Missouri House of Representatives
2007
94th General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
Legislation Sponsored by Rep. Kate Meiners
SPONSOR
HB104
Specifies that the purchase price for calculating the sales tax of a
motor vehicle excludes the cost to modify the vehicle for use by an
individual with a disability
HCS HB 104
-- (LR# 0285L.02P)
SENATE WAYS AND MEANS
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB105
Requires that all gasoline and diesel fuel sold at retail be measured
by the temperature-adjusted gallon
HB105
-- (LR# 0466L.01I)
TRANSPORTATION
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB106
Establishes a tuition and fee waiver program for incoming Missouri
resident college freshmen who have been in foster or residential care
HB106
-- (LR# 0282L.01I)
Referred: Higher Education (H)
HB107
Establishes the Unsolicited Loan Consumer Protection Act which
prohibits creditors from sending unsolicited checks or other
negotiable instruments to consumers
HB107
-- (LR# 0281L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Financial Institutions (H)
HB108
Allows for the extension of foster care to a child's twenty-first
birthday to allow the child to participate in or finish a high school
or vocational program
HB108
-- (LR# 0284L.01I)
Withdrawn (H)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)
HB737
Prohibits the Supervisor of the Dvision of Alcohol and Tobacco
Control from restricting the use of certain dispensers for selling or
dispensing intoxicating liquor or nonintoxicating beer
HB737
-- (LR# 1645L.01I)
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Public Hearing Scheduled, Bill not Heard (H)
HB1112
Allows mobility motor vehicle dealers to sell new motor vehicles that
have been equipped for retail sale as mobility motor vehicles
HB1112
-- (LR# 2381L.01I)
Referred: Transportation (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)
HB40
Changes the laws regarding the long-term care insurance tax
deduction and establishes the Missouri Long-term Care
Partnership Act
HCS HB 40, 116 & 367
-- (LR# 0478L.02P)
SENATE HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH
Public Hearing Held (S)
HB48
Authorizes an income tax deduction for tuition paid to a Missouri
public institution of higher education
HB48
-- (LR# 0420L.01I)
WAYS AND MEANS
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB72
Increases the resource limit for eligibility for medical assistance
HB72
-- (LR# 0076L.01I)
Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
HB101
Prohibits the use of automatic dialing announcing devices unless
certain requirements are met
HB101
-- (LR# 0484L.01I)
Referred: Elections (H)
HB102
Expands the No-Call List to include cell phone numbers, prohibits
sending unsolicited faxes and text messages, and prohibits using
automatic dialing announcing devices in certain situations
HB102
-- (LR# 0485L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Utilities (H)
HB209
Changes the laws relating to collaborative practice privileges for
certain medical students and the laws relating to physician assistant
licenses
HB209
-- (LR# 0460L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION AND LICENSING
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB353
Changes the laws regarding fraud and abuse in the Missouri
Medicaid Program
HB353
-- (LR# 1169L.01P)
SENATE HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH
Public Hearing Held (S)
HB365
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
HB373
Requires cities to pay the difference between the amount of the
salary and workers' compensation benefits to certain public safety
officers who suffer a traumatic job-related injury
HB373
-- (LR# 0685L.01I)
Referred: Spec Com on Workforce Dev & Workplace Safety (H)
HB374
Requires an employer to verify that an employee has a valid Social
Security number
HB374
-- (LR# 0671L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Immigration (H)
HB375
Adds certain types of cancer to the list of diseases presumed
incurred during the line of duty for the purpose of retirement
benefits for firefighters
HB375
-- (LR# 0679L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Retirement (H)
HB377
Changes the laws regarding the release of personal information to
unauthorized persons
HB377
-- (LR# 0680L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Financial Institutions (H)
HB379
Changes the laws regarding the notification requirements for the
continuation of child support when a child is attending an institution
of higher education
HB379
-- (LR# 0682L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
HB381
Authorizes a deduction from individual income tax for real property
taxes and exempts the first $50,000 from income taxation for certain
residents
HB381
-- (LR# 0683L.01I)
Referred: Ways and Means (H)
HB383
Authorizes Missouri residents to deduct from their taxable income 100%
of all nonreimbursed amounts paid for long-term care insurance
premiums
HB383
-- (LR# 0684L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Senior Citizen Advocacy (H)
HB401
Authorizes an assessment of four points against a driver's license for
violating a Kansas City ordinance that prohibits a tow truck
operator from stopping at the scene of an accident unless requested
HB401
-- (LR# 0957L.01I)
TRANSPORTATION
Public Hearing Completed (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)
HB423
Changes the laws regarding unsecured loans of $500 or less, sometimes
referred to as "payday loans," and allows the Attorney General to
maintain an action to enforce compliance
HB423
-- (LR# 0668L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Financial Institutions (H)
HB424
Increases the resource limit for eligibility for medical assistance
HB424
-- (LR# 0620L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Health Insurance (H)
HB432
Prohibits health insurers from discriminating against any willing
provider in the geographic region of the health benefit plan
HB432
-- (LR# 0552L.01I)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
HB438
Establishes the Twenty-first Century Scholars Program
HB438
-- (LR# 0997L.01I)
HIGHER EDUCATION
Public Hearing Completed (H)
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)
HB485
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
HB485
-- (LR# 1214L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Financial Institutions (H)
HB497
Establishes guidelines for the licensure and supervision of physician
assistants
Approved HCS HB 497
-- (LR# 1364L.02T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
HB498
Establishes the Milton Friedman "Put Parents in Charge" Education
Program and authorizes an individual and business tax credit for
contributions to certified educational charitable organizations
HB498
-- (LR# 0408L.03I)
Referred: Special Committee on Urban Education Reform (H)
HB503
Establishes requirements for the licensure of midwives
HB503
-- (LR# 1207L.01I)
Referred: Spec Com on Professional Registration & Licens (H)
HB533
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
HB533
-- (LR# 1024L.01I)
Referred: Spec Com on Workforce Dev & Workplace Safety (H)
HB534
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
HB534
-- (LR# 1023L.01I)
Referred: Spec Com on Workforce Dev & Workplace Safety (H)
HB535
Changes the laws regarding the regulation of state and private mental
health facilities
HB535
-- (LR# 1022L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Healthcare Facilities (H)
HB536
Prohibits any entity from preventing a student athlete from competing
in or training for any Olympic event
HB536
-- (LR# 1021L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
HB546
Exempts from jury duty any woman who is breastfeeding and
disqualifies licensed attorneys from serving on juries
HB546
-- (LR# 0550L.01I)
Dropped from Calendar - Rule 44 (H)
HB601
Changes the laws regarding public employee labor organizations
HB601
-- (LR# 1601L.01I)
Referred: Spec Com on Workforce Dev & Workplace Safety (H)
HB617
Prohibits a minor from self-consenting for a prescription for a
contraceptive drug or device unless a petition is granted from a
juvenile court
HB617
-- (LR# 0899L.02I)
Referred: Special Committee on Family Services (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)
HB635
Authorizes an income tax deduction for contributions to the Missouri
Housing Trust Fund
HB635
-- (LR# 1345L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Job Creation & Eco Dev (H)
HB690
Allows public school students to choose to attend a public school
district other than the school district of his or her residence
HCS HB 807 & 690
-- (LR# 1866L.05C)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
HB691
Establishes the Missouri Alternatives to Abortion Services Program
and the Missouri Alternatives to Abortion Public Awareness Program
HB691
-- (LR# 1780L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Family Services (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)
HB732
Adds emergency personnel killed while performing their duties
to the list of individuals who are eligible for memorial highway or
bridge designations
Approved HB732
-- (LR# 1827L.01T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
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)
HB789
Establishes the Interstate Insurance Product Regulation Compact
HB789
-- (LR# 1816L.01I)
Referred: Insurance Policy (H)
HB790
Revises the filing fees paid by certain insurance organizations to
cover the administrative expenses of the Department of
Insurance, Financial Institutions, and Professional Registration
HB790
-- (LR# 1817L.02I)
INSURANCE POLICY
Voted Do Pass (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
HB819
Prohibits discrimination based upon a person's sexual orientation
HB819
-- (LR# 1321L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
HB827
Requires a child's family support team to consider the educational
needs of the child placed in a licensed residential care facility
SCS HCS HB 827
-- (LR# 1986S.05C)
Placed on Informal Calendar (S)
HB867
Authorizes advance voting procedures and additional penalty
provisions regarding elections
HB867
-- (LR# 1895L.01I)
ELECTIONS
Public Hearing Completed (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)
HB891
Authorizes a tax credit for a business employing a disabled worker
HCS HB 891
-- (LR# 1782L.02P)
SENATE WAYS AND MEANS
Reported Do Pass (S)
HB913
Changes the laws regarding liquor control
HCS HB 913
-- (LR# 2102L.07C)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
HB922
Allows any registered voter who is 70 years of age or older to vote
by absentee ballot
HB922
-- (LR# 1781L.01I)
ELECTIONS
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB928
Exempts residential property owned by taxpayers 62 years of age or
older from certain increases in assessed valuation
HB928
-- (LR# 1262L.01I)
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)
HB932
Authorizes the Motherhood/Fatherhood Stay-at-home tax credit for a
parent who stays at home to provide care for a child up to 24 months
of age
HB932
-- (LR# 2011L.01I)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
HB940
Establishes the Teach for Missouri Act which allows for certain
teachers who teach in provisionally or unaccredited school districts
to receive a stipend to be applied to their student loans
HB940
-- (LR# 2245L.01I)
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)
HB946
Requires the Missouri Public Service Commission to develop
standards regarding vegetation, electrical service, and infrastructure
HB946
-- (LR# 2116L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Utilities (H)
HB947
Changes the laws regarding mental health facilities and group homes
for the mentally retarded and developmentally disabled
HB947
-- (LR# 2218L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Family Services (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)
HB970
Authorizes an income tax credit for donations to public school
foundations
HB970
-- (LR# 1995L.01I)
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)
HB973
Requires the Department of Revenue to award fee office contracts with
a priority given to charitable organizations and local political
subdivisions
HB973
-- (LR# 0728L.01I)
Referred: Transportation (H)
HB975
Requires the Governor to submit contract information and the total
cost of contracting for services as part of his or her state budget
request
HB975
-- (LR# 2077L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Government Affairs (H)
HB986
Allows crime victims to take time off from work to attend criminal
proceedings without retribution by their employer
HB986
-- (LR# 0419L.01I)
Referred: Spec Com on Workforce Dev & Workplace Safety (H)
HB991
Establishes the Distressed Areas Land Assemblage Tax Credit Act
HB991
-- (LR# 2472L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON JOB CREATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1015
Changes the proration factor for calculating the portion of state
school aid
HB1015
-- (LR# 1501L.02I)
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)
HB1018
Changes the laws regarding the availability and dispersal of
contraception information
HB1018
-- (LR# 2156L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Family Services (H)
HB1019
Modifies the eligibility requirements for the Missouri Medicaid
Program
HB1019
-- (LR# 2443L.01I)
Referred: Health Care Policy (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)
HB1034
Establishes the Fair Tax Act of 2007 with requires the Department of
Revenue to develop methods for replacing the state income tax with a
state sales tax
HB1034
-- (LR# 1722L.01I)
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)
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)
HB1069
Requires state agencies to engage in energy conservation and state
buildings to meet the International Energy Conservation Code
HB1069
-- (LR# 2099L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Energy and Environment (H)
HB1070
Establishes the Renewable Energy Research Grant Program to
provide funding for renewable energy research projects
HB1070
-- (LR# 2100L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Energy and Environment (H)
HB1080
Requires lenders of unsecured loans of less than $500, commonly
referred to as payday loans, to notify borrowers of the balance owed
every three months
HB1080
-- (LR# 2267L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Financial Institutions (H)
HB1099
Changes the laws regarding child care
HB1099
-- (LR# 2496L.02I)
Referred: Special Committee on Family Services (H)
HB1111
Authorizes an income tax credit for constructing a home accessible to
disabled individuals based on the universal design standards
HB1111
-- (LR# 0863L.01I)
Referred: Ways and Means (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)
HB1120
Changes the preference requirements for Missouri businesses in
letting state purchasing contracts
HB1120
-- (LR# 2213L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Job Creation & Eco Dev (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)
HB1138
Changes the laws regarding the classification of marijuana as a
controlled substance and legalizes the use of marijuana for medical
purposes
HB1138
-- (LR# 2610L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
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)
HB1142
Creates the crime of trafficking for the purpose of illegal
immigration
HB1142
-- (LR# 1750L.02I)
Referred: Special Committee on Immigration (H)
HB1143
Establishes the Emancipation Day Commission
HB1143
-- (LR# 2681L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on General Laws (H)
HB1195
Designates the mountain lion as the official state cat
HB1195
-- (LR# 2720L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Tourism (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)
HB1215
Establishes requirements for physical education classes for students
in kindergarten through fifth grade
HB1215
-- (LR# 0356L.02I)
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (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)
HB1255
Changes from two to five years the cycle for determining the assessed
valuation of real property for the purpose of taxation in St. Louis
County
HB1255
-- (LR# 2672L.01I)
Referred: Ways and Means (H)
Return to the Missouri House of Representatives
Last Updated October 23, 2007 at 9:12 am