Missouri House of Representatives
2004
92nd General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Legislation Sponsored by Rep. Shannon Cooper
SPONSOR
HB823
Changes the calculation and reporting of assessed valuation requirements for St. Louis County.
HB823 -- (LR# 3115L.01I)
TAX POLICY
Executive Session Held (H)
VOTED DO PASS

HB851
Requires uniformity of emergency sirens in public schools.
HB851 -- (LR# 3425L.01I)
Referred: Education (H)
HB919
Creates the crime of unlawful purchase, ownership, or possession of body armor.
HB919 -- (LR# 3493L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB969
Establishes guidelines for corporate income tax on intangible property.
HB969 -- (LR# 3592L.01P)
SENATE GOVERNMENTAL ACCOUNTABILITY AND FISCAL OVERSIGHT
Hearing Scheduled Bill Not Heard (S)
HB971
Authorizes a tax credit for certain railroad ad valorem property tax.
HB971 -- (LR# 3354L.02I)
TAX POLICY
Executive Session Held (H)
VOTED DO PASS

HB972
Revises various statutues relating to county government.
Approved CCS SS SCS HCS HB 795, 972, 1128 & 1161 -- (LR# 2494L.10T)
Delivered to Secretary of State
HB973
Extends the waste tire fee to January 1, 2009, and the hazardous waste generator fee until January 1, 2010.
HB973 -- (LR# 3301L.01I)
TAX POLICY
Public Hearing Held (H)
HB1032
Removes the cap on the special needs adoption tax credit and changes the administration of the tax credit to the Children's Division within the Department of Social Services.
HB1032 -- (LR# 3427L.01I)
TAX POLICY
Executive Session Held (H)
VOTED DO PASS AS AMENDED

HB1045
Allows county commissions to receive the funds from landfill fees.
HB1045 -- (LR# 3743L.01I)
Referred: Local Government (H)
HB1157
Adds to the definition of "driveaway operation" the movement of motor vehicles or trailers for the purpose of transporting vehicles from one place to another.
HB1157 -- (LR# 3959L.01I)
Referred: Transportation and Motor Vehicles (H)
HB1212
Clarifies when certain net operating losses may be carried forward.
HB1212 -- (LR# 3905L.01I)
TAX POLICY
Executive Session Held (H)
VOTED DO PASS

HB1267
Provides additional regulation of tobacco product manufacturers.
HCS HB 1267 -- (LR# 4038L.01C)
HCS Reported Do Pass (H)
HB1289
Clarifies the duties of certain county coroners and medical examiners.
HB1289 -- (LR# 4289L.01I)
Referred: Local Government (H)
HB1420
Authorizes direct deposit of state income tax refunds.
HB1420 -- (LR# 4434L.01I)
TAX POLICY
Executive Session Held (H)
VOTED DO PASS

HB1586
Establishes the Reorganized Common Sewer District Act and the Sanitary Sewer Improvement Area Act.
HB1586 -- (LR# 3970L.01I)
Referred: Local Government (H)
HB1692
Establishes depreciation tables for television broadcasting equipment.
HB1692 -- (LR# 4910L.01I)
Referred: Tax Policy (H)
HB1697
Revises the statute relating to transactions involving trade-ins on motor vehicles.
HB1697 -- (LR# 4963L.01I)
TAX POLICY
Executive Session Held (H)
VOTED DO PASS

HB1703
Enhances the powers of certain public entities to execute and perform financing arrangements.
HB1703 -- (LR# 4869L.01I)
FINANCIAL SERVICES
Executive Session Held (H)
HCS VOTED DO PASS

HB1712
Authorizes an additional adjustment on the disposal of assets and authorizes a negative federal income to be reported on the state income tax return in a net operating loss year.
HB1712 -- (LR# 5000L.01I)
TAX POLICY
Executive Session Held (H)
HCS VOTED DO PASS

HB1713
Revises various statutes relating to tax collection.
HB1713 -- (LR# 4904L.02I)
TAX POLICY
Executive Session Held (H)
VOTED DO PASS

COSPONSOR
HB772
Extends the waste tire fee to January 1, 2009, and establishes bonus points for waste tire clean-up bids.
HB772 -- (LR# 2512L.01I)
Referred: Tax Policy (H)
HB774
Extends the waste tire fee to January 1, 2008, establishes bonus points for waste tire clean-up bids, and reduces the collection fee.
HCS HB 774 -- (LR# 2511L.02P)
SENATE WAYS AND MEANS
Public Hearing Held (S)
HB846
Revises the statutes relating to child custody and visitation when a parent is a sexual offender.
HB846 -- (LR# 2507L.01I)
CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Executive Session Held (H)
HCS VOTED DO PASS

HB847
Requires contracts for vocational agriculture teachers to be for a 12-month period.
HB847 -- (LR# 3319L.01I)
AGRICULTURE
Public Hearing Held (H)
HB896
Establishes the Missouri State Park Board.
HB896 -- (LR# 3302L.01I)
CORRECTIONS AND STATE INSTITUTIONS
Executive Session Held (H)
HCS VOTED DO PASS

HB898
Establishes the Prescription Drug Repository Program in the Department of Health and Senior Services to provide prescription drugs to low-income Missouri residents.
SCS HCS HB 898 -- (LR# 2719S.04C)
Placed on Informal Calendar (S)
HB903
Provides for increases in the senior citizen/disabled person property tax credit and renames it the Senior Citizens' Homestead Tax Relief Act.
HCS HB 1467 & 903 -- (LR# 4567L.02C)
HCS Reported Do Pass (H)
HB914
Permits a pregnant woman to determine the final disposition of human fetal remains.
HB914 -- (LR# 3210L.02I)
HEALTH CARE POLICY
Public Hearing Held (H)
HB915
Defines "next friend" for the purpose of consent to an abortion by a minor.
HB915 -- (LR# 3333L.01I)
CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Executive Session Held (H)
HCS VOTED DO PASS

HB934
Removes the income limitation for seniors for the $6,000 pension exemption from state income tax.
HB934 -- (LR# 3279L.02I)
TAX POLICY
Executive Session Held (H)
VOTED DO PASS

HB935
Requires the State Board of Education to encourage the adoption of service-learning programs and projects among school districts.
HB935 -- (LR# 2479L.01I)
EDUCATION
Executive Session Held (H)
VOTED DO PASS

HB958
Increases the percentage of ad valorem property tax collections deposited in county assessment funds.
HB958 -- (LR# 3369L.01I)
TAX POLICY
Public Hearing Held (H)
HB978
Establishes the Small Business Regulatory Fairness Board to serve as a liaison between state agencies and small businesses.
Approved CCS#3 SS HS HCS HB 978 -- (LR# 3116S.10T)
Delivered to Secretary of State
HB990
Revises the regulation of residential mortgage brokers.
HB990 -- (LR# 2995L.01I)
FINANCIAL SERVICES
Public Hearing Held (H)
HB1074
Makes it a crime to burn a cross with the intent to intimidate any person or group of persons.
Approved HCS HB 1074 & 1129 -- (LR# 3897S.02T)
Delivered to Secretary of State
HB1080
Revises the statute on penalties for failure to yield at an intersection by adding surcharges and suspensions under certain circumstances.
HB1080 -- (LR# 2867L.01I)
TRANSPORTATION AND MOTOR VEHICLES
Executive Session Held (H)
VOTED DO PASS

HB1095
Allows members of the State Highway Patrol to become candidates for and members/directors of school boards.
HB1095 -- (LR# 3745L.01I)
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Executive Session Held (H)
VOTED DO PASS

HB1109
Requires operators of motorcycles and motortricycles who are under 21 years of age to wear protective headgear.
HB1109 -- (LR# 3525L.01P)
Placed on Informal Calendar (S)
HB1120
Requires hospitals and birth centers to provide parents with information on shaken baby syndrome.
HB1120 -- (LR# 2536L.01I)
CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Public Hearing Held (H)
HB1139
Revises the statutes relating to tax credits for the adoption of special needs children.
HB1139 -- (LR# 3320L.01I)
CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Public Hearing Held (H)
HB1151
Prohibits individuals from engaging or participating in human cloning.
HB1151 -- (LR# 2865L.01I)
HEALTH CARE POLICY
Public Hearing Held (H)
HB1166
Creates a procedural prerequisite for filing lawsuits for alleged defective residential construction.
HB1166 -- (LR# 3811L.02I)
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Executive Session Held (H)
HCS VOTED DO PASS

HB1183
Authorizes the creation of the County Law Enforcement Restitution Fund and revises the statute on probation conditions to include restitution to that fund and restorative justice methods.
HB1183 -- (LR# 4051L.01P)
SENATE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TOURISM, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Public Hearing Held (S)
HB1191
Relates to the distribution of moneys in the Pettis County school fund.
HB1191 -- (LR# 4150L.01I)
EDUCATION
Public Hearing Held (H)
HB1193
Revises the statutes relating to notaries public.
Approved SCS HS HB 1193 -- (LR# 3253S.06T)
Delivered to Secretary of State
HB1224
Removes the term "commercial" from sections dealing with interior designers.
HB1224 -- (LR# 3895L.01I)
PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION AND LICENSING
Executive Session Held (H)
VOTED DO PASS

HB1226
Requires the Department of Health and Senior Services to offer a vaccination program for first responders deployed to disaster areas as a result of bioterrorism events.
HB1226 -- (LR# 4040L.01I)
HOMELAND SECURITY AND VETERANS AFFAIRS
Executive Session Held (H)
HCS VOTED DO PASS

HB1229
Limits the liability of watercraft outfitters.
HB1229 -- (LR# 4054L.01I)
JUDICIARY
Executive Session Held (H)
VOTED DO PASS

HB1231
Modifies the formula for the lapse of moneys in the Department of Insurance Dedicated Fund to general revenue.
HB1231 -- (LR# 3969L.01I)
FINANCIAL SERVICES
Executive Session Held (H)
HCS VOTED DO PASS

HB1290
Authorizes income tax check-off boxes for certain chronic illness charities.
Approved SCS HS HCS HB 1290 -- (LR# 3857S.11T)
Delivered to Secretary of State
HB1302
Modifies the calculation for the Medicaid per diem reimbursement rate for nursing homes.
HB1302 -- (LR# 3492L.02I)
Reported Do Pass (H)
HB1304
Revises various statutes relating to claims for damages and the payment of these claims.
Vetoed CCS SS#2 SS SCS HS HCS HB 1304 -- (LR# 3380S.19T)
Veto override failed (G)
AYES: 97
NOES: 62

HB1305
Creates notice provisions, reporting requirements, public market rates, and presumptions for the Department of Insurance and entities providing medical malpractice and professional negligence insurance.
CCS SCS HCS HB 1305 -- (LR# 4174L.10S)
Third Read and Passed (H)
AYES: 130
NOES: 26

HB1313
Relates to pupil/teacher ratios.
HB1313 -- (LR# 3918L.01I)
Referred: Education (H)
HB1314
Changes scholarship requirements for students pursuing teacher education degrees.
HB1314 -- (LR# 3917L.01I)
Referred: Education (H)
HB1337
States that English is the official state language.
HB1337 -- (LR# 4010L.01I)
Reported Do Pass (H)
HB1344
Revises the crime of endangering the welfare of a child in the first degree by adding persons who operate vehicles while intoxicated or drugged when there is a person under 17 years of age in the vehicle.
HB1344 -- (LR# 4347L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB1367
Establishes the Missouri Homestead Preservation Act.
HB1367 -- (LR# 4176L.01I)
SENIOR SECURITY
Executive Session Held (H)
VOTED DO PASS

HB1370
Establishes the Tax Credit Accountability Act of 2004.
HB1370 -- (LR# 4248L.01I)
JOB CREATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Public Hearing Held (H)
HB1390
Requires persons committed to a county jail who are convicted to pay the cost per diem for each day they were in the county jail.
HB1390 -- (LR# 4081L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB1397
Establishes an advisory committee for workers' compensation.
HB1397 -- (LR# 4370L.02I)
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND WORKPLACE SAFETY
Executive Session Held (H)
HCS VOTED DO PASS

HB1444
Repeals the current requirement for legislative committees to have resolutions passed authorizing visits to state institutions.
Approved HB1444 -- (LR# 4504L.01T)
Delivered to Secretary of State
HB1453
Enacts and modifies various provisions regarding the state foster care system.
Approved CCS SS SCS HS HCS HB 1453 -- (LR# 2427L.15T)
Delivered to Secretary of State
HB1455
Allows the Department of Natural Resources to use an independent contractor to expedite the review of construction permits for air contaminant sources when the permit applicant agrees.
HB1455 -- (LR# 4489L.01I)
CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Public Hearing Held (H)
HB1456
Authorizes a transient guest tax for tourism purposes and infrastructure improvements in the cities of Marston, Matthews, Concordia, and Steele.
Approved SCS HCS HB 1456 AND HB 824 -- (LR# 4192S.03T)
Delivered to Secretary of State
HB1457
Requires the Department of Natural Resources to notify permit holders who fail to file required reports before the department may fine or penalize, with some exceptions.
HB1457 -- (LR# 3952L.01I)
Referred: Conservation and Natural Resources (H)
HB1546
Creates the Ground Water Protection Fund and restricts information the Department of Natural Resources can divulge about contractors.
HB1546 -- (LR# 4696L.01I)
AGRICULTURE
Executive Session Held (H)
HCS VOTED DO PASS

HB1597
Authorizes rural empowerment zones.
HB1597 -- (LR# 4030L.01I)
JOB CREATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Public Hearing Held (H)
HB1599
Establishes the Joint Committee on Government Accountability to make a continuing study and analysis of inefficiencies in state government.
Approved SCS HS HB 1599 -- (LR# 4678S.03T)
Delivered to Secretary of State
HB1664
Revises registration procedures for business entities that must register with the Secretary of State.
Approved HB1664 -- (LR# 4519L.02T)
Delivered to Secretary of State
HB1665
Clarifies that the Department of Insurance has the sole state authority to regulate variable annuity contracts and requires the department to adopt rules to enforce investor suitability standards.
SCS HB 1665 -- (LR# 4517S.05C)
Placed on Informal Calendar (S)
HB1667
Designates the "Mel Hancock Freeway."
HB1667 -- (LR# 4907L.01I)
TRANSPORTATION AND MOTOR VEHICLES
Executive Session Held (H)
VOTED DO NOT PASS

HB1668
Authorizes the creation of a theater, cultural arts, and entertainment district in St. Charles County.
HB1668 -- (LR# 4766L.01I)
Referred: Local Government (H)
HB1669
Increases the tax deduction for long-term care insurance from 50% to 100% of premiums paid and requires certain state agencies to implement strategies to increase awareness of the tax deduction.
HB1669 -- (LR# 4906L.02I)
Referred: Tax Policy (H)
HB1671
Authorizes the president of any public university in this state to present financial commitments on behalf of the university to fund an endowed life sciences research chair academic position.
HCS HB 1671 -- (LR# 4197L.04C)
HCS Reported Do Pass (H)
HB1680
Establishes a depreciation schedule for tangible personal property.
HB1680 -- (LR# 4871L.02I)
TAX POLICY
Public Hearing Held (H)
HB1702
Authorizes a tax credit for contributions to nonprofit educational assistance programs.
HCS HB 1702 -- (LR# 4997L.02C)
HCS Reported Do Pass (H)
HJR50
Proposes a constitutional amendment requiring the election of all supreme court, courts of appeal, circuit court, and associate circuit judges.
HJR50 -- (LR# 2575L.01I)
RULES
Public Hearing Held (H)
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