2007 Legislation Sponsored by Rep. Wells

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

SPONSOR

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)

HB244

Designates spotted knapweed and sericea lespedeza as noxious weeds

HCS HB 244 -- (LR# 0290L.04C)

Rules - Reported 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)

HB397

Defines "utility vehicle" and enacts provisions regulating the use of utility vehicles

HB397 -- (LR# 1026L.01I)

TRANSPORTATION

Public Hearing Completed (H)

HB1150

Authorizes an income tax credit for safety upgrade costs to gas stations

HB1150 -- (LR# 2335L.01I)

Referred: Ways and Means (H)
COSPONSOR

HB57

Allows villages to cancel an election if there will be no competition between candidates because the number of candidates who file for the position is equivalent to the number of persons who may serve

HB57 -- (LR# 0183L.01I)

ELECTIONS

Public Hearing Completed (H)

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

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)

HB178

Requires excursion gambling boats to deposit money from jackpots won by gamblers who have voluntarily excluded themselves from gambling boats into the Compulsive Gamblers Fund

HB178 -- (LR# 0608L.01I)

Referred: Ways and Means (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)

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)

HB241

Prohibits sellers from charging excessive prices for necessities during emergencies

HB241 -- (LR# 0189L.01I)

Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)

HB299

Prohibits the use of expiration dates and service fees on gift certificates

HB299 -- (LR# 0986L.01I)

Referred: Special Committee on Small Business (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

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)

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)

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)

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

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)

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)

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)

HB413

Changes the laws regarding the Elevator Safety Board

HB413 -- (LR# 0757L.01I)

SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION AND LICENSING

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)

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)

HB455

Exempts real property owned by individuals 65 years of age and older with certain levels of income from increases in assessed valuation

HB455 -- (LR# 0953L.01I)

Referred: Ways and Means (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)

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)

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)

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)

HB511

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

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

Referred: Transportation (H)

HB545

Changes the laws regarding the licensing of pharmacists

HCS HB 545 & 590 -- (LR# 1577L.03P)

SENATE FINANCIAL, GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, AND ELECTIONS

Public Hearing Held (S)

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)

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)

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

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)

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)

HB688

Establishes the Regional Economic Development District Law

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

SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON RURAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

Public Hearing Completed (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)

HB696

Requires health insurers to notify enrollees in writing of all changes to prescription drug formularies on an annual and quarterly basis

HB696 -- (LR# 1706L.01I)

SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON HEALTH INSURANCE

Public Hearing Completed (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)

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)

HB748

Inceases the maximum amount of tax credits that the Missouri Agricultural and Small Business Development Authority is annually authorized to issue for the Family Farm Livestock Loan Program

HB748 -- (LR# 1955L.01I)

SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON AGRI-BUSINESS

Voted Do Pass (H)

HB749

Changes the definition of "qualified employment" as it applies to the professional and practical nursing student loan program

HB749 -- (LR# 2016L.01I)

Referred: Higher Education (H)

HB753

Changes the laws regarding marital and family therpists

HB753 -- (LR# 1711L.01I)

Referred: Spec Com on Professional Registration & Licens (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)

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

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)

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)

HB873

Changes the laws regarding chiropractor education and licensing requirements

HB873 -- (LR# 2159L.01I)

Referred: Spec Com on Professional Registration & Licens (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)

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)

HB1010

Allows mini-trucks to operate on all Missouri roadways except for interstate highways

HB1010 -- (LR# 2254L.01I)

Referred: Transportation (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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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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