2007 Legislation Sponsored by Rep. Wilson

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

SPONSOR

HB74

Allows rural empowerment zones to exist in any county with 16,000 or fewer residents

HCS HB 74 -- (LR# 0338L.02P)

Placed on Informal Calendar (S)

HB363

Eliminates the requirement that certain veterans must pay a fee to obtain a Missouri deer or turkey hunting license or permit

HB363 -- (LR# 0348L.01I)

SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON RURAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

HCS Voted Do Pass (H)

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)

HB550

Exempts certain implements of husbandry used for spraying chemicals or spreading fertilizer for agricultural purposes from the motor vehicle titling, registration, and licensing requirements

HB550 -- (LR# 1609L.01I)

Referred: Transportation (H)

HB624

Changes the laws regarding taxation and regional economic development districts

HCS HB 624 -- (LR# 1586L.04C)

Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)

HB899

Requires the city or county public administrator to deposit money or property found upon deceased persons to the credit of the entity and changes the deadline for bids and the selection of county depositaries

HB899 -- (LR# 2240L.01I)

SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS

HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
COSPONSOR

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)

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)

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)

HB158

Requires election costs for primary and general elections to be paid by the state

HB158 -- (LR# 0469L.01I)

ELECTIONS

Voted Do Pass (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)

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)

HB248

Authorizes a sales tax exemption on materials used in the construction of highways and other Department of Transportation projects

HB248 -- (LR# 0175L.01I)

WAYS AND MEANS

Public Hearing Completed (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)

HB298

Establishes the Missouri Blasting Safety Act to regulate various blasting and excavation activities

Approved SCS HCS HB 298 -- (LR# 1110S.04T)

Delivered to Secretary of State (G)

HB306

Exempts property owned and used by veterans' organizations from taxation

HB306 -- (LR# 0936L.01I)

Referred: Special Committee on Veterans (H)

HB310

Authorizes the Missouri Real Estate Commission to impose civil penalties for a violation of the real estate licensing regulations by a licensee or a person practicing without a license

HB310 -- (LR# 1052L.01I)

SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION AND LICENSING

Public Hearing Completed (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)

HB338

Authorizes minimum amounts of compensation for certain corrections employees and requires the Department of Corrections to conduct a salary equity study of all its employees

HCS HB 338 -- (LR# 0779S.05C)

Placed on Informal Calendar (S)

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)

HB354

Allows all residents of this state access to lands owned, managed, or funded by the state for the purpose of riding horses or mules

HB354 -- (LR# 1206L.01I)

SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON STATE PARKS AND WATERWAYS

HCS Voted Do Pass (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)

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)

HB370

Prohibits the state from banning, prohibiting, or otherwise restricting a farmer's or landowner's right to have certain captive-reared gamebirds and waterfowl on their property

HB370 -- (LR# 1097L.01I)

AGRICULTURE POLICY

Voted Do Pass (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)

HB406

Changes the laws regarding crime prevention and boating while intoxicated

HCS#2 HB 406 & 726 -- (LR# 0998L.06C)

Rules - Reported Do Pass (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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

HB478

Prohibits the Department of Agriculture from participating in any intrusive animal identification programs under the National Animal Identification System without authorization from the General Assembly

HCS HB 478 -- (LR# 1136L.04C)

Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)

HB489

Requires school districts to identify gifted students and allows the establishment of gifted programs

SCS HB 489 -- (LR# 1215S.05C)

Placed on Informal Calendar (S)

HB503

Establishes requirements for the licensure of midwives

HB503 -- (LR# 1207L.01I)

Referred: Spec Com on Professional Registration & Licens (H)

HB511

Removes the additional fee charged for the "PURPLE HEART" special license plate

HB511 -- (LR# 1398L.01I)

Referred: Transportation (H)

HB576

Designates the bobwhite quail as the official state game bird

Approved HB576 -- (LR# 1622L.01T)

Delivered to Secretary of State (G)

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)

HB619

Specifies the situations in which the Civil Air Patrol may be activated, which missions are federal or state, and who pays for the missions

Approved SCS HCS HB 619 & 118 -- (LR# 1486S.03T)

Delivered to Secretary of State (G)

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)

HB628

Changes the laws regarding surface mining and gravel excavation

HCS HB 628 -- (LR# 0464L.03C)

Rules - Reported Do Pass (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

HB640

Requires the registration and licensure of doctors of naturopathic medicine

HB640 -- (LR# 1346L.01I)

SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON GENERAL LAWS

Public Hearing Completed (H)

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)

HB654

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)

HB658

Changes the laws regarding boating on the waters of this state

HB658 -- (LR# 1551L.01I)

Referred: Special Committee on State Parks and Waterways (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)

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)

HB680

Designates Big Bluestem as the official state grass

Approved HB680 -- (LR# 1614L.01T)

Delivered to Secretary of State (G)

HB688

Establishes the Regional Economic Development District Law

HB688 -- (LR# 1621L.01I)

SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON RURAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

Public Hearing Completed (H)

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)

HB700

Requires all state agencies and political subdivisions to fly the United States and Missouri flags at half-staff the day after notice that a Missouri resident has been killed while on active duty

HB700 -- (LR# 1797L.01I)

Referred: Special Committee on Veterans (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)

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)

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)

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)

HB747

Prohibits the Department of Agriculture from participating in the National Animal Identification System

HB747 -- (LR# 1942L.01I)

Referred: Agriculture Policy (H)

HB761

Exempts any active duty military personnel from the requirement to complete a hunter safety course before obtaining a hunting permit or license

HB761 -- (LR# 1696L.01I)

Referred: Conservation and Natural Resources (H)

HB788

Changes the laws regarding public health emergency preparedness

HCS HB 788 -- (LR# 1823L.02C)

Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)

HB796

Exempts any permanently disabled person 65 years of age or older from the physician's statement requirement when renewing disabled license plates or placards

HCS HB 796 -- (LR# 1855L.02P)

Returned to Committee of Origin (S)

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)

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

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)

HB816

Authorizes an income tax dependency exemption for stillborn children

HB816 -- (LR# 1901L.01I)

Referred: Ways and Means (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)

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)

HB888

Establishes the Faith-Based Organization Liaison Act

HB888 -- (LR# 2029L.01I)

Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)

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

HB912

Prohibits persons from hunting, fishing, or trapping game on private land without the permission of the landowner and establishes restrictions for persons retrieving small game on private land

HB912 -- (LR# 2217L.01I)

Referred: Conservation and Natural Resources (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)

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)

HB932

Authorizes the Motherhood/Fatherhood Stay-at-home tax credit for a parent who stays at home to provide care for a child up to 24 months of age

HB932 -- (LR# 2011L.01I)

Rules - Reported Do Pass (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)

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)

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)

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)

HB1090

Establishes the Business Premises Safety Act

HB1090 -- (LR# 2639L.01I)

CRIME PREVENTION AND PUBLIC SAFETY

Voted 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)

HB1169

Increases the penalty for the crime of resisting or interfering with arrest and resisting an arrest, detention, or stop by fleeing in a manner that creates a substantial risk of serious injury or death

HB1169 -- (LR# 2644L.01I)

Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)

HB1198

Increases the appropriation amount for small school grants

HB1198 -- (LR# 2626L.02I)

Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)

HB1202

Increases the maximum motor vehicle width restriction from 96 inches to 102 inches

HB1202 -- (LR# 2750L.02I)

Referred: Transportation (H)

HB1216

Allows for a special license plate for members of the International Conference of Police Chaplains who have completed the basic certification requirements

HB1216 -- (LR# 2651L.01I)

Referred: Transportation (H)

HB1217

Allows qualified retired peace officers to carry concealed firearms if they meet the criteria and possess the appropriate identification

HB1217 -- (LR# 2701L.01I)

Referred: Special Committee on General Laws (H)

HB1219

Requires an education renewal commission to be appointed when a school district with more than 10,000 students becomes unaccredited

HB1219 -- (LR# 2189L.02I)

ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION

Public Hearing Completed (H)

HCR21

Instructs the Missouri Conservation Commission to review all state laws and regulations regarding forest crop lands and the make recommendations regarding the State Forest Law.

HCS HCR 21 -- (LR# 1872L.03C)

Rules - Reported Do Pass (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)

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)

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