Missouri House of Representatives
2007
94th General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
Legislation Sponsored by Rep. Michael R. Brown
SPONSOR
HB565
Allows for electronic communication with a child for the noncustodial
parent and custodial parent during times when the child is with the
other parent
HB565
-- (LR# 1429L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
HB607
Requires vehicles to yield the right-of-way to all pedestrians
crossing a city or neighborhood street in Jackson County and increases
the penalty for leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident
HB607
-- (LR# 1455L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB758
Authorizes an income tax credit for employers who hire qualified high
school students for summer jobs
HB758
-- (LR# 1853L.01P)
Second Read/Referred: Ways and Means (S)
HB1052
Authorizes community improvement districts that are political
subdivisions to sponsor and operate a polytechnic institute for
science and technology within the authorizing city or county
HB1052
-- (LR# 2604L.01I)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
HB1060
Requires landlords in the City of Kansas City to register
HB1060
-- (LR# 2560L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON URBAN ISSUES
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HCR7
Supports the negotiations of a Taiwan-United States free trade
agreement
HCR7
-- (LR# 1238L.01I)
Withdrawn (H)
COSPONSOR
HB307
Authorizes a tax credit for certain elderly and disabled individuals
for real property taxes paid
HB307
-- (LR# 1091L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON SENIOR CITIZEN ADVOCACY
Public Hearing Completed (H)
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)
HB388
Establishes the Local Community Rail Security Act of 2007
HB388
-- (LR# 1205L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB396
Allows police or sheriffs' departments to sell or trade certain
confiscated firearms to a licensed firearms dealer and exempts federal
flight deck officers from the crime of unlawful use of weapons
HCS HB 180, 396 & 615
-- (LR# 0452L.02C)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (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)
HB430
Expands the crime of unlawful use of weapons to include possessing or
discharging a firearem or projectile weapon if the person has been
convicted of a crime punishable by imprisonment for more than a year
HB430
-- (LR# 1265L.01I)
CRIME PREVENTION AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Public Hearing Scheduled, Bill not Heard (H)
HB438
Establishes the Twenty-first Century Scholars Program
HB438
-- (LR# 0997L.01I)
HIGHER EDUCATION
Public Hearing Completed (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)
HB445
Establishes the Commission on the Death Penalty and places a
moratorium on all executions until January 1, 2011
HB445
-- (LR# 1260L.01I)
CRIME PREVENTION AND PUBLIC SAFETY
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)
HB452
Authorizes an income tax credit for costs directly related to the loss
of electrical power for three or more days
HB452
-- (LR# 0751L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT
Public Hearing Scheduled, Bill not Heard (H)
HB461
Changes the laws regarding the State Water Patrol
Approved HCS HB 461
-- (LR# 1134L.03T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
HB485
Limits the amount of interest a title lender can charge on loans and
requires the average interest rate being charged by credit unions to
be made available to the public
HB485
-- (LR# 1214L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Financial Institutions (H)
HB486
Requires all food or food products sold in Missouri which are
derived from a cloned animal to be labeled indicating that the food is
or contains products derived from a cloned animal
HB486
-- (LR# 1211L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Agri-Business (H)
HB490
Requires persons selling scrap metal to provide photo identification
to purchasers and requires the purchasers to maintain records of all
sales of scrap metal
HCS HB 490
-- (LR# 1168L.04C)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
HB496
Authorizes townships to levy a real property tax to fund community
health districts
HB496
-- (LR# 0187L.02I)
Referred: Local Government (H)
HB499
Changes the fees and requirements for receipt of a criminal history
record information from the State Highway Patrol
HB499
-- (LR# 1071L.02I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
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)
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)
HB531
Raises by $500 the state-funded portion of the teacher payment in
the Career Ladder Program and exempts the additional money
from local matching requirements
HB531
-- (LR# 1394L.01I)
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)
HB548
Requires than an applicant for elected public office must pay all
penalties he or she owes for any failure to file campaign finance
disclosure reports before being approved as a candidate
HB548
-- (LR# 1242L.01I)
Referred: Elections (H)
HB549
Establishes a method of declaring a dog as dangerous or potentially
dangerous
HB549
-- (LR# 0966L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB591
Prohibits a person from employing or subcontracting with an illegal
alien on any publicly financed project
HB591
-- (LR# 0676L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON IMMIGRATION
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB604
Authorizes a state individual income tax credit equal to a percentage
of any earned income tax credit claimed by the taxpayer on the
individual's federal income tax return
HB604
-- (LR# 1387L.01I)
Referred: Ways and Means (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)
HB627
Requires the installation of carbon monoxide detection devices in
certain residential properties
HB627
-- (LR# 1292L.02I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (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)
HB661
Changes the laws regarding the public school retirement systems
HB661
-- (LR# 0768L.02I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON RETIREMENT
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB662
Transfers from the Department of Economic Development to the
Department of Public Safety the duty of certifying when a dry fire
hydrant system meets the requirements to obtain an income tax credit
HB662
-- (LR# 1354L.01I)
WAYS AND MEANS
Voted Do Pass (H)
HB683
Changes the laws regarding the requirements for corporate filings
HB683
-- (LR# 1344L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (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)
HB730
Exempts school districts from the requirement to make up days of
school missed or canceled due to inclement weather occurring on or
after January 12, 2007
HB730
-- (LR# 1805L.01I)
ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION
Public Hearing Completed (H)
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)
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)
HB772
Adds n-acetylpseudoephedrine acetate to the list of Schedule V
controlled substances
HB772
-- (LR# 1978L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB774
Protects individuals and media entities from being required to
disclose news sources or certain information
HCS HB 774
-- (LR# 1699L.02P)
Placed on Informal Calendar (S)
HB783
Repeals the current requirement for the Director of the Department of
Transportation to give an annual address to the General Assembly
HB783
-- (LR# 1745L.01I)
Referred: Transportation (H)
HB797
Changes the laws regarding tax increment financing and establishes
tax rates for redevelopment projects
HB797
-- (LR# 1629L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Job Creation & Eco Dev (H)
HB798
Allows each public school district to determine whether a dress code
for pupils is appropriate
HB798
-- (LR# 1663L.01I)
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)
HB800
Authorizes corporations or unincorporated associations to prosecute
their claims and defenses without the assistance of an attorney
HB800
-- (LR# 1666L.01I)
JUDICIARY
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB815
Changes the laws regarding the licensure of nurses
HB815
-- (LR# 1933L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION AND LICENSING
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB816
Authorizes an income tax dependency exemption for stillborn children
HB816
-- (LR# 1901L.01I)
Referred: Ways and Means (H)
HB819
Prohibits discrimination based upon a person's sexual orientation
HB819
-- (LR# 1321L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
HB825
Changes the laws regarding preneed funeral contracts
HB825
-- (LR# 1820L.02I)
Referred: Spec Com on Professional Registration & Licens (H)
HB827
Requires a child's family support team to consider the educational
needs of the child placed in a licensed residential care facility
SCS HCS HB 827
-- (LR# 1986S.05C)
Placed on Informal Calendar (S)
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)
HB869
Establishes the Easy Connection Act which allows electric customers
to sell electricity from renewable energy sources to electric
companies
HCS HB 869
-- (LR# 1981L.03C)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
HB873
Changes the laws regarding chiropractor education and licensing
requirements
HB873
-- (LR# 2159L.01I)
Referred: Spec Com on Professional Registration & Licens (H)
HB890
Changes the laws regarding the issuance of bonds by community
colleges for job training programs and the expiration date of the
Missouri Community College New Jobs Training Program
HB890
-- (LR# 1776L.01I)
Referred: Higher Education (H)
HB891
Authorizes a tax credit for a business employing a disabled worker
HCS HB 891
-- (LR# 1782L.02P)
SENATE WAYS AND MEANS
Reported Do Pass (S)
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
HB931
Prohibits the Department of Revenue from contracting with any
entity to mail motor vehicle registration notices and prohibits
commercial inserts and other advertising from accompanying the notice
HB931
-- (LR# 2233L.01I)
TRANSPORTATION
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB959
Requires the Missouri Public Service Commission to implement an
energy assurance program pilot project to provide heat-related
utility services to low-income individuals
HB959
-- (LR# 1785L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Utilities (H)
HB973
Requires the Department of Revenue to award fee office contracts with
a priority given to charitable organizations and local political
subdivisions
HB973
-- (LR# 0728L.01I)
Referred: Transportation (H)
HB1017
Changes the laws regarding the Missouri individual income tax
HB1017
-- (LR# 2244L.01I)
Referred: Ways and Means (H)
HB1018
Changes the laws regarding the availability and dispersal of
contraception information
HB1018
-- (LR# 2156L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Family Services (H)
HB1027
Allows the City of Kansas City to establish an administrative system
for adjudicating certain municipal code violations
HB1027
-- (LR# 2325L.01I)
Referred: Local Government (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)
HB1062
Establishes the Green Power Initiative and requires the Missouri
Public Service Commission to oversee renewable energy targets for
electric utilities
HB1062
-- (LR# 2206L.02I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT
Public Hearing Completed (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)
HB1104
Authorizes an income tax credit for contributions to nonprofit special
needs education support organizations
HB1104
-- (LR# 2555L.01I)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (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)
HB1114
Allows and strongly encourages the Missouri Medicaid Program,
prisons, and schools that serve as Medicaid providers to use
telehealth services where appropriate
HB1114
-- (LR# 2463L.02I)
Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
HB1115
Allows individuals paying a monthly fee for online banking services to
cancel the service anytime by contacting the provider by telephone, in
writing, or online
HB1115
-- (LR# 2634L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Financial Institutions (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)
HB1139
Establishes the Missouri Commission on Prevention and Management
of Obesity
HB1139
-- (LR# 1310L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Family Services (H)
HB1141
Requires the State Board of Education to establish a Coordinated
Health Program Board to develop a program on the prevention of
student obesity, cardiovascular disease, and type II diabetes
HB1141
-- (LR# 1311L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Family Services (H)
HB1143
Establishes the Emancipation Day Commission
HB1143
-- (LR# 2681L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on General Laws (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)
HB1153
Increases the penalty for the crime of assault on a police animal
HB1153
-- (LR# 2659L.02I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB1176
Establishes the Renewable Energy Act which requires the Department of
Natural Resources and Missouri Public Service Commission to
establish renewable energy requirements for utilities
HB1176
-- (LR# 2098L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Utilities (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)
HB1240
Establishes the Missouri Universal Health Assurance Program to
provide a publicly financed, statewide insurance program for all
residents of this state
HB1240
-- (LR# 1312L.01I)
Referred: Health Care Policy (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)
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Last Updated October 23, 2007 at 9:12 am