A lawsuit challenging a wide-ranging tax bill passed during a special session of the Missouri legislature in 2025 will not move forward.
The Missouri Supreme Court ruled 5-2 on Tuesday that two state lawmakers and a lobbyist lacked the right to file the case, a legal term known as standing. The decision preserves programs to build sports stadiums and provide relief to victims of the May 2025 St. Louis tornado.
The tax bill was one of three pieces of legislation approved during a special session of the General Assembly in June 2025. It was mainly meant to help Kansas City retain the Chiefs and Royals by authorizing matching funds to cover annual bond payments up to the amount the team currently generates in tax.
But the legislation included a tax credit for insurance deductibles for disaster victims, extended the expiration of a tax credit for amateur and collegiate sporting events, and language around property tax increases.
That prompted state Sen. Mike Moon, R-Ash Grove, and state Rep. Bryant Wolfin, R-St. Genevieve, along with lobbyist Ron Calzone, to file suit arguing the bill violated language in the Missouri Constitution that bills must contain only a single subject.
A lower court ruled in February that none of the men had standing and dismissed the case. Tuesday's decision upheld that ruling.
The suit had led the Missouri Department of Revenue to wait to issue the disaster tax credit. A spokesperson did not immediately say when the process would begin.
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