GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Missouri House of Representatives
94th General Assembly, 1st Regular Session (2007)
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GENERAL ASSEMBLY

: Requires election costs for primary and general elections to be paid by the state

: Prohibits the admission of unlawfully present aliens to public institutions of higher education

: Prohibits gubernatorial appointees from holding office in, or contributing to, political organizations and prohibits them from participating in political campaigns

: Changes the laws regarding state employee retirement and medical benefits

: Repeals the current requirement for the Director of the Department of Transportation to give an annual address to the General Assembly

: Requires a recorded roll call vote by a member of the General Assembly other than a vote to approve the journal in order to receive a per diem compensation for that day

: Expands the crime of bribery of a public servant

: Establishes a pilot project within the Department of Mental Health to form four assertive community treatment teams to provide comprehensive, community-based psychiatric treatment

: Extends the expiration date for the Joint Committee on Terrorism, Bioterrorism, and Homeland Security to December 31, 2009

: Prohibits members of the General Assembly from being employed by any organization engaged in lobbying and from voting in certain cases of conflict of interest

: Amends Missouri Supreme Court Rule 8.07 to allow members of the General Assembly with at least eight years service to take the Missouri bar examination

: Transfers the administration of the Missouri State Public Employees Deferred Compensation Fund to the Board of Trustees of the Missouri State Employees' Retirement System (MOSERS)

: Prohibits public school teachers from lobbying the General Assembly during their class periods unless they pay the substitute teacher's salary

: Requires a feasibility study by the Joint Committee on Terrorism, Bioterrorism, and Homeland Security of creating a state clearinghouse to compile immigration enforcement information

: Establishes the Child Abuse Prevention Task Force to make recommendations on child abuse prevention efforts that could be implemented by an existing state agency or program

: Limits the salary that a member of the General Assembly can receive for Fiscal Year 2008

: Establishes date and time for State of the Judiciary

: Establishes date and time for State of the State address

: Disapproves the recommendations of the Missouri Citizen's Commission on Compensation of Elected Officials

: Requires the Missouri General Assembly to improve women's access to FDA-approved contraceptives.

: Urges the State of Missouri to recognize the yellow with three red stripes heritage and freedom flag as the official flag of the Vietnamese-American community.

: Recognizes April 27th each year as "Autism Awareness Day" and the month of April each year as "Autism Awareness Month" in Missouri

: Expresses the support of the General Assembly for the installation of a ferryboat on the Missouri River at Chamois.

: Urges the United States Congress to immediately repeal the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision of the Social Security Act

: Urges the United States Congress to adopt a comprehensive federal law that protects consumer information from data thieves

: Supports the negotiations of a Taiwan-United States free trade agreement

: Disapproves the recommendations of the Missouri Citizens' Commission on Compensation of Elected Officials

: Urges Congress to address the nation's immigration problems

: Recognizes November 2007 as "COPD Awareness Month" and November 21, 2007, as "COPD Awareness Day" in Missouri

: Authorizes the required biennial independent audit of the State Auditor's Office as required in Section 21.760

: Recognizes the I-49 Coalition as the official organization for the project to upgrade U.S. Highway 71 to interstate standards

: State of the State of Transportation

: Urges the United States government to not escalate its involvement in Iraq or increase troop levels

: Prohibits the state implementation of the federal REAL ID Act of 2005 which requires uniform driver's licenses or state identification cards

: Instructs the Missouri Conservation Commission to review all state laws and regulations regarding forest crop lands and the make recommendations regarding the State Forest Law.

: Recognizes and applauds the John Thomas College of Naturopathic Medicine as a school authorized to educate individuals in naturopathic medicine

: Urges Congress to enact the United States National Health Insurance Act.

: Requests a review of the special needs student assessment provisions of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act to better serve the special needs student population

: Urges the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to withdraw a portion of its proposed rules that would change the status of Truman Medical Center as a government owned or operated hospital

: Issues an official apology for Missouri's role in slavery

: Urges the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to establish a controlled pilot program allowing 19 to 21 year-olds to obtain a CDL for interstate commerce.

: Opposes any change in federal law authorizing attorneys to charge veterans a fee for services

: Establishes the Joint Committee on Access to Nontraditional Career and Technical Education

: Recognizes the area from Manhattan, Kansas to Columbia, Missouri as the "KC Animal Health Corridor".

: Calls on all public retirement systems to divest funds invested in any U.S. State Dept. - designated terrorist - sponsoring states

: Urges Congress to use all of its efforts, energies, and diligence to withdraw the United States from any further participation in the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America

: Urges the passage of federal legislation based on the Gulf Coast Civic Works Project to create jobs in New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina

: Recognizes and applauds the John Thomas College of Naturopathic Medicine as a school authorized to educate individuals in naturopathic medicine

: Supports the passage of the federal Employee Free Choice Act to protect and preserve for America's workers their freedom to choose for themselves whether or not to form a union

: Establishes Missouri's ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment to the United States Constitution

: Requests the United States Department of Agriculture to change its reporting dates for purposes of determining government program payments for rice farmers

: Creates a Joint Interim Committee on Juvenile Justice to ensure that children entrusted to the care of our state institutions are receiving the best possible service and care

: Calls on the President of the United States and the United States Congress to take certain actions regarding the genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan

: Endorses the "Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children's Bill of Rights".

: Urgently requests the United States Congress to pass assured funding for veterans' health care

: Recognizes the vital role that Missouri Sheriff's Departments play in the safety and security of the citizens of this State

: Calls for the federal impeachment of George W. Bush and Richard B. Cheney

: Requests the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission and the Missouri Department of Transportation to reconsider the closing of portions of I-64 during the New I-64 Project

: Encourages the current St. Louis Public Schools Board of Education and any members-elect to ensure a smooth transition of authority

: Urges Congress to immediately repeal the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision of the Social Security Act

: Urges Congress to enact legislation to protect airline customers

: Urges the United States Congress and the President of the United States to take immediate action regarding the national Free File program

: Requests the Missouri Congressional delegation to oppose No Child Left Behind in 2007

: Recognizes May 2007 as National Bike Month and Bicycle Safety Month, and the week of May 14-18, 2007, as Bike to Work Week

: Requests the Missouri Congressional delegation to oppose No Child Left Behind in 2007

: Urges participation in Tour of Missouri Month in September 2007

: Encourages students and faculty to promote international education at Missouri colleges and universities

: Proposes a constitutional amendment reducing, beginning with the 97th General Assembly, the number of state representatives to 137

: Proposes a constitutional amendment requiring all impeachments to be tried by the Senate

: Proposes a constitutional amendment establishing single 8-year terms for nonpartisan selection judges and requires the Governor's judicial appointments to the Supreme Court to be approved by the Senate

: Proposes a constitutional amendment changing the General Assembly meeting dates, dates for considering appropriation bills, and certain tabling deadlines

: Proposes a constitutional amendment modifying the procedures for the legislative approval of any schedule of compensation proposed by the Citizens' Commission on the Compensation of Elected Officials

: Proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting human cloning

: Proposes a constitutional amendment limiting the total service in the General Assembly to 16 years

: Proposes a constitutional amendment transferring the initial responsibility for congressional and legislative redistricting from a congressional committee to a state demographer

: Proposes a constitutional amendment repealing the nonpartisan selection of judges and replacing it with a gubernatorial appointment process for certain judges

: Proposes a constitutional amendment repealing the nonpartisan selection of judges and providing for the selection of judicial nominees by the Judicial Confirmation Commission

: Proposes a constitutional amendment repealing the judicial retention election of state judges by voters and gives the authority to the General Assembly

: Establishes former Rules of the House as temporary Rules

: Elects officers of the House of Representatives

: Informs Senate that the House is duly convened and in session

: Notifies the Governor that the House and Senate are in session

: Acknowledges the service of the Secretary of State to the General Assembly for the 2007 legislative session

: Acknowledges the service of Judge Laura Denvir Stith to the General Assembly for the 2007 legislative session

: Grants use of the House Chamber for presentation of Glory Awards on Monday, March 26, and Monday, April 2, 2007, from 11:30 am to 2 pm.

: Establishes Rules of the House

: Supports the efforts to reduce the school dropout rate, and to advance legislation and programs that will prevent students from dropping out

: Grants use of the House Chamber for presentation of Glory Awards on Monday, March 5, 2007, from 12:15 pm to 1:30 pm

: Includes staff and employees of the joint committees of the Missouri General Assembly for purposes of the House recognizing and honoring staff and employees for their contributions and achievements

: Grants use of the House Chamber for the Missouri Girls State program of the American Legion Auxiliary on Tuesday, June 26, 2007, from 9 am to 12:30 pm

: Grants the Student Governments of the Missouri Community College Associations permission to use the House Chamber on Monday, February 26, 2007, from 9 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. to conduct a mock session.

: Grants the use of the House Chamber for presentation of Glory Awards on Wednesday, January 17, 2007, from 12 pm to 2 pm

: Grants the Jefferson City Downtown Rotary Club use of the House Chamber on Monday, March 19, 2007, from 9 am to 12 pm for its Student Government Day

: Grants the Missouri Catholic Conference use of the House Chamber and House Hearing Rooms on Saturday, September 29, 2007, from 7 am to 7 pm

: Grants use of the House Chamber and Rotunda for presenting Glory Awards on Friday, April 13, 2007, from 10 am to 4 pm

: Grants the 4-H Citizenship Youth Forum use of the House Chamber on Thursday, June 28, 2007, from 9 am to 11:30 am to conduct a mock legislative session

: Grants use of the House Chamber for presentation of Glory Awards on Monday, April 30, 2007, from 12 pm to 1:30 pm

: Establishes the Ethics Committee Rules of Procedure

: Grants use of the House Chamber and Rotunda for presenting Glory Awards on Monday, April 16, 2007, from 10 am to 11 am

: Grants use of the House Chamber for the purpose of swearing in newly-licensed members of the Missouri Bar on Friday, April 27, 2007, from 8 am to 12 pm

: Recognizes October 3, 2007, as "Science Day" in Missouri

: Recognizes February 7, 2007, as "National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day" in Missouri

: Urges the Public Service Commission to refuse to grant any rate increases for AmerenUE until such time as they develop and fully implement a comprehensive plan to prevent power outages in this state

: Grants use of the House Chamber and hearing rooms to the YMCA Youth in Government Program on Thursday, November 29, 2007, through Saturday, December 1, 2007

: Grants the Cooperative Youth Conference and Leadership Experience use of the House Chamber on Thursday, July 26, 2007, from 7 am to 5 pm

: Grants use the House Chamber for the purpose of swearing in newly-licensed members of the Missouri Bar on Thursday, September 20, 2007, from 8 am until noon

: Grants the Missouri Veterans Commission permission to use the House Chamber to present resolutions to our military personnel and veterans on Tuesday, April 10, 2007, from 10 am to 1 pm

: Grants use of the House Chamber and Rotunda for presenting Glory Awards on Monday, May 7, 2007, from 10 am to noon

: Grants use of the House Chamber and Rotunda for presenting Glory Awards on Monday, April 16, 2007, from Noon to 1 pm

: Recognizes the contributions of all state employees

: Provides for the employment of House employees during the interim

: Grants the 21st Century Leadership Academy permission to use the House Chamber to hold the Sue Shear Institute leadership day mock legislative session on Wednesday, May 23, 2007, from 9 am to 1 pm

: Grants use of the House Chamber for presentation of Glory Awards on Monday, May 14, 2007, from 10 am to noon

SB 139 --- Sponsor: Bray, Joan
: Eliminates the annual State of the State Transportation Address given by the Director of the Department of Transportation to the General Assembly

SB 194 --- Sponsor: Crowell, Jason
: Requires that English be the language of all official proceedings in Missouri

SB 306 --- Sponsor: Crowell, Jason
: Requires the Office of Administration to provide senators with access to the dome of the state capitol

SB 331 --- Sponsor: Stouffer, Bill
: Eliminates the annual State of the State Transportation Address given by the Director of the Department of Transportation to the General Assembly

SB 569 --- Sponsor: Graham, Chuck
: Bars lobbying firms from employing elected officials

SB 708 --- Sponsor: Shoemyer, Wes
: Authorizes issuance of bonds to finance certain educational facility projects and modifies provisions regarding the Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority

SCR 2 --- Sponsor: Callahan, Victor E.
: Disapproves the salary recommendations of the Citizen's Commission on Compensation for Elected Officials

SCR 3 --- Sponsor: Engler, Kevin
: Disapproves the salary recommendations of the Citizen's Commission on Compensation for Elected Officials

SCR 4 --- Sponsor: Lager, Brad
: Disapproves the salary recommendations of the Citizen's Commission on Compensation for Elected Officials

SCR 12 --- Sponsor: Ridgeway, Luann
: Supports the negotiations of a Taiwan-United States free trade agreement

SCR 13 --- Sponsor: Justus, Jolie L.
: Urges the United States Government to not escalate its involvement in Iraq or increase troop levels

SCR 14 --- Sponsor: Graham, Chuck
: Expresses opposition to the Bush Administration's proposed sale of national forest land

SCR 15 --- Sponsor: Barnitz, Frank A.
: Urges Congress to withdraw the United States from any further participation in the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America and any other multilateral activity which seeks to advance th

SCR 18 --- Sponsor: Gibbons, Michael R.
: Authorizes the General Assembly to employ an independent auditor to audit the State Auditor's Office

SCR 19 --- Sponsor: Coleman, Maida
: Urges Congress to reauthorize the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) to assure federal funding for the Missouri MC+ for Kids Program

SCR 21 --- Sponsor: Shoemyer, Wes
: Establishes a Joint Interim Committee on Access to Nontraditional Career and Technical Education

SCR 22 --- Sponsor: Shoemyer, Wes
: Encourages the Missouri Department of Conservation to have a regulated statewide hand fishing season for channel, blue, and flathead catfish from June first to July thirteenth beginning in 2007

SCR 23 --- Sponsor: Bray, Joan
: Urges the United States Congress to enact the United States Health Insurance Act sponsored by U.S. Representative John Conyers

SJR 5 --- Sponsor: Graham, Chuck
: Requires that all appropriations by the General Assembly cannot exceed the official estimate of state revenues

SJR 6 --- Sponsor: Graham, Chuck
: Modifies the procedure for division of the state into U.S. Congressional districts

SJR 7 --- Sponsor: Graham, Chuck
: Requires the State Treasurer to provide an estimate of available state revenues each fiscal year

SJR 14 --- Sponsor: Clemens, Dan
: Creates a two year budget cycle

SJR 15 --- Sponsor: Green, Timothy P.
: Increases term limits for members of the General Assembly from 8 years to 12 years in each house

SJR 21 --- Sponsor: Clemens, Dan
: Lowers the number of representatives from 163 to 101 and length and number of terms for representatives and senators

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Last Updated October 23, 2007 at 9:15 am