Bills Assigned to Committee
PUBLIC SAFETY
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HB1202
--- Sponsor:
Kuessner, J. C.
--- CoSponsor:
Fischer, Linda
Prohibits drivers, regardless of age, from text messaging while
operating a moving motor vehicle on any paved road in the state
HB1202 -- (LR# 3460L.01I)
Referred: Public Safety (H)
HB1205
--- Sponsor:
Schad, Rodney
--- CoSponsor:
Gatschenberger, Chuck
Changes the laws regarding public safety
HB1205 -- (LR# 3495L.01I)
Rules - Returned to the Committee of Origin (H)
HB1223
--- Sponsor:
Smith, Joe
--- CoSponsor:
Ruestman, Marilyn
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
HB1223 -- (LR# 3370L.01I)
Referred: Public Safety (H)
HB1229
--- Sponsor:
Kraus, Will
--- CoSponsor:
Jones, Timothy W.
Specifies that any fine collected for a red light violation by an
entity utilizing an automated photo red light enforcement system must
be given to the local school district where the infraction occurred
HB1229 -- (LR# 3050L.01I)
House Committee: PUBLIC SAFETY
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1242
--- Sponsor:
Sater, David
--- CoSponsor:
Wallace, Maynard
Requires the State Highway Patrol to make available for public
inquiry a registry of certain drug offenders and law enforcement to
notify DNR for cleanup of hazardous substances found in investigations
HB1242 -- (LR# 3069L.01I)
House Committee: PUBLIC SAFETY
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1269
--- Sponsor:
Meiners, Kate
Requires any person, business, or organization that holds a
camp which provides activities for minors to request criminal
background checks on any person who will be working at the camp
HB1269 -- (LR# 3264L.01I)
Referred: Public Safety (H)
HB1276
--- Sponsor:
Wells, Don
--- CoSponsor:
Denison, Charles
Prohibits all drivers, regardless of age, from text messaging while
operating a moving motor vehicle on any highway in this state
HB1276 -- (LR# 3300L.01I)
House Committee: PUBLIC SAFETY
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1283
--- Sponsor:
Roorda, Jeff
--- CoSponsor:
Gray, Rochelle
Requires the removal of all emergency lights, sirens, and decals
designating a vehicle as an emergency vehicle prior to selling or
consigning the vehicle unless it is sold to another safety agency
HB1283 -- (LR# 3615L.01I)
Referred: Public Safety (H)
HB1285
--- Sponsor:
Roorda, Jeff
Requires all counties and fire protection districts to adopt and
enforce the 2003 ICC International Fire Code
HB1285 -- (LR# 3620L.01I)
Referred: Public Safety (H)
HB1306
--- Sponsor:
Hodges, Steve
--- CoSponsor:
Gray, Rochelle
Revises the definition of "police animal" as it relates to crimes
committed against these animals to include a dog, horse, or other
animal used by public or private search and rescue units or agencies
HB1306 -- (LR# 3147L.01I)
Referred: Public Safety (H)
HB1315
--- Sponsor:
Shively, Tom
--- CoSponsor:
Still, Mary
Prohibits all drivers, regardless of age, from text messaging while
operating a moving motor vehicle on any highway in this state
HB1315 -- (LR# 3236L.01I)
Referred: Public Safety (H)
HB1351
--- Sponsor:
Ruestman, Marilyn
--- CoSponsor:
Jones, Timothy W.
Authorizes an income tax credit for volunteer firefighters who
complete certain training programs
HB1351 -- (LR# 3434L.01I)
Referred: Public Safety (H)
HB1362
--- Sponsor:
Bruns, Mark J.
--- CoSponsor:
Munzlinger, Brian
Allows criminal investigators of the Criminal Investigation Bureau
within the Department of Revenue to be appointed by the department
director as peace officers and to carry firearms at all times
HB1362 -- (LR# 3916L.01I)
Referred: Public Safety (H)
HB1376
--- Sponsor:
Pollock, Darrell
Allows criminal investigators of the Criminal Investigation Bureau
within the Department of Revenue to be appointed by the department
director as peace officers and to carry firearms at all times
HB1376 -- (LR# 3762L.01I)
Referred: Public Safety (H)
HB1429
--- Sponsor:
Flook, Timothy
--- CoSponsor:
Grisamore, Jeff
Imposes a $15 surcharge for motor vehicle moving traffic violations
and creates the School Bus Safety Assistance Fund to assist schools
in equipping buses with safety belts
HB1429 -- (LR# 3420L.01I)
Referred: Public Safety (H)
HB1472
--- Sponsor:
Franz, Ward
--- CoSponsor:
Schad, Rodney
Changes the laws regarding the designation of controlled substances
HB1472 -- (LR# 3978L.01I)
Approved by Governor (G)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
HB1532
--- Sponsor:
Fischer, Linda
--- CoSponsor:
Roorda, Jeff
Establishes Susie's Law which prohibits any child younger than 18
years of age from riding as a passenger on any machinery or heavy
equipment not manufactured for passengers
HB1532 -- (LR# 3554L.01I)
Referred: Public Safety (H)
HB1537
--- Sponsor:
Fischer, Linda
--- CoSponsor:
Roorda, Jeff
Authorizes an income tax credit for certain public safety officers
HB1537 -- (LR# 4120L.01I)
Referred: Public Safety (H)
HB1538
--- Sponsor:
Dusenberg, Gary
Adds certain emergency medical technicians to the list of persons who
can report anyone diagnosed or assessed with a condition that may
prevent the safe operation of a motor vehicle
HB1538 -- (LR# 4226L.01P)
Dropped from Calendar - Rule 44 (H)
HB1671
--- Sponsor:
Cooper, Robert Wayne
--- CoSponsor:
Bruns, Mark J.
Specifies that any licensed physician who is the medical director of
certain Special Weapons and Tactics teams will be eligible for medical
practice insurance
HB1671 -- (LR# 3884L.01I)
Referred: Public Safety (H)
HB1683
--- Sponsor:
Deeken, Bill
--- CoSponsor:
Englund, Vicki
Establishes the Commission on the Death Penalty and places a
moratorium on all executions until January 1, 2013
HB1683 -- (LR# 4288L.01I)
Referred: Public Safety (H)
HB1693
--- Sponsor:
Schlottach, Charles
--- CoSponsor:
Fisher, Barney Joe
Creates the crime of endangerment of emergency personnel or
emergency responder
HB1693 -- (LR# 4373L.01I)
House Committee: PUBLIC SAFETY
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1721
--- Sponsor:
Schieffer, Ed
--- CoSponsor:
Atkins, Bert
Prohibits all drivers, regardless of age, from text messaging while
operating a moving motor vehicle on any highway in this state
HB1721 -- (LR# 3068L.01I)
Referred: Public Safety (H)
HB1736
--- Sponsor:
Cooper, Robert Wayne
Removes the provision that requires moneys in the State Water Patrol
Fund to be deposited in the General Revenue Fund if the state's net
general revenue did not increase by 2% or more in the previous year
HB1736 -- (LR# 4557L.01I)
House Committee: PUBLIC SAFETY
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1739
--- Sponsor:
Walsh, Regina
--- CoSponsor:
Hummel, Jacob
Changes the laws regarding fire protection districts and certain
candidate qualifications in special districts and township
organization counties
HB1739 -- (LR# 4412L.04I)
House Committee: PUBLIC SAFETY
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1758
--- Sponsor:
Rucker, Martin T.
--- CoSponsor:
Roorda, Jeff
Establishes the Blue Alert System and the Blue Alert System Oversight
Committee to assist in the identification and location of any person
suspected of killing or seriously wounding a law enforcement officer
HB1758 -- (LR# 4481L.02I)
House Committee: PUBLIC SAFETY
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1795
--- Sponsor:
Aull, Joe
--- CoSponsor:
Yaeger, Patricia M.
Changes the laws regarding members of the Civil Air Patrol who
participate in emergency services or counter narcotics missions
HB1795 -- (LR# 4593L.01I)
Referred: Public Safety (H)
HB1827
--- Sponsor:
Pratt, Bryan
--- CoSponsor:
Tilley, Steven
Changes the laws regarding fire department employee residency
requirements
HB1827 -- (LR# 3887L.01I)
Voted Do Pass (H)
HB1828
--- Sponsor:
Roorda, Jeff
--- CoSponsor:
Fischer, Linda
Changes the laws regarding driving while intoxicated
HB1828 -- (LR# 4174L.01I)
Referred: Public Safety (H)
HB1849
--- Sponsor:
Roorda, Jeff
Adds one active member of the Missouri Deputy Sheriff's Association to
the Missouri Sheriff Methamphetamine Relief Taskforce (MoSMART)
HB1849 -- (LR# 4675L.01I)
Referred: Public Safety (H)
HB1877
--- Sponsor:
Webber, Stephen
--- CoSponsor:
Storch, Rachel
Requires drivers and front-seat passengers in vehicles to wear a
safety belt with certain exceptions and removes the provision that
prohibits persons from being stopped soley for not wearing a seat belt
HB1877 -- (LR# 4638L.01I)
Referred: Public Safety (H)
HB1899
--- Sponsor:
Dugger, Tony
Creates the Police Chiefs' and Officers' Retirement Fund
HB1899 -- (LR# 3642L.01I)
Referred: Public Safety (H)
HB1909
--- Sponsor:
Newman, Stacey
--- CoSponsor:
Low, Beth
Establishes the Children's Product Safety Act
HB1909 -- (LR# 3649L.01I)
Referred: Public Safety (H)
HB1942
--- Sponsor:
Parson, Michael
Changes requirements for the emergency telephone service 911 board
in Polk County and requires emergency service boards to annually
establish a tax rate sufficient to fund service expenditures
HB1942 -- (LR# 4781L.01T)
Approved by Governor (G)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
HB1947
--- Sponsor:
Corcoran, Michael George
--- CoSponsor:
McGhee, Michael
Prohibits the use of an automated speed enforcement system to enforce
speeding violations except in a school, construction, or work zone
HB1947 -- (LR# 4799L.01I)
House Committee: PUBLIC SAFETY
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1977
--- Sponsor:
Wasson, Jay
--- CoSponsor:
Shively, Tom
Changes the laws regarding emergency services and emergency
medical technicians-intermediate
HB1977 -- (LR# 4826L.01I)
Approved by Governor (G)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
HB1979
--- Sponsor:
Pace, Sharon
--- CoSponsor:
Jones, Kenneth
Requires certain administrative officials of jails or detention
facilities to notify the Missouri Information Analysis Center within
five hours of the escape of certain specified dangerous felons
HB1979 -- (LR# 3194L.01I)
House Committee: PUBLIC SAFETY
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1991
--- Sponsor:
Schlottach, Charles
Specifies that the emergency services board of each county is a body
corporate and a political subdivision of the state and will be
responsible for the duties assigned to the county's governing body
HB1991 -- (LR# 4819L.01I)
Referred: Public Safety (H)
HB1992
--- Sponsor:
Fischer, Linda
--- CoSponsor:
Jones, Kenneth
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
HB1992 -- (LR# 4589L.01I)
Referred: Public Safety (H)
HB2050
--- Sponsor:
Roorda, Jeff
Changes the laws regarding the designation of controlled substances
HB2050 -- (LR# 4897L.01I)
Referred: Public Safety (H)
HB2061
--- Sponsor:
Lampe, Sara
--- CoSponsor:
Newman, Stacey
Prohibits all drivers, regardless of age, from text messaging while
operating a moving vehicle and prohibits persons younger than 18 years
of age from using a wireless communications device while driving
HB2061 -- (LR# 4372L.01I)
Referred: Public Safety (H)
HB2070
--- Sponsor:
Kelly, Chris
Changes the laws regarding joint central fire and emergency
dispatching services taxes
HB2070 -- (LR# 4962L.01I)
Approved by Governor (G)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
HB2084
--- Sponsor:
Englund, Vicki
--- CoSponsor:
Holsman, Jason R.
Establishes the Toxic Fire Retardant Prevention Act
HB2084 -- (LR# 4724L.01I)
Referred: Public Safety (H)
HB2115
--- Sponsor:
Hobbs, Steve
--- CoSponsor:
Munzlinger, Brian
Specifies that any personal identifying information that is utilized
in a voluntary registry of persons with health-related ailments to
assist them during a disaster is not considered a public record
HB2115 -- (LR# 4916L.01I)
Referred: Public Safety (H)
HB2186
--- Sponsor:
Still, Mary
Renames Hope's Law to Karra's and Jocelyn's Law and specifies
the penalty for the crime of endangering the welfare of a child in the
first degree when shaking a child younger than five years of age
HB2186 -- (LR# 3976L.02I)
Referred: Public Safety (H)
HB2207
--- Sponsor:
Keeney, Shelley
--- CoSponsor:
Bruns, Mark J.
Expands the crime of making a false declaration for the purpose of
misleading a public servant in the performance of his or her duty
HB2207 -- (LR# 5016L.01I)
Referred: Public Safety (H)
HB2213
--- Sponsor:
Riddle, Jeanie
--- CoSponsor:
Munzlinger, Brian
Specifies that certain medical assistants will not be liable for civil
damages when rendering care or treatment within the scope of their
license during a search and rescue or tactical operation
HB2213 -- (LR# 4753L.02I)
House Committee: PUBLIC SAFETY
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB2216
--- Sponsor:
Kratky, Michele
--- CoSponsor:
Munzlinger, Brian
Expands the crime of unlawful use of a weapon to include knowingly
possessing a firearm while also in possession of a specified amount
of a controlled substance
HB2216 -- (LR# 4423L.03I)
Referred: Public Safety (H)
HB2217
--- Sponsor:
Kratky, Michele
--- CoSponsor:
Meadows, Tim
Revises the crime of unlawful use of weapons and authorizes the
revocation of a concealed carry endorsement when the holder is
convicted of committing a felony while in the possession of a firearm
HB2217 -- (LR# 4425L.01I)
Referred: Public Safety (H)
HB2233
--- Sponsor:
Bruns, Mark J.
--- CoSponsor:
Roorda, Jeff
Establishes the Fire Equipment Distributors Regulation and Licensing
Law
HB2233 -- (LR# 3597L.01I)
Referred: Public Safety (H)
HB2246
--- Sponsor:
Hobbs, Steve
--- CoSponsor:
Bruns, Mark J.
Requires all basic life support ambulances and stretcher vans to be
equipped with an automated external defibrillator and be staffed by
at least one individual trained in its use
HB2246 -- (LR# 5173L.01I)
Referred: Public Safety (H)
HB2257
--- Sponsor:
Bruns, Mark J.
Changes the laws regarding the regulation of fireworks
HB2257 -- (LR# 5274L.01I)
Referred: Public Safety (H)
HB2336
--- Sponsor:
Roorda, Jeff
--- CoSponsor:
Meadows, Tim
Requires certain employees of the state or any political subdivision
to be given leave with pay to attend conventions of the Fraternal
Order of Police or the International Association of Firefighters
HB2336 -- (LR# 3029L.01I)
Referred: Public Safety (H)
HB2365
--- Sponsor:
Meadows, Tim
--- CoSponsor:
Bruns, Mark J.
Requires contract carriers transporting railroad employees to
equip their vehicles with oscillating amber or white strobe lights
HB2365 -- (LR# 5420L.01I)
Referred: Public Safety (H)
HB2366
--- Sponsor:
Roorda, Jeff
--- CoSponsor:
Meadows, Tim
Requires the prosecuting or circuit attorney to file a motion for the
court-ordered sexually transmitted disease testing of a defendant
charged with certain sexual offenses
HB2366 -- (LR# 5418L.01I)
Referred: Public Safety (H)
HB2368
--- Sponsor:
Schad, Rodney
--- CoSponsor:
Bruns, Mark J.
Establishes regulations for contract carriers that transport railroad
employees for compensation
HB2368 -- (LR# 5400L.01I)
Referred: Public Safety (H)
HB2391
--- Sponsor:
Holsman, Jason R.
Expands the definition of "emergency vehicle" to include any vehicle
operated by an authorized member of specified groups while responding
to an emergency or in route to a fire station or ambulance garage
HB2391 -- (LR# 5419L.02I)
Referred: Public Safety (H)
HB2417
--- Sponsor:
Roorda, Jeff
Transfers all powers, duties, and functions of the State Water Patrol
within the Department of Public Safety to the newly established
Division of Water Patrol within the State Highway Patrol
HB2417 -- (LR# 5456L.01I)
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
HB2434
--- Sponsor:
Carter, Chris
--- CoSponsor:
Jones, Tishaura
Specifies that all local law enforcement agencies will be subject to
the regulatory authority of the Department of Public Safety and
requires the department to establish any necessary regulations
HB2434 -- (LR# 5320L.01I)
Referred: Public Safety (H)
HB2437
--- Sponsor:
Grisamore, Jeff
Changes the laws regarding criminal background checks conducted
under the Family Care Safety Registry
HB2437 -- (LR# 4698L.01I)
Referred: Public Safety (H)
HB2444
--- Sponsor:
Webb, Steve
Prohibits a person from operating a motor vehicle on public property
while using a wireless telephone with certain exceptions
HB2444 -- (LR# 5488L.01I)
Referred: Public Safety (H)
HCR20
--- Sponsor:
Dusenberg, Gary
--- CoSponsor:
Wallace, Maynard
Designates the Highway Patrol's airport hangar in Jefferson City as
the "Greim-May Memorial Hangar" in honor of two patrol officers lost
in the line of duty in aircraft-related accidents
HCR20 -- (LR# 3402L.01I)
Referred: Public Safety (H)
HCR30
--- Sponsor:
Roorda, Jeff
--- CoSponsor:
Webber, Stephen
Establishes the Joint Interim Committee on Use of Less-Lethal Options
by Law Enforcement to study and make recommendations regarding the
use and relative dangers of less than lethal force by law enforcement
HCR30 -- (LR# 3521L.01I)
Referred: Public Safety (H)
SB614
--- Sponsor:
Wilson, Yvonne S.
Modifies the definition of "bullying" as used in school district
antibullying policies to include cyberbullying and electronic
communications
SB614 -- (LR# 3063S.01P)
Referred: Public Safety (H)
SB739
--- Sponsor:
Lembke, Jim
Modifies the provisions governing fire department residency
requirements
SB739 -- (LR# 4274S.01P)
Approved by Governor (G)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
SB819
--- Sponsor:
Lembke, Jim
Allows employees of certain employers to take a leave of absence for
civil air patrol emergency service duty or counter narcotics
missions
SB819 -- (LR# 4582S.02P)
Referred: Rules - Pursuant to Rule 25(32)(f) (H)
SB887
--- Sponsor:
Schaefer, Kurt
Makes spice cannabinoids, commonly known as "spice" or "K2", Schedule
I controlled substances
SB887 -- (LR# 3342S.02I)
Referred: Rules - Pursuant to Rule 25(32)(f) (H)

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