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


HB 51 --- Sponsor: Sater, David
Changes the laws regarding orders of protection
HB 71 --- Sponsor: Baker, Judy --- CoSponsor: Meadows, Tim
Requires all entities which ship radioactive waste through or within the state to be assessed a fee
HB 82 --- Sponsor: Kraus, Will --- CoSponsor: Yates, Brian David
Changes the laws regarding the mitigation of damages when the plaintiff was not wearing a safety belt
HB 163 --- Sponsor: Bivins, Walt --- CoSponsor: Sater, David
Changes the laws regarding strategic litigation against public participation
HB 171 --- Sponsor: Sater, David
Creates new civil actions for victims of identity theft
HB 197 --- Sponsor: Threlkeld, Kevin
Specifies that the court, and not the garnishee, will be responsible for determining whether a debtor is the head of a family and a resident of this state
HB 310 --- Sponsor: Wood, Dennis --- CoSponsor: Wood, Dennis
Authorizes the Missouri Real Estate Commission to impose civil penalties for a violation of the real estate licensing regulations by a licensee or a person practicing without a license
HB 316 --- Sponsor: Pratt, Bryan
Makes a technical correction to Section 477.650, RSMo, by changing the reference to the Federal Legal Services Corporation
HB 376 --- Sponsor: Wildberger, Edward --- CoSponsor: Young, Terry
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
HB 389 --- Sponsor: Zweifel, Clint --- CoSponsor: Darrough, Bruce
Changes the process for registering securities
HB 434 --- Sponsor: Stevenson, Bryan P. --- CoSponsor: Sander, Therese
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
HB 435 --- Sponsor: Stevenson, Bryan P. --- CoSponsor: Wallace, Maynard
Creates the crime of abuse of a vulnerable person in the first, second, and third degrees
HB 472 --- Sponsor: Flook, Tim --- CoSponsor: Nance, Bob
Changes the laws regarding the Interstate Family Support Act
HB 474 --- Sponsor: Burnett, John P.
Changes the laws regarding the garnishment of moneys in bank accounts
HB 476 --- Sponsor: Burnett, John P. --- CoSponsor: Yaeger, Patricia
Establishes the Uniform Debt-Management Services Act to regulate debt-management services
HB 494 --- Sponsor: McGhee, Mike --- CoSponsor: Sater, David
Prohibits a municipality from requiring an owner of a premises to pay delinquent utility bills for his or her occupants
HB 500 --- Sponsor: Yates, Brian David
Allows the Attorney General to bring a cause of action for unlawful merchandising practices when a financial institution's name is deceptively used
HB 504 --- Sponsor: Daus, Michael --- CoSponsor: Daus, Michael
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
HB 518 --- Sponsor: Yates, Brian David
Eliminates the Legal Services for Low-Income People Fund and authorizes the transfer of certain moneys in the Tort Victims' Compensation Fund into the Basic Civil Legal Services Fund
HB 528 --- Sponsor: Donnelly, Margaret --- CoSponsor: Lipke, Scott A.
Changes the laws regarding criminal securities fraud and sets a minimum penalty when committed against the elderly or disabled
HB 542 --- Sponsor: Skaggs, Trent --- CoSponsor: LeVota, Paul
Prohibits unsolicited commercial mail to individuals older than 65 years of age who register with the Office of the Attorney General
HB 549 --- Sponsor: Chappelle-Nadal, Maria --- CoSponsor: LeVota, Paul
Establishes a method of declaring a dog as dangerous or potentially dangerous
HB 558 --- Sponsor: Meadows, Tim --- CoSponsor: Schoemehl, Sue
Increases the length of a driver's license suspension for failing to stop for a school bus
HB 586 --- Sponsor: Yates, Brian David
Changes the laws regarding the enforcement and regulatory powers of the Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions, and Professional Registration
HB 597 --- Sponsor: Pratt, Bryan
Creates qualifying standards for expert witnesses in certain cases, allows temporary licensing of out-of-state experts, and makes some expert testimony inadmissible and certain conduct unprofessional
HB 601 --- Sponsor: Lowe, Jenee' M. --- CoSponsor: Fallert, Joseph Jr.
Changes the laws regarding public employee labor organizations
HB 618 --- Sponsor: Davis, Cynthia L. --- CoSponsor: Cooper, Robert Wayne
Changes the laws regarding Missouri's Good Samaritan Law by granting civil immunity to a person providing services at a free health clinic if they are within the provider's medical field
HB 714 --- Sponsor: Cooper, Robert Wayne --- CoSponsor: Cunningham, Mike
Changes the procedure for filing and recording a written notice that a lawsuit has been filed contesting a piece of real property, known as lis pendens
HB 774 --- Sponsor: Jones, Timothy W. --- CoSponsor: Jetton, Rod
Protects individuals and media entities from being required to disclose news sources or certain information
HB 852 --- Sponsor: Jones, Timothy W. --- CoSponsor: Smith, Jason
Changes the time restrictions for service of a summons for a proceeding before an associate circuit judge
HB 961 --- Sponsor: Cox, Stanley --- CoSponsor: Bruns, Mark J.
Changes the laws regarding child pornography
SB 35 --- Sponsor: Days, Rita D.
Authorizes a court to appoint a standby guardian for a minor
SB 58 --- Sponsor: Graham, Chuck
Provides that certain persons may not be required to disclose news sources or information
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 307 --- Sponsor: Crowell, Jason
Provides that certain persons may not be required to disclose news sources or information
SB 321 --- Sponsor: Engler, Kevin
Exempts corrections officers from jury service
SB 327 --- Sponsor: Loudon, John
Establishes procedure for insurers intervening in civil actions to determine coverage issues
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 411 --- Sponsor: Clemens, Dan
Prohibits certain restrictions in motor fuel franchise contracts for certain alternative motor fuels
SB 416 --- Sponsor: Goodman, Jack
Prohibits lands held by certain electric cooperatives and corporations from being adversely possessed
SB 465 --- Sponsor: Callahan, Victor E.
Authorizes individuals to sue for Medicaid fraud and modifies various provisions relating to the reporting and investigating of such fraud
SB 475 --- Sponsor: Crowell, Jason
Adds several provisions relating to expert witness testimony in judicial proceedings
SB 505 --- Sponsor: Koster, Chris
Provides that operating a motorcycle, in and of itself, shall not be considered evidence of comparative negligence and prohibits claims adjusters from assigning fault to a party simply because the party wa
SB 516 --- Sponsor: Goodman, Jack
Eliminates the requirement that summons in cases before associate circuit judges specify a court date no more than 30 days from service
SB 545 --- Sponsor: Lager, Brad
Provides for immunity from liability for certain product retailers
SJR 9 --- Sponsor: Crowell, Jason
Creates an exception to the prohibition against laws retrospective in operation by allowing the sexual offender registry laws to be applied retrospectively

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