On July 9, 2024, Governor Parson signed five bills into law. These bills were passed in the Missouri House and Senate, so they apply to all of Missouri. These are the new laws.
- HB 1912 – taxation of pass-through entities.
- Clarifies how s-corporation resident income tax credits are determined and applied.
- Clarifies processes and provides definition changes for the SALT Parity Act.
- SB 872 – taxation of utility infrastructure.
- Extends the Small Wireless Facility Development Act.
- Provides an income tax deduction for federal broadband grants.
- Provides a sales tax exemption for electricity production, extending current exemptions to cooperatives and smaller companies.
- HB 2134/1956 – relating to water pollution.
- This bill corrects existing loopholes in state law regarding the application of certain industrial waste byproducts on agricultural land by changing facility definitions, expanding regulations on industrial waste storage, establishing a Nutrient Management Technical Standard, and requiring annual sampling.
- HB 2062 – relating to the use of real property.
- Establishes the Protecting Missouri’s Small Businesses Act.
- Strengthens the rights of personal property owners against squatters.
- Restricts Home Owner’s Associations from prohibiting backyard chicken flocks.
- Prohibits local government from requiring churches and nonprofits to install electric vehicle charging stations.
- SB 895 – relating to landlord-tenant actions.
- Provides that no county, municipality, or political subdivision shall impose or enforce a moratorium on eviction proceedings unless specifically authorized by federal or state law.
For additional information or wording on these laws, you can go to senate.mo.gov or house.mo.gov.