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Read. Follow. Verify.Missouri HB 2416 modifies property assessment and taxation rules
Last action · May 15, 2026: Referred: Emerging Issues(H)Sponsor: Dean Van Schoiack
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What This Bill Would Do
House Bill 2416 modifies state provisions governing property assessments, valuation methods for motor vehicles and real property, physical inspection rules for residential parcels, and county opt-out timelines.
Property owners face new valuation caps for vehicles under $50,000, mandatory physical inspection rules before certain residential tax increases, and updated procedures for county tax assessment maintenance plans.
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.
Property owners
Property owners are subject to new valuation caps on motor vehicles, mandatory physical inspection notification rules, and property assessment procedures.
County assessors
County assessors must follow updated assessment percentages, valuation guide requirements, and physical inspection mandates.
Key Facts
- Assessors must annually assess personal property at thirty-three and one-third percent of its true value in money as of January first.
- For motor vehicles with a true value of less than fifty thousand dollars as of January 1, 2025, assessors shall not assess the vehicle for an amount greater than the previous year, provided it was properly assessed.
- Before increasing the assessed valuation of residential real property by more than 15% since the last assessment, the assessor must conduct a physical inspection.
- Property owners have at least thirty days to request an interior inspection when a physical inspection is required.
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- Counties and cities may accept credit cards and electronic funds transfers for property tax payments, passing along applicable processing fees.
- Before January 1, 2027, any county or city not within a county may opt out of specified property tax assessment provisions by an affirmative vote of its governing body.
Frequently Asked Questions
When is a physical inspection required before a property tax assessment increase?
How are motor vehicles valued for property tax purposes under the bill?
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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 15, 2025HouseIntroducedPrefiled (H)
Version history
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance65How 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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