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More than 70,000 seniors have applied for the freeze, which applies only to the county’s portion of the real estate tax bill. Applications must be submitted by June 30.

The current deadline to apply for the tax relief is June 30, but the county council will introduce a bill Thursday that might extend it to mid- or late July.

The bills now go to Gov. Mike Kehoe, who is expected to sign all of them.

County officials will hold sign-up events during the remaining Saturdays in June.

The St. Louis Board of Aldermen will soon discuss a bill to make more people eligible for a displaced-tenants fund and a measure that would lower property tax bills on buildings made uninhabitable by the tornado.

In an effort to let people stay in their homes in the aftermath of a natural disaster, St. Louis tax collectors will pause sales of seized properties for four months. The city will also hold off until August before filing new suits against property owners with back taxes.

More than 1,000 homeowners have already applied for the credit, which freezes the property tax a homeowner must pay at a certain level until they move out.

Applications for the freeze opened Oct. 1. It takes effect for the 2025 tax bill and applies to the primary residence of homeowners 62 and older.

Updates to the state law made more people eligible for the freeze. Applications in St. Louis County will only be accepted online.

A ban on eviction moratoriums was also among the bills signed.