Missouri income tax repeal plan’s first-year cost jumps to $4.2 billion in Senate

By: Rudi Keller

Outlets: Missouri Independent

Published: April 13, 2026

Words: 862

Last Updated: 3 months, 2 weeks ago

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The first-year cost of a House-passed proposal to eliminate the Missouri income tax ballooned to $4.2 billion under revisions made in the state Senate that were called “drafting errors” Monday during a committee debate.

Despite the potential costs, and misgivings of some Republican members of the Senate Fiscal Oversight Committee, the bill passed Monday afternoon on a 6-3 party-line vote. The proposal would place a constitutional amendment on a ballot later this …

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