JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – State Rep. Mary Elizabeth Coleman’s efforts to cut taxes for Missouri families have taken another important step forward. Her legislation (HB 1992) to cut eliminate the sales tax on food was approved by the House Rules-Administrative Oversight Committee this week. The bill is now cleared for floor discussion as soon as the House Speaker places it on the calendar.
“I want to thank the members of the committee for their commitment to moving this important piece of legislation forward. I know the many Missourians struggling with the rising cost of inflation thank them too for helping us get one step closer to substantive tax relief,” said Coleman, R-Arnold.
Coleman’s bill would eliminate the existing sales tax on food, which would save Missourians approximately $144 million each year on their grocery purchases. Coleman said she is committed to working with her colleagues to move this bill across the legislative finish line to provide tax relief in the form of lower prices at the grocery store for Missouri families.