January 29, 2001 House Activity Register

Missouri House of Representatives
Daily Activity Register
For Activities Recorded on January 29, 2001

HB47

Authorizes a sales tax for regional jail and court facilities. (LR# 0197L- 01I)

HB 0047

Referred: Correctional & State Institutions (H)

HB48

Amends various provisions relating to embalmers and funeral directors. (LR# 0391L- 01I)

HB 0048

Referred: Professional Registration & Licensing (H)

HB49

Creates the Policemen and Sheriff's Deputies Trust Fund. (LR# 0066L- 01I)

HB 0049

Referred: Public Safety, Law Enforcement and Veteran Affairs

HB50

Revises the requirements for promotion of elementary pupils based on reading ability; requires schools to give additional reading instructions to certain students. (LR# 0061L- 01I)

HB 0050

Referred: Education-Elementary and Secondary (H)

HB76

Expands the crime of tampering with a judicial officer to include offenses involving juvenile court officers. (LR# 0583L- 01I)

HB 0076

Referred: Judiciary (H)

HB107

Creates the Legal Services for Low-income People Fund, funded from the Tort Victims' Compensation Fund. (LR# 0162L- 01I)

HB 0107

Referred: Judiciary (H)

HB108

Establishes the Missouri CASA Fund. (LR# 0606L- 01I)

HB 0108

Referred: Children, Families, and Health

HB195

Regulates stretcher van services. (LR# 0653L- 01I)

HB 0195

Referred: Local Government and Related Matters (H)

HB202

Changes procedural requirements of, increases tax ceiling for, and grants additional powers to, transportation development districts. (LR# 0668L- 02I)

HB 0202

Referred: Transportation (H)

HB203

Creates a Board of Private Investigator Examiners. (LR# 0541L- 01I)

HB 0203

Referred: Public Safety, Law Enforcement and Veteran Affairs

HB204

Adopts legislation authorizing toll roads, provided accompanying constitutional change is passed. (LR# 0663L- 01I)

HB 0204

Referred: Transportation (H)

HB205

Allows the Conservation Commission to administer a forest landowner cost-share incentive program to promote sustainable forestry on private lands. (LR# 0868L- 01I)

HB 0205

Referred: Conservation, State Parks, and Mining

HB207

Permits the Veterans' Commission Capital Improvement Trust Fund to issue matching grants for veterans service officer programs. (LR# 0590L- 01I)

HB 0207

Referred: Public Safety, Law Enforcement and Veteran Affairs

HB208

Regulates the employment of noncertificated school employees. (LR# 0501L- 01I)

HB 0208

Referred: Labor (H)

HB209

Changes certain provisions of the controlled substances law. (LR# 0695L- 01I)

HB 0209

Referred: Criminal Law (H)

HB210

Changes the terms of community improvement district board members to either three or four years, at the district's option. (LR# 0204L- 01I)

HB 0210

Referred: Local Government and Related Matters (H)

HB211

Substantially revises the motor vehicle license plate law. (LR# 0756L- 01I)

HB 0211

Referred: Motor Vehicle & Traffic Regulations (H)

HB212

Provides that merging mutual insurance companies need only provide notice in two daily newspapers designated by the Director of Insurance. (LR# 0842L- 01I)

HB 0212

Referred: Insurance (H)

HB213

Provides that, for all tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2001, the premium tax examination fees deduction may be carried forward, but is no longer deductible. (LR# 0841L- 01I)

HB 0213

Referred: Ways and Means (H)

HB214

Lowers minimum age for "80 and out" retirement provisions for state employees from 50 to 48 years. (LR# 0879L- 01I)

HB 0214

Referred: Retirement (H)

HB215

Reallocates tax credits and amends various other provisions pertaining to distressed communities. Repeals the Missouri Individual Training Account Program. (LR# 0218L- 01I)

HB 0215

Referred: Ways and Means (H)

HB217

Authorizes Elks Lodge license plate. (LR# 0778L- 01I)

HB 0217

Referred: Motor Vehicle & Traffic Regulations (H)

HB218

Establishes lifelong learning month; makes changes to law regarding student representatives on higher education boards; establishes spinal cord injury research program at University of Missouri. (LR# 0480L- 02I)

HB 0218

Referred: Education-Higher (H)

HB219

Amends various provisions of the fencing law. (LR# 0732L- 01I)

HB 0219

Referred: Agriculture (H)

HB220

Requires registration of sexual offenders upon release from custody even if offender does not leave county where incarcerated. (LR# 0388L- 01I)

HB 0220

Referred: Civil and Administrative Law (H)

HB221

Creates a state income tax deduction of up to two thousand dollars for costs of documented health insurance premiums and out-of-pocket medical expenses of individual taxpayers. (LR# 0937L- 01I)

HB 0221

Referred: Ways and Means (H)

HB222

Amends the Crime Victims' Compensation Fund to increase compensation for loss of earnings and to exclude life insurance proceeds from proceeds which reduce a victims' statutory compensation. (LR# 0940L- 01I)

HB 0222

Referred: Civil and Administrative Law (H)

HB223

Revises duties of Joint Committee on Corrections. (LR# 0941L- 01I)

HB 0223

Referred: Fiscal Review and Government Reform

HB224

Excludes dangerous felons and predatory sex offenders from the house arrest program. (LR# 0939L- 01I)

HB 0224

Referred: Correctional & State Institutions (H)

HB225

Creates a three hundred dollar income tax credit for certain World War II veterans or their surviving spouses who have not remarried. . (LR# 0734L- 01I)

HB 0225

Referred: Ways and Means (H)

HB226

Creates a state income tax credit of up to one hundred dollars for teachers who purchase materials for their classrooms. (LR# 0832L- 01I)

HB 0226

Referred: Ways and Means (H)

HB227

Adopts standards and procedures for municipal impeachments. (LR# 0059L- 02I)

HB 0227

Referred: Local Government and Related Matters (H)

HB228

Changes process of nominating and electing presidential electors to district by district method with two statewide electors; binds electors to vote for nominating party. (LR# 0313L- 01I)

HB 0228

Referred: Elections (H)

HB229

Revises the statute of limitations and damages for home improvements. (LR# 0817L- 01I)

HB 0229

Referred: Judiciary (H)

HB230

Requires plaintiff to obtain second professional opinion before filing an action against an architect, engineer, or surveyor. (LR# 0816L- 01I)

HB 0230

Referred: Judiciary (H)

HB231

Creates the Office of Corrections Ombudsman, overseen by a new Board of Corrections Ombudsman. (LR# 0926L- 01I)

HB 0231

Referred: Correctional & State Institutions (H)

HB236

Establishes the Juvenile Information Governance Commission. (LR# 0885L- 01I)

HB 0236

Referred: Civil and Administrative Law (H)

HB237

Requires a roll call on votes to close meetings; penalizes negligent violations of sunshine law; increases penalties for violations of sunshine law. (LR# 0670L- 01I)

HB 0237

Referred: Civil and Administrative Law (H)

HB238

Creates special license plate for parents of Missouri 4-H members. (LR# 0671L- 01I)

HB 0238

Referred: Motor Vehicle & Traffic Regulations (H)

HB239

Enacts additional notice and hearing requirements for surface mining permits. (LR# 0672L- 01I)

HB 0239

Referred: Environment and Energy (H)

HB240

Creates a sales and use tax exemption for all sales of materials purchased for use in the construction of fencing utilized in the production of livestock or poultry. (LR# 0673L- 01I)

HB 0240

Referred: Ways and Means (H)

HB241

Revises the principal and income act applicable to trusts and estates. (LR# 0639L- 01I)

HB 0241

Referred: Civil and Administrative Law (H)

HB242

Allows a transient guest tax to be adopted in the cities of Clarksville and Louisiana. (LR# 0674L- 02I)

HB 0242

Referred: Tourism, Recreation & Cultural Affairs (H)

HB243

Modifies the licensure requirements for cosmetologists, haridressers and manicurists. (LR# 0856L- 02I)

HB 0243

Referred: Professional Registration & Licensing (H)

HB244

Provides honorary high school diplomas to WWII veterans who left high school before graduation to serve in the United States military. (LR# 0043L- 01I)

HB 0244

Referred: Public Safety, Law Enforcement and Veteran Affairs

HB245

Enacts the Missouri Accountancy Act. (LR# 0959L- 01I)

HB 0245

Referred: Professional Registration & Licensing (H)

HB246

Provides authority to combat technological crimes. (LR# 0968L- 01I)

HB 0246

Referred: Civil and Administrative Law (H)

HB247

Requires election authorities to allow two-week early voting. (LR# 0880L- 01I)

HB 0247

Referred: Elections (H)

HB248

Creates Corrections Officer Standards and Training Commission. (LR# 0638L- 01I)

HB 0248

Referred: Correctional & State Institutions (H)

HB249

Regulates amusement machines. (LR# 0845L- 01I)

HB 0249

Referred: Professional Registration & Licensing (H)

HB250

Makes developmentally appropriate phonics instruction available for all public primary school age students. (LR# 0704L- 01I)

HB 0250

Referred: Education-Elementary and Secondary (H)

HB251

Provides exemption from motorcycle helmet requirement for public parades. (LR# 0687L- 01I)

HB 0251

Referred: Transportation (H)

HB252

Raises the age requirements on various school and motor vehicle laws from sixteen to eighteen. (LR# 0256L- 01I)

HB 0252

Referred: Miscellaneous Bills and Resolutions (H)

HB253

Regulates certain activities of bail bondsmen. (LR# 0874L- 01I)

HB 0253

Referred: Public Safety, Law Enforcement and Veteran Affairs

HB254

Requires certain health-related information to be provided to the Department of Corrections on delivery of an offender. (LR# 0942L- 01I)

HB 0254

Referred: Correctional & State Institutions (H)

HB256

Requires disclosure by landlords and sellers of real property of any prior methamphetamine activities on the property. (LR# 0196L- 01I)

HB 0256

Referred: Critical Issues ,Consumer Protection and Housing

HB257

Increases multiplier rate for state retirees. (LR# 0876L- 01I)

HB 0257

Referred: Retirement (H)

HB259

Makes the Department of Conservation financially liable for damage caused by wild elk. (LR# 0729L- 01I)

HB 0259

Referred: Conservation, State Parks, and Mining

HB260

Increases the salary and benefits of certain police officers and their beneficiaries in the city of St. Louis. (LR# 0412L- 01I)

HB 0260

Referred: Municipal Corporations (H)

HB262

Ensures the privacy of elementary and secondary student records. (LR# 0648L- 01I)

HB 0262

Referred: Civil and Administrative Law (H)

HB263

Limits the psychiatric evaluation of students. (LR# 0647L- 01I)

HB 0263

Referred: Education-Elementary and Secondary (H)

HB264

Allows the posting of American historical documents regardless of religious content. (LR# 0646L- 01I)

HB 0264

Referred: Education-Elementary and Secondary (H)

HB266

Adds a new provision relating to commissions for real estate brokers. (LR# 0613L- 01I)

HB 0266

Referred: Professional Registration & Licensing (H)

HB267

Modifies various provisions relating to the licensure of design professionals. (LR# 0708L- 01I)

HB 0267

Referred: Professional Registration & Licensing (H)

HB268

Prohibits sale of tobacco products to persons under 25 without checking identification. (LR# 0764L- 01I)

HB 0268

Referred: Local Government and Related Matters (H)

HB269

Requires lenders who contract for repossession of a motor vehicle to accept such vehicle and render payment to repossessor, or to release title to repossessor. (LR# 0667L- 01I)

HB 0269

Referred: Civil and Administrative Law (H)

HB270

Requires roll-call votes for all substantive issues at all public meetings. (LR# 0760L- 01I)

HB 0270

Referred: Civil and Administrative Law (H)

HB271

Allows grants for new teacher mentoring programs. (LR# 0296L- 01I)

HB 0271

Referred: Education-Elementary and Secondary (H)

HB272

Requires court pleadings and forms to use words commonly used in the English language. (LR# 0381L- 01I)

HB 0272

Referred: Judiciary (H)

HB273

Adds two secondary school student members to the State Board of Education. (LR# 0291L- 01I)

HB 0273

Referred: Education-Elementary and Secondary (H)

HB274

Allows up to a five-day reduction, for this year only, of the minimum 174 school day requirement. (LR# 0911L- 01I)

HB 0274

Referred: Education-Elementary and Secondary (H)

HB275

Authorizes a MO-AG Businesses special license plate. (LR# 0946L- 01I)

HB 0275

Referred: Motor Vehicle & Traffic Regulations (H)

HB276

Amends the law concerning the taking, recording, and use of fingerprints for criminal records kept by the State Highway Patrol. (LR# 0098L- 01I)

HB 0276

Referred: Public Safety, Law Enforcement and Veteran Affairs

HB277

Creates a new possession crime for anhydrous ammonia and increases penalties for existing crimes committed using that substance. (LR# 0870L- 01I)

HB 0277

Referred: Criminal Law (H)

HB278

Imposes minimum prison terms for manufacturers of methamphetamine. (LR# 0869L- 01I)

HB 0278

Referred: Criminal Law (H)

HB279

Expands the newborn screening requirements to include more treatable and manageable disorders. (LR# 0711L- 01I)

HB 0279

Referred: Children, Families, and Health

HB280

Enacts various laws regulating ambulance services and stretcher vans. (LR# 0852L- 01I)

HB 0280

Referred: Local Government and Related Matters (H)

HB281

Clarifies that all candidates for nomination to public office may contest primary elections; allows candidates for county committee to challenge their election results. (LR# 0058L- 03I)

HB 0281

Referred: Elections (H)

HB282

Changes legislative district committee membership. (LR# 0979L- 01I)

HB 0282

Referred: Elections (H)

HB284

Excludes evidence obtained by police interrogation of mentally retarded individuals when attorney was not present. (LR# 0251L- 01I)

HB 0284

Referred: Criminal Law (H)

HB285

Requires the Department of Health to designate centers of excellence in women's health. (LR# 0084L- 03I)

HB 0285

Referred: Children, Families, and Health

HB286

Requires that incorrectly collected sales and use taxes ultimately be refunded to the consumer or remain in general revenue. (LR# 0208L- 01I)

HB 0286

Referred: Ways and Means (H)

HB287

Provides guidelines for operation of private prisons. (LR# 0206L- 01I)

HB 0287

Referred: Correctional & State Institutions (H)

HB288

Exempts design-build contractors from certain certificate of registration and certificate of authority requirements. (LR# 0083L- 02I)

HB 0288

Referred: Professional Registration & Licensing (H)

HB289

Allows the Public Service Commission to phase in any large increases to a water corporation's rates. (LR# 1051L- 01I)

HB 0289

Referred: Utilities Regulation (H)

HB290

Requires a biennial audit of the St. Louis City School District. (LR# 0035L- 01I)

HB 0290

Referred: Education-Elementary and Secondary (H)

HB291

Enacts the Dedication to Donation Act. (LR# 1090L- 01I)

HB 0291

Referred: Children, Families, and Health

HB293

Creates the contiguous property redevelopment fund for compiling and initially redeveloping contiguous properties in the city of St. Louis. (LR# 0877L- 01I)

HB 0293

Referred: Municipal Corporations (H)

HB294

Enacts consumer protections for long distance services. (LR# 0771L- 01I)

HB 0294

Referred: Critical Issues ,Consumer Protection and Housing

HB295

Changes ambulance and fire district board eligibility to twenty-four years of age and five years of residency in the district. (LR# 1067L- 01I)

HB 0295

Referred: Local Government and Related Matters (H)

HB296

Allows the Department of Natural Resources to contract for the provision of technical assistance services to public water systems. (LR# 0614L- 03I)

HB 0296

Referred: Environment and Energy (H)

HB297

Adopts a single-ballot open primary system. (LR# 1065L- 01I)

HB 0297

Referred: Elections (H)

HB298

Regulates retainage payments in certain private building contracts. (LR# 1027L- 01I)

HB 0298

Referred: Labor (H)
Withdrawn (H)

HB299

Criminalizes certain aggressive driving. (LR# 0850L- 01I)

HB 0299

Referred: Criminal Law (H)

HB300

Creates incentives for national teacher certification. (LR# 0189L- 01I)

HB 0300

Referred: Education-Elementary and Secondary (H)

HB441

Provides honorary high school diplomas to WWI, WWII and Korean War veterans who left high school before graduation to serve in the United States military. (LR# 1275L- 02I)

HB 0441

Referred: Public Safety, Law Enforcement and Veteran Affairs

HB542

Allows for the expungement of certain records pertaining to insurance agents which are maintained by the department of insurance. . (LR# 1008L- 01I)

HB 0542

Read second time (H)

HB543

Requires the General Assembly and its employees to officially observe Martin Luther King Day. (LR# 1525L- 01I)

HB 0543

Read second time (H)

HB544

Requires physicians to maintain an adequate, complete and legible written patient record. (LR# 1433L- 01I)

HB 0544

Read second time (H)

HB545

Establishes the "Missouri Community Foundation Committee" to create and incorporate the "Missouri Community Foundation". The bill also creates tax credits for donations to the foundation. (LR# 0762L- 01I)

HB 0545

Read second time (H)

HB546

Includes personal care attendants in the definition of provider and enhances the penalties for persons who violate section 660.317. (LR# 1311L- 02I)

HB 0546

Read second time (H)

HB547

Phases in an increase of the federal income tax deduction for individual and corporate taxpayers. Revenues lost by the outstanding schools trust fund are replaced by general revenue. (LR# 1391L- 01I)

HB 0547

Read second time (H)

HB548

Makes various changes to the deferred retirement option plan (DROP) for the St. Louis Police Retirement System. (LR# 1446L- 01I)

HB 0548

Read second time (H)

HB549

Requires persons who illegally kill a deer to pay restitution to the state. (LR# 1434L- 01I)

HB 0549

Read second time (H)

HB550

Creates a local sales and use tax exemption for services, materials and supplies used in the production of printed materials. (LR# 1373L- 01I)

HB 0550

Read second time (H)

HB551

Provides for the repeal of the Missouri estate tax upon repeal of the federal estate tax. . (LR# 0878L- 01I)

HB 0551

Read second time (H)

HB552

Increases retirement benefits for conservation agents and current retirees. (LR# 1545L- 01I)

HB 0552

Read second time (H)

HB553

Gives county commissioners the option to appoint two additional members to a county's board of equalization. The additional members shall be citizens of the county, but not officers of the county. (LR# 1179L- 02I)

HB 0553

Read second time (H)

HB554

Requires dedicated or earmarked funds to be spent only on the purposes for which they were set aside. (LR# 1181L- 01I)

HB 0554

Read second time (H)

HB555

Establishes a life sciences research program in the department of health and creates a life sciences research board. (LR# 1232L- 02I)

HB 0555

Read second time (H)

HB556

Creates "The Missouri Homestead Preservation Act.". (LR# 0836L- 01I)

HB 0556

Read second time (H)

HB557

Creates a regional taxicab commission in the City of St Louis and St Louis County. (LR# 0103L- 01I)

HB 0557

Read second time (H)

HB558

Imposes a temporary rate ceiling on gas and electric corporations. (LR# 1454L- 01I)

HB 0558

Read second time (H)

HB559

Creates the classroom technology trust fund program and commission; uses funds otherwise reverting to general revenue from abandoned property funds to fund such program. (LR# 1449L- 01I)

HB 0559

Read second time (H)

HB560

Creates state income tax credits for taxpayers with pre-first-grade children who score at least 70% on an educational readiness test and for taxpayers who purchase educational readiness materials. (LR# 1216L- 01I)

HB 0560

Read second time (H)

HB561

Creates a state income tax credit for stay-at-home parents with children under the age of six. (LR# 1214L- 01I)

HB 0561

Read second time (H)

HB562

Increases the base salary of all court clerks II and III who work for circuit or associate circuit judges by two thousand dollars per year. (LR# 0387L- 01I)

HB 0562

Read second time (H)

HB563

Amends various statutes relating to sexual crimes. (LR# 0655L- 03I)

HB 0563

Read second time (H)

HB564

Prohibits the transfer of human fetal parts for valuable consideration. (LR# 1429L- 01I)

HB 0564

Read second time (H)

HB565

Requires disclosure by landlords and sellers of prior methamphetamine activities on their real property. (LR# 0037L- 01I)

HB 0565