Missouri legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Missouri HB3242: Enacts provisions governing maximum percentages of local real property tax levies
Status: In committee, May 15, 2026
What the bill says
To amend chapter 137, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to local real property tax levies. Section A. Chapter 137, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be known as section 137.066, to read as follows: 137.066. 1. As used in this section, the following terms mean: (1) "Combined real property tax levies", the total combined rate of all property tax levies imposed upon a taxpayer's residential real property within a property tax district by all taxing authorities including, but not limited to, a tax levy for debt service, a tax levy for operating purposes or opera.
From the introduced text:
To amend chapter 137, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to local real property tax levies. Section A. Chapter 137, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be known as section 137.066, to read as follows: 137.066. 1. As used in this section, the following terms mean: (1) "Combined real property tax levies", the total combined rate of all property tax levies imposed upon a taxpayer's residential real property within a property tax district by all taxing authorities including, but not limited to, a tax levy for debt service, a tax levy for operating purposes or operating expenses, a tax levy for capital improvements or capital projects, a special assessment or special tax levy, and any other real property tax levied for any purpose; (2) "Taxing authority", a county; incorporated city, town, or village in this state, unless such city, town or village does not have a tax levy for municipal purposes; ambulance district; community improvement district; fire protection district; levee district; library district; neighborhood improvement district; port authority district; tax increment financing district; transportation development district; school district; or any other political subdivision that imposes a property tax within its borders and jurisdiction. 2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the total amount of combined real property tax levies levied and …