HJR 4 Missouri House · 2025 Regular Session

Proposes a constitutional amendment relating to real property tax assessments

HJR 4 proposes a constitutional amendment that would change Missouri's property tax assessment rules, primarily affecting residential property owners. It would limit annual increases in the assessed value of residential homes to the lower of either the consumer price index change or a 2% cap (excluding increases from new construction). The amendment also sets a 8% tax cap on "class 3" property (commercial/industrial) and requires all properties within the same subclass to be taxed at the same percentage of value. This amendment requires voter approval in a 2026 election to take effect.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2024
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Dec 2, 2024 Last action Apr 2, 2025
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House Committee Substitute Perfected · 3 edits
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The bill was perfected from its House Committee Substitute version, primarily involving technical formatting updates and a minor classification change in the header. The substantive content regarding property tax assessment categories remains unchanged, with no new policy provisions added or removed.
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Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
28
Key actions
10
Committee
12
Apr 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Voted Do Pass (S)
upper
Mar 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Public Hearing Scheduled (S) - Wednesday, March 26, 2025, 10:00 a.m., Senate Committee Room 1 - 1st Floor
upper
Mar 13, 2025
Committee
Second read and referred: Economic and Workforce Development(S)
upper
Mar 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third Read and Passed (H) - AYES: 113 NOES: 22 PRESENT: 21
lower
Mar 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 8 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0
lower
Mar 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Voted Do Pass (H)
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Committee
Referred: Fiscal Review(H)
lower
Mar 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
HCS Adopted (H)
lower
Feb 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 7 NOES: 2 PRESENT: 1
lower
Feb 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Voted Do Pass (H)
lower
Feb 6, 2025
Committee
Referred: Rules - Legislative(H)
lower
Feb 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
HCS Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 9 NOES: 1 PRESENT: 0
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
lower
Jan 22, 2025
Committee
Referred: Ways and Means(H)
lower
Dec 2, 2024
Introduced
Prefiled (H)
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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