# Missouri HB499: Establishes earnings tax opportunity zones

Missouri HB499, Establishes earnings tax opportunity zones, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Brad Christ (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-04-23 (Voted Do Pass); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Missouri HB499
- State: Missouri
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Establishes earnings tax opportunity zones
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2024-12-10
- Last action: 2025-04-23, Voted Do Pass
- Sponsor: Brad Christ (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 3 (116 yes, 50 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: Brad Christ (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-14 | House | Third Read and Passed | pass | 103 | 44 |   |
| 2025-02-27 | House | Reported Do Pass | pass | 7 | 3 |   |
| 2025-02-12 | House | Reported Do Pass | pass | 6 | 3 |   |

## Actions (25)

- 2025-04-23: Voted Do Pass (Senate)
- 2025-04-23: Executive Session Held (Senate)
- 2025-04-23: Public Hearing Held (Senate)
- 2025-04-17: Public Hearing Scheduled - Wednesday, April 23, 2025, 10:00 a.m., Senate Committee Room 1 - 1st Floor (Senate)
- 2025-04-17: Second read and referred: Economic and Workforce Development (Senate)
- 2025-04-14: Reported to the Senate and First Read (Senate)
- 2025-04-14: Third Read and Passed - AYES: 103 NOES: 44 PRESENT: 0 (House)
- 2025-04-14: Taken Up for Third Reading (House)
- 2025-04-09: Perfected with Amendments - HA 1, HA 2, adopted (House)
- 2025-04-09: Title of Bill - Agreed To (House)
- 2025-04-09: Taken Up for Perfection (House)
- 2025-04-07: Placed on the Informal Perfection Calendar (House)
- 2025-02-27: Reported Do Pass - AYES: 7 NOES: 3 PRESENT: 0 (House)
- 2025-02-27: Voted Do Pass (House)
- 2025-02-27: Executive Session Completed (House)
- 2025-02-24: Action Postponed (House)
- 2025-02-19: Referred: Rules - Legislative (House)
- 2025-02-12: Reported Do Pass - AYES: 6 NOES: 3 PRESENT: 0 (House)
- 2025-02-11: Voted Do Pass (House)
- 2025-02-11: Executive Session Completed (House)
- 2025-02-04: Public Hearing Completed (House)
- 2025-01-30: Referred: Special Committee on Tax Reform (House)
- 2025-01-09: Read Second Time (House)
- 2025-01-08: Read First Time (House)
- 2024-12-10: Prefiled (House)

## Bill text

- Perfected, 2025-04-09: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/1679H.01P.pdf)
- Introduced, 2025-01-08: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/1679H.01I.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Perfected (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/1679H.01P.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/1679H.01I.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB499-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).