Missouri House of Representatives
2007
94th General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
Legislation Sponsored by Rep. Craig C. Bland

SPONSOR
HB1139
Establishes the Missouri Commission on Prevention and Management of Obesity
HB1139 -- (LR# 1310L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Family Services (H)
HB1140
Requires school districts to provide an alternative education program in order to be eligible for state school aid
HB1140 -- (LR# 2402L.01I)
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)
HB1141
Requires the State Board of Education to establish a Coordinated Health Program Board to develop a program on the prevention of student obesity, cardiovascular disease, and type II diabetes
HB1141 -- (LR# 1311L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Family Services (H)
HB1143
Establishes the Emancipation Day Commission
HB1143 -- (LR# 2681L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on General Laws (H)
HB1158
Allows young adults to participate in the Missouri Consolidated Health Care Plan
HB1158 -- (LR# 2682L.01I)
Referred: Insurance Policy (H)
HB1240
Establishes the Missouri Universal Health Assurance Program to provide a publicly financed, statewide insurance program for all residents of this state
HB1240 -- (LR# 1312L.01I)
Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
COSPONSOR
HB39
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
SCS HCS HB 39 -- (LR# 0458S.07C)
Placed on Informal Calendar (S)
HB387
Specifies that bond proceeds, fees, and other revenues of the Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority (MoHELA) can only be used for lowering rates, forgiving loans, and administering the program
HB387 -- (LR# 1270L.01I)
Referred: Higher Education (H)
HB409
Establishes the Revitalization and Reconstruction Commission to promote the restoration, redevelopment, and revitalization of Missouri's urban resources
HB409 -- (LR# 0905L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Job Creation & Eco Dev (H)
HB410
Requires the Secretary of State to establish a toll-free number for business inquiries and to direct the inquiries to the appropriate state agency
HB410 -- (LR# 0913L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Job Creation & Eco Dev (H)
HB411
Establishes the Office of Trade Enforcement within the Department of Economic Development and the Citizen's Commission on Globalization
HB411 -- (LR# 0907L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Job Creation & Eco Dev (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)
HB445
Establishes the Commission on the Death Penalty and places a moratorium on all executions until January 1, 2011
HB445 -- (LR# 1260L.01I)
CRIME PREVENTION AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Public Hearing Completed (H)
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)
HB452
Authorizes an income tax credit for costs directly related to the loss of electrical power for three or more days
HB452 -- (LR# 0751L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT
Public Hearing Scheduled, Bill not Heard (H)
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)
HB519
Expands the crime of murder in the first degree to include when a person knowingly causes the death of a child and a heinous element is involved, to be known as Erica and Zayquon's Law
HB519 -- (LR# 1073L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB565
Allows for electronic communication with a child for the noncustodial parent and custodial parent during times when the child is with the other parent
HB565 -- (LR# 1429L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
HB601
Changes the laws regarding public employee labor organizations
HB601 -- (LR# 1601L.01I)
Referred: Spec Com on Workforce Dev & Workplace Safety (H)
HB604
Authorizes a state individual income tax credit equal to a percentage of any earned income tax credit claimed by the taxpayer on the individual's federal income tax return
HB604 -- (LR# 1387L.01I)
Referred: Ways and Means (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)
HB627
Requires the installation of carbon monoxide detection devices in certain residential properties
HB627 -- (LR# 1292L.02I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (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

HB638
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
HB638 -- (LR# 1100L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Government Affairs (H)
HB649
Prohibits an employer from discriminating against an individual based on his or her credit score or credit history
HB649 -- (LR# 1642L.01I)
Referred: Spec Com on Workforce Dev & Workplace Safety (H)
HB650
Changes the laws regarding the use of credit information when underwriting insurance contracts
HB650 -- (LR# 1641L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Health Insurance (H)
HB652
Removes the payment of an intervention fee as a condition of parole
HB652 -- (LR# 1637L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON URBAN ISSUES
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB653
Establishes the Reverend Nathaniel Cole Memorial Pursuit Reduction Grant to provide grants to urban police departments for the purchase of real-time pursuit management systems
HB653 -- (LR# 1761L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB718
Requires public school students enrolled in kindergarten or first grade to receive a comprehensive vision examination
HB718 -- (LR# 1757L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION AND LICENSING
Voted Do Pass (H)
HB736
Allows a festival district promotional association to obtain a license to sell intoxicating liquor and nonintoxicating beer for consumption at the businesses and common areas within the festival district
HB736 -- (LR# 1644L.01I)
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB756
Increases the penalty for littering by requiring at least 40 hours of community service and a $600 restitution payment
HB756 -- (LR# 1723L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB757
Establishes the Summer Shipp Act which specifies that law enforcement officers cannot refuse a written report of a missing person
HB757 -- (LR# 1330L.01I)
JUDICIARY
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB785
Requires window stickers instead of license plate tabs to show current motor vehicle registration
HB785 -- (LR# 0210L.01I)
Referred: Transportation (H)
HB787
Establishes lower permissible and desirable class sizes than currently exist in administrative rules for St. Louis School District and districts in St. Louis County
HB787 -- (LR# 1389L.01I)
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (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)
HB805
Changes the laws regarding small business tax credits and tax exemptions and establishes the Small Business and Entrepreneurial Growth Act and a Regional Economic Development Initiative
HCS HB 365, 804 & 805 -- (LR# 1225L.04P)
FISCAL REVIEW
Executive Session - No Action Taken
HB806
Repeals the law currently prohibiting Kansas City police officers from participating in certain political activities
HB806 -- (LR# 1731L.01I)
Referred: Local Government (H)
HB817
Establishes the Uninsured Patients Protection Act which prohibits hospitals from charging a patient who is not eligible for assistance and is uninsured more than the federal Medicare reimbursement rate
HB817 -- (LR# 1886L.02I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
HB819
Prohibits discrimination based upon a person's sexual orientation
HB819 -- (LR# 1321L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
HB825
Changes the laws regarding preneed funeral contracts
HB825 -- (LR# 1820L.02I)
Referred: Spec Com on Professional Registration & Licens (H)
HB869
Establishes the Easy Connection Act which allows electric customers to sell electricity from renewable energy sources to electric companies
HCS HB 869 -- (LR# 1981L.03C)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
HB911
Allows third and fourth class cities, towns, and villages to cancel an election if the number of candidates is equivalent to the number of positions
HB911 -- (LR# 1580L.01I)
ELECTIONS
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB917
Establishes Christy's Law which requires all health care personnel involved in the examination of a rape victim to inform the victim of his or her right to be tested for a date rape drug
HB917 -- (LR# 1308L.02I)
Referred: Special Committee on Family Services (H)
HB929
Prohibits registered sexual offenders from being on the property of certain schools or attending certain school functions without the consent of the principal or head administrator for the school
HB929 -- (LR# 2093L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB931
Prohibits the Department of Revenue from contracting with any entity to mail motor vehicle registration notices and prohibits commercial inserts and other advertising from accompanying the notice
HB931 -- (LR# 2233L.01I)
TRANSPORTATION
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB959
Requires the Missouri Public Service Commission to implement an energy assurance program pilot project to provide heat-related utility services to low-income individuals
HB959 -- (LR# 1785L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Utilities (H)
HB965
Establishes the Missouri Preschool Plus Grant Program as a pilot program to serve up to 5,000 students in early childhood education
HB965 -- (LR# 2299L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Urban Education Reform (H)
HB1017
Changes the laws regarding the Missouri individual income tax
HB1017 -- (LR# 2244L.01I)
Referred: Ways and Means (H)
HB1018
Changes the laws regarding the availability and dispersal of contraception information
HB1018 -- (LR# 2156L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Family Services (H)
HB1027
Allows the City of Kansas City to establish an administrative system for adjudicating certain municipal code violations
HB1027 -- (LR# 2325L.01I)
Referred: Local Government (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)
HB1062
Establishes the Green Power Initiative and requires the Missouri Public Service Commission to oversee renewable energy targets for electric utilities
HB1062 -- (LR# 2206L.02I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1099
Changes the laws regarding child care
HB1099 -- (LR# 2496L.02I)
Referred: Special Committee on Family Services (H)
HB1103
Establishes a Minority and Women's Business Enterprise Committee to assist certified socially and economically disadvantaged minority and women's business enterprises in state contracts
HB1103 -- (LR# 2257L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Urban Issues (H)
HB1105
Establishes the Economic Development Grant Program for companies to reopen a closed manufacturing factory
HB1105 -- (LR# 1639L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Job Creation & Eco Dev (H)
HB1117
Requires motor vehicle inspection and emission stations to have liability insurance to cover any possible damages to a vehicle during an inspection
HB1117 -- (LR# 0463L.01I)
TRANSPORTATION
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1118
Requires the issuance and display of a window sticker in addition to license plate tabs to demonstrate current motor vehicle registration
HB1118 -- (LR# 0837L.01I)
Withdrawn (H)
HB1119
Establishes the Identity Theft Prevention Act which specifies the procedures for a person to place a security freeze on his or her consumer report
HB1119 -- (LR# 0273L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Financial Institutions (H)
HB1126
Changes the distribution of funds from the professional athletes and entertainers tax so that 10% of the revenue is annually distributed to the Juneteenth Heritage and Jazz Festival and Memorial
HB1126 -- (LR# 2054L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON TAX REFORM
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1128
Designates the new bridge over the Missouri River on Interstate 29/35 in Kansas City as the "Christopher S. Bond Bridge"
HB1128 -- (LR# 2620L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
HB1129
Requires payday loan lenders to conspicuously display in the lobby a brochure detailing the eligibility requirements for the Missouri Food Stamp Program
HB1129 -- (LR# 1709L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Financial Institutions (H)
HB1130
Allows for the compensation of a person wrongfully convicted and imprisoned
HB1130 -- (LR# 2657L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
HB1137
Requires equal pay for the same work regardless of gender and establishes the Equal Pay Commission to study wage disparities
HB1137 -- (LR# 2354L.01I)
Referred: Spec Com on Workforce Dev & Workplace Safety (H)
HB1155
Allows the board of trustees of the Public School Retirement System of the City of St. Louis to increase benefits for retired members under certain circumstances
HB1155 -- (LR# 2625L.01I)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
HB1181
Designates the portion of Interstate 44 from the city limits of St. Louis to the intersection of Kingshighway as the "Officer Michael Barwick Memorial Highway"
HB1181 -- (LR# 2647L.02I)
TRANSPORTATION
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1204
Allows applicants changing information on their driver's licenses to register to vote and requires the Department of Revenue to provide the voter information to the Office of the Secretary of State
HB1204 -- (LR# 2717L.01I)
Referred: Elections (H)
HB1214
Establishes curriculum requirements for physical education classes for students in sixth through twelfth grade
HB1214 -- (LR# 2692L.01I)
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)
HB1276
Requires certain contractors to provide potential owners with a disclosure form which contains information regarding the contractor and the contractor's work history
HB1276 -- (LR# 2324L.01I)
Referred: Spec Com on Workforce Dev & Workplace Safety (H)

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