February 2, 2006, House Activity Register

Missouri House of Representatives
93rd General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Daily Activity Register
For Activities Recorded on February 2, 2006

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Transfers the Division of Finance, State Banking Board, Division of Credit Unions, and the Division of Professional Registration to the Department of Insurance (Executive Order 06-04)

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Received from Governor's office (G)

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Transfers the Missouri Rx Plan Advisory Commission to the Department of Social Services (Executive Order 06-05)

GRP0002 -- (LR# 5004L- 01I)

Received from Governor's office (G)

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Transfers the Missouri Assistive Technology Advisory Council to the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (Executive Order 06-06)

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Received from Governor's office (G)

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Transfers the Missouri Life Sciences Research Board to the Department of Economic Development (Executive Order 06-07)

GRP0004 -- (LR# 5006L- 01I)

Received from Governor's office (G)

HB983 --- Sponsor: Meadows, Tim (101) --- CoSponsor: Roorda, Jeff (102)

Requires the United States and the Missouri state flags to be flown at half-staff on all government buildings on September 11 of each year

HB 0983 -- (LR# 3057L- 01T)

Reported do pass by Consent (H)
Referred: Rules pursuant to Rule 25(26)(f) (H)

HB999 --- Sponsor: McGhee, Mike (122) --- CoSponsor: Fisher, Barney (125)

Establishes the Missouri State Park Board which is responsible for the Historical Marker Program

HB 0999 -- (LR# 3408L- 01I)

Referred: Corrections and Public Institutions (H)

HB1014 --- Sponsor: Icet, Allen (084)

To appropriate money for supplemental purposes for the several department and offices of state government, and for the payment of various claims for refunds.

CCS SCS HCS HB 1014 -- (LR# 3014L- 04T)

Committee: Budget (H)
Public Hearing continued (H)

HB1028 --- Sponsor: Johnson, Robert Thane (047) --- CoSponsor: Smith, Todd (118)

Requires all noncharter counties to prepare and publish a summary instead of a detailed financial statement

HB 1028 -- (LR# 3260L- 01I)

Committee: Local Government (H)
Public hearing completed (H)

HB1121 --- Sponsor: Wildberger, Edward (027) --- CoSponsor: Roorda, Jeff (102)

Allows Missouri residents to deduct from their taxable income 100% of all non-reimbursed amounts paid for long-term care insurance premiums

HB 1121 -- (LR# 3491L- 01I)

Committee: Senior Citizen Advocacy (H)
Public hearing completed (H)

HB1145 --- Sponsor: Portwood, Dr. Charles R. (092) --- CoSponsor: Avery, Jim (095)

Allows Missouri residents to deduct from their taxable income 100% of all non-reimbursed amounts paid for long-term care insurance premiums

HCS HB 1145,1359 & 1121 -- (LR# 3429L- 02P)

Committee: Senior Citizen Advocacy (H)
Public hearing completed (H)

HB1146 --- Sponsor: Bivins, Walt (097) --- CoSponsor: Smith, Joe (014)

Requires board members of fire protection districts to complete educational training regarding their duties

HB 1146 -- (LR# 3344L- 02I)

Committee: Local Government (H)
Public hearing completed (H)

HB1162 --- Sponsor: Deeken, Bill (114) --- CoSponsor: Skaggs, Trent (031)

Increases the excise tax on intoxicating beverages and creates the Fund for the Reduction of Alcohol-Related Problems and Underage Drinking

HCS HB 1162 -- (LR# 3527L- 06C)

Committee: Health Care Policy (H)
Public hearing completed (H)

HB1164 --- Sponsor: Myers, Peter (160)

Authorizes the governing bodies of New Madrid County and the cities of of Sikeston and Miner to designate library fees due to a regional library district to go solely to libraries within that county or city

HB 1164 -- (LR# 3401L- 01I)

Committee: Local Government (H)
Public hearing completed (H)

HB1207 --- Sponsor: Casey, Ron (103)

Requires the Air Conservation Commission to suspend by January 1, 2007, any motor vehicle emissions inspection program established under the Air Quality Attainment Act

HB 1207 -- (LR# 3869L- 01I)

Referred: Special Committee on Energy and Environment (H)

HB1212 --- Sponsor: Cooper, Nathan D. (158)

Expands protection for the elderly against financial exploitation and codifies a presumption of undue influence in any transfer of real property

HB 1212 -- (LR# 3120L- 01I)

Committee: Senior Citizen Advocacy (H)
Public hearing completed (H)

HB1219 --- Sponsor: Cooper, Nathan D. (158)

Imposes a minimum term of imprisonment for offenders who have pled guilty or been found guilty of a crime of violence against a child or an elderly person

HB 1219 -- (LR# 4141L- 01I)

Committee: Senior Citizen Advocacy (H)
Public hearing completed (H)

HB1224 --- Sponsor: Smith, Todd (118)

Allows county commissions to refuse real property received by donation or dedication

HB 1224 -- (LR# 3295L- 01I)

Committee: Local Government (H)
Public hearing completed (H)

HB1225 --- Sponsor: Smith, Todd (118)

Allows county commissions to determine whether to open a proposed county road

HB 1225 -- (LR# 3294L- 01I)

Committee: Local Government (H)
Public hearing completed (H)

HB1226 --- Sponsor: Portwood, Dr. Charles R. (092) --- CoSponsor: Wright, Mark (137)

Requires health insurance coverage for certain chiropractic care services

HB 1226 -- (LR# 3880L- 01I)

Committee: Health Care Policy (H)
Public Hearing continued (H)

HB1228 --- Sponsor: Ruestman, Marilyn (131) --- CoSponsor: Stevenson, Bryan P. (128)

Changes the laws regarding the duties of the Missouri Women's Council and the council's mission

HB 1228 -- (LR# 4022L- 01P)

Reported do pass by Consent (H)
Referred: Rules pursuant to Rule 25(26)(f) (H)

HB1244 --- Sponsor: Ruestman, Marilyn (131) --- CoSponsor: Hunter, Steve (127)

Reduces the verification of experience requirements for registered commercial interior designers from five to two client references and from five to two industry references

HCS HB 1244 -- (LR# 3960L- 02P)

Referred: Professional Registration & Licensing (H)

HB1245 --- Sponsor: Sater, David (068) --- CoSponsor: Wright, Billy Pat (159)

Allows school nurses to keep on hand and administer prefilled syringes of epinephrine to any student who the nurse believes is having an anaphylactic reaction

HB 1245 -- (LR# 4043L- 01T)

Referred: Health Care Policy (H)

HB1246 --- Sponsor: Pratt, Bryan (055)

Prohibits inmates from possessing any video game in a correctional center

HB 1246 -- (LR# 3835L- 01I)

Referred: Corrections and Public Institutions (H)

HB1247 --- Sponsor: Pratt, Bryan (055)

Establishes qualifications for members of civilian review boards

HB 1247 -- (LR# 3832L- 01I)

Referred: Judiciary (H)

HB1248 --- Sponsor: Pratt, Bryan (055)

Requires, beginning with Fiscal Year 2007, any growth in the Gaming Proceeds for Education Fund above the level of Fiscal Year 2006 to be transferred to the Classroom Trust Fund

HB 1248 -- (LR# 3831L- 01I)

Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)

HB1251 --- Sponsor: Guest, Jim (005) --- CoSponsor: Emery, Edgar G. H. (126)

Extends the sunset provision for equipment grants for engineering programs at the University of Missouri to 2017

HB 1251 -- (LR# 4053L- 01P)

Referred: Higher Education (H)

HB1254 --- Sponsor: Schaaf, Robert (028) --- CoSponsor: Phillips, Susan C. (032)

Requires licensed health care providers to notify a law enforcement agency when they examine or treat a person who is intoxicated and reasonably suspect that the person may attempt to operate a car

HB 1254 -- (LR# 3997L- 02I)

Referred: Judiciary (H)

HB1256 --- Sponsor: Haywood, Esther (071) --- CoSponsor: Jolly, Cathy (045)

Establishes February 4 as "Rosa Parks Day" and makes it a state holiday

HCS HB 1256 -- (LR# 4044L- 03T)

Referred: Judiciary (H)

HB1257 --- Sponsor: Pratt, Bryan (055)

Creates the crime of stealing leased property

HB 1257 -- (LR# 3836L- 02I)

Referred: Judiciary (H)

HB1259 --- Sponsor: Cooper, Robert Wayne (155) --- CoSponsor: Portwood, Dr. Charles R. (092)

Prohibits an insurer from changing the coding that a health care provider submitted for services without the permission of the health care provider

HB 1259 -- (LR# 3881L- 01I)

Referred: Health Care Policy (H)

HB1260 --- Sponsor: Sater, David (068) --- CoSponsor: Fisher, Barney (125)

Changes the laws regarding physician assistants

HB 1260 -- (LR# 3557L- 01I)

Referred: Professional Registration & Licensing (H)

HB1261 --- Sponsor: Pollock, Darrell (146)

Requires the county assessor to be notified when a manufactured home is coverted to real property and when a manufactured home is coverted from real property to personal property

HB 1261 -- (LR# 4037L- 01I)

Referred: Local Government (H)

HB1262 --- Sponsor: Tilley, Steven (106)

Specifies that an individual who is institutionally committed as a criminal sexual psychopath can be guilty of escaping from commitment or detention

HB 1262 -- (LR# 4295L- 01I)

Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)

HB1263 --- Sponsor: Tilley, Steven (106)

Allows the Department of Mental Health to house certain individuals in the same location

HB 1263 -- (LR# 4294L- 01I)

Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)

HB1264 --- Sponsor: LeVota, Paul (052) --- CoSponsor: Roorda, Jeff (102)

Requires developers to comply with tax increment financing agreements

HB 1264 -- (LR# 3587L- 01I)

Referred: Job Creation and Economic Development (H)

HB1265 --- Sponsor: LeVota, Paul (052) --- CoSponsor: Threlkeld, Kevin (109)

Authorizes a tax credit to a taxpayer for 100% of the salary and benefits paid to an employee while on active military duty

HB 1265 -- (LR# 3502L- 01I)

Referred: Ways and Means (H)

HB1266 --- Sponsor: Cooper, Robert Wayne (155)

Establishes the Missouri Science Education Act which requires instruction for science courses in sixth through twelfth grades to comply with its best practices

HB 1266 -- (LR# 3830L- 01I)

Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)

HB1267 --- Sponsor: Wells, Don (147) --- CoSponsor: Franz, Ward (151)

Designates a portion of U. S. Highway 60 in Texas County as the "Trooper D. Kevin Floyd Memorial Highway"

HB 1267 -- (LR# 4188L- 01I)

Referred: Transportation (H)

HB1268 --- Sponsor: Bruns, Mark J. (113) --- CoSponsor: Deeken, Bill (114)

Entitles state employees to one day of retirement credit for every eight hours of accumulated unused sick leave

HB 1268 -- (LR# 4024L- 01I)

Referred: Retirement (H)

HB1271 --- Sponsor: Phillips, Susan C. (032) --- CoSponsor: Pratt, Bryan (055)

Allows a court to appoint a standby guardian for a minor and establishes the requirements and procedures

HB 1271 -- (LR# 4236L- 01I)

Referred: Judiciary (H)

HB1272 --- Sponsor: Harris, Jeff (023) --- CoSponsor: Aull, Joe (026)

Changes the preference requirements for Missouri businesses in letting state purchasing contracts

HB 1272 -- (LR# 4000L- 02I)

Referred: Job Creation and Economic Development (H)

HB1274 --- Sponsor: Baker, Brian (123) --- CoSponsor: Moore, Danielle (020)

Prohibits the possession or consumption of alcohol in the State Capitol or on the State Capitol grounds

HB 1274 -- (LR# 4106L- 02I)

Referred: Corrections and Public Institutions (H)

HB1275 --- Sponsor: Baker, Brian (123) --- CoSponsor: Ervin, Doug (035)

Requires the State Board of Education to establish a virtual school by July 1, 2007

HCS HB 1275 -- (LR# 4219L- 02C)

Referred: Special Comm on Student Achievement & Finance (H)

HB1277 --- Sponsor: Baker, Brian (123) --- CoSponsor: Fisher, Barney (125)

Allows parents or legal guardians of 16 to 18-year-old children to choose to have the compulsory school attendance and work certificate laws apply to their children

HB 1277 -- (LR# 4105L- 01I)

Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)

HB1278 --- Sponsor: May, Bob (149) --- CoSponsor: Wildberger, Edward (027)

Establishes the Registered Surgical Assistant and Registered Surgical Technologist Title Protection Act which requires their registration with the State Board of Registration for the Healing Arts

HB 1278 -- (LR# 4001L- 02I)

Referred: Professional Registration & Licensing (H)

HB1279 --- Sponsor: Kraus, Will (048) --- CoSponsor: Phillips, Susan C. (032)

Changes the age for juvenile court jurisdiction from younger than 15 and one-half years of age to younger than 15 for non-felony traffic ordinance violations

HB 1279 -- (LR# 4095L- 01I)

Referred: Judiciary (H)

HB1280 --- Sponsor: Johnson, Robert Thane (047) --- CoSponsor: Zweifel, Clint (078)

Changes the laws regarding property insurance and changes the name of the Basic Property Insurance Inspection and Placement Program to the Fair Access to Insurance Requirements (FAIR) Plan

HB 1280 -- (LR# 4033L- 01I)

Referred: Insurance Policy (H)

HB1282 --- Sponsor: Burnett, John P. (040) --- CoSponsor: Johnson, Rick (090)

Allows the Attorney General to appoint the public counsel for the Department of Economic Development and authorizes the public counsel to prevent rate increases during appeals

HB 1282 -- (LR# 4131L- 01I)

Referred: Utilities (H)

HB1283 --- Sponsor: Smith, Todd (118) --- CoSponsor: Portwood, Dr. Charles R. (092)

Changes the laws regarding unemployment insurance

HB 1283 -- (LR# 4186L- 01I)

Referred: Workforce Development and Workplace Safety (H)

HB1284 --- Sponsor: Smith, Todd (118) --- CoSponsor: Portwood, Dr. Charles R. (092)

Makes a claimant's refusal to take or invalidate results of an alcohol or controlled substance test employee misconduct and specifies that the results will be included in the administrative record as evidence

HB 1284 -- (LR# 4187L- 02I)

Referred: Workforce Development and Workplace Safety (H)

HB1285 --- Sponsor: Smith, Todd (118) --- CoSponsor: Portwood, Dr. Charles R. (092)

Authorizes the Division of Employment Security to utilize the services of a collection agency to collect any debt owed

HB 1285 -- (LR# 4185L- 01I)

Referred: Workforce Development and Workplace Safety (H)

HB1286 --- Sponsor: Smith, Todd (118) --- CoSponsor: Wilson, Kevin (130)

Changes the laws regarding the release of information about an employee to a prospective employer or law enforcement agency

HB 1286 -- (LR# 3574L- 02I)

Referred: Workforce Development and Workplace Safety (H)

HB1287 --- Sponsor: George, Thomas E. (074) --- CoSponsor: Spreng, Michael (076)

Requires all noncertificated employees to be appointed and promoted pursuant to local school board rules

HB 1287 -- (LR# 3456L- 01I)

Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)

HB1288 --- Sponsor: George, Thomas E. (074) --- CoSponsor: Spreng, Michael (076)

Changes the laws regarding public employee labor organizations

HB 1288 -- (LR# 3457L- 01I)

Referred: Workforce Development and Workplace Safety (H)

HB1289 --- Sponsor: Yates, Brian David (056)

Repeals laws which have expired, sunset, terminated, or become ineffective as identified by the Joint Committee on Legislative Research

HB 1289 -- (LR# 3912L- 01I)

Referred: Rules (H)

HB1290 --- Sponsor: Schaaf, Robert (028) --- CoSponsor: Lembke, Jim (085)

Increases the punishment for sexual offenders who offend against children and reclassifies the crimes of statutory rape and statutory sodomy in the second and third degrees

HB 1290 -- (LR# 3505L- 01I)

Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)

HB1291 --- Sponsor: Kingery, Gayle (154) --- CoSponsor: Wilson, Larry (119)

Requires health care providers to notify patients prior to referring them to an out-of-network provider and if none is available, the services will cost no more than those provided within the network

HB 1291 -- (LR# 4002L- 01I)

Referred: Insurance Policy (H)

HB1292 --- Sponsor: Wildberger, Edward (027) --- CoSponsor: Roorda, Jeff (102)

Revises the crimes of statutory rape and sodomy in the second degree by changing the age of the perpetrator from 21 years of age or older to being at least two years older than the victim

HB 1292 -- (LR# 3876L- 01I)

Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)

HB1294 --- Sponsor: Wildberger, Edward (027) --- CoSponsor: Meadows, Tim (101)

Creates the crime of transporting a child without parental consent for the purpose of committing a crime with the child as the victim or participant

HB 1294 -- (LR# 3927L- 01I)

Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)

HB1295 --- Sponsor: Wildberger, Edward (027) --- CoSponsor: Darrough, Bruce (075)

Allows counties to collect quarterly payments of personal property taxes

HB 1295 -- (LR# 3875L- 01I)

Referred: Ways and Means (H)

HB1298 --- Sponsor: LeVota, Paul (052) --- CoSponsor: Wildberger, Edward (027)

Establishes Erica's Law into Missouri's statutes and changes the elements for the crime of murder in the first degree when a child is the victim

HB 1298 -- (LR# 3847L- 01I)

Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)

HB1302 --- Sponsor: Cooper, Robert Wayne (155) --- CoSponsor: Moore, Danielle (020)

Creates the Missouri State Water Patrol Fund consisting of money collected for registering a vessel and increases the fee for a certificate of number

HB 1302 -- (LR# 3980L- 01P)

Referred: Ways and Means (H)

HB1305 --- Sponsor: Smith, Todd (118) --- CoSponsor: Dempsey, Tom (018)

Changes the laws regarding several public employee retirement systems

HCS HB 1305 -- (LR# 3971L- 03P)

Referred: Retirement (H)

HB1306 --- Sponsor: Smith, Todd (118) --- CoSponsor: Franz, Ward (151)

Changes the laws regarding the Missouri State Employees' Retirement System (MOSERS)

CCS SS SCS HCS HB 1306 -- (LR# 3825L- 07S)

Referred: Retirement (H)

HB1307 --- Sponsor: Pratt, Bryan (055) --- CoSponsor: Baker, Judy (025)

Establishes the Missouri State Diabetes Commission to develop a state strategy for the prevention, treatment, and control of diabetes

HB 1307 -- (LR# 3841L- 01I)

Referred: Health Care Policy (H)

HB1309 --- Sponsor: Lipke, Scott A. (157) --- CoSponsor: Brown, Jason (030)

Changes the laws regarding criminal forfeitures

HB 1309 -- (LR# 3592L- 01I)

Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)

HB1311 --- Sponsor: Lipke, Scott A. (157) --- CoSponsor: Brown, Jason (030)

Adds certain moving violations to the list of infractions for which a court may order payment to the county law enforcement restitution fund

HB 1311 -- (LR# 4003L- 01I)

Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)

HB1312 --- Sponsor: Lipke, Scott A. (157) --- CoSponsor: Smith, Todd (118)

Changes the laws regarding the DNA profiling system

HB 1312 -- (LR# 4300L- 01I)

Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)

HB1313 --- Sponsor: Lipke, Scott A. (157) --- CoSponsor: Sander, Therese (022)

Allocates additional funding from the Crime Victims' Compensation Fund to certain recipients

HB 1313 -- (LR# 4298L- 01I)

Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)

HB1314 --- Sponsor: Lipke, Scott A. (157) --- CoSponsor: Brown, Jason (030)

Changes the penalty for enticement of a child to a term of imprisonment of not less than five years and not more than 30 years and makes offenders ineligible for probation or parole for five years

HB 1314 -- (LR# 3824L- 01I)

Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)

HB1315 --- Sponsor: Lipke, Scott A. (157) --- CoSponsor: Dixon, Bob (140)

Requires foreign corporations to provide all records sought under a search warrant within five business days and gives immunity to corporations who provide records under a search warrant

HB 1315 -- (LR# 4019L- 01I)

Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)

HB1316 --- Sponsor: Lipke, Scott A. (157) --- CoSponsor: Munzlinger, Brian (001)

Creates the crime of disarming a peace officer or correctional officer

HCS HB 1316 -- (LR# 3590L- 03C)

Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)

HB1317 --- Sponsor: Lipke, Scott A. (157) --- CoSponsor: Brown, Jason (030)

Requires that a photograph be taken of every incarcerated person and made available to the victim upon request and allows a victim to be represented by an appointed person during parole hearings

HCS HB 1317 -- (LR# 3678L- 04P)

Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)

HB1318 --- Sponsor: Lipke, Scott A. (157) --- CoSponsor: Brown, Jason (030)

Revises the definition of "intoxication-related traffic offense" to include similar offenses from other states, federal violations, and military violations

HB 1318 -- (LR# 3949L- 01I)

Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)

HB1319 --- Sponsor: Lipke, Scott A. (157) --- CoSponsor: Brown, Jason (030)

Specifies that a driver's license can be revoked for two driving with excessive blood-alcohol content or one driving while intoxicated and one driving with excessive blood-alcohol content within five years

HB 1319 -- (LR# 3954L- 01I)

Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)

HB1320 --- Sponsor: Lipke, Scott A. (157) --- CoSponsor: Brown, Jason (030)

Authorizes the State Highway Patrol to conduct criminal background checks on gubernatorial appointees who are subject to Senate confirmation

SS#2 HB 1320 -- (LR# 4087S- 07F)

Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)

HB1325 --- Sponsor: Cooper, Robert Wayne (155) --- CoSponsor: Jones, Kenny (117)

Authorizes an additional judge in the 26th Judicial Circuit

HB 1325 -- (LR# 4265L- 01I)

Referred: Judiciary (H)

HB1326 --- Sponsor: Aull, Joe (026) --- CoSponsor: McGhee, Mike (122)

Allows certain governmental subdivisions of the state to sell or use property originally acquired from school districts for public use for any purpose after 25 years

HB 1326 -- (LR# 3897L- 01I)

Referred: Local Government (H)

HB1327 --- Sponsor: Schaaf, Robert (028) --- CoSponsor: Page, Sam (082)

Prohibits health insurers from discriminating against any willing provider in the geographic region of the health benefit plan

HCS HB 1327 -- (LR# 3701L- 02C)

Referred: Health Care Policy (H)

HB1328 --- Sponsor: Schaaf, Robert (028) --- CoSponsor: Page, Sam (082)

Regulates the use of certain lasers and pulse light sources by cosmetologists

HB 1328 -- (LR# 3969L- 01I)

Referred: Professional Registration & Licensing (H)

HB1329 --- Sponsor: Dougherty, Curt (053) --- CoSponsor: Burnett, John P. (040)

Makes it a crime for a credit card issuer to increase interest rates or impose fees because a card holder makes only the minimum payment, fails to make timely payments, or owes other creditors

HB 1329 -- (LR# 4331L- 01I)

Referred: Financial Institutions (H)

HB1330 --- Sponsor: Baker, Judy (025) --- CoSponsor: Johnson, Connie "LaJoyce" (061)

Changes the laws regarding the procedures required in law enforcement investigations and establishes the Missouri Laboratory Oversight Committee

HB 1330 -- (LR# 4088L- 01I)

Referred: Judiciary (H)

HB1331 --- Sponsor: Baker, Judy (025) --- CoSponsor: Kuessner, J. C. (152)

Requires the Secretary of State to establish and operate a no-mail list for businesses

HB 1331 -- (LR# 3719L- 01I)

Referred: Small Business (H)

HB1332 --- Sponsor: Baker, Judy (025) --- CoSponsor: Roorda, Jeff (102)

Establishes the Office of the Missouri Surgeon General within the Department of Health and Senior Services

HB 1332 -- (LR# 3400L- 01I)

Referred: Health Care Policy (H)

HB1333 --- Sponsor: Black, Lanie (161) --- CoSponsor: Myers, Peter (160)

Authorizes drainage district boards to impose an annual processing fee for assessed tracts

HCS HB 1333 -- (LR# 3523L- 02C)

Referred: Agriculture Policy (H)

HB1334 --- Sponsor: Dougherty, Curt (053) --- CoSponsor: Burnett, John P. (040)

Makes persons who have been diagnosed with cancer eligible for Missouri Medicaid benefits

HB 1334 -- (LR# 4332L- 01I)

Referred: Insurance Policy (H)

HB1335 --- Sponsor: Lembke, Jim (085)

Removes the requirement that the Department of Revenue maintain a branch office in the City of St. Louis

HB 1335 -- (LR# 4364L- 01I)

Referred: Transportation (H)

HB1336 --- Sponsor: Henke, Wayne J. (011) --- CoSponsor: Whorton, James (003)

Requires the Department of Revenue to award fee office contracts with a priority given to school districts and charitable organizations over individuals in a competitive bid process

HB 1336 -- (LR# 4163L- 01I)

Referred: Transportation (H)

HB1337 --- Sponsor: Schaaf, Robert (028)

Prohibits school bus drivers from using a cell phone while operating a bus that is transporting children

HB 1337 -- (LR# 3866L- 02I)

Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)

HB1342 --- Sponsor: Oxford, Jeanette Mott (059) --- CoSponsor: Chappelle-Nadal, Maria (072)

Prohibits representatives from the taxicab industry from serving on the regional taxicab commission but establishes an advisory committee of taxicab industry representatives to provide assistance

HB 1342 -- (LR# 3743L- 01I)

Referred: Local Government (H)

HB1343 --- Sponsor: Munzlinger, Brian (001) --- CoSponsor: Behnen, Bob (002)

Repeals the requirement that the City of Canton provide the resources and space for a circuit court division in Lewis County

HCS HB 1343 -- (LR# 3918L- 02T)

Referred: Local Government (H)

HB1347 --- Sponsor: Myers, Peter (160) --- CoSponsor: Sander, Therese (022)

Requires students at public institutions of higher education to take certain American history and American literature courses

HCS HB 1347 -- (LR# 3402L- 03P)

Referred: Higher Education (H)

HB1348 --- Sponsor: Bruns, Mark J. (113)

Establishes the Volunteer Firefighter Job Protection Act

HB 1348 -- (LR# 4377L- 01I)

Referred: Job Creation and Economic Development (H)

HB1349 --- Sponsor: Loehner, Tom (112) --- CoSponsor: Wallace, Maynard (143)

Establishes the Family Farms Act which allows small farmers who have obtained a loan for the purchase of livestock a waiver of the interest payments for the first year

SCS HCS HB 1349 -- (LR# 3481S- 05C)

Referred: Agriculture Policy (H)

HB1350 --- Sponsor: Bruns, Mark J. (113)

Authorizes the conveyance of certain state properties

HB 1350 -- (LR# 4284L- 02I)

Referred: Corrections and Public Institutions (H)

HB1351 --- Sponsor: Wilson, Kevin (130) --- CoSponsor: Ruestman, Marilyn (131)

Repeals the estate tax

HB 1351 -- (LR# 3923L- 02I)

Referred: Special Committee on Agri-Business (H)

HB1352 --- Sponsor: Pratt, Bryan (055)

Requires placement of automated external cardiac defibrillators in each high school and at school athletic events

HB 1352 -- (LR# 3837L- 01I)

Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)

HB1353 --- Sponsor: Pratt, Bryan (055)

Adds not-for-profit organizations that provide or contract for ambulance services under the authority of a municipality to the definition of "public entity" in the laws regarding sovereign immunity

HB 1353 -- (LR# 3840L- 01I)

Referred: Judiciary (H)

HB1356 --- Sponsor: Johnson, Robert Thane (047) --- CoSponsor: Kraus, Will (048)

Authorizes an additional benefit of $10 per month for certain members of the Police Retirement System of Kansas City

HB 1356 -- (LR# 4102L- 01I)

Referred: Retirement (H)

HB1357 --- Sponsor: Johnson, Robert Thane (047) --- CoSponsor: Kraus, Will (048)

Changes the laws regarding the Police Retirement System of Kansas City and the Civilian Employees' Retirement System of the Police Department of Kansas City

HCS HB 1357 -- (LR# 4101L- 02P)

Referred: Retirement (H)

HB1358 --- Sponsor: Portwood, Dr. Charles R. (092) --- CoSponsor: Lembke, Jim (085)

Requires the Governor to annually issue a proclamation designating May 10 as "Hepatitis C Awareness Day"

HB 1358 -- (LR# 4197L- 01I)

Referred: Health Care Policy (H)

HB1359 --- Sponsor: Dethrow, Mike (153) --- CoSponsor: Wilson, Larry (119)

Allows Missouri residents to deduct from their taxable income 100% of all non-reimbursed amounts paid for long-term care insurance premiums

HB 1359 -- (LR# 3972L- 01I)

Committee: Senior Citizen Advocacy (H)
Public hearing completed (H)

HB1360 --- Sponsor: Denison, Charles W. "Charlie" (135) --- CoSponsor: Cunningham, Mike (145)

Changes the laws regarding disposition of abandoned motor vehicles

HB 1360 -- (LR# 4094L- 01I)

Referred: Transportation (H)

HB1361 --- Sponsor: Fares, Kathlyn (091)

Authorizes municipalities in St. Louis County to impose a local sales tax to improve public safety

HB 1361 -- (LR# 3617L- 02I)

Referred: Local Government (H)

HB1364 --- Sponsor: Cunningham, Jane (086)

Changes the approval procedure for an application for a specialty license plate by the Joint Committee on Transportation Oversight

HB 1364 -- (LR# 3032L- 02I)

Referred: Transportation (H)

HB1365 --- Sponsor: Shoemyer, Wes (009) --- CoSponsor: Henke, Wayne J. (011)

Prohibits the Missouri Development Finance Board from granting tax credits or loan guarantees to professional athletic teams or sports authorities

HB 1365 -- (LR# 4333L- 02I)

Referred: Ways and Means (H)

HB1366 --- Sponsor: Robinson, Brad (107) --- CoSponsor: Roorda, Jeff (102)

Expands the definition of "volunteer fire protection association" to include municipal fire departments staffed by volunteers

HCS HB 1366 -- (LR# 3593L- 02P)

Referred: Local Government (H)

HB1368 --- Sponsor: Cooper, Shannon (120) --- CoSponsor: Sutherland, Mike (099)

Authorizes an exemption from sales tax for purchases made for fulfilling United States government contracts

HB 1368 -- (LR# 4162L- 01I)

Referred: Ways and Means (H)

HB1369 --- Sponsor: Myers, Peter (160) --- CoSponsor: Richard, Ron (129)

Requires, by January 1, 2008, that all diesel fuel sold at the terminal or imported for sale in Missouri for use in internal combustion engines contain at least 2% biodiesel fuel oil by volume

HB 1369 -- (LR# 3182L- 03I)

Referred: Agriculture Policy (H)

HB1370 --- Sponsor: Skaggs, Trent (031) --- CoSponsor: Spreng, Michael (076)

Allows an applicant to use a United States military photo identification card as proof of lawful presence in the United States when applying for an instruction permit or a driver's license

HB 1370 -- (LR# 3039L- 01I)

Referred: Transportation (H)

HB1371 --- Sponsor: Meadows, Tim (101) --- CoSponsor: George, Thomas E. (074)

Establishes the Missouri Worker's Freedom Act which prohibits employers from requiring employees to participate in communications regarding the employer's opinions on religious or political matters

HB 1371 -- (LR# 3783L- 01I)

Referred: Workforce Development and Workplace Safety (H)

HB1372 --- Sponsor: Skaggs, Trent (031) --- CoSponsor: Baker, Brian (123)

Prohibits the possession or consumption of alcohol in the State Capitol building or on the State Capitol grounds except by executive order

HB 1372 -- (LR# 3317L- 01I)

Referred: Corrections and Public Institutions (H)

HB1373 --- Sponsor: Young, Terry (049)

Allows the limited use of a dog to track deer that are shot by a person who is engaged in lawful hunting

HB 1373 -- (LR# 3608L- 02I)

Referred: Conservation and Natural Resources (H)

HB1376 --- Sponsor: Myers, Peter (160) --- CoSponsor: Wildberger, Edward (027)

Changes the laws regarding the special needs adoption tax credit

HB 1376 -- (LR# 3403L- 01I)

Referred: Ways and Means (H)

HB1377 --- Sponsor: St. Onge, Neal C. (088) --- CoSponsor: Yaeger, Patricia (096)

Allows law enforcement officers to stop a vehicle for a seat belt violation if the violation is clearly visible

HB 1377 -- (LR# 4231L- 01I)

Referred: Transportation (H)

HB1378 --- Sponsor: St. Onge, Neal C. (088) --- CoSponsor: Yaeger, Patricia (096)

Changes the laws regarding motor vehicle safety including intermediate driver's licenses, travel safe zones, work zone safety, child passenger restraints, and passing zones

HCS HB 1378, 1379, 1391 & 1541 -- (LR# 4232L- 03C)

Referred: Transportation (H)

HB1379 --- Sponsor: St. Onge, Neal C. (088) --- CoSponsor: Yaeger, Patricia (096)

Changes the laws regarding offenses occurring within highway work zones or construction zones and creates the crime of endangerment of a highway worker

HB 1379 -- (LR# 4070L- 02I)

Referred: Transportation (H)

HB1380 --- Sponsor: St. Onge, Neal C. (088) --- CoSponsor: Yaeger, Patricia (096)

Establishes the Missouri Public-Private Partnerships Transportation Act to allow a private partner to finance, develop, and/or operate a toll bridge between Illinois and Missouri in St. Louis

SCS HCS HB 1380 -- (LR# 4083S- 03T)

Referred: Transportation (H)

HB1382 --- Sponsor: Brown, Jason (030) --- CoSponsor: Jackson, Jack (089)

Removes the one-set limit on special military license plates and allows for a special license plate for members of the Disabled American Veterans and a "SOME GAVE ALL" special license plate

SCS HCS HB 1382 & 1158 -- (LR# 4321S- 05T)

Referred: Transportation (H)

HB1383 --- Sponsor: Roark, Brad (139)

Requires timely lump sum payments for persons entering into contracts for private design or construction work

HB 1383 -- (LR# 4372L- 01I)

Referred: Workforce Development and Workplace Safety (H)

HB1384 --- Sponsor: Lowe, Jenee' M. (044) --- CoSponsor: Hughes, Leonard (042)

Establishes renewable energy resource use requirements for electrical suppliers

HB 1384 -- (LR# 4133L- 02I)

Referred: Special Committee on Energy and Environment (H)

HB1385 --- Sponsor: Yates, Brian David (056)

Adds instructional coaches to the list of certificated teachers who are eligible to participate in the Missouri Career Development and Teacher Excellence Plan, known as career ladder

HB 1385 -- (LR# 4324L- 01I)

Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)

HB1386 --- Sponsor: Dusenberg, Gary (054) --- CoSponsor: Pratt, Bryan (055)

Creates the crime of displaying or possessing fictitious or altered license plates or tabs

HB 1386 -- (LR# 4220L- 01I)

Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)

HB1387 --- Sponsor: Dusenberg, Gary (054) --- CoSponsor: Pratt, Bryan (055)

Authorizes the State Highway Patrol to investigate any suspected violations of criminal law by the Missouri Gaming Commission

HB 1387 -- (LR# 4121L- 01I)

Referred: Transportation (H)

HB1388 --- Sponsor: Baker, Judy (025) --- CoSponsor: Storch, Rachel (064)

Establishes the Missouri Health Profession Shortage Planning Commission to develop recommendations regarding the health profession workforce

HB 1388 -- (LR# 3721L- 04I)

Referred: Workforce Development and Workplace Safety (H)

HB1389 --- Sponsor: Cooper, Robert Wayne (155) --- CoSponsor: Schaaf, Robert (028)

Changes the requirements for eligibility under the State Legal Expense Fund

HB 1389 -- (LR# 4039L- 01I)

Referred: Judiciary (H)

HB1390 --- Sponsor: Bivins, Walt (097) --- CoSponsor: Smith, Joe (014)

Requires board members of ambulance districts to complete educational training on their duties

HB 1390 -- (LR# 4011L- 01I)

Referred: Local Government (H)

HB1392 --- Sponsor: Behnen, Bob (002)

Repeals a sunset provision in order to allow dental hygienists to continue providing certain services for children in a public health setting

SCS HB 1392 -- (LR# 3871S- 02C)

Referred: Professional Registration & Licensing (H)

HB1393 --- Sponsor: Behnen, Bob (002) --- CoSponsor: Wagner, Wes (104)

Authorizes the Superintendent of the State Highway Patrol to establish guidelines under which members of the patrol may accept other secondary employment

HB 1393 -- (LR# 4270L- 01T)

Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)

HB1394 --- Sponsor: Salva, Ray (051) --- CoSponsor: Pratt, Bryan (055)

Prohibits the disclosure of Social Security numbers on child support checks, correspondence, and documents

HB 1394 -- (LR# 4334L- 01I)

Referred: Children and Families (H)

HB1395 --- Sponsor: Salva, Ray (051) --- CoSponsor: Yates, Brian David (056)

Makes it a crime for an uninsured motorist involved in an accident to fail to pay restitution for the other person's insurance deductibles and requires license suspension until payment is made

HB 1395 -- (LR# 4335L- 01I)

Referred: Insurance Policy (H)

HB1396 --- Sponsor: Ervin, Doug (035) --- CoSponsor: Day, David (148)

Allows for a special license plate for members of the Disabled American Veterans

HB 1396 -- (LR# 4009L- 02I)

Referred: Transportation (H)

HB1397 --- Sponsor: Pratt, Bryan (055) --- CoSponsor: Pearce, David (121)

Establishes the Consumer Protection Against Computer Spyware Act

HCS HB 1397 -- (LR# 3842L- 03P)

Referred: Judiciary (H)

HB1398 --- Sponsor: Pearce, David (121) --- CoSponsor: Witte, Terry L. (010)

Changes the laws regarding military facilities and personnel

HB 1398 -- (LR# 3297L- 03I)

Referred: Job Creation and Economic Development (H)

HB1443 --- Sponsor: Donnelly, Margaret (073) --- CoSponsor: Chappelle-Nadal, Maria (072)

Changes the laws regarding criminal securities fraud and sets a minimum penalty when committed against the elderly or disabled

HB 1443 -- (LR# 3917L- 01I)

Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)

HB1445 --- Sponsor: Whorton, James (003) --- CoSponsor: Myers, Peter (160)

Requires all diesel fuel sold after January 1, 2008, to contain at least 2% biodiesel fuel oil by volume

HB 1445 -- (LR# 3562L- 03I)

Referred: Agriculture Policy (H)

HB1464 --- Sponsor: Hunter, Steve (127)

Requires expenditures for political activities by labor organizations to be made exclusively from a fund established for that purpose

HB 1464 -- (LR# 4436L- 01I)

Referred: Workforce Development and Workplace Safety (H)

HB1465 --- Sponsor: Hunter, Steve (127)

Requires labor unions not subject to the federal Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act to publicly disclose information concerning their finances

HCS HB 1465 -- (LR# 4437L- 02C)

Referred: Workforce Development and Workplace Safety (H)

HB1469 --- Sponsor: Wilson, Kevin (130) --- CoSponsor: Portwood, Dr. Charles R. (092)

Allows the lowest in-state bidder for a state purchasing contract the opportunity to match the lowest out-of-state bid

HB 1469 -- (LR# 4013L- 01I)

Referred: Job Creation and Economic Development (H)

HB1481 --- Sponsor: Bean, Otto Jr. (163) --- CoSponsor: Wallace, Maynard (143)

Exempts work done on a school from the prevailing wage rate requirement if approved by the school board

HB 1481 -- (LR# 4423L- 01I)

Referred: Workforce Development and Workplace Safety (H)

HB1484 --- Sponsor: Tilley, Steven (106) --- CoSponsor: Jetton, Rod (156)

Allows the 24th Judicial Circuit to appoint a drug court commissioner and a drug court administrator

HB 1484 -- (LR# 4622L- 02I)

Referred: Judiciary (H)

HB1516 --- Sponsor: Behnen, Bob (002)

Adds two traffic offenses relating to failure to yield right-of-way to an emergency vehicle for which points can be assessed against a driver's license

HB 1516 -- (LR# 4510L- 01I)

Referred: Transportation (H)

HB1537 --- Sponsor: Schaaf, Robert (028) --- CoSponsor: Denison, Charles W. "Charlie" (135)

Limits certificate of need to long-term care facilities

HB 1537 -- (LR# 3700L- 01I)

Referred: Special Committee on Healthcare Facilities (H)

HB1539 --- Sponsor: Stevenson, Bryan P. (128) --- CoSponsor: Phillips, Susan C. (032)

Establishes the Health Care Rights of Conscience Act which allows a health care professional to not participate in a health care service that violates his or her conscience

HCS HB 1539 -- (LR# 4765L- 02C)

Referred: Children and Families (H)

HB1563 --- Sponsor: Day, David (148) --- CoSponsor: Jackson, Jack (089)

Exempts certain veterans' retirement benefits from state income tax

HB 1563 -- (LR# 3325L- 04I)

Referred: Ways and Means (H)

HB1574 --- Sponsor: Fisher, Barney (125) --- CoSponsor: Nance, Bob (036)

Exempts military pay of active-duty military personnel from income tax

HB 1574 -- (LR# 4203L- 01I)

Referred: Ways and Means (H)

HB1582 --- Sponsor: Muschany, T. Scott (087) --- CoSponsor: Bearden, Carl (016)

Requires each school district to adopt as a goal the expenditure of at least two-thirds of its operational expenditures on classroom instruction

HB 1582 -- (LR# 3267L- 02I)

Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)

HB1594 --- Sponsor: Smith, Joe (014) --- CoSponsor: Kraus, Will (048)

Exempts military retirement benefits from state income tax

HB 1594 -- (LR# 4525L- 01I)

Referred: Ways and Means (H)

HB1606 --- Sponsor: Nolte, Jerry (033) --- CoSponsor: Wildberger, Edward (027)

Requires that all state service contracts awarded after August 28, 2006, must include specifications that employees of contractors or subcontractors be citizens of the United States

HB 1606 -- (LR# 4653L- 01I)

Referred: Workforce Development and Workplace Safety (H)

HB1607 --- Sponsor: Schneider, Vicki (017) --- CoSponsor: Hubbard, Rodney R. (058)

Expands the A+ Schools Program to certain private vocational or technical schools

HCS HB 1607 -- (LR# 4646L- 02C)

Read second time (H)

HB1608 --- Sponsor: Wilson, Kevin (130) --- CoSponsor: Yates, Brian David (056)

Modifies various fees imposed by the Department of Insurance

HB 1608 -- (LR# 4690L- 02I)

Read second time (H)
Referred: Insurance Policy (H)

HB1609 --- Sponsor: Pratt, Bryan (055)

Requires any profits resulting from a crime and owed to the person committing the crime to be deposited into the Crime Victims Compensation Fund for disbursement to victims filing a claim

HB 1609 -- (LR# 4508L- 01I)

Read second time (H)

HB1610 --- Sponsor: Tilley, Steven (106)

Allows a 45-day grace period for obtaining a license when a barber shop changes ownership or location and repeals all licensing requirements for barbers

HB 1610 -- (LR# 4682L- 01I)

Read second time (H)

HB1611 --- Sponsor: Dixon, Bob (140)

Requires property within a fire protection district that is annexed by any city in Greene County to remain part of the fire protection district for taxation purposes

HB 1611 -- (LR# 3959L- 01I)

Read second time (H)

HB1612 --- Sponsor: Page, Sam (082) --- CoSponsor: Baker, Judy (025)

Requires group health insurance policies which cover dependents to continue coverage for a dependent child with a chronic illness or condition until the child attains the age of 25 or marries

HB 1612 -- (LR# 4529L- 01I)

Read second time (H)

HB1613 --- Sponsor: Aull, Joe (026)

Requires all insurance premium rate changes in excess of 15% or more to be approved by the Department of Insurance after a public hearing

HB 1613 -- (LR# 4865L- 01I)

Read second time (H)

HB1614 --- Sponsor: Aull, Joe (026)

Increases the surcharge in domestic relations cases for court-appointed special advocate programs and allows individual counties to authorize additional surcharges on these cases

HB 1614 -- (LR# 4866L- 01I)

Read second time (H)

HB1615 --- Sponsor: Burnett, John P. (040) --- CoSponsor: Skaggs, Trent (031)

Authorizes the Governor to convey state property located in Jackson County to the City of Kansas City

HB 1615 -- (LR# 4606L- 01I)

Read second time (H)

HB1616 --- Sponsor: Kelly, Van (144) --- CoSponsor: Deeken, Bill (114)

Authorizes a sales tax exemption on the purchase of coffins, caskets, burial vaults, or other funeral merchandise

HB 1616 -- (LR# 4939L- 01I)

Read second time (H)

HB1617 --- Sponsor: McGhee, Mike (122) --- CoSponsor: Munzlinger, Brian (001)

Changes the restrictions regarding the liability of a landowner who invites or permits persons to use the land for recreational purposes to include state-administered recreational access programs

HCS HB 1617 & 1374 -- (LR# 4832L- 02T)

Read second time (H)

HB1618 --- Sponsor: Lowe, Jenee' M. (044) --- CoSponsor: Chappelle-Nadal, Maria (072)

Requires the Board of Probation and Parole to make periodic reviews of certain convicted offenders serving a sentence with no possibility for parole

HB 1618 -- (LR# 4647L- 01I)

Read second time (H)

HB1619 --- Sponsor: Sutherland, Mike (099) --- CoSponsor: Smith, Todd (118)

Changes the annual franchise tax rates and income threshold amounts for corporations

SCS HB 1619 -- (LR# 4524S- 02C)

Read second time (H)

HB1620 --- Sponsor: Sutherland, Mike (099) --- CoSponsor: Threlkeld, Kevin (109)

Changes the laws regarding assisted living facilities

HCS HB 1620 -- (LR# 4346L- 03C)

Read second time (H)

HB1621 --- Sponsor: Sutherland, Mike (099) --- CoSponsor: Kratky, Fred (065)

Establishes the Residential Treatment Agency Tax Credit Act which authorizes a tax credit for 50% of the amount contributed to a qualified residential treatment agency

HB 1621 -- (LR# 4498L- 01I)

Read second time (H)

HB1622 --- Sponsor: Silvey, Ryan (038) --- CoSponsor: Nolte, Jerry (033)

Requires revenue from a tax increase within a tax increment financing district to be used for the taxing purpose only

HB 1622 -- (LR# 3674L- 02I)

Read second time (H)

HB1623 --- Sponsor: St. Onge, Neal C. (088) --- CoSponsor: Wilson, Larry (119)

Authorizes the Highways and Transportation Commission to receive electonic bids for highway and bridge contracts

HB 1623 -- (LR# 4777L- 01P)

Read second time (H)

HB1624 --- Sponsor: Nolte, Jerry (033)

Authorizes the City of Gladstone to impose a transient guest tax for the promotion of tourism

HB 1624 -- (LR# 4504L- 01I)

Read second time (H)

HB1625 --- Sponsor: Fraser, Barbara (083) --- CoSponsor: Chappelle-Nadal, Maria (072)

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

HB 1625 -- (LR# 4694L- 01I)