96th General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
Bills Indexed by Subject
CHILDREN AND MINORS


BillSponsor Bill StringDate/Last Action
 Bill Information
HB34Sater, David HB 342/24/2011 Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
  0109L.02I - Requires the Department of Social Services to apply for a federal waiver to modify the eligibility requirements for the Missouri Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Program
HB47Cookson, Steve HB 471/12/2011 HCS Reported Do Pass (H)
  0369L.01I - Requires certain recipients of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program benefits to be tested for the illegal use of controlled substances
HB56Brown, Michael HB 561/20/2011 Referred: Economic Development (H)
  0399L.01I - Authorizes a tax credit for employers who hire certain high school students for summer employment
HB63Curls, Shalonn HB 633/16/2011 Public Hearing Scheduled, Bill not Heard (H)
  0430L.01I - Prohibits any employee of a seller of cigarettes or tobacco products who is younger than 18 years of age from selling cigarettes or tobacco products in the course of his or her employment
HB66Curls, Shalonn HB 662/10/2011 Referred: Judiciary (H)
  0428L.01I - Allows the court to suspend imposition of an adult sentence in cases where there is dual jurisdiction and the offender has been transferred from juvenile court to a court of general jurisdiction
HB129Barnes, Jay HB 1291/26/2011 Public Hearing Completed (H)
  0413L.02I - Prohibits a juvenile or family court from using the fact that a natural parent chose not to abort a child when determining to take, continue, or fail to terminate jurisdiction over another child
HB140Black, Linda HB 1401/27/2011 Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
  0468L.01I - 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
HB156Black, Linda HB 1563/30/2011 Public Hearing Completed (H)
  0469L.01I - Establishes Sam Pratt's Law which authorizes the Department of Health and Senior Services to prohibit unlicensed child care providers from continuing to provide services if there are pending criminal charges
HB164Franz, Ward HB 1644/12/2011 Referred: Judiciary (H)
  0544L.01I - Changes the age when the juvenile court will have jurisdiction over a child involving a state or local traffic violation from a child up to 15 1/2 years of age to a child up to 15 years of age
HB165Franz, Ward HB 1654/12/2011 Referred: Children and Families (H)
  0543L.01I - Requires the Missouri Supreme Court standards from September 17, 1996, regarding representation of children by guardians ad litem to be updated
HB179Nasheed, Jamilah HB 1792/8/2011 Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)
  0175L.01I - Raises the compulsory school attendance age to 18 in all school districts unless the student has successfully completed 16 credits towards high school graduation
HB219Kelly, Chris HB 2192/9/2011 HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
  0880L.01I - Changes the laws regarding background checks for school employees
HB227Wyatt, Zachary HB 2272/9/2011 Public Hearing Completed (H)
  0819L.01I - Specifies that the Missouri Supreme Court child support guidelines must require income documentation and changes the provisions regarding child support when the parents have joint physical custody
HB234Kander, Jason HB 2342/10/2011 Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
  0516L.01I - Requires law enforcement agencies maintaining the Missouri Uniform Law Enforcement System (MULES) to include certain child custody and visitation information when entering an order of protection
HB273Allen, Sue HB 2734/5/2011 Public Hearing Completed (H)
  0381L.01I - Defines "cyberbullying" as it relates to the antibullying policy that school districts must adopt and establishes specific requirements for each school district in implementing the policy
HB297Riddle, Jeanie HB 2974/27/2011 HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
  1124L.01I - Revises the crime of abuse of a child to include knowingly inflicting cruel or excessive punishment upon a child younger than 17 years of age or knowingly causing physical injury by any means
HB301Talboy, Mike HB 3012/16/2011 Public Hearing Completed (H)
  0716L.01I - Changes the laws regarding midwifery
HB350Newman, Stacey HB 3502/15/2011 Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)
  0898L.01I - Changes the laws regarding sex education in schools, establishes the Compassionate Assistance for Rape Emergencies Act and the Birth Control Protection Act, and requires a women's health care program
HB362Scharnhorst, Dwight HB 3622/23/2011 Public Hearing Completed (H)
  0944L.01I - Establishes Bryce's Law which authorizes a tax credit for a person donating to a scholarship-granting organization for special needs students if it is not claimed on his or her federal income tax return
HB385Faith, Sally HB 3853/8/2011 Public Hearing Completed (H)
  0749L.01I - Extends the expiration date for an income tax credit for a contribution to a pregnancy resource center to August 28, 2023
HB390Holsman, Jason HB 3904/12/2011 Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
  0309L.01I - Establishes the KidCare Co-op Program, a public option, nonprofit health insurance cooperative, to provide affordable health insurance to children through 18 years of age
HB391Holsman, Jason HB 3914/12/2011 Referred: Health Insurance (H)
  0304L.01I - Adds home nursing visits for newborn infants including follow-up care as needed for certain at-risk newborns to the list of covered services under the MO HealthNet Program
HB417Richardson, Todd HB 4172/23/2011 Public Hearing Completed (H)
  0918L.01I - Allows any person having a parent/child relationship with a minor child who is not the biological or legal parent to petition the court for custody and visitation rights
HB419Stream, Rick HB 4192/15/2011 Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)
  1306L.01I - Requires schools to implement specified criteria regarding the enrollment and educational success of foster care children
HB425Funderburk, Doug HB 4253/16/2011 Voted Do Pass (H)
  1061L.01I - Authorizes an income tax dependency exemption deduction for a stillborn child for the taxable year in which the child was born
HB427Barnes, Jay HB 4273/2/2011 Public Hearing Completed (H)
  1251L.01I - Changes the laws regarding adoption records
HB440Nolte, Jerry HB 4404/27/2011 Public Hearing Completed (H)
  0494L.02I - Requires a child younger than eight years of age to wear a personal flotation device when on a watercraft and when wading or swimming in public water deeper than three feet
HB502Hubbard, Penny HB 5022/15/2011 Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
  1516L.01I - Specifies that criminal nonsupport will be a class D felony if the total arrearage is in excess of $10,000 and allows a person to expunge a criminal nonsupport conviction if certain conditions are met
HB515Wallingford, Wayne HB 5153/9/2011 Public Hearing Completed (H)
  1145L.01I - Establishes the Embryo Transfer Act which authorizes the legal relinquishment and subsequent transfer of human embryos
HB539Hubbard, Penny HB 5393/16/2011 Public Hearing Completed (H)
  1531L.01I - Requires the Department of Corrections to establish a two-year pilot project to increase the access that children have to their incarcerated mothers
HB562Grisamore, Jeff SCS HCS HB 5625/11/2011 Placed on Informal Calendar
  0616S.06C - Changes the laws regarding the Missouri Children's Services Commission and establishes the Missouri Task Force on Prematurity and Infant Mortality
HB565Denison, Charlie HB 5654/27/2011 Voted Do Pass (H)
  1493L.01I - Specifies that any person who makes a report of suspected child abuse to the proper authorities will be immune from civil and criminal liability
HB583Oxford, Jeanette Mott HB 5832/24/2011 Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)
  0861L.02I - Changes the laws regarding quality early childhood care
HB587Aull, Joe HB 5874/20/2011 Public Hearing Completed (H)
  1503L.01I - Changes the laws regarding the notice of the relocation of a child by the custodial parent
HB599Schad, Rodney HB 5993/16/2011 Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
  1148L.01I - Removes the requirement that the crime of sexual contact with a student be committed while on public school property
HB603Schupp, Jill HB 6032/24/2011 Referred: Professional Registration and Licensing (H)
  1144L.03I - Establishes Nathan's Law which changes the laws regarding child care facilities
HB643May, Karla HCS HB 6434/11/2011 Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
  1373L.03C - Changes the laws regarding criminal nonsupport and allows for expungement of a person's record under certain conditions
HB680White, Bill HB 6803/16/2011 Public Hearing Completed (H)
  1576L.01I - Requires a checklist form to be completed prior to finalizing an adoption which verifies that all documents and procedures have been submitted, followed, and reviewed by the judge
HB683Peters-Baker, Jean HB 6833/9/2011 Public Hearing Completed (H)
  1731L.01I - Changes the laws regarding the Safe Place for Newborns Act by increasing the number of days that a parent can relinquish physical custody of a newborn without being prosecuted
HB690Bahr, Kurt HB 6903/30/2011 Public Hearing Completed (H)
  1109L.01I - Changes the laws regarding immunizations for children
HB727Kratky, Michele HB 7273/10/2011 Referred: General Laws (H)
  1523L.01I - 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
HB728McManus, Kevin HB 7283/16/2011 Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
  1680L.01I - Prohibits the manufacture, sale, or distribution of certain products and containers having certain levels of bisphenol-A
HB743Lauer, Jeanie HB 7433/28/2011 Public Hearing Completed (H)
  1867L.01I - Expands the crime of sexual contact with a student to include sexual contact made while not on public school property and adds an elected official of the district to the list of persons to whom it applies
HB771Curls, Shalonn HB 7714/27/2011 Voted Do Pass (H)
  1877L.01I - Creates the Foster Care and Adoptive Parents Recruitment and Retention Fund and establishes the Foster Care and Adoptive Parents Recruitment and Retention Fund Board
HB777Denison, Charlie HB 7773/10/2011 Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
  1608L.01I - Requires any person younger than 16 years of age to wear an approved personal flotation device when on a watercraft on Missouri waters unless the person is in a fully enclosed part of the watercraft
HB781Torpey, Noel HB 7814/20/2011 HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
  1695L.01I - Increases the penalty for child molestation in the first degree when the victim is a child younger than 13 years of age to a class A felony
HB793Nance, Bob HB 7934/27/2011 Voted Do Pass (H)
  1876L.01I - Requires the Department of Social Services to establish an administrative renewal process for a child eligible for MO HealthNet or State Children's Health Insurance Program benefits
HB804Hughes IV, Leonard HB 8043/31/2011 Referred: Children and Families (H)
  1831L.01I - Increases, from no later than 15 days to no later than 60 days, after a child's birth that the father has to file an action to establish paternity prior to an adoption or file with Putative Father Registry
HB836Scharnhorst, Dwight HB 8364/4/2011 Public Hearing Completed (H)
  1423L.01I - Requires the Division of Special Education to develop a program to provide ombudsman services to children and families regarding special education programs and services
HB838Brattin, Rick HB 8384/6/2011 Voted Do Pass (H)
  1991L.01I - Establishes Chloe's Law which, subject to appropriations, requires the newborn screening requirements to include pulse oximetry screenings
HB844Denison, Charlie HB 8445/26/2011 Referred: General Laws (H)
  1724L.02I - Requires all children over 15 years of age who are in the foster care system or the Division of Youth Services Program to receive a visit to a state university or community or technical college in Missouri
HB851Cross, Gary L. HB 8514/6/2011 Voted Do Pass (H)
  1968L.01I - Requires the parent or guardian of any person younger than 18 years of age prior to the minor using a tanning device in a tanning facility to appear in person giving consent to the minor's use of the facility
HB855Johnson, Delus HB 8554/12/2011 Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)
  1925L.01I - Creates the Parents as Teachers Advancement Fund
HB887Frederick, Keith HB 8874/12/2011 Referred: Professional Registration and Licensing (H)
  2008L.01I - Changes the laws regarding midwifery and establishes registration requirements for midwives
HB902Neth, Myron HB 9024/12/2011 Referred: Judiciary (H)
  1995L.01I - Specifies that any person who makes a report of suspected child abuse to the proper authorities will be immune from civil and criminal liability
HB906Torpey, Noel HB 9063/31/2011 Referred: Transportation (H)
  2057L.01I - Prohibits any person operating a school bus who is transporting children at the time from using a hand-held electronic wireless communications device
HB925Riddle, Jeanie HB 9254/12/2011 Referred: Judiciary (H)
  2076L.01I - Prohibits a municipality from restricting breast-feeding of a child or expressing breast milk, excludes the conduct from any sexual offense, and excuses a nursing mother from jury duty upon request
HB942Johnson, Delus HB 9424/12/2011 Referred: Economic Development (H)
  2071L.01I - Increases the tax credit for adopting a special needs child from up to $10,000 to up to $25,000 and authorizes a tax credit for nonrecurring adoption expenses for any child adopted
HB958Burlison, Eric HB 9584/12/2011 Referred: Economic Development (H)
  2059L.01I - Extends the income tax credit for a person who makes a contribution to a child advocacy center, a crisis care center, or an entity funded from the Court Appointed Special Advocate Fund to August 28, 2018
HB981Leach, Melissa HB 9814/7/2011 Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)
  2104L.01I - Requires twins or other multiple-birth siblings to be placed in the same classroom if the parent or legal guardian makes a timely request
HB995Walton Gray, Rochelle HB 9954/12/2011 Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
  1961L.01I - Establishes the Task Force on Alternative Confinement for Victims of Human Sex Trafficking within the Department of Public Safety
HB997Kirkton, Jeanne HB 9974/12/2011 Referred: Judiciary (H)
  2042L.01I - Changes the laws regarding child support for higher education
HJR10Barnes, Jay HJR 102/16/2011 Public Hearing Completed (H)
  0842L.01I - Proposes a constitutional amendment repealing the prohibition against state funds being used to support any religion or religious school and specifies that parents have the right to choose any school
SB35Lembke, Jim SB 352/15/2011 Hearing Cancelled (S)
  0186S.01I - Modifies provisions relating to child support when there is equal parenting time
SB41Chappelle-Nadal, Maria SB 411/12/2011 Second Read and Referred: Health, Mental Health, Seniors, and Families (S)
  0187S.01I - Requires, subject to appropriations, an expansion of the variety of kosher foods approved under the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Special Supplemental Food Program
SB69Schaefer, Kurt SB 692/28/2011 Public Hearing Held (S)
  0677S.01I - Modifies provisions relating to children who are victims of pornographic offenses
SB102Green, Tim SB 1023/1/2011 SCS Voted Do Pass (S)
  0530S.01I - Specifies that work certificates will permit the employment of children fourteen or fifteen years of age
SB112Kraus, Will SB 1121/20/2011 Second Read and Referred: Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence (S)
  0840S.01I - Gives immunity from civil or criminal liability to persons reporting suspected child abuse to proper authorities
SB134Rupp, Scott SB 1342/14/2011 Hearing Cancelled (S)
  0939S.01I - Outlines the parental rights of individuals with disabilities in termination of parental rights cases
SB156Rupp, Scott SB 1561/27/2011 Second Read and Referred: Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence (S)
  1038S.01I - Provides that suspended sentences may not be granted in statutory rape and sodomy cases
SB157Schaefer, Kurt SB 1571/27/2011 Second Read and Referred: Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence (S)
  1019S.02I - Changes the laws regarding child abuse
SB222Cunningham, Jane SB 2222/10/2011 Second Read and Referred: General Laws (S)
  0938S.03I - Modifies the child labor laws
SB234Dempsey, Tom SB 2342/10/2011 Second Read and Referred: Health, Mental Health, Seniors, and Families (S)
  1265S.01I - Creates an income tax dependency exemption for stillborn children
SB261Goodman, Jack SB 2614/18/2011 Voted Do Pass (S)
  1453S.02I - Removes the element of good cause from the crime of nonsupport
SB280Purgason, Chuck SCS SB 2803/30/2011 Placed on Informal Calendar
  1537S.02C - Modifies provisions of Missouri tax credit programs in accordance with recommendations made by the Missouri Tax Credit Review Commission Report
SB311Pearce, David SB 3114/19/2011 Hearing Cancelled (S)
  1595S.01I - Repeals the sunset provision for the Childrens's Vision Examination Program
SB312Keaveny, Joseph SB 3124/19/2011 SCS Voted Do Pass (S)
  1677S.01I - Modifies provision relating to administrative child support orders
SB332Justus, Jolie SB 3323/3/2011 Second Read and Referred: Health, Mental Health, Seniors, and Families (S)
  0888S.01I - Modifies provisions relating to sexual education
SB339Rupp, Scott SB 3393/3/2011 Second Read and Referred: Health, Mental Health, Seniors, and Families (S)
  1778S.01I - Establishes "Sam Pratt's Law" and "Nathan's Law" and modifies provisions relating to child care providers
SB342Justus, Jolie SB 3423/3/2011 Second Read and Referred: Education (S)
  1555S.01I - Requires school districts to implement criteria for the enrollment and educational success of foster care children
SB348Wright-Jones, Robin SB 3483/3/2011 Second Read and Referred: Health, Mental Health, Seniors, and Families (S)
  0970S.01I - Enacts the Prevention First Act
SB393Goodman, Jack SB 3933/3/2011 Second Read and Referred: Health, Mental Health, Seniors, and Families (S)
  0274S.01I - Modifies provisions relating to the Family Care Safety Registry
SB400Kraus, Will SCS SB 4004/14/2011 SCS Reported Do Pass (S)
  1864S.02C - Modifies provisions regarding the crime of sexual contact with a student while on public school property