee substitute combining HB2709 and HB2671 and advanced several other bills (including HB1759 and HB2925) after debate and roll-call votes. The session also considered multiple amendments that failed on roll call.
The Missouri House Special Committee on Property Tax Reform voted to advance a House Committee substitute combining House Bill 2709 and House Bill 2671, and cleared multiple other property-tax measures on a busy agenda.
Chair Taylor moved adoption of the committee substitute combining HB2709 and HB2671; after discussion the committee voted the substitute "due pass." The chair announced the result as 14 yes and 5 no. Earlier in the meeting Representative Steinhoff had offered an amendment (0.01H) to separate a Hancock‑by‑subclass provision from a personal‑property provision; that amendment failed on a voice (and later roll‑call) vote.
The committee also voted HB1759 "do pass" after brief remarks and recorded a roll call result of 12 yes and 7 no. On House Bill 2925 the committee debated an amendment (4H) that would have removed a November‑only election requirement and added an "affirmative consent" threshold requiring not only a majority of votes cast but at least 25% of registered voters voting "yes." The amendment failed on roll call (5 yes, 14 no). The committee later voted HB2925 "due pass" by roll call (11 yes, 8 no).
The committee closed its executive session and moved into public testimony and presentations on other items.
The votes recorded in committee are procedural steps to move bills to the next stage; floor action and any floor amendments could alter the bills before final legislative action.