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

SPONSOR
HB48
Authorizes an income tax deduction for tuition paid to a Missouri public institution of higher education
HB48 -- (LR# 0420L.01I)
WAYS AND MEANS
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB909
Prohibits certain concentrated animal feeding operations facilities from being located near a state park, state historic site, or property listed on the National Register of Historic Landmarks
HB909 -- (LR# 2305L.02I)
Referred: Special Committee on Agri-Business (H)
HB980
Requires persons arrested for the manufacture or distribution of drugs to appear before a judge prior to being released on bond
HB980 -- (LR# 0632L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB981
Expands the crime of enticement of a child to include victims who are younger than 17 years of age or any individual the person believes is younger than 17 years of age
HB981 -- (LR# 2212L.02I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB982
Imposes additional penalties for intoxication-related traffic offenses when a person's blood-alcohol content is at least .16 of 1%
HB982 -- (LR# 2310L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB983
Increases the penalty for endangering the welfare of a child in the first degree when shaking a child younger than five years of age to a minimum of 15 years in prison
HB983 -- (LR# 2208L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB984
Allows the court to order a person's vehicle impounded for up to one year as part of a penalty for driving while intoxicated
HB984 -- (LR# 2470L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB985
Requires certain victims of crime to be notified if the perpetrator of the crime is committed to a mental health facility according to the provisions of Chapter 552, RSMo
HB985 -- (LR# 2209L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
HB986
Allows crime victims to take time off from work to attend criminal proceedings without retribution by their employer
HB986 -- (LR# 0419L.01I)
Referred: Spec Com on Workforce Dev & Workplace Safety (H)
HB1101
Establishes the Child Internet Protection Act which requires school districts to file Internet use policies with the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
HB1101 -- (LR# 2232L.01I)
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)
HB1102
Revises unlawful transactions with a child by making it a crime to sell or rent video games to a child if the video game has been rated mature or adults only
HB1102 -- (LR# 2207L.03I)
Referred: Special Committee on Family Services (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)
HB1121
Authorizes a tax credit for qualified research costs paid by a corporation in a targeted industry
HB1121 -- (LR# 2214L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Job Creation & Eco Dev (H)
HB1172
Establishes the Twenty-first Century Missouri Scholars Program
HB1172 -- (LR# 1425L.01I)
Referred: Higher Education (H)
HB1177
Establishes the Angel Investment Program which allows individual investors to claim a credit against their Missouri income tax for investing in a bona fide angel investment
HB1177 -- (LR# 2231L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Financial Institutions (H)
HB1180
Establishes the Cable A La Carte Consumer Choice Act which requires video service providers to offer channels other than local and public, educational, or governmental channels on an a la carte basis
HB1180 -- (LR# 2726L.02I)
Referred: Special Committee on Utilities (H)
COSPONSOR
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)
HB183
Allows any person who served in Afghanistan in Operation Enduring Freedom to receive a special license plate designated "Afghanistan Campaign"
HB183 -- (LR# 0292L.01I)
Referred: Transportation (H)
HB221
Changes the laws regarding motor vehicle extended service contracts and product service contracts
Approved HCS HB 221 -- (LR# 1054L.04T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
THIS BILL BECOMES EFFECTIVE JAN 1, 2008, EXCEPT
FOR SEC 385.202,385.206,385.214,385.216,385.218
385.220,385.308,385.314,385.316,385.318, AND
385.320 WHICH HAVE AN AUG 28, 2007 EFFECTIVE DATE

HB237
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
HB237 -- (LR# 0624L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Financial Institutions (H)
HB285
Prohibits a person from intentionally smelling or inhaling the fumes of or inducing or aiding another person in the use or sale of specified solvents
HB285 -- (LR# 0807L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB375
Adds certain types of cancer to the list of diseases presumed incurred during the line of duty for the purpose of retirement benefits for firefighters
HB375 -- (LR# 0679L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Retirement (H)
HB383
Authorizes Missouri residents to deduct from their taxable income 100% of all nonreimbursed amounts paid for long-term care insurance premiums
HB383 -- (LR# 0684L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Senior Citizen Advocacy (H)
HB410
Requires the Secretary of State to establish a toll-free number for business inquiries and to direct the inquiries to the appropriate state agency
HB410 -- (LR# 0913L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Job Creation & Eco Dev (H)
HB436
Changes the laws regarding limited liability companies
HB436 -- (LR# 1077L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
HB438
Establishes the Twenty-first Century Scholars Program
HB438 -- (LR# 0997L.01I)
HIGHER EDUCATION
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB448
Authorizes a tax credit equal to 100% of the state sales tax paid on any automobile assembled and purchased in Missouri
HCS HB 448 -- (LR# 1176L.03P)
Second Read/Referred: Ways and Means (S)
HB475
Changes the process for an attorney who wishes to become a notary public
HB475 -- (LR# 0628L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
HB519
Expands the crime of murder in the first degree to include when a person knowingly causes the death of a child and a heinous element is involved, to be known as Erica and Zayquon's Law
HB519 -- (LR# 1073L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB520
Authorizes a tax credit to a taxpayer for 100% of the salary and benefits paid to an employee while on active military duty
HB520 -- (LR# 1075L.01I)
Referred: Ways and Means (H)
HB521
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
HB521 -- (LR# 1072L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Family Services (H)
HB522
Changes the laws regarding campaign financing and establishes campaign contribution limits
HB522 -- (LR# 1233L.01I)
Referred: Elections (H)
HB551
Establishes the Line of Duty Compensation Act which authorizes a claim to be filed with the Division of Workers' Compensation on behalf of public safety workers who have been killed in the line of duty
SCS HCS HB 551 -- (LR# 1504S.05C)
Placed on Informal Calendar (S)
SA 3 ADOPTED/SCS, SS/SCS PENDING

HB585
Changes the laws regarding the registration of a trademark
HB585 -- (LR# 1442L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
HB610
Establishes the Address Confidentiality Program to protect victims of domestic violence by establishing a designated address for victims and their minor children
HB610 -- (LR# 1144L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Family Services (H)
HB613
Requires that one voting member of the governing boards of certain state institutions of higher education be a full-time student
HB613 -- (LR# 1328L.02I)
HIGHER EDUCATION
Executive Session - No Action Taken
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)
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)
HB648
Changes the standard for violation of the Open Meetings Law, commonly known as the Sunshine Law, by a governmental body from knowingly to negligently
HB648 -- (LR# 1090L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
HB653
Establishes the Reverend Nathaniel Cole Memorial Pursuit Reduction Grant to provide grants to urban police departments for the purchase of real-time pursuit management systems
HB653 -- (LR# 1761L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB670
Expands the DNA profiling analysis testing to include an individual arrested for a felony or sexual offense or a juvenile adjudicated to have committed an act that would be a felony if committed by an adult
HB670 -- (LR# 1821L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB683
Changes the laws regarding the requirements for corporate filings
HB683 -- (LR# 1344L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
HB819
Prohibits discrimination based upon a person's sexual orientation
HB819 -- (LR# 1321L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (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)
HB825
Changes the laws regarding preneed funeral contracts
HB825 -- (LR# 1820L.02I)
Referred: Spec Com on Professional Registration & Licens (H)
HB897
Allows either the county commission or the county health center boards to establish health rules and the fees to implement the rules
HB897 -- (LR# 1459L.01I)
Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
HB917
Establishes Christy's Law which requires all health care personnel involved in the examination of a rape victim to inform the victim of his or her right to be tested for a date rape drug
HB917 -- (LR# 1308L.02I)
Referred: Special Committee on Family Services (H)
HB963
Expands the crime of bribery of a public servant
HB963 -- (LR# 0994L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB964
Establishes a pilot project within the Department of Mental Health to form four assertive community treatment teams to provide comprehensive, community-based psychiatric treatment
HB964 -- (LR# 2205L.01I)
Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
HB965
Establishes the Missouri Preschool Plus Grant Program as a pilot program to serve up to 5,000 students in early childhood education
HB965 -- (LR# 2299L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Urban Education Reform (H)
HB1018
Changes the laws regarding the availability and dispersal of contraception information
HB1018 -- (LR# 2156L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Family Services (H)
HB1019
Modifies the eligibility requirements for the Missouri Medicaid Program
HB1019 -- (LR# 2443L.01I)
Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
HB1035
Extends medical assistance through 21 years of age for certain foster children
HB1035 -- (LR# 2495L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Family Services (H)
HB1099
Changes the laws regarding child care
HB1099 -- (LR# 2496L.02I)
Referred: Special Committee on Family Services (H)
HB1103
Establishes a Minority and Women's Business Enterprise Committee to assist certified socially and economically disadvantaged minority and women's business enterprises in state contracts
HB1103 -- (LR# 2257L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Urban Issues (H)
HB1105
Establishes the Economic Development Grant Program for companies to reopen a closed manufacturing factory
HB1105 -- (LR# 1639L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Job Creation & Eco Dev (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)
HB1140
Requires school districts to provide an alternative education program in order to be eligible for state school aid
HB1140 -- (LR# 2402L.01I)
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)
HB1204
Allows applicants changing information on their driver's licenses to register to vote and requires the Department of Revenue to provide the voter information to the Office of the Secretary of State
HB1204 -- (LR# 2717L.01I)
Referred: Elections (H)

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