# Missouri HB2601: Repeals provisions relating to suspension of professional licenses for failure to pay state taxes or file state tax returns

Missouri HB2601, Repeals provisions relating to suspension of professional licenses for failure to pay state taxes or file state tax returns, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Melanie Stinnett (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-05-15 (Referred: Emerging Issues) (as of 2026-11-05).

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## Facts
- Bill: Missouri HB2601
- State: Missouri
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Repeals provisions relating to suspension of professional licenses for failure to pay state taxes or file state tax returns
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-12-30
- Last action: 2026-05-15, Referred: Emerging Issues
- Sponsor: Melanie Stinnett (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Melanie Stinnett (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ron Fowler (Republican), House

## Actions (4)

- 2026-05-15: Referred: Emerging Issues (House)
- 2026-01-08: Read Second Time (House)
- 2026-01-07: Read First Time (House)
- 2025-12-30: Prefiled (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2026-01-07: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/4166H.01I.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB2596: Modifies provisions relating to health benefit plans (signed)
- HB2586: Revises the par value of membership shares and allows for participation in board meetings by telephone or electronic means (signed)
- HB2372: Modifies provisions relating to health care (signed)
- HB1867: Authorizes Joplin to increase a transient guest tax for tourism to no more than six percent upon a vote of the people (signed)
- HB1871: Modifies provisions relating to elections (signed)
- HB1840: Establishes an alert system to assist in the location of missing persons with developmental disabilities (signed)

## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/4166H.01I.pdf)

## Related
- [HB2596: Modifies provisions relating to health benefit plans](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB2596-2026)
- [HB2586: Revises the par value of membership shares and allows for participation in boar…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB2586-2026)
- [HB2372: Modifies provisions relating to health care](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB2372-2026)
- [HB1867: Authorizes Joplin to increase a transient guest tax for tourism to no more than…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB1867-2026)
- [HB1871: Modifies provisions relating to elections](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB1871-2026)
- [HB1840: Establishes an alert system to assist in the location of missing persons with d…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB1840-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB2601-2026 (as of 2026-11-05).