LEGISLATION

State of Missouri
 
 Bill
 
 
 
Sponsor
 
 
 
 
Bill String
 
 
 
Date/Last Action
 
Bill Information
 
HB 714
4/02/2025 - Placed on the Informal Perfection Calendar (H)
 
(LR# 1876H.01I) - Creates provisions relating to veteran preferences for contracts
 
HB 823
1/10/2025 - Read Second Time (H)
 
(LR# 1525H.01I) - Prohibits a landlord from evicting a tenant who is a veteran unless illegal conduct occurs on the premises
 
HB 921
1/21/2025 - Read Second Time (H)
 
(LR# 1853H.01I) - Authorizes the "Disabled Veteran Property Tax Relief Act" relating to a property tax exemption for certain disabled veterans
 
HB 1460
2/26/2025 - Read Second Time (H)
 
(LR# 2429H.01I) - Prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity, or veteran status
 
HB 1562
2/28/2025 - Read Second Time (H)
 
(LR# 3190H.01I) - Modifies provisions relating to certain veteran-owned businesses
 
HJR 64
1/16/2025 - Read Second Time (H)
 
(LR# 1962H.01I) - Proposes a constitutional amendment granting homestead and personal property tax exemptions to certain veterans proportional to the veteran's disability rating
 
HJR 96
2/28/2025 - Read Second Time (H)
 
(LR# 3146H.01I) - Proposes a constitutional amendment exempting from taxation certain real and personal property owned by a veteran with a total service-connected disability
 
SB 300
 
(LR# 0578S.01I) - Modifies provisions relating to compensation for assisting or advising in veteran benefits matters
 
SB 316
 
(LR# 1323S.01I) - Modifies provisions relating to compensation for services rendered in veteran benefits matters
 
SB 566
 
(LR# 2126S.01I) - Modifies provisions relating to certain veteran-owned small businesses



Exempts certain disabled veterans from property taxes


Modifies the "circuit breaker" tax credit by increasing the maximum upper limits and adjusting the property tax credit income phase-out increment amounts


Authorizes a property tax exemption for disabled veterans


Modifies the Senior Citizens Property Tax Relief Credit


Creates and modifies provisions relating to compensation for public safety personnel and establishes the "Public Safety Recruitment and Retention Act" to provide college tuition awards for certain public safety personnel and their legal dependents


Creates provisions relating to veterans


Modifies provisions relating to alternative therapies and treatments, including psilocybin


Modifies the Senior Citizens Property Tax Relief Credit


Establishes a special license plate for veterans of military operations in both Afghanistan and Iraq


Specifies that license plate covers must be transparent and non-tinted


Establishes the "Veterans Traumatic Brain Injury Treatment and Recovery Act"


Authorizes the "Missouri Disabled Veterans' Homestead Exemption" relating to a property tax exemption for certain veterans


Modifies provisions relating to certain veteran-owned small businesses


Exempts certain professions from income tax


Establishes the "Veterans Traumatic Brain Injury Treatment and Recovery Act"


Creates the "Missouri Disabled Veterans' Dependents Tuition Waiver" to provide college tuition waivers for the children, stepchildren, and spouses of certain veterans


Modifies provisions relating to unlawful discriminatory practices


Provides for the distribution of certain moneys for a memorial or museum dedicated to veterans in Perry County


Modifies provisions relating to motor vehicles

 
 
Federal:

UPCOMING CONGRESSIONAL HEARINGS 

As of 5/9, the following hearings are scheduled: 

  • Tuesday, May 13, 9:30 AM: Senate Committee on Armed Services, Full Committee Nomination Hearing -- "To consider the nominations of: Mr. Richard L. Anderson to be Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Manpower and Reserve Affairs; Mr. Adam R. Telle to be Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works; and Dr. Matthew C. Napoli to be Deputy Administrator for Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation National Nuclear Security Administration” 
  • Tuesday, May 13, 4:45 PM: Senate Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces -- "To receive testimony on the Department of Defense missile defense activities in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2026 and the Future Years Defense Program” 
  • Wednesday, May 14, 10:15 AM : House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Oversight Hearing -- "Waste and Delays: Examining VA’s Improper Payments in its Compensation and Pension Programs” 
  • Thursday, May 15, 12:00 PM: House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, Full Committee Oversight Hearing -- "U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Budget Request for Fiscal Years 2026 and 2027 Advance Appropriations” 

HVAC hearings can be viewed at:  Calendar Home | House Committee on Veterans Affairs

SVAC hearings can be viewed at:   Hearings - U.S. Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs

HASC hearings can be viewed at:   Hearings – House Armed Services Committee 

SASC hearings can be viewed at:    Hearings – U.S. Senate Committee on Armed Services

 

CONGRESSIONAL NEWS

On May 6, the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs reported out 18 bills to be eligible for consideration by the full House of Representatives. The bills are: 

  • H.R. 1041: The Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act 
  • H.R. 3132: Certified Help Options in Claims Expertise (CHOICE) for Veterans Act of 2025 
  • H.R. 1815: The VA Home Loan Program Reform Act 
  • H.R. 1969: The No Wrong Door for Veterans Act 
  • H.R. 980: The Modernizing the Veterans On-Campus Experience Act of 2025 
  • H.R. 1364: The Automotive Support Services to Improve Safe Transportation Act of 2025 
  • H.R. 1458: The Veterans Education and Technical Skills Opportunity Act of 2025 
  • H.R. 1823: To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Comptroller General of the United States to report on certain funding shortfalls in the Department of Veterans Affairs 
  • H.R. 2201: The Improving VA Training for Military Sexual Trauma Claims Act 
  • H.R. 647: The Ensuring Veterans' Final Resting Place Act of 2025 
  • H.R. 1286: The Simplifying Forms for Veterans Claims Act 
  • H.R. 217: The Communities Helping Invest through Property and Improvement Needed (CHIP IN) for Veterans Act 
  • H.R. 1107: The Protecting Veteran Access to Telemedicine Services Act of 2025 
  • H.R. 1336: The Veterans National Traumatic Brian Injury Treatment Act 
  • H.R. 658: To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish qualifications for the appointment of a person as a marriage and family therapist, qualified to provide clinical supervision, in the Veterans Health Administration 
  • H.R. 1860: The Women Veterans Cancer Care Coordination Act 
  • H.R. 1578: The Veterans Claims Education Act of 2025 
  • H.R. 2625: The VERY Act of 2025