Journal of the House



First Regular Session, 91st General Assembly


FIFTEENTH DAY, Thursday, January 25, 2001



Speaker Pro Tem Abel in the Chair.



Prayer by Father David Buescher.



God of progress and peace, we ask Your grace and friendship today. Instill in this House again, and in all its members, enthusiasm for the work at hand, zeal to see the work through to the end, and hope that You guide and direct our times and this place.



This day requests Your passion. We need Your divine keenness for these tasks at hand, to Your greater glory and our further advancement. Amen.



The Pledge of Allegiance to the flag was recited.



The Journal of the fourteenth day was approved as printed by the following vote:



AYES: 153
Abel Baker Ballard Barnett Barnitz
Barry 100 Bartelsmeyer Bartle Bearden Behnen
Berkowitz Berkstresser Black Boatright Bonner
Boucher Bowman Boykins Bray 84 Britt
Brooks Burcham Burton Byrd Campbell
Carnahan Champion Cierpiot Coleman Cooper
Copenhaver Crawford Crowell Crump Cunningham
Curls Davis Dempsey Dolan Dougherty
Enz Fares Farnen Foley Ford
Franklin Fraser Froelker Gambaro Gaskill
George Graham Gratz Green 15 Green 73
Griesheimer Hagan-Harrell Hampton Hanaway Harding
Harlan Hartzler Haywood Hegeman Henderson
Hendrickson Hickey Holand Hollingsworth Holt
Hoppe Hosmer Hunter Jetton Johnson 61
Johnson 90 Jolly Kelley 47 Kelly 144 Kelly 27
Kelly 36 Kennedy King Koller Lawson
Legan Levin Liese Linton Lograsso
Long Lowe Luetkemeyer Luetkenhaus Marble
Marsh May 149 Mayer Mays 50 McKenna
Merideth Miller Monaco Moore Murphy
Myers Naeger Nordwald O'Connor O'Toole
Ostmann Overschmidt Phillips Portwood Ransdall
Rector Reid Reynolds Richardson Ridgeway
Rizzo Roark Robirds Ross Scheve
Schwab Scott Secrest Seigfreid Selby
Shelton Shields Shoemyer Skaggs Smith
St. Onge Thompson Townley Treadway Troupe
Van Zandt Villa Vogel Wagner Walton
Ward Wiggins Williams Willoughby Wilson 25
Wilson 42 Wright Mr. Speaker
NOES: 002
Hohulin Purgason
PRESENT: 000
ABSENT WITH LEAVE: 007
Clayton Hilgemann Klindt Patek Reinhart
Relford Surface
VACANCIES: 001


Representative Dougherty assumed the Chair.



HOUSE COURTESY RESOLUTIONS OFFERED AND ISSUED



House Resolution No. 153

through

House Resolution No. 157 - Representative Fares

House Resolution No. 158 - Representative Holt

House Resolution No. 159 - Representative Burton, et al

House Resolution No. 160

and

House Resolution No. 161 - Representative Barry

House Resolution No. 162 - Representative Bowman

House Resolution No. 163 - Representative Van Zandt

House Resolution No. 164 - Representative King

House Resolution No. 165 - Representative Miller

House Resolution No. 166

through

House Resolution No. 168 - Representative Barnitz

House Resolution No. 169 - Representative Harding

House Resolution No. 170 - Representative Byrd

House Resolution No. 171 - Representatives Bonner and Monaco

House Resolution No. 172

and

House Resolution No. 173 - Representative Johnson (90), et al

House Resolution No. 174 - Representative Lowe

House Resolution No. 175 - Representatives Ross and Lograsso



SECOND READING OF HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION



HCR 9 was read the second time.



SECOND READING OF HOUSE BILLS



HB 502 through HB 541 were read the second time.



INTRODUCTION OF HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS



The following House Concurrent Resolutions were read the first time and copies ordered printed:



HCR 10, introduced by Representative Holand, et al, relating to the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).



HCR 11, introduced by Representatives Haywood and Thompson, relating to the Missouri Public Service Commission.



INTRODUCTION OF HOUSE BILLS



The following House Bills were read the first time and copies ordered printed:



HB 542, introduced by Representatives Ridgeway, Luetkenhaus, Naeger, Abel, Berkstresser and Secrest, relating to the department of insurance.

HB 543, introduced by Representative Bartle, relating to mandatory observance of certain state holidays by the general assembly.



HB 544, introduced by Representatives Holand and Treadway, relating to medical records.



HB 545, introduced by Representatives Berkowitz, Kreider, Smith, Barry, Selby, Ransdall, Reynolds, Hampton, Black, Shoemyer, Britt and Carnahan, et al, relating to tax relief.



HB 546, introduced by Representatives Ladd Baker and Hosmer, et al, relating to criminal background checks for certain employees.



HB 547, introduced by Representative Froelker, relating to income taxation.



HB 548, introduced by Representatives O'Toole and Gambaro, relating to certain police relief and retirement systems.



HB 549, introduced by Representatives Holand and Hampton, relating to fish and game.



HB 550, introduced by Representatives Van Zandt and Campbell, relating to sales and use tax exemptions for services, materials and supplies used in the production of printed materials.



HB 551, introduced by Representatives Lograsso, Bartle, Naeger, Scott, Hanaway, Ross, Portwood and Klindt, et al, relating to estate tax.



HB 552, introduced by Representatives Crump, Hagan-Harrell and Griesheimer, relating to retirement of certain state employees.



HB 553, introduced by Representatives Barnett, Hosmer, Richardson and Mayer, et al, relating to county boards of equalization.



HB 554, introduced by Representatives Barnett, Hosmer, Richardson and Mayer, et al, relating to appropriations to state departments.



HB 555, introduced by Representatives Foley and Hanaway, relating to a life sciences research program.



HB 556, introduced by Representatives Hendrickson, Enz and Murphy, relating to taxation.



HB 557, introduced by Representatives Kennedy, Shelton, Hilgemann, Levin and Portwood, relating to the creation of a regional taxicab commission.



HB 558, introduced by Representatives Haywood and Thompson, relating to rate regulations for certain utilities.





HB 559, introduced by Representative Van Zandt, relating to the use of unclaimed property funds for education.



HB 560, introduced by Representative Wright, relating to the promotion of educational preparedness for children.



HB 561, introduced by Representative Wright, relating to income tax credits for child care.



HB 562, introduced by Representatives Monaco and Lograsso, relating to clerks' salaries.



HB 563, introduced by Representatives Monaco, Jolly, Kennedy, Bonner and Gambaro, et al, relating to sexual crimes.



HB 564, introduced by Representatives Barry, Berkowitz and Gratz, et al, relating to the transfer of human fetal parts.



Speaker Pro Tem Abel resumed the Chair.



WITHDRAWAL OF HOUSE BILLS



January 24, 2001



Ted Wedel, Chief Clerk

Missouri House of Representatives

Room 306C

Jefferson City, MO 65101



Dear Ted,



I respectfully request to withdraw House Bill 62, which deals with the State Fair Commission.



Thank you for your consideration of this request.



Yours truly,



/s/ David L. Reynolds



________________________________________



January 24, 2001



Ted Wedel, Chief Clerk

Missouri House of Representatives

Room 306C

Jefferson City, MO 65101



Dear Ted,



I respectfully request to withdraw House Bill 67, which regulates small business franchises.



Thank you for your consideration of this request.



Yours truly,



/s/ David L. Reynolds



________________________________________



January 24, 2001



Mr. Ted Wedel, Chief Clerk

House of Representatives

State Capitol

Jefferson City, MO 65101



Dear Ted:



I respectfully request that HB 358 be withdrawn. Thank you for your attention to this matter.



Sincerely,



/s/ Catherine L. Hanaway

Representative - District 87



_________________________________________



January 25, 2001



The Honorable Jim Kreider

Speaker of the House

Room 308, State Capitol

Jefferson City, MO 65101



Dear Speaker Kreider:



I respectfully request that House Bill 330 be withdrawn. Thank you for your attention to this matter.



Sincerely,



/s/ Cindy Ostmann



ADJOURNMENT



On motion of Representative Foley, the House adjourned until 4:00 p.m., Monday, January 29, 2001.



COMMITTEE MEETINGS



APPROPRIATIONS - CORRECTIONS AND PUBLIC SAFETY

Tuesday, January 30, 2001, 8:00 am. Hearing Room 1.

Brief committee orientation.

Public testimony Department of Public Safety.



APPROPRIATIONS - CORRECTIONS AND PUBLIC SAFETY

Wednesday, January 31, 2001, 8:00 am. Hearing Room 1.

Public testimony Department of Corrections.



APPROPRIATIONS - EDUCATION

Monday, January 29, 2001, 1:00 pm. Hearing Room 1.

Overview of two and four year formula. Coordinating Board-Higher Education.



APPROPRIATIONS - EDUCATION

Tuesday, January 30, 2001. Hearing Room 1 upon adjournment.

University of MO, Lincoln University, Linn State, Coordinating Board - Operating Budget.



APPROPRIATIONS - EDUCATION

Wednesday, January 31, 2001. Hearing Room 1 upon adjournment.

Community Colleges. Public testimony for Higher Education.



APPROPRIATIONS - EDUCATION

Thursday, February 1, 2001. Hearing Room 1 upon adjournment.

Public testimony for Department Of Elementary and Secondary Education.



APPROPRIATIONS - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

Tuesday, January 30, 2001. Hearing Room 7 upon adjournment.

Public testimony.



APPROPRIATIONS - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

Wednesday, January 31, 2001. Hearing Room 7 upon adjournment.

Elected Officials.



APPROPRIATIONS - HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH

Monday, January 29, 2001, 12:00 pm. Hearing Room 6.

Committee work session.



APPROPRIATIONS - HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH

Tuesday, January 30, 2001. Hearing Room 6 upon adjournment.

Public testimony regarding the Departments of Health and Mental Health.



APPROPRIATIONS - HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH

Wednesday, January 31, 2001. Hearing Room 6 upon adjournment.

Public testimony regarding the Departments of Health and Mental Health.



APPROPRIATIONS - NATURAL AND ECONOMIC RESOURCES

Monday, January 29, 2001, 1:00 pm. Hearing Room 5.

Public testimony on House Bill 6 and House Bill 7.





APPROPRIATIONS - SOCIAL SERVICES

Tuesday, January 30, 2001, 8:00 am. Hearing Room 3.

Committee also meeting upon adjournment. Department of Social Services.



APPROPRIATIONS - SOCIAL SERVICES

Wednesday, January 31, 2001, 8:00 am. Hearing Room 3.

Committee also meeting upon adjournment.

Public testimony Department of Social Services.



APPROPRIATIONS - TRANSPORTATION

Tuesday, January 30, 2001, 8:30 am. Hearing Room 7.

Organizational meeting.



BUDGET

Wednesday, January 31, 2001, 7:00 pm. Hearing Room 3.

Budget overview presentation.



CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND HEALTH

Tuesday, January 30, 2001, 3:00 pm. Hearing Room 4.

To be considered - HB 111, HB 142, HB 157



CIVIL AND ADMINISTRATIVE LAW

Wednesday, January 31, 2001, 3:00 pm. Hearing Room 1.

To be considered - HB 143, HB 161, HB 193



COMMERCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Tuesday, January 30, 2001, 5:00 pm. Hearing Room 3.

To be considered - HB 189



EDUCATION - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY

Tuesday, January 30, 2001, 3:00 pm. Hearing Room 3.

To be considered - HB 199, HB 200, HJR 5



EDUCATION - HIGHER

Wednesday, January 31, 2001, 3:00 pm. Hearing Room 5.

To be considered - HB 26, HB 166, HB 192, HB 194



ELECTIONS

Tuesday, January 30, 2001, 7:30 pm. Hearing Room 7.

To be considered - HB 99, HB 100, HB 109



INTERIM JOINT COMMITTEE ON IMMIGRATION

Monday, January 29, 2001, 2:00 pm. Senate Committee Room 1 (Room 118).

Finalize report. Executive Session.





LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND RELATED MATTERS

Tuesday, January 30, 2001, 3:00 pm. Hearing Room 7.

Executive Session may follow.

To be considered - HB 52, HB 69, HB 84, HB 140



PUBLIC SAFETY, LAW ENFORCEMENT AND VETERAN AFFAIRS

Tuesday, January 30, 2001, 8:00 am. Hearing Room 6.

Executive Session may follow.

To be considered - HB 54, HB 80, HB 94, HB 177



PUBLIC SAFETY, LAW ENFORCEMENT AND VETERAN AFFAIRS

Tuesday, January 30, 2001, 5:00 pm. Hearing Room 3.

Joint meeting with House and Senate Veterans Committee members.

Guest speaker Lt. Gov. Joe Maxwell.



SOCIAL SERVICES, MEDICAID AND THE ELDERLY

Tuesday, January 30, 2001, 8:00 pm. Hearing Room 6.

To be considered - HB 55, HB 61, HB 74.



TRANSPORTATION

Wednesday, January 31, 2001, 3:00 pm. Hearing Room 6.

To be considered - HB 71, HB 196, HJR 7



WAYS AND MEANS

Tuesday, January 30, 2001, 3:00 pm. Hearing Room 2.

Presentations by State Tax Commission, Department of Revenue.

To be considered - HB 79, HB 114, HB 116, HB 129, HB 170, HB 175



HOUSE CALENDAR



SIXTEENTH DAY, MONDAY, JANUARY 29, 2001



HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS FOR SECOND READING

HCR 10 and HCR 11



HOUSE BILLS FOR SECOND READING

HB 542 through HB 564


Missouri House of Representatives