Missouri House of Representatives
2007
94th General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
Legislation Sponsored by Rep. Robin Wright-Jones
SPONSOR
HB1018
Changes the laws regarding the availability and dispersal of
contraception information
HB1018
-- (LR# 2156L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Family Services (H)
HB1106
Allows the City of St. Louis to establish by ordinance a municipal
police force completely within the city's authority
HB1106
-- (LR# 2353L.01I)
Referred: Local Government (H)
HB1113
Removes the legal restriction that requires a proposed transit sales
tax to pass in both St. Louis City and St. Louis County in order for
the tax to go into effect
HB1113
-- (LR# 2439L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Urban Issues (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Withdrawn (H)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)
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)
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)
HB1275
Prohibits utilities regulated by the Missouri Public Service
Commission from requiring a deposit for new service with a few
exceptions
HB1275
-- (LR# 0784L.02I)
Referred: Special Committee on Utilities (H)
COSPONSOR
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)
HB62
Designates the Department of Agriculture's building at 1616 Missouri
Boulevard in Jefferson City as the "George Washington Carver
Building"
Approved HB62
-- (LR# 0342L.01T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
HB72
Increases the resource limit for eligibility for medical assistance
HB72
-- (LR# 0076L.01I)
Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
HB95
Changes the laws regarding Missouri Medicaid Program payments and
establishes a health insurance premium assistance program
HCS HB 95
-- (LR# 0421L.05C)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (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)
HB310
Authorizes the Missouri Real Estate Commission to impose civil
penalties for a violation of the real estate licensing regulations by
a licensee or a person practicing without a license
HB310
-- (LR# 1052L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION AND LICENSING
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB324
Immunizes real estate licensees from liability for any act or
omission related to the disclosure of information regarding
individuals required to register with the sexual offender registry
HB324
-- (LR# 1053L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION AND LICENSING
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB351
Designates the crayfish as the official state invertebrate
Approved HB351
-- (LR# 0248L.01T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
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)
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)
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)
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)
HB450
Establishes the Missouri Health Profession Shortage Planning
Commission to develop recommendations regarding the health
profession workforce
HCS HB 450
-- (LR# 0664L.03T)
Referred: Rules Pursuant to Rule 25(21)(f) (H)
HB451
Requires school districts to develop policies to incorporate social
and emotional development into their educational programs
HB451
-- (LR# 1079L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Family Services (H)
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)
HB457
Increases the amount of credit allowed under the senior citizen/
disabled person property tax credit program known as circuit breaker
and renames it the Senior Citizens' Homestead Tax Relief Act
SCS HCS HB 457
-- (LR# 1084S.03C)
Placed on Informal Calendar (S)
HB484
Establishes the Missouri Universal Health Insurance Act to provide
comprehensive and necessary health care services for Missouri
residents
HB484
-- (LR# 1213L.02I)
Referred: Special Committee on Health Insurance (H)
HB504
Exempts landlords from liability for damage to personal property that
results from enforcement of a judgment granting possession and gives
landlords the right to dispose of the property
HB504
-- (LR# 1119L.02I)
JUDICIARY
HCS Voted Do Pass (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)
HB557
Requires the Governor to order the United States flag and the Missouri
state flag to be flown at half-staff when any Missouri active-duty
military personnel dies during a declared war or conflict
HB557
-- (LR# 1403L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Veterans (H)
HB575
Requires the Governor to issue an executive order requiring the United
States flag and the state flag flown at half-staff when a firefighter,
police officer, or first responder dies in the line of duty
HB575
-- (LR# 1008L.03I)
Referred: Special Committee on Tourism (H)
HB585
Changes the laws regarding the registration of a trademark
HB585
-- (LR# 1442L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
HB603
Authorizes the City of St. Louis to impose a sales tax of up to 0.5%
for the operation of public safety departments
HB603
-- (LR# 1606L.01I)
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB610
Establishes the Address Confidentiality Program to protect victims of
domestic violence by establishing a designated address for victims and
their minor children
HB610
-- (LR# 1144L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Family Services (H)
HB641
Increases state employee salaries in an amount equal to the
percentage change in the federal Consumer Price Index
HB641
-- (LR# 1349L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
Voted Do Pass (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)
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)
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)
HB786
Requires the development of caseload standards for the Department of
Health and Senior Services and the Department of Mental Health
HB786
-- (LR# 1390L.01I)
Referred: Health Care Policy (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)
HB791
Requires health carriers to provide a report of the total dollar
amount and the total number of claims paid under the plan for the
previous three-year period upon the employer's request
Approved SCS HB 791
-- (LR# 1506S.03T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
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)
HB812
Increases the penalty for knowingly signing another person's name on
an initiative petition
HB812
-- (LR# 0941L.01I)
ELECTIONS
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB819
Prohibits discrimination based upon a person's sexual orientation
HB819
-- (LR# 1321L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
HB859
Establishes the School Intervention and Reform Grants Program to
award grants to unaccredited or provisionally accredited districts
from contributions for which the taxpayer receives a tax credit
HB859
-- (LR# 1031L.01I)
Referred: Higher Education (H)
HB860
Changes the laws regarding victims of sexual crimes, rape and abuse
crisis centers, and victims' identifying information
HB860
-- (LR# 2115L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
HB882
Establishes the Human Voice Contact Act requiring state agencies to
ensure that a caller is provided the option to speak with a live
attendant
HB882
-- (LR# 2110L.01I)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (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
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)
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)
HB964
Establishes a pilot project within the Department of Mental Health to
form four assertive community treatment teams to provide
comprehensive, community-based psychiatric treatment
HB964
-- (LR# 2205L.01I)
Referred: Health Care Policy (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)
HB969
Requires school districts to establish special programs or services
for students who are identified as academically gifted
HB969
-- (LR# 1746L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Student Achievement (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)
HB1017
Changes the laws regarding the Missouri individual income tax
HB1017
-- (LR# 2244L.01I)
Referred: Ways and Means (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)
HB1099
Changes the laws regarding child care
HB1099
-- (LR# 2496L.02I)
Referred: Special Committee on Family Services (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)
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)
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)
HB1139
Establishes the Missouri Commission on Prevention and Management
of Obesity
HB1139
-- (LR# 1310L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Family Services (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)
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)
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)
Return to the Missouri House of Representatives
Last Updated October 23, 2007 at 9:11 am