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Read. Follow. Verify.Missouri House Bill 1892 establishes new property tax assessment rules for certain stationary utility and storage property
Last action · February 17, 2026: Reported Do Pass (H)Sponsor: Wendy Hausman
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What This Bill Would Do
Beginning January 1, 2027, certain stationary real property used for transporting or storing liquids and gases, such as water, sewage, and natural gas, must be assessed for property tax using a standardized 20-year depreciation schedule based on . Owners of this stationary property must report original cost and placement dates to local assessors annually by May 1. The measure also allows taxpayers to challenge estimated property values using appraisals or evidence of functional obsolescence.
Property owners of stationary liquid and gas storage and transportation infrastructure will be subject to a uniform 20-year depreciation schedule and new annual reporting requirements starting in 2027, affecting how local tax assessments are calculated.
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.
Taxpayers owning stationary liquid and gas storage and transportation real property
Property owners must comply with annual reporting deadlines by May 1 and have their real property valued using a mandated 20-year depreciation schedule starting in 2027.
County assessors
Assessors must collect original cost and placement data from taxpayers and apply the standardized 20-year depreciation schedule to value stationary utility and storage real property.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What types of property are covered under the new 2027 assessment rules?
When must taxpayers report property details to the assessor?
Can a taxpayer challenge the assessor's valuation estimate?
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Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
12 actions- Feb 17, 2026HouseCommitteeReported Do Pass (H)
- Feb 16, 2026HouseCommitteeVoted Do Pass (H)
- Feb 16, 2026HouseExecutive Session Completed (H)
- Feb 5, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred: Rules - Legislative(H)
- Jan 21, 2026HouseCommitteeHCS Reported Do Pass (H)
- Jan 20, 2026HouseCommitteeHCS Voted Do Pass (H)
Show 6 earlier actions
- 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)
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0–100- Significance60How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy20Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
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