SECONDREGULARSESSION HOUSEBILLNO.2544 101STGENERALASSEMBLY INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEPATTERSON. 5220H.02I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk ANACT Toamendchapter144,RSMo,byaddingtheretoonenewsectionrelatingtoasalestax exemptionforthesaleofcertaintickets. BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows: SectionA.Chapter144,RSMo,isamendedbyaddingtheretoonenewsection,tobe 2knownassection144.051,toreadasfollows: 144.051.BeginningJune1,2026,andendingJuly31,2026,inadditiontothe 2exemptionsgrantedpursuanttotheprovisionsofsection144.030,thereishereby 3exemptedfromtheprovisionsofandthecomputationofthetaxlevied,assessed,or 4payablepursuanttothischapter,thelocalsalestaxlawasdefinedinsection32.085,and 5section238.235,allchargesforadmissions,asdefinedinsection144.010,toanyofthe 6matchesofthe2026FIFAWorldCupsoccertournamentthatareheldinanycounty 7withmorethansevenhundredthousandbutfewerthaneighthundredthousand 8inhabitants. EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. ✔