BILLS WE SUPPORT
Bills which fix your kitchen table issues in 2026
HJR 173 & 174 Speaker Patterson, 030, Representative Davidson, 130,
Eliminates Income Tax over time, vote of people required
HB 2178 Speaker Pro Tem Chad Perkins, 040, Reform Property Tax processes
HB 2780 Representative Tim Taylor, 048, Reforms Property Tax processes
HB 2668 Representative Ben Keathley, 101, Reform Property Tax processes
HB 2559 Representative Ben Keathley, 101, REINS Act, limits administrative regulations from being implemented without legislative approval
HJR 169 Representative Jim Murphy, 094 Taxpayer Protection Act, puts safeguards in the constitution to protect taxpayers, vote of people required
MO Tax Relief Now focuses on tax reform bills we call "kitchen table" issues. You know what we're talking about. When inflation causes your cost of living to go up faster than your check, you're talking about it at the kitchen table to figure out how to make more money, cut back on your spending, or Heaven forbid, which bills not to pay. We think local, county, state governments, utilities, and the taxing authorities need to cut back on their expenses just like our families cut back on our expenses.
Your most expensive tax is your state income tax
This year we're hyper-focused on passing a bill that will put a Constitutional Amendment on the ballot in November, 2026 to eliminate the state's 4.7% income tax. Think about it, you won't have to file a state income tax form ever again, and you keep the state government out of your business. You'll have that money to save, make purchases your family needs, or pay bills you haven't been able to pay. You'll have more money in your pocket.
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Ever since we introduced and pledged our support for a 0% income tax on June 25, 2024 with Representative Ben Keathley, our coalition of support has grown in size and stature. Even Governor-elect Mike Kehoe expressed his commitment in his State of the State speech to eliminate the state's income tax. Seven state legislators (Speaker Jon Patterson, Representative Ben Keathley, Representative Bishop Davidson, Senator Ben Brown, Senator Nick Schroer, and Senator Curtis Trent) have all filed the same 0% income tax bill to show solidarity and demonstrate the level of support there is in both chambers to pass the 0% income tax legislation this session.
We are also receiving national support from groups like Grover Norquist's Americans for Tax Reform, American Legislative Exchange Council, Americans For Prosperity, Steve Moore's Unleash Prosperity Hotline, and Missouri's Show Me Institute. All of these organizations have helped the legislators who support 0% income tax craft the most effective method of implementing a zero income tax so Missouri can become a national leader in tax relief.​
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Inflation is fueled by the federal government when it prints more money and puts it into the market. It's time to take away the government's check book, and limit its ability to print money. In Missouri, we need to keep the budget in check. It's doubled in size during the past 10 years. Here is the impact of of government-fueled inflation on your kitchen table. The income tax elimination bill puts a cap on state spending and revenue.
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Price of groceries has gone up 25% between January 2020 and October 2023*
*Bloomberg Economics and Businessweek, Pikert, Haque, November 27, 2023
When egg prices go up 250%*,
your sales tax go up 250%.
*Federal Bank of St. Louis, March 2023
When the price of milk goes up 20%*,
your sales tax go up 20%.
*Federal Bank of St. Louis, March 2023
When the price of bread goes up 30%*,
your sales tax go up 30%.
*Federal Bank of St. Louis, March 2023
Missouri charges 1.225% and local sales taxes can exceed 8%*
*Kiplinger, Washington, October 30, 2023
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