Missouri House of Representatives
2007
94th General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
Legislation Sponsored by Rep. Rod Jetton
SPONSOR
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)
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)
HB991
Establishes the Distressed Areas Land Assemblage Tax Credit Act
HB991
-- (LR# 2472L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON JOB CREATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Public Hearing Completed (H)
COSPONSOR
HB227
Authorizes an income tax credit for 50% of the cost of the
construction of a storm shelter or $2,000, whichever is less
HCS HB 227
-- (LR# 0199L.02P)
Placed on Informal Calendar (S)
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
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)
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)
HB498
Establishes the Milton Friedman "Put Parents in Charge" Education
Program and authorizes an individual and business tax credit for
contributions to certified educational charitable organizations
HB498
-- (LR# 0408L.03I)
Referred: Special Committee on Urban Education Reform (H)
HB503
Establishes requirements for the licensure of midwives
HB503
-- (LR# 1207L.01I)
Referred: Spec Com on Professional Registration & Licens (H)
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)
HB613
Requires that one voting member of the governing boards of certain
state institutions of higher education be a full-time student
HB613
-- (LR# 1328L.02I)
HIGHER EDUCATION
Executive Session - No Action Taken
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)
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)
HB699
Changes the laws regarding the registration, licensure, and sale
of motor vehicles
HCS HB 699
-- (LR# 1691L.04C)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (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)
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)
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)
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)
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
HB808
Establishes the Betty L. Thompson Scholarship Program
HB808
-- (LR# 0856L.01I)
Perfection Defeated (H)
HA 1 TO HSA 1 FOR HA 4, HSA 1 FOR HA 4, AS AMENDED
AYES: 62
NOES: 96 PRESENT: 1
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)
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
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)
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)
HB878
Creates the Missouri Healthcare Access Fund to provide a funding
source for designated areas with healthcare shortages
HB878
-- (LR# 1851L.02I)
HEALTH CARE POLICY
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)
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
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)
HB932
Authorizes the Motherhood/Fatherhood Stay-at-home tax credit for a
parent who stays at home to provide care for a child up to 24 months
of age
HB932
-- (LR# 2011L.01I)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
HB933
Allows an application for a driver's license for a person deployed
with the United States armed forces to be signed by a person who
holds general power of attorney for the applicant
HB933
-- (LR# 2027L.01P)
Returned to Committee of Origin (S)
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)
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)
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)
HB1103
Establishes a Minority and Women's Business Enterprise Committee to
assist certified socially and economically disadvantaged minority and
women's business enterprises in state contracts
HB1103
-- (LR# 2257L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Urban Issues (H)
HB1105
Establishes the Economic Development Grant Program for companies
to reopen a closed manufacturing factory
HB1105
-- (LR# 1639L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Job Creation & Eco Dev (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)
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)
HB1198
Increases the appropriation amount for small school grants
HB1198
-- (LR# 2626L.02I)
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (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)
HB1239
Allows school districts to offer open enrollment by contract if
approved by voters
HB1239
-- (LR# 2144L.01I)
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (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)
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)
HCR20
Prohibits the state implementation of the federal REAL ID Act of 2005
which requires uniform driver's licenses or state identification
cards
SCS HCR 20
-- (LR# 1878S.04C)
House Concurs (H)
SCS ADOPTED
AYES: 148
NOES: 3
HCR26
Issues an official apology for Missouri's role in slavery
HCS HCR 26
-- (LR# 1438L.04C)
Rules - Reported Do 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)
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)
HJR33
Proposes a constitutional amendment repealing the nonpartisan
selection of judges and providing for the selection of judicial
nominees by the Judicial Confirmation Commission
HJR33
-- (LR# 2728L.02I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON GENERAL LAWS
Public Hearing Completed (H)
Return to the Missouri House of Representatives
Last Updated October 23, 2007 at 9:12 am