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Read. Follow. Verify.Missouri House Bill 2561 exempts state employees and public safety personnel earnings from municipal taxes
Last action · May 15, 2026: Referred: Emerging Issues(H)Sponsor: Mike Costlow
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What This Bill Would Do
House Bill 2561 amends section 92.130, RSMo, to exempt salaries, wages, commissions, and other compensation earned by state employees and public safety personnel for official duties performed within a city from any municipal ordinance enacted under sections 92.110 to 92.200.
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.
state employees
public safety personnel
Public safety personnel meeting the definition in section 173.2655 are exempt from municipal earnings taxes on compensation earned for official duties in the city.
municipalities
Cities that levy an earnings tax will experience changes in their local tax revenue base due to the new exemptions for state and public safety workers.
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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 22, 2025HouseIntroducedPrefiled (H)
Version history
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Expansion of Local Tax Exemptions
The bill expands traditional non-taxable entity categories to specifically include employment-based official duty income for state and public safety workers.
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Sources
house.mo.gov
Analysis Score
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- Controversy50Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz30Current news / social attention level
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