US EditionMissouri Income Tax Elimination Plan Clears Senate; Three GOP Senators Vote Against It
The Senate version removes automatic tax-cut triggers and gives lawmakers five years to define what goods and services would be taxed.
- On Thursday, the Missouri Senate passed an income tax elimination plan in an 18-11 vote, sending the proposed constitutional amendment to the Missouri House for review.
- Republican leaders fast-tracked the legislation to replace income taxes with a broader sales tax, fulfilling a top priority for Governor Mike Kehoe despite concerns about financial impact.
- State Senator Joe Nicola criticized the rushed process, while a Torchlight Strategies survey found Missourians oppose the income-to-sales tax switch 49% to 37%.
- The legislation now returns to the Missouri House for review, with voters potentially deciding on the constitutional amendment later this year.
- Senate Minority Leader Doug Beck said Democrats remained opposed, noting "we didn't have enough Republicans to defeat this bill," leaving the final decision to voters.
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Missouri income tax elimination plan clears Senate; Three GOP senators vote against it
A proposal to phase out Missouri's income tax cleared the Senate during an overnight vote Thursday morning. Three Republican state senators joined eight Democrats in voting against the proposal.
Senators push through plan to end state income tax
By Rudi Keller Missouri Independent After unveiling a new plan just before midnight to replace Missouri’s income tax with a broader sales tax, state Senate Republican leaders moved quickly to push it to passage early Thursday morning. Democrats unanimously opposed the proposal, but only one said anything against it — and then only briefly. The harshest criticism came from Republican dissidents, who were numerous enough, along with the missing vo…
Income tax elimination bill goes back to the Missouri House after Senate amendment
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri senators stayed late Wednesday to pass a new amendment to the income tax elimination plan and sent it back to the House just after midnight. The Missouri Senate GOP posted on Facebook at 11:30 p.m. on Wednesday, letting people know House Joint Resolutions 173 and 174 were on the Senate floor, and another update just after 12:30 a.m. stating they had passed. Senators approved the income tax elimination plan 18-…
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Webster County CitizenRepublicans squeeze tax overhaul through in late-night vote
Opposition during debate came from Republicans as Democrats remained silent after negotiations remove tax-cut triggers
Republicans squeeze modified tax overhaul through Missouri Senate in late-night vote
Senate Republicans pushed through a revised plan to replace Missouri’s income tax with a broader sales tax. The new version removes automatic triggers for tax rate cuts and the target date for eliminating the income tax. The post Republicans squeeze modified tax overhaul through Missouri Senate in late-night vote appeared first on Springfield Daily Citizen.
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