Missouri House of Representatives
2005
93rd General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
Legislation Sponsored by Rep. Connie "LaJoyce" Johnson
SPONSOR
HB578
Allows law enforcement agencies to install cameras or video cameras at intersections to obtain evidence of any traffic or criminal violation and makes the photos or videos admissible in court
HB578 -- (LR# 0959L.01I)
JUDICIARY
Public Hearing held (H)
HB579
Allows members of the St. Louis City school board to also hold other city or state offices
HB579 -- (LR# 1422L.01I)
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education
HB601
Establishes the Suicide Prevention Advisory Committee to provide oversight, technical support, and promotion for departmental suicide prevention activities
HB601 -- (LR# 1368L.01I)
Referred: Children and Families (H)
HB650
Allows an adopted person born in Missouri who is an adult to receive a certified copy of their original birth certificate upon written application
HB650 -- (LR# 1360L.01I)
Referred: Children and Families (H)
COSPONSOR
HB188
Revises the crime of assault of a law enforcement officer or emergency personnel in the first, second, or third degree by adding prosecutors and circuit attorneys and their assistants
HB188 -- (LR# 0639L.02I)
CRIME PREVENTION AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Public Hearing held (H)
HB220
Establishes a tuition grant program for children of members of the military who were killed in the line of duty
HB220 -- (LR# 0679L.01I)
HIGHER EDUCATION
Public Hearing held (H)
HB222
Allows a full $6,000 retirement benefit deduction from state income for taxpayers over the age of 65 regardless of income
HB222 -- (LR# 0677L.01I)
WAYS AND MEANS
Executive Session held (H)
VOTED DO PASS

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

HB338
Changes the laws regarding the regulation of small incumbent local exchange telecommunications companies
HB338 -- (LR# 1045L.01I)
UTILITIES
Executive Session held (H)
HCS VOTED DO PASS

HB374
Requires all highways in the City of St. Louis which are functionally classified as principal arterial highways to be considered part of the state highway system
HB374 -- (LR# 1257L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON URBAN ISSUES
Executive Session held (H)
NO ACTION TAKEN

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)
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)
HB433
Changes the laws regarding telecommunications company regulation
HB433 -- (LR# 1206L.01I)
UTILITIES
Public Hearing held (H)
HB436
Creates the crimes of first, second, and third degree abuse of a person receiving mental health services by health care providers
HB436 -- (LR# 0913L.02I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB448
Increases the salary scale for police officers in the City of St. Louis
Approved HCS HB 448 -- (LR# 1258L.02T)
Delivered to Secretary of State
HB462
Changes the laws regarding suicide prevention
Approved HCS HB 462 & 463 -- (LR# 1377L.02T)
Delivered to Secretary of State
HB463
Changes the laws regarding suicide prevention
Approved HCS HB 462 & 463 -- (LR# 1377L.02T)
Delivered to Secretary of State
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)
HB498
Changes the laws regarding the crimes of stealing, tampering, and receiving stolen property and requires specific restitution in certain cases
HCS HB 498 -- (LR# 0788L.02P)
Placed on Informal Calendar (S)
HB520
Allows cities and counties to prohibit the carrying of concealed firearms in any playground, park, pool, or athletic or recreational facility they own, lease, or control
HB520 -- (LR# 1281L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (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

HB557
Revises the procedures required in law enforcement investigations and establishes the Laboratory Oversight Committee
HB557 -- (LR# 1499L.01I)
JUDICIARY
Public Hearing held (H)
HB561
Authorizes limited powers of arrest to park rangers in the City of St. Louis upon completion of specific training and requires them to comply with the racial profiling reporting law
HB561 -- (LR# 0738L.01I)
Referred: Local Government (H)
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)
HB566
Limits the amount of interest a title lender can charge on loans
HB566 -- (LR# 1550L.01I)
Referred: Financial Institutions
HB621
Establishes the Birth Control Protection Act and prohibits any governmental entity from interfering with the right to obtain or use contraceptives
HB621 -- (LR# 1314L.01I)
Referred: Children and Families (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)
HB683
Changes the income eligibility guidelines for receiving child care subsidy benefits
HB683 -- (LR# 1323L.02I)
Referred: Children and Families (H)
HB688
Changes the laws regarding the continuance of a judicial proceeding when an attorney is a member of the General Assembly
Approved SCS HB 688 -- (LR# 1946S.03T)
Delivered to Secretary of State
HB709
Restricts the possession of firearms by persons convicted of domestic violence
HB709 -- (LR# 1763L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (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)
HB774
Authorizes a state individual income tax credit equal to a percentage of any earned income tax credit claimed by the taxpayer on his or her federal income tax return
HB774 -- (LR# 0759L.01I)
WAYS AND MEANS
Public Hearing held (H)
HB871
Establishes the Woman's Right to Know Act regarding emergency contraception
HB871 -- (LR# 2018L.01I)
Referred: Children and Families (H)
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)
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)
HB923
Requires health insurance coverage for the cost of human papillomavirus testing as a cervical cancer screening test
HB923 -- (LR# 2170L.01I)
Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
HB934
Allows young adults to participate in the Missouri Consolidated Health Care Plan
HB934 -- (LR# 2153L.01I)
Referred: Insurance Policy
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Last Updated August 25, 2005 at 12:40 pm