HCSHB411--THEDEPARTMENTOFREVENUE
SPONSOR: Williams
COMMITTEEACTION:Voted"DoPasswithHCS"bytheStanding
CommitteeonWaysandMeansbyavoteof7to3.
ThefollowingisasummaryoftheHouseCommitteeSubstituteforHB
411.
Currently,theDepartmentofRevenue(DOR)providesamapping
featureonitswebsitethatdisplayssalesandusetaxinformation
ofallpoliticalsubdivisionsinMissouri.
BeginningJuly1,2026,DORmustprominentlydisplaylinksonthe
homepageofitswebsitewhichdirectthepublictocolor-coded,
interactivemapsfeaturingdataaboutsalesandtocolor-coded,
interactivemapsfeaturingdataaboutpropertytaxesinall
politicalsubdivisionsintheStatethathavetaxingauthority.
Thecurrentleviesofeachpropertytaxdistrictwillbeimposed
andcollectedonaseparatemap.
AllpoliticalsubdivisionswillprovideDORwithdatarelatingto
propertytaxesbyJanuary1,2026.TheDORmustalsousethemost
recentpublicationoftheMissouriStateAuditor'sreporton
propertytaxratesinordertoupdateandmaintainthepropertytax
levydataeachyear.
ThisbillissimilartoSB178(2023).
Thefollowingisasummaryofthepublictestimonyfromthe
committeehearing. Thetestimonywasbasedontheintroduced
versionofthebill.
PROPONENTS: Supporterssaythatthisbillwillgiveconsumersa
waytolookatwhatpropertytaxesmightbeiftheyarewantingto
purchaseanewhome.Consumerswillalsobeabletodetermineif
theirassessmentsareoffbylookingtoseewhatthedifferencemay
be.Supportersalsosaythisbillwillhelpconsumerswithfiscal
responsibility andfiscalliteracy.
TestifyinginpersonforthebillwasRepresentative Williams.
OPPONENTS: Therewasnooppositionvoicedtothecommittee.
OTHERS:Otherstestifyingonthebillsaythereisalotof
informationonthewebsitethatconsumerswillhaveaccessto.
Othersstatethat,basedonthesalestaxmap,theyfoundthatwhen
countiessenttheirtaxingjurisdiction,thedistrictswerebeing drawnonanapkinandbeingsenttoDOR.Missouriisdealingwith
countiesthatdon'thavethetechnologicaladvantages. Another
statementprovidedtotestifyonthebillwasthatDORcannotmake
acountyturnintheirinformation,soalotisGISdata.
TestifyinginpersononthebillwasZacharyWyatt,DepartmentOf
Revenue.
Writtentestimonyhasbeensubmittedforthisbill.Thefull
writtentestimonyandwitnessestestifyingonlinecanbefound
underTestimonyonthebillpageontheHousewebsite.