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Read. Follow. Verify.Missouri House Bill 2211 creates the Office of Workforce Coordinator and establishes the Workforce Housing Tax Incentives Program
Last action · May 15, 2026: Referred: Emerging Issues(H)Sponsor: Louis Riggs
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What This Bill Would Do
This bill establishes the Office of Workforce Coordinator within the Department of Economic Development and creates the Workforce Housing Tax Incentives Program, which offers tax credits and sales tax refunds for qualifying housing development projects starting in tax year 2027.
Housing developers and local communities gain access to state tax incentives and sales tax refunds for rehabilitation and construction projects, while individuals with disabilities and formerly incarcerated individuals receive targeted workforce development resources.
- House Bill 2211 was introduced during the 2026 Regular Session of the Missouri General Assembly by Representative Louis Riggs. context
- The Missouri Department of Economic Development coordinates state programs aimed at business recruitment, community development, and workforce training. 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.
Housing businesses
Housing developers, contractors, and nonprofits can apply for tax incentives, sales tax refunds, and tax credits for qualifying housing projects.
Individuals with disabilities
The Office of Workforce Coordinator is required to implement a statewide strategy, promote integration, and address issues related to workforce inclusion for individuals with disabilities.
Formerly incarcerated individuals
The office will evaluate workforce programs, create employer toolkits, and develop training programs in conjunction with the department of corrections for incarcerated and reentering individuals.
Key Facts
- Creates the Office of Workforce Coordinator within the state department of economic development, directed by a single individual operating independently from the Missouri workforce development board.
- Tasks the office with focusing on employment resources for individuals with disabilities, including statewide strategies and community-based integration initiatives.
- Requires the office to evaluate workforce development programs for incarcerated and reentering individuals, create an employer toolkit, and recommend training programs with the department of corrections.
- Establishes the Workforce Housing Tax Incentives Program under sections 620.2022 to 620.2028.
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- Defines criteria for qualified housing projects, including requirements for brownfield, grayfield, greenfield, multi-use, and historic preservation sites.
- Allows eligible housing businesses to claim a sales and use tax refund for taxes paid prior to project completion and a tax credit of up to twenty percent of qualifying new investments for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2027.
- Limits the maximum aggregate amount of tax incentives awarded for a single housing project to one million dollars, and caps total disaster recovery housing project incentives at thirty-five million dollars.
- Requires housing projects to be completed within three years from registration, subject to potential extensions granted by the department.
- Mandates a one-time compliance cost fee of five hundred dollars and a compliance cost fee of half of one percent for agreements with an aggregate tax incentive value of one hundred thousand dollars or greater.
- Provides that the new program provisions automatically sunset on December thirty-first, six years after the effective date unless reauthorized by the general assembly.
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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 5, 2025HouseIntroducedPrefiled (H)
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Creation of Dedicated Workforce and Housing Programs
The legislation formally establishes a specialized coordinator office within economic development alongside a structured tax credit program targeting specific site types like brownfields and grayfields.
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- Controversy20Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz35Current news / social attention level
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