Missouri House of Representatives
2007
94th General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
Legislation Sponsored by Rep. Will Kraus
SPONSOR
HB82
Changes the laws regarding the mitigation of damages when the plaintiff was not wearing a safety belt
HB82 -- (LR# 0568L.01I)
Referred: Transportation (H)
HB83
Authorizes judges to order defendants who have pled guilty to or been found guilty of felony offenses to pay expenses related to the cost of the prosecution
HB83 -- (LR# 0569L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
HB84
Changes the age for juvenile court jurisdiction from younger than 15 and one-half years of age to younger than 15 for non-felony traffic ordinance violations
HB84 -- (LR# 0570L.01I)
Withdrawn (H)
HB85
Prohibits the employment of an unauthorized alien in Missouri
HCS#2 HB 85 -- (LR# 0571L.07C)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
HB86
Designates the third week in September as "Parent and Family Involvement in Education Week"
HB86 -- (LR# 0572L.01I)
ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION
Voted Do Pass - Consent (H)
HB87
Creates the Needy Persons Fund
HB87 -- (LR# 0573L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON TAX REFORM
Public Hearing Scheduled, Bill not Heard (H)
HB308
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

HB309
Prohibits certain sexual offenders from being present in or loitering within 500 feet of any public park or swimming pool and from serving as a coach, manager, or trainer for certain teams
HB309 -- (LR# 0350L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB326
Increases the period of driver's license suspension from 90 days to 180 days for certain first-time, alcohol-related traffic offenses
HB326 -- (LR# 0082L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB455
Exempts real property owned by individuals 65 years of age and older with certain levels of income from increases in assessed valuation
HB455 -- (LR# 0953L.01I)
Referred: Ways and Means (H)
HB456
Limits increases in assessed valuation on real property owned by individuals 65 years of age and older with certain levels of income to the percentage of increases in Social Security benefits
HB456 -- (LR# 0954L.01I)
WAYS AND MEANS
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB547
Requires the registration of copper and aluminum scrap metal sales
HB547 -- (LR# 1348L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON GENERAL LAWS
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB675
Authorizes an individual income tax credit for military retirement benefits
HB675 -- (LR# 1894L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON TAX REFORM
Public Hearing Scheduled, Bill not Heard (H)
HB801
Removes the expiration date for the provision restricting political subdivisions from providing certain telecommunication services or facilities
Approved HB801 -- (LR# 1988L.01P)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
HB918
Exempts directory assistance, operator services, late payment, and other financial charges from the definition of "telecommunication services" and regulation by the Missouri Public Service Commission
HB918 -- (LR# 1814L.02I)
Referred: Special Committee on Utilities (H)
HB942
Requires every school district to offer a driver's education course available to students 15 years of age or older and prohibits cell phone use by temporary permit or intermediate license holders
HB942 -- (LR# 1616L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB1020
Prohibits cities, towns, villages, and other political subdivisions from providing Internet access services unless the services are in operation on or before September 1, 2007
HB1020 -- (LR# 1990L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Utilities (H)
HJR2
Proposes a constitutional amendment reducing, beginning with the 97th General Assembly, the number of state representatives to 137
HJR2 -- (LR# 0574L.01I)
Referred: Elections (H)
COSPONSOR
HB97
Prohibits automated telephone solicitations relating to political campaigns to individuals on the No-Call List
HB97 -- (LR# 0696L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON UTILITIES
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
HB100
Authorizes an income tax credit for volunteer firefighters
HB100 -- (LR# 0340L.01I)
WAYS AND MEANS
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
HB104
Specifies that the purchase price for calculating the sales tax of a motor vehicle excludes the cost to modify the vehicle for use by an individual with a disability
HCS HB 104 -- (LR# 0285L.02P)
SENATE WAYS AND MEANS
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB116
Changes the laws regarding the long-term care insurance tax deduction and establishes the Missouri Long-term Care Partnership Act
HCS HB 40, 116 & 367 -- (LR# 0478L.02P)
SENATE HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH
Public Hearing Held (S)
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)
HB175
Requires the Department of Revenue to put a unique code or identifier on the driver's license, nondriver's license, or driver's permit of anyone who is required to register as a sex offender
HB175 -- (LR# 0609L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB176
Authorizes an individual income tax credit for real property taxes paid by surviving spouses of certain public safety officers
HB176 -- (LR# 0612L.01I)
WAYS AND MEANS
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB184
Establishes the Children's Services Protection Act requiring that community children's services funds be reimbursed for the sales tax revenue diverted to certain tax increment financing projects
Approved HCS HB 184 -- (LR# 0384L.03T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
HB243
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)
HB262
Makes English the language for all official proceedings in Missouri
HB262 -- (LR# 0495L.01I)
Dropped from Calendar - Rule 44 (H)
HB263
Makes English, upon voter approval, the language for all official proceedings in Missouri
HB263 -- (LR# 0400L.01I)
Dropped from Calendar - Rule 44 (H)
HB401
Authorizes an assessment of four points against a driver's license for violating a Kansas City ordinance that prohibits a tow truck operator from stopping at the scene of an accident unless requested
HB401 -- (LR# 0957L.01I)
TRANSPORTATION
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB407
Establishes the Uninsured Motorist Stipulation of Benefits Act of 2007 which limits the recovery for non-economic losses by uninsured motorists
HB407 -- (LR# 0655L.01I)
INSURANCE POLICY
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
HB421
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
HB421 -- (LR# 1230L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Family Services (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)
HB515
Allows the formation of multi-jurisdictional enforcement groups for the purpose of intensive enforcement of the traffic laws
HB515 -- (LR# 1542L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB516
Changes the laws regarding the Missouri Homestead Preservation Act
HB516 -- (LR# 1014L.01I)
WAYS AND MEANS
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB598
Specifies that any person owning an interest in a business will not be considered an employer for the purpose of calculating an employer's contribution to the Unemployment Compensation Trust Fund
HB598 -- (LR# 1466L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND WORKPLACE SAFETY
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB634
Revises the continuing educational training requirements for 911 telecommunicators
HB634 -- (LR# 1799L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (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

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)
HB676
Requires the Children's Division to develop rules to modify the income eligibility criteria for any person receiving state-funded child care assistance
HB676 -- (LR# 1550L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON FAMILY SERVICES
Public Hearing Completed (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)
HB734
Changes the laws regarding the requirements an association must meet to acquire group health insurance for its members
HB734 -- (LR# 1948L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON HEALTH INSURANCE
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB757
Establishes the Summer Shipp Act which specifies that law enforcement officers cannot refuse a written report of a missing person
HB757 -- (LR# 1330L.01I)
JUDICIARY
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB804
Changes the laws regarding small business tax credits and tax exemptions and establishes the Small Business and Entrepreneurial Growth Act and a Regional Economic Development Initiative
HCS HB 365, 804 & 805 -- (LR# 1225L.04P)
FISCAL REVIEW
Executive Session - No Action Taken
HB805
Changes the laws regarding small business tax credits and tax exemptions and establishes the Small Business and Entrepreneurial Growth Act and a Regional Economic Development Initiative
HCS HB 365, 804 & 805 -- (LR# 1225L.04P)
FISCAL REVIEW
Executive Session - No Action Taken
HB813
Allows the president or chancellor of a state higher education institution to revoke the tenure and discharge a faculty member who receives two negative peer reviews
HB813 -- (LR# 1965L.01I)
Referred: Higher Education (H)
HB814
Changes the laws regarding underage drinking
HB814 -- (LR# 1982L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB818
Establishes the Missouri Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act and changes the laws regarding the Missouri Health Insurance Pool and health care insurance
Approved SS#2 SCS HCS HB 818 -- (LR# 1261S.22T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
THIS BILL BECOMES EFFECTIVE AUG 28, 2007, EXCEPT
FOR SECTIONS 143.782, 143.790, 313.321-376.960,
376.964-376.989, 376.1500-376.1532, AND 379.930 -
379.952 WHICH HAVE A JAN 1, 2008 EFFECTIVE DATE

HB854
Prohibits entities that own, operate, or lease partially tax-funded sports stadiums from denying members of the broadcast or print media reasonable access to cover a public sporting event
HB854 -- (LR# 2142L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
HB882
Establishes the Human Voice Contact Act requiring state agencies to ensure that a caller is provided the option to speak with a live attendant
HB882 -- (LR# 2110L.01I)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
HB889
Prohibits illegal aliens from receiving public assistance
HCS HB 889 -- (LR# 2147L.03C)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
HB915
Exempts veterans', service, and fraternal organizations from the two-tenths of one cent tax on each bingo card sold
HB915 -- (LR# 2311L.01P)
FISCAL REVIEW
Reported Do Pass (H)
HB916
Exempts veterans, service, and fraternal organizations from paying the 2% tax on the gross receipts for each bingo pull-tab card sold
HB916 -- (LR# 2312L.01P)
SENATE WAYS AND MEANS
Public Hearing Scheduled, Bill not Heard (S)
HB938
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)
HB960
Changes the laws regarding the investigation of Internet sexual crimes against children
HB960 -- (LR# 2385L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB961
Changes the laws regarding child pornography
HB961 -- (LR# 2386L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on General Laws (H)
HB1014
Gives a preference in all state purchasing contracts to certain disabled veterans doing business as Missouri companies when the quality of work is equal or better and the price is the same or less
SCS HB 1014 -- (LR# 2376S.05C)
Placed on Informal Calendar (S)
HB1033
Prohibits political subdivisions and the Missouri Public Service Commission from regulating interconnected voice over Internet protocol service providers
HB1033 -- (LR# 2422L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON UTILITIES
Public Hearing Completed (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)
HB1037
Requires health screenings for public school students in certain grades
HB1037 -- (LR# 2219L.01I)
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (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)
HB1133
Authorizes an income tax credit for 50% of real property taxes paid on the primary residence of certain disabled veterans
HB1133 -- (LR# 2663L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Veterans (H)
HB1168
Amends Missouri Supreme Court Rule 8.07 to allow members of the General Assembly with at least eight years service to take the Missouri bar examination
HB1168 -- (LR# 2680L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on General Laws (H)
HB1174
Prohibits certain sexual offenders from being physically present within 500 feet of a child care facility
HB1174 -- (LR# 2708L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB1281
Establishes the St. Louis Neighborhood Schools Improvement Act which specifies the guidelines for establishing and administering a successor school district for the City of St. Louis School District
HB1281 -- (LR# 2715L.02I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON URBAN EDUCATION REFORM
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HJR3
Proposes a constitutional amendment replacing the Highways and Transportation Commission with a Director of Transportation
HJR3 -- (LR# 0611L.01I)
Referred: Transportation (H)
HJR7
Proposes a constitutional amendment establishing English as the language for all official proceedings in Missouri
SCS HJR 7 -- (LR# 0401S.02T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
THIS BILL BECOMES EFFECTIVE 30 DAYS AFTER VOTER
APPROVAL

HJR10
Proposes a constitutional amendment raising the allowable level of bonded indebtedness for school districts
HJR10 -- (LR# 1167L.01I)
Referred: Transportation (H)
HJR22
Proposes a constitutional amendment modifying the procedures for the legislative approval of any schedule of compensation proposed by the Citizens' Commission on the Compensation of Elected Officials
HJR22 -- (LR# 2064L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on General Laws (H)
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