Missouri House of Representatives
2007
94th General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
Legislation Sponsored by Rep. Theodore Hoskins
SPONSOR
HB166
Requires write-in candidates to meet state and municipal tax requirements and filing deadlines in order to file a declaration of intent
HB166 -- (LR# 0659L.01P)
SENATE FINANCIAL, GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, AND ELECTIONS
Public Hearing Held (S)
HB167
Requires that only one license plate be issued for all motor vehicles, except those with personalized plates, instead of the current two plates
HB167 -- (LR# 0657L.01I)
TRANSPORTATION
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB168
Authorizes an income tax credit for resident taxpayers who are 65 years of age or older with an adjusted gross income of $9,570 or less
HB168 -- (LR# 0658L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON TAX REFORM
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB894
Requires independent candidates to file declarations of candidacy at the same time as other candidates and to appear on primary ballots
SCS HCS HB 894 -- (LR# 2096S.04C)
Placed on Informal Calendar (S)
SA 3, SA 4, SA 5 ADOPTED/SCS, SS/SCS PENDING

COSPONSOR
HB90
Requires all drivers and passengers in cars or trucks to wear a seat belt with certain exceptions
HCS HB 90 -- (LR# 0272L.02C)
Laid Over (H)
HA 1/HCS PENDING

HB258
Repeals the death penalty
HB258 -- (LR# 0749L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON URBAN ISSUES
Public Hearing Completed (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)
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)
HB483
Regulates the use of certain lasers and pulse light sources by a cosmetologist
HB483 -- (LR# 0555L.01I)
Referred: Spec Com on Professional Registration & Licens (H)
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)
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)
HB486
Requires all food or food products sold in Missouri which are derived from a cloned animal to be labeled indicating that the food is or contains products derived from a cloned animal
HB486 -- (LR# 1211L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Agri-Business (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)
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)
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)
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)
HB649
Prohibits an employer from discriminating against an individual based on his or her credit score or credit history
HB649 -- (LR# 1642L.01I)
Referred: Spec Com on Workforce Dev & Workplace Safety (H)
HB650
Changes the laws regarding the use of credit information when underwriting insurance contracts
HB650 -- (LR# 1641L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Health Insurance (H)
HB651
Increases the length of time a father has to establish paternity prior to an adoption from within 15 days to no later than 60 days after the birth of the child
HB651 -- (LR# 1638L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Family Services (H)
HB652
Removes the payment of an intervention fee as a condition of parole
HB652 -- (LR# 1637L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON URBAN ISSUES
Public Hearing Completed (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)
HB698
Requires the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to recalculate the state school aid for the Riverview Gardens School District to correct an error
HCS HB 698 -- (LR# 1705L.03C)
RULES - PURSUANT TO RULE 25(21)(f)
Rules - No Action Taken (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)
HB742
Authorizes the sealing of certain criminal records
HB742 -- (LR# 0746L.01I)
JUDICIARY
Public Hearing Completed (H)
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)
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)
HB911
Allows third and fourth class cities, towns, and villages to cancel an election if the number of candidates is equivalent to the number of positions
HB911 -- (LR# 1580L.01I)
ELECTIONS
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB915
Exempts veterans', service, and fraternal organizations from the two-tenths of one cent tax on each bingo card sold
HB915 -- (LR# 2311L.01P)
FISCAL REVIEW
Reported Do Pass (H)
HB916
Exempts veterans, service, and fraternal organizations from paying the 2% tax on the gross receipts for each bingo pull-tab card sold
HB916 -- (LR# 2312L.01P)
SENATE WAYS AND MEANS
Public Hearing Scheduled, Bill not Heard (S)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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Last Updated October 23, 2007 at 9:11 am