Missouri House of Representatives
2006
93rd General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Legislation Sponsored by Rep. Robert Wayne Cooper
SPONSOR
HB1259
Prohibits an insurer from changing the coding that a health care provider submitted for services without the permission of the health care provider
HB1259 -- (LR# 3881L.01I)
Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
HB1266
Establishes the Missouri Science Education Act which requires instruction for science courses in sixth through twelfth grades to comply with its best practices
HB1266 -- (LR# 3830L.01I)
ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION
Voted do pass (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)
HB1325
Authorizes an additional judge in the 26th Judicial Circuit
HB1325 -- (LR# 4265L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
HB1389
Changes the requirements for eligibility under the State Legal Expense Fund
HB1389 -- (LR# 4039L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
HB1452
Changes the laws regarding licensure of professional counselors
HB1452 -- (LR# 4427L.01I)
Referred: Professional Registration & Licensing (H)
HB1453
Transfers the Missouri Head Injury Advisory Council to the Department of Health and Senior Services
HB1453 -- (LR# 4418L.02I)
PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION AND LICENSING
Public hearing completed (H)
HB1823
Abolishes the Committee for Professional Counselors and State Committee of Marital and Family Therapists by combining and creating the Board of Counselors and Therapists
HB1823 -- (LR# 5202L.01I)
PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION AND LICENSING
Public hearing completed (H)
HB1861
Requires the Department of Health and Senior Services to establish a fee schedule for architectural plan review of new construction or alterations at certain health care facilities
HB1861 -- (LR# 4978L.01I)
Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
COSPONSOR
HB974
Changes the laws regarding midwives and the practice of midwifery
HCS HB 974 -- (LR# 3343L.02C)
Rules - Reported do pass (H)
HB1085
Allows certain health insurance plans to be available as a state-qualified health coverage option for purposes of the federal health coverage tax credit
HB1085 -- (LR# 3703L.01I)
WAYS AND MEANS
Public hearing scheduled, Bill not heard (H)
HB1087
Creates notice and reporting requirements, public market rates, and presumptions for the Department of Insurance and entities providing medical malpractice and professional negligence insurance
HB1087 -- (LR# 3749L.01I)
Referred: Insurance Policy (H)
HB1088
Allows enrollees to pay the lower of the copayment assigned by the health maintenance organization or health insurer or the usual and customary retail price of the prescription drug
HB1088 -- (LR# 3699L.01P)
SEE COMMENTS
MOTION TO 3RD READ AND PASS WITHDRAWN

HB1089
Provides insurance coverage for phase II clinical trials for cancer treatment
HCS HB 1089 -- (LR# 3696L.03C)
Rules - Reported do pass (H)
HB1162
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)
Rules - Reported do pass (H)
HB1307
Establishes the Missouri State Diabetes Commission to develop a state strategy for the prevention, treatment, and control of diabetes
HB1307 -- (LR# 3841L.01I)
Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
HB1327
Prohibits health insurers from discriminating against any willing provider in the geographic region of the health benefit plan
HCS HB 1327 -- (LR# 3701L.02C)
Rules - Reported do pass (H)
HB1332
Establishes the Office of the Missouri Surgeon General within the Department of Health and Senior Services
HB1332 -- (LR# 3400L.01I)
Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
HB1387
Authorizes the State Highway Patrol to investigate any suspected violations of criminal law by the Missouri Gaming Commission
HB1387 -- (LR# 4121L.01I)
Referred: Transportation (H)
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)
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)
HB1533
Prohibits, prior to January 1, 2007, the use of eminent domain and the granting of tax abatements for property in a tax increment financing project for which eminent domain has been utilized
HB1533 -- (LR# 4109L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
HB1534
Provides funding for umbilical cord blood banks and non-fetal human stem cell research
HCS HB 1534 -- (LR# 4428L.02P)
Placed on Informal Calendar (S)
HB1553
Establishes the Missouri Blasting Safety Act
HB1553 -- (LR# 4358L.01I)
PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION AND LICENSING
HCS voted do pass (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)
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.

HB1602
Prohibits a health care professional from prescribing, dispensing, or administering a lethal dosage of any substance for the purpose of assisting in the death of an individual
HB1602 -- (LR# 4667L.02I)
Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
HB1620
Changes the laws regarding assisted living facilities
HCS HB 1620 -- (LR# 4346L.03C)
Dropped from calendar - Rule 43 (H)
HB1631
Allows members of the State Highway Patrol to provide assistance to those conducting elections
HB1631 -- (LR# 4857L.01I)
ELECTIONS
Public hearing completed (H)
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)
HB1700
Changes the definition of "practice of pharmacy"
HB1700 -- (LR# 4936L.01I)
PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION AND LICENSING
HCS voted do pass (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)
HB1814
Requires English to be the language of all official proceedings in the state
HCS HB 1814 -- (LR# 5125L.02P)
Second Rd/Refer: Pensions, Veteran Affairs & General Law(S)
HB1821
Removes the basis of negligence for liability under anatomical gift provisions
HB1821 -- (LR# 5135L.01I)
HEALTH CARE POLICY
HCS voted do pass (H)
HB1824
Prohibits the prescribing or dispensing of contraceptive drugs or devices to minors younger than 16 years of age without parental consent
HB1824 -- (LR# 5130L.03I)
Referred: Children and Families (H)
HB1835
Designates the third week in September as "Parent and Family Involvement in Education Week"
HB1835 -- (LR# 5138L.01I)
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)
HB1837
Changes the laws regarding medical malpractice insurance and the enforcement powers of the Department of Insurance and creates the Health Care Stabilization Fund Feasibility Board
Approved SS SCS HCS HB 1837 -- (LR# 5239S.09T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
HB1865
Establishes the Access Missouri Scholarship Program and revises the laws regarding funding for higher education
CCS SCS HB 1865 -- (LR# 4724L.06S)
Laid over (H)
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)
HB1873
Changes the requirements for financial assistance for personal care services
HCS HB 1873 -- (LR# 5131L.03P)
Second Rd/Refer: Pensions, Veteran Affairs & General Law(S)
HB1944
Changes the laws regarding the use of eminent domain
Approved CCS SS SCS HCS HB 1944 -- (LR# 4100S.24T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
HB1980
Prohibits a private entity licensed to operate a hydroelectric project at the Lake of the Ozarks from denying a use and occupancy permit for a boat dock in certain areas
HB1980 -- (LR# 4913L.08I)
Referred: Special Committee on Energy and Environment (H)
HB1986
Changes the laws regarding the reporting requirements for lobbyists
HB1986 -- (LR# 5145L.02I)
Referred: Elections (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)
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)
HB2112
Prohibits prescribing, dispensing, giving, or otherwise providing any contraceptive drug or device to an unemancipated minor without the consent of the minor's parent
HB2112 -- (LR# 5687L.01I)
Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
HB2115
Permits the termination of alimony and maintenance payments based on a finding that a former spouse is cohabitating with another person
HB2115 -- (LR# 5540L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
HB2117
Establishes the Umbilical Cord Blood Bank Services Program to collect and provide researchers with umbilical cord blood for scientific research on human stem cells
HB2117 -- (LR# 5126L.01I)
Referred: Children and Families (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)
HCR13
Resolves that voluntary prayer in public schools, religious displays on public property, and the recognition of a Christian God are not a coalition of church and state.
HCR13 -- (LR# 4572L.02I)
Dropped from calendar - Rule 43 (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)
HJR48
Proposes a constitutional amendment establishing limits on total state general revenue appropriations
HCS HJR 48 -- (LR# 3225L.04C)
Rules - Reported do pass (H)
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Last Updated November 29, 2006 at 9:48 am