96th General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
Bills Indexed by Subject
AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS


BillSponsor Bill StringDate/Last Action
 Bill Information
HB36Sater, David HB 363/16/2011 Voted Do Pass (H)
  0073L.01I - Specifies that farm machinery and equipment as it relates to exemptions for sales tax will include certain all-terrain vehicles
HB85McGhee, Mike HB 851/27/2011 Referred: Economic Development (H)
  0288L.01I - Authorizes an income tax credit for taxpayers who use processed biomass engineered fiber fuel
HB94Dugger, Tony HB 941/27/2011 Public Hearing Completed (H)
  0412L.01I - Repeals the Puppy Mill Cruelty Prevention Act passed as Proposition B by voters in November 2010
HB96Flanigan, Tom HB 962/15/2011 Public Hearing Completed (H)
  0665L.01I - Imposes penalties for persistent violations of air or water pollution laws by recycling companies that convert animal parts into petroleum
HB99Loehner, Tom HB 991/27/2011 Public Hearing Completed (H)
  0103L.01I - Exempts all shelters, pounds, kennels, pet shops, facilities, dealers, and breeders licensed under specified statutes prior to November 2, 2011, from the provisions of the Puppy Mill Cruelty Prevention Act
HB100Loehner, Tom HCS HB 1003/28/2011 Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
  0142L.03C - Affirms the right of Missouri citizens to raise livestock in a humane manner without the state imposing an undue burden on their owners
HB103Nance, Bob HB 1034/7/2011 Public Hearing Completed (H)
  0452L.01I - Allows the Department of Conservation, in collaboration with the Department of Natural Resources, to establish a program for good forestry management
HB112Day, David SCS HCS HB 112 & 2854/28/2011 Placed on Informal Calendar
  0135S.03C - Classifies certain sawmills and planing mills as agricultural and horticultural property instead of commercial property for property taxation purposes
HB115Schad, Rodney HB 1153/28/2011 Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
  0273L.01I - Specifies that the Department of Conservation will have ownership and title to all wild elk in Missouri and will be financially responsible for any damage caused by wild elk
HB131Cox, Stanley HCS HB 1313/15/2011 Laid Over (H)
  0137L.06C - Changes the laws regarding the Animal Care Facilities Act and the Puppy Mill Cruelty Prevention Act
HB185Loehner, Tom HB 1854/12/2011 Public Hearing Completed (H)
  0697L.01I - Renames the Joint Committee on Urban Farming to the Joint Committee on Urban Agriculture and changes the expiration date of the provisions regarding the committee to January 1, 2013
HB203Hoskins, Denny HB 2034/27/2011 Public Hearing Completed (H)
  0143L.01I - Adds professional therapy dogs to the definition of "service dog" as it relates to crimes against these animals or crimes of impersonating a disabled individual
HB281Kelley, Mike HB 2812/2/2011 Referred: Agriculture Policy (H)
  0965L.01I - Changes the laws regarding the Puppy Mill Cruelty Prevention Act
HB332Franz, Ward HB 3322/2/2011 Referred: Agriculture Policy (H)
  0156L.01I - Expands the Puppy Mill Cruelty Prevention Act to apply to humane societies and exempts shelters, pounds, kennels, pet shops, dealers, facilities, and breeders licensed prior to November 2, 2011
HB345Guernsey, Casey HB 3453/3/2011 Voted Do Pass - Consent (H)
  1024L.01I - Allows the Missouri Agricultural and Small Business Development Authority to make loan guarantees to certain agribusinesses under the Agricultural Product Utilization and Business Development Loan Program
HB346Guernsey, Casey HB 3463/17/2011 Public Hearing Completed (H)
  0908L.02I - Exempts the sale of captive wildlife and the sale of feed for captive wildlife from state and local sales and use taxes
HB405Crawford, Sandy HB 4052/10/2011 Referred: Agriculture Policy (H)
  1015L.01I - Changes the laws regarding the Puppy Mill Cruelty Prevention Act
HB601Schad, Rodney HB 6013/10/2011 Referred: Agri-Business (H)
  1243L.01I - Exempts the sale of feed for captive wildlife from state and local sales and use taxes
HB633Ruzicka, Don HB 6333/8/2011 Public Hearing Completed (H)
  1659L.01I - Establishes the Agritourism Promotion Act which allows for the registration of any person who is engaged in a business which provides agritourism activities in this state
HB653Cauthorn, John HB 6533/15/2011 Public Hearing Completed (H)
  1727L.02I - Changes the laws regarding noxious weeds
HB789Johnson, Delus HB 7894/12/2011 Referred: Agri-Business (H)
  1912L.01I - Authorizes a state and local sales and use tax exemption for specified farm products sold at a farmers' market
HB808Hughes IV, Leonard HB 8084/5/2011 Public Hearing Scheduled, Bill not Heard (H)
  1830L.01I - Requires all food or food products sold in Missouri which are derived from a cloned animal to be labeled indicating that the food is or contains products derived from cloned animals
HB830Lampe, Sara HB 8304/12/2011 Referred: Agri-Business (H)
  1982L.01I - Establishes the Farm-to-Table Advisory Board to increase awareness of local agriculture and promote the incorporation of locally grown agricultural products into school and state institution cafeterias
HB847Guernsey, Casey HB 8473/16/2011 Referred: Agri-Business (H)
  1909L.01I - Exempts any security issued by an agricultural cooperative corporation operated as an agricultural cooperative association from state security registration requirements under certain conditions
HB858Hampton, Kent HB 8583/29/2011 Public Hearing Completed (H)
  1230L.01I - Prohibits large water users from transporting water withdrawn or diverted from the Southeast Missouri Regional Water District to a location outside the district if it interferes with another major user
HB873Wyatt, Zachary HB 8734/12/2011 Referred: Agri-Business (H)
  1389L.02I - Establishes the Missouri Sustainable Local Food Policy Council for the purpose of building a local food economy
HB904Loehner, Tom HB 9044/5/2011 Public Hearing Completed (H)
  2052L.01I - Removes the requirement that the Department of Agriculture publish the list of all livestock brands in a book format and requires that information to be made available on a public web site
HB946Guernsey, Casey HB 9464/12/2011 Referred: Agri-Business (H)
  2055L.01I - Changes the laws regarding grain dealers and grain warehouses
HB953Cauthorn, John HB 9534/14/2011 Public Hearing Completed (H)
  2099L.01I - Exempts the sale of any accessories and upgrades to farm machinery and equipment, freight charges on exempt items, and fabrication labor from the state and local sales and use taxes
HB1003Hampton, Kent HB 10034/12/2011 HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
  2108L.01I - Revises the laws regarding private nuisances when it originates from property used for farming, agriculture, crop, or animal production purposes and when a court must visit an alleged affected property
HB1011Hughes IV, Leonard HB 10114/7/2011 Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
  2140L.01I - Requires the Department of Conservation to establish areas across the state to be designated as six-month hunting seasons for certain animals
HB1013Hughes IV, Leonard HB 10134/12/2011 Referred: Agri-Business (H)
  2141L.01I - Requires any food or food product sold in Missouri which contains a hormone growth substance or any product or by-product of any genetically manipulated material to be labeled with that information
HB1015Hughes IV, Leonard HB 10154/12/2011 Referred: Agri-Business (H)
  1999L.02I - Requires the accusing party in a dispute arising against a farmer for unauthorized use of intellectual property based on discovery of alien seed to submit to a dispute resolution before filing a court action
HCR47Kelley, Mike HCR 473/16/2011 Referred: Tourism and Natural Resources
  2003L.01I - Designates October 3, 2011, as "Missouri Animal Agriculture Day"
HJR15Ruzicka, Don HJR 154/20/2011 Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
  0771L.01I - Proposes a constitutional amendment requiring a two-thirds majority for voter approval of any initiative petition relating to harvesting bird, fish, game, wildlife, or forestry resources
HJR17Smith, Jason HCS HJR 173/3/2011 Referred: Rules - Pursuant to Rule 25(32)(f) (H)
  0678L.07C - Proposes a constitutional amendment establishing the Freedom in Agriculture Act which guarantees the right of Missourians to grow crops, hunt and fish wildlife, and raise animals in a humane manner
SB4Stouffer, Bill SB 41/26/2011 Public Hearing Scheduled, Bill not Heard (S)
  0272S.01I - Repeals the Puppy Mill Cruelty Prevention Act
SB63Mayer, Robert HCS SB 634/21/2011 Referred: Rules - Pursuant to Rule 25(32)(f) (H)
  0525L.02C - Prohibits large water consumers from taking water outside of the Southeast Missouri Regional Water District if such activity interferes with certain others' use of the water
SB95Munzlinger, Brian SB 952/10/2011 SCS Reported Do Pass (S)
  0672S.03I - Modifies the Puppy Mill Cruelty Prevention Act
SB138Keaveny, Joseph SB 1383/2/2011 Public Hearing Held (S)
  0048S.06I - Creates the Nonhuman Primate Act
SB162Guernsey, Casey HCS#2 SCS SB 1625/11/2011 Reported to the Senate with... (H)
  0830L.06C - Creates the Farm-to-Table Advisory Board
SB190Pearce, David SB 1902/7/2011 Second Read and Referred: Ways and Means and Fiscal Oversight (S)
  0422S.01I - Creates a tax credit for purchases of processed biomass engineered fiber fuel
SB256Kraus, Will SB 2562/17/2011 Second Read and Referred: Ways and Means and Fiscal Oversight (S)
  1319S.01I - Repeals certain tax credit programs
SB259Kraus, Will SB 2592/17/2011 Second Read and Referred: Ways and Means and Fiscal Oversight (S)
  1326S.01I - Subjects certain tax credit programs to sunsets
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
SB299Munzlinger, Brian SCS SB 2994/11/2011 Placed on Informal Calendar
  0348S.02C - Requires the Department of Conservation to compensate for damage caused by wild elk
SB317Stouffer, Bill SB 3172/24/2011 Second Read and Referred: Financial and Governmental Organizations and Elections (S)
  1590S.01I - Exempts securities issued by agricultural cooperative corporations from state security registration requirements
SB327Richard, Ron SB 3273/3/2011 Second Read and Referred: Agriculture, Food Production, and Outdoor Resources (S)
  1703S.01I - Modifies penalties for multiple violations of air or water pollution laws by recycling companies that convert animal parts into petroleum
SB336Munzlinger, Brian SB 3363/16/2011 Public Hearing Held (S)
  1711S.01I - Modifies requirements pertaining to the control of noxious weeds
SB337Munzlinger, Brian HCS SCS SB 3375/10/2011 Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
  1710L.04C - Removes the requirement that the Department of Agriculture must publish the list of livestock brands in a book format
SCR6Munzlinger, Brian SCR 61/27/2011 Referred: Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics (S)
  1119S.01I - Urges the U.S. Department of Agriculture to quickly deregulate genetically-engineered alfalfa without conditions
SJR11Munzlinger, Brian SCS SJR 114/4/2011 Placed on Informal Calendar
  0761S.03C - Asserts the right of Missourians to hunt and fish