LIABILITY

Missouri House of Representatives
94th General Assembly, 1st Regular Session (2007)
Bills Indexed by Subject
LIABILITY

: Revises the definition of "free health clinic" as it relates to the State Legal Expense Fund

: Requires all entities which ship radioactive waste through or within the state to be assessed a fee

: Changes the laws regarding the mitigation of damages when the plaintiff was not wearing a safety belt

: Establishes the Unsolicited Loan Consumer Protection Act which prohibits creditors from sending unsolicited checks or other negotiable instruments to consumers

: Imposes a surcharge on moving traffic violations and creates the School Bus Safety Assistance Fund to assist schools in obtaining buses with seat belts

: Limits the liability of the state regarding tort claims involving motor vehicles and dangerous conditions

: Increases the limit in small claims court from $3,000 to $5,000

: Changes the laws regarding strategic litigation against public participation

: Creates new civil actions for victims of identity theft

: Establishes the Outside the Hospital Do-Not-Resuscitate Act to permit the execution of do-not-resuscitate orders for use by emergency medical providers for patients receiving treatment outside a hospital

: Creates a presumption in certain circumstances that a person using deadly force has a reasonable fear of death or harm and allows that person immunity in certain circumstances for use of defensive force

: Requires the Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions, and Professional Registration to define "claim" and "consent to settle" as they relate to medical malpractice insurance

: Prohibits sellers from charging excessive prices for necessities during emergencies

: Revises the laws regarding animal neglect

: Establishes the Missouri Successor Asbestos-Related Liability Fairness Act

: Prohibits the use of expiration dates and service fees on gift certificates

: Immunizes real estate licensees from liability for any act or omission related to the disclosure of information regarding individuals required to register with the sexual offender registry

: Specifies that a person or entity who negligently damages or destroys a field crop product will be liable for compensatory damages only

: Eliminates the in-lieu watercraft tax for all boats and vessels except barges and tugboats documented with the United States Coast Guard and makes the owner liable for state and local sales or use taxes

: 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

: Allows the governing body of any municipality or county to authorize its employees or agents to stand in a road to solicit charitable contributions

: Establishes the Local Community Rail Security Act of 2007

: Establishes the Uninsured Motorist Stipulation of Benefits Act of 2007 which limits the recovery for non-economic losses by uninsured motorists

: Increases the fine for failure to wear a safety belt from $10 to up to $50 and removes the restrictions on mitigation consideration

: Specifies that pharmacies will be immune from liability for refusal to perform, assist, recommend, refer to, or participate in any act or service in connection with any drug or device that causes an abortion

: Prohibits any person who commits the crime of nonsupport of a spouse or child from being admitted on an excursion gambling boat or casino until the arrearage is satisfied

: Adds property damage in any underinsured motor vehicle coverage

: Establishes the Health Care Rights of Conscience Act which allows a health care professional not to participate in a health care service that violates his or her conscience

: Changes the laws regarding limited liability companies

: Requires labor unions not subject to the federal Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act to publicly disclose information concerning their finances

: Requires expenditures for political activities by labor organizations to be made exclusively from a fund established for that purpose

: Changes the laws regarding school safety and liability

: Establishes the Uniform Debt-Management Services Act to regulate debt-management services

: Exempts landlords from liability for damage to personal property that results from enforcement of a judgment granting possession and gives landlords the right to dispose of the property

: Makes the punishment for careless and imprudent driving a class D felony if a death occurs as the result of the accident

: Establishes the Asbestos and Silica Claims Priorities Act

: Establishes the Identity Theft Prevention Act which specifies the procedures for a person to place a security freeze on his or her consumer report

: Establishes a method of declaring a dog as dangerous or potentially dangerous

: Allows for the deployment of health care professionals licensed, registered, or certified in Missouri or any other state in an emergency and grants them immunity from civil damages

: Changes the laws regarding actions for damages for conduct or speech at public hearings or meetings by including actions that cause money damages

: Requires vehicles to yield the right-of-way to all pedestrians crossing a city or neighborhood street in Jackson County and increases the penalty for leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident

: Specifies the situations in which the Civil Air Patrol may be activated, which missions are federal or state, and who pays for the missions

: Protects individuals and media entities from being required to disclose news sources or certain information

: Allows an electric utility to trim, remove, or control trees that threaten the safe and reliable operation of electrical service

: Prohibits discrimination based upon a person's sexual orientation

: Prohibits any person from requiring an individual to be implanted with a microchip

: Establishes the Easy Connection Act which allows electric customers to sell electricity from renewable energy sources to electric companies

: Requires insurers providing medical malpractice insurance to health care providers to establish premiums based on the average judgment in medical malpractice cases by county

: Establishes the Large Carnivore Act which regulates the ownership, possession, and breeding of large carnivores

: Establishes immunity from liability for certain product retailers

: Establishes time limits and other tort rules governing cases in which an underground facility is damaged by an excavator

: Allows for recovery and damages resulting from the injury to or the death of law enforcement officers and firefighters

: Requires hospitals to report certain incidents involving patient safety to a patient safety organization for review

: Specifies that owners and medical managers of automated external defibrillators will not be held liable for civil damages related to their use

: Establishes the Business Premises Safety Act

: Requires motor vehicle inspection and emission stations to have liability insurance to cover any possible damages to a vehicle during an inspection

: Establishes the Identity Theft Prevention Act which specifies the procedures for a person to place a security freeze on his or her consumer report

: Changes the requirements for eligibility under the State Legal Expense Fund

: Changes the requirements for eligibility under the State Legal Expense Fund

: Changes the laws regarding the standard for discriminatory employment practices under the Missouri Human Rights Law

: Prohibits counties from enacting public health ordinances addressing farming acitivities and exempts farms and farming activities from suits of trespass in certain circumstances

: Changes the laws regarding the requirements for mechanic's liens

: Changes the laws regarding medical malpractice by revising the definitions of "health care provider" and "health care services"

SB 78 --- Sponsor: Scott, Delbert
: Modifies provisions relating to liability for tort claims against the state or its public entities

SB 92 --- Sponsor: Nodler, Gary
: Creates a time limit for claims for damage to underground facilities caused by excavation

SB 117 --- Sponsor: Griesheimer, John E.
: Exempts ski area operators from liability for inherent risks related to skiing

SB 273 --- Sponsor: Shields, Charles W.
: Modifies various provisions relating to the State Legal Expense Fund

SB 315 --- Sponsor: Clemens, Dan
: Modifies liability for crop damage or destruction

SB 316 --- Sponsor: Clemens, Dan
: Exempts owners of anhydrous ammonia from certain cleanup costs when caused by illegal tampering

SB 336 --- Sponsor: Bray, Joan
: Requires equal pay for the same work regardless of gender and establishes a commission to study wage disparities

SB 364 --- Sponsor: Koster, Chris
: Prohibits counties from enacting public health ordinances addressing farming activities and exempts farms and farming activities from suits of trespass in certain circumstances

SB 380 --- Sponsor: Koster, Chris
: Provides for immunity from liability for certain health care professionals deployed during a state of emergency

SB 399 --- Sponsor: Crowell, Jason
: Modifies the liability protections for school employees and volunteers

SB 435 --- Sponsor: Rupp, Scott T.
: Requires captioning of electronic video instructional material

SB 532 --- Sponsor: Loudon, John
: Modifies Missouri human rights law

SB 533 --- Sponsor: Loudon, John
: Measures limits for tort liability for public entities at the time of the occurrence giving rise to the claim

SB 545 --- Sponsor: Lager, Brad
: Provides for immunity from liability for certain product retailers

SB 563 --- Sponsor: Lager, Brad
: Allows electric utilities to manage vegetation within specified areas to ensure reliable service

SB 566 --- Sponsor: Kennedy, Harry
: Requires publishers of instructional materials to provide electronic copies of such materials for specialized uses

SB 629 --- Sponsor: Smith, Jeff
: Exempts landlords from liability to personal property when executing an order for possession of premises

Missouri House of Representatives
Last Updated October 23, 2007 at 9:15 am