Missouri House of Representatives
2007
94th General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
Legislation Sponsored by Rep. Bob Dixon
SPONSOR
HB640
Requires the registration and licensure of doctors of naturopathic medicine
HB640 -- (LR# 1346L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON GENERAL LAWS
Public Hearing Completed (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)
HB753
Changes the laws regarding marital and family therpists
HB753 -- (LR# 1711L.01I)
Referred: Spec Com on Professional Registration & Licens (H)
HB845
Requires the Secretary of State to mail a voter registration form to a person who has applied for a resident hunting and fishing permit but is not a registered voter
HCS HB 845 -- (LR# 1774L.06P)
Placed on Informal Calendar (S)
HB846
Changes the position of circuit clerk for the 31st Judicial Circuit from an elected to an appointed position
HB846 -- (LR# 1913L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
HB847
Allows for the appointment of a family court commissioner in the 31st Judicial Circuit in Greene County
HB847 -- (LR# 1915L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
HB848
Authorizes the addition of one circuit court judge in the 31st Judicial Circuit in Greene County
HB848 -- (LR# 1912L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (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)
HB850
Establishes the Disaster Damage Emergency Loan Revolving Fund Program to provide no-interest loans to persons who incur property damage which is not covered by insurance as the result of a disaster
HB850 -- (LR# 1925L.02I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
Voted Do Pass (H)
HB856
Allows certain juvenile court employees to participate in the Local Government Employees' Retirement System
HB856 -- (LR# 1914L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON RETIREMENT
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB970
Authorizes an income tax credit for donations to public school foundations
HB970 -- (LR# 1995L.01I)
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (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)
HB1173
Specifies that it is not a prerequisite for the establishment of bail that a criminal charge of any kind has been filed
HB1173 -- (LR# 2509L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
HB1184
Prohibits any governing authority, board, commission, or personnel of a political subdivision from preventing the display of religious documents in public buildings or on public lands
HB1184 -- (LR# 2508L.02I)
Referred: Special Committee on General Laws (H)
HB1185
Establishes the School District Alternative Funding Act which allows school districts to adopt income and sales taxes upon voter approval
HB1185 -- (LR# 2629L.02I)
Referred: Special Committee on Tax Reform (H)
HB1186
Requires school attendance until a child reaches 17 years of age and establishes a task force to assist school districts in the transition to the new requirement
HB1186 -- (LR# 2730L.01I)
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)
HB1187
Establishes a children's bill of courtroom rights that applies to all children testifying in court
HB1187 -- (LR# 2685L.02I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
HB1200
Changes the laws regarding the issuance of marriage licenses
HB1200 -- (LR# 2763L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Government Affairs (H)
HB1212
Changes the laws regarding the requirements for mechanic's liens
HB1212 -- (LR# 2737L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
HB1283
Requires certain school board candidates to declare their candidacy or be nominated for a designated seat on the board rather than running for any open seat
HB1283 -- (LR# 2771L.02I)
Referred: Elections (H)
HB1284
Encourages school districts to participate in the Baldrige Continuous Quality Improvement Program
HB1284 -- (LR# 2300L.03I)
Referred: Special Committee on Student Achievement (H)
HB1286
Establishes the Child Abuse Prevention Task Force to make recommendations on child abuse prevention efforts that could be implemented by an existing state agency or program
HB1286 -- (LR# 2684L.04I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
COSPONSOR
HB39
Establishes the eligibility requirements of an employed disabled person requesting medical assistance under the federal Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999
SCS HCS HB 39 -- (LR# 0458S.07C)
Placed on Informal Calendar (S)
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

HB100
Authorizes an income tax credit for volunteer firefighters
HB100 -- (LR# 0340L.01I)
WAYS AND MEANS
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
HB158
Requires election costs for primary and general elections to be paid by the state
HB158 -- (LR# 0469L.01I)
ELECTIONS
Voted Do Pass (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)
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)
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)
HB301
Allows volunteer fire protection associations to enter into mutual-aid agreements with other public and private agencies
HB301 -- (LR# 0938L.01I)
CRIME PREVENTION AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB304
Prohibits a court from granting unsupervised visitation to any parent who is required to register as a sexual offender
HB304 -- (LR# 0985L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
HB308
Authorizes an income tax credit for military retirement benefits
HCS HB 636, 308 & 173 -- (LR# 1482L.03P)
SENATE WAYS AND MEANS
Executive Session Held (S)
VOTED DO PASS

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)
HB325
Changes the laws regarding fire department employee residency requirements
HB325 -- (LR# 1337L.01I)
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Voted Do Not Pass (H)
HB326
Increases the period of driver's license suspension from 90 days to 180 days for certain first-time, alcohol-related traffic offenses
HB326 -- (LR# 0082L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (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)
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)
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)
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)
HB432
Prohibits health insurers from discriminating against any willing provider in the geographic region of the health benefit plan
HB432 -- (LR# 0552L.01I)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
HB444
Authorizes an income tax deduction for Social Security and nonprivate retirement benefits received by the elderly, subject to income limits, and for qualified health insurance premiums
Approved SS#2 SCS HCS HB 444, 217, 225, 239, 243, 297, 402 & 172 -- (LR# 0761S.11T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
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)
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)
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)
HB516
Changes the laws regarding the Missouri Homestead Preservation Act
HB516 -- (LR# 1014L.01I)
WAYS AND MEANS
Public Hearing Completed (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)
HB615
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)
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)
HB635
Authorizes an income tax deduction for contributions to the Missouri Housing Trust Fund
HB635 -- (LR# 1345L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Job Creation & Eco Dev (H)
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

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)
HB661
Changes the laws regarding the public school retirement systems
HB661 -- (LR# 0768L.02I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON RETIREMENT
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB672
Changes the laws regarding the licensure of professional counselors
HB672 -- (LR# 0969L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION AND LICENSING
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB676
Requires the Children's Division to develop rules to modify the income eligibility criteria for any person receiving state-funded child care assistance
HB676 -- (LR# 1550L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON FAMILY SERVICES
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB678
Allows certain school districts in declared federal disaster areas after the January 2007 ice storms to not make up lost time and allows other schools to make up only a certain number of the missed days
Approved HCS HB 678 -- (LR# 1712L.04T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
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)
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)
HB771
Establishes the Superintendent Targeted Achievement Record (STAR) Program and requires the total compensation package of school administrators to be reported and made available to the public
HCS HB 771 -- (LR# 1936L.02C)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
HB774
Protects individuals and media entities from being required to disclose news sources or certain information
HCS HB 774 -- (LR# 1699L.02P)
Placed on Informal Calendar (S)
HB788
Changes the laws regarding public health emergency preparedness
HCS HB 788 -- (LR# 1823L.02C)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (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)
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
HB814
Changes the laws regarding underage drinking
HB814 -- (LR# 1982L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (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

HB873
Changes the laws regarding chiropractor education and licensing requirements
HB873 -- (LR# 2159L.01I)
Referred: Spec Com on Professional Registration & Licens (H)
HB967
Requires any public governmental body to make and retain a verbatim audio recording of any closed meeting
HB967 -- (LR# 1431L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (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)
HB977
Requires revenue from a tax increase within a tax increment financing district to be used for the taxing purpose only
HB977 -- (LR# 0297L.01I)
Referred: Local Government (H)
HB1023
Establishes an advisory board within the Department of Conservation to assist the Conservation Commission
HCS HB 1023 -- (LR# 0935L.02C)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
HB1035
Extends medical assistance through 21 years of age for certain foster children
HB1035 -- (LR# 2495L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Family Services (H)
HB1055
Changes the laws regarding sexual education instruction in public schools and establishes public awareness and services for alternatives to abortion programs
Approved HCS HB 1055 -- (LR# 2503L.04T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
HB1128
Designates the new bridge over the Missouri River on Interstate 29/35 in Kansas City as the "Christopher S. Bond Bridge"
HB1128 -- (LR# 2620L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
HB1168
Amends Missouri Supreme Court Rule 8.07 to allow members of the General Assembly with at least eight years service to take the Missouri bar examination
HB1168 -- (LR# 2680L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on General Laws (H)
HB1271
Establishes requirements regarding stem cell research
HB1271 -- (LR# 2711L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Family Services (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

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)
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)
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Last Updated October 23, 2007 at 9:12 am