Lawmakers approve income tax cuts, send gas tax to voters
BRANSON MO NEWS: JEFFERSON CITY — It wasn’t all about Gov. Eric Greitens during the Missouri legislative session.Missouri lawmakers wrapped up work Friday for their annual session, before beginning a special session to consider possible impeachment of the governor. Here’s a look at some of the bills that passed:
Authorizes a $28.3 billion operating budget for the fiscal year starting July 1, including the full amount for K-12 schools called for in state law and stable funding for public colleges and universities. HBs 1-13CONSTITUTIONSupports a convention of the states to propose a constitutional amendment imposing term limits on Congress members. SCR 40CRIME VICTIMSExpands an address confidentiality program to cover all crime victims who fear for their safety, not only those subjected to domestic violence, stalking, human trafficking and rape. HB 1461ELECTRIC RATESAllows electric companies to recoup more of their costs for infrastructure improvements through the rates they charge customers. SB 564Asks voters in the November election whether to gradually increase the state motor fuel tax from its current 17 cents a gallon to 27 cents by 2022 to provide funding for the Missouri State Highway Patrol and for local roads. HB 1460HEALTH CAREAllows low-income new mothers to receive Medicaid coverage for more than a year after birth to pay for substance abuse and mental health programs. HB 2280Creates a pilot program for the legal production of industrial hemp, which can be used as a raw material in manufacturing and comes from the same plant as marijuana but contains very low levels of a psychoactive chemical. HB 2034HISTORIC RENOVATIONReduces the current $140 million annual cap on historic preservation tax credits to $120 million, of which $30 million would go to areas with high poverty rates. SB 590INCOME TAXCuts the individual income tax from 5.9 percent to 5.5 percent starting in January, with gradual annual reductions to 5.1 percent if the state meets revenue targets. …
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