FILE - In this May 18, 2012 file photo, Missouri Republican House Speaker Tim Jones tries to move the agenda along with Democratic House Minority Leader Mike Talboy, background right, at the State Capitol in Jefferson City, Mo. Jones wants to advance a conservative agenda that includes tax cuts, business incentives and education reform. The state's new GOP supermajority could trump any objections by Democrats. (AP Photo/St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Laurie Skrivan, File)
Mo. Senate passes local vehicle sales tax bill
Published: 02:45:41 PM, Tue 19 February 2013 UTC
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Cities and counties would be able to resume collecting taxes on cars that were not purchased at Missouri dealers under a bill passed by the Senate.
The Senate voted 28-0 to send the bill to the House on Monday.
A Missouri Supreme Court decision last year has prohibited local governments from collecting sales taxes on cars bought from out-of-state dealers or from a private sale between Missouri residents.
The legislation would allow counties and cities to immediately collect local taxes on such sales. It would also require a vote between November 2014 and November 2016 in counties and cities on whether the tax should be kept.
Gov. Jay Nixon vetoed a version of the bill last year that would not have required a public vote.
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The vehicle sales tax bill is SB182
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Legislature: http://www.moga.mo.gov
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