Missouri House of Representatives
2005
93rd General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
Legislation Sponsored by Rep. Tim Meadows
SPONSOR
HB166
Increases the penalties for persons discharging water contaminants in
violation of clean water laws
HB166
-- (LR# 0201L.01I)
Referred: Conservation and Natural Resources (H)
HB167
Requires persons purchasing pseudoephedrine to provide a photo
identification and sign a receipt with their name, the date of
the transaction, and the amount purchased
HB167
-- (LR# 0191L.02I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB168
Prohibits the cloning of a human being
HB168
-- (LR# 0189L.01I)
Referred: Rules (H)
HB169
Closes the drug benefit coverage gap, also known as the "Donut Hole,"
created by the federal Medicare Modernization Act of 2003
HB169
-- (LR# 0190L.01I)
SENIOR CITIZEN ADVOCACY
Public Hearing held (H)
HB489
Increases the penalty for failure to yield to an emergency vehicle
from a class C misdemeanor to a class B misdemeanor
HCS HB 489
-- (LR# 1342L.02C)
RULES (PURSUANT TO RULE 25(26)(F)
Executive Session held (H)
ACTION POSTPONED
HB784
Requires the United States and the Missouri state flags to be flown at
half-staff on September 11 of each year
HB784
-- (LR# 2070L.01I)
Reported do pass (H)
NO TIME LIMIT FOR DEBATE
HB785
Changes the laws regarding disciplinary action taken against licensed
nurses
HB785
-- (LR# 1974L.01I)
PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION AND LICENSING
Public Hearing held (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
HB805
Requires hospitals to compile and post daily staffing information in
patient care areas of each unit of the hospital
HB805
-- (LR# 1985L.01I)
HEALTH CARE POLICY
Hearing continued (H)
HB844
Requires certification of trade associations for the purpose of
providing health insurance to their members
HB844
-- (LR# 2069L.01I)
Referred: Small Business (H)
COSPONSOR
HB70
Repeals the sunset provision requiring a certain percentage
of lottery contracts be awarded to minority businesses
HB70
-- (LR# 0340L.01I)
Referred: Ways and Means (H)
HB86
Prohibits the State of Missouri from acquiring any property or
casualty insurance from insurers who use catastrophic hazards with a
low probability of occurrence in this state when determining rates
HB86
-- (LR# 0456L.01I)
Referred: Insurance Policy
HB93
Allows certain public employees to form and participate in the actions
of labor organizations
HB93
-- (LR# 0399L.01I)
Referred: Workforce Development and Workplace Safety (H)
HB100
Changes the laws regarding the regulation of abortions
SCS HB 100
-- (LR# 0342S.02C)
Placed on Informal Calendar (S)
SCS AND SA 7 PENDING
HB113
Requires the Air Conservation Commission to suspend by January 1,
2006, any motor vehicle emisssions inspection program established
under the Air Quality Attainment Act
HB113
-- (LR# 0285L.02I)
TRANSPORTATION
Public Hearing held (H)
HB164
Changes the laws regarding unsecured loans of $500 or less,
sometimes referred to as "pay day loans," and allows the Attorney
General to maintain an action to enforce compliance
HB164
-- (LR# 0396L.01I)
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
Public Hearing held (H)
HB176
Allows fire protection districts in Jefferson County to serve areas
that have been annexed into a municipality
HB176
-- (LR# 0807L.01I)
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Public Hearing held (H)
HB187
Allows the Department of Social Services to establish and implement
an advertising campaign to recruit adoptive and foster parents
HB187
-- (LR# 0366L.03I)
Referred: Children and Families (H)
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)
HB193
Imposes a $2 surcharge on dissolution of marriage cases for
deposit in the Child Advocacy Center Fund to provide financial
support for child advocacy centers
HB193
-- (LR# 0473L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
HB194
Allows a deduction from individual income tax for personal property
taxes paid by retired taxpayers and exempts certain income for certain
retired residents from income taxation
HB194
-- (LR# 0479L.01I)
Referred: Ways and Means (H)
HB195
Adds certain types of cancer to the list of diseases presumed
incurred during the line of duty for the purpose of retirement
benefits for firefighters
HB195
-- (LR# 0477L.01I)
RETIREMENT
Public Hearing held (H)
HB196
Expands the crime of arson and extends the statute of limitation on
arson from three to five years
SCS HB 196
-- (LR# 0474S.02C)
Reported to the House with... (S)
SCS
HB197
Prohibits a person from employing or subcontracting with an illegal
alien on any publicly financed project
HB197
-- (LR# 0472L.01I)
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND WORKPLACE SAFETY
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
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)
HB243
Designates a portion of U. S. Highway 63 in Phelps County as the
"Korean War Veterans Association Memorial Highway"
Approved HB243
-- (LR# 0450L.01T)
Delivered to Secretary of State
HB269
Creates a cause of action for injury to emergency personnel caused by
the tortious actions of another person
HB269
-- (LR# 0988L.01P)
Returned to Committee of Origin (S)
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
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)
HB326
Changes the bidding preference bonus points for products
manufactured by the blind or in sheltered workshops
HB326
-- (LR# 0514L.01I)
JOB CREATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Executive Session held (H)
HCS VOTED DO PASS
HB339
Allows law enforcement officers to stop a vehicle for a seat belt
violation if it is clearly visible and raises the fine for a violation
HB339
-- (LR# 0163L.01I)
Referred: Transportation (H)
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
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)
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
HB396
Changes the laws on the disposition of evidence by allowing law
enforcement to collect hazardous samples without court approval,
document and then destroy them, and makes them admissable
HB396
-- (LR# 0507L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (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)
HB406
Changes the definition of "motorized bicycle" to any two- or three-
wheeled device having a cylinder capacity of not more than 25 cubic
centimeters for devices purchased after January 1, 2006
HB406
-- (LR# 1200L.01I)
Referred: Transportation (H)
HB407
Adds the drug pseudoephedrine to the list of schedule II controlled
substances
HB407
-- (LR# 0506L.01I)
CRIME PREVENTION AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Public Hearing held (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
HB420
Extends the Senior Rx Program until June 30, 2010
HB420
-- (LR# 1148L.01I)
SENIOR CITIZEN ADVOCACY
Public Hearing held (H)
HB423
Designates a portion of State Highway M in Washington County as the
"Highway Patrolman Robert Kolilis Memorial Highway"
SCS HB 423
-- (LR# 1256S.03C)
Reported to the House with... (S)
SCS
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
HB435
Allows for the "Respect Life" special license plate, creates the
Alternatives to Abortion Support Fund, and establishes the Respect
Life Commission
HB435
-- (LR# 0896L.01I)
Referred: Transportation (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)
HB457
Prohibits human cloning and the use of public funds and facilities
for the purpose of human cloning
HB457
-- (LR# 0534L.01I)
Referred: Rules (H)
HB458
Creates the Police Chiefs' and Officers' Annuity Fund
HB458
-- (LR# 1102L.02I)
RETIREMENT
Hearing scheduled, Bill not heard (H)
HB490
Establishes an application process for the designation of
memorial highways and bridges
HCS HB 490
-- (LR# 1433L.04C)
Reported do pass (H)
NO TIME LIMIT FOR DEBATE
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)
HB506
Establishes the Public Service Accountability Act
HB506
-- (LR# 1370L.01I)
Referred: Workforce Development and Workplace Safety (H)
HB507
Reduces by 15% the assessed valuation of real property of individuals
62 years of age or older and freezes the valuation at that level
HB507
-- (LR# 1460L.01I)
SENIOR CITIZEN ADVOCACY
Public Hearing held (H)
HB509
Allows a person to legally transport an open bottle of wine from a
restaurant or winery under certain circumstances
HB509
-- (LR# 1427L.01I)
Referred: Local Government (H)
HB518
Changes the laws regarding highway construction and work zones,
passing zones, highway lane usage, and child passenger restraints
SS SCS HCS HB 518, 288, 418 & 635
-- (LR# 1262S.10F)
Laid over (H)
HB522
Allows veterans employed in Missouri to not work on Veterans Day
without fear of reprisal from their employer under certain conditions
HB522
-- (LR# 0915L.01I)
VETERANS
Executive Session held (H)
VOTED DO PASS
HB523
Prohibits the disclosure of nonpublic personal health information
under certain circumstances
HB523
-- (LR# 1548L.01I)
Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
HB529
Changes the laws regarding medical malpractice liability
HB529
-- (LR# 1537L.01I)
Referred: Insurance Policy
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
HB543
Requires employers to report the number of employees receiving
public health program benefits
HB543
-- (LR# 1549L.01I)
Referred: Small Business (H)
HB546
Authorizes an income tax deduction, beginning in tax year 2006, for
the cost of personally funded health insurance premiums
HB546
-- (LR# 1292L.01I)
INSURANCE POLICY
Public Hearing held (H)
HB547
Creates the crime of distribution of a controlled substance near a
park
HB547
-- (LR# 1560L.01I)
CRIME PREVENTION AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Public Hearing held (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)
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
HB615
Allows a person to petition the circuit court for a trial de novo as
an alternative to seeking judicial review of an agency decision
HB615
-- (LR# 1404L.01I)
JUDICIARY
Public Hearing held (H)
HB616
Allows municipalities to sell vintage wines at an auction or to
designate a municipal employee to sell them through a sealed bid
process
HB616
-- (LR# 0508L.02I)
Referred: Local Government (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)
HB640
Creates the crime of aggravated fraudulent transmission of multiple
commercial e-mail messages and changes the laws regarding
unsolicited commercial e-mail
HCS HB 640
-- (LR# 1534L.02P)
Second Rd/Refer: Commerce, Energy, and the Environment (S)
HB661
Requires hospitals participating in the Medicaid Program to provide
services to individuals in state correctional facilities at the
Medicaid reimbursement rate
HB661
-- (LR# 0772L.02I)
CORRECTIONS AND PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
Public Hearing held (H)
HB683
Changes the income eligibility guidelines for receiving child care
subsidy benefits
HB683
-- (LR# 1323L.02I)
Referred: Children and Families (H)
HB697
Changes the laws regarding motor vehicle emissions testing
HCS HB 697
-- (LR# 0696L.02P)
SENATE TRANSPORTATION
Public Hearing held (S)
HB700
Changes the laws regarding endangerment of individuals at
a correctional facility and authorizes the Board of Probation and
Parole to charge offenders under their supervision a monthly fee
Approved HB700
-- (LR# 1971L.01T)
Delivered to Secretary of State
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)
HB712
Revises the crime of assault on a law enforcement officer or emergency
personnel to include probation and parole officers and requires
records of a parolee to be transferred when assigned to a new officer
HB712
-- (LR# 1982L.01I)
CRIME PREVENTION AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Public Hearing held (H)
HB722
Clarifies the provision regarding the contribution rates for the
Police Retirement System of St. Louis
HB722
-- (LR# 1349L.01I)
Referred: Retirement (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)
HB770
Gives patients the right to receive copies of all medical and
laboratory test results ordered or authorized by a health care
provider
HB770
-- (LR# 1636L.01I)
HEALTH CARE POLICY
Public Hearing held (H)
HB773
Requires persons arrested for the manufacture or distribution of
drugs to appear before a judge prior to being released on bond
HB773
-- (LR# 1767L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB800
Changes the laws regarding early childhood special education
HB800
-- (LR# 1967L.01I)
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education
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)
HB811
Creates the Corrections Officer Training Fund, authorizes a $5
surcharge to fund it, and requires corrections officers and jailers to
receive at least 36 hours of training every three years
HB811
-- (LR# 1980L.01I)
Referred: Corrections and Public Institutions
HB830
Requires that all state service contracts awarded after August 28,
2005, must include specifications that employees of contractors or
subcontractors be citizens of the United States
HB830
-- (LR# 1986L.01I)
Referred: Ways and Means (H)
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)
HJR7
Proposes a constitutional amendment to increase legislative term
limits from eight to 12 years and the term of office for
representatives from two to four years
HJR7
-- (LR# 0448L.01I)
ELECTIONS
Executive Session held (H)
VOTED DO NOT PASS
HJR9
Proposes a constitutional amendment allowing a simple majority
approval for school district bond measures
HJR9
-- (LR# 1029L.01I)
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education
HJR15
Proposes a constitutional amendment extending the parks and soils
sales tax to 2016 and resubmitting the measure every 10 years
HJR15
-- (LR# 1607L.01I)
Referred: Conservation and Natural Resources (H)
HJR22
Proposes a constitutional amendment exempting personal property
held by active duty military personnel from taxation
HJR22
-- (LR# 1952L.01I)
VETERANS
Executive Session held (H)
VOTED DO PASS
HJR24
Proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting the Governor from
reducing appropriations for elementary, secondary, and higher
education
HJR24
-- (LR# 2102L.01I)
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education
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