Missouri House of Representatives
2007
94th General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
Legislation Sponsored by Rep. Talibdin El-Amin
SPONSOR
HB317
Creates the crime of driving while using a cellular telephone
HB317 -- (LR# 0229L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB318
Renames the portion of Interstate 70 in St. Louis City designated as the "Mark McGwire Highway" to "John F. Bass Memorial Highway"
HB318 -- (LR# 0204L.01I)
Referred: Transportation (H)
HB1189
Requires sodium bicarbonate, commonly known as baking soda, to be kept behind a pharmacy or check-out counter and requires any person selling it to keep a log of each transaction
HB1189 -- (LR# 2321L.02I)
Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
HB1272
Establishes the Metropolitan School District Improvement Act regarding public schools in the City of St. Louis
HCS HB 1272 -- (LR# 2671L.03C)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
HB1273
Establishes the Missouri Global Warming Solutions Act of 2007 to reduce carbon dioxide emissions
HB1273 -- (LR# 2739L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Energy and Environment (H)
HCR26
Issues an official apology for Missouri's role in slavery
HCS HCR 26 -- (LR# 1438L.04C)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
COSPONSOR
HB258
Repeals the death penalty
HB258 -- (LR# 0749L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON URBAN ISSUES
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB259
Establishes the Missouri 4 For More Program in the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to allow parents paid leave from work to help their children in their school
HB259 -- (LR# 0748L.01I)
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)
HB260
Allows private not-for-profit colleges and universities to appoint police officers
HB260 -- (LR# 0750L.01I)
Withdrawn (H)
HB438
Establishes the Twenty-first Century Scholars Program
HB438 -- (LR# 0997L.01I)
HIGHER EDUCATION
Public Hearing Completed (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)
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)
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)
HB537
Prohibits the possession or consumption of alcohol in the State Capitol or on the State Capitol grounds except by executive order
HB537 -- (LR# 1552L.01I)
Referred: Corrections and Public Institutions (H)
HB541
Requires health insurers to provide coverage for human papillomavirus testing as a cervical cancer screening test
HB541 -- (LR# 1115L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Health Insurance (H)
HB548
Requires than an applicant for elected public office must pay all penalties he or she owes for any failure to file campaign finance disclosure reports before being approved as a candidate
HB548 -- (LR# 1242L.01I)
Referred: Elections (H)
HB549
Establishes a method of declaring a dog as dangerous or potentially dangerous
HB549 -- (LR# 0966L.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)
HB607
Requires vehicles to yield the right-of-way to all pedestrians crossing a city or neighborhood street in Jackson County and increases the penalty for leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident
HB607 -- (LR# 1455L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
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)
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)
HB664
Prohibits cellular telephone use while operating a motor vehicle, with certain exceptions
HB664 -- (LR# 1302L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB671
Requires persons replacing stolen license plate tabs prior to January 1, 2009, to submit notarized affadavits and for replacing stolen tabs after January 1, 2009, persons must show a police report
HB671 -- (LR# 1893L.01I)
Referred: Transportation (H)
HB683
Changes the laws regarding the requirements for corporate filings
HB683 -- (LR# 1344L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (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)
HB733
Changes the definition of "security" in the laws regulating securities so that the sale of variable annuities will be governed by the Secretary of State
HB733 -- (LR# 1324L.01I)
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)
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)
HB799
Requires hospitals to compile and post daily staffing information in patient care areas of each unit of the hospital
HB799 -- (LR# 0577L.01I)
Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
HB807
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)
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)
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)
HB873
Changes the laws regarding chiropractor education and licensing requirements
HB873 -- (LR# 2159L.01I)
Referred: Spec Com on Professional Registration & Licens (H)
HB883
Requires certain corporations to file an annual tax disclosure statement
HB883 -- (LR# 1224L.02I)
Referred: Special Committee on Tax Reform (H)
HB892
Creates the Medal of Freedom to be awarded to any veteran who honorably served in the armed forces at any time since 1990 under certain residency requirements
HCS HB 892 -- (LR# 1937L.02P)
SENATE PENSIONS, VETERANS' AFFAIRS, AND GENERAL LAW
Executive Session Held (S)
VOTED DO PASS

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)
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)
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)
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)
HB1003
Prohibits a public body from entering into a public works contract with a company that has been found guilty of conducting discriminatory employment practices
HB1003 -- (LR# 2136L.01I)
Referred: Spec Com on Workforce Dev & Workplace Safety (H)
HB1004
Allows automobile insurers to charge different rates based on seat belt usage
HB1004 -- (LR# 2134L.01I)
Referred: Insurance Policy (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)
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)
HB1104
Authorizes an income tax credit for contributions to nonprofit special needs education support organizations
HB1104 -- (LR# 2555L.01I)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (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)
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)
HB1130
Allows for the compensation of a person wrongfully convicted and imprisoned
HB1130 -- (LR# 2657L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
HB1145
Prohibits the Director of the Department of Revenue from taking a photograph or digital image of any qualified applicant for a driver's or nondriver's license who objects due to religious affiliation
HB1145 -- (LR# 2649L.01I)
Referred: Transportation (H)
HB1239
Allows school districts to offer open enrollment by contract if approved by voters
HB1239 -- (LR# 2144L.01I)
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)
HB1281
Establishes the St. Louis Neighborhood Schools Improvement Act which specifies the guidelines for establishing and administering a successor school district for the City of St. Louis School District
HB1281 -- (LR# 2715L.02I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON URBAN EDUCATION REFORM
Public Hearing Completed (H)
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Last Updated October 23, 2007 at 9:12 am