Missouri House members voted 141-7 today to send a proposal to the Senate that would waive penalties for those who agree to pay overdue Missouri taxes.
Delinquent taxpayers would need to pay their bills between July 1 and Sept. 30 to qualify.
Legislative researchers estimate the measure would bring in nearly $20 million in additional general revenues next fiscal year.
But similar tax amnesty proposals have stalled in previous years in the Senate.