2006 Legislation Sponsored by Rep. Wright

Missouri House of Representatives
2006
93rd General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Legislation Sponsored by Rep. Mark Wright

SPONSOR

HB1402

Requires every university in this state participating in an NCAA division I sport to schedule one contest a year with every other university in this state in the same sport at the same level

HB1402 -- (LR# 3741L.01I)

Referred: Higher Education (H)

HB1687

Allows unused or unaccepted drugs donated to the Prescription Drug Repository Program to be distributed to out-of-state charitable repositories

Approved HB1687 -- (LR# 4826L.01T)

Delivered to Secretary of State (G)

HB1716

Repeals an obsolete provision which allows the police department of the City of St. Louis to hire retired police officers as special advisors

HB1716 -- (LR# 4704L.01I)

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Public hearing completed (H)

HB1740

Lowers the individual income tax rates

HB1740 -- (LR# 4523L.01I)

Referred: Ways and Means (H)

HB1838

Allows the governing authority, board, or personnel of a political subdivision to display religious documents in public buildings or on public lands

HB1838 -- (LR# 5166L.01I)

Referred: Special Committee on General Laws (H)

HB1886

Authorizes a tax credit for contributions to after-school programs

HB1886 -- (LR# 5104L.01I)

Referred: Ways and Means (H)

HJR37

Proposes a constitutional amendment restricting the use of eminent domain

HJR37 -- (LR# 3033L.02I)

Referred: Judiciary (H)

HJR49

Proposes a constitutional amendment to allow the state and any of its political subdivisions to display religious documents

HJR49 -- (LR# 4531L.01I)

Referred: Special Committee on General Laws (H)
COSPONSOR

HB1068

Modifies the eligibility requirements of an employed disabled person requesting medical assistance under the federal Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999

HB1068 -- (LR# 3430L.01I)

Referred: Senior Citizen Advocacy (H)

HB1073

Exempts motor fuel used in school buses from motor fuel tax when driven to transport students for educational purposes

HB1073 -- (LR# 3340L.01I)

WAYS AND MEANS

Voted do pass (H)

HB1149

Changes the laws regarding the regulation of water

Approved SCS#2 HCS HB 1149 -- (LR# 3774S.07T)

Delivered to Secretary of State (G)

HB1226

Requires health insurance coverage for certain chiropractic care services

HB1226 -- (LR# 3880L.01I)

HEALTH CARE POLICY

HCS voted do pass (H)

HB1255

Requires operators or riders of motorcycles and motortricycles who are younger than 21 years of age to wear protective headgear

HB1255 -- (LR# 3962L.01I)

TRANSPORTATION

Public hearing completed (H)

HB1358

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

HB1358 -- (LR# 4197L.01I)

SENATE AGING, FAMILIES, MENTAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH

Executive Session held (S)

VOTED DO PASS

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)

HB1432

Authorizes the State Board of Probation and Parole, at its discretion, to conduct probation and parole hearings by videoconferencing and allows victims to choose where to testify for the videoconferencing

HCS HB 1432 -- (LR# 4518L.02C)

Returned to Committee of Origin (S)

HB1474

Establishes the Founding Documents Protection Act and specifies that no teacher or administrator will be prohibited from reading or posting certain documents and verses

HB1474 -- (LR# 3289L.02I)

ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION

Executive Session - No Action Taken

HB1476

Prohibits any transfer of moneys in the Missouri Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Fund to the General Revenue Fund

HB1476 -- (LR# 4519L.01I)

WAYS AND MEANS

Public hearing completed (H)

HB1501

Increases the penalty for identity theft

HB1501 -- (LR# 4340L.01I)

Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)

HB1525

Establishes age and residency requirements for candidates of the office of county treasurer

HB1525 -- (LR# 4625L.01I)

ELECTIONS

HCS voted do pass (H)

HB1574

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

HB1574 -- (LR# 4203L.01I)

Referred: Ways and Means (H)

HB1581

Authorizes an income tax credit for donations to food pantries

HCS HB 1581 -- (LR# 4345L.03P)

SENATE GOVERNMENTAL ACCOUNTABILITY AND FISCAL OVERSIGHT

Executive Session held (S)

HB1595

Changes the definition of "practice of chiropractic"

HB1595 -- (LR# 3709L.03I)

PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION AND LICENSING

Public hearing completed (H)

HB1601

Exempts research programs and experimental medical procedures for patients with life-threatening emergencies from the informed consent requirement under certain conditions

Approved SCS HB 1601 -- (LR# 4875S.02T)

Delivered to Secretary of State (G)

WITH EMERGENCY CLAUSE, THIS BILL BECOMES EFFECTIVE

06/12/2006.

HB1642

Requires state agencies, public schools and colleges, and political subdivisions to use the traditional names of holidays

HB1642 -- (LR# 4320L.03I)

Rules - Reported do pass (H)

HB1697

Authorizes a tax credit for employers who hire qualified high school students for summer jobs

HB1697 -- (LR# 4507L.01I)

JOB CREATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

HCS voted do pass (H)

HB1731

Redefines "blighted area" for purposes of tax increment financing

HB1731 -- (LR# 5103L.01I)

Referred: Local Government (H)

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)

HB1736

Allows police, deputy sheriffs, and State Highway Patrol officers to form labor organizations

HB1736 -- (LR# 4380L.01I)

Referred: Workforce Development and Workplace Safety (H)

HB1742

Establishes the eligibility requirements of an employed disabled person requesting medical assistance under the federal Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999

SS SCS HCS HB 1742 -- (LR# 5088S.08F)

Emergency Clause adopted (S)

HB1762

Exempts a person who presents proof of permanent disability from the United States Veterans Administration from the four-year certification requirement for renewal of disabled license plates

Approved SCS HCS HB 1762 -- (LR# 5105S.03T)

Delivered to Secretary of State (G)

HB1765

Authorizes election authorities to establish vote centers

HB1765 -- (LR# 4583L.01I)

ELECTIONS

Executive Session - No Action Taken

HB1784

Revises certain assault crimes and one tampering crime to include juvenile officers

HB1784 -- (LR# 5136L.01I)

Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)

HB1833

Designates the crayfish as the official state invertebrate

HB1833 -- (LR# 5275L.01P)

SEE COMMENTS

MOTION TO 3RD READ AND PASS WITHDRAWN

HB1868

Establishes the Health Care Responsibility Act which requires applicants for Missouri Medicaid Program assistance to identify their employers

HCS HB 1868 -- (LR# 5032L.04C)

Rules - Reported do pass (H)

HB1869

Requires certain recipients of state benefits to provide proof of voter registration prior to receiving benefits

HB1869 -- (LR# 5191L.02I)

ELECTIONS

Public hearing completed (H)

HB1870

Authorizes a tax credit for hiring disabled workers

HB1870 -- (LR# 5134L.01I)

JOB CREATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Voted do pass (H)

HB1871

Establishes the Parents, Tutors, and Volunteers (PTV) Program to encourage adults to volunteer in schools

HB1871 -- (LR# 5081L.01I)

Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)

HB1905

Authorizes the Family Support Division to assist certain elderly individuals who qualify for the federal Food Stamp Program in obtaining supplemental food stamps

HB1905 -- (LR# 5254L.01P)

Placed on Informal Calendar (S)

HB1918

Changes the laws regarding commercial motor vehicles, outdoor advertising, vacating roads, log trucks, proof of lawful presence, driver's licenses, all-terrain vehicles, and vehicle weight limits

HCS HB 1340, 1549, 1918 & 1998 -- (LR# 3732L.06C)

Rules - Reported do pass (H)

HB2018

Requires crime victims to be paid up to $250 from the Crime Victims' Compensation Fund to replace certain items seized by law enforcement as evidence of a crime

HB2018 -- (LR# 5572L.02I)

Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)

HB2025

Creates the Personal Property Tax Relief Fund and phases out the personal property tax on motor vehicles if taxes were paid timely and funds are appropriated from the Tobacco Settlement Trust Fund

HB2025 -- (LR# 5199L.01I)

Referred: Ways and Means (H)

HB2030

Establishes the Unborn Child Pain Prevention Act regarding the capacity of an unborn child to experience pain during an abortion

HB2030 -- (LR# 5609L.01I)

Referred: Children and Families (H)

HB2036

Establishes the Urban Flight Scholarship Program for college education students who agree to teach in certain urban or metropolitan school districts

HB2036 -- (LR# 5494L.01I)

SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND FINANCE

Public hearing completed (H)

HB2038

Establishes the Missouri Senior Cadets Program

HB2038 -- (LR# 5495L.02I)

Rules - Reported do pass (H)

HB2076

Amends the Missouri Homestead Preservation Act by specifying that the annual tax assessments for taxpayers 75 years of age or older will not increase under certain conditions

HB2076 -- (LR# 3427L.01I)

Referred: Senior Citizen Advocacy (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)

HB2106

Increases the penalty for littering by requiring community service and a $600 restitution payment

HB2106 -- (LR# 5656L.01I)

Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)

HB2130

Removes the age requirement for the Missouri Homestead Preservation Act exemption and sets the exemption limit at 2.5% for homesteads of all eligible owners in any year

HB2130 -- (LR# 5689L.01I)

Referred: Senior Citizen Advocacy (H)

HB2131

Makes eligibility for a driver's license for persons between the ages of 15 and 18 contingent upon documentation that the applicant has complied with school district standards for eligibility

HB2131 -- (LR# 5705L.01I)

ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION

Voted do pass (H)

HJR46

Proposes a constitutional amendment requiring all impeachments to be tried by the Senate

HJR46 -- (LR# 3616L.01I)

SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON GENERAL LAWS

Motion to Do Pass failed (H)

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