Missouri House of Representatives
2007
94th General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
Legislation Sponsored by Rep. Bryan Pratt
SPONSOR
HB315
Allows attorneys who are public officials or employees to provide legal services to the needy without compensation
HB315 -- (LR# 1184L.01I)
JUDICIARY
Voted Do Pass (H)
HB316
Makes a technical correction to Section 477.650, RSMo, by changing the reference to the Federal Legal Services Corporation
HB316 -- (LR# 1189L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
HB431
Authorizes the automatic dissolution of a limited liability company after the withdrawal of the last remaining member with certain exceptions
Approved SCS HCS HB 431 -- (LR# 1163S.05T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
HB512
Establishes the Asbestos and Silica Claims Priorities Act
HCS HB 512 -- (LR# 0887L.04C)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
HB526
Changes the laws regarding certain appeals to the Administrative Hearing Commission
HB526 -- (LR# 1491L.01P)
Placed on Informal Calendar (S)
HB597
Creates qualifying standards for expert witnesses in certain cases, allows temporary licensing of out-of-state experts, and makes some expert testimony inadmissible and certain conduct unprofessional
HB597 -- (LR# 1701L.01I)
Referred: Spec Com on Workforce Dev & Workplace Safety (H)
HB613
Requires that one voting member of the governing boards of certain state institutions of higher education be a full-time student
HB613 -- (LR# 1328L.02I)
HIGHER EDUCATION
Executive Session - No Action Taken
HB645
Changes the definition of "qualified company" so that a corporation dissolved under Chapter 351, RSMo, and currently in a state of dissolution cannot participate in the Missouri Quality Jobs Act
HB645 -- (LR# 1811L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Job Creation & Eco Dev (H)
HB659
Adds not-for-profit organizations that provide or contract for ambulance services under the authority of a municipality to the definition of "public entity" for purposes of sovereign immunity
HB659 -- (LR# 1808L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
HB660
Specifies that a person who commits a red-light violation through the use of an automated photo red-light enforcement system will be guilty of an infraction
HB660 -- (LR# 1775L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
HB682
Establishes the Physical Fitness Facility Emergency Medical Services AED Act which requires physical fitness facilities to implement and maintain a plan for responding to medical emergencies
HB682 -- (LR# 1448L.03I)
HEALTH CARE POLICY
Public Hearing Completed (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)
HB806
Repeals the law currently prohibiting Kansas City police officers from participating in certain political activities
HB806 -- (LR# 1731L.01I)
Referred: Local Government (H)
HB993
Establishes the Consumer Protection Against Computer Spyware Act
HB993 -- (LR# 2424L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
HB1009
Allows Missouri counties to enter into a Regional Investment District Compact if the Kansas legislature fails to enact the Kansas and Missouri Regional Investment District Compact by August 28, 2007
HB1009 -- (LR# 2523L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
HB1050
Authorizes an individual income tax credit for certain first-time homebuyers
HB1050 -- (LR# 2358L.02I)
Referred: Ways and Means (H)
HB1053
Defines "certified mail" as it relates to Missouri's laws to include any package or letter carried by a delivery service that offers electronic tracking
HB1053 -- (LR# 2524L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
HB1108
Changes the laws regarding the crime of endangering the welfare of a child in the first degree
HCS HB 1108 -- (LR# 1997L.02C)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
HB1135
Changes the requirements for eligibility under the State Legal Expense Fund
HB1135 -- (LR# 2630L.01I)
JUDICIARY
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HCR30
Recognizes the area from Manhattan, Kansas to Columbia, Missouri as the "KC Animal Health Corridor".
HCR30 -- (LR# 1999L.01I)
Adopted (S)
YEAS: 33
NAYS: 0

COSPONSOR
HB97
Prohibits automated telephone solicitations relating to political campaigns to individuals on the No-Call List
HB97 -- (LR# 0696L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON UTILITIES
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
HB261
Establishes the Missouri Successor Asbestos-Related Liability Fairness Act
HCS HB 261 -- (LR# 0989L.04C)
Laid Over (H)
HA 1 ADOPTED/HCS AS AMENDED PENDING

HB307
Authorizes a tax credit for certain elderly and disabled individuals for real property taxes paid
HB307 -- (LR# 1091L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON SENIOR CITIZEN ADVOCACY
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB338
Authorizes minimum amounts of compensation for certain corrections employees and requires the Department of Corrections to conduct a salary equity study of all its employees
HCS HB 338 -- (LR# 0779S.05C)
Placed on Informal Calendar (S)
HB355
Allows the Division of Finance to assist financial institutions in preventing transactions involving the use of the financial institution's instruments for online or Internet gambling
HB355 -- (LR# 0560L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Financial Institutions (H)
HB366
Creates the crime of distribution of a controlled substance near a park
HB366 -- (LR# 1226L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON STATE PARKS AND WATERWAYS
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
HB398
Extends the prohibition on the disclosure of Social Security numbers
HB398 -- (LR# 1280L.01I)
Withdrawn (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)
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)
HB600
Establishes the Missouri Vehicle Protection Product Act which prohibits persons from selling vehicle protection products in Missouri unless certain conditions are met
HB600 -- (LR# 1610L.01I)
TRANSPORTATION
Public Hearing Completed (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)
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

HB661
Changes the laws regarding the public school retirement systems
HB661 -- (LR# 0768L.02I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON RETIREMENT
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB670
Expands the DNA profiling analysis testing to include an individual arrested for a felony or sexual offense or a juvenile adjudicated to have committed an act that would be a felony if committed by an adult
HB670 -- (LR# 1821L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB676
Requires the Children's Division to develop rules to modify the income eligibility criteria for any person receiving state-funded child care assistance
HB676 -- (LR# 1550L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON FAMILY SERVICES
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB735
Changes the laws regarding the requirements for designing, constructing, and managing state buildings and allows the Governor to sell state property belonging to Northwest Missouri State University
HCS#2 HB 735 -- (LR# 1301L.04C)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
HB758
Authorizes an income tax credit for employers who hire qualified high school students for summer jobs
HB758 -- (LR# 1853L.01P)
Second Read/Referred: Ways and Means (S)
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)
HB804
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
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
HB812
Increases the penalty for knowingly signing another person's name on an initiative petition
HB812 -- (LR# 0941L.01I)
ELECTIONS
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB818
Establishes the Missouri Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act and changes the laws regarding the Missouri Health Insurance Pool and health care insurance
Approved SS#2 SCS HCS HB 818 -- (LR# 1261S.22T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
THIS BILL BECOMES EFFECTIVE AUG 28, 2007, EXCEPT
FOR SECTIONS 143.782, 143.790, 313.321-376.960,
376.964-376.989, 376.1500-376.1532, AND 379.930 -
379.952 WHICH HAVE A JAN 1, 2008 EFFECTIVE DATE

HB888
Establishes the Faith-Based Organization Liaison Act
HB888 -- (LR# 2029L.01I)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
HB933
Allows an application for a driver's license for a person deployed with the United States armed forces to be signed by a person who holds general power of attorney for the applicant
HB933 -- (LR# 2027L.01P)
Returned to Committee of Origin (S)
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)
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)
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)
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)
HB1131
Requires publishers of instructional materials to provide electronic copies to schools for specialized uses
HB1131 -- (LR# 2614L.01I)
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)
HB1134
Requires a person engaging in the business of transferring funds to foreign countries to receive proof of United States citizenship or lawful presence from the person or entity using the service
HB1134 -- (LR# 2646L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Homeland Security (H)
HB1139
Establishes the Missouri Commission on Prevention and Management of Obesity
HB1139 -- (LR# 1310L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Family Services (H)
HB1174
Prohibits certain sexual offenders from being physically present within 500 feet of a child care facility
HB1174 -- (LR# 2708L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HJR3
Proposes a constitutional amendment replacing the Highways and Transportation Commission with a Director of Transportation
HJR3 -- (LR# 0611L.01I)
Referred: Transportation (H)
HJR10
Proposes a constitutional amendment raising the allowable level of bonded indebtedness for school districts
HJR10 -- (LR# 1167L.01I)
Referred: Transportation (H)
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