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


HB 50 --- Sponsor: Sater, David
Allows courts to consider the opinions and recommendations by a professional or member of the clergy in child custody proceedings
HB 108 --- Sponsor: Meiners, Kate
Allows for the extension of foster care to a child's twenty-first birthday to allow the child to participate in or finish a high school or vocational program
HB 153 --- Sponsor: Swinger, Terry --- CoSponsor: Kuessner, J. C.
Requires an applicant's date of birth on an application for a marriage license
HB 192 --- Sponsor: Franz, Ward
Creates the Guardian Ad Litem Fund for the purpose of compensating court-appointed guardians ad litem
HB 304 --- Sponsor: Bruns, Mark J. --- CoSponsor: Day, David
Prohibits a court from granting unsupervised visitation to any parent who is required to register as a sexual offender
HB 379 --- Sponsor: Wildberger, Edward --- CoSponsor: Meiners, Kate
Changes the laws regarding the notification requirements for the continuation of child support when a child is attending an institution of higher education
HB 382 --- Sponsor: Wildberger, Edward --- CoSponsor: Moore, Danielle
Establishes "Ashley's Law" which creates the crime of transporting a child without parental consent for the purpose of committing a crime with the child as the victim or participant
HB 391 --- Sponsor: Dempsey, Tom
Changes the laws regarding the division of retirement benefits of state employees who are involved in a divorce or separation proceeding
HB 421 --- Sponsor: Flook, Tim --- CoSponsor: Fisher, Barney
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
HB 471 --- Sponsor: Flook, Tim --- CoSponsor: Jones, Timothy W.
Establishes the Uniform Premarital Agreement Act
HB 472 --- Sponsor: Flook, Tim --- CoSponsor: Nance, Bob
Changes the laws regarding the Interstate Family Support Act
HB 493 --- Sponsor: Baker, Brian
Allows for the termination of child support payments under certain conditions
HB 509 --- Sponsor: Johnson, Connie "LaJoyce" --- CoSponsor: Roorda, Jeff
Allows an adopted person at least 18 years of age to receive a certified copy of his or her original birth certificate
HB 521 --- Sponsor: LeVota, Paul --- CoSponsor: Bowman, John L.
Revises the Household Child Protect Act which includes household witnesses of child abuse and neglect in the list of persons required to report child abuse
HB 565 --- Sponsor: Brown, Michael R. --- CoSponsor: Chappelle-Nadal, Maria
Allows for electronic communication with a child for the noncustodial parent and custodial parent during times when the child is with the other parent
HB 610 --- Sponsor: Baker, Judy --- CoSponsor: Wright-Jones, Robin
Establishes the Address Confidentiality Program to protect victims of domestic violence by establishing a designated address for victims and their minor children
HB 632 --- Sponsor: Burnett, John P. --- CoSponsor: Deeken, Bill
Allows the Board of Probation and Parole to grant parole to certain female inmates who have served 15 years of their sentence if they meet certain criteria
HB 651 --- Sponsor: Hughes, Leonard --- CoSponsor: Hoskins, Theodore
Increases the length of time a father has to establish paternity prior to an adoption from within 15 days to no later than 60 days after the birth of the child
HB 837 --- Sponsor: Cooper, Robert Wayne --- CoSponsor: Stevenson, Bryan P.
Prohibits unsupervised visitation for a noncustodial parent who has been found guilty of certain sexual offenses of if a person residing with the noncustodial parent has been convicted of certain offenses
HB 847 --- Sponsor: Dixon, Bob --- CoSponsor: Schoeller, Shane
Allows for the appointment of a family court commissioner in the 31st Judicial Circuit in Greene County
HB 865 --- Sponsor: Davis, Cynthia L.
Makes technical changes to the list of federal agencies involved in foreign adoptions
HB 935 --- Sponsor: Franz, Ward
Changes the laws regarding the termination of parental rights
HB 936 --- Sponsor: Franz, Ward
Authorizes the Missouri Gaming Commission to intercept excursion gambling boat winnings of individuals owning back child support
HB 954 --- Sponsor: Franz, Ward
Revises the Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children and changes the laws regarding the placement of children
HB 1031 --- Sponsor: Robinson, Brad --- CoSponsor: Fallert, Joseph Jr.
Changes the laws regarding foster care
HB 1035 --- Sponsor: Zimmerman, Jake --- CoSponsor: Portwood, Dr. Charles R.
Extends medical assistance through 21 years of age for certain foster children
HB 1132 --- Sponsor: Lampe, Sara --- CoSponsor: Meadows, Tim
Allows an aunt or uncle of a child to petition for visitation rights when both of the child's grandparents are deceased
HB 1200 --- Sponsor: Dixon, Bob
Changes the laws regarding the issuance of marriage licenses
HB 1229 --- Sponsor: Stevenson, Bryan P. --- CoSponsor: Jones, Timothy W.
Changes the laws regarding the child abuse and neglect central registry
HB 1270 --- Sponsor: Aull, Joe
Changes the requirement for providing notice of the relocation of a child
HB 1286 --- Sponsor: Dixon, Bob
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
SB 55 --- Sponsor: Koster, Chris
Modifies the law on the establishment of paternity
SB 71 --- Sponsor: Koster, Chris
Modifies provisions on child care subsidies
SB 145 --- Sponsor: Bray, Joan
Modifies the law relating to the establishment of paternity
SB 234 --- Sponsor: Crowell, Jason
Modifies provisions relating to juvenile courts and officers
SB 246 --- Sponsor: Goodman, Jack
Modifies provisions regarding the termination of alimony and maintenance payments
SB 260 --- Sponsor: Koster, Chris
Modifies provisions on child care subsidies
SB 343 --- Sponsor: Justus, Jolie L.
Adds a definition for "unknown father" as it relates to adoption, guardianship and termination of parental rights proceedings
SB 359 --- Sponsor: Goodman, Jack
Modifies provisions relating to adult abuse orders of protection
SB 414 --- Sponsor: Goodman, Jack
Changes the definition of "adult" to a person 18 years of age or older and "child" to a person under 18 years of age in chapter pertaining to juvenile courts
SB 493 --- Sponsor: Koster, Chris
Enacts the "Uniform Interstate Family Support Act"
SB 494 --- Sponsor: Koster, Chris
Enacts the "Uniform Premarital Agreement Act"
SB 495 --- Sponsor: Koster, Chris
Enacts the "Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act"
SB 603 --- Sponsor: Days, Rita D.
Revises provisions relating to child support enforcement
SB 697 --- Sponsor: Ridgeway, Luann
Modifes several provisions regarding the rights and duties of foster parents

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