Missouri House of Representatives
95th General Assembly, 1st Regular Session (2009)
Bills Indexed by Subject
LIABILITY
HB 37 --- Sponsor: Sater, David --- CoSponsor: Weter, Raymond 'Ray'
Adds medical practitioners providing free services at a summer camp to the list of health care providers for whom the State Legal Expense Fund is available for payment of certain claims against a provider HB 55 --- Sponsor: Wildberger, Edward --- CoSponsor: Liese, Albert Joseph
Specfies that it will be an unlawful employment practice to subject an employee to an abusive work environment or to retaliate against an employee who opposes that type of environment HB 170 --- Sponsor: Cox, Stanley --- CoSponsor: Jones, Timothy W.
Establishes the Business Premises Safety Act HB 181 --- Sponsor: Stevenson, Bryan P. --- CoSponsor: McGhee, Mike
Changes the laws regarding landlords and tenants HB 207 --- Sponsor: McGhee, Mike
Prohibits a municipality or utility company from requiring an owner of a premises to pay delinquent utility bills for his or her occupants HB 226 --- Sponsor: Emery, Edgar G. H. --- CoSponsor: Bruns, Mark J.
Specifies that no pharmacy can be required to perform, assist, recommend, refer to, or participate in any act or service resulting in an abortion and it will be immune from liability for refusing to do so HB 333 --- Sponsor: Burnett, John P. --- CoSponsor: Stevenson, Bryan P.
Changes the laws regarding limited liability companies HB 346 --- Sponsor: Schieffer, Ed --- CoSponsor: Kander, Jason
Prohibits an individual or business organization from misrepresenting its geographic location by using a fictitious or assumed business name in a telephone directory or directory assistance database HB 365 --- Sponsor: Dethrow, Mike --- CoSponsor: Wilson, Larry
Exempts new applicants for trailer dealer licenses from providing proof of a dealer garage liability insurance policy HB 370 --- Sponsor: Storch, Rachel
Allows physicians to use expedited partner therapy by dispensing and prescribing medications for partners of persons with certain sexually transmitted diseases who are not their patients HB 404 --- Sponsor: Franz, Ward --- CoSponsor: Pollock, Darrell
Allows money from the county law enforcement restitution fund to be used for county inmate work and service programs and limits the amount a county can assess an individual for certain offenses to $10 HB 481 --- Sponsor: Jones, Timothy W. --- CoSponsor: Emery, Edgar G. H.
Changes the laws regarding courts and judicial proceedings 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 508 --- Sponsor: Kuessner, J. C. --- CoSponsor: Harris, Belinda
Requires medical malpractice insurers to establish premiums based on the average medical malpractice judgment awarded by county during the previous calendar year HB 512 --- Sponsor: Cooper, Robert Wayne --- CoSponsor: Dusenberg, Gary
Adds specialists, certain charitable health care referral networks, professional corporations of a physician, and other professionals for whom the State Legal Expense Fund is available for certain claims HB 532 --- Sponsor: Kraus, Will --- CoSponsor: Yates, Brian David
Gives immunity from civil or criminal liability to persons reporting suspected child abuse to the proper authorities of a medical institution, school facility, or public or private agency HB 533 --- Sponsor: Koenig, Andrew --- CoSponsor: Funderburk, Doug
Specifies that no pharmacy can be required to perform, assist, recommend, refer to, or participate in any act or service resulting in an abortion and it will be immune from liability for refusing to do so HB 549 --- Sponsor: Bruns, Mark J. --- CoSponsor: Nolte, Jerry
Allows the executive officer of any public safety agency to enter into a mutual-aid agreement for recipocal emergency aid and specifies that the Department of Public Safety will administer the state system HB 550 --- Sponsor: Guest, Jim --- CoSponsor: Ruestman, Marilyn
Makes it illegal to implant a device into any person that is capable of transmitting personal information HB 560 --- Sponsor: Guest, Jim --- CoSponsor: Funderburk, Doug
Requires persons reporting violations or suspected violations of law to provide certain information and penalizes persons who habitually make false allegations against the same person or entity HB 629 --- Sponsor: Yates, Brian David --- CoSponsor: Molendorp, Chris
Establishes provisions regarding the licensure of operators and employees of wrecker and towing service companies by the Missouri Public Service Commission HB 668 --- Sponsor: Jones, Kenny --- CoSponsor: Wells, Don
Changes the laws regarding concealed carry endorsements, defensive use of force, and antique firearms HB 721 --- Sponsor: LeVota, Paul --- CoSponsor: Meadows, Tim
Establishes the Health Care Whistleblower Protection Act to protect health care professionals from retaliatory actions by employers for reporting violations regarding improper patient care HB 896 --- Sponsor: Schoeller, Shane --- CoSponsor: Dixon, Bob
Limits liability for personal injury or death arising from geologic sequestration of carbon dioxide or other gases HB 925 --- Sponsor: Burnett, John P. --- CoSponsor: Sutherland, Mike
Specifies that an additional two points will be assessed against a person's driver's license when a serious injury occurs and an additional 12 points when a death occurs as a result of a violation HB 940 --- Sponsor: Flook, Tim --- CoSponsor: Kander, Jason
Establishes the Missouri False Claims Act HB 1017 --- Sponsor: Smith, Joe
Specifies that no person will be cited for a violation of certain traffic regulations in a construction or work zone if no highway workers are located or working in the zone 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 1033 --- Sponsor: Gatschenberger, Chuck --- CoSponsor: Wallace, Maynard
Requires public schools to notify the custodial parents or guardians about any unexcused student absence HB 1036 --- Sponsor: Jones, Timothy W. --- CoSponsor: Tilley, Steven
Gives priority consideration to charter schools wanting to purchase or lease any real or personal property owned by the St. Louis City School District for use by the charter school HB 1067 --- Sponsor: Schoeller, Shane
Revises the crime of animal abuse HB 1137 --- Sponsor: Rucker, Martin T. --- CoSponsor: Kuessner, J. C.
Specifies that the common law doctrine of adverse possession will not apply in the state of Missouri and repeals certain provisions regarding adverse possession HB 1151 --- Sponsor: Kander, Jason --- CoSponsor: Atkins, Bert
Requires all automobile liability insurance policies to include uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage equal to the coverage under the insured's primary policy for bodily injury and death HB 1155 --- Sponsor: Englund, Vicki --- CoSponsor: Storch, Rachel
Establishes the Toxic Fire Retardant Prevention Act HB 1170 --- Sponsor: Faith, Sally A.
Prohibits an insurer from refusing to renew, imposing a surcharge, or otherwise increasing the rate for automobile liability insurance coverage solely because the applicant is a volunteer driver HB 1173 --- Sponsor: Riddle, Jeanie --- CoSponsor: Dieckhaus, Scott
Changes the laws regarding product liability claims HB 1179 --- Sponsor: Storch, Rachel
Changes the laws regarding the Safe Place for Newborns Act by increasing from five to 30 days after birth the time a parent can relinquish physical custody of a newborn without being prosecuted HB 1188 --- Sponsor: Schoeller, Shane --- CoSponsor: Yates, Brian David
Establishes the Fair Influence in Government Act which prohibits the use of public funds for lobbying purposes HB 1190 --- Sponsor: Day, David
Requires certain contractors on residential construction projects to provide the homeowner with a certain lien notice and a form for the homeowner to acknowledge receipt of the notice HB 1193 --- Sponsor: Pratt, Bryan --- CoSponsor: Yates, Brian David
Establishes the Asbestos and Silica Claims Priorities Act HB 1201 --- Sponsor: Holsman, Jason R. --- CoSponsor: LeVota, Paul
Establishes a public campaign financing system for state elections which allows candidates to voluntarily agree to campaign finance limitations HJR 25 --- Sponsor: Harris, Belinda --- CoSponsor: Komo, Sam
Proposes a constitutional amendment repealing the authority of chartered cities or counties to take blighted property by eminent domain but authorizes them to enact ordiances to impose liens
SB 3 --- Sponsor: Scott, Delbert
Modifies the law regarding duties of business owners or operators to guard against criminal acts
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 194 --- Sponsor: Shoemyer, Wes
Creates procedures for crop sampling by a patent holder of genetically modified seed
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 311 --- Sponsor: Goodman, Jack
Modifies the law that limits indemnity agreements in construction work contracts
SB 388 --- Sponsor: Barnitz, Frank A.
Modifies various provisions relating to foster care and adoption
SB 391 --- Sponsor: Schaefer, Kurt
Limits liability for personal injury or death arising from geologic sequestration activities in certain areas
SB 410 --- Sponsor: Stouffer, Bill
Modifies various laws governing medical malpractice insurance
SB 418 --- Sponsor: Goodman, Jack
Enacts provisions relating to faith-based community health centers
SB 568 --- Sponsor: Rupp, Scott T.
Establishes the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board and creates a state false claims act

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