# Missouri HB3381: Allows county commissions to opt out of collecting late fees and penalties on delinquent property taxes

Missouri HB3381, Allows county commissions to opt out of collecting late fees and penalties on delinquent property taxes, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Mark Meirath (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-04-14 (HCS Reported Do Pass - AYES: 12 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: Missouri HB3381
- State: Missouri
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Allows county commissions to opt out of collecting late fees and penalties on delinquent property taxes
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-02-23
- Last action: 2026-04-14, HCS Reported Do Pass - AYES: 12 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0
- Sponsor: Mark Meirath (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 1 (12 yes, 0 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: Mark Meirath (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-14 | House | HCS Reported Do Pass | pass | 12 | 0 |   |

## Actions (7)

- 2026-04-14: HCS Reported Do Pass - AYES: 12 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 (House)
- 2026-04-13: HCS Voted Do Pass (House)
- 2026-04-13: Executive Session Completed (House)
- 2026-04-08: Public Hearing Completed (House)
- 2026-03-26: Referred: Special Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs (House)
- 2026-02-24: Read Second Time (House)
- 2026-02-23: Introduced and Read First Time (House)

## Bill text

- Committee Substitute, 2026-04-14: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/6784H.02C.pdf)
- Introduced, 2026-02-23: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/6784H.01I.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB3231: Establishes the "Missouri Innovation, Public Safety, and Accountability Act" (signed)
- HB3080: Modifies the historic preservation tax credit (signed)
- HB2974: Modifies provisions relating to licensure reciprocity (signed)
- HB2885: Requires all proceeds from boating registrations to be deposited in the water patrol division fund and used exclusively for the water patrol division (signed)
- HB2896: Modifies provisions relating to the governing bodies of certain public institutions of higher education (signed)
- HB2819: Modifies provisions relating to certain cash transactions requiring rounding to the nearest five cent denomination (signed)

## Sources
- [Committee Substitute (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/6784H.02C.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/6784H.01I.pdf)

## Related
- [HB3231: Establishes the "Missouri Innovation, Public Safety, and Accountability Act"](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB3231-2026)
- [HB3080: Modifies the historic preservation tax credit](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB3080-2026)
- [HB2974: Modifies provisions relating to licensure reciprocity](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB2974-2026)
- [HB2885: Requires all proceeds from boating registrations to be deposited in the water p…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB2885-2026)
- [HB2896: Modifies provisions relating to the governing bodies of certain public institut…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB2896-2026)
- [HB2819: Modifies provisions relating to certain cash transactions requiring rounding to…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB2819-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB3381-2026 (as of 2026-11-04).