TEMPORARY TAGS COULD SOON BE A THING OF THE PAST. IF A MISSOURI BILL BECOMES LAW. KMBC NINE ALAN SHOPE IS TRACKING YOUR TAX DOLLARS. I THINK IT WOULD HELP WITH THAT EXPIRED TEMP TAGS. WE’VE ALL SEEN THEM. THE STATE SAYS THEY’RE DEALING WITH NEARLY $60 MILLION IN DELINQUENT UNPAID SALES TAXES ON THOSE VEHICLES, DRIVING ON EXPIRED TAGS IS REALLY FRUSTRATING. BUT A RECENTLY PASSED BILL WOULD SHIFT THAT SALES TAX TO BE COLLECTED BY THE DEALER WHEN BUYING A CAR, NOT THE STATE. WHEN YOU TAG IT. HOPEFULLY THIS IS A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. 2021 THE MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL ISSUED APPROXIMATELY 28,000 CITATIONS, FINES. THE MISSOURI HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS IT’S BEEN A HUGE PROBLEM THE LAST THREE YEARS. ADDITIONALLY, TROOPERS ISSUED ROUGHLY 98,000 WARNINGS. YEAH, WE’RE GOING TO TRY TO WORK WITH THEM FOR A LITTLE WHILE, BUT WHEN IT BECOMES EXCESSIVE, MULTIPLE MONTHS ON END, EVEN YEARS ON END, THAT’S WHEN THE CITATIONS BEING ISSUED. SOME OF THE CAR DEALERS WE TALKED TO SAY THEY LIKE THE IDEA OF THE NEW BILL, BUT THEY’RE NOT QUITE SURE HOW IT WILL AFFECT THEIR BUSINESS JUST YET. I THINK NOW IT MIGHT MAKE THINGS A LITTLE BIT HARDER, ESPECIALLY FOR THE DEALER, IF IT’S NOT A FINANCE DEAL, THEY’RE GOING TO HAVE TO COME UP WITH THAT SALES TAX OUT OF POCKET, EVEN BEFORE THEY LEAVE THE LOT. BRENTON SAYS THE BILL SHOULD ELIMINATE AROUND 90% OF EXPIRED TEMPORARY TAGS. THIS DOESN’T DO AWAY WITH THE TEMPORARY TAGS, SO IF YOU’RE DOING A PRIVATE SALE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, YOU CAN GO OBTAIN THAT AT YOUR DMV. BUT YEAH, WHEN YOU’RE GOING THROUGH A DEALERSHIP, THIS WILL BASICALLY ELIMINATE IT. IN RAYTOWN, ALAN SHOPE KMBC NINE NEWS THAT BILL COULD BE SIGNED BY GOVERNOR PARSON THIS MONTH. IT COULD STILL TAKE YOU TWO YEARS, THOUGH, FOR THE