HB 1316 Missouri House · 2025 Regular Session

Prohibits political subdivisions from requiring registration of residential property used for rental purposes

HB 1316 prohibits local governments (like cities or counties) from requiring landlords to register or license residential rental properties. It specifically applies to homes rented as residences, not commercial buildings, using existing legal definitions for "residential property." The bill would have prevented municipalities from imposing any registration requirements on landlords renting out single-family homes or apartments. However, the bill was dropped from the legislative calendar in May 2025 and did not become law.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 17, 2025 Last action May 9, 2025
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Introduced House Committee Substitute · 2 edits
MINOR
The bill was amended to clarify that residential property registration exemptions only apply to rentals of 30 consecutive days or longer, and to add a specific condition that the rental must not be subject to state sales tax. These changes narrow the scope of the exemption to prevent abuse while maintaining protection for qualifying residential rentals.
Scope change
The scope of the residential property registration exemption was narrowed to apply only to rentals of 30 consecutive days or longer, and added a sales tax condition.
REQUIREMENT

Added a requirement that residential property rentals must be for thirty consecutive days or longer to qualify for the registration exemption.

DEFINITION

Added a condition to the definition of residential property stating that the rent or lease must never be subject to state sales tax.

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Actions timeline

Total actions
16
Key actions
4
Committee
6
Apr 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 6 NOES: 3 PRESENT: 0
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
Voted Do Pass (H)
lower
Mar 19, 2025
Committee
Referred: Rules - Legislative(H)
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
HCS Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 11 NOES: 5 PRESENT: 0
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Committee
Referred: Government Efficiency(H)
lower
Feb 17, 2025
Introduced
Introduced and Read First Time (H)
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Photo of Hardy Billington
Hardy Billington
RRepublican
MO
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