MissouriSB8902026 Regular SessionSenateWALLET

Repeals expired, terminated, sunset, and obsolete sections of law

Sponsored By: Mary Elizabeth Coleman (Republican)

Signed by Governor

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

32 provisions identified: 6 benefits, 19 costs, 7 mixed.

Special-needs education scholarship authority ends

The law repeals the education scholarship program for students with specified qualifying needs. Covered conditions included autism, Down syndrome, Angelman syndrome, cerebral palsy, and dyslexia. Scholarship-granting organizations could fund attendance at qualified schools chosen by parents or services from qualified providers. The repeal removes this statutory source of education funding.

Innovation campus donors lose tax credit

The law repeals the tax credit for eligible donations to innovation campuses for science, technology, engineering, and math learning. The former credit equaled 50% of the donation, up to the taxpayer's applicable state tax bill. Unused credit could carry forward for four tax years. The former program covered tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2015.

Blind students gain school access protections

Protections cover visually impaired children with an individualized education plan, family service plan, or Section 504 plan, plus federally defined deaf-blind individuals. Education and family service plans must provide Braille reading and writing instruction unless an evaluation finds it inappropriate. Remaining vision alone cannot justify denial; evaluations must consider degenerative vision loss, plans must record findings and instruction, and 504 plans must address Braille materials. Beginning with school year 2022–23, local education agencies must anticipate nonvisual access needs and adopt procedures to reduce common barriers.

School spanking loses specific abuse exception

The law removes the specific abuse-law exception for spanking by certified school staff in front of a district employee witness. Witnessed spanking no longer receives that automatic statutory protection. The separate exception for reasonable force to protect people or property remains. That force must follow the school board's written discipline policy.

Young children's screening eligibility rule removed

The law removes the express eligibility rule for annual developmental screening for families with children younger than kindergarten-entry age. It does not establish that all developmental screening ends or whether eligibility remains under another rule.

Parents lose school punishment consent safeguard

The law removes express requirements that school discipline policies address corporal punishment and explain procedures for using it. It also removes requirements to share those rules with families and obtain written parental permission before corporal punishment. The related annual staff instruction requirement is removed. These changes do not require schools to use corporal punishment.

Landowners lose tree support and inspections

The law repeals tree-planting payments for eligible land enrolled in Missouri's agroforestry program. Former payments covered up to 75% of reasonable and necessary establishment costs, with related incentives lasting up to ten years. It also removes annual inspections and the process for challenging findings or proposing corrections. Landowners lose funding authority but also lose these inspection duties and the related process for withholding later payments.

State gains dyslexia screening guideline flexibility

Missouri's education department no longer must align dyslexia screening guidelines with the designated task force's findings and recommendations. The change gives the department more discretion over its guidelines. It does not itself end screening or change student eligibility.

Farm marketing commission fee authority ends

The law eliminates the AgriMissouri advisory commission and its agricultural marketing advisory role. It also removes the commission's power to set fees for sellers choosing to use the AgriMissouri trademark. The AgriMissouri Fund remains established. The text does not establish that sellers were paying these fees.

Businesses gain flexibility combining job benefits

The law removes one restriction on businesses receiving benefits from two job programs for the same jobs. The change applies to the program under sections 620.2000–620.2020 and benefits under section 620.1910. It does not state a benefit amount.

Some insurers leave premium tax coverage

The law removes certain insurers from the classes expressly covered by the 2% tax on direct premiums under section 148.370. The 2% rate stays unchanged for insurers still listed. The law does not say whether any tax savings reach insurance customers.

Shorter temporary permits for some carbuyers

For vehicle sales under section 301.210(5), transferred plates and temporary permits last no more than 60 days. This replaces the former 90-day exception; other cases keep the 30-day limit. The change took effect when the state or an authorized producer began producing permits, or July 1, 2013, whichever came first.

State health plan treatment pilot repealed

The law repeals the state consolidated health plan's requirement to offer an alternative chemical-dependency treatment pilot. The former pilot covered plan participants living in its designated area and could last no more than four years. Participation had to be voluntary when it added costs for a covered person. The repeal concerns this pilot requirement, not all chemical-dependency treatment coverage.

Rehabilitation center staff housing authority repealed

The law repeals authority for specified rehabilitation center staff and their families to live on center property with state permission. Monthly rent was set yearly at the lower of cost or fair market value. Lower rent was allowed to meet staffing needs. The former rule also ended 30 days after notice that a transfer agreement with the University of Missouri's governing board was signed.

After-school tax refund donation option ends

The law removes the tax-refund donation option for the after-school reading and assessment grant fund. The former minimum was $1 from an individual return or $2 from a combined return. Larger designations and separate contributions under this provision are also removed. The repeal does not reduce the tax refund otherwise due.

Expired fuel equipment tax credit repealed

The law repeals the alternative-fuel and electric-vehicle charging equipment credit whose eligibility window ended before January 1, 2018. Private citizens formerly qualified for up to $1,500 for eligible equipment purchase and installation. The statewide annual limit was $1 million, subject to appropriations. Land and buildings did not qualify, and sites had to keep selling alternative fuel or charging vehicles to retain credits.

Minority seniors' outreach commission ends

The law eliminates the commission studying minority older residents' health, psychological, and social needs. It removes the commission's annual reporting and outreach duties, which paid special attention to low-income residents. This ends that statutory information and coordination role, not a stated direct payment.

Insurers face revised financial and formation rules

Life insurers' separate-account funds and investments lose an exemption from applicable deposit requirements for registered policies. The law narrows company references used in specified fire and marine insurance rules and revises reciprocal insurers' asset-rule references. It also removes a mutual insurer formation route that required at least 25 organizers, mostly Missouri residents. The repeal does not establish that other formation routes are barred. No direct change to existing policyholders' coverage or premiums is stated.

Home care workforce council authority ends

The law repeals the Missouri Quality Home Care Council's statutory creation. The council supported home care quality by recruiting, training, and stabilizing the personal care attendant workforce. The repeal removes that workforce coordination structure. It does not state that existing care services or individual eligibility end.

Community investment tax credit authority ends

The law repeals tax-credit authority for qualified equity investments linked to qualifying low-income community investments in Missouri. The former credit rate was 0% on each of the first two credit dates. It was 7% on the third date and 8% on each of the next four.

Distressed-area redevelopment tax credit authority ends

The law repeals the distressed-area land assembly tax credit for designated redevelopers buying eligible parcels in approved project areas. The former credit covered 50% of land acquisition costs and 100% of interest costs during the following five years. Its limits were $95 million overall and $20 million annually. New authorizations had already ended after August 28, 2013. The former law allowed previously authorized, unissued credits to be issued within its limits.

Enterprise-zone businesses lose facility tax breaks

The law repeals income exemptions and tax credits for approved retained business facilities in Missouri enterprise zones. The exemption covered half of the Missouri taxable income assigned to the facility. Former credits could last up to ten years and included $400 per employee, or $500 above a specified employment level. Additional $400 credits covered specified employees, and credits also covered qualifying investments and training. Training expenses qualified only when another government program did not cover them.

Expired charcoal equipment tax credit repealed

The law removes the expired tax credit for qualifying pollution-control equipment used by Missouri charcoal producers. It covered 50% of the equipment's purchase price or manufacturing cost. The credit was available for eight years beginning in 1998. Excess credits could carry forward for up to seven years.

Expired manufacturing tax retention program repealed

The law repeals a manufacturing withholding-tax retention program whose stated sunset was October 12, 2016. Approved manufacturers formerly could retain 100% for ten years for a new product, or 50% for seven years for changes to an existing product. Approved suppliers could retain withholding for three years. The supplier period reached five years when wages were at least 120% of the county average. Manufacturer benefits required an approved notice of intent and an agreement; suppliers needed an approved notice.

Expired transportation investment tax credit repealed

The law repeals the credit for transportation investments in locally approved development plans in distressed communities. The former credit covered 50% of qualified investment, with a $10 million annual program cap. New credits were barred for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2005. Previously allocated credits could be issued for qualified contributions only before January 1, 2007.

Retained business facility refund authority ends

The law repeals the refund option for certain retained business facility tax credits. Former applicants needed certified credits exceeding their Missouri income tax by at least $1 million. Officials considered economic importance, investment of at least $500 million in facilities or equipment, and jobs created or retained. Approvals could cover no more than five successive years. Manufacturer and assembler refunds were capped at $2 million annually.

Dry-cleaning cleanup fund and rules end

The law repeals the dedicated fund for investigating and cleaning up qualifying dry-cleaning solvent releases threatening health or the environment. Former rules assigned specified owners the first $25,000 in cleanup costs. Fund payments were capped at $1 million per site and 25% of its balance per site each fiscal year. The law also removes facility registration, inspection, recordkeeping, and immediate response requirements for releases above a reportable amount. The repealed rules allowed civil damages up to $500 per violation, so operators lose obligations while communities lose this response framework.

Health facilities must share infection data

Missouri's health department must implement federal infection-reporting network guidelines. Hospitals meeting federal public-reporting minimums must participate and permit facility-specific data disclosure as a condition of licensure. Surgical centers and abortion facilities must submit facility-specific data to the state if they do not participate voluntarily. Patients gain access to information, while covered facilities face reporting duties.

Prison work services lose approval review

Corrections officials no longer need prior advisory board approval to start or renew vocational enterprise services. The board no longer must find that a service benefits participating offenders and avoids harm to statewide industries. The change eases approval requirements but removes those review protections.

Research administration capped with spending exception

The economic development department's life sciences research administration spending is capped at 2% each fiscal year. The calculation includes money appropriated to the department, held in reserve, or received from other sources. Lawmakers can authorize a limited extra amount through an appropriation from the life sciences research trust fund.

Insurance protections and insurer duties repealed

The law repeals rules for a type of insurance called stipulated-premium insurance. These included limits on challenging policies after one full year and protection of benefits from creditors. The repeal also removes insurer duties covering discrimination, reporting, policy applications, out-of-state insurers, reinsurance, and fraudulent statements. Policyholders lose these specific legal protections, while insurers are freed from the repealed requirements. The source gives no estimates of premium or coverage changes.

Interpreter certification shifts to state commission

The Deaf and Hard of Hearing Commission takes over interpreter qualifications, evaluations, certification, fees, and discipline from the certification board. It also handles provisional education certificates and recognition of specified certificates, with the stated eligibility and certificate terms unchanged. The law removes evaluation-team background and service rules, along with specified notice, hearing, and removal procedures. Evaluators face fewer service rules but lose statutory authority for expense reimbursement and possible compensation.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

Mary Elizabeth Coleman
Republican • Senate

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 28 • No: 1

House vote • 5/15/2026

Reported Do Pass

Yes: 8 • No: 0

House vote • 5/13/2026