Missouri House of Representatives
2007
94th General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
Legislation Sponsored by Rep. David Sater
SPONSOR
HB49
Authorizes a physician assistant or an advanced practice nurse to
prescribe a schedule V controlled substance under a collaborative
practice agreement
HB49
-- (LR# 0121L.01I)
Referred: Spec Com on Professional Registration & Licens (H)
HB50
Allows courts to consider the opinions and recommendations by a
professional or member of the clergy in child custody proceedings
HB50
-- (LR# 0080L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
HB51
Changes the laws regarding orders of protection
HB51
-- (LR# 0120L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
HB52
Adds motorcycles to the provisions of the Lemon Law
HB52
-- (LR# 0049L.01I)
Referred: Transportation (H)
HB53
Authorizes an individual income tax deduction for the purchase of
hybrid motor vehicles
HB53
-- (LR# 0089L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT
Voted Do Pass (H)
HB54
Requires prompt processing of Missouri Medicaid Program subrogation
claims and requires third-party payers to provide certain information
to the Division of Medical Services
HB54
-- (LR# 0079L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON HEALTH INSURANCE
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB55
Creates the Healthcare Technology Fund and the Missouri
Healthcare Technology Commission
HB55
-- (LR# 0078L.01I)
Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
HB56
Designates a memorial bridge and several memorial highways
Approved HB56
-- (LR# 0190L.01T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
HB57
Allows villages to cancel an election if there will be no competition
between candidates because the number of candidates who file for
the position is equivalent to the number of persons who may serve
HB57
-- (LR# 0183L.01I)
ELECTIONS
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB58
Increases the filing fee for a candidate for county office from $50
to $100
HB58
-- (LR# 0184L.01I)
Referred: Elections (H)
HB59
Requires the State Highway Patrol to create, maintain, and make
available for public inquiry on the Internet a registry of persons
convicted of methamphetamine offenses
HB59
-- (LR# 0181L.02I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB94
Prohibits the use, sale, transfer, or licensing of certain
prescriptive information by certain entities for commercial purposes
HB94
-- (LR# 0275L.01I)
HEALTH CARE POLICY
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB95
Changes the laws regarding Missouri Medicaid Program payments and
establishes a health insurance premium assistance program
HCS HB 95
-- (LR# 0421L.05C)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
HB96
Requires the state veterinarian to accompany law enforcement when
executing a court order against an animal facility
HB96
-- (LR# 0333L.01I)
Referred: Agriculture Policy (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)
HB1025
Requires the allocation of funds from a county's senior citizens'
services tax fund to be used on operational and capital needs
expenditures of senior centers
HB1025
-- (LR# 2507L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Senior Citizen Advocacy (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)
HB40
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)
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
HB61
Exempts work done on a school in a noncharter county from the
prevailing hourly wage requirement if approved by the school board
HB61
-- (LR# 0341L.01I)
Placed on the Informal Perfection Calendar (H)
HB63
Revises the requirements for course materials and instruction in
public schools relating to contraception and sexually transmitted
diseases
HB63
-- (LR# 0448L.02I)
Referred: Special Committee on Family Services (H)
HB70
Exempts high school students transferring into the state from the
requirement to pass certain government and constitution courses if
they document that they completed the requirement in another state
HB70
-- (LR# 0073L.01P)
Placed on Informal Calendar (S)
HB88
Authorizes the Highways and Transportation Commission to receive
electronic bids and bid bonds for highway and bridge contracts
HB88
-- (LR# 0178L.01I)
Referred: Transportation (H)
HB89
Establishes travel safe zones with enhanced penalties and fines for
violations that occur in these zones where there have been an unusual
high number of fatal or disabling crashes
HB89
-- (LR# 0177L.01I)
TRANSPORTATION
Public Hearing Completed (H)
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)
HB103
Establishes additional tax increment financing guidelines
HB103
-- (LR# 0651L.01I)
Referred: Rules Pursuant to Rule 25(21)(f) (H)
HB112
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)
HB133
Allows a full $6,000 pension deduction from state income tax for
taxpayers when they reach the age of 65 regardless of income
HB133
-- (LR# 0278L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON TAX REFORM
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
HB136
Prohibits the use or possession of an alcohol beverage vaporizer
HB136
-- (LR# 0692L.01I)
CRIME PREVENTION AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB152
Establishes additional protections to prevent workplace violence
HB152
-- (LR# 0745L.01I)
Referred: Spec Com on Workforce Dev & Workplace Safety (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
HB163
Changes the laws regarding strategic litigation against public
participation
HB163
-- (LR# 0345L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
HB177
Creates the crime of displaying or possessing a fictitious or altered
license plate, temporary license plate, tab, or renewal tab
HB177
-- (LR# 0610L.01I)
CRIME PREVENTION AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB179
Changes the distribution of money in the Gaming Commission Fund
HB179
-- (LR# 0778L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Veterans (H)
HB180
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)
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)
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)
HB189
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
HB195
Authorizes the State Highway Patrol to investigate any suspected
violations of criminal law by the Missouri Gaming Commission
HB195
-- (LR# 0769L.01I)
Withdrawn (H)
HB208
Establishes the Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Quality
Assurance Act of 2007 and requires credentialing of sonographers and
vascular technologists
HB208
-- (LR# 0551L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION AND LICENSING
Public Hearing Completed (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)
HB242
Requires the Governor to issue an annual proclamation declaring
April as "Autism Awareness Month" and April 27 as "Autism Awareness
Day" in Missouri
HB242
-- (LR# 0898L.01I)
Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
HB245
Requires commercial driver's license tests to be given in the English
language
HCS HB 245
-- (LR# 0474L.02P)
Placed on Informal Calendar (S)
HB249
Establishes the Missouri Senior Cadets Program
HB249
-- (LR# 0844L.01I)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
HB250
Increases the amount of the Higher Education Academic Scholarship
Program, commonly known as Bright Flight, from $2,000 to $4,000 a year
HB250
-- (LR# 1045L.01I)
HIGHER EDUCATION
Voted Do Pass (H)
HB252
Requires all entities which ship radioactive waste through or within
the state to be assessed a fee
HCS HB 252
-- (LR# 1018L.04C)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
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)
HB269
Prohibits the admission of unlawfully present aliens to public
institutions of higher education
HB269
-- (LR# 0693L.01P)
Placed on Informal Calendar (S)
HB278
Allows licensed ambulance services, emergency medical response
agencies, and not-for-profit organizations which contract for
ambulance services to establish peer review committees
HB278
-- (LR# 0800L.01I)
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Voted Do Pass (H)
HB286
Allows noncharter counties to adopt noise ordinances
HB286
-- (LR# 0788L.01I)
Referred: Local Government (H)
HB293
Requires the removal of all emergency lights, sirens, and decals
designating a vehicle as an emergency vehicle prior to selling or
consigning the vehicle unless it is sold to another safety agency
HB293
-- (LR# 0809L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB299
Prohibits the use of expiration dates and service fees on gift
certificates
HB299
-- (LR# 0986L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Small Business (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)
HB304
Prohibits a court from granting unsupervised visitation to any parent
who is required to register as a sexual offender
HB304
-- (LR# 0985L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (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
HB314
Revises the definition of "practice of pharmacy" and establishes the
Well-being Committee to aid pharmacists who suffer from illness,
substance abuse, mental illness, or physical impairment
HB314
-- (LR# 1006L.01I)
Withdrawn (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)
HB322
Allows the Missouri Gaming Commission to request that the patrol
investigate certain matters and authorizes the patrol to investigate
any suspected criminal activity relative to the commission
HB322
-- (LR# 1146L.01I)
Referred: Rules (H)
HB342
Exempts public works projects with a total cost of $750,000 or less
from the prevailing hourly rate in any county of the third
classification if approved by a majority vote of the governing body
HB342
-- (LR# 0767L.01I)
Referred: Spec Com on Workforce Dev & Workplace Safety (H)
HB343
Changes the laws regarding the cleanup of hazardous substances
HCS HB 343
-- (LR# 0763L.04P)
SENATE COMMERCE, ENERGY, AND THE ENVIRONMENT
Executive Session Held (S)
HB344
Specifies that a person or entity who negligently damages or destroys
a field crop product will be liable for compensatory damages only
Approved HB344
-- (LR# 0765L.01T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
HB345
Prohibits the Governor from using his or her emergency powers to
confiscate firearms or revoke a permit to carry any firearm
HB345
-- (LR# 0780L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on General Laws (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)
HB360
Changes the laws regarding the tax credit requirements for qualified
film production projects
HB360
-- (LR# 1088L.01I)
Laid Over (H)
HSA 1 FOR HA 1, HA 1 PENDING
HB361
Authorizes the governing body of Boone County to have exclusive
control over the expenditures and operation of a regional recreational
district located only in that county on land owned by the county
HB361
-- (LR# 1011L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
HB362
Eliminates the in-lieu watercraft tax for all boats and vessels except
barges and tugboats documented with the United States Coast Guard
and makes the owner liable for state and local sales or use taxes
HB362
-- (LR# 1186L.02I)
Referred: Ways and Means (H)
HB364
Authorizes an income tax deduction for the cost of personally funded
health insurance premiums
SS HCS HB 364
-- (LR# 0714S.04P)
Reported to the House with... (S)
SS
HB365
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
HB366
Creates the crime of distribution of a controlled substance near a
park
HB366
-- (LR# 1226L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON STATE PARKS AND WATERWAYS
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
HB367
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)
HB389
Changes the process for registering securities
HB389
-- (LR# 1269L.01I)
Referred: Insurance Policy (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)
HB397
Defines "utility vehicle" and enacts provisions regulating the use of
utility vehicles
HB397
-- (LR# 1026L.01I)
TRANSPORTATION
Public Hearing Completed (H)
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)
HB404
Excludes assets or benefits acquired by a spouse through a
firefighter or police retirement system from marital property in a
division of property in a dissolution of marriage or legal separation
HB404
-- (LR# 0081L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
HB406
Changes the laws regarding crime prevention and boating while
intoxicated
HCS#2 HB 406 & 726
-- (LR# 0998L.06C)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
HB412
Specifies that pharmacies will be immune from liability for refusal
to perform, assist, recommend, refer to, or participate in any act or
service in connection with any drug or device that causes an abortion
HB412
-- (LR# 0758L.01I)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (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)
HB425
Allows school districts to provide transportation under certain
circumstances for resident students who do not attend the district's
public schools
HCS HB 425
-- (LR# 0787L.02C)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
HB427
Changes the laws regarding the Missouri Women's Council
HB427
-- (LR# 0721L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND WORKPLACE SAFETY
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
HB433
Adds property damage in any underinsured motor vehicle coverage
HB433
-- (LR# 0224L.01I)
INSURANCE POLICY
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
HB435
Creates the crime of abuse of a vulnerable person in the first,
second, and third degrees
HB435
-- (LR# 1307L.01I)
Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
HB438
Establishes the Twenty-first Century Scholars Program
HB438
-- (LR# 0997L.01I)
HIGHER EDUCATION
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB439
Establishes certain employee rights
HB439
-- (LR# 0828L.01I)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
HB440
Requires labor unions not subject to the federal Labor Management
Reporting and Disclosure Act to publicly disclose information
concerning their finances
HB440
-- (LR# 0827L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND WORKPLACE SAFETY
Public Hearing Scheduled, Bill not Heard (H)
HB441
Requires expenditures for political activities by labor organizations
to be made exclusively from a fund established for that purpose
HB441
-- (LR# 0825L.01I)
Referred: Spec Com on Workforce Dev & Workplace Safety (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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
HB458
Changes the annual franchise tax rates and income threshold amounts
for corporations and the tax credit for financial institutions taxes
HCS HB 458
-- (LR# 1083L.03P)
SENATE WAYS AND MEANS
Public Hearing Held (S)
HB462
Changes the laws regarding concealable firearms and firearms
training permits
HB462
-- (LR# 1453L.02P)
Placed on Informal Calendar (S)
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)
HB477
Authorizes a state and local sales and use tax exemption for fencing
materials used for agricultural purposes
HB477
-- (LR# 1092L.01I)
AGRICULTURE POLICY
HCS Voted Do Pass (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)
HB494
Prohibits a municipality from requiring an owner of a premises to pay
delinquent utility bills for his or her occupants
HB494
-- (LR# 0472L.01I)
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Public Hearing Completed (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)
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)
HB502
Transfers the responsibilities for certifying junior college district
formation election results to the Secretary of State
HB502
-- (LR# 0992L.01I)
ELECTIONS
Voted Do Pass (H)
HB505
Authorizes tax credits for certain owners of alternative fuel vehicle
refueling facilities, lowers the tax on E85 fuel, and prohibits the
use of franchise agreements relating to alternative fuels
HB505
-- (LR# 1219L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT
Public Hearing Scheduled, Bill not Heard (H)
HB511
Removes the additional fee charged for the "PURPLE HEART" special
license plate
HB511
-- (LR# 1398L.01I)
Referred: Transportation (H)
HB516
Changes the laws regarding the Missouri Homestead Preservation Act
HB516
-- (LR# 1014L.01I)
WAYS AND MEANS
Public Hearing Completed (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)
HB525
Repeals the motor vehicle safety inspection program effective
January 1, 2008, except for school buses
HB525
-- (LR# 1076L.01I)
Referred: Transportation (H)
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)
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)
HB532
Requires students entering public higher education institutions to
take American history and American literature courses in order to
graduate
HB532
-- (LR# 1154L.01I)
HIGHER EDUCATION
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
HB544
Establishes the Missouri Pharmacy Benefits Managers' Fair Trade
Practice Act which specifies guidelines for pharmacy benefit managers
conducting business in Missouri
HB544
-- (LR# 1365L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION AND LICENSING
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB545
Changes the laws regarding the licensing of pharmacists
HCS HB 545 & 590
-- (LR# 1577L.03P)
SENATE FINANCIAL, GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, AND ELECTIONS
Public Hearing Held (S)
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)
HB571
Changes the definition of "commercial aircraft" by lowering the
maximum certified gross take-off weight from 7,000 to 1,000 pounds
HB571
-- (LR# 1370L.01I)
WAYS AND MEANS
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
HB572
Establishes the Private Fire Investigator Licensing Fund to be used
for licensing private investigators
HB572
-- (LR# 1369L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB573
Changes the renewal period from two years to four years for disabled
windshield placards
HB573
-- (LR# 1371L.01I)
TRANSPORTATION
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
HB576
Designates the bobwhite quail as the official state game bird
Approved HB576
-- (LR# 1622L.01T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
HB579
Allows for the deployment of health care professionals licensed,
registered, or certified in Missouri or any other state in an
emergency and grants them immunity from civil damages
Approved SS HB 579
-- (LR# 1395L.01T)
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)
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
HB643
Changes the laws regarding the firearms safety training requirement
for obtaining a permit to carry a concealed weapon
HB643
-- (LR# 1155L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON GENERAL LAWS
Voted Do Pass (H)
HB661
Changes the laws regarding the public school retirement systems
HB661
-- (LR# 0768L.02I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON RETIREMENT
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB664
Prohibits cellular telephone use while operating a motor vehicle,
with certain exceptions
HB664
-- (LR# 1302L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB669
Prohibits the state or any political subdivision from restricting the
lawful possession, transfer, sale, transportation, storage, display,
or use of firearms during a declared state of emergency
HCS HB 669
-- (LR# 1615L.02C)
Dropped from Calendar - Rule 44 (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)
HB678
Allows certain school districts in declared federal disaster areas
after the January 2007 ice storms to not make up lost time and allows
other schools to make up only a certain number of the missed days
Approved HCS HB 678
-- (LR# 1712L.04T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
HB691
Establishes the Missouri Alternatives to Abortion Services Program
and the Missouri Alternatives to Abortion Public Awareness Program
HB691
-- (LR# 1780L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Family Services (H)
HB696
Requires health insurers to notify enrollees in writing of all
changes to prescription drug formularies on an annual and quarterly
basis
HB696
-- (LR# 1706L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON HEALTH INSURANCE
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB703
Creates the crimes of possession of a restricted natural substance
and unlawful distribution of a restricted natural substance
HB703
-- (LR# 0075L.01I)
CRIME PREVENTION AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB704
Adds corrections officers to the list of persons included in the
crime of assault on a law enforcement officer
HB704
-- (LR# 1768L.01I)
Withdrawn (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)
HB712
Allows a dealer to enter into a motor fuel franchise contract to
purchase or sell alternative motor fuel with persons or firms other
than a distributor
HB712
-- (LR# 0933L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Energy and Environment (H)
HB716
Changes the laws regarding sexual education instruction in public
schools and establishes public awareness and services for alternatives
to abortion programs
HCS HB 716
-- (LR# 1824L.02C)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (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)
HB719
Adds vehicles driven by conservation agents as an emergency
vehicle for which drivers must yield the right-of-way
HB719
-- (LR# 1905L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON GENERAL LAWS
Public Hearing Completed (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)
HB739
Creates the Public Safety Enhancement Fund to use moneys from
the General Revenue Fund to supplement county deputy sheriffs'
salaries
HB739
-- (LR# 1815L.01I)
CRIME PREVENTION AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB749
Changes the definition of "qualified employment" as it applies to the
professional and practical nursing student loan program
HB749
-- (LR# 2016L.01I)
Referred: Higher Education (H)
HB756
Increases the penalty for littering by requiring at least 40 hours of
community service and a $600 restitution payment
HB756
-- (LR# 1723L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (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)
HB781
Establishes the Missouri Environmental Covenants Law which allows for
the removal of a site from the registry of hazardous waste sites under
certain conditions
HB781
-- (LR# 1812L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Energy and Environment (H)
HB782
Changes the required time frame in which the Air Conservation
Commission must establish air pollution emission fees
HB782
-- (LR# 1884L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Energy and Environment (H)
HB788
Changes the laws regarding public health emergency
preparedness
HCS HB 788
-- (LR# 1823L.02C)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
HB789
Establishes the Interstate Insurance Product Regulation Compact
HB789
-- (LR# 1816L.01I)
Referred: Insurance Policy (H)
HB790
Revises the filing fees paid by certain insurance organizations to
cover the administrative expenses of the Department of
Insurance, Financial Institutions, and Professional Registration
HB790
-- (LR# 1817L.02I)
INSURANCE POLICY
Voted Do Pass (H)
HB791
Requires health carriers to provide a report of the total dollar
amount and the total number of claims paid under the plan for the
previous three-year period upon the employer's request
Approved SCS HB 791
-- (LR# 1506S.03T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
HB792
Transfers the State Emergency Management Agency from the Office
of the Adjutant General to the Department of Public Safety
HB792
-- (LR# 1447L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
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
HB808
Establishes the Betty L. Thompson Scholarship Program
HB808
-- (LR# 0856L.01I)
Perfection Defeated (H)
HA 1 TO HSA 1 FOR HA 4, HSA 1 FOR HA 4, AS AMENDED
AYES: 62
NOES: 96 PRESENT: 1
HB811
Allows an electric utility to trim, remove, or control trees that
threaten the safe and reliable operation of electrical service
HCS HB 811
-- (LR# 1931L.05C)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
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)
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
HB820
Requires the Director of the Department of Corrections to select a
death penalty execution team
Approved SS HCS HB 820
-- (LR# 2003S.03T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
HB824
Changes the laws regarding school emergency procedures
HB824
-- (LR# 1930L.01I)
ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION
Voted Do Pass (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)
HB839
Revises the laws regarding the minimum school days, school scheduling,
and inclement weather
HB839
-- (LR# 1967L.01I)
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)
HB849
Changes the laws regarding the investigation of Internet sexual
crimes against children
HB849
-- (LR# 1896L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB851
Authorizes State Highway Patrol training on federal immigration laws
and requires officers to inquire into the legal status of persons
placed under arrest
HCS HB 851
-- (LR# 1911L.03P)
SENATE PENSIONS, VETERANS' AFFAIRS, AND GENERAL LAW
Executive Session Held (S)
SCS VOTED DO PASS
HB863
Prohibits initiative petition circulators from receiving payment for
collecting signatures
HB863
-- (LR# 1954L.01I)
Referred: Elections (H)
HB864
Authorizes an income tax credit for certain health care professionals
and teachers
HB864
-- (LR# 1850L.01I)
Referred: Ways and Means (H)
HB866
Establishes the Emergency Responders Safety Act which provides for
the licensing and regulation of tow truck businesses and operators
HB866
-- (LR# 1848L.02I)
Referred: Transportation (H)
HB872
Allows and encourages individuals receiving utilicare assistance
to attend financial management workshops
HCS HB 872
-- (LR# 2150L.03C)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
HB879
Authorizes a managed environmental livestock operation tax credit for
the eligible costs of implementing odor abatement best management
practices and systems and certain infrastructure improvements
HB879
-- (LR# 1956L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON AGRI-BUSINESS
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
HB880
Increases the land reclamation permit application fees and extends
the expiration of the fees from December 31, 2007, to December 31,
2013
HB880
-- (LR# 2045L.01I)
CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB885
Allows the court to order a person's vehicle impounded for up to one
year as part of a penalty for driving while intoxicated
HB885
-- (LR# 2166L.01I)
CRIME PREVENTION AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB887
Requires any advertisement produced by a state agency and paid for
by taxpayer money to include "This ad was paid for by taxpayer
dollars."
HB887
-- (LR# 2109L.02I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
HB911
Allows third and fourth class cities, towns, and villages to cancel an
election if the number of candidates is equivalent to the number of
positions
HB911
-- (LR# 1580L.01I)
ELECTIONS
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB928
Exempts residential property owned by taxpayers 62 years of age or
older from certain increases in assessed valuation
HB928
-- (LR# 1262L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Family Services (H)
HB929
Prohibits registered sexual offenders from being on the property of
certain schools or attending certain school functions without the
consent of the principal or head administrator for the school
HB929
-- (LR# 2093L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (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)
HB952
Changes the laws regarding emergency preparedness plans,
fire alarms, and sprinkler systems in long-term care facilities
Approved SS SCS HCS HB 952 & 674
-- (LR# 2306S.11T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
HB956
Allows certain persons to dispense medications in a declared state of
emergency
HB956
-- (LR# 2303L.01I)
Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
HB966
Allows the Department of Natural Resources to issue a cease and desist
order if a person is violating certain provisions of law which
constitute a clear and present threat to life or health
HB966
-- (LR# 1974L.01I)
CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB990
Prohibits abortions in this state, other than to save the life of the
mother
HB990
-- (LR# 2215L.02I)
Referred: Special Committee on General Laws (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)
HB1026
Allows owners to cap or otherwise mark fence posts with purple as a
way to post property against trespassing
HB1026
-- (LR# 2438L.01I)
Referred: Agriculture Policy (H)
HB1034
Establishes the Fair Tax Act of 2007 with requires the Department of
Revenue to develop methods for replacing the state income tax with a
state sales tax
HB1034
-- (LR# 1722L.01I)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
HB1055
Changes the laws regarding sexual education instruction in public
schools and establishes public awareness and services
for alternatives to abortion programs
Approved HCS HB 1055
-- (LR# 2503L.04T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
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)
HB1132
Allows an aunt or uncle of a child to petition for visitation rights
when both of the child's grandparents are deceased
HB1132
-- (LR# 1801L.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)
HB1153
Increases the penalty for the crime of assault on a police animal
HB1153
-- (LR# 2659L.02I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB1154
Lowers the limit on debt offsets from $25 to $10 of the debt owed
HB1154
-- (LR# 2668L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Government Affairs (H)
HB1198
Increases the appropriation amount for small school grants
HB1198
-- (LR# 2626L.02I)
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)
HB1271
Establishes requirements regarding stem cell research
HB1271
-- (LR# 2711L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Family Services (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
HJR9
Proposes a constitutional amendment requiring a two-thirds majority
for voter approval of initiative petitions relating to harvesting
bird, fish, wildlife, or forestry resources
HCS HJR 9
-- (LR# 1069L.02C)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
HJR10
Proposes a constitutional amendment raising the allowable level of
bonded indebtedness for school districts
HJR10
-- (LR# 1167L.01I)
Referred: Transportation (H)
HJR12
Proposes a constitutional amendment requiring all impeachments to be
tried by the Senate
HJR12
-- (LR# 0756L.01I)
Rules - Reported Do Not Pass (H)
HJR18
Proposes a constitutional amendment requiring two-thirds majority
vote for future constitutional amendments and modifies the process
for accepting and enacting constitutional amendments
HJR18
-- (LR# 1573L.01I)
ELECTIONS
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HJR19
Proposes a constitutional amendment guaranteeing a citizen's First
Amendment right to pray on public property and reaffirming a
citizen's right to choose any or no religion
HJR19
-- (LR# 1934L.02P)
Placed on Informal Calendar (S)
HJR20
Proposes a constitutional amendment establishing limits on the total
state general revenue appropriations
HCS HJR 20
-- (LR# 1935L.04C)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
HJR24
Proposes a constitutional amendment replacing property tax with an
alternative tax structure
HJR24
-- (LR# 2247L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Tax Reform (H)
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