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

SPONSOR
HB566
Limits the amount of interest a title lender can charge on loans
HB566 -- (LR# 1550L.01I)
Referred: Financial Institutions
HB880
Establishes the MBE/WBE Oversight Review Committee to assist certified socially and economically disadvantaged small businesses or minority business enterprises in state contracts
HB880 -- (LR# 1832L.01P)
Second Rd/Refer: Pensions, Veteran Affairs & General Law(S)
HB938
Allows victims of sexual offenses to have their name redacted from court records in the criminal case in which they are a victim prior to those records being released to any person
HB938 -- (LR# 2198L.01I)
JUDICIARY
Public Hearing held (H)
COSPONSOR
HB233
Makes it a class C felony to break into a motor vehicle for the purpose of committing a theft
HB233 -- (LR# 0964L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB235
Requires a certificate of value to be recorded at the time of sale of property
HB235 -- (LR# 0911L.01I)
WAYS AND MEANS
Public Hearing held (H)
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)
HB280
Requires election judges to take voting ballots and equipment to physically disabled voters unable to enter polling places
Approved HB280 -- (LR# 1061L.01T)
Delivered to Secretary of State
HB294
Enacts safe staffing and quality care accountability requirements for veterans homes and mental health facilities
HB294 -- (LR# 1011L.01I)
VETERANS
Executive Session held (H)
VOTED DO PASS

HB313
Authorizes an income tax deduction for the value of time spent tutoring in public schools
HB313 -- (LR# 0317L.01I)
Referred: Ways and Means (H)
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)
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)
HB413
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
Approved HB413 -- (LR# 1150L.01T)
Delivered to Secretary of State
HB426
Establishes additional protections to prevent workplace violence
HB426 -- (LR# 1098L.01I)
Referred: Workforce Development and Workplace Safety (H)
HB476
Prohibits discrimination based upon a person's sexual orientation
HB476 -- (LR# 1167L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
HB493
Changes the laws regarding the state employee whistleblower law
HB493 -- (LR# 1308L.01I)
JUDICIARY
Public Hearing held (H)
HB494
Changes the laws regarding lead abatement
HB494 -- (LR# 1459L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON URBAN ISSUES
Public Hearing held (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

HB608
Repeals the laws prohibiting political activity or fund raising by Kansas City police officers
HB608 -- (LR# 0767L.01I)
ELECTIONS
Executive Session held (H)
VOTED DO PASS

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)
HB639
Establishes the Betty L. Thompson Scholarship Program and authorizes an individual and business tax credit for contributions to certified nonprofit educational charitable organizations
HCS HB 639 -- (LR# 0341L.11C)
Placed on the Informal Perfection Calendar (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)
HB679
Requires the State Board of Education and local school boards to adopt a policy that encourages effective involvement by parents in support of the education of their children
HB679 -- (LR# 1667L.01I)
Reported do pass (H)
NO TIME LIMIT FOR DEBATE

HB683
Changes the income eligibility guidelines for receiving child care subsidy benefits
HB683 -- (LR# 1323L.02I)
Referred: Children and Families (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)
HB766
Designates a portion of Interstate 44 in Phelps County as the "Mel Carnahan Memorial Highway"
HB766 -- (LR# 2000L.01I)
TRANSPORTATION
Public Hearing held (H)
HB785
Changes the laws regarding disciplinary action taken against licensed nurses
HB785 -- (LR# 1974L.01I)
PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION AND LICENSING
Public Hearing held (H)
HB795
Clarifies that any city or political subdivision that has purchased property from a school district for public use can sell or use the property for any purpose after 25 years from the purchase
HB795 -- (LR# 2005L.01I)
Referred: Job Creation and Economic Development (H)
HB800
Changes the laws regarding early childhood special education
HB800 -- (LR# 1967L.01I)
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education
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)
HB808
Prohibits the Missouri Housing Development Commission from making grants and loans to the City of Kansas City unless certain conditions are met
HB808 -- (LR# 2101L.01I)
Referred: Job Creation and Economic Development (H)
HB813
Establishes a Task Force on Alternative Sentencing within the Department of Corrections
HB813 -- (LR# 1310L.01I)
Referred: Rules pursuant to Rule 25(26)(f) (H)
HB815
Lowers the minimum age for a person to serve on jury duty from 21 to 18 years
HB815 -- (LR# 0840L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
HB832
Provides that any restrictive real estate convenant included in an association's governing document will be removed by the board of directors of that association
HB832 -- (LR# 2047L.01P)
Placed on Informal Calendar (S)
HB837
Authorizes a tax credit for employers who hire certain high school students for summer jobs
HB837 -- (LR# 1644L.01I)
JOB CREATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Public Hearing held (H)
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)
HB860
Requires all insurance premium rate changes of 15% or more to be approved by the Department of Insurance after a public hearing
HB860 -- (LR# 2133L.01I)
Referred: Insurance Policy
HB865
Requires Missouri's institutions of higher education to grant a student who is called to active military duty during an academic term a "withdraw passing" or equivalent grade in each enrolled class
HB865 -- (LR# 2160L.01I)
Referred: Veterans
HB871
Establishes the Woman's Right to Know Act regarding emergency contraception
HB871 -- (LR# 2018L.01I)
Referred: Children and Families (H)
HB901
Establishes the Missouri State Diabetes Commission to develop a state strategy for the prevention, treatment, and control of diabetes
HB901 -- (LR# 2185L.01I)
Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
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)
HB934
Allows young adults to participate in the Missouri Consolidated Health Care Plan
HB934 -- (LR# 2153L.01I)
Referred: Insurance Policy
HJR17
Proposes a constitutional amendment extending the soil and parks sales tax to 2016 and resubmitting the measure every 10 years
HJR17 -- (LR# 1004L.02I)
Referred: Conservation and Natural Resources (H)

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