# Missouri HB345: 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 HB345, 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, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Ben Keathley (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-05-15 (Referred: Emerging Issues) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Missouri HB345
- State: Missouri
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: 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
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2024-12-03
- Last action: 2025-05-15, Referred: Emerging Issues
- Sponsor: Ben Keathley (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- 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: Ben Keathley (Republican), House

## Actions (4)

- 2025-05-15: Referred: Emerging Issues (House)
- 2025-01-09: Read Second Time (House)
- 2025-01-08: Read First Time (House)
- 2024-12-03: Prefiled (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-01-08: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/1239H.01I.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/1239H.01I.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB345-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).