Missouri House of Representatives
2007
94th General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
Legislation Sponsored by Rep. Michael McGhee
SPONSOR
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)
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)
HB1218
Increases the fee for service of process by a sheriff from $20 to $35
HB1218
-- (LR# 2722L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
HCR13
Disapproves the recommendations of the Missouri Citizens' Commission
on Compensation of Elected Officials
HCR13
-- (LR# 1570L.01I)
Second Rd/Refer: Rules,Joint Rules,Resolutions & Ethics (S)
COSPONSOR
HB37
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)
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)
HB56
Designates a memorial bridge and several memorial highways
Approved HB56
-- (LR# 0190L.01T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
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)
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)
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)
HB83
Authorizes judges to order defendants who have pled guilty to or been
found guilty of felony offenses to pay expenses related to the cost
of the prosecution
HB83
-- (LR# 0569L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
HB85
Prohibits the employment of an unauthorized alien in Missouri
HCS#2 HB 85
-- (LR# 0571L.07C)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
HB86
Designates the third week in September as "Parent and Family
Involvement in Education Week"
HB86
-- (LR# 0572L.01I)
ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION
Voted Do Pass - Consent (H)
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)
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)
HB115
Increases the penalty for the crime of institutional vandalism when a
person vandalizes any cemetery
HB115
-- (LR# 0250L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB123
Increases the limit in small claims court from $3,000 to $5,000
HB123
-- (LR# 0706L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (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)
HB185
Changes the laws regarding environmental controls and plasma arc
technology
HB185
-- (LR# 0842L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Energy and Environment (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)
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)
HB196
Allows school boards to commission certified law enforcement officers
to stop, detain, and arrest persons for local violations and certain
crimes committed on school premises, at school activities, or on buses
HB196
-- (LR# 0760L.01I)
ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB203
Modifies the eligibility requirements for the Metabolic Formula
Distribution Program
HB203
-- (LR# 0958L.01I)
HEALTH CARE POLICY
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
HB212
Allows enrollees to pay the lower of the copayment assigned by the
health maintenance organization or health insurer or the usual and
customary retail price of the prescription drug
HB212
-- (LR# 0851L.01I)
HEALTH CARE POLICY
Voted Do Pass (H)
HB223
Creates the crime of setting fires or burning trash in areas declared
by the Governor to be in danger from fire due to emergency drought
conditions
HB223
-- (LR# 0940L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (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)
HB240
Changes the laws regarding the Amber Alert System
HB240
-- (LR# 0937L.01I)
CRIME PREVENTION AND PUBLIC SAFETY
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
HB241
Prohibits sellers from charging excessive prices for necessities
during emergencies
HB241
-- (LR# 0189L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
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)
HB243
Authorizes an income tax deduction for Social Security and nonprivate
retirement benefits received by the elderly, subject to income limits,
and for qualified health insurance premiums
Approved SS#2 SCS HCS HB 444, 217, 225, 239, 243, 297, 402 & 172
-- (LR# 0761S.11T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
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)
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)
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)
HB306
Exempts property owned and used by veterans' organizations from
taxation
HB306
-- (LR# 0936L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Veterans (H)
HB308
Authorizes an income tax credit for military retirement benefits
HCS HB 636, 308 & 173
-- (LR# 1482L.03P)
SENATE WAYS AND MEANS
Executive Session Held (S)
VOTED DO PASS
HB309
Prohibits certain sexual offenders from being present in or loitering
within 500 feet of any public park or swimming pool and from
serving as a coach, manager, or trainer for certain teams
HB309
-- (LR# 0350L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
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)
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)
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)
HB348
Requires the Missouri Agricultural and Small Business Authority to pay
for the first year of interest on certain loans under the Missouri
Linked Deposit Program
HB348
-- (LR# 0991L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON AGRI-BUSINESS
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB352
Increases bonus points for nonprofit organizations bidding on state
contracts and specifies an increase in the per diem awarded to
sheltered workshops
Approved HB352
-- (LR# 1007L.02T)
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)
HB358
Exempts all vehicles assembled and sold in this state from state and
local sales and use tax
HB358
-- (LR# 0888L.01I)
Referred: Ways and Means (H)
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
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)
HB375
Adds certain types of cancer to the list of diseases presumed
incurred during the line of duty for the purpose of retirement
benefits for firefighters
HB375
-- (LR# 0679L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Retirement (H)
HB381
Authorizes a deduction from individual income tax for real property
taxes and exempts the first $50,000 from income taxation for certain
residents
HB381
-- (LR# 0683L.01I)
Referred: Ways and Means (H)
HB383
Authorizes Missouri residents to deduct from their taxable income 100%
of all nonreimbursed amounts paid for long-term care insurance
premiums
HB383
-- (LR# 0684L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Senior Citizen Advocacy (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)
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)
HB413
Changes the laws regarding the Elevator Safety Board
HB413
-- (LR# 0757L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION AND LICENSING
Public Hearing Completed (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)
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)
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)
HB446
Creates the Fund for the Reduction of Alcohol-Related Problems and
Underage Drinking to be used for prevention, treatment, and recovery
of alcohol-related problems and alcohol-related traffic safety
HB446
-- (LR# 1112L.01I)
Referred: Health Care Policy (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)
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)
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)
HB462
Changes the laws regarding concealable firearms and firearms
training permits
HB462
-- (LR# 1453L.02P)
Placed on Informal Calendar (S)
HB487
Establishes the Missouri County Planning Act
HCS HB 487
-- (LR# 1326L.03C)
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)
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)
HB503
Establishes requirements for the licensure of midwives
HB503
-- (LR# 1207L.01I)
Referred: Spec Com on Professional Registration & Licens (H)
HB504
Exempts landlords from liability for damage to personal property that
results from enforcement of a judgment granting possession and gives
landlords the right to dispose of the property
HB504
-- (LR# 1119L.02I)
JUDICIARY
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
HB506
Authorizes a homestead exemption for the elderly and disabled in
St. Louis County
HB506
-- (LR# 0965L.01I)
Referred: Ways and Means (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)
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)
HB534
Establishes the Safe Staffing and Quality Care Accountability Act for
Veterans Homes and the Safe Staffing and Quality Care Accountability
Act for Mental Health Facilities
HB534
-- (LR# 1023L.01I)
Referred: Spec Com on Workforce Dev & Workplace Safety (H)
HB536
Prohibits any entity from preventing a student athlete from competing
in or training for any Olympic event
HB536
-- (LR# 1021L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
HB546
Exempts from jury duty any woman who is breastfeeding and
disqualifies licensed attorneys from serving on juries
HB546
-- (LR# 0550L.01I)
Dropped from Calendar - Rule 44 (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)
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)
HB558
Increases the length of a driver's license suspension for failing to
stop for a school bus
HB558
-- (LR# 1309L.01I)
Referred: Transportation (H)
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)
HB578
Prohibits any person from owning or operating a sexual offender
treatment facility for more than one person who is required to
register unless operated by or contracted with a government body
HB578
-- (LR# 1773L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON GENERAL LAWS
Voted Do Pass (H)
HB583
Changes the laws regarding the rights of victims of domestic
violence and sexual assault
Approved SS SCS HCS HB 583
-- (LR# 0661S.08T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
HB584
Changes the laws regarding post-conviction DNA testing by limiting
who may apply for post-conviction testing and requiring the DNA
evidence to be retained and preserved for a certain period of time
HB584
-- (LR# 0660L.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)
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)
HB609
Requires every school district to offer a driver's education course
available to students 15 years of age or older and prohibits cell
phone use by temporary permit or intermediate license holders
HB609
-- (LR# 0850L.01I)
CRIME PREVENTION AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Voted Do Pass (H)
HB614
Allows for the use of the reverse auction procurement method to
purchase goods and nonprofessional services if the Commissioner of
the Office of Administration believes it will save money for the state
HB614
-- (LR# 1440L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
HB617
Prohibits a minor from self-consenting for a prescription for a
contraceptive drug or device unless a petition is granted from a
juvenile court
HB617
-- (LR# 0899L.02I)
Referred: Special Committee on Family Services (H)
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)
HB620
Requires the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to
create an additional procedure for teacher certification and mentoring
standards for beginning teachers and principals
SCS HCS HB 620
-- (LR# 1235S.06C)
Placed on Informal Calendar (S)
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)
HB628
Changes the laws regarding surface mining and gravel excavation
HCS HB 628
-- (LR# 0464L.03C)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
HB630
Establishes the Qualified Beef Tax Credit Act which authorizes
a tax credit for the sale of certain qualifying beef cattle
HCS HB 630
-- (LR# 1632L.02C)
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
HB641
Increases state employee salaries in an amount equal to the
percentage change in the federal Consumer Price Index
HB641
-- (LR# 1349L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
Voted Do Pass (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)
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)
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)
HB679
Requires the Missouri Public Service Commission to consider existing
planning and zoning plans and building codes and hold a public
hearing before approving the location of a proposed electric plant
HCS HB 679
-- (LR# 1685L.03C)
Referred: Rules Pursuant to Rule 25(21)(f) (H)
HB680
Designates Big Bluestem as the official state grass
Approved HB680
-- (LR# 1614L.01T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
HB683
Changes the laws regarding the requirements for corporate filings
HB683
-- (LR# 1344L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
HB687
Authorizes college and university police officers to enforce traffic
regulations on college or university property
HB687
-- (LR# 1548L.01I)
CRIME PREVENTION AND PUBLIC SAFETY
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)
HB711
Authorizes a state and local sales and use tax exemption for fencing
materials and motor fuel used exclusively for agricultural purposes
HB711
-- (LR# 0990L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Agri-Business (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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
HB753
Changes the laws regarding marital and family therpists
HB753
-- (LR# 1711L.01I)
Referred: Spec Com on Professional Registration & Licens (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)
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)
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)
HB767
Requires private mental health facilities and group homes for the
mentally retarded and developmentally disabled to meet the same
requirements as state-operated facilities
HB767
-- (LR# 1545L.01I)
Referred: Health Care Policy (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)
HB786
Requires the development of caseload standards for the Department of
Health and Senior Services and the Department of Mental Health
HB786
-- (LR# 1390L.01I)
Referred: Health Care Policy (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)
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
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)
HB812
Increases the penalty for knowingly signing another person's name on
an initiative petition
HB812
-- (LR# 0941L.01I)
ELECTIONS
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB814
Changes the laws regarding underage drinking
HB814
-- (LR# 1982L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB817
Establishes the Uninsured Patients Protection Act which prohibits
hospitals from charging a patient who is not eligible for assistance
and is uninsured more than the federal Medicare reimbursement rate
HB817
-- (LR# 1886L.02I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
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)
HB821
Establishes the Unborn Child Pain Prevention Act relating to the
capacity of an unborn child to experience pain during an abortion
HB821
-- (LR# 1739L.01I)
Laid Over (H)
HA 1 PENDING
HB828
Requires residential and commercial septage removal companies to
register with the Department of Natural Resources
HB828
-- (LR# 1825L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Energy and Environment (H)
HB836
Prohibits home rule cities from requiring property owners to convey
to the city the right to file a petition for annexation if the city
provides public utility services to the owner's property
HB836
-- (LR# 1813L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
Voted Do Pass (H)
HB839
Revises the laws regarding the minimum school days, school scheduling,
and inclement weather
HB839
-- (LR# 1967L.01I)
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)
HB842
Prohibits an operator of a metallic minerals waste management area
from filing a demonstration of financial assurance in the form of a
company guarantee
HB842
-- (LR# 2012L.01I)
Referred: Conservation and Natural Resources (H)
HB864
Authorizes an income tax credit for certain health care professionals
and teachers
HB864
-- (LR# 1850L.01I)
Referred: Ways and Means (H)
HB868
Prohibits the state from participating in any national identification
system using driver's license records as required in the federal REAL
ID Act of 2005
HB868
-- (LR# 2028L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON GENERAL LAWS
Public Hearing Completed (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)
HB872
Allows and encourages individuals receiving utilicare assistance
to attend financial management workshops
HCS HB 872
-- (LR# 2150L.03C)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
HB889
Prohibits illegal aliens from receiving public assistance
HCS HB 889
-- (LR# 2147L.03C)
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)
HB924
Establishes time limits and other tort rules governing cases in which
an underground facility is damaged by an excavator
HB924
-- (LR# 1767L.02I)
Referred: Special Committee on Utilities (H)
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)
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)
HB955
Establishes the Work for Restitution Program in the Department of
Corrections which requires persons convicted of nonviolent offenses
where restitution is required for probation to complete the program
HB955
-- (LR# 2255L.01I)
Referred: Corrections and Public Institutions (H)
HB974
Prohibits a person younger than 21 years of age who is not an underage
entertainer from being allowed inside a drinking establishment
HB974
-- (LR# 1554L.02I)
Referred: Local Government (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)
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)
HB1016
Removes the requirement that certain state employees receiving
compensatory pay for overtime provide direct client care or custody
in certain state facilities
HB1016
-- (LR# 2407L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Government Affairs (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)
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)
HB1085
Exempts wildlife preserves from any criminal liability or a public or
private nuisance or trespass action arising out of the sound emission
resulting from the normal use of the preserve
HB1085
-- (LR# 2538L.01I)
Referred: Conservation and Natural Resources (H)
HB1126
Changes the distribution of funds from the professional athletes and
entertainers tax so that 10% of the revenue is annually distributed to
the Juneteenth Heritage and Jazz Festival and Memorial
HB1126
-- (LR# 2054L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON TAX REFORM
Public Hearing Completed (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)
HB1142
Creates the crime of trafficking for the purpose of illegal
immigration
HB1142
-- (LR# 1750L.02I)
Referred: Special Committee on Immigration (H)
HB1150
Authorizes an income tax credit for safety upgrade costs to gas
stations
HB1150
-- (LR# 2335L.01I)
Referred: Ways and Means (H)
HB1166
Requires any entity providing construction services on school
property to have a drug and alcohol testing program
HB1166
-- (LR# 2693L.01I)
Referred: Spec Com on Workforce Dev & Workplace Safety (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)
HB1239
Allows school districts to offer open enrollment by contract if
approved by voters
HB1239
-- (LR# 2144L.01I)
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)
HB1254
Establishes the Prenatally Diagnosed Condition Awareness Act and
authorizes certain activities by the Department of Health and Senior
Services relating to Down syndrome and other diagnosed conditions
HB1254
-- (LR# 2643L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Senior Citizen Advocacy (H)
HJR2
Proposes a constitutional amendment reducing, beginning with the 97th
General Assembly, the number of state representatives to 137
HJR2
-- (LR# 0574L.01I)
Referred: Elections (H)
HJR6
Proposes a constitutional amendment exempting from taxation the
personal property of active duty military personnel
HJR6
-- (LR# 0797L.01I)
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
HJR10
Proposes a constitutional amendment raising the allowable level of
bonded indebtedness for school districts
HJR10
-- (LR# 1167L.01I)
Referred: Transportation (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)
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)
HJR28
Proposes a constitutional amendment allowing constitutionally
chartered cities or counties to impose liens on nuisance property
HJR28
-- (LR# 0858L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
HJR29
Proposes a constitutional amendment giving the power of eminent
domain to the state and its political subdivisions whose officials are
directly responsible to elected officials
HJR29
-- (LR# 0857L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
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