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96th General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Hearing Schedule

Hearing Date Thursday, February 23, 2012

***Cancelled***
Committee:Budget
Chair:Silvey, Ryan - (Rep-38)
Vice Chair:Stream, Rick-(Rep-94)
Date:Thursday, February 23, 2012
Time:Upon Morning Adjournment
Location:House Hearing Room 3
Note:Recommendations from Appropriation Committees
Executive session may be held on any matter referred to the committee.

Committee:Downsizing State Government
Chair:McNary, Cole - (Rep-86)
Vice Chair:Curtman, Paul-(Rep-105)
Date:Thursday, February 23, 2012
Time:9:00 AM
Location:House Hearing Room 4
Note:
Executive session may be held on any matter referred to the committee.

Public Hearings will be conducted for the following bills:
HB 1608 -- UNFUNDED AND OBSOLETE PROGRAMS
Sponsor: McNary, Cole C(Rep-086)
Co-Sponsor: Rowland, Lyle E.(Rep-143)
Repeals provisions and sections of law regarding unfunded and obsolete programs
Executive Session will be held on the following bills:
HB 1094 -- ELECTRONIC PAYMENT TO STATE ENTITIES
Sponsor: Wieland, Paul (Rep-102)
Requires the Commissioner of the Office of Administration to develop a statewide system or to contract with a third party to allow all state agencies and departments to accept electronic payments

Committee:Fiscal Review
Chair:Stream, Rick - (Rep-94)
Vice Chair:Flanigan, Tom-(Rep-127)
Date:Thursday, February 23, 2012
Time:8:30 AM
Location:South Gallery
Note:Any and all bills referred to the committee.
Executive session may be held on any matter referred to the committee.

Public Hearings will be conducted for the following bills:
HCS HJR 61 -- RIGHT TO RAISE LIVESTOCK
Sponsor: Loehner, Tom L(Rep-112)
Co-Sponsor: Fisher, Barney J(Rep-125)
Proposes a constitutional amendment affirming the right of persons to raise livestock in a manner adhering to state and local laws and ordinances as enacted at a specified time
Executive Session will be held on the following bills:
HCS HJR 61 -- RIGHT TO RAISE LIVESTOCK
Sponsor: Loehner, Tom L(Rep-112)
Co-Sponsor: Fisher, Barney J(Rep-125)
Proposes a constitutional amendment affirming the right of persons to raise livestock in a manner adhering to state and local laws and ordinances as enacted at a specified time

***Cancelled***
Committee:Health Insurance
Chair:Molendorp, Chris - (Rep-123)
Vice Chair:Burlison, Eric-(Rep-136)
Date:Thursday, February 23, 2012
Time:Upon Morning Adjournment
Location:House Hearing Room 5
Note:
Executive session may be held on any matter referred to the committee.

Committee:Rules - Pursuant to Rule 25(32)(f)
Chair:Diehl, John - (Rep-87)
Vice Chair:Funderburk, Doug-(Rep-12)
Date:Thursday, February 23, 2012
Time:9:30 AM
Location:House Hearing Room 6
Note:

Executive Session will be held on the following bills:
HB 1029 -- STATE AGENCY PROGRAM EVALUATIONS
Sponsor: Flanigan, Tom (Rep-127)
Co-Sponsor: Allen, Sue (Rep-092)
Requires the Oversight Division of the Committee on Legislative Research to conduct program evaluations of state agencies, including budget transparency and accountability
HCS HB 1030 -- COLLECTION OF STATE MONEY
Sponsor: Flanigan, Tom (Rep-127)
Co-Sponsor: Allen, Sue (Rep-092)
Changes the laws regarding the collection of money owed to the state and establishes a state amnesty program
HCS HB 1042 -- HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD
Sponsor: Thomson, Mike Dean(Rep-004)
Adds additional duties to those of the Coordinating Board for Higher Education within the Department of Higher Education and gives it authority to charge for specific services
HCS HB 1072 -- VOLUNTEER HEALTH SERVICES ACT
Sponsor: Sater, David D(Rep-068)
Establishes the Volunteer Health Services Act to allow certain licensed health professionals to provide services without additional licensure requirements
HCS HB 1098 & 1084 -- CHARITABLE VETERANS' ORGANIZATIONS
Sponsor: Shumake, Lindell F(Rep-006)
Co-Sponsor: Kelley, Mike (Rep-126)
Adds veterans' charitable organizations to the zoning exception regarding the establishment of a retail business selling donated goods in an area where other businesses engage in retail sales
HCS HB 1108 -- EMERGENCY CALL LOCATION INFORMATION
Sponsor: Lauer, Jeanie (Rep-054)
Co-Sponsor: Riddle, Jeanie (Rep-020)
Requires telecommunications carriers and certain commercial mobile service providers to provide caller location information in certain emergency situations
HCS HB 1123 -- LICENSURE OF HOSPITALS
Sponsor: Frederick, Keith J(Rep-149)
Changes the laws regarding the licensure and inspection of hospitals
HCS HB 1139 -- MISSOURI STATE EMPLOYEE INCENTIVES
Sponsor: Gatschenberger, Chuck William(Rep-013)
Establishes the 2012 State Employee Retirement Incentive Program which allows certain employees to receive a years of service benefit
HB 1191 -- STATE PARK EARNINGS FUND
Sponsor: Ruzicka, Don Thomas(Rep-132)
Authorizes the State Treasurer to deposit all moneys in the State Park Earnings Fund in any qualified depository of the state and requires these deposits to be secured in a manner provided by law
HB 1236 -- THIRD-PARTY CANDIDATES
Sponsor: Entlicher, Sue (Rep-133)
Changes the laws regarding the Fair Ballot Access Act by repealing the provision which requires a petition to form a new political party to contain the name of a resident of each Congressional distict
HCS HB 1258, 1259, & 1260 -- ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF PATERNITY
Sponsor: Kelly, Chris S(Rep-024)
Changes the laws regarding the acknowledgment of paternity and consent to an adoption
HCS HB 1300 -- MOTOR VEHICLE VALUATIONS
Sponsor: Franz, Ward (Rep-151)
Co-Sponsor: Crawford, Sandy (Rep-119)
Allows county assessors to use any value guide publication approved by the State Tax Commission to determine the value of a motor vehicle for personal property tax assessment purposes
HCS HB 1317 -- ABUSE OF A CHILD
Sponsor: Riddle, Jeanie (Rep-020)
Co-Sponsor: Torpey, Noel (Rep-052)
Specifies that a person commits the crime of child abuse if he or she recklessly causes serious physical injury to a child which results in abusive head trauma
HB 1318 -- MENTAL HEALTH FACILITY EMPLOYEES
Sponsor: Riddle, Jeanie (Rep-020)
Co-Sponsor: Houghton, Jay D.(Rep-010)
Prohibits a state employee working in a maximum or medium security mental health facility from being required to work more than 12 hours in any 24-hour period
HCS HB 1324 -- RIGHT TO RAISE LIVESTOCK
Sponsor: Loehner, Tom L(Rep-112)
Co-Sponsor: Fisher, Barney J(Rep-125)
Affirms the right of Missouri citizens to raise livestock in a manner adhering to state and local laws and ordinances as enacted on August 28, 2012, or at the commencement of operations
HCS HB 1340 -- INTERIM COUNTY OFFICIALS
Sponsor: Dugger, Tony R(Rep-144)
Co-Sponsor: Wells, Don D(Rep-147)
Specifies that the county commission must appoint an interim county official when there is a vacancy in the office of county clerk, collector, or assessor
HB 1341 -- ENERGY EFFICIENCY INVESTMENT ACT
Sponsor: Dugger, Tony R(Rep-144)
Co-Sponsor: Pollock, Darrell L(Rep-146)
Specifies that the exclusion from eligibility in any demand-side program offered by an electrical corporation of certain tax credits will not apply to low-income programs and their participants
HB 1404 -- PET BREEDERS APPRECIATION MONTH
Sponsor: Reiboldt, Bill (Rep-130)
Co-Sponsor: Lant, Bill H(Rep-131)
Designates the month of December as "Pet Breeders Appreciation Month"
HB 1431 -- AVIATION JET FUEL TAX EXEMPTION
Sponsor: Hoskins, Denny (Rep-121)
Co-Sponsor: Kelly, Chris S(Rep-024)
Extends the expiration of the provisions regarding the exemption on the sale of aviation jet fuel from any state and local sales and use tax
HCS HB 1495 -- REPORTING OF INSURANCE FRAUD
Sponsor: Nance, Bob C(Rep-036)
Co-Sponsor: Conway, Kathie (Rep-014)
Changes the laws regarding liability for reporting insurance fraud
HB 1513 -- ANIMAL RIGHTS
Sponsor: Franz, Ward (Rep-151)
Co-Sponsor: Loehner, Tom L(Rep-112)
Prohibits any state law from providing an animal a right, privilege, or legal status that is equivalent to or exceeds those of a human being
HCS HB 1576 -- STATE INSURANCE FOR FOSTER PARENTS
Sponsor: Largent, Scott N(Rep-120)
Co-Sponsor: Torpey, Noel (Rep-052)
Allows certains state-licensed foster parents to purchase health insurance from the Missouri Consolidated Health Care Plan at the premium rate established for state employees
HCS HB 1731 -- GAMING AND LOTTERY MONEYS
Sponsor: Day, David A(Rep-148)
Co-Sponsor: Nance, Bob C(Rep-036)
Changes the laws regarding the distribution of gaming moneys

Committee:Special Standing Committee on Disability Services
Chair:Grisamore, Jeff - (Rep-47)
Vice Chair:Houghton, Jay-(Rep-10)
Date:Thursday, February 23, 2012
Time:Upon Morning Adjournment
Location:South Gallery
Note:
Executive session may be held on any matter referred to the committee.

Committee:Tourism and Natural Resources
Chair:Ruzicka, Don - (Rep-132)
Vice Chair:Phillips, Don-(Rep-62)
Date:Thursday, February 23, 2012
Time:8:00 AM
Location:House Hearing Room 7
Note:Division of Tourism will be presenting their Annual Report to the Committee during the 2nd hour of the meeting.
Executive session may be held on any matter referred to the committee.

Public Hearings will be conducted for the following bills:
HCR 32 -- LAND/WATER CONSERVATION
Sponsor: Cookson, Steve C.(Rep-153)
Co-Sponsor: Swinger, Terry Micheal(Rep-162)
Calls on the United States Congress to allocate at least 40% of the Land and Water Conservation Fund moneys to the State Assistance program for state and local capital parks projects
HB 1634 -- RECYCLING TARGETS FOR NEWSPAPERS
Sponsor: Ruzicka, Don Thomas(Rep-132)
Repeals the provisions requiring certain newspaper publishers to meet targeted recycled content usage each year

Committee:Ways and Means
Chair:Koenig, Andrew - (Rep-88)
Vice Chair:Higdon, Galen-(Rep-29)
Date:Thursday, February 23, 2012
Time:8:00 AM
Location:House Hearing Room 5
Note:
Executive session may be held on any matter referred to the committee.

Public Hearings will be conducted for the following bills:
HB 1489 -- REAL PROPERTY TAX INCREASES
Sponsor: McCaherty, John C.(Rep-090)
Co-Sponsor: Cross, Gary L. L.(Rep-048)
Freezes the assessed valuation of residential property owned by certain taxpayers 67 years of age or older and limits increases in their property taxes
HB 1521 -- PROPERTY TAX BILLS
Sponsor: Sommer, Chrissy (Rep-015)
Co-Sponsor: White, Bill E.(Rep-129)
Requires collectors in all counties except for counties under township organization to mail property tax bills 30 days before the taxes are delinquent
HB 1275 -- LOCAL BALLOT PROPOSALS
Sponsor: Koenig, Andrew (Rep-088)
Co-Sponsor: Allen, Sue (Rep-092)
Specifies the timeframe for the resubmission of a ballot issue in certain instances and the necessary percentage of approval for it to become effective
Executive Session will be held on the following bills:
HB 1637 -- MISSOURI SOUND MONEY ACT OF 2012
Sponsor: Curtman, Paul (Rep-105)
Co-Sponsor: Koenig, Andrew (Rep-088)
Establishes the Missouri Sound Money Act of 2012 which changes the laws regarding legal tender

Hearing Date Monday, February 27, 2012

Committee:Special Standing Committee on Government Oversight and Accountability
Chair:Barnes, Jay - (Rep-114)
Vice Chair:Parkinson, Mark-(Rep-16)
Date:Monday, February 27, 2012
Time:12:00 PM
Location:House Hearing Room 5
Note:
Executive session may be held on any matter referred to the committee.

Public Hearings will be conducted for the following bills:
HB 1304 -- ISSUANCE OF BONDS
Sponsor: Kelly, Chris S(Rep-024)
Prohibits any political subdivision from incurring any indebtedness through the issuance of a bond unless it has been approved by the voters
HB 1771 -- DUE 2-23
Sponsor: Solon, Sheila (Rep-055)
Co-Sponsor: Oxford, Jeanette Mott (Rep-059)
Requires a political subdivision to hold a public hearing on the issuance of any bonds that pledge of future appropriations
HB 1772 -- DUE 2-23
Sponsor: Parkinson, Mark (Rep-016)
Co-Sponsor: Barnes, Jay Owen(Rep-114)
Creates provisions requiring due diligence by the Department of Economic Development regarding economic development assistance
HB 1773 -- DUE 2-23
Sponsor: Barnes, Jay Owen(Rep-114)
Co-Sponsor: Kelly, Chris S(Rep-024)
Requires underwriters and rating agencies for bonds issued by local governments to investigate companies or projects benefitting from such bonds
HB 1774 -- DUE 2-23
Sponsor: Barnes, Jay Owen(Rep-114)
Co-Sponsor: Ellinger, Rory (Rep-072)
Requires DED to develop a five-star system to apprise local governments of the Department's opinion on proposals for economic development incentives combining local and state resources
HB 1775 -- DUE 2-23
Sponsor: Barnes, Jay Owen(Rep-114)
Co-Sponsor: Kelly, Chris S(Rep-024)
Requires certain information to be shared between the Department of Economic Development and local governments and economic development officials
HB 1776 -- NO TITLE
Sponsor: Barnes, Jay Owen(Rep-114)
Co-Sponsor: Kelly, Chris S(Rep-024)
Requires local governments to provide insurance to repay appropriation bonds in the event of default by the local government
HB 1777 -- NO TITLE
Sponsor: Barnes, Jay Owen(Rep-114)
Co-Sponsor: Ellinger, Rory (Rep-072)
Requires any new consulting contract for services in a foreign country contain certain provisions for proceedings before or negotiations with the Department of Economic Development

Hearing Date Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Committee:Agriculture Policy
Chair:Loehner, Tom - (Rep-112)
Vice Chair:Reiboldt, Bill-(Rep-130)
Date:Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Time:12:00 PM
Location:House Hearing Room 6
Note:
Executive session may be held on any matter referred to the committee.

Public Hearings will be conducted for the following bills:
HB 1660 -- URBAN AGRICULTURE ZONES
Sponsor: Holsman, Jason R.(Rep-045)
Co-Sponsor: Hummel, Jacob (Rep-108)
Allows for the establishment of an urban agriculture zone

Committee:Veterans
Chair:Day, David - (Rep-148)
Vice Chair:Davis, Charlie-(Rep-128)
Date:Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Time:8:00 AM
Location:House Hearing Room 1
Note:
Executive session may be held on any matter referred to the committee.

Public Hearings will be conducted for the following bills:
HB 1301 -- EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS
Sponsor: McCaherty, John C.(Rep-090)
Co-Sponsor: Burlison, Eric Wayne(Rep-136)
Changes the laws regarding the licensure requirements as an emergency medical technician for a honorably discharged veteran
HB 1680 -- SHOW-ME HEROES PROGRAM
Sponsor: Davis, Charlie E(Rep-128)
Co-Sponsor: Day, David A(Rep-148)
Changes the name of the Heroes at Home Program to the Show-Me Heroes Program and includes spouses of active duty United States military personnel to those eligible to receive its services
HB 1248 -- VETERANS' MEDICAL RESEARCH FUND
Sponsor: Webber, Stephen David(Rep-023)
Authorizes a check-off box for the Missouri Veterans' Medical Research Trust Fund to be added to the individual and corporate income tax forms and allows for a separate donation to be sent in with the taxes
HCR 5 -- VETERANS DAY
Sponsor: Rowland, Lyle E.(Rep-143)
Co-Sponsor: Franz, Ward (Rep-151)
Strongly urges all employers in this state to give all veterans in their employ a day off for Veterans Day

Hearing Date Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Committee:Appropriations - Agriculture and Natural Resources
Chair:Cauthorn, John - (Rep-21)
Vice Chair:Hough, Lincoln-(Rep-140)
Date:Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Time:6:30 PM
Location:
Note:Shooters Alley Indoor Range.

Hearing Date Thursday, March 01, 2012

Committee:Joint Committee on Public Employee Retirement
Chair:
Vice Chair:Franz, Ward-(Rep-151)
Date:Thursday, March 01, 2012
Time:8:30 AM
Location:Senate Lounge
Note:Informational Meeting-Discussion and presentation by city of St. Louis officials and International Association of Fire Fighter's--Local 73 Union officials relative to St. Louis Firemen's Retirement System proposed modifications.
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