MO SB 987
died on adjournmentModifies provisions relating to erroneous property classifications
Missouri · 2026 Regular Session · upper
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Did MO SB 987 pass?
No. MO SB 987 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 (2025-12-01): Prefiled
What is MO SB 987 about?
SB 987 - Current law provides that a taxpayer shall be awarded costs and reasonable attorney's fees for any appeal of an assessor's classification of real property that is found by the State Tax Commission or a court of competent jurisdiction to be an erroneous classification. This act provides that any such decision shall include the recovery of such costs. The act provides that any taxpayer not receiving such costs and fees derived from any decision made on or after January 1, 2024, shall have a cause of action against the assessor to recover such costs and fees, as well as the costs and fees associated with initiating such cause of action. Such taxpayer shall also be entitled to recover damages in an amount equal to ten percent of the original assessed value of the property that was erroneously classified. This act is identical to SCS/SB 759 (2025). JOSH NORBERG
Who sponsors MO SB 987?
Brown (26), Ben, Ben Brown are the primary sponsors of MO SB 987.
Description
SB 987 - Current law provides that a taxpayer shall be awarded costs and reasonable attorney's fees for any appeal of an assessor's classification of real property that is found by the State Tax Commission or a court of competent jurisdiction to be an erroneous classification. This act provides that any such decision shall include the recovery of such costs. The act provides that any taxpayer not receiving such costs and fees derived from any decision made on or after January 1, 2024, shall have a cause of action against the assessor to recover such costs and fees, as well as the costs and fees associated with initiating such cause of action. Such taxpayer shall also be entitled to recover damages in an amount equal to ten percent of the original assessed value of the property that was erroneously classified. This act is identical to SCS/SB 759 (2025). JOSH NORBERG
- Introduced
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- Latest action
- 2025-12-01 — Prefiled
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Brown (26), Benprimary
- Ben Brownprimary
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-01-21
Voted Do Pass S Economic and Workforce Development Committee
committee-passage
2026-01-14
Hearing Conducted S Economic and Workforce Development Committee
2026-01-08
Second Read and Referred S Economic and Workforce Development Committee
reading-2,referral-committee
2026-01-07
S First Read
reading-1
2025-12-01
Prefiled
Versions
- 4601S.01I - IntroducedCompare
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Related bills
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