Missouri House of Representatives
2007
94th General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
Legislation Sponsored by Rep. Dr. Charles R. Portwood
SPONSOR
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)
HB41
Changes the laws regarding law enforcement
Approved SCS HB 41
-- (LR# 0487S.02T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
THIS BILL BECOMES EFFECTIVE AUGUST 28, 2007,
EXCEPT FOR SECTIONS 195.503 AND 650.120 WHICH HAVE
A MAY 31, 2007 EFFECTIVE DATE
HB42
Repeals the requirements that the St. Louis Board of Police
Commissioners establish the Bertillon system of identification of
criminals and employ assistance to conduct and manage the department
SCS HB 42
-- (LR# 0488S.03C)
Placed on Informal Calendar (S)
HB103
Establishes additional tax increment financing guidelines
HB103
-- (LR# 0651L.01I)
Referred: Rules Pursuant to Rule 25(21)(f) (H)
HB186
Creates the Personal Property Tax Relief Fund and phases out the
personal property tax on motor vehicles if taxes were paid timely and
funds are appropriated
HB186
-- (LR# 0841L.01I)
Referred: Ways and Means (H)
HB503
Establishes requirements for the licensure of midwives
HB503
-- (LR# 1207L.01I)
Referred: Spec Com on Professional Registration & Licens (H)
HB516
Changes the laws regarding the Missouri Homestead Preservation Act
HB516
-- (LR# 1014L.01I)
WAYS AND MEANS
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB568
Authorizes an income tax credit for preparing the bodies of organ
donors for cremation or burial
HB568
-- (LR# 1275L.01I)
Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
HB569
Increases the fees for copying patient care medical records
HB569
-- (LR# 1690L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON HEALTH INSURANCE
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB635
Authorizes an income tax deduction for contributions to the Missouri
Housing Trust Fund
HB635
-- (LR# 1345L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Job Creation & Eco Dev (H)
HB663
Allows municipalities to use automated traffic control systems to
enforce traffic laws under certain conditions
HB663
-- (LR# 1408L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB727
Requires school nurses to be paid on the same pay scale as teachers
with equivalent work history and working hours in their district
HB727
-- (LR# 0068L.01I)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
HB728
Specifies that under the MO HealthNET program, the successor to
the Missouri Medicaid Program, providers can receive enhanced
reimbursement for certain services
HB728
-- (LR# 1807L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON HEALTH INSURANCE
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB729
Prohibits health carriers from changing any diagnostic or current
procedural terminology code submitted by a health care provider
without the written permission of the health care provider
HB729
-- (LR# 1743L.02I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON HEALTH INSURANCE
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB803
Authorizes an income tax credit for donations to the Missouri
Court Appointed Special Advocates Association
HB803
-- (LR# 1852L.01I)
HEALTH CARE POLICY
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB873
Changes the laws regarding chiropractor education and licensing
requirements
HB873
-- (LR# 2159L.01I)
Referred: Spec Com on Professional Registration & Licens (H)
HB1087
Authorizes an income tax credit for certain individuals for the costs
of modifications to a home in order for it to be accessible for a
disabled person who resides with them
HB1087
-- (LR# 2628L.01I)
Referred: Ways and Means (H)
HB1159
Changes the laws regarding fire department employee residency
requirements
HB1159
-- (LR# 2698L.01I)
Referred: Local Government (H)
HB1179
Changes the laws regarding the merchandising practices of
secondhand dealers, commonly known as pawn shop dealers
HB1179
-- (LR# 2731L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Small Business (H)
HCR49
Encourages the current St. Louis Public Schools Board of Education
and any members-elect to ensure a smooth transition of authority
HCR49
-- (LR# 2761L.02I)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (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)
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)
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
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)
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)
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)
HB240
Changes the laws regarding the Amber Alert System
HB240
-- (LR# 0937L.01I)
CRIME PREVENTION AND PUBLIC SAFETY
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
HB294
Changes the laws regarding fire departments
HB294
-- (LR# 0945L.02I)
Withdrawn (H)
HB306
Exempts property owned and used by veterans' organizations from
taxation
HB306
-- (LR# 0936L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Veterans (H)
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)
HB325
Changes the laws regarding fire department employee
residency requirements
HB325
-- (LR# 1337L.01I)
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Voted Do Not Pass (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)
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)
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)
HB450
Establishes the Missouri Health Profession Shortage Planning
Commission to develop recommendations regarding the health
profession workforce
HCS HB 450
-- (LR# 0664L.03T)
Referred: Rules Pursuant to Rule 25(21)(f) (H)
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)
HB461
Changes the laws regarding the State Water Patrol
Approved HCS HB 461
-- (LR# 1134L.03T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
HB497
Establishes guidelines for the licensure and supervision of physician
assistants
Approved HCS HB 497
-- (LR# 1364L.02T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
HB498
Establishes the Milton Friedman "Put Parents in Charge" Education
Program and authorizes an individual and business tax credit for
contributions to certified educational charitable organizations
HB498
-- (LR# 0408L.03I)
Referred: Special Committee on Urban Education Reform (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)
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
HB556
Authorizes additional compensation for overtime, court time, and
standby court time for sergeants of the City of St. Louis police
department
HB556
-- (LR# 1187L.01I)
CRIME PREVENTION AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB575
Requires the Governor to issue an executive order requiring the United
States flag and the state flag flown at half-staff when a firefighter,
police officer, or first responder dies in the line of duty
HB575
-- (LR# 1008L.03I)
Referred: Special Committee on Tourism (H)
HB608
Exempts real and personal property owned by veterans'
organizations from property taxes
HCS HB 608
-- (LR# 1597L.02P)
SENATE WAYS AND MEANS
Public Hearing Held (S)
HB618
Changes the laws regarding Missouri's Good Samaritan Law by
granting civil immunity to a person providing services at a free
health clinic if they are within the provider's medical field
HB618
-- (LR# 1765L.01I)
Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
HB621
Allows full deductibility from state income tax of all federal income
tax liability
HB621
-- (LR# 0426L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON TAX REFORM
Public Hearing Completed (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
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)
HB723
Changes the laws regarding the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act
HB723
-- (LR# 1444L.01I)
HEALTH CARE POLICY
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
HB735
Changes the laws regarding the requirements for designing,
constructing, and managing state buildings and allows the Governor to
sell state property belonging to Northwest Missouri State University
HCS#2 HB 735
-- (LR# 1301L.04C)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (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)
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
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
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)
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)
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)
HB940
Establishes the Teach for Missouri Act which allows for certain
teachers who teach in provisionally or unaccredited school districts
to receive a stipend to be applied to their student loans
HB940
-- (LR# 2245L.01I)
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)
HB945
Creates the crime of murder of a criminal justice official and expands
the crime of assault of law enforcement officers, emergency personnel,
or probation officers in the first degree to add corrections officers
HCS HB 945
-- (LR# 2256L.02P)
SENATE JUDICIARY AND CIVIL AND CRIMINAL JURISPRUDENCE
Public Hearing Held (S)
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)
HB975
Requires the Governor to submit contract information and the total
cost of contracting for services as part of his or her state budget
request
HB975
-- (LR# 2077L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Government Affairs (H)
HB976
Allows any Missouri resident to participate in the Missouri
Consolidated Health Care Plan for an additional premium
HB976
-- (LR# 0298L.02I)
Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
HB977
Requires revenue from a tax increase within a tax increment financing
district to be used for the taxing purpose only
HB977
-- (LR# 0297L.01I)
Referred: Local Government (H)
HB991
Establishes the Distressed Areas Land Assemblage Tax Credit Act
HB991
-- (LR# 2472L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON JOB CREATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Public Hearing Completed (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)
HB1035
Extends medical assistance through 21 years of age for certain
foster children
HB1035
-- (LR# 2495L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Family Services (H)
HB1042
Provides merger procedures for certain community improvement
districts
HB1042
-- (LR# 2083L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Job Creation & Eco Dev (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)
HB1072
Requires information regarding promotional programs used to
sell any time-share period, plan, or property to be provided to buyers
within a reasonable time prior to any scheduled sales presentation
HB1072
-- (LR# 2478L.01I)
Referred: Spec Com on Professional Registration & Licens (H)
HB1074
Changes the laws regarding initiative petition procedures
HB1074
-- (LR# 2433L.01I)
ELECTIONS
HCS Voted Do Pass (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)
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)
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)
HB1183
Changes the laws regarding neighborhood and community
improvement districts
HB1183
-- (LR# 2673L.01I)
Referred: Local Government (H)
HB1239
Allows school districts to offer open enrollment by contract if
approved by voters
HB1239
-- (LR# 2144L.01I)
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)
HB1271
Establishes requirements regarding stem cell research
HB1271
-- (LR# 2711L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Family Services (H)
HB1272
Establishes the Metropolitan School District Improvement Act
regarding public schools in the City of St. Louis
HCS HB 1272
-- (LR# 2671L.03C)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
HB1279
Authorizes a state income tax credit to a qualified shareholder of a
limited liability company that is an association
HB1279
-- (LR# 1984L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Financial Institutions (H)
HJR8
Proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting an increase in
real property taxes above the previous year's federal Consumer
Price Index increase
HJR8
-- (LR# 0449L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON TAX REFORM
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HJR11
Proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting human cloning and
authorizing the General Assembly to enact laws regarding health
care research
HJR11
-- (LR# 0923L.02I)
Rules - Reported Do Not 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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