# Missouri HB223: Authorizes an income tax deduction for employers who pay regular wages to employees serving jury duty

Missouri HB223, Authorizes an income tax deduction for employers who pay regular wages to employees serving jury duty, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Jim Schulte (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-05-15 (Action Postponed); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Missouri HB223
- State: Missouri
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Authorizes an income tax deduction for employers who pay regular wages to employees serving jury duty
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2024-12-02
- Last action: 2025-05-15, Action Postponed
- Sponsor: Jim Schulte (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 1 (5 yes, 2 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Jim Schulte (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-09 | House | HCS Reported Do Pass | pass | 5 | 2 |   |

## Actions (10)

- 2025-05-15: Action Postponed (House)
- 2025-04-29: Referred: Rules - Legislative (House)
- 2025-04-09: HCS Reported Do Pass - AYES: 5 NOES: 2 PRESENT: 0 (House)
- 2025-04-07: HCS Voted Do Pass (House)
- 2025-04-07: Executive Session Completed (House)
- 2025-03-24: Public Hearing Completed (House)
- 2025-03-19: Referred: Ways and Means (House)
- 2025-01-09: Read Second Time (House)
- 2025-01-08: Read First Time (House)
- 2024-12-02: Prefiled (House)

## Bill text

- Committee Substitute, 2025-04-09: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/0872H.02C.pdf)
- Introduced, 2025-01-08: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/0872H.01I.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Committee Substitute (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/0872H.02C.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/0872H.01I.pdf)

## Related
- [HB3: Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB3-2025)
- [HB8: Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB8-2025)
- [HB11: Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB11-2025)
- [HB10: Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB10-2025)
- [SB79: Modifies provisions relating to health care](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-SB79-2025)
- [SB271: Modifies provisions relating to emergency services](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-SB271-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB223-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).