Missouri House of Representatives
2006
93rd General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Legislation Sponsored by Rep. Regina Walsh
SPONSOR
HB1420
Changes the laws regarding the regulation of state and private mental health facilities
HB1420 -- (LR# 3886L.01I)
Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
HB1421
Establishes the Safe Staffing and Quality Care Accountability Act for Veterans Homes and the Safe Staffing and Quality Care Accountability Act for Mental Health Facilities
HB1421 -- (LR# 3884L.01I)
Referred: Veterans (H)
HB1422
Establishes the Public Service Accountability Act which requires most public bodies to analyze the costs and benefits of privatizing any service valued at $25,000 or more
HB1422 -- (LR# 3885L.01I)
Referred: Workforce Development and Workplace Safety (H)
HB1510
Prohibits any entity from preventing a student athlete from competing in or training for any Olympic event
HB1510 -- (LR# 4344L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
HB1818
Establishes the Occupational Safety Standards Commission to promulgate, modify, or revoke safety and health standards in the state
HB1818 -- (LR# 4859L.02I)
Referred: Workforce Development and Workplace Safety (H)
COSPONSOR
HB1074
Specifies that the sales tax exemption for converting a vehicle to handicapped accessible includes vehicles modified before purchase
HB1074 -- (LR# 3529L.01I)
WAYS AND MEANS
Voted do pass (H)
HB1108
Requires a person who commits sexual crimes against children younger than 12 years of age to serve a minimum of three years in prison before being placed on probation or parole
HB1108 -- (LR# 3577L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB1185
Requires that marshals appointed for the appellate courts be compensated at the same amount as the highest salary set for marshals of circuit courts
HB1185 -- (LR# 3845L.01I)
JUDICIARY
Voted do pass (H)
HB1186
Prohibits a person from employing or subcontracting with an illegal alien on any publicly financed project
HB1186 -- (LR# 3485L.01I)
Referred: Workforce Development and Workplace Safety (H)
HB1187
Makes it an unlawful employment practice to subject an employee to an abusive work environment or to retaliate against an employee who opposes that type of environment
HB1187 -- (LR# 3524L.01I)
Referred: Workforce Development and Workplace Safety (H)
HB1188
Establishes the Registered Surgical Technologist Title Protection Act
HB1188 -- (LR# 3498L.01I)
PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION AND LICENSING
Public hearing completed (H)
HB1244
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)
Perfected by Consent (H)
HB1256
Establishes February 4 as "Rosa Parks Day" and makes it a state observance
Approved HCS HB 1256 -- (LR# 4044L.03T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
HB1272
Changes the preference requirements for Missouri businesses in letting state purchasing contracts
HB1272 -- (LR# 4000L.02I)
Referred: Job Creation and Economic Development (H)
HB1282
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
HB1282 -- (LR# 4131L.01I)
Referred: Utilities (H)
HB1287
Requires all noncertificated employees to be appointed and promoted pursuant to local school board rules
HB1287 -- (LR# 3456L.01I)
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)
HB1288
Changes the laws regarding public employee labor organizations
HB1288 -- (LR# 3457L.01I)
Referred: Workforce Development and Workplace Safety (H)
HB1293
Creates the Missouri Uniform Communications Act for Homeland Security, requires certain purchases to meet certain standards, and requires the Governor to submit a homeland security spending report
HB1293 -- (LR# 3585L.01I)
Referred: Veterans (H)
HB1302
Creates the Missouri State Water Patrol Fund consisting of money collected for registering a vessel and increases the fee for a certificate of number
HB1302 -- (LR# 3980L.01P)
Placed on Informal Calendar (S)
HB1336
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
HB1336 -- (LR# 4163L.01I)
Referred: Transportation (H)
HB1367
Changes the bidding preference requirements for sheltered workshops from a 5-point to a 25-point bonus when the work generates over $5,000 annually
SCS HCS HB 1367 -- (LR# 3896S.05C)
Reported to the House with... (S)
SCS AS AMENDED

HB1384
Establishes renewable energy resource use requirements for electrical suppliers
HB1384 -- (LR# 4133L.02I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT
Public hearing completed (H)
HB1408
Requires rebates to be paid within 30 days of submission by the applicant
HB1408 -- (LR# 3327L.01I)
Referred: Small Business (H)
HB1409
Allows each public school district to determine whether a dress code for pupils is appropriate
HB1409 -- (LR# 4193L.01I)
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)
HB1423
Changes the definition of "security" in the laws regulating securities so that the sale of variable annuities will be regulated by the Secretary of State
HB1423 -- (LR# 3670L.01P)
Second Rd/Refer: Financial, Governmental Org, & Election (S)
HB1425
Designates the Table Rock Lake bridge on Highway 39 in the City of Shell Knob as the "State Senator Larry Gene Taylor Memorial Bridge"
HB1425 -- (LR# 4078L.01I)
Referred: Transportation (H)
HB1433
Changes the laws regarding Missouri's minimum wage and requires that every employee be paid at least a "living wage"
HB1433 -- (LR# 4127L.02I)
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND WORKPLACE SAFETY
Public hearing completed (H)
HB1438
Increases the penalty for possession of any methamphetamine precursor drug with the intent to manufacture amphetamine, methaphetamine, or any of their analogs from a class D felony to a class C felony
HB1438 -- (LR# 4477L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB1439
Limits the amount of interest a title lender can charge on loans and requires the average interest rate being charged by credit unions to be made available to the public
HB1439 -- (LR# 4454L.01I)
Referred: Financial Institutions (H)
HB1455
Changes the maximum funding allowed for the Utilicare Stabilization Fund from $5 million to $10 million
HB1455 -- (LR# 4492L.01I)
Referred: Utilities (H)
HB1458
Prohibits discrimination based upon a person's sexual orientation
HB1458 -- (LR# 4405L.01I)
Withdrawn (H)
HB1462
Allows residential and business cell phone numbers to be added to the telemarketing No-Call List
HB1462 -- (LR# 4282L.02I)
Referred: Utilities (H)
HB1463
Requires certain employers of 10,000 or more employees in this state to pay an assessment based on health care benefits paid for employees that do not reach a minimum expenditure level
HB1463 -- (LR# 4435L.01I)
Withdrawn (H)
HB1467
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
HB1467 -- (LR# 3563L.01I)
CRIME PREVENTION AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Public hearing completed (H)
HB1483
Allows cell phone and Internet service provider records to be searched for child support enforcement purposes
HB1483 -- (LR# 4135L.01I)
Referred: Utilities (H)
HB1492
Establishes the High Risk Home Loan Act which regulates the offering of high risk residential mortgage loans
HB1492 -- (LR# 3265L.01I)
Referred: Financial Institutions (H)
HB1500
Changes the laws regarding identity theft
HB1500 -- (LR# 4339L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB1501
Increases the penalty for identity theft
HB1501 -- (LR# 4340L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB1502
Prohibits school employees, volunteers, or students from bullying a student while on school property, at school functions, or on a school bus
HB1502 -- (LR# 4528L.01I)
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)
HB1524
Allows a corporation to biennially file its corporate registration report with the Secretary of State
HB1524 -- (LR# 4288L.01I)
JUDICIARY
Public hearing completed (H)
HB1552
Allows homeless veterans to use the post office box or voice mail address of a charitable or religious organization on applications for state or federal assistance
Approved HCS HB 1552 -- (LR# 4420L.02T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
HB1557
Prohibits a person from intentionally smelling or inhaling the fumes of or inducing or aiding another person in the use or sale of specified solvents
HB1557 -- (LR# 3826L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB1562
Exempts applicants for a driver's or nondriver's license who were born prior to January 1, 1941, from submitting a birth certificate or other documents as proof of lawful presence
HB1562 -- (LR# 4688L.01I)
Referred: Transportation (H)
HB1566
Requires employers to pay employees equal wages for equal work regardless of employee's gender
HB1566 -- (LR# 4526L.01I)
Referred: Workforce Development and Workplace Safety (H)
HB1568
Requires the Department of Social Services to determine the eligibility of an employed disabled person requesting medical assistance
HB1568 -- (LR# 4497L.01I)
Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
HB1578
Changes the laws regarding utility rate schedules by eliminating an adjustment because of the effect of user conservation on customers' demand for gas
HB1578 -- (LR# 4798L.01I)
Referred: Utilities (H)
HB1593
Prohibits discrimination based upon a person's sexual orientation
HB1593 -- (LR# 4847L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
HB1691
Establishes the Women's Preventive Health Services Program within the Department of Health and Senior Services
HB1691 -- (LR# 4774L.01I)
Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
HB1694
Requires the State of Missouri to provide Missouri National Guard personnel called into active duty with a $250,000 term life insurance death benefit
HB1694 -- (LR# 4167L.01I)
Referred: Retirement (H)
HB1695
Establishes the Missouri Political Cyberfraud Act and creates the crime of political cyberfraud
HB1695 -- (LR# 3768L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB1704
Exempts individuals who are 65 years of age or older from the lawful presence requirements for the renewal of driver's licenses, permits, or nondriver's licenses
HB1704 -- (LR# 4969L.01I)
Laid over (H)
HCA 1 ADOPTED

HB1732
Requires school districts to grant authorization to students for the possession and self-administration of medications for the treatment of asthma and anaphylaxis
Approved HB1732 -- (LR# 5023L.03T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
HB1733
Authorizes additional compensation for overtime, court time, and standby court time for sergeants of the City of St. Louis police department
HB1733 -- (LR# 4720L.01I)
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Public hearing completed (H)
HB1777
Requires the Secretary of State to establish a toll-free number for business inquiries and to direct the inquiries to the appropriate state agency
HB1777 -- (LR# 4120L.01I)
Referred: Job Creation and Economic Development (H)
HB1778
Authorizes an income tax credit for school upkeep and beautification projects
HB1778 -- (LR# 5083L.01I)
Referred: Special Comm on Student Achievement & Finance (H)
HB1787
Establishes the Guard at Home Program to assist the spouse of an active-duty National Guard or reservist with immediate needs and employment to prevent the family from falling into poverty
Approved SCS HCS HB 1787 -- (LR# 5137S.07T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
WITH EMERGENCY CLAUSE, THIS BILL BECOMES EFFECTIVE
06/13/2006.

HB1791
Repeals the death penalty
HB1791 -- (LR# 5037L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB1805
Establishes a program to supplement the state's Medicaid Program by reimbursing health care providers for uncompensated medical treatment and requires certain employers to pay a surcharge
HB1805 -- (LR# 5049L.01I)
Referred: Insurance Policy (H)
HB1820
Authorizes an income tax deduction for tuition paid to a Missouri public institution of higher education
HB1820 -- (LR# 3579L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND FINANCE
Public hearing completed (H)
HB1840
Establishes the Precious Doe Hotline for the reporting of missing and abused children and provides rewards through the Precious Doe Hotline Reward Fund for reports leading to arrests
HB1840 -- (LR# 4421L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB1848
Requires private mental health facilities and group homes for the mentally retarded and developmentally disabled to meet the same requirements as state-operated facilities
HB1848 -- (LR# 5144L.01I)
Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
HB1870
Authorizes a tax credit for hiring disabled workers
HB1870 -- (LR# 5134L.01I)
JOB CREATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Voted do pass (H)
HB1907
Designates a portion of Interstate 44 in St. Louis County as the "Trooper Ralph Tatoian Memorial Highway"
HB1907 -- (LR# 5221L.01I)
TRANSPORTATION
Public hearing completed (H)
HB1952
Authorizes any county or municipality to establish a local economic development commission to study local large business expansions and prohibits an industrial loan company or industrial bank in this state
HB1952 -- (LR# 5243L.01I)
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Public hearing completed (H)
HB1954
Changes the laws regarding damages to an animal facility for which criminal penalties are imposed
HB1954 -- (LR# 5278L.01I)
Referred: Agriculture Policy (H)
HB1960
Changes the laws regarding state individual income tax
HB1960 -- (LR# 4881L.01I)
Withdrawn (H)
HB1964
Authorizes an income tax credit for service as a poll worker
HB1964 -- (LR# 5219L.01I)
Referred: Elections (H)
HB1979
Increases the penalty for endangering the welfare of a child in the first degree when shaking a child younger than five years of age to a minimum of 15 years in prison
HB1979 -- (LR# 4447L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB1984
Requires any person convicted of hiring illegal aliens to repay double the value of any tax credit, tax abatement, or loan
HB1984 -- (LR# 5399L.01I)
Referred: Special Commitee on Immigration Reform (H)
HB2002
Repeals the sunset provision to replace the current Missouri Medicaid Program set to expire on June 30, 2008
HB2002 -- (LR# 5363L.01I)
Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
HB2079
Establishes the Women's Health Services Program within the Department of Health and Senior Services
HB2079 -- (LR# 4997L.01I)
Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
HB2082
Requires hospitals to compile and post daily staffing information in patient care areas of each unit of the hospital
HB2082 -- (LR# 5582L.01I)
Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
HB2109
Requires health insurers to provide coverage for human papillomavirus testing as a cervical cancer screening test
HB2109 -- (LR# 5588L.01I)
Referred: Insurance Policy (H)
HB2146
Changes the laws regarding alternative education
HB2146 -- (LR# 5680L.01I)
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)
HJR50
Proposes a constitutional amendment allowing simple majority to pass school district bond issues
HJR50 -- (LR# 5182L.01I)
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)
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Last Updated November 29, 2006 at 9:50 am