2007 Legislation Sponsored by Rep. Whorton

Missouri House of Representatives
2007
94th General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
Legislation Sponsored by Rep. James Whorton

SPONSOR

HB37

Expands the No-call List to include cell phone numbers, prohibits sending unsolicited faxes and text messages, and prohibits using automatic dialing announcing devices in certain situations

HCS HB 112,26,37,78,79 & 154 -- (LR# 0255L.10C)

Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)

HB204

Allows any resident of a nursing home who receives Missouri Medicaid Program benefits to retain not less than $50 per month for discretionary spending

HB204 -- (LR# 0621L.01I)

Referred: Health Care Policy (H)

HB266

Authorizes an income tax credit for 50% of the cash donation to a family cemetery

HB266 -- (LR# 0720L.01I)

WAYS AND MEANS

Public Hearing Completed (H)

HB422

Prohibits the Department of Agriculture from participating in the National Animal Identification System without statutory authorization

HB422 -- (LR# 1156L.01I)

Referred: Agriculture Policy (H)

HB423

Changes the laws regarding unsecured loans of $500 or less, sometimes referred to as "payday loans," and allows the Attorney General to maintain an action to enforce compliance

HB423 -- (LR# 0668L.01I)

Referred: Special Committee on Financial Institutions (H)

HB424

Increases the resource limit for eligibility for medical assistance

HB424 -- (LR# 0620L.01I)

Referred: Special Committee on Health Insurance (H)

HB1195

Designates the mountain lion as the official state cat

HB1195 -- (LR# 2720L.01I)

Referred: Special Committee on Tourism (H)
COSPONSOR

HB39

Establishes the eligibility requirements of an employed disabled person requesting medical assistance under the federal Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999

SCS HCS HB 39 -- (LR# 0458S.07C)

Placed on Informal Calendar (S)

HB60

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

HCS HB 189 & 60 -- (LR# 0562L.02P)

SENATE JUDICIARY AND CIVIL AND CRIMINAL JURISPRUDENCE

Executive Session Held (S)

SCS VOTED DO PASS

HB72

Increases the resource limit for eligibility for medical assistance

HB72 -- (LR# 0076L.01I)

Referred: Health Care Policy (H)

HB74

Allows rural empowerment zones to exist in any county with 16,000 or fewer residents

HCS HB 74 -- (LR# 0338L.02P)

Placed on Informal Calendar (S)

HB101

Prohibits the use of automatic dialing announcing devices unless certain requirements are met

HB101 -- (LR# 0484L.01I)

Referred: Elections (H)

HB102

Expands the No-Call List to include cell phone numbers, prohibits sending unsolicited faxes and text messages, and prohibits using automatic dialing announcing devices in certain situations

HB102 -- (LR# 0485L.01I)

Referred: Special Committee on Utilities (H)

HB123

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

HB123 -- (LR# 0706L.01I)

Referred: Judiciary (H)

HB155

Requires only operators or riders of motorcycles and motortricycles who are younger than 21 years of age to wear protective headgear

HB155 -- (LR# 0339L.02P)

Placed on Informal Calendar (S)

HB158

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

HB158 -- (LR# 0469L.01I)

ELECTIONS

Voted Do Pass (H)

HB159

Changes the requirements for registering reservoirs, dams, and lagoons and obtaining operating and construction permits for these structures

SCS HCS HB 159 -- (LR# 0717S.04C)

Senate Conference Committee Appointed (S)

SENATORS ENGLER, LAGER, GRIESHEIMER, GREEN AND

CALLAHAN

HB162

Requires board members of ambulance districts and fire protection districts to complete educational training regarding their duties

HB162 -- (LR# 0403L.01I)

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Public Hearing Completed (H)

HB182

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

Approved HCS HB 182 -- (LR# 0578L.02T)

Delivered to Secretary of State (G)

HB189

HCS HB 189 & 60 -- (LR# 0562L.02P)

SENATE JUDICIARY AND CIVIL AND CRIMINAL JURISPRUDENCE

Executive Session Held (S)

SCS VOTED DO PASS

HB190

Authorizes an advanced practice nurse to prescribe a controlled substance listed in Schedule II, III, IV, or V under a collaborative practice agreement

HB190 -- (LR# 0575L.01I)

SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON GENERAL LAWS

Public Hearing Completed (H)

HB191

Prohibits the use of automatic dialing announcing devices unless certain requirements are met

HB191 -- (LR# 0563L.01I)

Referred: Special Committee on Job Creation & Eco Dev (H)

HB209

Changes the laws relating to collaborative practice privileges for certain medical students and the laws relating to physician assistant licenses

HB209 -- (LR# 0460L.01I)

SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION AND LICENSING

Public Hearing Completed (H)

HB217

Authorizes an income tax deduction for Social Security and nonprivate retirement benefits received by the elderly, subject to income limits, and for qualified health insurance premiums

Approved SS#2 SCS HCS HB 444, 217, 225, 239, 243, 297, 402 & 172 -- (LR# 0761S.11T)

Delivered to Secretary of State (G)

HB236

Requires the Director of the Department of Revenue to return noncommercial drivers' licenses and remove suspensions from driving records when licensees provide proof of disposition of charges

HB236 -- (LR# 0630L.01I)

Referred: Transportation (H)

HB239

Authorizes an income tax deduction for Social Security and nonprivate retirement benefits received by the elderly, subject to income limits, and for qualified health insurance premiums

Approved SS#2 SCS HCS HB 444, 217, 225, 239, 243, 297, 402 & 172 -- (LR# 0761S.11T)

Delivered to Secretary of State (G)

HB298

Establishes the Missouri Blasting Safety Act to regulate various blasting and excavation activities

Approved SCS HCS HB 298 -- (LR# 1110S.04T)

Delivered to Secretary of State (G)

HB301

Allows volunteer fire protection associations to enter into mutual-aid agreements with other public and private agencies

HB301 -- (LR# 0938L.01I)

CRIME PREVENTION AND PUBLIC SAFETY

Public Hearing Completed (H)

HB303

Changes the laws regarding fire department boundaries and the manufacturing, storage, and sale of fireworks

HB303 -- (LR# 0939L.01I)

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Voted Do Pass (H)

HB310

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

HB310 -- (LR# 1052L.01I)

SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION AND LICENSING

Public Hearing Completed (H)

HB320

Allows any family member older than 21 years of age to occupy the seat beside a driver with a temporary instruction permit

HB320 -- (LR# 1033L.01I)

Referred: Transportation (H)

HB351

Designates the crayfish as the official state invertebrate

Approved HB351 -- (LR# 0248L.01T)

Delivered to Secretary of State (G)

HB353

Changes the laws regarding fraud and abuse in the Missouri Medicaid Program

HB353 -- (LR# 1169L.01P)

SENATE HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH

Public Hearing Held (S)

HB402

Authorizes an income tax deduction for Social Security and nonprivate retirement benefits received by the elderly, subject to income limits, and for qualified health insurance premiums

Approved SS#2 SCS HCS HB 444, 217, 225, 239, 243, 297, 402 & 172 -- (LR# 0761S.11T)

Delivered to Secretary of State (G)

HB413

Changes the laws regarding the Elevator Safety Board

HB413 -- (LR# 0757L.01I)

SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION AND LICENSING

Public Hearing Completed (H)

HB414

Allows driver's license applicants to show a DD Form 214, noting honorable discharge, as proof of lawful presence

HB414 -- (LR# 1263L.01I)

Referred: Transportation (H)

HB432

Prohibits health insurers from discriminating against any willing provider in the geographic region of the health benefit plan

HB432 -- (LR# 0552L.01I)

Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)

HB437

Requires Department of Revenue to return drivers' licenses and remove suspensions from records when licensees prove disposition of charges and prohibits withholding of car registration for failure to appear

HB437 -- (LR# 1323L.01I)

Referred: Transportation (H)

HB444

Authorizes an income tax deduction for Social Security and nonprivate retirement benefits received by the elderly, subject to income limits, and for qualified health insurance premiums

Approved SS#2 SCS HCS HB 444, 217, 225, 239, 243, 297, 402 & 172 -- (LR# 0761S.11T)

Delivered to Secretary of State (G)

HB453

Authorizes an income tax credit for donations to food pantries and adds cash, publicly traded stocks and bonds, and real estate as eligible donations for the Residential Treatment Agency Tax Credit

Approved SS HCS HB 453 -- (LR# 0914S.04T)

Delivered to Secretary of State (G)

HB454

Authorizes the Family Support Division to assist certain elderly individuals who qualify for the federal Food Stamp Program in obtaining supplemental food stamps

HB454 -- (LR# 0915L.01P)

Placed on Informal Calendar (S)

HB457

Increases the amount of credit allowed under the senior citizen/ disabled person property tax credit program known as circuit breaker and renames it the Senior Citizens' Homestead Tax Relief Act

SCS HCS HB 457 -- (LR# 1084S.03C)

Placed on Informal Calendar (S)

HB461

Changes the laws regarding the State Water Patrol

Approved HCS HB 461 -- (LR# 1134L.03T)

Delivered to Secretary of State (G)

HB465

Revises the definition of "all-terrain vehicle" to include certain motorized utility vehicles manufactured and used exclusively for off-highway use

HB465 -- (LR# 0916L.02I)

TRANSPORTATION

Public Hearing Completed (H)

HB468

Exempts motor fuel used in school buses from motor fuel tax when driven to transport students for educational purposes

HB468 -- (LR# 0950L.01I)

Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)

HB469

Changes the laws regarding school safety and liability

SCS HCS HB 469 -- (LR# 0861S.05C)

Placed on Informal Calendar (S)

HB478

Prohibits the Department of Agriculture from participating in any intrusive animal identification programs under the National Animal Identification System without authorization from the General Assembly

HCS HB 478 -- (LR# 1136L.04C)

Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)

HB495

Establishes the Missouri State Park Board which is responsible for the Historical Marker Program

HB495 -- (LR# 0473L.01I)

Rules - Reported Do Not Pass (H)

HB497

Establishes guidelines for the licensure and supervision of physician assistants

Approved HCS HB 497 -- (LR# 1364L.02T)

Delivered to Secretary of State (G)

HB528

Changes the laws regarding criminal securities fraud and sets a minimum penalty when committed against the elderly or disabled

HB528 -- (LR# 0790L.02I)

Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)

HB534

Establishes the Safe Staffing and Quality Care Accountability Act for Veterans Homes and the Safe Staffing and Quality Care Accountability Act for Mental Health Facilities

HB534 -- (LR# 1023L.01I)

Referred: Spec Com on Workforce Dev & Workplace Safety (H)

HB585

Changes the laws regarding the registration of a trademark

HB585 -- (LR# 1442L.01I)

Referred: Judiciary (H)

HB593

Limits the penalty for early cancellation of a wireless service agreement

HB593 -- (LR# 0482L.01I)

Referred: Special Committee on Utilities (H)

HB619

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

Approved SCS HCS HB 619 & 118 -- (LR# 1486S.03T)

Delivered to Secretary of State (G)

HB622

Exempts driver's license applicants from proving lawful presence when the applicant has previously held a noncommercial driver's license, noncommercial instruction permit, or nondriver's license

HB622 -- (LR# 1313L.02I)

Referred: Transportation (H)

HB625

Extends the election date for a certain retirement option under the Public School Retirement System of Missouri

HB625 -- (LR# 1396L.01I)

Dropped from Calendar - Rule 44 (H)

HB628

Changes the laws regarding surface mining and gravel excavation

HCS HB 628 -- (LR# 0464L.03C)

Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)

HB636

Authorizes an income tax credit for military retirement benefits

HCS HB 636, 308 & 173 -- (LR# 1482L.03P)

SENATE WAYS AND MEANS

Executive Session Held (S)

VOTED DO PASS

HB638

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

HB638 -- (LR# 1100L.01I)

Referred: Special Committee on Government Affairs (H)

HB654

Exempts the property of a veterans' organization from real and personal property taxes, increases the amount of matching grants for veterans' programs, and establishes the Stolen Valor Act of 2007

Approved HCS HB 654 & 938 -- (LR# 1769L.03T)

Delivered to Secretary of State (G)

HB661

Changes the laws regarding the public school retirement systems

HB661 -- (LR# 0768L.02I)

SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON RETIREMENT

Public Hearing Completed (H)

HB683

Changes the laws regarding the requirements for corporate filings

HB683 -- (LR# 1344L.01I)

Referred: Judiciary (H)

HB692

Requires that all state service contracts awarded after August 28, 2007, must include specifications that employees of contractors or subcontractors be citizens of the United States

HB692 -- (LR# 1458L.01I)

Referred: Corrections and Public Institutions (H)

HB708

Requires a driver's license applicant under 18 years of age to show documentation that he or she is enrolled in school, has at least a 90% attendance rate, and a minimum grade point average of at least 1.75

HB708 -- (LR# 1689L.01I)

TRANSPORTATION

Public Hearing Completed (H)

HB709

Adds qualified bio-mass to Missouri agricultural products used in the production of fuel ethanol for eligibility for a grant from the Department of Agriculture

HCS HB 709 -- (LR# 1871L.04C)

Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)

HB713

Allows certain small employers to obtain medical coverage through the Missouri Consolidated Health Care Plan

HB713 -- (LR# 1763L.01I)

Referred: Special Committee on Health Insurance (H)

HB718

Requires public school students enrolled in kindergarten or first grade to receive a comprehensive vision examination

HB718 -- (LR# 1757L.01I)

SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION AND LICENSING

Voted Do Pass (H)

HB732

Adds emergency personnel killed while performing their duties to the list of individuals who are eligible for memorial highway or bridge designations

Approved HB732 -- (LR# 1827L.01T)

Delivered to Secretary of State (G)

HB733

Changes the definition of "security" in the laws regulating securities so that the sale of variable annuities will be governed by the Secretary of State

HB733 -- (LR# 1324L.01I)

Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)

HB748

Inceases the maximum amount of tax credits that the Missouri Agricultural and Small Business Development Authority is annually authorized to issue for the Family Farm Livestock Loan Program

HB748 -- (LR# 1955L.01I)

SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON AGRI-BUSINESS

Voted Do Pass (H)

HB823

Changes the laws regarding the circuit breaker tax credit, provides a tax credit for earned income, and exempts Social Security benefits from taxation for certain senior citizens

HB823 -- (LR# 1906L.01I)

Referred: Ways and Means (H)

HB828

Requires residential and commercial septage removal companies to register with the Department of Natural Resources

HB828 -- (LR# 1825L.01I)

Referred: Special Committee on Energy and Environment (H)

HB868

Prohibits the state from participating in any national identification system using driver's license records as required in the federal REAL ID Act of 2005

HB868 -- (LR# 2028L.01I)

SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON GENERAL LAWS

Public Hearing Completed (H)

HB877

Requires all diesel fuel sold in Missouri after January 1, 2009, to contain at least 5% biodiesel

HB877 -- (LR# 1800L.01I)

SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON AGRI-BUSINESS

Public Hearing Completed (H)

HB892

Creates the Medal of Freedom to be awarded to any veteran who honorably served in the armed forces at any time since 1990 under certain residency requirements

HCS HB 892 -- (LR# 1937L.02P)

SENATE PENSIONS, VETERANS' AFFAIRS, AND GENERAL LAW

Executive Session Held (S)

VOTED DO PASS

HB899

Requires the city or county public administrator to deposit money or property found upon deceased persons to the credit of the entity and changes the deadline for bids and the selection of county depositaries

HB899 -- (LR# 2240L.01I)

SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS

HCS Voted Do Pass (H)

HB900

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

HB900 -- (LR# 0517L.01I)

Referred: Special Committee on Health Insurance (H)

HB933

Allows an application for a driver's license for a person deployed with the United States armed forces to be signed by a person who holds general power of attorney for the applicant

HB933 -- (LR# 2027L.01P)

Returned to Committee of Origin (S)

HB997

Expands the No-Call List to include cell phone numbers, prohibits sending unsolicited faxes and text messages, and prohibits using automatic dialing announcing devices in certain situations

HB997 -- (LR# 2307L.01I)

Referred: Special Committee on Utilities (H)

HB1015

Changes the proration factor for calculating the portion of state school aid

HB1015 -- (LR# 1501L.02I)

Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)

HB1023

Establishes an advisory board within the Department of Conservation to assist the Conservation Commission

HCS HB 1023 -- (LR# 0935L.02C)

Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)

HB1069

Requires state agencies to engage in energy conservation and state buildings to meet the International Energy Conservation Code

HB1069 -- (LR# 2099L.01I)

Referred: Special Committee on Energy and Environment (H)

HB1070

Establishes the Renewable Energy Research Grant Program to provide funding for renewable energy research projects

HB1070 -- (LR# 2100L.01I)

Referred: Special Committee on Energy and Environment (H)

HB1080

Requires lenders of unsecured loans of less than $500, commonly referred to as payday loans, to notify borrowers of the balance owed every three months

HB1080 -- (LR# 2267L.01I)

Referred: Special Committee on Financial Institutions (H)

HB1081

Prohibits the transfer of a mental health patient from one facility to another without the consent of the patient or the patient's parent, legal guardian, or nearest known relative

HB1081 -- (LR# 2268L.01I)

Referred: Special Committee on Healthcare Facilities (H)

HB1111

Authorizes an income tax credit for constructing a home accessible to disabled individuals based on the universal design standards

HB1111 -- (LR# 0863L.01I)

Referred: Ways and Means (H)

HB1120

Changes the preference requirements for Missouri businesses in letting state purchasing contracts

HB1120 -- (LR# 2213L.01I)

Referred: Special Committee on Job Creation & Eco Dev (H)

HB1128

Designates the new bridge over the Missouri River on Interstate 29/35 in Kansas City as the "Christopher S. Bond Bridge"

HB1128 -- (LR# 2620L.01I)

SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS

HCS Voted Do Pass (H)

HB1137

Requires equal pay for the same work regardless of gender and establishes the Equal Pay Commission to study wage disparities

HB1137 -- (LR# 2354L.01I)

Referred: Spec Com on Workforce Dev & Workplace Safety (H)

HB1145

Prohibits the Director of the Department of Revenue from taking a photograph or digital image of any qualified applicant for a driver's or nondriver's license who objects due to religious affiliation

HB1145 -- (LR# 2649L.01I)

Referred: Transportation (H)

HB1175

Requires sellers of newly constructed residential homes to disclose to initial purchasers the energy efficiency rating of homes based on the energy star rating system

HB1175 -- (LR# 2660L.01I)

Referred: Special Committee on Energy and Environment (H)

HB1198

Increases the appropriation amount for small school grants

HB1198 -- (LR# 2626L.02I)

Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)

HB1258

Extends the expiration of the Missouri Medicaid Program to June 30, 2010

HB1258 -- (LR# 2746L.01I)

Referred: Special Committee on Healthcare Facilities (H)

HJR10

Proposes a constitutional amendment raising the allowable level of bonded indebtedness for school districts

HJR10 -- (LR# 1167L.01I)

Referred: Transportation (H)

HJR25

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

HJR25 -- (LR# 2408L.01I)

ELECTIONS

Public Hearing Completed (H)

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