Missouri House of Representatives
2006
93rd General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Legislation Sponsored by Rep. J. C. Kuessner

SPONSOR
HB1045
Designates a number of memorial highways and bridges
HCS HB 1045, 1152, 1267 & 1634 -- (LR# 3422L.03P)
SENATE TRANSPORTATION
Public Hearing held (S)
HB1046
Requires insurers providing medical malpractice insurance to health care providers to establish premiums based on the average judgment in medical malpractice cases by county
HB1046 -- (LR# 3480L.01I)
Referred: Insurance Policy (H)
HB1047
Authorizes a physician assistant or an advanced practice nurse to prescribe, administer, and dispense a controlled substance containing ephedrine and pseudoephedrine
HB1047 -- (LR# 3418L.01I)
Referred: Professional Registration & Licensing (H)
HB1048
Changes the definition of "all-terrain vehicle" to include certain utility vehicles manufactured and used exclusively for off-highway use
HB1048 -- (LR# 3419L.01I)
Referred: Transportation (H)
HB1049
Adds Nubaine to the list of schedule IV controlled substances
HB1049 -- (LR# 3675L.01I)
Withdrawn (H)
HB1568
Requires the Department of Social Services to determine the eligibility of an employed disabled person requesting medical assistance
HB1568 -- (LR# 4497L.01I)
Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
HCR18
Urges the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to establish a controlled pilot program allowing 18 to 21 year-olds to obtain a CDL for interstate commerce.
HCR18 -- (LR# 3889L.01I)
SENATE RULES, JOINT RULES AND RESOLUTIONS
Reported Do Pass (S)
COSPONSOR
HB976
Allows military veterans to present a valid military service record noting honorable discharge as proof of lawful presence for the purpose of obtaining a driver's permit or license
HB976 -- (LR# 3048L.01I)
TRANSPORTATION
Public hearing completed (H)
HB977
Authorizes the at-large election of board of aldermen members in certain cities of the fourth class
Approved SCS HCS HB 977 -- (LR# 3038S.04T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
HB978
Establishes the Vietnam War Medallion Program
Approved SCS HCS HB 978 -- (LR# 3153S.04T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
HB1000
Adds certified nurse practitioners to the list of health care providers authorized to issue a physician's statement for the purpose of obtaining a disabled license plate
HB1000 -- (LR# 3331L.01I)
Referred: Transportation (H)
HB1027
Requires all gasoline sold in Missouri after January 1, 2008, to be an ethanol-blend containing at least 10% fuel ethanol
Approved CCS SCS HCS HB 1270 & 1027 -- (LR# 3181L.14T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
HB1067
Requires persons arrested for the manufacture or distribution of drugs to appear before a judge prior to being released on bond
HB1067 -- (LR# 3564L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
HB1105
Exempts military personnel on active duty and their spouses from being required to renew their driver's licenses while they are stationed outside the United States
HB1105 -- (LR# 3447L.01P)
Placed on Informal Calendar (S)
HB1108
Requires a person who commits sexual crimes against children younger than 12 years of age to serve a minimum of three years in prison before being placed on probation or parole
HB1108 -- (LR# 3577L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB1112
Establishes the Missouri Alternatives to Abortion Services Program and the Missouri Alternatives to Abortion Public Awareness Program
HB1112 -- (LR# 3569L.01I)
HEALTH CARE POLICY
HCS voted do pass (H)
HB1114
Requires that all state service contracts awarded after August 28, 2006, must include specifications that employees of contractors or subcontractors be citizens of the United States
HB1114 -- (LR# 3571L.01I)
Referred: Workforce Development and Workplace Safety (H)
HB1115
Expands liability protection for school employees and volunteers
HB1115 -- (LR# 3687L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON GENERAL LAWS
Public hearing completed (H)
HB1152
Designates a number of memorial highways and bridges
HCS HB 1045, 1152, 1267 & 1634 -- (LR# 3422L.03P)
SENATE TRANSPORTATION
Public Hearing held (S)
HB1185
Requires that marshals appointed for the appellate courts be compensated at the same amount as the highest salary set for marshals of circuit courts
HB1185 -- (LR# 3845L.01I)
JUDICIARY
Voted do pass (H)
HB1186
Prohibits a person from employing or subcontracting with an illegal alien on any publicly financed project
HB1186 -- (LR# 3485L.01I)
Referred: Workforce Development and Workplace Safety (H)
HB1187
Makes it an unlawful employment practice to subject an employee to an abusive work environment or to retaliate against an employee who opposes that type of environment
HB1187 -- (LR# 3524L.01I)
Referred: Workforce Development and Workplace Safety (H)
HB1205
Creates the crime of altering or falsifying drug or alcohol test results or selling or transporting a biological sample or adulterant to falsify test results
HB1205 -- (LR# 3813L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB1254
Requires licensed health care providers to notify a law enforcement agency when they examine or treat a person who is intoxicated and reasonably suspect that the person may attempt to operate a car
HB1254 -- (LR# 3997L.02I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
HB1264
Requires developers to comply with tax increment financing agreements
HB1264 -- (LR# 3587L.01I)
Referred: Job Creation and Economic Development (H)
HB1269
Changes the laws regarding the licensing and registration of certain professionals and establishes requirements for eye examinations for children in public schools
HCS HB 1660 & 1269 -- (LR# 4803L.03C)
Dropped from calendar - Rule 43 (H)
HB1282
Allows the Attorney General to appoint the public counsel for the Department of Economic Development and authorizes the public counsel to prevent rate increases during appeals
HB1282 -- (LR# 4131L.01I)
Referred: Utilities (H)
HB1293
Creates the Missouri Uniform Communications Act for Homeland Security, requires certain purchases to meet certain standards, and requires the Governor to submit a homeland security spending report
HB1293 -- (LR# 3585L.01I)
Referred: Veterans (H)
HB1298
Establishes Erica's Law into Missouri's statutes and changes the elements for the crime of murder in the first degree when a child is the victim
HB1298 -- (LR# 3847L.01I)
CRIME PREVENTION AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Public hearing completed (H)
HB1302
Creates the Missouri State Water Patrol Fund consisting of money collected for registering a vessel and increases the fee for a certificate of number
HB1302 -- (LR# 3980L.01P)
Placed on Informal Calendar (S)
HB1304
Creates a weighted value for summer school attendance and removes penalties for decreased enrollment in summer school and gifted programs in the school funding formula
HB1304 -- (LR# 4072L.01I)
Withdrawn (H)
HB1331
Requires the Secretary of State to establish and operate a no-mail list for businesses
HB1331 -- (LR# 3719L.01I)
SMALL BUSINESS
Public hearing completed (H)
HB1336
Requires the Department of Revenue to award fee office contracts with a priority given to school districts and charitable organizations over individuals in a competitive bid process
HB1336 -- (LR# 4163L.01I)
Referred: Transportation (H)
HB1365
Prohibits the Missouri Development Finance Board from granting tax credits or loan guarantees to professional athletic teams or sports authorities
HB1365 -- (LR# 4333L.02I)
Referred: Ways and Means (H)
HB1366
Expands the definition of "volunteer fire protection association" to include municipal fire departments staffed by volunteers
HCS HB 1366 -- (LR# 3593L.02P)
SEE COMMENTS
MOTION TO 3RD READ AND PASS WITHDRAWN

HB1370
Allows an applicant to use a United States military photo identification card as proof of lawful presence in the United States when applying for an instruction permit or a driver's license
HB1370 -- (LR# 3039L.01I)
Referred: Transportation (H)
HB1374
Changes the restrictions regarding the liability of a landowner who invites or permits persons to use the land for recreational purposes to include state-administered recreational access programs
Approved HCS HB 1617 & 1374 -- (LR# 4832L.02T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
HB1379
Changes the laws regarding motor vehicle safety including intermediate driver's licenses, travel safe zones, work zone safety, child passenger restraints, and passing zones
HCS HB 1378, 1379, 1391 & 1541 -- (LR# 4232L.03C)
Rules - Reported do pass (H)
HB1380
Establishes the Missouri Public-Private Partnerships Transportation Act to allow a private partner to finance, develop, and/or operate a toll bridge between Illinois and Missouri in St. Louis
Approved SCS HCS HB 1380 -- (LR# 4083S.03T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
HB1382
Removes the one-set limit on special military license plates and allows for a special license plate for members of the Disabled American Veterans and a "SOME GAVE ALL" special license plate
Approved SCS HCS HB 1382 & 1158 -- (LR# 4321S.05T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
HB1405
Establishes campaign finance regulations for leadership office committees of the General Assembly
HB1405 -- (LR# 4080L.01I)
Referred: Elections (H)
HB1406
Establishes the Public Assistance Beneficiary Employer Disclosure Act which requires certain public assistance recipients to identify their employers
HB1406 -- (LR# 4035L.01I)
Referred: Insurance Policy (H)
HB1423
Changes the definition of "security" in the laws regulating securities so that the sale of variable annuities will be regulated by the Secretary of State
HB1423 -- (LR# 3670L.01P)
Second Rd/Refer: Financial, Governmental Org, & Election (S)
HB1425
Designates the Table Rock Lake bridge on Highway 39 in the City of Shell Knob as the "State Senator Larry Gene Taylor Memorial Bridge"
HB1425 -- (LR# 4078L.01I)
Referred: Transportation (H)
HB1427
Authorizes the Secretary of State to waive fees and other penalties when a corporation is dissolved for failure to file its annual report due to military service
Approved HB1427 -- (LR# 4229L.01T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
HB1432
Authorizes the State Board of Probation and Parole, at its discretion, to conduct probation and parole hearings by videoconferencing and allows victims to choose where to testify for the videoconferencing
HCS HB 1432 -- (LR# 4518L.02C)
Returned to Committee of Origin (S)
HB1443
Changes the laws regarding criminal securities fraud and sets a minimum penalty when committed against the elderly or disabled
HB1443 -- (LR# 3917L.01I)
CRIME PREVENTION AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Public hearing completed (H)
HB1444
Prohibits the use of public funds for health and social services programs to subsidize abortion services
HB1444 -- (LR# 3509L.01I)
HEALTH CARE POLICY
Public hearing completed (H)
HB1454
Makes any term or provision in a contract unenforceable if it requires a public administrator who is acting as a guardian to pay the debt of a ward
HB1454 -- (LR# 4615L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
HB1460
Requires an employer to verify that an employee has a valid Social Security number
HB1460 -- (LR# 4134L.01I)
Referred: Workforce Development and Workplace Safety (H)
HB1463
Requires certain employers of 10,000 or more employees in this state to pay an assessment based on health care benefits paid for employees that do not reach a minimum expenditure level
HB1463 -- (LR# 4435L.01I)
Withdrawn (H)
HB1467
Revises unlawful transactions with a child by making it a crime to sell or rent a video game to a child when the video game has been rated mature or adults only by the Entertainment Software Rating Board
HB1467 -- (LR# 3563L.01I)
CRIME PREVENTION AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Public hearing completed (H)
HB1484
Allows the 24th Judicial Circuit to appoint a drug court commissioner and a drug court administrator
HB1484 -- (LR# 4622L.02I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
HB1486
Prohibits gubernatorial appointees from holding office in, or contributing to, political organizations and bans them from participating in political campaigns
HB1486 -- (LR# 4129L.01I)
Referred: Elections (H)
HB1502
Prohibits school employees, volunteers, or students from bullying a student while on school property, at school functions, or on a school bus
HB1502 -- (LR# 4528L.01I)
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)
HB1505
Increases the fees associated with marriage licenses and birth certificates in Jackson County to assist homeless families and organizations addressing homelessness in the county
HB1505 -- (LR# 4419L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON URBAN ISSUES
Public hearing completed (H)
HB1524
Allows a corporation to biennially file its corporate registration report with the Secretary of State
HB1524 -- (LR# 4288L.01I)
JUDICIARY
Public hearing completed (H)
HB1544
Changes the definition of "weighted average daily attendance" as it relates to the school funding formula and repeals the penalty for decreasing enrollment in summer school programs
HB1544 -- (LR# 4722L.01I)
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)
HB1552
Allows homeless veterans to use the post office box or voice mail address of a charitable or religious organization on applications for state or federal assistance
Approved HCS HB 1552 -- (LR# 4420L.02T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
HB1555
Allows for virtual visitation with a child for the noncustodial parent and custodial parent during times when the child is with the other parent and allows a court to also grant its use to grandparents
HB1555 -- (LR# 4661L.01I)
Referred: Children and Families (H)
HB1557
Prohibits a person from intentionally smelling or inhaling the fumes of or inducing or aiding another person in the use or sale of specified solvents
HB1557 -- (LR# 3826L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB1562
Exempts applicants for a driver's or nondriver's license who were born prior to January 1, 1941, from submitting a birth certificate or other documents as proof of lawful presence
HB1562 -- (LR# 4688L.01I)
Referred: Transportation (H)
HB1594
Exempts military retirement benefits from state income tax
HB1594 -- (LR# 4525L.01I)
Referred: Ways and Means (H)
HB1604
Creates the crimes of obtaining or using telephone or cellular phone call logs with the intent to deceive or defraud and purchasing, selling, or obtaining call logs without a person's consent
HB1604 -- (LR# 4743L.01I)
Referred: Utilities (H)
HB1616
Authorizes a sales tax exemption on the purchase of coffins, caskets, burial vaults, or other funeral merchandise
HB1616 -- (LR# 4939L.01I)
Referred: Ways and Means (H)
HB1620
Changes the laws regarding assisted living facilities
HCS HB 1620 -- (LR# 4346L.03C)
Dropped from calendar - Rule 43 (H)
HB1631
Allows members of the State Highway Patrol to provide assistance to those conducting elections
HB1631 -- (LR# 4857L.01I)
ELECTIONS
Public hearing completed (H)
HB1643
Establishes the Twenty-First Century Scholars Program
HB1643 -- (LR# 4911L.02I)
Referred: Special Comm on Student Achievement & Finance (H)
HB1697
Authorizes a tax credit for employers who hire qualified high school students for summer jobs
HB1697 -- (LR# 4507L.01I)
JOB CREATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
HCS voted do pass (H)
HB1724
Requires persons adopting a dog or cat to pay a $50 fee which is refundable upon verification that the animal has been spayed or neutered
HB1724 -- (LR# 3266L.01I)
Referred: Agriculture Policy (H)
HB1725
Allows a temporary exemption from the proof of lawful presence requirement when victims of domestic violence apply for a driver's license or instruction permit
HB1725 -- (LR# 3222L.01I)
Referred: Transportation (H)
HB1730
Changes the laws regarding water pollution
HCS HB 1730 -- (LR# 4976L.04C)
Rules - Reported do pass (H)
HB1761
Changes the laws regarding surface mining and gravel excavation
HCS HB 1761 -- (LR# 4540L.04C)
Laid over (H)
HCS PENDING

HB1787
Establishes the Guard at Home Program to assist the spouse of an active-duty National Guard or reservist with immediate needs and employment to prevent the family from falling into poverty
Approved SCS HCS HB 1787 -- (LR# 5137S.07T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
WITH EMERGENCY CLAUSE, THIS BILL BECOMES EFFECTIVE
06/13/2006.

HB1795
Changes the laws regarding public school retirement systems
HB1795 -- (LR# 4906L.01I)
Referred: Retirement (H)
HB1805
Establishes a program to supplement the state's Medicaid Program by reimbursing health care providers for uncompensated medical treatment and requires certain employers to pay a surcharge
HB1805 -- (LR# 5049L.01I)
Referred: Insurance Policy (H)
HB1810
Designates the Department of Agriculture's building at 1616 Missouri Boulevard in Jefferson City as the "George Washington Carver Building"
HB1810 -- (LR# 5115L.01I)
CORRECTIONS AND PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
Voted do pass (H)
HB1827
Changes the authorized categories of business and premium requirements on health insurance policies issued to an association of small and large employers
Approved HB1827 -- (LR# 5249L.01T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
HB1833
Designates the crayfish as the official state invertebrate
HB1833 -- (LR# 5275L.01P)
SEE COMMENTS
MOTION TO 3RD READ AND PASS WITHDRAWN

HB1847
Modifies the proration factor for the school foundation formula
HB1847 -- (LR# 4968L.01I)
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)
HB1852
Requires the State Board of Education to establish a coordinated health program board to prevent student obesity, cardiovascular disease, and type II diabetes
HB1852 -- (LR# 4716L.01I)
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)
HB1853
Establishes the Emancipation Day Commission
HB1853 -- (LR# 4713L.01I)
Rules - Reported do pass (H)
HB1856
Establishes the Missouri Commission on Prevention and Management of Obesity
HB1856 -- (LR# 4714L.01I)
Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
HB1868
Establishes the Health Care Responsibility Act which requires applicants for Missouri Medicaid Program assistance to identify their employers
HCS HB 1868 -- (LR# 5032L.04C)
Rules - Reported do pass (H)
HB1895
Revises the crime of stealing any animal to include any animal considered livestock
HB1895 -- (LR# 5342L.01I)
AGRICULTURE POLICY
HCS voted do pass (H)
HB1907
Designates a portion of Interstate 44 in St. Louis County as the "Trooper Ralph Tatoian Memorial Highway"
HB1907 -- (LR# 5221L.01I)
TRANSPORTATION
Public hearing completed (H)
HB1918
Changes the laws regarding commercial motor vehicles, outdoor advertising, vacating roads, log trucks, proof of lawful presence, driver's licenses, all-terrain vehicles, and vehicle weight limits
HCS HB 1340, 1549, 1918 & 1998 -- (LR# 3732L.06C)
Rules - Reported do pass (H)
HB1943
Changes the laws regarding medical malpractice insurance
HB1943 -- (LR# 5284L.02I)
Referred: Insurance Policy (H)
HB1954
Changes the laws regarding damages to an animal facility for which criminal penalties are imposed
HB1954 -- (LR# 5278L.01I)
Referred: Agriculture Policy (H)
HB1964
Authorizes an income tax credit for service as a poll worker
HB1964 -- (LR# 5219L.01I)
Referred: Elections (H)
HB1979
Increases the penalty for endangering the welfare of a child in the first degree when shaking a child younger than five years of age to a minimum of 15 years in prison
HB1979 -- (LR# 4447L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB1988
Designates the white-tailed deer as the official state game animal
HB1988 -- (LR# 5575L.01P)
SEE COMMENTS
MOTION TO 3RD READ AND PASS WITHDRAWN

HB2016
Authorizes a tax credit for the sale of certain qualifying beef cattle
HCS HB 2016 -- (LR# 5251L.05C)
Rules - Reported do pass (H)
HB2018
Requires crime victims to be paid up to $250 from the Crime Victims' Compensation Fund to replace certain items seized by law enforcement as evidence of a crime
HB2018 -- (LR# 5572L.02I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB2032
Creates an alternative way of calculating the state adequacy target for school funding
HB2032 -- (LR# 4967L.01I)
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)
HB2037
Requires Oversight Division to compare fiscal note projections with actual program revenues and expenses
HB2037 -- (LR# 4684L.01I)
Referred: Budget (H)
HB2058
Exempts residential property owned by individuals 62 years of age or older from certain increases in assessed valuation
HB2058 -- (LR# 5622L.01I)
Referred: Ways and Means (H)
HB2059
Establishes a five-tenths weight for funding programs for gifted students through the state school aid formula
HB2059 -- (LR# 5525L.01I)
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)
HB2065
Establishes lower permissible and desirable class sizes than currently exist in administrative rules for St. Louis School District and districts in St. Louis County
HB2065 -- (LR# 5556L.01I)
Referred: Special Comm on Student Achievement & Finance (H)
HB2079
Establishes the Women's Health Services Program within the Department of Health and Senior Services
HB2079 -- (LR# 4997L.01I)
Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
HB2084
Establishes the Missouri Man-made Spring River Rise Flood Insurance Authority to make available flood insurance for property owners affected by flooding due to man-made spring river rises
HB2084 -- (LR# 5283L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Energy and Environment (H)
HB2093
Requires persons requesting more than 50 voter registration applications to provide certain information to the Secretary of State's office
HB2093 -- (LR# 5672L.01I)
Referred: Elections (H)
HB2138
Restricts passengers younger than 18 years of age in vehicles driven by individuals holding intermediate driver's licenses
HB2138 -- (LR# 5648L.01I)
Referred: Transportation (H)
HB2149
Changes the laws regarding lobbying activities and campaign contributions
HB2149 -- (LR# 5647L.02I)
Referred: Elections (H)
HJR30
Proposes a constitutional amendment restricting the use of eminent domain
HJR30 -- (LR# 3238L.02I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
HJR44
Proposes a constitutional amendment exempting from taxation one motor vehicle of any active-duty military personnel under certain conditions
HJR44 -- (LR# 4347L.01I)
Rules - Reported do pass (H)

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