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

SPONSOR
HB157
Changes the laws regarding environmental controls and plasma arc technology
HB157 -- (LR# 0704L.01I)
Referred: Conservation and Natural Resources (H)
HB158
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
HB158 -- (LR# 0672L.01I)
JOB CREATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Public Hearing held (H)
HB159
Revises condemnation procedures and restricts how public entities can take property by condemnation
HB159 -- (LR# 0706L.01I)
Referred: Conservation and Natural Resources (H)
HB160
Authorizes minimum pay for certain corrections personnel
HB160 -- (LR# 0675L.01I)
Referred: Corrections and Public Institutions
HB161
Reimposes the waste tire fee until January 1, 2010
HB161 -- (LR# 0674L.01I)
Referred: Conservation and Natural Resources (H)
HB680
Adds llamas, alpaca, and buffalo to the definition of livestock for purposes of meat inspection
HB680 -- (LR# 1928L.01I)
Referred: Agriculture Policy
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)
HB963
Establishes the Missouri Alternatives to Abortion Program in either or both the Department of Social Services or the Department of Health and Senior Services
HB963 -- (LR# 2209L.01I)
Referred: Children and Families (H)
HB964
Changes the definition of "livestock" to include American bison or buffalo
HB964 -- (LR# 2210L.01I)
Referred: Agriculture Policy
COSPONSOR
HB63
Increases the property tax relief for senior citizens program known as circuit breaker
HB63 -- (LR# 0384L.01I)
WAYS AND MEANS
Executive Session held (H)
HCS VOTED DO PASS

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)
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)
HB168
Prohibits the cloning of a human being
HB168 -- (LR# 0189L.01I)
Referred: Rules (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)
HB198
Requires fiduciaries of insurers who use credit scoring in underwriting to annually submit their personal credit score to the Department of Insurance
HB198 -- (LR# 0471L.01I)
Referred: Insurance Policy
HB221
Authorizes an individual income tax deduction for all military retirement benefits received by a taxpayer
HB221 -- (LR# 0678L.01I)
WAYS AND MEANS
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)
HB252
Allows adult siblings to register with the Children's Division adoption registry and allows biological parents to consent to the disclosure of identifying information at the time of registry
HB252 -- (LR# 0637L.01I)
Referred: Children and Families (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)
HB279
Prohibits any entity from preventing a student athlete from competing in or training for any Olympic event
HB279 -- (LR# 0903L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (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

HB298
Changes the laws regarding the telemarketing No-Call List
HB298 -- (LR# 0480L.01I)
Referred: Utilities
HB299
Expands workers' compensation coverage
HB299 -- (LR# 0475L.01I)
Referred: Workforce Development and Workplace Safety (H)
HB317
Establishes the Missouri Seed Availability and Competition Act
HB317 -- (LR# 0658L.01I)
Referred: Agriculture Policy
HB322
Changes the laws regarding actions for damages for conduct or speech at public hearings or meetings by including actions that cause money damages, including attorney fees and other costs
HB322 -- (LR# 1085L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
HB325
Changes the laws regarding persistent offender intoxication-related traffic convictions
HB325 -- (LR# 0552L.02I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (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

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
HB366
Limits landowner liability when inviting people onto their property for a state-administered recreational access program
HB366 -- (LR# 0937L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (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)
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)
HB408
Establishes the Commission on the Death Penalty and places a moratorium on all executions until January 1, 2009
HB408 -- (LR# 1309L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (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)
HB446
Establishes the Work for Restitution Program in the Department of Corrections and the Work for Restitution Fund
HB446 -- (LR# 0902L.01I)
CORRECTIONS AND PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
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

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)
HB472
Requires closed captioning on all electronic video instructional materials offered for sale to schools in Missouri beginning January 1, 2006
HB472 -- (LR# 1333L.01I)
ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION
Public Hearing held (H)
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)
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)
HB516
Repeals the death penalty
HB516 -- (LR# 1465L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB529
Changes the laws regarding medical malpractice liability
HB529 -- (LR# 1537L.01I)
Referred: Insurance Policy
HB530
Allows students taking courses in American Sign Language to receive foreign language academic credit
Approved HB530 -- (LR# 1449L.01P)
Delivered to Secretary of State
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

HB541
Requires the Department of Revenue to award fee office contracts to school districts or individual organizations through bidding with the revenue going to the school districts in the county of the fee office
HB541 -- (LR# 1033L.02I)
Referred: Special Committee on General Laws
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)
HB549
Changes the laws regarding the protection of historic shipwreck sites
HCS HB 549 -- (LR# 1413L.03C)
Reported do pass (H)
NO TIME LIMIT FOR DEBATE

HB554
Establishes criteria for the registration and licensure of doctors of naturopathic medicine
HB554 -- (LR# 1506L.01I)
Referred: Professional Registration & Licensing (H)
HB567
Changes the time limit for filing an exception to a commissioner's award in a condemnation proceeding from 10 days to 30 days to conform with the Supreme Court's rule
Approved HB567 -- (LR# 1387L.01T)
Delivered to Secretary of State
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

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)
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)
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)
HB683
Changes the income eligibility guidelines for receiving child care subsidy benefits
HB683 -- (LR# 1323L.02I)
Referred: Children and Families (H)
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)
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
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)
HB740
Requires employers to pay employees equal wages for equal work regardless of employee's gender
HB740 -- (LR# 1250L.01I)
Referred: Workforce Development and Workplace Safety (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)
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

HB800
Changes the laws regarding early childhood special education
HB800 -- (LR# 1967L.01I)
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education
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
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)
HB843
Defines bullying in schools and prohibits school employees, volunteers, or students from bullying a student while on school property
HB843 -- (LR# 1425L.02I)
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education
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

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)
HB899
Designates Menfro soil as the official state soil
HB899 -- (LR# 2178L.01I)
Referred: Agriculture Policy
HB904
Specifies that the personal property of offenders who have escaped or absconded from the supervision of the Department of Corrections will be considered abandoned and be forfeited
HB904 -- (LR# 2171L.01I)
Referred: Corrections and Public Institutions
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)
HB942
Requires school districts to develop written policies on food choices in its schools
HB942 -- (LR# 2183L.01I)
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education
HB943
Changes the laws regarding the transport of high-level radioactive waste or transuranic waste
HB943 -- (LR# 2164L.01I)
Referred: Conservation and Natural Resources (H)
HJR3
Proposes a constitutional amendment guaranteeing the right to hunt, fish, and harvest game
HJR3 -- (LR# 0454L.01I)
Referred: Conservation and Natural Resources (H)
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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