COURTS

Missouri House of Representatives
95th General Assembly, 1st Regular Session (2009)
Bills Indexed by Subject
COURTS

HB 29 --- Sponsor: Day, David --- CoSponsor: Wells, Don

Lowers the average total inmate population required to allow a circuit court to appoint an extra circuit court marshal HB 48 --- Sponsor: Davis, Cynthia L. --- CoSponsor: Harris, Belinda

Allows certain adopted adults who are 21 years of age or older to receive a certified copy of his or her original unaltered birth certificate and adoption records HB 104 --- Sponsor: Wildberger, Edward --- CoSponsor: Schieffer, Ed

Changes the laws regarding sanctions for hiring unauthorized aliens HB 108 --- Sponsor: Bivins, Walt

Requires all public governmental bodies to make and retain a verbatim audio recording of any closed meeting HB 116 --- Sponsor: Hoskins, Theodore

Changes the laws regarding the crime of assualt of a law enforcement officer, emergency personnel, or probation and parole officer and the crime of tampering with a judicial officer HB 133 --- Sponsor: Fallert, Joseph Jr. --- CoSponsor: Fischer, Linda

Changes the minimum prison term for individuals who have pled guilty to or been found guilty of certain felonies HB 146 --- Sponsor: Hughes, Leonard

Authorizes the expungement of certain criminal records including convictions for any nonviolent crime, misdemeanor, or nonviolent drug violation HB 155 --- Sponsor: Nance, Bob

Increases the maximum penalties that third class cities can impose for ordinance violations HB 161 --- Sponsor: McGhee, Mike

Creates the Missouri State Highway Patrol Fuel Fund and imposes a $5 surcharge on certain traffic offense cases to provide funding for fleet vehicle fuel costs of the patrol HB 177 --- Sponsor: Cox, Stanley

Gives the judge presiding over certain sexual offense cases discretion to publicly disclose indentifying information regarding the defendant which could be used to identify or locate the victim HB 181 --- Sponsor: Stevenson, Bryan P. --- CoSponsor: McGhee, Mike

Changes the laws regarding landlords and tenants HB 182 --- Sponsor: Stevenson, Bryan P.

Changes the laws regarding the Missouri Uniform Trust Code HB 183 --- Sponsor: Stevenson, Bryan P. --- CoSponsor: Sater, David

Allows the recipient of child support or the Family Support Division to commence a civil comtempt proceeding against a person who has been ordered to pay child support and fails or refuses to do so HB 184 --- Sponsor: Molendorp, Chris

Authorizes the addition of one circuit court judge in the 17th Judicial Circuit HB 195 --- Sponsor: Brandom, Ellen --- CoSponsor: Wallace, Maynard

Allows a landlord to file a claim in a small claims court for the ejectment of a tenant in order to obtain possession of a premises HB 227 --- Sponsor: Emery, Edgar G. H. --- CoSponsor: Jones, Timothy W.

Changes the laws regarding the Missouri Human Rights Act HB 235 --- Sponsor: Flook, Tim --- CoSponsor: Jones, Timothy W.

Changes the laws regarding court procedures and repeals the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act and replaces it with the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act HB 237 --- Sponsor: Jones, Timothy W. --- CoSponsor: McGhee, Mike

Changes the laws regarding courts and court procedures HB 239 --- Sponsor: Jones, Timothy W. --- CoSponsor: Jones, Kenny

Changes the laws regarding the management of trusts and funds HB 276 --- Sponsor: El-Amin, Talibdin --- CoSponsor: Colona, Mike

Allows certain nonviolent offenders to serve the full term of any sentence in the National Guard instead of incarceration if approved by the sentencing court HB 314 --- Sponsor: Harris, Belinda --- CoSponsor: Kelly, Chris

Prohibits the disclosure of certain personal information on typical court documents that are currently available to the public regarding divorce, legal separation, child support, and child custody HB 317 --- Sponsor: Lipke, Scott A. --- CoSponsor: Dixon, Bob

Specifies that no defendant in a criminal case is entitled to compel the examination of a witness who is younger than 14 years of age HB 325 --- Sponsor: Walsh, Regina --- CoSponsor: Wildberger, Edward

Allows an individual who is 17 years of age to file for an adult order of protection and extends the time period for which an order of protection may be valid from one year to up to three years HB 334 --- Sponsor: Burnett, John P. --- CoSponsor: Stevenson, Bryan P.

Changes the laws regarding probation costs and maximum fines for municipal ordinance violations and court contracts with private collection entities HB 337 --- Sponsor: El-Amin, Talibdin --- CoSponsor: Wildberger, Edward

Expands the crime of tampering with a witness and creates the crimes of intimidating a witness or victim in the first, second, and third degrees HB 351 --- Sponsor: Parkinson, Mark A. --- CoSponsor: Yates, Brian David

Requires any person who is found guilty of or pleads guilty or nolo contendere to a felony in this state on or after August 28, 2009, to serve a minimum prison term of 85% of his or her court sentence HB 386 --- Sponsor: Witte, Terry L.

Allows a judge to award reasonable attorney fees to any or all defense attorneys in a partition suit HB 396 --- Sponsor: Nance, Bob

Changes the laws regarding the service of process in cases where a city or county is a party in a suit HB 398 --- Sponsor: Flook, Tim --- CoSponsor: Jones, Timothy W.

Changes the requirements for the admissibility of evidence regarding the value of medical treatment provided HB 403 --- Sponsor: Franz, Ward --- CoSponsor: Stevenson, Bryan P.

Allows a court to take certain measures to protect a child if it determines that there is credible evidence of a potential risk of international abduction of the child by a parent HB 440 --- Sponsor: Roorda, Jeff

Allows an employee of the state or any of its political subdivisions to petition the circuit court for a trial de novo as an alternative to seeking judicial review of an agency decision on employment HB 444 --- Sponsor: Roorda, Jeff --- CoSponsor: Atkins, Bert

Authorizes counties to assess a fee on all civil case filings by the circuit court to provide funding to qualified nonprofit organizations to implement a neutral site child custody exchange program HB 453 --- Sponsor: Roorda, Jeff --- CoSponsor: Casey, Ron

Creates the Corrections Officer Training Fund, authorizes a $5 surcharge to fund it, and requires corrections officers and jailers to receive at least 36 hours of training every three years HB 486 --- Sponsor: Pratt, Bryan

Prohibits insurers from assigning a percentage of fault to a party based solely upon the fact that the party was operating a motorcycle in an otherwise legal manner HB 516 --- Sponsor: Hummel, Jacob --- CoSponsor: Carter, Chris

Removes health care providers from the mandatory exclusion from jury duty and allows the court to excuse a health care provider from jury service at the court's discretion HB 538 --- Sponsor: Dixon, Bob --- CoSponsor: Burlison, Eric

Grants immunity to certain entities and their employees against suits brought by an individual who engaged in uncompensated work or community service as part of a deferred prosecution agreement HB 546 --- Sponsor: Smith, Jason --- CoSponsor: Stevenson, Bryan P.

Allows a drug court commissioner to also serve as a family court commissioner without any additional compensation under certain circumstances HB 581 --- Sponsor: Harris, Belinda

Removes the provision regarding termination of a child custody order by the timely objection of the respondent and requires that the order be terminated after a hearing where both parties are heard HB 600 --- Sponsor: Weter, Raymond 'Ray' --- CoSponsor: Wasson, Jay

Authorizes one additional circuit judge position in the 38th Judicial Circuit HB 622 --- Sponsor: Cox, Stanley

Allows motor vehicle dealers to charge an administrative fee for certain services in connection with the sale or lease of a new or used motor vehicle under certain circumstances HB 694 --- Sponsor: Cooper, Robert Wayne --- CoSponsor: Jones, Kenny

Authorizes one additional circuit court judge position in the 26th Judicial Circuit to be known as division three HB 729 --- Sponsor: LeVota, Paul --- CoSponsor: Pace, Sharon

Increases the amount of additional surcharges that may be charged in a criminal case by the governing body of any county or city having a shelter for victims of domestic violence HB 815 --- Sponsor: Meadows, Tim --- CoSponsor: Dixon, Bob

Changes the laws regarding the penalties for certain violations of motor vehicle licensing, registration, and equipment provisions HB 820 --- Sponsor: Fischer, Linda --- CoSponsor: Roorda, Jeff

Creates the Law Enforcement Safety Fund and authorizes a $7 surcharge in certain criminal cases to fund a contribution system for certain law enforcement employees HB 821 --- Sponsor: Cooper, Robert Wayne --- CoSponsor: Pollock, Darrell

Allows a first classification county to establish a county court HB 822 --- Sponsor: Skaggs, Trent

Authorizes courts in Clay County to assess a $10 surcharge in all criminal cases including violations of any county ordinance or criminal or traffic laws to fund the county judicial facility HB 830 --- Sponsor: Lipke, Scott A.

Allows the judge in a criminal or municipal case that is dismissed prior to a plea or finding of guilt to assess costs to the defendant if the defendant consents to pay and is not indigent and unable to pay HB 832 --- Sponsor: Kraus, Will --- CoSponsor: Day, David

Allows a parent to file a family support motion to modify child support owed if there is a 20% or more change in the obligated party's income HB 845 --- Sponsor: Munzlinger, Brian --- CoSponsor: Largent, Scott

Adds interference with lawful fishing to the activities for which courts are allowed to award damages for expenditures incurred by an individual when interference has occurred HB 854 --- Sponsor: McClanahan, Rebecca --- CoSponsor: Atkins, Bert

Requires any electronic version of municipal ordinances, resolutions, rules, orders, or bylaws authorized by the municipality to be accepted as evidence in all courts and places within the state HB 855 --- Sponsor: Curls, Shalonn --- CoSponsor: Jones, Kenny

Requires the Department of Corrections to establish the Shock Time for Felony Probationers Program to give courts an alternative to imposing a sentence for nonviolent offenders who have violated their probation HB 856 --- Sponsor: Curls, Shalonn

Specifies that the formal rules of discovery as established in Rules 56 - 61 of the Missouri Rules of Civil Procedure will not apply in certain cases when the defendant is not represented by counsel HB 863 --- Sponsor: Dixon, Bob --- CoSponsor: Kuessner, J. C.

Establishes the Child Witness Protection Act regarding certain children 17 years of age or younger who are testifying in specified judicial proceedings HB 868 --- Sponsor: Bringer, Rachel

Adds certain legal aid clinics to the list of organizations representing parties in civil actions where costs and expenses can be waived without motion or court approval HB 874 --- Sponsor: Calloway, Don --- CoSponsor: Carter, Chris

Authorizes an additional $1 fee in all civil cases to be deposited into the newly created Public Attorney Technology Fund to acquire or improve technology for prosecuting and circuit attorneys and defenders HB 897 --- Sponsor: Dusenberg, Gary

Requires information regarding the service of an ex parte order of protection to be entered into the Missouri Uniform Law Enforcement System by the responsible agency within 24 hours after service HB 899 --- Sponsor: Hummel, Jacob --- CoSponsor: Carter, Chris

Requires the City of St. Louis to provide furnishings and supplies for the public administrator and allows the public administrator to hire deputies and assistants HB 908 --- Sponsor: Jones, Kenny

Establishes a surcharge on certain criminal cases to fund a contribution system for certain law enforcement officers HB 940 --- Sponsor: Flook, Tim --- CoSponsor: Kander, Jason

Establishes the Missouri False Claims Act HB 954 --- Sponsor: Roorda, Jeff --- CoSponsor: Meadows, Tim

Allows for the appointment of an acting county municipal court judge on a temporary basis if any judge of a county municipal court becomes ill or is otherwise unavailable HB 968 --- Sponsor: Nasheed, Jamilah --- CoSponsor: Oxford, Jeanette Mott

Allows certain individuals to be eligible for food stamp benefits if the person participates in a substance abuse treatment program HB 1022 --- Sponsor: Oxford, Jeanette Mott --- CoSponsor: Zimmerman, Jake

Changes the laws regarding actions against a person for conduct or speech at public hearings or meetings HB 1027 --- Sponsor: Nasheed, Jamilah --- CoSponsor: Gray, Rochelle

Authorizes the expungement of certain criminal records HB 1083 --- Sponsor: Sander, Therese

Specifies that state entities that knowingly or purposely disclose a person's Social Security number will be subject to civil penalties, court costs, and attorney fees HB 1113 --- Sponsor: Low, Beth --- CoSponsor: Oxford, Jeanette Mott

Specifies that creditors will only be allowed to receive and courts only allowed to grant judgments for interest up to a rate of 6% per annum on past due invoices for medical services and treatment HB 1120 --- Sponsor: Lampe, Sara

Changes the laws regarding the Open Meetings and Records Law, commonly known as the Sunshine Law HB 1125 --- Sponsor: Kander, Jason --- CoSponsor: Jones, Kenny

Changes the laws regarding the enforcement of orders of protection HB 1193 --- Sponsor: Pratt, Bryan --- CoSponsor: Yates, Brian David

Establishes the Asbestos and Silica Claims Priorities Act HJR 10 --- Sponsor: Cox, Stanley --- CoSponsor: Scharnhorst, Dwight

Proposes a constitutional amendment increasing the number of Governor-appointed citizens serving on the Appellate Judicial Commission and the number of candidates nominated for vacancies

SB 37 --- Sponsor: Goodman, Jack
: Modifies provisions relating to the public defender system

SB 39 --- Sponsor: Rupp, Scott T.
: Adds a circuit judge position within the 45th judicial circuit

SB 109 --- Sponsor: Justus, Jolie L.
: Prohibits discrimination based upon a person's sexual orientation

SB 114 --- Sponsor: Crowell, Jason
: Allows courts using a centralized violation bureau to have the bureau order and verify completion of driver improvement programs or motorcycle-rider training courses

SB 140 --- Sponsor: Smith, Jeff
: Modifies provisions relating to criminal nonsupport

SB 141 --- Sponsor: Smith, Jeff
: Modifies the law on the establishment of paternity

SB 181 --- Sponsor: Bartle, Matt
: Modifies various provisions relating to crime

SB 184 --- Sponsor: Bartle, Matt
: Creates penalties for owners of dogs that cause injury and creates an absolute defense against civil liability or prosecution for killing or injuring certain threatening dogs

SB 186 --- Sponsor: Bray, Joan
: Creates the Healthy Pet Act

SB 196 --- Sponsor: Shoemyer, Wes
: Modifies the procedure for detaching territory from a public water supply district

SB 202 --- Sponsor: Schaefer, Kurt
: Provides that operating a motorcycle, in and of itself, shall not be considered evidence of comparative negligence and prohibits claims adjusters from assigning fault to a party simply because the party wa

SB 210 --- Sponsor: Lembke, Jim
: Prohibits the Supreme Court from establishing or maintaining a mandatory state bar association

SB 225 --- Sponsor: Goodman, Jack
: Provides that the filing of criminal charges are not a prerequisite for release on bail

SB 262 --- Sponsor: Bartle, Matt
: Repeals portion of tolling statute that applies to former Missouri residents who have established residency in another state

SB 333 --- Sponsor: Barnitz, Frank A.
: Provides procedures for cities and sewer districts in certain counties to develop agreements regarding sewer service for annexed areas

SB 388 --- Sponsor: Barnitz, Frank A.
: Modifies various provisions relating to foster care and adoption

SB 399 --- Sponsor: Justus, Jolie L.
: Modifies provisions relating to the compromise of taxes and penalties for properties subject to certain actions as abandoned property in Jackson County

SB 401 --- Sponsor: Goodman, Jack
: Adds a circuit judge position to each of three judicial circuits

SB 402 --- Sponsor: Goodman, Jack
: Expands the crime of tampering with a judicial officer to prohibit certain acts against prosecutors

SB 423 --- Sponsor: Pearce, David
: Adds a third circuit judge to the seventeenth judicial circuit

SB 424 --- Sponsor: Justus, Jolie L.
: Allows Kansas City to enact ordinances allowing the city building official to petition the circuit court for the appointment of a receiver to rehabilitate, demolish, or sell a vacant nuisance buildin

SB 444 --- Sponsor: Wilson, Yvonne S.
: Creates general standards for the use of mediation to resolve disputes

SCR 4 --- Sponsor: Wright-Jones, Robin
: Creates the Joint Interim Committee on Child Support Enforcement Reform

SJR 3 --- Sponsor: Crowell, Jason
: Creates an exception to the prohibition against laws retrospective in operation by allowing certain laws pertaining to sexual offenders and other felons to be applied retrospectively

SJR 9 --- Sponsor: Lembke, Jim
: Proposes constitutional amendments modifying the procedures for selection of nonpartisan judges and provisions relating to judicial commissions

SJR 15 --- Sponsor: Cunningham, Jane
: Proposes a constitutional amendment providing that the general assembly is not required to enact legislation to comply with a court order declaring that it raise taxes

Missouri House of Representatives
Last Updated November 17, 2009 at 9:30 am