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Read. Follow. Verify.Missouri House Bill 2527 establishes a state tax credit equal to fifty percent of labor costs for qualifying newspaper printing plants
Last action · May 15, 2026: Referred: Emerging Issues(H)Sponsor: John Voss
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What This Bill Would Do
s headquartered in Missouri may claim a state tax credit equal to fifty percent of pressroom and mailroom staff starting for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2026. Unused tax credits are refunded to the taxpayer as an overpayment, and the credits may also be transferred, sold, or assigned subject to an annual statewide cap of seven million dollars.
Qualifying publishers can offset half of specific staff compensation against state tax liabilities or receive refunds for excess credits, while total annual state tax revenue reductions are capped at seven million dollars.
- House Bill 2527 was introduced during the 2026 Regular Session of the Missouri General Assembly by Representative John Voss. context
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Newspaper printing plants
Qualifying publishing businesses headquartered in Missouri may claim tax credits equal to fifty percent of eligible pressroom and mailroom labor costs.
Pressroom and mailroom staff
Employees in these specific roles form the basis of the labor costs used to calculate the employer's tax credit.
Missouri Department of Revenue
The department is responsible for receiving applications, issuing refunds, and promulgating rules to implement the tax credit program.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who qualifies for the newspaper printing plant tax credit?
What employee labor costs are eligible for the credit?
What happens if the tax credit exceeds the taxpayer's liability?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
4 actions- May 15, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred: Emerging Issues(H)
- Jan 8, 2026HouseFloorRead Second Time (H)
- Jan 7, 2026HouseIntroducedRead First Time (H)
- Dec 18, 2025HouseIntroducedPrefiled (H)
Version history
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Targeted Industry Tax Credit
HB 2527 introduces a specialized tax credit mechanism explicitly tied to pressroom and mailroom labor compensation for Missouri-headquartered newspaper publishers.
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Sources
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance45How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy25Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz20Current news / social attention level
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