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HB2944 • 2026

Modifies provisions relating to the local senior citizen homestead tax credit

Modifies provisions relating to the local senior citizen homestead tax credit

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Billington, Hardy (152)
Last action
2026-05-07
Official status
05/07/2026 - SCS Voted Do Pass (S)
Effective date
2026-08-28

Plain English Breakdown

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Modifies provisions relating to the local senior citizen homestead tax credit

Modifies provisions relating to the local senior citizen homestead tax credit

What This Bill Does

  • Modifies provisions relating to the local senior citizen homestead tax credit

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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6569H02.01H

6569H02.01H • Steinhoff

Distributed

Plain English: 6569H02.01H HB 2944 House _____________________________________________________ Amendment NO.____ Offered By _____________________________________ ___________________________________ Action Taken___________________________________________ Date __________________ Page 1 of 1 1 AMEND House Committee Substitute for House Bill No.

  • 6569H02.01H HB 2944 House _____________________________________________________ Amendment NO.____ Offered By _____________________________________ ___________________________________ Action Taken___________________________________________ Date __________________ Page 1 of 1 1 AMEND House Committee Substitute for House Bill No.
  • 2944, Page 2, Section 137.1050, Line 2 48, by inserting after the word "collector." the following: 3 4 "A note on the statement of tax due shall indicate that it is the responsibility of the taxpayer to 5 notify the county if he or she is no longer eligible for the credit provided under this section.
  • 6 Such ineligibility shall include, but not be limited to, circumstances in which the taxpayer is no 7 longer the owner of record, is no longer liable for the payment of property taxes on the 8 qualifying residence, or no longer occupies the qualifying residence due to death or relocation, or 9 the qualifying residence is no longer such taxpayer's primary residence.
  • Failure to notify the 10 county governing body of ineligibility may result in penalties described in this section."; and 11 12 Further amend said bill by amending the title, enacting clause, and intersectional references 13 accordingly.
HA 2

6569H02.02H • Jobe

Returned

Plain English: 6569H02.02H HB 2944 House _____________________________________________________ Amendment NO.____ Offered By _____________________________________ ___________________________________ Action Taken___________________________________________ Date __________________ Page 1 of 1 1 AMEND House Committee Substitute for House Bill No.

  • 6569H02.02H HB 2944 House _____________________________________________________ Amendment NO.____ Offered By _____________________________________ ___________________________________ Action Taken___________________________________________ Date __________________ Page 1 of 1 1 AMEND House Committee Substitute for House Bill No.
  • 2944, Page 1, Section 137.1050, Line 2 6, by inserting after the word "older" the following: 3 4 "or is disabled according to the Social Security Administration as of January first of the 5 applicable tax year"; and 6 7 Further amend said bill by amending the title, enacting clause, and intersectional references 8 accordingly.
6569H02.04H

6569H02.04H • Taylor (048)

Distributed

Plain English: 6569H02.04H HB 2944 House _____________________________________________________ Amendment NO.____ Offered By _____________________________________ ___________________________________ Action Taken___________________________________________ Date __________________ Page 1 of 2 1 AMEND House Committee Substitute for House Bill No.

  • 6569H02.04H HB 2944 House _____________________________________________________ Amendment NO.____ Offered By _____________________________________ ___________________________________ Action Taken___________________________________________ Date __________________ Page 1 of 2 1 AMEND House Committee Substitute for House Bill No.
  • 2944, Page 1, Section 137.1050, Line 2 3, by inserting after the word "year" the phrase "from all political subdivisions levying a real 3 property tax"; and 4 5 Further amend said bill, page, and section, Line 6, by inserting after the word "older" the phrase 6 "as of January first of the applicable tax year"; and 7 8 Further amend said bill, page, and section, Line 8, by deleting all of said line and inserting in lieu 9 thereof the following: 10 11 "property as evidenced by a publicly recorded or a verified written instrument including, but not 12 limited to, a trust document in which at least one primary beneficiary is sixty-two years of age or 13 older; and"; and 14 15 Further amend said bill and section, Page 2, Lines 25-26, by deleting all of said lines and 16 inserting in lieu thereof the following: 17 18 "2.
  • (1) Any county authorized to impose a property tax [may] shall grant a property tax 19 credit to all eligible taxpayers residing in such county for certain increases to such taxpayer's real 20 property tax liability in an amount equal to the taxpayer's eligible"; and 21 22 Further amend said bill, page, and section, Lines 45-49, by deleting all of said lines and inserting 23 in lieu thereof the following: 24 25 "3.
  • (1) In a county granting a real property tax credit pursuant to this section, the county 26 and each political subdivision levying a real property tax on an eligible taxpayer's homestead 27 shall apply the county's or political subdivision's proportional amount of such credit when 28 calculating the eligible taxpayer's property tax liability for the tax year.
6569H02.05H

6569H02.05H • Taylor (048)

Distributed

Plain English: 6569H02.05H HB 2944 House _____________________________________________________ Amendment NO.____ Offered By _____________________________________ ___________________________________ Action Taken___________________________________________ Date __________________ Page 1 of 2 1 AMEND House Committee Substitute for House Bill No.

  • 6569H02.05H HB 2944 House _____________________________________________________ Amendment NO.____ Offered By _____________________________________ ___________________________________ Action Taken___________________________________________ Date __________________ Page 1 of 2 1 AMEND House Committee Substitute for House Bill No.
  • 2944, Page 1, Section 137.1050, Line 2 3, by inserting after the word "year" the phrase "from all political subdivisions levying a real 3 property tax"; and 4 5 Further amend said bill, page, and section, Line 6, by inserting after the word "older" the phrase 6 "as of January first of the applicable tax year"; and 7 8 Further amend said bill, page, and section, Line 8, by deleting all of said line and inserting in lieu 9 thereof the following: 10 11 "property as evidenced by a publicly recorded or a verified written instrument including, but not 12 limited to, a trust document in which at least one primary beneficiary is sixty-two years of age or 13 older; and"; and 14 15 Further amend said bill and section, Page 2, Lines 25-26, by deleting all of said lines and 16 inserting in lieu thereof the following: 17 18 "2.
  • (1) Any county authorized to impose a property tax [may] shall grant a property tax 19 credit to all eligible taxpayers residing in such county for certain increases to such taxpayer's real 20 property tax liability in an amount equal to the taxpayer's eligible"; and 21 22 Further amend said bill, page, and section, Lines 45-49, by deleting all of said lines and inserting 23 in lieu thereof the following: 24 25 "3.
  • (1) In a county granting a real property tax credit pursuant to this section, the county 26 and each political subdivision levying a real property tax on an eligible taxpayer's homestead 27 shall apply the county's or political subdivision's proportional amount of such credit when 28 calculating the eligible taxpayer's property tax liability for the tax year.
HA 1

6569H02.07H • Taylor (048)

Adopted

Plain English: 6569H02.07H HB 2944 House _____________________________________________________ Amendment NO.____ Offered By _____________________________________ ___________________________________ Action Taken___________________________________________ Date __________________ Page 1 of 2 1 AMEND House Committee Substitute for House Bill No.

  • 6569H02.07H HB 2944 House _____________________________________________________ Amendment NO.____ Offered By _____________________________________ ___________________________________ Action Taken___________________________________________ Date __________________ Page 1 of 2 1 AMEND House Committee Substitute for House Bill No.
  • 2944, Page 1, Section 137.1050, Line 2 3, by inserting after the word "year" the phrase "from all political subdivisions levying a real 3 property tax"; and 4 5 Further amend said bill, page, and section, Line 6, by inserting after the word "older" the phrase 6 "as of January first of the applicable tax year"; and 7 8 Further amend said bill, page, and section, Line 8, by deleting all of said line and inserting in lieu 9 thereof the following: 10 11 "property as evidenced by a publicly recorded or a verified written instrument including, but not 12 limited to, a trust document in which at least one primary beneficiary is sixty-two years of age or 13 older; and"; and 14 15 Further amend said bill and section, Page 2, Lines 25-26, by deleting all of said lines and 16 inserting in lieu thereof the following: 17 18 "2.
  • (1) Any county authorized to impose a property tax [may] shall grant a property tax 19 credit to all eligible taxpayers residing in such county for certain increases to such taxpayer's real 20 property tax liability in an amount equal to the taxpayer's eligible"; and 21 22 Further amend said bill, page, and section, Lines 45-49, by deleting all of said lines and inserting 23 in lieu thereof the following: 24 25 "3.
  • (1) In a county granting a real property tax credit pursuant to this section, the county 26 and each political subdivision levying a real property tax on an eligible taxpayer's homestead 27 shall apply the county's or political subdivision's proportional amount of such credit when 28 calculating the eligible taxpayer's property tax liability for the tax year.
6569H02.08H

6569H02.08H • Burton

Distributed

Plain English: 6569H02.08H HB 2944 HOUSE AMENDMENT NO.____ TO HOUSE AMENDMENT NO.____ Offered By _____________________________________ ___________________________________ Action Taken_________________________________________ Date ___________________ Page 1 of 1 1 AMEND House Amendment No._____ to House Committee Substitute for House Bill No.

  • 6569H02.08H HB 2944 HOUSE AMENDMENT NO.____ TO HOUSE AMENDMENT NO.____ Offered By _____________________________________ ___________________________________ Action Taken_________________________________________ Date ___________________ Page 1 of 1 1 AMEND House Amendment No._____ to House Committee Substitute for House Bill No.
  • 2944, 2 Page 1, Line 10, by inserting after said line the following: 3 4 "Further amend said bill and section, Page 3, Lines 78-79, by deleting the words ", subject to 5 appropriation by the general assembly,"; and"; and 6 7 Further amend said bill by amending the title, enacting clause, and intersectional references 8 accordingly.
  • 9 10 THIS AMENDMENT AMENDS 6569H02.01H.
6569H02.09H

6569H02.09H • Burton

Distributed

Plain English: 6569H02.09H HB 2944 HOUSE AMENDMENT NO.____ TO HOUSE AMENDMENT NO.____ Offered By _____________________________________ ___________________________________ Action Taken_________________________________________ Date ___________________ Page 1 of 1 1 AMEND House Amendment No._____ to House Committee Substitute for House Bill No.

  • 6569H02.09H HB 2944 HOUSE AMENDMENT NO.____ TO HOUSE AMENDMENT NO.____ Offered By _____________________________________ ___________________________________ Action Taken_________________________________________ Date ___________________ Page 1 of 1 1 AMEND House Amendment No._____ to House Committee Substitute for House Bill No.
  • 2944, 2 Page 1, Line 5, by inserting after said line the following: 3 4 "Further amend said bill and section, Page 3, Lines 78-79, by deleting the words ", subject to 5 appropriation by the general assembly,"; and"; and 6 7 Further amend said bill by amending the title, enacting clause, and intersectional references 8 accordingly.
  • 9 10 THIS AMENDMENT AMENDS 6569H02.02H.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-07 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Executive Session Held (S)

  2. 2026-05-07 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    SCS Voted Do Pass (S)

  3. 2026-04-22 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Public Hearing Held (S)

  4. 2026-04-16 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Public Hearing Scheduled (S) - Wednesday, April 22, 2026, 8:30 a.m., Senate Committee Room 2 - 1st Floor

  5. 2026-04-08 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Second read and referred: Select Committee on Property Taxes and the State Tax Commission(S)

  6. 2026-03-30 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Placed on the Informal Third Reading Calendar (H)

  7. 2026-03-30 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Taken Up for Third Reading (H)

  8. 2026-03-30 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Third Read and Passed (H) - AYES: 145 NOES: 4 PRESENT: 1

  9. 2026-03-30 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Reported to the Senate and First Read (S)

  10. 2026-03-25 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Placed on the Informal Perfection Calendar (H)

  11. 2026-03-25 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Taken Up for Perfection (H)

  12. 2026-03-25 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Title of Bill - Agreed To

  13. 2026-03-25 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    HCS Adopted (H)

  14. 2026-03-25 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Perfected with Amendments (H) - HA 1, adopted

  15. 2026-03-11 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 11 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0

  16. 2026-03-10 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Executive Session Completed (H)

  17. 2026-03-10 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Voted Do Pass (H)

  18. 2026-03-04 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Referred: Rules - Legislative(H)

  19. 2026-02-25 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    HCS Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 15 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0

  20. 2026-02-24 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Executive Session Completed (H)

  21. 2026-02-24 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    HCS Voted Do Pass (H)

  22. 2026-02-17 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Executive Session Continued

  23. 2026-02-17 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Action Postponed (H)

  24. 2026-02-10 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Public Hearing Completed (H)

  25. 2026-02-03 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Referred: Special Committee on Property Tax Reform(H)

  26. 2026-01-14 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Read Second Time (H)

  27. 2026-01-13 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Introduced and Read First Time (H)

Official Summary Text

Modifies provisions relating to the local senior citizen homestead tax credit

Current Bill Text

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UNOFFICIAL COPY
SECOND REGULAR SESSION
103rd General Assembly
State of Missouri - House of Representatives
HBs 3rd READ - INFORMAL
HCS HB 2944
BILLINGTON (152)
SENIOR CITIZEN HOMESTEAD TAX CREDIT
6569H.02P
3/30/2026Date :Session Day : 43
Roll Call : 2
Y - ALLEN N - DURNELL @ - LEWIS Y - SEITZ
Y - AMATO @ - EALY Y - LOY Y - SELF
Y - ANDERSON N - ELLIOTT Y - LUCAS Y - SHARP 37
Y - APPELBAUM Y - FALKNER Y - MACKEY Y - SHARPE 4
Y - AUNE Y - FARNAN Y - MANSUR Y - SHIELDS
P - BANDERMAN Y - FOGLE Y - MARTIN Y - SIMMONS
Y - BARNES Y - FOUNTAIN HENDERS Y - MATTHIESEN Y - SMITH 46
Y - BILLINGTON Y - FOWLER Y - MAYHEW Y - SMITH 68
Y - BLACK Y - FUCHS Y - MCGAUGH Y - SMITH 74
Y - BOGGS Y - GALLICK Y - MCGIRL Y - STEINHOFF
@ - BOSLEY Y - GRAGG Y - MEIRATH @ - STEINMETZ
Y - BOYKIN Y - GRIFFITH Y - MILLER Y - STEINMEYER
Y - BOYKO Y - HADEN Y - MOSLEY Y - STINNETT
Y - BROMLEY Y - HALES Y - MURPHY Y - STRICKLER
Y - BROWN Y - HALEY Y - MURRAY Y - TAYLOR 48
Y - BURTON Y - HARBISON Y - MYERS Y - TAYLOR 84
Y - BUSH Y - HARDWICK Y - NOLTE Y - TERRY
Y - BUSICK Y - HAUSMAN Y - OEHLERKING Y - THOMAS
Y - BUTZ Y - HEIN Y - OVERCAST @ - THOMPSON
Y - BYRNES Y - HEWKIN Y - OWEN Y - TITUS
Y - CASTEEL Y - HINMAN Y - PARKER Y - VANSCHOIACK
Y - CATON Y - HOVIS Y - PERKINS Y - VEIT
Y - CHAPPELL Y - HRUZA Y - PETERS Y - VERNETTI
Y - CHRIST Y - HURLBERT Y - PHELPS Y - VIOLET
Y - CHRISTENSEN Y - INGLE Y - PLANK Y - VOSS
Y - CLEMENS Y - IRWIN Y - POLLITT @ - WALSH MOORE
Y - COLEMAN Y - JACOBS Y - POUCHE Y - WARWICK
Y - COLLINS Y - JAMISON Y - PRICE Y - WEBER
Y - COOK Y - JOBE Y - PROUDIE Y - WELLENKAMP
Y - COSTLOW Y - JOHNSON Y - REED Y - WEST
Y - CROSSLEY Y - JONES 12 Y - REEDY Y - WHALEY
@ - CUPPS Y - JONES 88 Y - REUTER Y - WILLIAMS
Y - DAVIDSON Y - JORDAN Y - RIGGS Y - WILSON
Y - DAVIS Y - JUSTUS Y - RILEY N - WOLFIN
Y - DEAN Y - KALBERLOH Y - ROBERTS Y - WOODS
Y - DEATON Y - KEATHLEY @ - RUSH Y - WRIGHT
Y - DIEHL Y - KELLEY Y - SASSMANN Y - YOUNG
Y - DOLAN Y - KIMBLE Y - SCHMIDT Y - ZIMMERMANN
Y - DOLL Y - KNIGHT Y - SCHULTE Y - MR SPEAKER
Y - DOUGLAS N - LAUBINGER
Total Yes : 145 Total Present : 1
Total No : 4 Total Absent : 8
Vacancies : 5