Missouri House of Representatives
2005
93rd General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
Legislation Sponsored by Rep. Wes Shoemyer

SPONSOR
HB245
Allows hand fishing, also known as noodling, for catfish and carp in in June and July
HB245 -- (LR# 0659L.01I)
Referred: Conservation and Natural Resources (H)
HB246
Requires health insurance carriers to include certain durable medical equipment providers in their service provider networks
HB246 -- (LR# 0647L.01I)
Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
HB317
Establishes the Missouri Seed Availability and Competition Act
HB317 -- (LR# 0658L.01I)
Referred: Agriculture Policy
HB384
Creates the Anhydrous Ammonia Additive Fund to reimburse distributors of anhydrous ammonia for the cost of adding red dye to the chemical
HB384 -- (LR# 0792L.01I)
Withdrawn (H)
HB430
Creates the Anhydrous Ammonia Additive Fund to reimburse distributors of anhydrous ammonia for the cost of adding red dye to the chemical to prevent methamphetamine production
HCS HB 430 -- (LR# 1361L.03C)
Reported do pass (H)
NO TIME LIMIT FOR DEBATE

HB703
Authorizes a tax credit for retailers of ethanol-blended gasoline
HB703 -- (LR# 1513L.01I)
Referred: Agriculture Policy
HB704
Makes certain employers ineligible for receipt of any state aid or financial incentives if at least 25% of their workforce earn less than the federal poverty level
HB704 -- (LR# 1008L.02I)
Referred: Workforce Development and Workplace Safety (H)
HB872
Establishes the Office of Trade Enforcement within the Department of Economic Development and the Citizen's Commission on Globalization
HB872 -- (LR# 2079L.01I)
Referred: Job Creation and Economic Development (H)
HR193
Urges the United States Congress to enact legislation creating a renewable fuels standard that would increase renewable fuels usage.
HR193 -- (LR# 0661L.01I)
Referred: Rules (H)
COSPONSOR
HB278
Requires the Department of Mental Health to submit a cost-benefit analysis and a written plan to the appropriate House and Senate appropriations committees before closing or downsizing any facility
HB278 -- (LR# 0904L.02I)
Referred: Children and Families (H)
HB295
Requires all children enrolling in kindergarten, first grade, or a Head Start program to receive a vision examination
HB295 -- (LR# 0446L.02I)
PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION AND LICENSING
Public Hearing held (H)
HB365
Allows moneys from the county sheriff's revolving fund to be used to cover the costs associated with the processing of concealed carry endorsements
Approved HCS HB 365 -- (LR# 1193L.03T)
Delivered to Secretary of State
HB377
Changes the laws regarding transportation including school bus drivers, fee offices, credit for trade-ins, salvage vehicles, repossessed titles, drivers' licenses, and memorial highways
HCS HB 591, 210, 377, 760 & 777 -- (LR# 1610L.11C)
Laid over (H)
HA 1 TO HA 1,AND HA 1, HCS PENDING

HB389
Expands the crime of endangering the welfare of a minor to include producing or selling methamphetamine within the residence of a minor
HB389 -- (LR# 1007L.01I)
CRIME PREVENTION AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Executive Session held (H)
HB390
Revises unlawful transactions with a child by making it a crime to sell or rent a video game to a child when the video game has been rated mature or adults only by the Entertainment Software Rating Board
HB390 -- (LR# 1006L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB392
Authorizes a tax credit for contributions to pregnancy resource centers
HB392 -- (LR# 0102L.01I)
WAYS AND MEANS
Executive Session held (H)
HCS VOTED DO PASS

HB403
Requires the State of Missouri to provide Missouri National Guard personnel called into active duty with a $250,000 term life insurance death benefit
HB403 -- (LR# 1293L.01I)
Referred: Retirement (H)
HB416
Authorizes an individual income tax deduction for certain military retirement benefits received by a taxpayer
HB416 -- (LR# 1221L.01I)
WAYS AND MEANS
Public Hearing held (H)
HB456
Eliminates the duty of a grand jury to examine public buildings and report on their condition
SCS HB 456 -- (LR# 1036S.02C)
Reported to the House with... (S)
SCS

HB492
Repeals the laws creating the Upper White River Basin Watershed Improvement District and removes the requirement that persons be registered to install on-site sewage disposal systems
HB492 -- (LR# 1469L.01I)
CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Executive Session held (H)
HB527
Allows for the transferability and assignability of certain tax credits for the demolition of abandoned property
HB527 -- (LR# 0708L.01I)
Referred: Job Creation and Economic Development (H)
HB535
Creates the Missouri Military Family Relief Fund which will provide grants to children of Missouri veterans killed while on active duty after September 11, 2001, for tuition for postsecondary education
HB535 -- (LR# 1013L.01I)
VETERANS
Executive Session held (H)
VOTED DO PASS

HB542
Earmarks 25% of all tobacco settlement moneys received by this state to be used for specific purposes
HB542 -- (LR# 1489L.01I)
Referred: Ways and Means (H)
HB543
Requires employers to report the number of employees receiving public health program benefits
HB543 -- (LR# 1549L.01I)
Referred: Small Business (H)
HB551
Changes the laws regarding electrical service to annexed areas and allows the Missouri Public Service Commission to determine electric service area boundaries
HB551 -- (LR# 1470L.01I)
Referred: Utilities
HB564
Prohibits law enforcement officers from issuing a citation for a missing license plate tab if a registration check reveals the vehicle is properly registered and the owner indicates the tab has been stolen
HB564 -- (LR# 1498L.01P)
Placed on Informal Calendar (S)
HB586
Prohibits the use of public funds for health and social services programs to subsidize abortion services
HCS#2 HB 586 -- (LR# 0499L.06C)
Reported do pass (H)
NO TIME LIMIT FOR DEBATE

HB594
Limits the liability of watercraft outfitters
HB594 -- (LR# 1496L.01I)
JUDICIARY
Executive Session held (H)
VOTED DO PASS

HB597
Requires, by July 1, 2007, that all diesel fuel sold in Missouri for use in internal combustion engines contain at least 2% biodiesel fuel oil by volume
HB597 -- (LR# 1683L.02I)
AGRICULTURE POLICY
Executive Session held (H)
VOTED DO PASS WITH AMENDMENTS

HB622
Requires insurers providing medical malpractice insurance to health care providers in third and fourth classification counties to establish rates based on claims history in these counties
HB622 -- (LR# 1756L.01I)
INSURANCE POLICY
Public Hearing held (H)
HB637
Changes the laws regarding workers' compensation benefits for certain diseases resulting in exposure to certain occupational hazards
HB637 -- (LR# 1451L.01I)
Referred: Workforce Development and Workplace Safety (H)
HB643
Changes the standard for violation of the Sunshine Law by a governmental body from knowingly to negligently
HB643 -- (LR# 1646L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
HB644
Expands the crime of bribery of a public servant
HB644 -- (LR# 1573L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB652
Establishes the Board of Private Investigator Examiners and creates licensure requirements for private investigators
HB652 -- (LR# 1327L.01I)
PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION AND LICENSING
Executive Session held (H)
HCS VOTED DO PASS

HB687
Requires all motor fuel sold in Missouri for use in gasoline-powered vehicles to contain 90% gasoline and 10% fuel ethanol
HB687 -- (LR# 1628L.01I)
AGRICULTURE POLICY
Public Hearing held (H)
HB706
Allows hand fishing for catfish or carp in the months of June and July in Missouri
HB706 -- (LR# 1938L.01I)
CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Executive Session held (H)
HB736
Provides a mechanism for persons who become ineligible for Medicaid benefits on July 1, 2005, to be automatically enrolled in the Senior Rx Program
HB736 -- (LR# 2010L.01I)
SENIOR CITIZEN ADVOCACY
Public Hearing held (H)
HB751
Requires all new signs erected after August 28, 2005, to contain the words "Accessible Parking" instead of "Handicap Parking"
HB751 -- (LR# 1854L.01I)
Referred: Transportation (H)
HB775
Prevents persons who have been fined in the last twenty years for promoting prostitution or providing prostitutes for customer entertainment from getting certain gaming licenses.
HB775 -- (LR# 2035L.01I)
Withdrawn (H)
HB786
Encourages all government buildings, businesses, and citizens to display the POW/MIA flag on Memorial Day, July 4, September 11, and Veterans Day
HB786 -- (LR# 2068L.01I)
VETERANS
Executive Session held (H)
VOTED DO PASS

HB801
Establishes the Missouri Alternatives to Abortion Program in either or both the Department of Social Services or the Department of Health and Senior Services
HB801 -- (LR# 2060L.01I)
Referred: Children and Families (H)
HB802
Requires hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers to implement an acuity-based patient classification system
HB802 -- (LR# 1994L.01I)
HEALTH CARE POLICY
Executive Session held (H)
HB835
Establishes the Office of Missouri Surgeon General within the Department of Health and Senior Services and changes the laws regarding health care providers
HCS HB 835 -- (LR# 2091L.04C)
Returned to Committee of Origin (H)
HB853
Changes the laws regarding agriculture including the Fuel Ethanol Producer Incentive Fund, biodiesel fuel, motor fuel tax, food inspections, Missouri Wine and Grape Board, and pesticides
HCS HB 853 -- (LR# 2131L.03C)
Reported do pass (H)
NO TIME LIMIT

HB855
Authorizes the Department of Economic Development to contract with a higher education institute to establish a distant dental hygienist learning program
HB855 -- (LR# 2099L.02I)
PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION AND LICENSING
Executive Session held (H)
HCS VOTED DO PASS

HB859
Allows residents of Missouri to participate in any current or future state program, policy, or practice permitting prescription drugs to be acquired from Canada
HCS HB 859 -- (LR# 1490L.03P)
Perfected (H)
HB907
Establishes renewable energy resource use requirements for electrical suppliers
HB907 -- (LR# 1725L.01I)
Referred: Utilities
HB910
Establishes the Missouri Medical Malpractice Insurance Company Act for the purpose of creating a company to provide rural health care providers with medical malpractice insurance coverage
HB910 -- (LR# 2142L.01I)
Referred: Insurance Policy
HB921
Authorizes local governing bodies to adopt an option for making a partial payment of property taxes by December 31 with the balance due at the end of the following February
HB921 -- (LR# 2115L.01I)
Referred: Local Government (H)
HB937
Prohibits "bullying" in schools and requires school districts to adopt policies prohibiting harassment, intimidation, and bullying
HB937 -- (LR# 1474L.01I)
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education

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