Missouri · House Bill 499 · 2025 Regular Session (103rd General Assembly)

Establishes earnings tax opportunity zones

HB 499 Sponsored by Brad Christ Passed one chamber, then died

  1. Introduced Dec 10, 2024
  2. In committee Jan 30, 2025
  3. Passed the House Apr 14, 2025
  4. Died  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

EARNINGS TAX OPPORTUNITY ZONES

Every action

25 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 17 earlier steps
  1. HousePrefiled (H)
  2. HouseRead First Time (H)
  3. HouseRead Second Time (H)
  4. CommitteeReferred: Special Committee on Tax Reform(H) · House Special Committee on Tax Reform
  5. HousePublic Hearing Completed (H)
  6. HouseExecutive Session Completed (H)
  7. HouseVoted Do Pass (H)
  8. HouseReported Do Pass (H)
  9. CommitteeReferred: Rules - Legislative(H) · House Rules - Legislative
  10. HouseAction Postponed (H)
  11. HouseExecutive Session Completed (H)
  12. HouseVoted Do Pass (H)
  13. HouseReported Do Pass (H)
  14. HousePlaced on the Informal Perfection Calendar (H)
  15. HouseTaken Up for Perfection (H)
  16. HouseTitle of Bill - Agreed To
  17. HousePerfected with Amendments (H)
  1. HouseTaken Up for Third Reading (H)
  2. HouseThird Read and Passed (H)103–44 vote
  3. SenateReported to the Senate and First Read (S)
  4. CommitteeSecond read and referred: Economic and Workforce Development(S) · Senate Economic and Workforce Development
  5. SenatePublic Hearing Scheduled (S)
  6. SenatePublic Hearing Held (S)
  7. SenateExecutive Session Held (S)
  8. SenateVoted Do Pass (S)

Roll calls

4 recorded votes: 1 on the floor, 3 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Third Read and Passed (H) · Full House

Passed 103–44
Apr 14, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 103 No 44 Not voting 15
Democrats: 1 yes, 41 no Republicans: 102 yes, 3 no
How each member voted

Yes · 103

No · 44

Absent · 15

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Feb 12, 2025 House Special Committee on Tax Reform Special Committee on Tax Reform: Do Pass
Members

Yes · 6

No · 3

Absent · 1

 6–3
Feb 27, 2025 House Rules - Legislative Committee on Rules - Legislative: Do Pass
Members

Yes · 7

No · 3

 7–3
Apr 23, 2025 Senate Economic and Workforce Development Economic and Workforce Development: To pass the bill out - Regular
Members

Yes · 6

Absent · 1

 6–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

From Missouri's official records (documents.house.mo.gov), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.