Missouri House of Representatives
2008
94th General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Legislation Sponsored by Rep. Belinda Harris
SPONSOR
HB1899
Removes the requirement that a court appoint a guardian ad litem or
advocate to represent a child victim after entry of an ex parte order
of protection and allows it to be at the court's discretion
HB1899
-- (LR# 4462L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
HB1900
Changes the laws regarding the relocation of a child by a custodial
parent
HB1900
-- (LR# 4463L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
HB1901
Allows any person selling raw milk or cream to an individual for his
or her own use to do so without a permit from the State Milk Board
within the Department of Agriculture
HB1901
-- (LR# 4115L.03I)
Referred: Special Committee on Agri-Business (H)
HB1920
Prohibits insurance companies from acquiring any ownership interest
in an auto body repair shop or offering an incentive for a referral to
a specific auto body repair shop
HB1920
-- (LR# 4834L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Small Business (H)
HB1921
Allows either party in a proceeding for dissolution of marriage or
legal separation to petition for a temporary division of marital debts
prior to a final dissolution decree
HB1921
-- (LR# 4833L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
HB1922
Changes the requirements for reporting abortions
HB1922
-- (LR# 4731L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Family Services (H)
HB1944
Requires Social Security numbers collected in any application related
to marriage or dissolution of marriage or legal separation to be
forwarded to the appropriate state child support agency
HB1944
-- (LR# 4513L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
HB2480
Authorizes Jefferson County, upon voter approval, to impose a retail
sales tax to fund public health and safety projects and programs of
the county public health center
HB2480
-- (LR# 5456L.01I)
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HJR61
Proposes a constitutional amendment allowing constitutionally
chartered cities or counties to impose liens on nuisance property
HJR61
-- (LR# 3916L.01I)
JUDICIARY
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HJR62
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
HJR62
-- (LR# 3917L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
COSPONSOR
HB1336
Removes villages from a certain incorporation procedure for cities
and towns and increases the required number of signatures on a
petition to incorporate
HB1336
-- (LR# 3260L.02I)
Referred: Local Government (H)
HB1413
Adds to the list of individuals who are prohibited from residing
within 1,000 feet of certain schools or child care facilities any
person guilty of out-of-state, federal, or military sexual offenses
HB1413
-- (LR# 3559L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB1414
Expands eligibility for the Missouri Rx Plan to retired persons 65
years of age or older with incomes of up to $25,000 for individuals
and $50,000 for married couples
HB1414
-- (LR# 3430L.01I)
Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
HB1434
Requires individuals or businesses convicted of knowingly accepting
any state-administered or subsidized tax credit, tax abatement, or
loan while employing illegal aliens to repay the amount to the state
HB1434
-- (LR# 3791L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Immigration (H)
HB1439
Re-enacts the federal overtime standards in effect prior to the
passage of Proposition B (2006) regarding the minimum wage increase
HB1439
-- (LR# 3470L.01I)
Referred: Spec Com on Workforce Dev & Workplace Safety (H)
HB1487
Requires a registered sexual offender to notify a park ranger, in
writing, prior to camping in a state park
HB1487
-- (LR# 3991L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB1512
Changes the laws regarding the sale and theft of scrap metal
HCS HB 1512
-- (LR# 3160L.08C)
RULES - PURSUANT TO RULE 25(21)(f)
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
HB1520
Adds additional criteria to meet the informed consent requirements
prior to a doctor performing an abortion
HB1520
-- (LR# 3664L.01I)
Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
HB1549
Changes the laws regarding illegal aliens and immigration status
verification
Approved CCS SS HCS HB 1549, 1771, 1395 & 2366
-- (LR# 3681L.12T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
HB1578
Establishes the Solar and Wind Incentive Program to allow for rebates
for the installation of solar photovoltaic systems
HB1578
-- (LR# 3617L.01I)
Referred: Conservation and Natural Resources (H)
HB1581
Re-enacts the federal overtime standards in effect prior to the
passage of Proposition B (2006) regarding the minimum wage
increase
HB1581
-- (LR# 3902L.01I)
Referred: Spec Com on Workforce Dev & Workplace Safety (H)
HB1582
Changes the laws regarding the telemarketing No-call List and creates
the crime of caller identification spoofing
HCS HB 1582 & 1963
-- (LR# 3895L.04C)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
HB1595
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 1595 & 1668
-- (LR# 3586L.02P)
Placed on Informal Calendar (S)
HB1600
Specifies that a person performing midwifery services is not engaging
in the practice of medicine, osteopathy, nursing, nurse-midwifery, or
any other medical practice and does not have to be licensed
HB1600
-- (LR# 4230L.01I)
Referred: Spec Com on Professional Registration & Licens (H)
HB1607
Removes villages from a certain incorporation procedure for cities and
towns, increases the required number of signatures on a petition to
incorporate, and dissolves villages incorporated after August 28, 2007
HB1607
-- (LR# 3548L.01I)
Referred: Local Government (H)
HB1618
Establishes the Missouri Consumer Report Security Freeze Act which
allows a consumer to place a freeze on his or her consumer report
HB1618
-- (LR# 3090L.02I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1619
Establishes the Drug Monitoring Act and requires the Department of
Health and Senior Services to maintain a realtime electronic logbook
on all pseudoephedrine purchases in this state
SS#2 SCS HCS HB 1619
-- (LR# 3897S.08F)
Reported to the House with... (S)
SS#2 SCS AS AMENDED
HB1620
Authorizes certain advanced practice registered nurses to enter into
collaborative agreements with physicians to administer and dispense
controlled substances
HB1620
-- (LR# 3901L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION AND LICENSING
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1633
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
HB1633
-- (LR# 3935L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Utilities (H)
HB1635
Changes the laws regarding the release of personal information to
unauthorized persons
HB1635
-- (LR# 3952L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Financial Institutions (H)
HB1652
Prohibits the Department of Agriculture from requiring participation
in the National Animal Identification System without authorization
from the General Assembly
HB1652
-- (LR# 3040L.02I)
Referred: Agriculture Policy (H)
HB1658
Authorizes a state and local sales and use tax exemption for fencing
materials used for agricultural purposes
HB1658
-- (LR# 3039L.01I)
AGRICULTURE POLICY
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1667
Establishes the Missouri Homeowners' Protection Act relating to
residential mortgage brokers
HB1667
-- (LR# 4290L.02I)
Referred: Special Committee on Financial Institutions (H)
HB1696
Prohibits commercial inserts or other forms of advertising from
accompanying motor vehicle registration renewal notices
HB1696
-- (LR# 4114L.01I)
TRANSPORTATION
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1697
Specifies that all bond proceeds, fees, and other revenues of the
Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority can only be used for lowering
rates, forgiving loans, issuing scholarships, and administration
HB1697
-- (LR# 4113L.01I)
Referred: Higher Education (H)
HB1698
Changes the laws regarding the Bright Flight Scholarship Program
including revising the size of awards and imposing minimum grade
point requirements
HB1698
-- (LR# 4110L.01I)
Referred: Higher Education (H)
HB1716
Prohibits the violation of a person's privacy rights in order to
obtain or renew a driver's license
HB1716
-- (LR# 4280L.02P)
Placed on Informal Calendar (S)
HB1731
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
HB1731
-- (LR# 3892L.01I)
Referred: Spec Com on Workforce Dev & Workplace Safety (H)
HB1739
Authorizes the licensure of prescribing psychologists
HB1739
-- (LR# 4098L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION AND LICENSING
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
HB1746
Changes the laws regarding identity theft
HB1746
-- (LR# 3879L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB1754
Prohibits elected officials from registering or acting as lobbyists
for two years after leaving office
HB1754
-- (LR# 3882L.01I)
Referred: Elections (H)
HB1757
Requires any employer convicted of hiring illegal aliens to repay
double the value of any state-administered or subsidized tax credit,
tax abatement, or loan
HB1757
-- (LR# 4125L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON IMMIGRATION
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1758
Allows adopted adults who are 21 years of age or older to receive
a certified copy of his or her original unaltered birth certificate
and adoption records
HB1758
-- (LR# 4009L.02I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON FAMILY SERVICES
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1773
Authorizes an income tax dependency exemption for a stillborn child
for the taxable year in which the child was born
HB1773
-- (LR# 4058L.01P)
SENATE WAYS AND MEANS
Executive Session Held (S)
VOTED DO PASS
HB1780
Prohibits commercial inserts or other forms of advertising from
accompanying motor vehicle registration renewal notices
HB1780
-- (LR# 4099L.01I)
Referred: Transportation (H)
HB1783
Requires the Governor to order the United States flag and the
Missouri state flag to be flown at half-staff when any Missouri
active-duty military personnel dies during a declared war or conflict
HCS HB 1783
-- (LR# 4306L.03P)
SENATE PENSIONS, VETERANS' AFFAIRS, AND GENERAL LAW
Reported Do Pass-Placed on Third Read Consent Calendar (S)
HB1784
Requires any American or Missouri flag flown on state property to be
manufactured in the United States
Approved HB1784
-- (LR# 4504L.01T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
HB1796
Prohibits an individual or business organization from misrepresenting
their geographic location by using a fictitious or assumed business
name in a telephone directory or directory assistance database
HB1796
-- (LR# 4088L.01I)
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1819
Specifies the powers and authority the Department of Transporation
has over roadways designated as scenic byways
HB1819
-- (LR# 4608L.01I)
Referred: Transportation (H)
HB1831
Changes the laws regarding the consent requirements for obtaining an
abortion and creates the crime of coercing an abortion
HCS HB 1831 & 1472
-- (LR# 4449L.06P)
Placed on Informal Calendar (S)
HB1853
Requires any public governmental body to make and retain a verbatim
audio recording of any closed meeting
HB1853
-- (LR# 3887L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
HB1856
Changes the laws regarding the registration of a trademark
HB1856
-- (LR# 4334L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
HB1866
Requires the Department of Revenue to award fee office contracts with
a priority given to school districts and charitable organizations
over individuals in a competitive bid process
HB1866
-- (LR# 4478L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1868
Requires the eligibility criteria for certain health care benefits to
be no more restrictive than those in effect on January 10, 2005
HB1868
-- (LR# 4159L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Healthcare Transformation
HB1870
Establishes the Commission on the Death Penalty and places a
moratorium on all executions until January 1, 2012
HB1870
-- (LR# 4333L.01I)
CRIME PREVENTION AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1889
Requires the State Highway Patrol to provide a real-time electronic
log book to all pharmacies to enter sales of pseudoephedrine
products
HB1889
-- (LR# 4311L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB1892
Allows taxpayers who use specified types of fuel cell or solar energy
to generate electricity for their residences to claim a tax deduction
HB1892
-- (LR# 4695L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT
Public Hearing Scheduled, Bill not Heard (H)
HB1907
Prohibits certain sexual offenders from being present in or loitering
within 1,000 yards of a state park
HB1907
-- (LR# 4673L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB1916
Increases state employee salaries in an amount equal to the
percentage change in the federal Consumer Price Index
HB1916
-- (LR# 4540L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
Public Hearing Scheduled, Bill not Heard (H)
HB1925
Exempts residential property owned by individuals 62 years of age or
older from certain increases in assessed valuation
HB1925
-- (LR# 4237L.01I)
Referred: Ways and Means (H)
HB1927
Authorizes the State Highway Patrol to develop and implement a
real-time electronic logbook for sales of pseudoephedrine and
requires pharmacists and pharmacy technicians to report sales
HB1927
-- (LR# 4238L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB1931
Changes the laws regarding the issuance of construction permits for
concentrated animal feeding operations
HB1931
-- (LR# 4310L.03I)
Referred: Special Committee on Agri-Business (H)
HB1932
Prohibits certain concentrated animal feeding operations facilities
from being located near a state park, state historic site, or
property listed on the National Register of Historic Landmarks
HB1932
-- (LR# 4049L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Agri-Business (H)
HB1943
Authorizes the recorder of deeds in Jackson County to collect a $1
donation in addition to the fees charged for marriage and birth
records to assist homeless families in the county
HB1943
-- (LR# 4789L.02I)
Referred: Special Committee on Urban Issues (H)
HB1953
Prohibits a person from knowingly creating a mixed human-animal
embryo, a class D felony
HB1953
-- (LR# 4052L.01I)
Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
HB1964
Establishes the Identity Theft Prevention Act which specifies the
procedures for a person to place a security freeze on his or her
consumer report
HB1964
-- (LR# 3471L.02I)
Referred: Special Committee on Financial Institutions (H)
HB1965
Changes the laws regarding campaign contributions by subjecting
all committees to contribution limits
HB1965
-- (LR# 3469L.04I)
Referred: Elections (H)
HB1980
Expands the DNA profiling system by requiring any person 18 years of
age or older who is arrested for a felony to provide a biological
sample for the purpose of DNA profiling analysis
HB1980
-- (LR# 4226L.01I)
CRIME PREVENTION AND PUBLIC SAFETY
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
HB1984
Changes the requirements for reporting abortions and creates a civil
remedy for violation of the confidentiality of certain records
HB1984
-- (LR# 4379L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON FAMILY SERVICES
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
HB1986
Prohibits membership on the Regional Taxicab Commission for
certain persons and establishes a 10-member advisory committee
HB1986
-- (LR# 4135L.01I)
Referred: Local Government (H)
HB1987
Changes the laws regarding actions for damages for conduct or speech
at public hearings or meetings by including any action brought which
results in money damages or litigation expenses
HB1987
-- (LR# 4136L.02I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
HB1998
Changes the laws regarding adoption records
HB1998
-- (LR# 4726L.01I)
Withdrawn (H)
HB2030
Establishes the Public Employment Relations Act which changes the
laws regarding public employee labor organizations
HB2030
-- (LR# 3760L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
HB2048
Establishes the Textbook Transparency Act
Approved SCS HCS HB 2048
-- (LR# 4627S.03T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
HB2061
Establishes provisions regarding the recycling of containers
HB2061
-- (LR# 3307L.01I)
Referred: Local Government (H)
HB2069
Establishes a statewide curfew for minors
HB2069
-- (LR# 3898L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB2086
Prohibits any elected or appointed official or employee of the state
or any political subdivision or its staff from lobbying for one year
after leaving office or employment with a certain exception
HB2086
-- (LR# 4666L.01I)
Referred: Elections (H)
HB2087
Allows any registered voter who is eligible to vote in a particular
election to do so by absentee ballot
HB2087
-- (LR# 3203L.01I)
Referred: Elections (H)
HB2088
Allows any registered voter who is eligible to vote in a particular
election to do so by absentee ballot
HB2088
-- (LR# 3255L.01I)
Referred: Elections (H)
HB2089
Requires all primary and general elections held after January 1, 2009,
for statewide offices and state representative and state senator to be
conducted using instant runoff voting procedures
HB2089
-- (LR# 3204L.01I)
Referred: Elections (H)
HB2090
Prohibits the Director of the Department of Revenue from taking a
photograph or digital image of any qualified applicant for a driver's
license who objects due to his or her religious affiliation
HB2090
-- (LR# 4140L.01I)
Referred: Transportation (H)
HB2119
Specifies that any person who unlawfully distributes or delivers any
controlled substance to any person which causes that person's death
will be guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the first degree
HB2119
-- (LR# 4728L.01I)
CRIME PREVENTION AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB2144
Authorizes the Family Support Division to assist certain elderly
individuals who qualify for the federal Food Stamp Program in
obtaining supplemental food stamps
HB2144
-- (LR# 4660L.01I)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
HB2152
Changes the laws regarding schools in St. Louis under the Special
Administrative Board and their academic accountability
HB2152
-- (LR# 4005L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Urban Education Reform (H)
HB2154
Expands the No-call List to include business subscribers and wireless
telephone services and prohibits telephone solicitations for certain
political purposes
HB2154
-- (LR# 4771L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Utilities (H)
HB2155
Transfers the powers, duties, and functions of the Office of Public
Counsel to the Attorney General's Office and expands the prohibition
on discussions of cases before the Public Service Commission
HB2155
-- (LR# 4772L.03I)
Referred: Special Committee on Utilities (H)
HB2242
Creates a civil penalty and a cause of action for damages for coerced
subcutaneous implantation of an identification device
HB2242
-- (LR# 4569L.01I)
HEALTH CARE POLICY
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB2262
Allows voters to cast advance ballots
HB2262
-- (LR# 4598L.01I)
Referred: Elections (H)
HB2263
Establishes the Consumer Report Security Freeze Act
HB2263
-- (LR# 4596L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Small Business (H)
HB2293
Creates an income tax checkoff for contributions by individuals and
corporations to the Breast Cancer Awareness Trust Fund on the
annual filing form
HB2293
-- (LR# 5231L.01I)
Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
HB2337
Prohibits any condemning authority from acquiring by eminent domain
any real property of a commercial gun shop, hunting preserve, or
shooting range
HB2337
-- (LR# 5369L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
HB2341
Requires any leasehold interest in state-owned property being
conveyed to be negotiated at no less than the prevailing fair market
value
HB2341
-- (LR# 5001L.01I)
CORRECTIONS AND PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB2348
Requires the development of caseload standards by the departments of
Health and Senior Services and Mental Health
HB2348
-- (LR# 4137L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Family Services (H)
HB2369
Establishes the Informed Growth Act, which requires an economic impact
study to be completed as part of a review of land use permit
applications for large-scale retail developments
HB2369
-- (LR# 5417L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Small Business (H)
HB2370
Changes the laws regarding midwives and the practice of midwifery
HB2370
-- (LR# 5314L.01I)
Referred: Spec Com on Professional Registration & Licens (H)
HB2375
Repeals the death penalty in Missouri
HB2375
-- (LR# 5443L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Urban Issues (H)
HB2387
Requires contractors of certain public works projects to provide their
employees with an approved 10-hour federal Occupational Safety and
Health Administration Construction Safety Program
HB2387
-- (LR# 5469L.01I)
Referred: Spec Com on Workforce Dev & Workplace Safety (H)
HB2390
Requires the Department of Health and Senior Services to establish
cord blood collection sites across the state for transportation to
the Saint Louis Cord Blood Bank
HB2390
-- (LR# 3925L.01I)
Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
HB2447
Prohibits certain individuals from serving on the Regional Taxicab
Commission and requires the establishment of an advisory committee
composed of 10 representatives from the transportation industry
HB2447
-- (LR# 4095L.01I)
Referred: Local Government (H)
HB2508
Requires the state to make a good faith attempt to locate the
grandparents of a child for emergency placement and requires the
grandparents to be given first preference as foster parents
HCS HB 2508
-- (LR# 5534L.05C)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
HB2521
Establishes the Missouri Earned Income Tax Credit Act which authorizes
an individual income tax credit equal to 20% of any earned income tax
credit claimed by the taxpayer on his or her federal income tax return
HB2521
-- (LR# 4134L.02I)
Referred: Ways and Means (H)
HB2527
Allows for the "Choose Life" special license plate, creates the
Missouri Alternatives to Abortion Services Support Fund, and
establishes the Choose Life Commission
HB2527
-- (LR# 5623L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Family Services (H)
HB2547
Prohibits public school districts from using school funds to purchase
alcohol
HB2547
-- (LR# 5613L.01I)
ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB2565
Establishes the Healthy Families, Healthy Communities Act which
requires all employers to provide sick leave for employees
HB2565
-- (LR# 5619L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Small Business (H)
HB2585
Prohibits a health carrier from refusing to issue or renew a health
benefit plan based solely on an individual's prior donation of a
kidney
HB2585
-- (LR# 5625L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Health Insurance (H)
HB2586
Changes the laws regarding mortgage brokers
HB2586
-- (LR# 5626L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Financial Institutions (H)
HJR55
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
HCS HJR 55
-- (LR# 4074L.02P)
Placed on Informal Calendar (S)
HJR71
Proposes a constitutional amendment authorizing a sales tax for
funding veterans' homes, services, and programs and
constitutionally establishes the Missouri Veterans' Commission
HCS HJR 71
-- (LR# 4064L.02P)
Second Read/Referred: Ways and Means (S)
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