# Missouri HJR76: Proposes a constitutional amendment to impose an appropriation spending limitation, implement sales and use tax changes, and establish the "Tax Reform Fund" to be used to fund budgetary shortfalls, subject to an appropriation limitation, and allow for certain taxation changes based on revenue triggers, by general law

Missouri HJR76, Proposes a constitutional amendment to impose an appropriation spending limitation, implement sales and use tax changes, and establish the "Tax Reform Fund" to be used to fund budgetary shortfalls, subject to an appropriation limitation, and allow for certain taxation changes based on revenue triggers, by general law, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Scott Cupps (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-05-15 (Referred: Emerging Issues) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Missouri HJR76
- State: Missouri
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Proposes a constitutional amendment to impose an appropriation spending limitation, implement sales and use tax changes, and establish the "Tax Reform Fund" to be used to fund budgetary shortfalls, subject to an appropriation limitation, and allow for certain taxation changes based on revenue triggers, by general law
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-29
- Last action: 2025-05-15, Referred: Emerging Issues
- Sponsor: Scott Cupps (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: Scott Cupps (Republican), House

## Actions (3)

- 2025-05-15: Referred: Emerging Issues (House)
- 2025-01-30: Read Second Time (House)
- 2025-01-29: Introduced and Read First Time (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-01-29: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/2377H.01I.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB3: Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development (signed)
- HB8: Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Department of Public Safety and the Department of National Guard (signed)
- HB11: Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Department of Social Services (signed)
- HB10: Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Department of Mental Health, the Department of Health and Senior Services, and t… (signed)
- SB79: Modifies provisions relating to health care (signed)
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## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/2377H.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-HJR76-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).