Missouri · House Bill 2535 · 2026 Regular Session (103rd General Assembly)

Authorizes a homestead tax exemption for certain veterans, and to offset lost property tax revenue, increases the cigarette tax and subjects…

HB 2535 Sponsored by Don Mayhew Died in committee

  1. Introduced Dec 18, 2025
  2. In committee Feb 18, 2026
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

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

TAXATION

Read the full official title (36 words)

Authorizes a homestead tax exemption for certain veterans, and to offset lost property tax revenue, increases the cigarette tax and subjects alternative nicotine products, vapor products, tobacco paraphernalia, and hemp-derived consumable products to an excise tax

Every action

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

  1. HousePrefiled (H)
  2. HouseRead First Time (H)
  3. HouseRead Second Time (H)
  4. CommitteeReferred: Veterans and Armed Forces(H) · House Veterans and Armed Forces
  5. HousePublic Hearing Completed (H)
  6. HouseExecutive Session Completed (H)
  7. HouseHCS Voted Do Pass (H)
  8. HouseHCS Reported Do Pass (H)

Roll calls

1 recorded vote: 0 on the floor, 1 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Apr 8, 2026 House Veterans and Armed Forces Committee on Veterans and Armed Forces: Do Pass with House Committee Substitute
Members

Yes · 15

No · 1

Absent · 7

 15–1

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 1 cosponsor: 1 Republican.

All 1 cosponsor

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.