Missouri House of Representatives
2007
94th General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
Legislation Sponsored by Rep. Barney Joe Fisher
SPONSOR
HB369
Establishes the Fairness in Public Construction Act to fulfill the
state's objectives by promoting economical, nondiscrimatory, and
efficient expenditures for publicly funded construction projects
HCS HB 369
-- (LR# 1000L.04C)
Dropped from Calendar - Rule 44 (H)
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)
HB1002
Changes the requirements for economic subsidies to Missouri
qualified biodiesel producers
HCS HB 1002
-- (LR# 2494L.02C)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
HCR17
Recognizes the I-49 Coalition as the official organization for the
project to upgrade U.S. Highway 71 to interstate standards
HCR17
-- (LR# 1582L.01I)
SENATE RULES, JOINT RULES, RESOLUTIONS AND ETHICS
Reported Do Pass (S)
COSPONSOR
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
HB116
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)
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)
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)
HB169
Allows for special license plates for recipients of the Air Force
Cross, Army Distinguished Service Cross, or Navy Cross
HB169
-- (LR# 0729L.01I)
Referred: Transportation (H)
HB176
Authorizes an individual income tax credit for real property taxes
paid by surviving spouses of certain public safety officers
HB176
-- (LR# 0612L.01I)
WAYS AND MEANS
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)
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)
HB203
Modifies the eligibility requirements for the Metabolic Formula
Distribution Program
HB203
-- (LR# 0958L.01I)
HEALTH CARE POLICY
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
HB209
Changes the laws relating to collaborative practice privileges for
certain medical students and the laws relating to physician assistant
licenses
HB209
-- (LR# 0460L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION AND LICENSING
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB215
Expands the jurisdiction of juvenile courts to include individuals who
are 17 and 18 years of age for the sole purpose of status offenses by
redefining the terms "child," "adult," and "status offense"
SCS HB 215
-- (LR# 0222S.05C)
SEE COMMENTS
MOTION TO ADOPT SCS AS AMENDED FAILED
AYES: 77
NOES: 72 PRESENT: 3
HB216
Establishes the Umbilical Cord Blood Bank Program to collect and
provide researchers with umbilical cord blood for scientific research
on human stem cells
HB216
-- (LR# 0223L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON FAMILY SERVICES
Public Hearing Completed (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)
HB225
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
HB350
Creates the classification of licensed prescribing psychologist under
the State Committee of Psychologists and establishes licensing
requirements
HB350
-- (LR# 0249L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION AND LICENSING
Voted Do Pass with Amendments (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)
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)
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)
HB408
Increases the fine for failure to wear a safety belt from $10 to up to
$50 and removes the restrictions on mitigation consideration
HB408
-- (LR# 0695L.01I)
JUDICIARY
Public Hearing Completed (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)
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)
HB421
Prohibits any person who commits the crime of nonsupport of a spouse
or child from being admitted on an excursion gambling boat or casino
until the arrearage is satisfied
HB421
-- (LR# 1230L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Family Services (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)
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)
HB461
Changes the laws regarding the State Water Patrol
Approved HCS HB 461
-- (LR# 1134L.03T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
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)
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)
HB497
Establishes guidelines for the licensure and supervision of physician
assistants
Approved HCS HB 497
-- (LR# 1364L.02T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
HB503
Establishes requirements for the licensure of midwives
HB503
-- (LR# 1207L.01I)
Referred: Spec Com on Professional Registration & Licens (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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
HB683
Changes the laws regarding the requirements for corporate filings
HB683
-- (LR# 1344L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
HB693
Establishes the Large Animal Veterinary Student Loan Program and
changes the laws regarding the Large Animal Veterinary Medicine Loan
Repayment Program
HCS HB 693
-- (LR# 1759L.04P)
SENATE AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION, PARKS AND TOURISM
Executive Session Held (S)
VOTED DO PASS
HB694
Makes eligibility for a driver's license for persons between the ages
of 15 and 18 contingent upon documentation that the applicant has
complied with school district standards for eligibility
HB694
-- (LR# 1446L.01I)
TRANSPORTATION
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB708
Requires a driver's license applicant under 18 years of age to show
documentation that he or she is enrolled in school, has at least a 90%
attendance rate, and a minimum grade point average of at least 1.75
HB708
-- (LR# 1689L.01I)
TRANSPORTATION
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB710
Authorizes a state and local sales and use tax exemption for
machinery and equipment used in forestry
HB710
-- (LR# 1001L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Agri-Business (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)
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)
HB717
Changes the distribution of money in the Gaming Commission Fund
HCS HB 717
-- (LR# 1741L.04C)
Referred: Rules Pursuant to Rule 25(21)(f) (H)
HB725
Requires a specified percentage of all new vehicle sales to be
alternative fueled vehicles and authorizes a surcharge and tax credits
HB725
-- (LR# 0865L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON RURAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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
HB849
Changes the laws regarding the investigation of Internet sexual
crimes against children
HB849
-- (LR# 1896L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB854
Prohibits entities that own, operate, or lease partially tax-funded
sports stadiums from denying members of the broadcast or print
media reasonable access to cover a public sporting event
HB854
-- (LR# 2142L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
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)
HB877
Requires all diesel fuel sold in Missouri after January 1, 2009, to
contain at least 5% biodiesel
HB877
-- (LR# 1800L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON AGRI-BUSINESS
Public Hearing Completed (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)
HB881
Authorizes a managed environmental livestock operation tax credit for
the eligible costs of implementing odor abatement best management
practices and systems
HB881
-- (LR# 2226L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Agri-Business (H)
HB889
Prohibits illegal aliens from receiving public assistance
HCS HB 889
-- (LR# 2147L.03C)
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
HB893
Creates an affirmative defense for motorcycle riders who enter or
cross an intersection controlled by a traffic control signal against
a red light under certain circumstances
HB893
-- (LR# 2270L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (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)
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)
HB938
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)
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)
HB947
Changes the laws regarding mental health facilities and group homes
for the mentally retarded and developmentally disabled
HB947
-- (LR# 2218L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Family Services (H)
HB1014
Gives a preference in all state purchasing contracts to certain
disabled veterans doing business as Missouri companies when the
quality of work is equal or better and the price is the same or less
SCS HB 1014
-- (LR# 2376S.05C)
Placed on Informal Calendar (S)
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)
HB1024
Waives the prevailing wage requirement for counties declared a
disaster area by the federal government
HB1024
-- (LR# 2163L.01I)
Referred: Spec Com on Workforce Dev & Workplace Safety (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)
HB1066
Designates a portion of Interstate 44 in Lawrence County from the
intersection of State Route H east to the intersection of State
Highway 265/39 as the "Purple Heart Memorial Highway"
HB1066
-- (LR# 2221L.01I)
Referred: Transportation (H)
HB1067
Specifies that owners and medical managers of automated external
defibrillators will not be held liable for civil damages related to
their use
HB1067
-- (LR# 2326L.01I)
HEALTH CARE POLICY
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1073
Authorizes public water supply districts to collect and determine fees
for constructing water or sewerage systems
HB1073
-- (LR# 2510L.01I)
CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES
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)
HB1134
Requires a person engaging in the business of transferring funds to
foreign countries to receive proof of United States citizenship or
lawful presence from the person or entity using the service
HB1134
-- (LR# 2646L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Homeland Security (H)
HB1142
Creates the crime of trafficking for the purpose of illegal
immigration
HB1142
-- (LR# 1750L.02I)
Referred: Special Committee on Immigration (H)
HB1152
Establishes the procedures for distributing funds to each agency
of the Area Agencies on Aging
HB1152
-- (LR# 2640L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Senior Citizen Advocacy (H)
HB1167
Changes the requirements for the approval of out-of-state based
collegiate license plates
HB1167
-- (LR# 2536L.01I)
Referred: Transportation (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)
HB1203
Prohibits counties from enacting public health ordinances addressing
farming acitivities and exempts farms and farming activities from
suits of trespass in certain circumstances
HB1203
-- (LR# 2766L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Agri-Business (H)
HB1213
Allows certain cemetery operators in counties declared disaster areas
by the federal government to withdraw funds from the endowed care
fund for cemetery clean up due to acts of God and weather events
HB1213
-- (LR# 2712L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on General Laws (H)
HB1281
Establishes the St. Louis Neighborhood Schools Improvement Act which
specifies the guidelines for establishing and administering a
successor school district for the City of St. Louis School District
HB1281
-- (LR# 2715L.02I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON URBAN EDUCATION REFORM
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HCR6
Recognizes April 27th each year as "Autism Awareness Day" and the
month of April each year as "Autism Awareness Month" in Missouri
HCR6
-- (LR# 0897L.01I)
Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
HCR33
Urges Congress to use all of its efforts, energies, and diligence to
withdraw the United States from any further participation in the
Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America
HCR33
-- (LR# 2263L.01I)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (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
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)
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)
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)
HJR30
Proposes a constitutional amendment creating the Stormwater Loan
Revolving Fund for financing and constructing stormwater control
plans, studies, and projects
HJR30
-- (LR# 2721L.01I)
Referred: Conservation and Natural Resources (H)
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