2026 budget moves to conference committee

As budget pressures loom, Missouri House approves massive tax cut

The Missouri House votes to send a capital gains tax cut to the governor even as lawmakers are hashing out the final details of the state budget.

2026 budget moves to conference committee

Dale Wright, Missouri State Representative Submitted photo MO HOUSE REPRESENTATIVE, DALE WRIGHT CAPITOL REPORT With just two weeks left in the legislative session, lawmakers in the Missouri House and Senate are working to finalize the state’s budget for Fiscal Year 2026. The Senate passed its version of the budget this past last week, proposing to spend $49.5 billion, about $1.6 billion more than the House plan and $575 million less than Governo…