Missouri House of Representatives
2007
94th General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
Legislation Sponsored by Rep. Esther Haywood
COSPONSOR
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)
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)
HB538
Authorizes an income tax credit for service as a poll worker
HB538 -- (LR# 1221L.01I)
Referred: Ways and Means (H)
HB539
Requires persons adopting a dog or cat to pay a $50 fee which is refundable upon verification that the animal has been spayed or neutered
HB539 -- (LR# 1223L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Urban Education Reform (H)
HB540
Prohibits gubernatorial appointees from holding office in, or contributing to, political organizations and prohibits them from participating in political campaigns
HB540 -- (LR# 1114L.01I)
Referred: Elections (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)
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)
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)
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
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)
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)
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)
HB680
Designates Big Bluestem as the official state grass
Approved HB680 -- (LR# 1614L.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)
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)
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)
HB815
Changes the laws regarding the licensure of nurses
HB815 -- (LR# 1933L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION AND LICENSING
Public Hearing Completed (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)
HB883
Requires certain corporations to file an annual tax disclosure statement
HB883 -- (LR# 1224L.02I)
Referred: Special Committee on Tax Reform (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)
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)
HB941
Allows the curators of the University of Missouri to close certain financial records as they relate to donors or potential donors
HB941 -- (LR# 2340L.01P)
Second Read/Referred: Education (S)
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)
HB997
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
HB997 -- (LR# 2307L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Utilities (H)
HB1016
Removes the requirement that certain state employees receiving compensatory pay for overtime provide direct client care or custody in certain state facilities
HB1016 -- (LR# 2407L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Government Affairs (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)
HB1019
Modifies the eligibility requirements for the Missouri Medicaid Program
HB1019 -- (LR# 2443L.01I)
Referred: Health Care Policy (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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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Last Updated October 23, 2007 at 9:11 am