Missouri House of Represenatives Seal

103rd General Assembly, 1st Regular Session

Representative Louis Riggs

Representative
Louis Riggs

District 005

Republican

Elected:	2018
Years Served:	7
Hometown:	Hannibal
Counties:	Marion, Ralls

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Committees

Subcommittee on Appropriations - General Administration, Vice-Chairman

Joint Committee on Government Accountability

Joint Committee on Rural Economic Development

Economic Development

Government Efficiency

Capitol Address
Address:	MO House of Representatives 201 West Capitol Avenue Room 313-2 Jefferson City MO 65101
Legislator Assistant:	Joshua Vroman
Phone:	573-751-3613
E-Mail:	Louis.Riggs@house.mo.gov

Biography

Representative Louis Riggs, a Republican, represents Marion and Ralls counties (District 5) in the Missouri House of Representatives. He was elected to his first two-year term in November 2018.

In addition to his legislative duties, Riggs served as an educator at Hannibal-LaGrange University for more than 14 years and now teaches at Culver Stockton College. He is also an attorney and Eagle Scout.

He serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Missouri Rural Development Partners and is a past Chair of the Board of Directors of the Missouri Humanities Council, a past president of Missouri Community Betterment, and a past president of Hannibal Nutrition Center and Hannibal Free Clinic. He is a past president and co-founder of the Northeast Missouri Conservative Club and serves as a member of the City of Hannibal Mark Twain Home Board. Riggs has also been named to the University of Missouri Extension Leaders Honor Roll for his service to the Marion County Extension Council.

A graduate of Hannibal High School, Riggs obtained a bachelor's degree in English from Westminster College and a juris doctorate from the University of Missouri – Columbia School of Law.

Born and raised in Hannibal, Riggs resides there today with his family.

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HB 759 - (0325H.01I)
Establishes an administrative process for review by the Administrative Hearing Commission of items in the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP)

HB 760 - (0326H.01I)
Modifies laws regarding the composition of the missouri highways and transportation commission

HB 761 - (0329H.01I)
Requires the department of transportation to prioritize federal priority corridors in the statewide transportation improvement program (STIP) and requires any changes to the STIP to be approved by the joint committee on administrative rules

HB 762 - (1394H.01I)
Specifies that courts shall not defer to agencies for reasonable interpretations of statutes

HB 767 - (1806H.02C)
Relating to the cost of implementing laws and regulations

HB 800 - (2078H.01I)
Designates celebratory months for each month of the year

HB 801 - (2080H.01I)
Creates the "U.S. Grant Heritage Area" in Missouri

HB 859 - (2084H.02C)
Authorizes an income tax deduction for amounts paid towards tangible personal property taxes

HB 865 - (2089H.03I)
Modifies provisions relating to task forces

HB 866 - (2081H.01I)
Adds the cities of Hannibal and Moberly to the list of cities allowed to impose a sales tax for public safety

HB 867 - (2076H.01I)
Designates the "James Thompson Highway" in Ralls County

HB 868 - (2092H.01I)
Requires all state departments to report the cost of complying with federal regulations to the department of economic development

HB 869 - (2090H.01I)
Requires an audit of all state departments every four years

HB 888 - (2079H.01I)
Designates April 27th each year as "Ulysses S. Grant Day" in Missouri

HB 944 - (2087H.02I)
Establishes a fund for matching school district expenditures of reserve moneys to increase teacher salaries

HB 947 - (0380H.02I)
Modifies provisions relating to rural economic development

HB 990 - (2267H.02I)
Modifies tax incentives for qualified companies to promote industrial manufacturing and infrastructure projects

HB 1030 - (2240H.01I)
Modifies provisions governing civics instruction in schools

HB 1083 - (1447H.02I)
Creates a new joint committee on government efficiency

HB 1181 - (2257H.01I)
Authorizes tax credits for certain contributions to permanent endowment funds held by qualified community foundations

HB 1261 - (2713H.01I)
Changes the law regarding the power of certain cities to annex areas from within two miles of the city's existing boundary to four miles

HB 1383 - (0537H.01I)
Modifies provisions relating to the apportionment of motor fuel tax proceeds

HB 1384 - (0524H.01I)
Modifies provisions relating to the highways and transportation commission

HB 1396 - (2968H.01I)
Enacts provisions relating to the department of transportation's fiber network

HB 1424 - (2982H.01I)
Establishes the "Missouri Advisory Boards and Commissions Association"

HB 1425 - (3003H.01I)
Creates provisions relating to licensure reciprocity for chartered engineers in the United Kingdom

HB 1450 - (3013H.01I)
Establishes transparency requirements for textbooks and curricula

HB 1451 - (2946H.01I)
Enacts provisions governing development of the workforce

HB 1494 - (0502H.01I)
Relocates several entities to the office of the lieutenant governor

HCR 18 - (2694H.01I)
Urges Congress to repeal the Residence Act of 1790 and designate Missouri as the nation's capitol

HJR 45 - (0335H.01I)
Proposes a constitutional amendment dissolving the authority of the highways and transportation commission and granting authority to the department of transportation

HJR 46 - (0332H.01I)
Proposes a constitutional amendment to grant the legislature the authority to veto department of transportation spending plans

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