Journal of the House



Second Regular Session, 90th General Assembly


TWENTIETH DAY, Tuesday, February 8, 2000



Speaker Pro Tem Kreider in the Chair.



Prayer by Reverend Rudy Beard.



Gracious God, teach us to number our days that we may apply our hearts to doing good. These men and women of the House, and the staff that supports them, want to do good.



Help them put personal gain aside and work so that their best sense of what is decent and fitting for Missouri will dominate in the business of this session.



Keep them also, lighthearted enough to laugh at all we place before them. To You be glory and grace, now and forever. Amen.



The Pledge of Allegiance to the flag was recited.



The Journal of the nineteenth day was approved as printed by the following vote:



AYES: 152



Abel Akin Alter Auer Backer

Ballard Barnett Barry 100 Bartelsmeyer Bartle

Bennett Berkowitz Berkstresser Black Boatright

Bonner Boucher Boykins Bray 84 Britt

Burton Campbell Carter Champion Chrismer

Clayton Crawford Curls Davis 122 Davis 63

Days Dougherty Elliott Enz Evans

Farnen Fitzwater Foley Ford Foster

Franklin Fraser Froelker Gambaro Gaskill

George Gibbons Graham 106 Graham 24 Gratz

Green Griesheimer Gross Gunn Hagan-Harrell

Hampton Harlan Hartzler 123 Hegeman Hendrickson

Hickey Hilgemann Hohulin Hollingsworth Hoppe

Hosmer Howerton Kelley 47 Kelly 27 Kennedy

King Kissell Klindt Koller Kreider

Lakin Lawson Leake Legan Levin

Liese Linton Lograsso Long Loudon

Luetkemeyer Luetkenhaus Marble May 108 Mays 50

McBride McClelland McKenna McLuckie Merideth

Miller Monaco Murphy Murray Myers

Naeger Nordwald O'Connor O'Toole Ostmann

Overschmidt Parker Patek Phillips Pouche

Pryor Purgason Ransdall Reid Reinhart

Relford Reynolds Richardson Ridgeway Riley

Rizzo Ross Sallee Scheve Schilling

Schwab Scott Secrest Seigfreid Selby

Shelton Shields Skaggs Smith Stokan

Summers Surface Thompson Townley Treadway

Troupe Tudor Van Zandt Vogel Wagner



Ward Wiggins Williams 121 Williams 159 Wilson 25

Wilson 42 Mr. Speaker



NOES: 002



Hanaway Wright



PRESENT: 000



ABSENT WITH LEAVE: 008



Blunt Cierpiot Crump Dolan Hartzler 124

Holand Kasten Robirds



VACANCIES: 001



RESOLUTION



HR 2731 was taken up by Representative Boatright and read.



House Resolution No. 2731



WHEREAS, the members of the Missouri House of Representatives proudly pause to recognize a college athletic team which consistently sought to fulfill its potential throughout the 1999 season; and



WHEREAS, on November 21, 1999, the State Fair Community College Roadrunner soccer team concluded the season in sensational fashion by defeating Pima from Tucson, Arizona, during the 1999 NJCAA (National Junior College Athletic Association) Soccer Tournament held in Trenton, New Jersey, with a score of 3-2; and



WHEREAS, the talented Roadrunners performed remarkably well to compile an impressive record of 23-3-2 with the excellent guidance they received from Coach Rick Carpenter, who was named NJCAA Coach of the Year, and his assistants, Steve Triplett, Sean Seacress, and Dick Bremer; and



WHEREAS, the Roadrunners enjoyed such an incredible degree of success through the special efforts of team trainer Tina Carpenter, athletic director Ron Gerstbauer, team member Oscar Sims who was recognized as Most Valuable Player, and Roadrunners Shawn Cairer, Ben Baumgart, and Ryan Letulle, who were named to the All-Tournament Team; and



WHEREAS, the First Place victory in the Garden State could not have been realized without the strength, determination, and skill of the other team members, who include Edson Buddle, David Buchmueller, Trey Sebus, Charlie McDaniel, Jeremy Bruno, Andy Mullan, Tom Zeller, Ron Zavlodaver, Kenny Zepeda, Ryan Pyle, Tony Gigous, Carlos Morales, Nathan Mason, Dustin Handwerker, Danny Cricchio, Josh Bennett, Matt Parker, and Mitch Smith; and



WHEREAS, the community of Sedalia and the entire Show-Me State take tremendous pride in State Fair Community College's recent rise to national prominence:



NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that we, the members of the Missouri House of Representatives, Ninetieth General Assembly, unanimously join with State Fair Community College and the citizens of Sedalia in commending and applauding the coaches and players of the State Fair Community College Roadrunner soccer team for their admirable efforts in achieving recognition as the National Champions at the 1999 NJCAA Soccer Tournament; and



BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Chief Clerk of the Missouri House of Representatives be instructed to prepare a properly inscribed copy of this resolution for the State Fair Community College Roadrunner Soccer Team, as a measure of our esteem for them.





HOUSE COURTESY RESOLUTIONS OFFERED AND ISSUED



House Resolution No. 218 - Representative Vogel

House Resolution No. 219 and House Resolution No. 220 - Representative Campbell

House Resolution No. 221 - Representative Ostmann

House Resolution No. 222 - Representative Williams (159)

House Resolution No. 223 - Representative Sallee

House Resolution No. 224 - Representative Clayton

House Resolution No. 225 - Representatives Vogel and Gratz

House Resolution No. 226 and House Resolution No. 227 - Representative Gross

House Resolution No. 228 - Representative Kelley (47)



SECOND READING OF HOUSE BILLS



HB 1939 through HB 1951 were read the second time.



SECOND READING OF HOUSE BILLS - APPROPRIATIONS



HB 1102 through HB 1112 and HB 1120 were read the second time.



PERFECTION OF HOUSE BILL



HCS HB 1362, with House Amendment No. 4 and HS, as amended, pending, relating to health insurance, was taken up by Representative Harlan.



Representative Patek offered House Substitute Amendment No. 1 for House Amendment No. 4.



Speaker Gaw assumed the Chair.



Representative Monaco raised a point of order that House Substitute Amendment No. 1 for House Amendment No. 4 is not a proper substitute amendment and goes beyond the scope of the base amendment.



The Chair ruled the point of order well taken.



Representative Patek offered House Substitute Amendment No. 1 for House Amendment No. 4.



House Substitute Amendment No. 1 for House Amendment No. 4 was withdrawn.



On motion of Representative Shields, House Amendment No. 4 was adopted by the following vote:





AYES: 152



Abel Akin Alter Backer Ballard

Barnett Barry 100 Bartelsmeyer Bartle Bennett

Berkowitz Berkstresser Black Blunt Boatright

Bonner Boucher Boykins Bray 84 Britt

Burton Campbell Carter Champion Chrismer

Cierpiot Clayton Crawford Curls Davis 122

Davis 63 Days Dolan Dougherty Enz

Evans Farnen Fitzwater Foley Ford

Foster Franklin Fraser Froelker Gambaro

Gaskill George Gibbons Graham 106 Graham 24

Gratz Griesheimer Gross Gunn Hagan-Harrell

Hampton Hanaway Harlan Hartzler 123 Hartzler 124

Hegeman Hendrickson Hickey Hilgemann Hohulin

Holand Hollingsworth Hoppe Hosmer Howerton

Kelly 27 Kennedy King Kissell Klindt

Koller Kreider Lawson Leake Legan

Levin Liese Linton Lograsso Long

Loudon Luetkemeyer Luetkenhaus Marble May 108

Mays 50 McBride McClelland McKenna McLuckie

Merideth Miller Monaco Murphy Murray

Myers Naeger Nordwald O'Connor O'Toole

Ostmann Overschmidt Parker Patek Phillips

Pouche Pryor Purgason Ransdall Reid

Reinhart Relford Reynolds Richardson Ridgeway

Riley Rizzo Ross Sallee Scheve

Schilling Schwab Scott Secrest Seigfreid

Selby Shelton Shields Skaggs Smith

Stokan Summers Surface Thompson Townley

Treadway Tudor Van Zandt Vogel Wagner

Ward Williams 121 Williams 159 Wilson 25 Wilson 42

Wright Mr. Speaker



NOES: 003



Auer Elliott Green



PRESENT: 000



ABSENT WITH LEAVE: 007



Crump Kasten Kelley 47 Lakin Robirds

Troupe Wiggins



VACANCIES: 001



Representative Patek offered House Amendment No. 5.



House Amendment No. 5



AMEND House Substitute for House Committee Substitute for House Bill No. 1362, Page 20, Section 376.771, Line 9, by deleting all of said section and inserting in lieu thereof the following:



"Section 376.771

1. (1) For any block individual health benefit plan business, after making an actuarial adjustment based on benefit design and rating characteristics, the filed rate for any block of business shall not exceed the filed rate of any other block of business by more than:

(a) One hundred fifty percent by July 1, 2001;

(b) One hundred twenty-five percent by July 1, 2002; and

(c) One hundred percent by July 1, 2003.

(2) Any adjustment applied to a single block of business shall not exceed the adjustment applied to all blocks of business by more than fifteen percent due to claims experience or health status of such block of business.

(3) The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to any supplemental insurance policy, including a life contract, accident-only policy, specified disease policy, hospital policy providing a fixed daily benefit, Medicare supplement policy, long-term care policy, coverage issued as a supplement to liability insurance, short-term major medical policies of six months or less duration and any other policy as determined by the department of insurance.

2. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a health insurer that provides individual health insurance coverage to an individual shall renew or continue in force such coverage at the option of the individual.

(2) A health insurer may nonrenew or discontinue health insurance coverage of an individual in the individual market based only on one or more of the following:

(a) The individual has failed to pay premiums or contributions in accordance with the terms of the health insurance coverage or the insurer has not received timely premium payments;

(b) The individual has performed an act or practice that constitutes fraud or made an intentional misrepresentation of material fact under the terms of the coverage;

(c) The insurer is ceasing to offer coverage in the individual market in accordance with subdivision (3) of this subsection or any other applicable state law;

(d) In the case of a health insurer that offers health insurance coverage in the market through a network plan, the individual no longer resides, lives or works in the service area, or in an area for which the insurer is authorized to do business, but only if such coverage is terminated pursuant to this paragraph uniformly without regard to any health status-related factor of covered individuals;

(e) In the case of health insurance coverage that is made available in the individual market only through one or more bona fide associations, the membership of the individual in the association, on the basis of which the coverage is provided, ceases but only if such coverage is terminated pursuant to this paragraph uniformly without regard to any health status-related factor of covered individuals.

(3) (a) In any case in which an insurer decides to discontinue offering a particular type of health insurance coverage offered in the individual market, coverage of such type may be discontinued by the insurer only if:

a. The insurer provides notice to each covered individual provided coverage of this type in such market of such discontinuation at least ninety days prior to the date of the discontinuation of such coverage;

b. The insurer offers to each individual in the individual market provided coverage of this type the option to purchase any other individual health insurance coverage currently being offered by the insurer for individuals in such market; and

c. In exercising the option to discontinue coverage of this type and in offering the option of coverage pursuant to subparagraph b. of this paragraph, the insurer acts uniformly without regard to any health status-related factor of enrolled individuals or individuals who may become eligible for such coverage.

(b) a. Subject to subparagraph c. of paragraph (a) of this subdivision, in any case in which a health insurer elects to discontinue offering all health insurance coverage in the individual market in this state, health insurance coverage may be discontinued by the insurer only if:

(i) The insurer provides notice to the director of the department of insurance and to each individual of such discontinuation at least one hundred eighty days prior to the date of the expiration of such coverage; and

(ii) All health insurance issued or delivered for issuance in this state in such market is discontinued and coverage under such health insurance coverage in such market is not renewed.

b. In the case of a discontinuation pursuant to subparagraph a. of this paragraph in the individual market, the insurer may not provide for the issuance of any health insurance coverage in the market and this state during the five-year period beginning on the date of discontinuation of the last health insurance coverage not so renewed.

(4) At the time of coverage renewal, a health insurance insurer may modify the health insurance coverage for a policy form offered to individuals in the individual market so long as such modification is consistent with state law and effective on a uniform basis among all individuals with that policy form.

(5) In applying this subsection in the case of health insurance coverage that is made available by a health insurer in the individual market to individuals only through one or more associations, a reference to an individual is deemed to include a reference to such an association of which the individual is a member."; and



Further amend said bill, Page 47, Section 376.960, Line 12 of said page, by inserting after all of said line the following:



"(7) "Federally defined eligible individual", an individual:

(a) For whom, as of the date on which the individual seeks coverage through the pool, the aggregate of the periods of creditable coverage, as defined in section 376.450, is eighteen or more months and whose most recent prior creditable coverage was under a group health plan, as defined in section 376.450; governmental plan, as defined in Section 3 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974; or church plan, as defined in section 376.450; or health insurance coverage offered in connection with any such plan;

(b) Who is not eligible for coverage under a group health plan, Part A or Part B of Title XVIII of the Social Security Act, or a state plan under Title XIX of such act, or any successor program;

(c) Who does not have other health insurance coverage;

(d) For whom the most recent coverage within the coverage period described in paragraph (a) of this subdivision was not terminated because of nonpayment of premiums or fraud;

(e) Who, if offered the option of continuation coverage under a COBRA continuation provision, as defined in section 376.450, or under a similar state program, both elected and exhausted the continuation coverage;

(f) Who has coverage but whose premiums have increased to more than one hundred thirty-five percent of rates applicable to individual standard risks;"; and



Further amend said bill, Page 53, Section 376.966, Line 17 of said page, by deleting the words "three hundred" and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "[three hundred] one hundred fifty"; and renumber all subsequent subdivisions in such section; and



Further amend said bill, Page 54, Section 376.966, Lines 21 and 22 of said page, by deleting the words "three hundred" and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "[three hundred] one hundred fifty"; and



Further amend said bill, Page 57, Section 376.986, Lines 1 to 16 of said page, by deleting all of said lines and inserting in lieu thereof the following:



"(1) For federally defined individuals, one hundred thirty-five percent of rates applicable to individual standard risks;

(2) For all other individuals covered under the pool, one hundred fifty percent of rates applicable to individual standard risks."; and



Further amend said title, enacting clause and intersectional references accordingly.



Representative Luetkemeyer offered House Substitute Amendment No. 1 for House Amendment No. 5.



House Substitute Amendment No. 1

for

House Amendment No. 5



AMEND House Substitute for House Committee Substitute for House Bill No. 1362, Page 20, Section 376.771, Line 9 of said page, by deleting all of said section and inserting in lieu thereof the following:



"376.771. 1. (1) For any block individual health benefit plan business, after making an actuarial adjustment based on benefit design and rating characteristics, the filed rate for any block of business shall not exceed the filed rate of any other block of business by more than:

(a) One hundred fifty percent by July 1, 2001;

(b) One hundred twenty-five percent by July 1, 2002; and

(c) One hundred percent by July 1, 2003.

(2) Any adjustment applied to a single block of business shall not exceed the adjustment applied to all blocks of business by more than fifteen percent due to claims experience or health status of such block of business.

(3) The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to any supplemental insurance policy, including a life contract, accident-only policy, specified disease policy, hospital policy providing a fixed daily benefit, Medicare supplement policy, long-term care policy, coverage issued as a supplement to liability insurance, short-term major medical policies of six months or less duration and any other policy as determined by the department of insurance.

2. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a health insurer that provides individual health insurance coverage to an individual shall renew or continue in force such coverage at the option of the individual.

(2) A health insurer may nonrenew or discontinue health insurance coverage of an individual in the individual market based only on one or more of the following:

(a) The individual has failed to pay premiums or contributions in accordance with the terms of the health insurance coverage or the insurer has not received timely premium payments;

(b) The individual has performed an act or practice that constitutes fraud or made an intentional misrepresentation of material fact under the terms of the coverage;

(c) The insurer is ceasing to offer coverage in the individual market in accordance with subdivision (3) of this subsection or any other applicable state law;

(d) In the case of a health insurer that offers health insurance coverage in the market through a network plan, the individual no longer resides, lives or works in the service area, or in an area for which the insurer is authorized to do business, but only if such coverage is terminated pursuant to this paragraph uniformly without regard to any health status-related factor of covered individuals;

(e) In the case of health insurance coverage that is made available in the individual market only through one or more bona fide associations, the membership of the individual in the association, on the basis of which the coverage is provided, ceases but only if such coverage is terminated pursuant to this paragraph uniformly without regard to any health status-related factor of covered individuals.

(3) (a) In any case in which an insurer decides to discontinue offering a particular type of health insurance coverage offered in the individual market, coverage of such type may be discontinued by the insurer only if:

a. The insurer provides notice to each covered individual provided coverage of this type in such market of such discontinuation at least ninety days prior to the date of the discontinuation of such coverage;

b. The insurer offers to each individual in the individual market provided coverage of this type the option to purchase any other individual health insurance coverage currently being offered by the insurer for individuals in such market; and

c. In exercising the option to discontinue coverage of this type and in offering the option of coverage pursuant to subparagraph b. of this paragraph, the insurer acts uniformly without regard to any health status-related factor of enrolled individuals or individuals who may become eligible for such coverage.

(b) a. Subject to subparagraph c. of paragraph (a) of this subdivision, in any case in which a health insurer elects to discontinue offering all health insurance coverage in the individual market in this state, health insurance coverage may be discontinued by the insurer only if:

(i) The insurer provides notice to the director of the department of insurance and to each individual of such discontinuation at least one hundred eighty days prior to the date of the expiration of such coverage; and

(ii) All health insurance issued or delivered for issuance in this state in such market is discontinued and coverage under such health insurance coverage in such market is not renewed.

b. In the case of a discontinuation pursuant to subparagraph a. of this paragraph in the individual market, the insurer may not provide for the issuance of any health insurance coverage in the market and this state during the five-year period beginning on the date of discontinuation of the last health insurance coverage not so renewed.

(4) At the time of coverage renewal, a health insurance insurer may modify the health insurance coverage for a policy form offered to individuals in the individual market so long as such modification is consistent with state law and effective on a uniform basis among all individuals with that policy form.





(5) In applying this subsection in the case of health insurance coverage that is made available by a health insurer in the individual market to individuals only through one or more associations, a reference to an individual is deemed to include a reference to such an association of which the individual is a member."; and



Further amend said bill, Page 47, Section 376.960, Line 12 of said page, by inserting after all of said line the following:



"(6) "Federally defined eligible individual", an individual:

(a) For whom, as of the date on which the individual seeks coverage through the pool, the aggregate of the periods of creditable coverage, as defined in section 376.450, is eighteen or more months and whose most recent prior creditable coverage was under a group health plan, as defined in section 376.450; governmental plan, as defined in Section 3 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974; or church plan, as defined in section 376.450; or health insurance coverage offered in connection with any such plan;

(b) Who is not eligible for coverage under a group health plan, Part A or Part B of Title XVIII of the Social Security Act, or a state plan under Title XIX of such act, or any successor program;

(c) Who does not have other health insurance coverage;

(d) For whom the most recent coverage within the coverage period described in paragraph (a) of this subdivision was not terminated because of nonpayment of premiums or fraud;

(e) Who, if offered the option of continuation coverage under a COBRA continuation provision, as defined in section 376.450, or under a similar state program, both elected and exhausted the continuation coverage;

(f) Who has coverage but whose premiums have increased to more than one hundred thirty-five percent of rates applicable to individual standard risks;"; and



Further amend said bill, Page 53, Section 376.966, Line 17 of said page, by deleting the words "three hundred" and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "[three hundred] one hundred thirty-five"; and



Further amend said bill, Page 54, Section 376.966, Lines 21 and 22 of said page, by deleting the words "three hundred" and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "[three hundred] one hundred thirty-five"; and



Further amend said bill, Page 57, Section 376.986, Lines 1 to 16 of said page, by deleting all of said lines and inserting in lieu thereof the following:



"(1) For federally defined individuals, one hundred twenty-five percent of rates applicable to individual standard risks;

(2) For all other individuals covered under the pool, one hundred thirty-five percent of rates applicable to individual standard risks."; and



Further amend said title, enacting clause and intersectional references accordingly.



On motion of Representative Luetkemeyer, House Substitute Amendment No. 1 for House Amendment No. 5 was adopted by the following vote:



AYES: 084



Abel Akin Alter Auer Ballard

Barnett Bartelsmeyer Bartle Bennett Berkstresser

Black Blunt Boatright Bonner Burton

Champion Chrismer Cierpiot Crawford Elliott

Enz Evans Foster Gambaro Gaskill

Gibbons Graham 106 Gratz Gross Gunn

Hampton Hanaway Hartzler 123 Hartzler 124 Hegeman

Hendrickson Hohulin Holand Howerton Kelley 47

King Kissell Klindt Koller Kreider

Lawson Legan Levin Linton Lograsso

Long Loudon Luetkemeyer Luetkenhaus Marble

McClelland McKenna Miller Myers Nordwald

Ostmann Patek Phillips Pouche Pryor

Purgason Ransdall Reinhart Richardson Ridgeway

Ross Sallee Schwab Scott Secrest

Seigfreid Summers Surface Townley Tudor

Vogel Wagner Ward Wright



NOES: 074



Backer Barry 100 Berkowitz Boucher Boykins

Bray 84 Britt Campbell Carter Clayton

Curls Davis 122 Davis 63 Days Dolan

Dougherty Farnen Fitzwater Foley Ford

Franklin Fraser Froelker George Graham 24

Green Griesheimer Hagan-Harrell Harlan Hickey

Hilgemann Hollingsworth Hosmer Kelly 27 Kennedy

Lakin Leake Liese May 108 Mays 50

McBride McLuckie Merideth Monaco Murphy

Murray Naeger O'Connor O'Toole Overschmidt

Parker Reid Relford Reynolds Riley

Rizzo Scheve Schilling Selby Shelton

Shields Skaggs Smith Stokan Thompson

Treadway Troupe Van Zandt Wiggins Williams 121

Williams 159 Wilson 25 Wilson 42 Mr. Speaker



PRESENT: 000



ABSENT WITH LEAVE: 004



Crump Hoppe Kasten Robirds



VACANCIES: 001



HCS HB 1362, with HS, as amended, pending, was placed on the Informal Calendar.



REFERRAL OF HOUSE BILLS



The following House Bills were referred to the Committee indicated:



HB 1102 - Budget

HB 1103 - Budget

HB 1104 - Budget

HB 1105 - Budget

HB 1106 - Budget

HB 1107 - Budget

HB 1108 - Budget

HB 1109 - Budget

HB 1110 - Budget

HB 1111 - Budget

HB 1112 - Budget

HB 1120 - Budget











COMMITTEE REPORT



Committee on Miscellaneous Bills and Resolutions, Chairman O'Toole reporting:



Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Miscellaneous Bills and Resolutions, to which was referred HB 1452, begs leave to report it has examined the same and recommends that it Do Pass.



INTRODUCTION OF HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION



The following House Concurrent Resolution was read the first time and copies ordered printed:



HCR 16, introduced by Representative Gross, urging Congress to enact legislation declaring the Flag of the United States to be federal property.



INTRODUCTION OF HOUSE BILLS



The following House Bills were read the first time and copies ordered printed:



HB 1952, introduced by Representatives Foster, Pouche and Schwab, et al, relating to enforcement powers of the state auditor upon local governments.



HB 1953, introduced by Representative O'Connor, relating to an animal friendly license plate.



HB 1954, introduced by Representatives Riback Wilson (25), Campbell, Shields, Kelley (47), Troupe, Hollingsworth, Berkowitz, Gaw and Merideth, et al, relating to the family and community investment trust.



HB 1955, introduced by Representative O'Toole, relating to certain police retirement systems.



HB 1956, introduced by Representative Gibbons, relating to income tax and sales tax credits and refunds.



HB 1957, introduced by Representatives Fraser, Fitzwater, Hagan-Harrell, Tudor, Black, Gaw, Skaggs and Merideth, et al, relating to tax relief for employers who encourage employees to volunteer at public schools.



HB 1958, introduced by Representatives Hampton, Williams (159), Franklin, Gaw, Backer, Selby, Patek, Kreider, Ward, Berkowitz and Merideth, et al, relating to minimum teacher's salary supplements.



HB 1959, introduced by Representative Lakin, relating to the statute of limitations on criminal civil prosecution of sexual offenses.



HB 1960, introduced by Representative Lakin, relating to sales and use tax exemptions for services, materials and supplies used in the production of printed materials.



HB 1961, introduced by Representatives Fraser, Gaw, Scott, Boucher, Relford, Selby, Myers, Ransdall and Loudon, et al, relating to the stealing of pets for research purposes and the missing and stolen pet registry.



HB 1962, introduced by Representatives Dougherty, Troupe, Berkowitz, Holand, Reinhart, Kelley (47) and Murray, et al, relating to foster care reimbursement.



HB 1963, introduced by Representative Fitzwater, relating to sales tax exemptions for diabetic medical supplies and equipment.



HB 1964, introduced by Representative Bray, relating to public employee due process.



HB 1965, introduced by Representatives Berkstresser and Robirds, relating to the Branson tourism tax.



HB 1966, introduced by Representatives Hosmer, Skaggs, Gaskill, Schilling, Williams (121), Sallee, Barnett, Kelley (47) and Relford, et al, relating to driving with excessive blood alcohol content.



HB 1967, introduced by Representatives Hoppe, Foley, Green, Treadway, Scheve, Days, George and Murray, relating to boundary commissions in certain counties.



HB 1968, introduced by Representative Hendrickson, relating to privileged communications.



HB 1969, introduced by Representatives Kissell and Cierpiot, relating to revocation for fleeing an officer.



WITHDRAWAL OF HOUSE BILL



February 8, 2000



The Honorable Steve Gaw, Speaker

Missouri House of Representatives

State Capitol

Jefferson City, MO 65101



Dear Mr. Speaker:



I respectfully request that House Bill 1628 be withdrawn.



Thank you for your attention in this request.



Sincerely,



/s/ Paula J. Carter

State Representative, 61st District







ADJOURNMENT



On motion of Representative Foley, the House adjourned until 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, February 9, 2000.



COMMITTEE MEETINGS



AGRICULTURE

Wednesday, February 9, 2000, 3:00 pm. Hearing Room 7.

Executive Session may follow.

To be considered - HB 1701



APPROPRIATIONS - EDUCATION AND PUBLIC SAFETY

Wednesday, February 9, 2000. Hearing Room 1 upon adjournment.

Continue mark-up.



APPROPRIATIONS - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

Wednesday, February 9, 2000. Hearing Room 7 upon morning adjournment.

Mark-up continues. CANCELLED.



APPROPRIATIONS - HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH

Wednesday, February 9, 2000. Hearing Room 6 upon adjournment.

Mark-up Depts. of Health and Mental Health.



APPROPRIATIONS - NATURAL AND ECONOMIC RESOURCES

Wednesday, February 9, 2000. Hearing Room 5 upon adjournment.

Mark-up Dept. of Natural Resources.



APPROPRIATIONS - SOCIAL SERVICES AND CORRECTIONS

Wednesday, February 9, 2000. Hearing Room 3 upon adjournment.

Dept. of Corrections public testimony.



APPROPRIATIONS - SOCIAL SERVICES AND CORRECTIONS

Wednesday, February 9, 2000, 8:30 am. Hearing Room 3.

Dept. of Social Services.



BANKS AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

Wednesday, February 9, 2000, 3:00 pm. Hearing Room 3. AMENDED NOTICE.

Executive Session may follow.

To be considered - HB 1451, HB 1617, HB 1780



BANKS AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

Wednesday, February 16, 2000, 3:00 pm. Hearing Room 3.

Presentation of the Federal Financial Modernization Act of 1999.

Rescheduled form 2-9-2000.



CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES

Wednesday, February 9, 2000, 7:30 pm. Hearing Room 6.

Possible Executive Session.

To be considered - HB 1312, HB 1334, HB 1417, HB 1648, HB 1675, HB 1676,

HB 1677



CIVIL AND ADMINISTRATIVE LAW

Wednesday, February 9, 2000, 3:00 pm. Hearing Room 1.

To be considered - HB 1421



COMMERCE

Wednesday, February 9, 2000, 5:00 pm. Hearing Room 3.

Executive Session may follow.

To be considered - HB 1344, HB 1416, HB 1483, HB 1706



CRIMINAL LAW

Wednesday, February 9, 2000, 8:00 pm. Hearing Room 7.

Executive Session to follow. AMENDED NOTICE.

To be considered - HB 1232, HB 1234, HB 1608, HB 1670, HB 1725, HB 1734,

HJR 44



EDUCATION - HIGHER

Wednesday, February 9, 2000, 3:00 pm. Hearing Room 5.

To be considered - HB 1365, HB 1475, HB 1578, Executive Session - HB 1486



ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY

Thursday, February 10, 2000, 8:00 am. Hearing Room 7.

Executive Session may follow.

To be considered - HB 1439, HB 1601, HB 1655, HCR 12



GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION AND REVIEW

Wednesday, February 9, 2000, 8:30 am. Hearing Room 5.

Possible Executive Session.

To be considered - HB 1554, HB 1590, HJR 57



INSURANCE

Thursday, February 10, 2000, 9:30 am. Side gallery.

Executive Session.



INTERIM JOINT COMMITTEE ON IMMIGRATION

Wednesday, February 9, 2000, 2:00 pm. Hearing Room 4.



MISCELLANEOUS BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

Wednesday, February 9, 2000, 9:00 am. Hearing Room 6.

To be considered - HB 1454



MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS

Wednesday, February 9, 2000, 3:00 pm. Hearing Room 4.

To be considered - HB 1661, HB 1698, HB 1705, Executive Session - HB 1290,

Executive Session - HB 1338



PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION AND LICENSING

Wednesday, February 9, 2000, 3:00 pm. Hearing Room 2A and 2B.

AMENDED NOTICE.

To be considered - HB 1253, HB 1283, HB 1591, HB 1685, HB 1723, HB 1743



PUBLIC SAFETY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT

Wednesday, February 9, 2000. Side gallery upon adjournment.

Executive Session.



RETIREMENT

Wednesday, February 9, 2000, 8:00 pm. Hearing Room 1.

Executive Session to follow.

To be considered - HB 1463, HB 1613, HB 1644, HB 1695, HB 1740, HB 1777,

HB 1790



SOCIAL SERVICES, MEDICAID AND THE ELDERLY

Tuesday, February 15, 2000, 7:30 pm. Hearing Room 6.

To be considered - HB 1260, HB 1719



SUBCOMMITTEE ON ETHICS - APPROPRIATIONS GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

Wednesday, February 9, 2000, 8:30 am. Hearing Room 7.



TRANSPORTATION

Wednesday, February 9, 2000, 3:00 pm. Hearing Room 6.

Executive Session to follow.

To be considered - HB 1442, HB 1623, HB 1744, HB 1748



UTILITIES REGULATION

Thursday, February 10, 2000, 8:15 am. Hearing Room 6.

Executive Session may follow.

To be considered - HB 1415, HJR 53



















HOUSE CALENDAR



TWENTY-FIRST DAY, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2000



HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION FOR SECOND READING

HCR 16



HOUSE BILLS FOR SECOND READING

HB 1952 through HB 1969



HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION FOR PERFECTION

HCS HJR 61 - Van Zandt



HOUSE BILL FOR PERFECTION - APPROPRIATIONS

HCS HB 1114 - Franklin



HOUSE BILLS FOR PERFECTION

HCS HB 1074 - Relford

HB 1363 - Bray

HCS HB 1215 & 1240 - Smith

HCS HB 1144 - Scheve

HB 1321 - Relford

HCS HB 1142 - Ransdall

HB 1186, HCA 1 - Gratz



HOUSE BILL FOR PERFECTION - INFORMAL

HCS HB 1362, HS, as amended, pending - Harlan








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