Bill > HB2156

This bill establishes a mechanism to adjust motor fuel tax rates based on the Missouri Department of Transportation's (MoDOT) internal expenditures. The bill creates a permanent Joint Committee on Transportation Oversight composed of seven members each from the senate and house transportation committees, along with three non-voting ex officio members. The committee will receive an annual comprehensive financial report from MoDOT, which must include financial statements, a citizen's guide to transportation funding, and other publications. If MoDOT's internal expenditures (defined as funds spent on employee salaries, benefits, administrative costs, and program distributions) exceed 20% of its total expenditures in a fiscal year, the motor fuel tax rate will be reduced by half a cent per gallon in the following fiscal year. The tax reduction is capped at 1.5 cents below the current rate. Conversely, if internal expenditures drop below 20% in a subsequent year, the tax rate will be increased by half a cent per gallon (or up to the original authorized rate). The Department of Revenue, in consultation with MoDOT, will develop rules to implement these tax rate adjustments, with the goal of encouraging efficient use of transportation funding.

https://house.mo.gov/Bill.aspx?bill=HB2156&year=2026&code=R