RESOLUTIONS
Representative Berkstresser offered House Resolution No. 744 through House Resolution No.
747, which were referred to the Committee on Miscellaneous Bills and Resolutions.
Representative Levin offered House Resolution No. 748, which was referred to the Committee
on Miscellaneous Bills and Resolutions.
Representatives Richardson, Foster, Williams (159), Thomason (163) and Koller offered House
Resolution No. 749, which was referred to the Committee on Miscellaneous Bills and
Resolutions.
SECOND READING OF SENATE BILLS
SCS SBs 541 & 822 and SCS SB 921 were read the second time.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Committee on Rules, Joint Rules and Bills Perfected and Printed, Chairman Backer
reporting:
Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Rules, Joint Rules and Bills Perfected and Printed, to which
was referred HB 1610, begs leave to report it has examined the same and pursuant to Rule 48
concurs in the report of the committee of origin to place said bill on the House Consent Calendar
for Third Reading and Final Passage.
Committee on Rules, Joint Rules and Bills Perfected and Printed, Chairman Backer
reporting:
Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Rules, Joint Rules and Bills Perfected and Printed, to which
was referred HB 1610, begs leave to report it has examined the same and finds it to be truly
perfected and that the printed copies thereof furnished the members are correct.
Representative Backer suggested the absence of a quorum.
The following roll call indicated a quorum present:
AYES: 153
Akin Alter Auer Backer Ballard
Barnett Barry 100 Bartelsmeyer Bartlett Bauer
Berkstresser Boatright Bonner Boucher Bray 84
Broach Burton Campbell Carter Champion
Chrismer Cierpiot Clayton Cooper Copeland
Crawford Crump Daniel 42 Daniels 41 Davis 122
Davis 63 Days DeMarce Dolan Donovan
Dougherty Edwards-Pavia Elliott Enz Evans
Farnen Fitzwater Foley Ford Foster
Franklin Fritts Froelker Gaskill Gaston
Gibbons Graham 106 Graham 24 Gratz Green
Griesheimer Gross Hagan-Harrell Hall Harlan
Hartzler 123 Hartzler 124 Heckemeyer Hegeman Hendrickson
Hickey Hilgemann Hohulin Hollingsworth Hoppe
Hosmer Howerton Johnson Kasten Kauffman
Kelley 47 Kelly 27 Kennedy Kissell Koller
Kreider Lakin Lawson Leake Legan
Levin Liese Linton Long Loudon
Luetkenhaus Marble May 108 Mays 50 McBride
McClelland McLuckie Merideth Miller Monaco
Murray Naeger Nordwald O'Connor O'Toole
Ostmann Overschmidt Parker Patek Pouche
Pryor Purgason Ransdall Reinhart Relford
Reynolds Richardson Ridgeway Rizzo Robirds
Ross Sallee Scheve Schilling Schwab
Scott Secrest Seigfreid Sheldon 104 Shelton 57
Shields Skaggs Smith Steen Stokan
Stoll Stroker Summers Surface Thomason 163
Thompson 37 Thompson 72 Treadway Troupe Van Zandt
Vogel Wannenmacher Wiggins Williams 121 Williams 159
Wilson Wooten Mr. Speaker
NOES: 000
PRESENT: 001
Lograsso
ABSENT WITH LEAVE: 008
Bennett Bland Gunn Holand Klindt
Murphy Shear Townley
VACANCIES: 001
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
HCR 10, relating to gun safety education, was taken up by Representative Crump.
On motion of Representative Crump, HCR 10 was adopted.
THIRD READING OF HOUSE BILLS - CONSENT
HB 1907, relating to employee background checks, was taken up by Representative Lakin.
On motion of Representative Lakin, HB 1907 was read the third time and passed by the
following vote:
AYES: 155
Akin Alter Auer Backer Ballard
Barnett Barry 100 Bartelsmeyer Bartlett Bauer
Berkstresser Boatright Bonner Boucher Bray 84
Broach Burton Campbell Carter Champion
Chrismer Cierpiot Clayton Cooper Copeland
Crawford Crump Daniel 42 Daniels 41 Davis 122
Davis 63 Days DeMarce Dolan Donovan
Dougherty Edwards-Pavia Elliott Enz Evans
Farnen Fitzwater Foley Ford Foster
Franklin Fritts Froelker Gaskill Gaston
Gibbons Graham 106 Graham 24 Gratz Green
Griesheimer Gross Hagan-Harrell Hall Harlan
Hartzler 123 Hartzler 124 Heckemeyer Hegeman Hendrickson
Hickey Hilgemann Hohulin Holand Hollingsworth
Hoppe Hosmer Howerton Johnson Kasten
Kauffman Kelley 47 Kelly 27 Kennedy Kissell
Klindt Koller Kreider Lakin Lawson
Leake Legan Levin Liese Linton
Lograsso Long Loudon Luetkenhaus Marble
May 108 Mays 50 McBride McClelland McLuckie
Merideth Miller Monaco Murray Naeger
Nordwald O'Connor O'Toole Ostmann Overschmidt
Parker Patek Pouche Pryor Purgason
Ransdall Reinhart Relford Reynolds Richardson
Ridgeway Rizzo Robirds Ross Sallee
Scheve Schilling Schwab Scott Secrest
Seigfreid Sheldon 104 Shelton 57 Shields Skaggs
Smith Steen Stokan Stoll Summers
Surface Thomason 163 Thompson 37 Thompson 72 Treadway
Troupe Van Zandt Vogel Wannenmacher Wiggins
Williams 121 Williams 159 Wilson Wooten Mr. Speaker
NOES: 000
PRESENT: 000
ABSENT WITH LEAVE: 007
Bennett Bland Gunn Murphy Shear
Stroker Townley
VACANCIES: 001
Speaker Gaw declared the bill passed.
On motion of Representative Green, title to the bill was agreed to.
Representative Crump moved that the vote by which the bill passed be reconsidered.
Representative McBride moved that motion lay on the table.
The latter motion prevailed.
HB 1918, relating to affirmative defense to sexual offense, was taken up by Representative
Lograsso.
On motion of Representative Lograsso, HB 1918 was read the third time and passed by the
following vote:
AYES: 155
Akin Alter Auer Backer Ballard
Barnett Barry 100 Bartelsmeyer Bartlett Bauer
Berkstresser Boatright Bonner Boucher Bray 84
Broach Burton Campbell Carter Champion
Chrismer Cierpiot Clayton Cooper Copeland
Crawford Crump Daniel 42 Daniels 41 Davis 122
Davis 63 Days DeMarce Dolan Donovan
Dougherty Edwards-Pavia Elliott Enz Evans
Farnen Fitzwater Ford Foster Franklin
Fritts Froelker Gaston Gibbons Graham 106
Graham 24 Gratz Green Griesheimer Gross
Hagan-Harrell Hall Harlan Hartzler 123 Hartzler 124
Heckemeyer Hegeman Hendrickson Hickey Hilgemann
Hohulin Holand Hollingsworth Hoppe Hosmer
Howerton Johnson Kasten Kauffman Kelley 47
Kelly 27 Kennedy Kissell Klindt Koller
Kreider Lakin Lawson Leake Legan
Levin Liese Linton Lograsso Long
Loudon Luetkenhaus Marble May 108 Mays 50
McBride McClelland McLuckie Merideth Miller
Monaco Murray Naeger Nordwald O'Connor
O'Toole Ostmann Overschmidt Parker Patek
Pouche Pryor Purgason Ransdall Reinhart
Relford Reynolds Richardson Ridgeway Rizzo
Robirds Ross Sallee Scheve Schilling
Schwab Scott Secrest Seigfreid Shear
Sheldon 104 Shelton 57 Shields Skaggs Smith
Steen Stokan Stoll Stroker Summers
Surface Thomason 163 Thompson 37 Thompson 72 Treadway
Troupe Van Zandt Vogel Wannenmacher Wiggins
Williams 121 Williams 159 Wilson Wooten Mr. Speaker
NOES: 000
PRESENT: 000
ABSENT WITH LEAVE: 007
Bennett Bland Foley Gaskill Gunn
Murphy Townley
VACANCIES: 001
Speaker Gaw declared the bill passed.
On motion of Representative Monaco, title to the bill was agreed to.
Representative Parker moved that the vote by which the bill passed be reconsidered.
Representative Stokan moved that motion lay on the table.
The latter motion prevailed.
HB 1928, relating to on-site sewage disposal, was taken up by Representative Parker.
On motion of Representative Parker, HB 1928 was read the third time and passed by the
following vote:
AYES: 153
Akin Alter Backer Ballard Barnett
Barry 100 Bartelsmeyer Bartlett Bauer Berkstresser
Boatright Bonner Boucher Bray 84 Broach
Burton Campbell Carter Champion Chrismer
Cierpiot Clayton Cooper Copeland Crawford
Crump Daniel 42 Daniels 41 Davis 122 Davis 63
Days Dolan Donovan Dougherty Edwards-Pavia
Elliott Enz Evans Farnen Fitzwater
Foley Ford Foster Franklin Fritts
Froelker Gaskill Gaston Gibbons Graham 106
Graham 24 Gratz Griesheimer Gross Hagan-Harrell
Hall Harlan Hartzler 123 Hartzler 124 Heckemeyer
Hegeman Hendrickson Hickey Hilgemann Hohulin
Holand Hollingsworth Hoppe Hosmer Howerton
Johnson Kasten Kauffman Kelley 47 Kelly 27
Kennedy Kissell Klindt Koller Kreider
Lakin Lawson Leake Legan Levin
Liese Linton Lograsso Long Loudon
Luetkenhaus Marble May 108 Mays 50 McBride
McClelland McLuckie Merideth Miller Monaco
Murray Naeger Nordwald O'Connor O'Toole
Ostmann Overschmidt Parker Patek Pouche
Pryor Purgason Ransdall Reinhart Relford
Reynolds Richardson Rizzo Robirds Ross
Sallee Scheve Schilling Schwab Scott
Secrest Seigfreid Shear Sheldon 104 Shelton 57
Shields Skaggs Smith Steen Stokan
Stoll Stroker Summers Surface Thomason 163
Thompson 37 Thompson 72 Treadway Troupe Van Zandt
Vogel Wannenmacher Wiggins Williams 121 Williams 159
Wilson Wooten Mr. Speaker
NOES: 004
Auer DeMarce Green Ridgeway
PRESENT: 000
ABSENT WITH LEAVE: 005
Bennett Bland Gunn Murphy Townley
VACANCIES: 001
Speaker Gaw declared the bill passed.
On motion of Representative Schilling, title to the bill was agreed to.
Representative Treadway moved that the vote by which the bill passed be reconsidered.
Representative Kennedy moved that motion lay on the table.
The latter motion prevailed.
HB 1600, relating to commercial feed law, was taken up by Representative Williams (159).
On motion of Representative Williams (159), HB 1600 was read the third time and passed by the
following vote:
AYES: 153
Akin Alter Auer Backer Ballard
Barnett Barry 100 Bartlett Bauer Berkstresser
Boatright Bonner Boucher Bray 84 Broach
Burton Campbell Carter Champion Chrismer
Cierpiot Clayton Cooper Copeland Crawford
Crump Daniel 42 Daniels 41 Davis 122 Davis 63
Days DeMarce Dolan Donovan Dougherty
Edwards-Pavia Elliott Enz Evans Farnen
Fitzwater Foley Ford Foster Franklin
Fritts Froelker Gaskill Gaston Gibbons
Graham 106 Graham 24 Gratz Green Griesheimer
Gross Hagan-Harrell Hall Harlan Hartzler 123
Hartzler 124 Heckemeyer Hegeman Hendrickson Hickey
Hilgemann Hohulin Hollingsworth Hoppe Hosmer
Howerton Johnson Kasten Kauffman Kelley 47
Kelly 27 Kennedy Kissell Klindt Koller
Kreider Lakin Lawson Leake Legan
Levin Liese Linton Lograsso Long
Loudon Marble May 108 Mays 50 McBride
McClelland McLuckie Merideth Miller Monaco
Murray Naeger Nordwald O'Connor O'Toole
Ostmann Overschmidt Parker Patek Pouche
Pryor Purgason Ransdall Reinhart Relford
Reynolds Richardson Ridgeway Rizzo Robirds
Ross Sallee Scheve Schilling Schwab
Scott Secrest Seigfreid Shear Sheldon 104
Shelton 57 Shields Skaggs Smith Steen
Stoll Stroker Summers Surface Thomason 163
Thompson 37 Thompson 72 Treadway Troupe Van Zandt
Vogel Wannenmacher Wiggins Williams 121 Williams 159
Wilson Wooten Mr. Speaker
NOES: 000
PRESENT: 000
ABSENT WITH LEAVE: 009
Bartelsmeyer Bennett Bland Gunn Holand
Luetkenhaus Murphy Stokan Townley
VACANCIES: 001
Speaker Gaw declared the bill passed.
On motion of Representative Farnen, title to the bill was agreed to.
Representative Overschmidt moved that the vote by which the bill passed be reconsidered.
Representative Ransdall moved that motion lay on the table.
The latter motion prevailed.
HB 1102, relating to death penalty for murder of a minor, was taken up by Representative
Ostmann.
On motion of Representative Ostmann, HB 1102 was read the third time and passed by the
following vote:
AYES: 138
Akin Alter Auer Backer Ballard
Barnett Barry 100 Bartelsmeyer Bauer Berkstresser
Boatright Bonner Boucher Broach Burton
Campbell Champion Chrismer Cierpiot Clayton
Cooper Copeland Crawford Crump Daniels 41
Davis 122 Davis 63 DeMarce Dolan Donovan
Edwards-Pavia Elliott Enz Evans Farnen
Fitzwater Foley Ford Foster Fritts
Froelker Gaskill Gaston Gibbons Graham 106
Graham 24 Gratz Green Griesheimer Gross
Hagan-Harrell Hall Hartzler 123 Hartzler 124 Heckemeyer
Hegeman Hickey Hohulin Holand Hollingsworth
Hoppe Hosmer Howerton Johnson Kasten
Kauffman Kelly 27 Kennedy Kissell Klindt
Koller Kreider Lakin Lawson Leake
Legan Levin Liese Linton Lograsso
Long Loudon Luetkenhaus Marble May 108
Mays 50 McBride McClelland Merideth Miller
Monaco Murray Naeger Nordwald O'Connor
O'Toole Ostmann Overschmidt Parker Patek
Pouche Pryor Purgason Ransdall Reinhart
Relford Richardson Ridgeway Rizzo Robirds
Ross Sallee Scheve Schwab Scott
Secrest Seigfreid Sheldon 104 Shelton 57 Shields
Skaggs Smith Steen Stokan Stoll
Summers Surface Thomason 163 Thompson 37 Treadway
Troupe Vogel Wannenmacher Wiggins Williams 121
Williams 159 Wooten Mr. Speaker
NOES: 017
Bartlett Bray 84 Carter Daniel 42 Days
Dougherty Harlan Hendrickson Hilgemann McLuckie
Reynolds Schilling Shear Stroker Thompson 72
Van Zandt Wilson
PRESENT: 000
ABSENT WITH LEAVE: 007
Bennett Bland Franklin Gunn Kelley 47
Murphy Townley
VACANCIES: 001
Speaker Gaw declared the bill passed.
On motion of Representative Bonnor, title to the bill was agreed to.
Representative Campbell moved that the vote by which the bill passed be reconsidered.
Representative Kissell moved that motion lay on the table.
The latter motion prevailed.
HB 1610, relating to peace officers certification was taken up by Representative DeMarce.
HB 1610 was laid over.
THIRD READING OF HOUSE BILL
HCS HB 1038, relating to utility merchandising practices, was taken up by Representative
Hickey.
On motion of Representative Hickey, HCS HB 1038 was read the third time and passed by the
following vote:
AYES: 127
Alter Auer Backer Barnett Barry 100
Bartlett Bauer Boatright Bonner Boucher
Bray 84 Broach Carter Champion Chrismer
Cierpiot Clayton Copeland Crawford Crump
Daniel 42 Daniels 41 Davis 122 Davis 63 Days
DeMarce Dolan Donovan Dougherty Edwards-Pavia
Elliott Enz Evans Fitzwater Foley
Ford Foster Franklin Fritts Froelker
Gaston Gibbons Graham 106 Graham 24 Gratz
Green Griesheimer Gross Hagan-Harrell Hall
Harlan Hartzler 124 Heckemeyer Hickey Hilgemann
Holand Hollingsworth Hoppe Hosmer Howerton
Kasten Kelley 47 Kelly 27 Kennedy Kissell
Klindt Koller Kreider Lakin Lawson
Leake Levin Liese Lograsso Long
Loudon Luetkenhaus May 108 McBride McLuckie
Merideth Miller Monaco Murray Naeger
O'Connor O'Toole Ostmann Overschmidt Parker
Patek Pryor Purgason Ransdall Relford
Reynolds Richardson Ridgeway Rizzo Ross
Scheve Schilling Schwab Scott Secrest
Seigfreid Shear Sheldon 104 Shelton 57 Shields
Skaggs Smith Stoll Stroker Summers
Surface Thomason 163 Thompson 72 Treadway Vogel
Wannenmacher Wiggins Williams 121 Williams 159 Wilson
Wooten Mr. Speaker
NOES: 020
Akin Ballard Bartelsmeyer Berkstresser Burton
Campbell Cooper Farnen Hartzler 123 Hegeman
Hohulin Legan McClelland Nordwald Pouche
Reinhart Robirds Sallee Steen Van Zandt
PRESENT: 002
Hendrickson Linton
ABSENT WITH LEAVE: 013
Bennett Bland Gaskill Gunn Johnson
Kauffman Marble Mays 50 Murphy Stokan
Thompson 37 Townley Troupe
VACANCIES: 001
Speaker Gaw declared the bill passed.
On motion of Representative Thomason (163), title to the bill was agreed to.
Representative Stroker moved that the vote by which the bill passed be reconsidered.
Representative Harlan moved that motion lay on the table.
The latter motion prevailed.
PERFECTION OF HOUSE BILL
HCS HBs 1237, 1409, 1166, 1154 & 1491, with HS, pending, relating to workers'
compensation, was again taken up by Representative Luetkenhaus.
Representative Luetkenhaus offered House Amendment No. 1.
House Amendment No. 1
AMEND House Substitute for House Committee Substitute for House Bills Nos. 1237, 1409,
1166, 1154 & 1491, Page 85, Section 3, Line 21 of said page, by deleting all of said line and
inserting in lieu thereof the following: "(1) Is at least seventeen and not more than twenty-two years"; and
Further amend said bill, Page 86, Section 3, Line 1 of said page, by deleting all of said line and
inserting in lieu thereof the following: "(2) Is a Missouri citizen;"; and
Further amend said bill, Page 86, Section 3, Line 8 of said page, by inserting after the word
"institution" the following: "in Missouri"; and
Further amend said bill, Page 86, Section 3, Line 9 of said page, by inserting after the word
"institution" the following: "in Missouri"; and
Further amend said bill, Page 86, Section 3, Line 9 of said page, by inserting after all of said line
the word "and"; and
Further amend said bill, Page 86, Section 3, Lines 10 to 12 of said page, by deleting all of said
lines and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "(5) Establishes financial need."; and
Further amend said bill, Page 86, Section 3, Line 15 of said page, by deleting all of said line and
inserting in lieu thereof the following: "private institution in Missouri or accredited
vocational institution in Missouri to"; and
Further amend said bill, Page 86, Section 3, Line 18 of said page, by deleting all of said line and
inserting in lieu thereof the following: "or public institution in Missouri or accredited
vocational institution in Missouri so"; and
Further amend said bill, Page 87, Section 3, Line 2 of said page, by inserting after the figure "6."
the following: "The provisions of sections 1 to 3 of this act shall only apply to state moneys
used by KIDS CHANCE Inc. of Missouri and shall not apply to any moneys received by
KIDS CHANCE Inc. from sources other than the state.
7. Scholarships provided pursuant to the provisions of sections 1 to 3 of this act shall not
exceed the least of the following:
(1) The actual tuition, as defined in section 173.260, RSMo charged at an approved
institution pursuant to this section where the individual is enrolled or accepted for
enrollment; or
(2) The amount of tuition charged a Missouri resident at the University of Missouri for
attendance.
8.".
On motion of Representative Luetkenhaus, House Amendment No. 1 was adopted by the
following vote:
AYES: 149
Akin Alter Auer Backer Ballard
Barnett Barry 100 Bartelsmeyer Bartlett Bauer
Berkstresser Boatright Bonner Boucher Bray 84
Broach Burton Campbell Carter Champion
Chrismer Cierpiot Clayton Cooper Copeland
Crawford Crump Daniel 42 Daniels 41 Davis 122
Davis 63 Days DeMarce Dolan Donovan
Dougherty Edwards-Pavia Elliott Enz Evans
Farnen Fitzwater Foley Ford Foster
Franklin Fritts Froelker Gaston Gibbons
Graham 106 Graham 24 Gratz Green Griesheimer
Gross Hagan-Harrell Harlan Hartzler 123 Hartzler 124
Heckemeyer Hegeman Hendrickson Hickey Hilgemann
Holand Hollingsworth Hoppe Hosmer Howerton
Johnson Kasten Kelley 47 Kelly 27 Kennedy
Kissell Klindt Koller Kreider Lakin
Lawson Leake Legan Levin Liese
Linton Lograsso Long Loudon Luetkenhaus
Marble May 108 Mays 50 McBride McClelland
McLuckie Merideth Miller Monaco Murray
Naeger Nordwald O'Toole Ostmann Overschmidt
Parker Patek Pouche Pryor Purgason
Ransdall Reinhart Relford Reynolds Richardson
Ridgeway Rizzo Robirds Ross Scheve
Schilling Schwab Scott Secrest Seigfreid
Shear Sheldon 104 Shelton 57 Shields Skaggs
Smith Steen Stokan Stoll Stroker
Summers Surface Thomason 163 Thompson 72 Treadway
Troupe Van Zandt Vogel Wannenmacher Wiggins
Williams 159 Wilson Wooten Mr. Speaker
NOES: 000
PRESENT: 000
ABSENT WITH LEAVE: 013
Bennett Bland Gaskill Gunn Hall
Hohulin Kauffman Murphy O'Connor Sallee
Thompson 37 Townley Williams 121
VACANCIES: 001
HCS HBs 1237, 1409, 1166, 1154 & 1491, with HS, as amended, pending, was laid over.
On motion of Representative Backer, the House recessed until 2:30 p.m.
AFTERNOON SESSION
The hour of recess having expired, the House was called to order by Speaker Pro Tem Kreider.
The Speaker appointed the following to act as Honorary Pages for the Day, to serve without
compensation: Caroline Long, Kalie Long, Darcy Long, Megan Long, John Roth, Kristina Benke
and Sara Morris.
RESOLUTIONS
Representative Barry offered House Resolution No. 750, which was referred to the Committee on
Miscellaneous Bills and Resolutions.
Representative Marble offered House Resolution No. 751, which was referred to the Committee
on Miscellaneous Bills and Resolutions.
Representatives Fritts, Elliott and Auer offered House Resolution No. 752, which was referred to
the Committee on Miscellaneous Bills and Resolutions.
Representative Hartzler (124) offered House Resolution No. 753, which was referred to the
Committee on Miscellaneous Bills and Resolutions.
Representative Parker offered House Resolution No. 754, which was referred to the Committee
on Miscellaneous Bills and Resolutions.
Representative Luetkenhaus offered House Resolution No. 755, which was referred to the
Committee on Miscellaneous Bills and Resolutions.
THIRD READING OF HOUSE BILL - CONSENT
HB 1610, relating to peace officer certification, was again taken up by Representative DeMarce.
Representative Green made a privileged motion that HB 1610 lay on the table.
Which motion was defeated by the following vote:
AYES: 031
Barry 100 Bartlett Bray 84 Daniel 42 Davis 63
Donovan Elliott Foley Franklin Green
Hickey Hosmer Johnson Kennedy Kissell
Liese May 108 McLuckie Murray Overschmidt
Reynolds Scheve Schilling Sheldon 104 Shelton 57
Stroker Van Zandt Wannenmacher Williams 121 Wilson
Wooten
NOES: 116
Akin Alter Backer Ballard Barnett
Bartelsmeyer Bauer Berkstresser Boatright Bonner
Boucher Broach Burton Campbell Carter
Champion Chrismer Cierpiot Clayton Cooper
Crawford Crump Daniels 41 Davis 122 Days
DeMarce Dolan Edwards-Pavia Enz Evans
Farnen Fitzwater Foster Fritts Froelker
Gaskill Gaston Gibbons Graham 106 Graham 24
Gratz Griesheimer Gross Hagan-Harrell Hall
Harlan Hartzler 123 Hartzler 124 Heckemeyer Hegeman
Hendrickson Hilgemann Hohulin Holand Hoppe
Howerton Kasten Kauffman Kelley 47 Kelly 27
Klindt Koller Kreider Lakin Lawson
Leake Legan Levin Linton Lograsso
Long Loudon Luetkenhaus Marble McBride
McClelland Merideth Miller Monaco Naeger
Nordwald O'Connor O'Toole Ostmann Parker
Patek Pouche Pryor Purgason Ransdall
Reinhart Relford Richardson Ridgeway Rizzo
Robirds Ross Sallee Schwab Scott
Secrest Seigfreid Shields Skaggs Smith
Stokan Summers Surface Thomason 163 Thompson 72
Townley Treadway Vogel Wiggins Williams 159
Mr. Speaker
PRESENT: 000
ABSENT WITH LEAVE: 015
Auer Bennett Bland Copeland Dougherty
Ford Gunn Hollingsworth Mays 50 Murphy
Shear Steen Stoll Thompson 37 Troupe
VACANCIES: 001
HB 1610 was placed on the Informal Calendar.
PERFECTION OF HOUSE BILLS
HCS HBs 1237, 1409, 1166, 1154 & 1491, with HS, as amended, pending, relating to workers'
compensation, was again taken up by Representative Luetkenhaus.
Representative Loudon offered House Amendment No. 2.
House Amendment No. 2
AMEND House Substitute for House Committee Substitute for House Bills Nos. 1237, 1409,
1166, 1154 & 1491, Page 1, In the Title, Line 6 of said page, by deleting the comma and figure ",
287.615"; and
Further amend said bill, Page 1, In the Title, Line 10 of said page, by deleting the word "twenty-eight" and inserting in lieu thereof the word "twenty-seven"; and
Further amend said bill, Page 1, Section A, Line 17 of said page, by deleting the comma and
figure ", 287.615"; and
Further amend said bill, Page 1, Section A, Line 19 of said page, by deleting the word "twenty-eight" and inserting in lieu thereof the word "twenty-seven"; and
Further amend said bill, Page 2, Section A, Line 2 of said page, by deleting the figure and comma
"287.615,"; and
Further amend said bill, Page 79, Section 287.615, Lines 5 to 22 of said page, by deleting all of
said lines; and
Further amend said bill, Page 80, Section 287.615, Lines 1 to 13 of said page, by deleting all of
said lines.
Representative Loudon moved that House Amendment No. 2 be adopted.
Which motion was defeated.
On motion of Representative Luetkenhaus, HS HCS HBs 1237, 1409, 1166, 1154 & 1491, as
amended, was adopted by the following vote:
AYES: 139
Akin Alter Backer Ballard Barnett
Barry 100 Bartlett Bauer Berkstresser Boucher
Bray 84 Broach Campbell Carter Champion
Chrismer Cierpiot Clayton Cooper Copeland
Crawford Crump Daniel 42 Daniels 41 Davis 122
Davis 63 Days DeMarce Dolan Donovan
Dougherty Edwards-Pavia Elliott Enz Evans
Farnen Fitzwater Foley Ford Fritts
Gibbons Graham 106 Gratz Green Griesheimer
Gross Hagan-Harrell Hall Harlan Hartzler 123
Heckemeyer Hegeman Hendrickson Hickey Hilgemann
Holand Hollingsworth Hoppe Hosmer Howerton
Johnson Kasten Kauffman Kelley 47 Kelly 27
Kennedy Kissell Klindt Koller Kreider
Lakin Lawson Leake Legan Levin
Liese Linton Lograsso Long Luetkenhaus
May 108 Mays 50 McBride McClelland McLuckie
Merideth Miller Monaco Murray Naeger
Nordwald O'Connor O'Toole Ostmann Overschmidt
Parker Patek Pouche Pryor Purgason
Ransdall Reinhart Relford Reynolds Ridgeway
Rizzo Robirds Ross Sallee Scheve
Schilling Schwab Scott Seigfreid Sheldon 104
Shelton 57 Shields Skaggs Smith Steen
Stokan Stoll Stroker Summers Surface
Thomason 163 Thompson 37 Thompson 72 Townley Treadway
Van Zandt Vogel Wannenmacher Wiggins Williams 121
Williams 159 Wilson Wooten Mr. Speaker
NOES: 011
Bartelsmeyer Boatright Burton Foster Froelker
Gaskill Hartzler 124 Hohulin Loudon Marble
Secrest
PRESENT: 000
ABSENT WITH LEAVE: 012
Auer Bennett Bland Bonner Franklin
Gaston Graham 24 Gunn Murphy Richardson
Shear Troupe
VACANCIES: 001
On motion of Representative Luetkenhaus, HS HCS HBs 1237, 1409, 1166, 1154 & 1491, as
amended, was ordered perfected and printed.
HCS HBs 1405, 1109 & 1335, relating to civil commitment of sexual predators, was taken up by
Representative Smith.
Representative Smith offered HS HCS HBs 1405, 1109 & 1335.
Speaker Gaw resumed the Chair.
Representative Clayton offered House Amendment No. 1.
House Amendment No. 1
AMEND House Substitute for House Committee Substitute for House Bills Nos. 1405, 1109 &
1335, Page 1, In the Title, Lines 2 and 3 of said page, by deleting all of said lines and inserting in
lieu thereof the following: "To repeal sections 566.617, 589.400, 589.407, 589.410, 589.414,
589.417 and 589.425, RSMo Supp. 1997, and to enact in lieu thereof nineteen new sections
relating to the civil commitment of sexual predators, with penalty provisions and an effective
date."; and
Further amend said bill, Page 1, Section 1, Line 6 of said page, by inserting before all of said line
the following:
"Section A. Sections 566.617, 589.400, 589.407, 589.410, 589.414, 589.417 and 589.425,
RSMo Supp. 1997, are repealed and nineteen new sections enacted in lieu thereof, to be known
as sections 589.400, 589.407, 589.410, 589.414, 589.417, 589.425, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11,
12 and 13, to read as follows:
[566.617. 1. Except as provided in subsection 3 of this section, the statements, photographs, and
fingerprints required by sections 566.600 to 566.625 shall not be subject to the provisions of
chapter 610, RSMo, and are not public records as defined in section 610.010, RSMo, and shall be
available to courts, prosecutors and law enforcement agencies.
2. Except as provided in subsection 3 of this section, the statements, photographs, and
fingerprints required by sections 566.600 to 566.625 shall not be subject to the provisions of
chapter 610, RSMo, and are not public records as defined in section 610.010, RSMo, and shall
not be open to inspection by the public or any person, other than a regularly employed peace
officer or law enforcement officer.
3. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the local law enforcement agency shall
provide a complete list of the names and addresses of each offender registered within such
agency's jurisdiction as well as the crime for which such offender was convicted to any person
upon request.]
589.400. 1. Sections 589.400 to 589.425 shall apply to:
(1) Any person who, since July 1, 1979, has been or is hereafter convicted of, received a
suspended imposition of sentence for, been found guilty of, or pled guilty to committing, or
attempting to commit, a felony offense of chapter 566, RSMo; or
(2) Any person who, since July 1, 1979, has been or is hereafter convicted of, received a
suspended imposition of sentence for, been found guilty of, or pled guilty to committing, or
attempting to commit one or more of the following offenses: kidnapping; promoting prostitution
in the first degree; promoting prostitution in the second degree; promoting prostitution in the
third degree; incest; abuse of a child; used a child in a sexual performance; or promoting sexual
performance by a child, and committed or attempted to commit the offense against a victim who
is a minor, defined for the purposes of sections 589.400 to 589.425 as a person under seventeen
years of age; or
(3) Any person who, since July 1, 1979, has been committed to the department of mental health
as a criminal sexual psychopath; or
(4) Any person who, since July 1, 1979, has been found not guilty as a result of mental
disease or defect of any offense listed in subdivision (1) or (2) of this subsection; or
(5) Any person who is a resident of this state who has, since July 1, 1979, or is hereafter
convicted of, been found guilty of, or pled guilty or nolo contendere in any other state or under
federal jurisdiction to committing, or attempting to commit, an offense which, if committed in
this state, would be a felony violation of chapter 566, RSMo, or a felony violation of any offense
listed in subdivision (2) of this subsection.
2. Any person to whom sections 589.400 to 589.425 applies shall, within fourteen days of
coming into any county, register with the chief law enforcement official of the county in which
such person resides. The chief law enforcement official shall forward a copy of the registration
form required by section 589.407 to a city, town or village law enforcement agency located
within the county of the chief law enforcement official, if so requested. Such request may ask the
chief law enforcement official to forward copies of all registration forms filed with such official.
The chief law enforcement official may forward a copy of such registration form to any city,
town or village law enforcement agency, if so requested.
589.407. Any registration pursuant to sections 589.400 to 589.425 shall consist of completion of
an offender registration form developed by the Missouri state highway patrol. Such form shall
include, but is not limited to the following:
(1) A statement in writing signed by the person, giving the name, address, social security number
and phone number of the person, the place of employment of such person, the crime which
requires registration, whether the person was sentenced as a persistent or predatory offender
pursuant to section 558.018, RSMo, the date [and], place, and a brief description of such
crime, the date and place of the conviction or plea regarding such crime, the age and gender of
the victim at the time of the offense and whether the person successfully completed the Missouri
sexual offender program pursuant to section 589.040, if applicable; and
(2) The fingerprints and a photograph of the person.
589.410. [1.] The chief law enforcement official shall forward the completed offender
registration form to the central repository within ten days. The patrol shall enter the information
into the Missouri uniform law enforcement system (MULES) where it is available to members of
the criminal justice system upon inquiry.
[2. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the chief law enforcement official, in
accordance with rules promulgated by the department of public safety, shall release the
information contained in the registration statement, as provided in subdivision (1) of section
589.407, made by an offender found to be a predatory sexual offender.]
589.414. 1. If any person required by sections 589.400 to 589.425 to register changes residence
or address within the same county as such person's previous address, the person shall inform
the chief law enforcement official in writing within fourteen days[,] of such new address and
phone number, if the phone number is also changed.
2. If any person required by section 589.400 to 589.425 to register changes such person's
residence or address to a different county, the person shall inform both the chief law
enforcement official with whom the person last registered [of the new address] and the chief law
enforcement official of the county having jurisdiction over the new residence or address in
writing within fourteen days, of such new address and phone number, if the phone number
is also changed.
3. Any person required by sections 589.400 to 589.425 to register who officially changes
such person's name shall inform the chief law enforcement officer of such name change
within seven days after such change is made.
4. In addition to the requirements of subsections 1 and 2 of this section, the following
offenders shall contact the county law enforcement agency every ninety days to verify the
information contained in their statement made pursuant to section 589.407:
(1) Any offender registered as a predatory or persistent offender;
(2) Any offender who is registered for a crime where the victim was less than eighteen
years of age at the time of the offense; and
(3) Any offender who has pled guilty or been found guilty pursuant to section 589.425 of
failing to register or submitting false information when registering.
589.417. 1. Except for the specific information listed in subsection 2 of this section, the
complete statements[, photographs] and fingerprints required by sections 589.400 to 589.425
shall not be subject to the provisions of chapter 610, RSMo, and are not public records as defined
in section 610.010, RSMo, and shall be available only to courts, prosecutors and law
enforcement agencies.
2. [The statements, photographs and fingerprints required by sections 589.400 to 589.425 shall
not be subject to the provisions of chapter 610, RSMo, and are not public records as defined in
section 610.010, RSMo, and shall not be open to inspection by the public or any person, other
than a regularly employed peace officer or law enforcement officer.]
Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the chief law enforcement official of
the county shall maintain, for all offenders registered in such county, including those
receiving a suspended imposition of sentence, a complete list of the names, addresses,
crimes for which such offenders are registered, brief descriptions of such crimes, and
photographs of such offenders. Any person may request such list from the chief law
enforcement official of the county.
589.425. 1. Any person who is required to register pursuant to sections 589.400 to 589.425 [but]
and:
(1) Includes any false information in such person's registration statement; or
(2) Fails to [do so] register; or
(3) Fails to timely verify registration information pursuant to section 589.414;
is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
2. Any person who commits a second or subsequent violation of subsection 1 of this section
is guilty of a class D felony."; and
Further amend said bill, Page 17, Section A, Lines 12 and 13 of said page, by deleting all of said
lines and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "Section B. The provisions of section A of this
act shall become effective January 1, 1999.".
On motion of Representative Clayton, House Amendment No. 1 was adopted.
Representative Parker offered House Amendment No. 2.
House Amendment No. 2
AMEND House Substitute for House Committee Substitute for House Bills Nos. 1405, 1109 &
1335, Page 1, In the Title, Lines 2 and 3 of said page, by deleting all of said lines and inserting in
lieu thereof the following: "To repeal section 589.410, RSMo Supp. 1997, and to enact in lieu
thereof fourteen new sections relating to the civil commitment of sexual predators, with an
effective date."; and
Further amend said bill, Page 1, Section 1, Line 6 of said page, by inserting before all of said line
the following:
"Section A. Section 589.410, RSMo Supp. 1997, is repealed and fourteen new sections enacted
in lieu thereof, to be known as sections 589.410, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13, to read
as follows:
589.410. 1. The chief law enforcement official shall forward the completed offender registration
form to the central repository within ten days. The patrol shall enter the information into the
Missouri uniform law enforcement system (MULES) where it is available to members of the
criminal justice system upon inquiry.
2. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the chief law enforcement official, in
accordance with rules promulgated by the department of public safety, shall release the
information contained in the registration statement, as provided in subdivision (1) of section
589.407, made by an offender found to be a predatory sexual offender.
3. Any person registered pursuant to the provisions of sections 589.400 to 589.425 for a
sexual offense shall have such person's name, address, description, photograph, and the
facts of the conviction published on the department of public safety's Internet web site.";
and
Further amend said bill, Page 17, Section A, Lines 12 and 13 of said page, by deleting all of said
lines and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "Section B. The provisions of section A of this
act shall become effective January 1, 1999.".
On motion of Representative Parker, House Amendment No. 2 was adopted.
Representative Carter offered House Amendment No. 3.
House Amendment No. 3
AMEND House Substitute for House Committee Substitute for House Bills Nos. 1405, 1109 &
1335, Page 10, Section 6, Line 7, by inserting after said line the following language:
"The Department of Mental Health shall not place or house an offender determined to be a
"sexually violent predator", pursuant to Section 1 to 13 of this act, with other mental
health patients who have not been determined to be sexually violent predators."
On motion of Representative Carter, House Amendment No. 3 was adopted.
Representative Schilling offered House Amendment No. 4.
House Amendment No. 4
AMEND House Substitute for House Committee Substitute for House Bills Nos. 1405, 1109 &
1335, Page 17, Section 13, Line 11 of said page, by inserting after all of said line the following:
"Section 14. No funds, bed space, facilities or any other resources shall be diverted from
any other mental health programs for use in any program developed pursuant to sections 1
to 13 of this act.".
Representative Schilling moved that House Amendment No. 4 be adopted.
Which motion was defeated by the following vote:
AYES: 034
Bray 84 Carter Copeland Daniel 42 Davis 63
Days Donovan Dougherty Ford Franklin
Graham 24 Green Harlan Kasten Kennedy
Kissell Mays 50 McClelland Naeger O'Toole
Pryor Reynolds Schilling Sheldon 104 Shelton 57
Shields Stokan Stroker Summers Thompson 72
Troupe Van Zandt Williams 121 Wilson
NOES: 109
Akin Alter Backer Ballard Barnett
Barry 100 Bartelsmeyer Bartlett Bauer Berkstresser
Boatright Broach Burton Campbell Champion
Cierpiot Clayton Cooper Crawford Crump
Daniels 41 Davis 122 DeMarce Dolan Edwards-Pavia
Elliott Enz Evans Farnen Fitzwater
Foster Fritts Froelker Gaskill Gaston
Gibbons Graham 106 Gratz Griesheimer Gross
Hagan-Harrell Hartzler 123 Hartzler 124 Heckemeyer Hegeman
Hendrickson Hickey Hilgemann Hollingsworth Hoppe
Hosmer Howerton Johnson Kauffman Kelley 47
Kelly 27 Klindt Koller Kreider Lakin
Lawson Leake Legan Levin Liese
Linton Long Loudon Luetkenhaus Marble
May 108 McBride McLuckie Merideth Miller
Monaco Murray Nordwald Ostmann Overschmidt
Parker Patek Pouche Purgason Ransdall
Reinhart Relford Richardson Ridgeway Rizzo
Robirds Ross Sallee Scheve Schwab
Scott Seigfreid Smith Steen Surface
Thomason 163 Townley Treadway Vogel Wannenmacher
Wiggins Williams 159 Wooten Mr. Speaker
PRESENT: 000
ABSENT WITH LEAVE: 019
Auer Bennett Bland Bonner Boucher
Chrismer Foley Gunn Hall Hohulin
Holand Lograsso Murphy O'Connor Secrest
Shear Skaggs Stoll Thompson 37
VACANCIES: 001
On motion of Representative Smith, HS HCS HBs 1405, 1109 & 1335, as amended, was
adopted.
On motion of Representative Smith, HS HCS HBs 1405, 1109 & 1335, as amended, was
ordered perfected and printed.
SIGNING OF SENATE BILL
All other business of the House was suspended while SCS SBs 707 & 484 was read at length
and, there being no objection, was signed by the Speaker to the end that the same may become
law.
PERFECTION OF HOUSE BILLS
HCS HBs 972 & 1310 was placed on the Informal Calendar.
HCS HB 1799, relating to domestic violence assaults, was taken up by Representative Stroker.
Representative Stokan offered House Amendment No. 1.
House Amendment No. 1
AMEND House Committee Substitute for House Bill No. 1799, Page 1, Section 565.070, Line
11, by inserting immediately after the word "provocative" the following: "; or
(6) The person knowingly causes physical contact with an incapacitated person, as defined
in section 475.010, RSMo, which a reasonable person, who is not incapacitated, would
consider offensive or provocative".
On motion of Representative Stokan, House Amendment No. 1 was adopted.
Representative Parker offered House Amendment No. 2.
House Amendment No. 2
AMEND House Committee Substitute for House Bill No. 1799, Page 2, Line 20, by deleting the
language "When a class A misdemeanor" and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "against a
family or household member committed in violation of the provisions of subdivision (1), (2), or
(4) of subsection 1 of this section."
On motion of Representative Parker, House Amendment No. 2 was adopted.
On motion of Representative Stroker, HCS HB 1799, as amended, was adopted.
On motion of Representative Stroker, HCS HB 1799, as amended, was ordered perfected and
printed.
HCS HB 1537, relating to welfare to work protection act, was taken up by Representative
Troupe.
Representative Monaco offered House Amendment No. 1.
House Amendment No. 1
AMEND House Committee Substitute for House Bill No. 1537, Page 2, Section 3, Lines 11 to
15, by deleting all of said lines; and
Further amend said bill, Page 2, Section 3, Line 16, by deleting the number "3." and inserting in
lieu thereof the number "2."; and
Further amend said bill, Page 3, Section 3, Line 28, by deleting the number "4." and inserting in
lieu thereof the number "3.".
On motion of Representative Monaco, House Amendment No. 1 was adopted.
Representative Boucher offered House Amendment No. 2.
House Amendment No. 2
AMEND House Committee Substitute for House Bill No. 1537, Page 3, Section 4, Line 14, by
inserting after all of said line the following:
"Section 5. For the purposes of sections 5 to 7 of this act, the following terms mean:
(1) "Caseload standards", the minimum and maximum number of cases that an employee
can reasonably be expected to perform in a normal work month based on the number of
cases handled by, or the number of different job functions performed by, the employee;
(2) "Department", the department of social services;
(3) "Director", the director of the department of social services;
(4) "Professional caseload standards", caseload standards that are established by national
setting authorities such as the Child Welfare League, National Eligibility Workers
Associations and the National Association of Social Workers, or caseload standards used in
other states which have similar job titles.
Section 6. 1. The director shall develop caseload standards based on the actual duties of
employees in each program area of the department, after considering recommendations of
the caseload standards advisory committee, established pursuant to section 7 of this act,
and consistent with existing professional caseload standards.
2. In establishing standards pursuant to sections 5 to 7 of this act, the director shall:
(1) Ensure the standards are based on the actual duties of the caseworker;
(2) Ensure the standards are consistent with existing professional caseload standards; and
(3) Consider standards developed by other states for workers in similar positions of
employment.
3. Such standards shall be used by the director as the basis of the department's personnel
budget request to the governor.
4. If an employee has failed to satisfactorily complete assignments that are in excess of
specified caseload standards, good faith efforts to complete such assignments shall be
among the factors considered in the employee's performance evaluation and before any
disciplinary action is imposed. If an employee's performance evaluation is lowered or
discipline is imposed by a supervisor, the employee may file a grievance based on a claim of
work expectations that exceed caseload standards, and the employee shall be entitled to an
accelerated hearing of that grievance at the department director's level.
5. Subject to appropriations, the department shall use the standards established pursuant
to sections 5 to 7 of this act to assign caseloads to individual employees.
Section 7. 1. The director shall convene, at least biannually, a caseload standards
committee which shall consist of seven nonsupervisory employees of the department and
three division directors of the department or their designees. A representative of the
employees' certified majority organization shall also serve on the committee in an advisory
capacity, but may not vote on any measure before the committee. The caseload standards
advisory committee shall include as nearly as possible employees from each program area
of the department.
2. The caseload standards advisory committee shall review professional and other caseload
standards and recommendations the committee considers appropriate and recommend to
the department minimum and maximum caseloads for each category of workers employed
by the department.".
On motion of Representative Boucher, House Amendment No. 2 was adopted.
Representative Holand offered House Amendment No. 3.
House Amendment No. 3
AMEND House Committee Substitute for House Bill No. 1537, Page 3, Section 4, Line 5, by
deleting all of said line and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "county with more than one
thousand active TANF cases;".
On motion of Representative Holand, House Amendment No. 3 was adopted.
Representative Purgason offered House Amendment No. 4.
House Amendment No. 4 was withdrawn.
Representative Smith assumed the Chair.
Representative Reinhart offered House Amendment No. 4.
House Amendment No. 4
AMEND House Committee Substitute for House Bill No. 1537, Page 1, Section 1, Line 1, by
deleting the number "4" and inserting in lieu thereof the number "5"; and
Further amend said bill, Page 1, Section 1, Line 3, by deleting the number "4" and inserting in
lieu thereof the number "5"; and
Further amend said bill, Page 2, Section 2, Line 11, by inserting after all of said line the
following:
"Section 3. Beginning on the day of application for work first program benefits, the
applicant shall apply for work, apply for or engage in an approved work activity, or
immediately go to work."; and
Further amend said bill, Page 2, Section 3, Line 1, by deleting the number "3" and inserting in
lieu thereof the number "4"; and
Further amend said bill, Page 3, Section 4, Line 1, by deleting the number "4" and inserting in
lieu thereof the number "5".
Representative Reinhart moved that House Amendment No. 4 be adopted.
Which motion was defeated by the following vote:
AYES: 072
Akin Alter Ballard Barnett Bartelsmeyer
Berkstresser Boatright Broach Burton Champion
Chrismer Cierpiot Cooper Crawford Dolan
Donovan Edwards-Pavia Elliott Enz Evans
Foster Froelker Gaskill Gaston Gibbons
Graham 106 Griesheimer Gross Hall Hartzler 123
Hartzler 124 Hegeman Hendrickson Hohulin Holand
Howerton Kasten Kauffman Klindt Legan
Levin Linton Lograsso Long Loudon
Marble McClelland Merideth Miller Naeger
Nordwald Ostmann Patek Pouche Pryor
Purgason Reinhart Richardson Ridgeway Robirds
Ross Sallee Schwab Scott Shields
Steen Summers Surface Townley Vogel
Wannenmacher Wooten
NOES: 076
Backer Barry 100 Bartlett Bauer Boucher
Bray 84 Campbell Carter Clayton Crump
Daniel 42 Daniels 41 Davis 122 Davis 63 Days
DeMarce Farnen Fitzwater Foley Ford
Franklin Fritts Graham 24 Gratz Green
Hagan-Harrell Harlan Heckemeyer Hickey Hilgemann
Hollingsworth Hoppe Hosmer Johnson Kelly 27
Kennedy Kissell Koller Kreider Lakin
Lawson Leake Liese Luetkenhaus May 108
Mays 50 McBride McLuckie Monaco Murray
O'Toole Overschmidt Parker Ransdall Relford
Reynolds Rizzo Scheve Schilling Seigfreid
Sheldon 104 Shelton 57 Skaggs Smith Stoll
Stroker Thomason 163 Thompson 72 Treadway Troupe
Van Zandt Wiggins Williams 121 Williams 159 Wilson
Mr. Speaker
PRESENT: 000
ABSENT WITH LEAVE: 014
Auer Bennett Bland Bonner Copeland
Dougherty Gunn Kelley 47 Murphy O'Connor
Secrest Shear Stokan Thompson 37
VACANCIES: 001
Representative Lograsso requested a verification of the roll call on the adoption of House
Amendment No. 4
Representative Gibbons offered House Amendment No. 5.
House Amendment No. 5
AMEND House Committee Substitute for House Bill No. 1537, Page 3, Section 4, Line 14, by
adding after said line all of the following:
Section 5. Direct placement programs shall sanction the public assistance recipient who has been
convicted (under federal or state law) of any offense which is classified as a felony by the law of
the jurisdiction involved and which has an element the possession, use or distribution of a
controlled substance (as defined in section 802(6) of Tide 21, United States Code).
(1) The amount of assistance otherwise required to be provided under the Temporary
Assistance/Work First Program to the family members of an individual to whom section 5
applies shall be reduced by the amount which would have otherwise been made available to the
individual who has been convicted of such an offense.
(2) This prohibition shall not apply to convictions arising out of offenses occurring prior to the
effective date of United States Public Law 104-193 on August 22, 1996.
(3) Each individual applying for benefits under the Temporary Assistance/Work First Program
shall be required in the application process to state, in writing, whether the individual, or any
member of the household of the individual, has been convicted of a crime described here.
Representative Monaco raised a point of order that House Amendment No. 5 goes beyond the
scope of the bill.
Representative Smith requested a parliamentary ruling.
The Parliamentary Committee ruled the point of order not well taken.
HCS HB 1537, as amended, with House Amendment No. 5, pending, was laid over.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Committee on Civil and Administrative Law, Chairman Smith reporting:
Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Civil and Administrative Law, to which was referred SB 470,
begs leave to report it has examined the same and recommends that the House Committee
Substitute Do Pass by Consent.
Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Civil and Administrative Law, to which was referred SB 684,
begs leave to report it has examined the same and recommends that it Do Pass by Consent.
Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Civil and Administrative Law, to which was referred SB 764,
begs leave to report it has examined the same and recommends that it Do Pass by Consent.
Committee on Tourism, Recreation and Cultural Affairs, Chairman Overschmidt reporting:
Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Tourism, Recreation and Cultural Affairs, to which was
referred SCS SB 820, begs leave to report it has examined the same and recommends that it Do
Pass by Consent.
Committee on Ways and Means, Chairman Bray reporting:
Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred SB 535, begs leave
to report it has examined the same and recommends that the House Committee Substitute Do
Pass by Consent.
REFERRAL OF SENATE BILLS
The following Senate Bills were referred to the Committee indicated:
SCS SBs 541 & 822 - Environment and Energy
SS SCS SBs 583 & 645 - Critical Issues