98th General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Representative Jay Barnes
Representative
Jay Barnes
District 060
Republican

Elected:2010 
Years Served:8 
Hometown:Jefferson City
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Biography
Rep. Jay Barnes, a Republican, represents Cole County (District 60) in the Missouri House of Representatives. He was elected to his first two-year term in November 2010.

In addition to his legislative duties, Rep. Barnes is an attorney with Barnes and Associates. He previously worked as general counsel to Missouri Senate President Pro Tem Michael Gibbons and as a policy counsel and speechwriter for Governor Matt Blunt.

Rep. Barnes is a member of Immaculate Conception Church in Jefferson City. He is a member of the Chamber of Commerce, Jefferson City Young Professionals, the Missouri Bar Association, the Jefferson City Association of Realtors, and Farm Bureau.

Rep. Barnes is a 1998 graduate of Helias High School. He received his bachelor’s degree and his Juris Doctorate from the University of Missouri - Columbia. While in law school, he won the Ike Skelton Award for earning the best score in his class in Trial Practice.

Born December 27, 1979 in Jefferson City, Rep. Barnes currently resides there with his wife, Jane, and their three children.
Sponsored Bills
HB 1782 - (4980H.01I)
Requires the Department of Natural Resources to sell certain lands acquired through environmental settlement funds
HB 1783 - (5203H.01I)
Changes the laws regarding retirement benefits being subject to domestic relations orders
HB 1784 - (4493H.01I)
Establishes requirements for certain authorized entities to stock a supply of epinephrine auto-injectors for emergency administration
HB 1922 - (5451H.01I)
Establishes a Prescription Abuse Registry
HB 1923 - (4616H.02P)
Changes the laws regarding the provision of telehealth services
HB 1957 - (4147H.01I)
Creates the crime of caller identification spoofing when a person places a call knowingly inserting false information into a caller identification system to mislead, defraud, or deceive
HB 1998 - (4217H.01I)
Changes the laws regarding the investment of campaign funds
HB 2203 - (5856H.12T)
Changes the laws regarding campaign finance
HB 2209 - (5836H.02C)
Changes provisions of law related to the technical advisory staff of the public service commission
HB 2210 - (5827H.01I)
Changes provisions of law relating to the public service commission's complaint procedure
HB 2226 - (5844H.03P)
Adds special executive branch appointees to the definition of public official
HB 2227 - (5551H.01I)
Changes the laws regarding the Saint Louis Regional Convention and Sports Authority Complex
HB 2228 - (5577H.01I)
Specifies that state employees shall receive ten consecutive work days of paid leave upon the birth or adoption of a child
HB 2246 - (5925H.01I)
Modifies provisions regarding sexual offenses against children
HB 2389 - (6019H.01I)
Changes the laws regarding the MO HealthNet program
HB 2585 - (6546H.01I)
Adds provisions relating to the revocation of probation or parole for a crime for which a person is later determined to be actually innocent
HB 2586 - (6568H.01I)
Specifies qualifications for the state Attorney General
HB 2688 - (6779H.01I)
Creates procedures for higher education entity participation in Missouri Consolidated Health Care Plan
HB 2693 - (6782H.01I)
Allows nonpublic school students to receive reimbursement of higher education costs through the A+ schools program
HCR 59 - (5581H.03I)
Disapproves the final order of rulemaking for the proposed rule 19 CSR 15-8.410 relating to the Personal Care Attendant Wage Range
Co-sponsored Bills
Amendments
Past Legislation