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MO HB 2079

died on adjournment

Exempts the retail sale of food from state sales and use tax and phases out local sales and use tax on the retail sale of food over four years

Missouri · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did MO HB 2079 pass?

No. MO HB 2079 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-05-15): Referred: Emerging Issues(H)

What is MO HB 2079 about?

MO HB 2079 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Exempts the retail sale of food from state sales and use tax and phases out local sales and use tax on the retail sale of food over four years”.

Who sponsors MO HB 2079?

Ben Keathley is the primary sponsor of MO HB 2079, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-05-15 — Referred: Emerging Issues(H)
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Ben Keathleyprimary
  • Bob Tituscosponsor

Committees

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Action timeline

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  1. 2026-05-15

    Referred: Emerging Issues(H)

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-08

    Read Second Time (H)

    reading-2

  3. 2026-01-07

    Read First Time (H)

  4. 2025-12-01

    Prefiled (H)

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Related bills

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Official source

https://house.mo.gov/billactions.aspx?bill=HB2079&year=2026&code=R

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