Missouri House of Representatives
2004
92nd General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Legislation Sponsored by Rep. Frank A. Barnitz
SPONSOR
HB989
Authorizes the conveyance of various parcels of state property.
Approved SCS HB 1071, 801, 1275 & 989 -- (LR# 3682S.03T)
Delivered to Secretary of State
HB1489
Changes various statutes relating to annual school bus inspections, regulation of low-speed vehicles, sales of abandoned property by the City of Kansas City, all-terrain vehicles, and bumper heights.
Approved SCS HB 996 AND HB 1142 AND HCS HB 1201 AND HB 1489 -- (LR# 3208S.04T)
Delivered to Secretary of State
COSPONSOR
HB777
Changes the name of Southwest Missouri State University to Missouri State University.
HCS HB 777 -- (LR# 2533L.03P)
Third Read and defeated (H)
AYES: 73
NOES: 83
PRESENT: 3

HB828
Adds a $1 fee on insurance policies to fund volunteer firefighter training.
HB828 -- (LR# 2569L.01I)
Referred: Financial Services (H)
HB847
Requires contracts for vocational agriculture teachers to be for a 12-month period.
HB847 -- (LR# 3319L.01I)
AGRICULTURE
Public Hearing Held (H)
HB856
Allows school districts to enact income and sales taxes.
HB856 -- (LR# 2899L.01I)
TAX POLICY
Executive Session Held (H)
VOTED DO PASS

HB868
Requires fiduciaries of insurers to annually submit their credit scores to the Department of Insurance if the insurer uses credit reports or scoring for underwriting insurance contracts.
HB868 -- (LR# 2903L.01I)
Referred: Financial Services (H)
HB869
Amends various provisions regarding the licensure of veterinarians.
Approved HB869 -- (LR# 3267L.01T)
Delivered to Secretary of State
HB1067
Authorizes the charging of vehicle-related fees and fines to personal property tax bills.
HB1067 -- (LR# 2942L.01I)
TAX POLICY
Executive Session Held (H)
HCS 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

HB1124
Requires all insurance premium rate changes of 15% or more to be approved by the Director of the Department of Insurance after a public hearing.
HB1124 -- (LR# 3623L.01I)
Referred: Financial Services (H)
HB1125
Requires that eligible state employees be paid for overtime hours worked unless the employee requests compensatory time off at the applicable overtime rate.
HB1125 -- (LR# 3095L.01I)
Referred: Budget (H)
HB1144
Establishes the Advisory Commission for Naturopathic Medicine.
HB1144 -- (LR# 3643L.01I)
Referred: Professional Registration & Licensing (H)
HB1176
Adds a penalty for the release of a pathogen or disease in or near an animal facility.
HB1176 -- (LR# 4062L.01I)
AGRICULTURE
Executive Session Held (H)
HCS VOTED DO PASS

HB1177
Revises various statutes relating to concentrated animal feeding operations.
Vetoed SCS HCS HB 1177 -- (LR# 3783S.06T)
Delivered to Secretary of State
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)
HB1192
Requires the Director of the Missouri Department of Agriculture to promulgate rules relating to meat inspection.
Approved SCS HCS HB 1192 -- (LR# 4098S.03T)
Delivered to Secretary of State
HB1219
Revises the statute on unlawful use of weapons to exempt appointed or elected prosecutors, assistant prosecutors, circuit attorneys, or assistant circuit attorneys.
HB1219 -- (LR# 4127L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB1229
Limits the liability of watercraft outfitters.
HB1229 -- (LR# 4054L.01I)
JUDICIARY
Executive Session Held (H)
VOTED DO PASS

HB1276
Allows moneys in the Natural Resources Protection Fund to be used to fund programs that encourage alternative energy sources.
HB1276 -- (LR# 4061L.01I)
CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Public Hearing Held (H)
HB1297
Increases by one-half cent the motor fuel tax to fund renewable fuel incentives.
HB1297 -- (LR# 4112L.01I)
Referred: Tax Policy (H)
HB1302
Modifies the calculation for the Medicaid per diem reimbursement rate for nursing homes.
HB1302 -- (LR# 3492L.02I)
Reported Do Pass (H)
HB1307
Includes unborn children in the definition of "children" who are eligible to participate in the Children's Health Insurance Program.
HB1307 -- (LR# 3410L.01I)
Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
HB1358
Allows for the broader delegation of duties to dental assistants.
HB1358 -- (LR# 4305L.01I)
Referred: Professional Registration & Licensing (H)
HB1372
Requires that a vehicle's license plate number match the number on the license plate renewal tags.
HB1372 -- (LR# 3885L.01I)
Referred: Transportation and Motor Vehicles (H)
HB1376
Revises various statutes relating to controlled substances.
HB1376 -- (LR# 4433L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB1380
Removes the multiplier for the proration factor for career ladder entitlement under the school foundation formula.
HCS HB 1380 -- (LR# 3537L.02C)
Laid Over (H)
HB1428
Revises various statutes relating to medical malpractice insurance.
HB1428 -- (LR# 3712L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
HB1429
Increases the Medicaid reimbursement for health care providers over the next five fiscal years.
HB1429 -- (LR# 4480L.01I)
Referred: Budget (H)
HB1430
Increases, from 12% to 24% annually, the interest charges that health insurers may be assessed for late payment of claims and shortens the time within which insurers must respond to filed claims.
HB1430 -- (LR# 4481L.01I)
Referred: Financial Services (H)
HB1474
Specifies that state contracts for services require that only United States citizens or federally authorized persons be employed.
HB1474 -- (LR# 4540L.01I)
JOB CREATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Public Hearing Held (H)
HB1480
Creates the Police Chiefs' and Officers' Annuity and Healthcare Fund.
HCS HB 1480 -- (LR# 3616L.06C)
HCS Reported Do Pass (H)
HB1492
Directs 25% of any tobacco settlement moneys received by this state to be used to create various incentives for rural Missouri.
HB1492 -- (LR# 4448L.01I)
Referred: Budget (H)
HB1498
Allows certain private vocational and technical schools to receive A+ reimbursements.
HB1498 -- (LR# 4577L.01I)
EDUCATION
Executive Session Held (H)
VOTED DO NOT PASS

HB1516
Makes the crime of supplying intoxicating liquor to a minor a class D felony if any person suffers serious injury as a result.
HB1516 -- (LR# 4682L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB1558
Establishes a health benefit purchasing cooperative pilot project.
HB1558 -- (LR# 4252L.01I)
Referred: Financial Services (H)
HB1561
Increases the county administrative services fee from 3% to 5% in counties of the third classification.
HB1561 -- (LR# 3878L.01I)
Referred: Local Government (H)
HB1563
Enacts the Missouri Hospital Infection Control Act of 2004.
HS HCS HB 1477 & 1563 -- (LR# 3864L.07P)
SENATE AGING, FAMILIES, MENTAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH
Executive Session Held (S)
SCS VOTED DO PASS

HB1565
Clarifies that fees collected for concealed weapon permits may be used by the sheriff to cover the expenses related to processing the permits.
HB1565 -- (LR# 4731L.01I)
CRIME PREVENTION AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Executive Session Held (H)
VOTED DO PASS

HB1567
Specifies procedures for gravel removal by noncommercial operators on privately owned land.
HB1567 -- (LR# 4658L.01I)
CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Executive Session Held (H)
HCS VOTED DO PASS

HB1604
Modifies the requirements for securing a cotton lien for nonpayment of an assessment.
HB1604 -- (LR# 4815L.01I)
SENATE AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION, PARKS AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Public Hearing Held (S)
HB1641
Coordinates the benefits for the federal Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003.
HB1641 -- (LR# 4860L.01I)
Referred: Senior Security (H)
HB1745
Requires a valid, current driver's license if used for voter identification purposes.
HB1745 -- (LR# 5048L.01I)
ELECTIONS
Hearing Scheduled, Bill Not Heard (H)
HJR27
Proposes a constitutional amendment guaranteeing the right to hunt, fish, and harvest game.
HJR27 -- (LR# 2565L.01I)
CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Executive Session Held (H)
VOTED DO PASS

HJR35
Proposes a constitutional amendment requiring two-thirds majority vote on initiatives relating to the opportunity to harvest bird, fish, game, wildlife, and forestry resources.
HS HCS HJR 35 -- (LR# 3252L.04P)
SENATE AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION, PARKS AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Public Hearing Held (S)
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