Bill > HB2434

This bill amends Missouri state law to add a specific city to the list of municipalities authorized to impose a transient guest tax for tourism purposes., bill expands the existing statute by adding a new subsof (, which city with more than five thousand,six hundred but fewer than six thousand hundred thousand hundred a is the county seat of a county with more than twenty-two thousand but fewer than twenty-five thousand inhabitants. The transthe tax, the city governing body impose to of between two and five percent on stays at hotels, motels, bed and breakfast inns, campgrounds, and recreational boat docking facilities with sleeping accommodations. Before implementing the tax, the city must first submit the proposal to local voters at a general, primary, or special election. The tax revenues can only be be be tourism and must be collected and reported separately from other charges and charges.. An important context is that this appears to be a very specific, provision designed to enable a particular (raise funds for support local tourism promotion by adding a modest occupancy tax on overnight accommodations. tourists.

https://house.mo.gov/Bill.aspx?bill=HB2434&year=2026&code=R