Missouri 2026 Regular Session Status: Passed House Bipartisan · 3 R · 2 D cosponsors

HB 1736 — Modifies provisions governing county sales taxes for park purposes to allow tax revenues to be used for storm water management projects in parks

Last action — Voted Do Pass (S)

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has passed the House. Introduced December 01, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Senate.

Odds of enactment

Moderate chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a moderate chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 72% · high confidence

  • Passed House

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 5 sponsors

    1 primary, 4 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (3 R · 2 D) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

2 added · 1 removed

Plain-language change summary

In the latest version of Bill HB 1736, a minor update was made by changing the line designation from 4613H.01I to 4613H.01P. This change indicates that the bill has been finalized or perfected for approval. This is important because it shows that the bill has undergone the necessary revisions and is now ready for further consideration by lawmakers.

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SECOND REGULAR SESSION HOUSE BILL NO.
SECOND REGULAR SESSION [PERFECTED] HOUSE BILL NO.
4613H.01I JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk AN ACT To repeal section 67.1754, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating to county sales taxes for park purposes.
4613H.01P JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk AN ACT To repeal section 67.1754, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating to county sales taxes for park purposes.
(2) Fifty percent of the sales taxes collected from each county shall be returned to the source county for park purposes, which may include storm water management projects in such county that are confined to acquiring land for the sole purpose of building a park or greenway or for the deployment and augmentation of natural infrastructure or features that would otherwise add to or not take away from the benefits of the park to the community, except that forty percent of such fifty percent amount shall be reserved for distribution to municipalities within the county in the form of grant revenue-sharing funds.
(2) Fifty percent of the sales taxes collected from each county shall be returned to the source county for park purposes, which may include storm water management projects in such county that are confined to acquiring land for the sole purpose of building a park or greenway or for the deployment and augmentation of natural infrastructure or features that would otherwise add to or not take away from the benefits of the park to the community, except that forty percent of such fifty percent amount shall be reserved for EXPLANATION — Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above bill is not enacted and is intended to be omitted from the law.
Each county in the district shall establish its own process for awarding the grant proceeds to EXPLANATION — Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above bill is not enacted and is intended to be omitted from the law.
HB 1736 2 its municipalities for park purposes provided the purposes of such grants are consistent with the purpose of the district.
HB 1736 2 distribution to municipalities within the county in the form of grant revenue-sharing funds.
Each county in the district shall establish its own process for awarding the grant proceeds to its municipalities for park purposes provided the purposes of such grants are consistent with the purpose of the district.
Each county in the metropolitan district shall establish its own process for awarding the grant proceeds to its municipalities for park purposes, provided the purposes of such grants are consistent with the purpose of the metropolitan district.
Each county in the metropolitan district shall establish its own process for awarding the grant proceeds to its municipalities for park purposes, provided the HB 1736 3 purposes of such grants are consistent with the purpose of the metropolitan district.
In the case of any county with a charter form of government and with more than nine hundred fifty HB 1736 3 thousand inhabitants, such grant proceeds shall be awarded to municipalities by a municipal grant commission as described in section 67.1757, and in such county, notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, such grant proceeds may be used to fund any recreation program or park improvement serving municipal residents and for such other purposes as set forth in section 67.1757.
In the case of any county with a charter form of government and with more than nine hundred fifty thousand inhabitants, such grant proceeds shall be awarded to municipalities by a municipal grant commission as described in section 67.1757, and in such county, notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, such grant proceeds may be used to fund any recreation program or park improvement serving municipal residents and for such other purposes as set forth in section 67.1757.
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Action History

  1. Voted Do Pass (S)

  2. Executive Session Held (S)

  3. Public Hearing Held (S)

  4. Public Hearing Scheduled (S) - Monday, April 27, 2026, 2:00 p.m., Senate Lounge - 3rd Floor

  5. Second read and referred: Local Government, Elections and Pensions(S)

  6. Reported to the Senate and First Read (S)

  7. Third Read and Passed (H) - AYES: 100 NOES: 52 PRESENT: 0

  8. Taken Up for Third Reading (H)

  9. Perfected (H)

  10. Title of Bill - Agreed To

  11. Taken Up for Perfection (H)

  12. Placed on the Informal Perfection Calendar (H)

  13. Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 9 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0

  14. Voted Do Pass (H)

  15. Executive Session Completed (H)

  16. Referred: Rules - Legislative(H)

  17. Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 12 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0

  18. Voted Do Pass (H)

  19. Executive Session Completed (H)

  20. Public Hearing Completed (H)

  21. Referred: Conservation and Natural Resources(H)

  22. Read Second Time (H)

  23. Read First Time (H)

  24. Prefiled (H)

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 4 co-sponsors · 194 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (4)

Not signed on (194)

194 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 1736?
HB 1736 is sponsored by David Dolan (Republican), Bridget Walsh Moore (Democratic), John Hewkin (Republican), Jeff Hales (Democratic), and Colin Wellenkamp (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 1736?
This bill has passed the House. Introduced December 01, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
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