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Read. Follow. Verify.Missouri HB 1883 provides sales tax exemption for used personal property purchased at auctions
Last action · April 29, 2026: SCS Voted Do Pass (S)Sponsors: Dean Van Schoiack and 1 other
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What This Bill Would Do
House Bill 1883 exempts used personal property purchased at public auctions from state es, provided that a sales or use tax has previously been paid on the item. The measure explicitly excludes motor vehicles, trailers, boats, and outboard motors from this exemption. Additionally, the bill invalidates executive branch tax agreements regarding fulfillment or distribution centers unless approved by both houses of the General Assembly.
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.
Auction buyers and residents
Purchasers of eligible used personal property at auctions are exempt from paying state and local sales and use taxes on those items.
Companies operating fulfillment or distribution centers
Executive branch tax collection agreements for warehouse or fulfillment centers are rendered null and void unless approved by the General Assembly.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What items are exempt from sales tax under HB 1883?
Are used cars or boats bought at an auction exempt under this bill?
Does the bill affect tax agreements made by the executive branch?
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Procedural history
30 actions- Apr 29, 2026SenateCommitteeSCS Voted Do Pass (S)
- Apr 29, 2026SenateExecutive Session Held (S)
- Apr 21, 2026SenatePublic Hearing Held (S)
- Apr 20, 2026SenatePublic Hearing Scheduled (S)
- Apr 16, 2026SenatePublic Hearing Scheduled (S)
- Mar 12, 2026SenateCommitteeSecond read and referred: Economic and Workforce Development(S)
Show 24 earlier actions
- Mar 2, 2026SenateReported to the Senate and First Read (S)
- Feb 26, 2026HouseFloorThird Read and Passed (H)
- Feb 26, 2026HouseTaken Up for Third Reading (H)
- Feb 26, 2026HouseCommitteeReported Do Pass (H)
- Feb 26, 2026HouseCommitteeVoted Do Pass (H)
- Feb 26, 2026HouseExecutive Session Completed (H)
- Feb 25, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred: Fiscal Review(H)
- Feb 24, 2026HousePerfected with Amendments (H)
- Feb 24, 2026HouseHCS Adopted (H)
- Feb 24, 2026HouseTitle of Bill - Agreed To
- Feb 24, 2026HouseTaken Up for Perfection (H)
- Feb 11, 2026HousePlaced on the Informal Perfection Calendar (H)
- Feb 9, 2026HouseCommitteeReported Do Pass (H)
- Feb 9, 2026HouseCommitteeVoted Do Pass (H)
- Feb 9, 2026HouseExecutive Session Completed (H)
- Jan 29, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred: Rules - Legislative(H)
- Jan 21, 2026HouseCommitteeHCS Reported Do Pass (H)
- Jan 20, 2026HouseCommitteeHCS Voted Do Pass (H)
- Jan 20, 2026HouseExecutive Session Completed (H)
- Jan 12, 2026HousePublic Hearing Completed (H)
- Jan 8, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred: Ways and Means(H)
- Jan 8, 2026HouseFloorRead Second Time (H)
- Jan 7, 2026HouseIntroducedRead First Time (H)
- Dec 1, 2025HouseIntroducedPrefiled (H)
Version history
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Legislative Oversight on Executive Tax Rulings
The bill shifts authority by requiring legislative approval for executive branch tax exemption agreements concerning fulfillment and distribution centers.
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- Controversy40Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz25Current news / social attention level
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