Missouri House of Representatives
2007
94th General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
Legislation Sponsored by Rep. Joe Smith
SPONSOR
HB43
Authorizes certain licensed wine manufacturers who allow consumption of wine on their premises to open on Sundays at 9:00 a.m.
HB43 -- (LR# 0337L.01I)
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Voted Do Pass (H)
HB44
Changes the laws regarding the tasting of liquor
HB44 -- (LR# 0423L.02I)
Referred: Local Government (H)
HB45
Allows persons licensed to sell liquor by the drink to be open on Sundays during certain sporting events
HB45 -- (LR# 0424L.02I)
Referred: Local Government (H)
HB76
Authorizes an income tax credit for donations to seriously injured veterans of the Global War on Terrorism or to the veteran's family
HB76 -- (LR# 0215L.01I)
WAYS AND MEANS
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB174
Allows liquor licensees who sell liquor at retail by the drink to apply for a license to sell on Sundays
HB174 -- (LR# 0855L.01I)
Referred: Local Government (H)
HB306
Exempts property owned and used by veterans' organizations from taxation
HB306 -- (LR# 0936L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Veterans (H)
HB608
Exempts real and personal property owned by veterans' organizations from property taxes
HCS HB 608 -- (LR# 1597L.02P)
SENATE WAYS AND MEANS
Public Hearing Held (S)
HB814
Changes the laws regarding underage drinking
HB814 -- (LR# 1982L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB1085
Exempts wildlife preserves from any criminal liability or a public or private nuisance or trespass action arising out of the sound emission resulting from the normal use of the preserve
HB1085 -- (LR# 2538L.01I)
Referred: Conservation and Natural Resources (H)
HB1123
Requires that only one license plate be issued for a motor vehicle
HB1123 -- (LR# 2662L.01I)
Referred: Transportation (H)
HB1236
Changes the laws regarding fire department employee residency requirements
HB1236 -- (LR# 2780L.01I)
Referred: Local Government (H)
HCR44
Urgently requests the United States Congress to pass assured funding for veterans' health care
HCR44 -- (LR# 2642L.01I)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
COSPONSOR
HB60
Creates a presumption in certain circumstances that a person using deadly force has a reasonable fear of death or harm and allows that person immunity in certain circumstances for use of defensive force
HCS HB 189 & 60 -- (LR# 0562L.02P)
SENATE JUDICIARY AND CIVIL AND CRIMINAL JURISPRUDENCE
Executive Session Held (S)
SCS VOTED DO PASS

HB85
Prohibits the employment of an unauthorized alien in Missouri
HCS#2 HB 85 -- (LR# 0571L.07C)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
HB90
Requires all drivers and passengers in cars or trucks to wear a seat belt with certain exceptions
HCS HB 90 -- (LR# 0272L.02C)
Laid Over (H)
HA 1/HCS PENDING

HB162
Requires board members of ambulance districts and fire protection districts to complete educational training regarding their duties
HB162 -- (LR# 0403L.01I)
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB184
Establishes the Children's Services Protection Act requiring that community children's services funds be reimbursed for the sales tax revenue diverted to certain tax increment financing projects
Approved HCS HB 184 -- (LR# 0384L.03T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
HB196
Allows school boards to commission certified law enforcement officers to stop, detain, and arrest persons for local violations and certain crimes committed on school premises, at school activities, or on buses
HB196 -- (LR# 0760L.01I)
ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB262
Makes English the language for all official proceedings in Missouri
HB262 -- (LR# 0495L.01I)
Dropped from Calendar - Rule 44 (H)
HB263
Makes English, upon voter approval, the language for all official proceedings in Missouri
HB263 -- (LR# 0400L.01I)
Dropped from Calendar - Rule 44 (H)
HB406
Changes the laws regarding crime prevention and boating while intoxicated
HCS#2 HB 406 & 726 -- (LR# 0998L.06C)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
HB444
Authorizes an income tax deduction for Social Security and nonprivate retirement benefits received by the elderly, subject to income limits, and for qualified health insurance premiums
Approved SS#2 SCS HCS HB 444, 217, 225, 239, 243, 297, 402 & 172 -- (LR# 0761S.11T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
HB448
Authorizes a tax credit equal to 100% of the state sales tax paid on any automobile assembled and purchased in Missouri
HCS HB 448 -- (LR# 1176L.03P)
Second Read/Referred: Ways and Means (S)
HB453
Authorizes an income tax credit for donations to food pantries and adds cash, publicly traded stocks and bonds, and real estate as eligible donations for the Residential Treatment Agency Tax Credit
Approved SS HCS HB 453 -- (LR# 0914S.04T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
HB454
Authorizes the Family Support Division to assist certain elderly individuals who qualify for the federal Food Stamp Program in obtaining supplemental food stamps
HB454 -- (LR# 0915L.01P)
Placed on Informal Calendar (S)
HB618
Changes the laws regarding Missouri's Good Samaritan Law by granting civil immunity to a person providing services at a free health clinic if they are within the provider's medical field
HB618 -- (LR# 1765L.01I)
Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
HB622
Exempts driver's license applicants from proving lawful presence when the applicant has previously held a noncommercial driver's license, noncommercial instruction permit, or nondriver's license
HB622 -- (LR# 1313L.02I)
Referred: Transportation (H)
HB623
Eliminates all sunset provisions relating to early intervention services, known as the First Steps Program
HB623 -- (LR# 1495L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
Voted Do Pass (H)
HB624
Changes the laws regarding taxation and regional economic development districts
HCS HB 624 -- (LR# 1586L.04C)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
HB636
Authorizes an income tax credit for military retirement benefits
HCS HB 636, 308 & 173 -- (LR# 1482L.03P)
SENATE WAYS AND MEANS
Executive Session Held (S)
VOTED DO PASS

HB657
Expands the practice of audiology by adding the fitting, programming, and dispensing of hearing devices and adds certain educational requirements for instrument specialist licenses or permits
HB657 -- (LR# 1148L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION AND LICENSING
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB664
Prohibits cellular telephone use while operating a motor vehicle, with certain exceptions
HB664 -- (LR# 1302L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB700
Requires all state agencies and political subdivisions to fly the United States and Missouri flags at half-staff the day after notice that a Missouri resident has been killed while on active duty
HB700 -- (LR# 1797L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Veterans (H)
HB734
Changes the laws regarding the requirements an association must meet to acquire group health insurance for its members
HB734 -- (LR# 1948L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON HEALTH INSURANCE
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB768
Authorizes a sales tax exemption on materials purchased for highway projects; a motor fuel tax exemption for transporting students; and a motor fuel tax exemption for public mass transportation services
HCS HB 768 -- (LR# 1489L.02C)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
HB800
Authorizes corporations or unincorporated associations to prosecute their claims and defenses without the assistance of an attorney
HB800 -- (LR# 1666L.01I)
JUDICIARY
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB803
Authorizes an income tax credit for donations to the Missouri Court Appointed Special Advocates Association
HB803 -- (LR# 1852L.01I)
HEALTH CARE POLICY
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB808
Establishes the Betty L. Thompson Scholarship Program
HB808 -- (LR# 0856L.01I)
Perfection Defeated (H)
HA 1 TO HSA 1 FOR HA 4, HSA 1 FOR HA 4, AS AMENDED
AYES: 62
NOES: 96 PRESENT: 1

HB816
Authorizes an income tax dependency exemption for stillborn children
HB816 -- (LR# 1901L.01I)
Referred: Ways and Means (H)
HB821
Establishes the Unborn Child Pain Prevention Act relating to the capacity of an unborn child to experience pain during an abortion
HB821 -- (LR# 1739L.01I)
Laid Over (H)
HA 1 PENDING

HB836
Prohibits home rule cities from requiring property owners to convey to the city the right to file a petition for annexation if the city provides public utility services to the owner's property
HB836 -- (LR# 1813L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
Voted Do Pass (H)
HB845
Requires the Secretary of State to mail a voter registration form to a person who has applied for a resident hunting and fishing permit but is not a registered voter
HCS HB 845 -- (LR# 1774L.06P)
Placed on Informal Calendar (S)
HB873
Changes the laws regarding chiropractor education and licensing requirements
HB873 -- (LR# 2159L.01I)
Referred: Spec Com on Professional Registration & Licens (H)
HB938
Exempts the property of a veterans' organization from real and personal property taxes, increases the amount of matching grants for veterans' programs, and establishes the Stolen Valor Act of 2007
Approved HCS HB 654 & 938 -- (LR# 1769L.03T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
HB990
Prohibits abortions in this state, other than to save the life of the mother
HB990 -- (LR# 2215L.02I)
Referred: Special Committee on General Laws (H)
HB1023
Establishes an advisory board within the Department of Conservation to assist the Conservation Commission
HCS HB 1023 -- (LR# 0935L.02C)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
HB1035
Extends medical assistance through 21 years of age for certain foster children
HB1035 -- (LR# 2495L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Family Services (H)
HB1055
Changes the laws regarding sexual education instruction in public schools and establishes public awareness and services for alternatives to abortion programs
Approved HCS HB 1055 -- (LR# 2503L.04T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
HB1168
Amends Missouri Supreme Court Rule 8.07 to allow members of the General Assembly with at least eight years service to take the Missouri bar examination
HB1168 -- (LR# 2680L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on General Laws (H)
HB1188
Allows certain charter county residents to petition for vacating certain roads
HB1188 -- (LR# 2691L.01I)
Referred: Local Government (H)
HJR7
Proposes a constitutional amendment establishing English as the language for all official proceedings in Missouri
SCS HJR 7 -- (LR# 0401S.02T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
THIS BILL BECOMES EFFECTIVE 30 DAYS AFTER VOTER
APPROVAL

HJR12
Proposes a constitutional amendment requiring all impeachments to be tried by the Senate
HJR12 -- (LR# 0756L.01I)
Rules - Reported Do Not Pass (H)
HJR19
Proposes a constitutional amendment guaranteeing a citizen's First Amendment right to pray on public property and reaffirming a citizen's right to choose any or no religion
HJR19 -- (LR# 1934L.02P)
Placed on Informal Calendar (S)
HJR20
Proposes a constitutional amendment establishing limits on the total state general revenue appropriations
HCS HJR 20 -- (LR# 1935L.04C)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
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Last Updated October 23, 2007 at 9:12 am