Missouri House of Representatives
2007
94th General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
Legislation Sponsored by Rep. Juanita Head Walton
SPONSOR
HB398
Extends the prohibition on the disclosure of Social Security numbers
HB398 -- (LR# 1280L.01I)
Withdrawn (H)
HB399
Prohibits any person from advertising or conducting live musical performances while using a false, deceptive, or misleading affiliation between the performing group and the original group
HCS HB 399 -- (LR# 0053L.02C)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
HB400
Prohibits the Hazelwood School District from holding high school graduation on the same day as any athletic event sponsored by the Missouri State High School Activities Association
HB400 -- (LR# 1009L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Urban Education Reform (H)
HB482
Changes the punishment for counterfeiting and requires the forfeiture of counterfeit goods, the materials and implements used to produce them, and the property used in the commission of the crime
HB482 -- (LR# 0558L.01P)
Placed on Informal Calendar (S)
HB564
Allows certain organizations who sell intoxicating liquor by the drink on the premises to obtain a special license to remain open until 3:00 a.m. and to open on Sundays at 8:00 a.m.
HB564 -- (LR# 1281L.01I)
Referred: Local Government (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)
HB1126
Changes the distribution of funds from the professional athletes and entertainers tax so that 10% of the revenue is annually distributed to the Juneteenth Heritage and Jazz Festival and Memorial
HB1126 -- (LR# 2054L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON TAX REFORM
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HCR12
Urges the United States Congress to intervene to ensure the productive potential of the automobile industry
HCR12 -- (LR# 1283L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Job Creation & Eco Dev (H)
HCR28
Opposes any change in federal law authorizing attorneys to charge veterans a fee for services
HCR28 -- (LR# 2167L.01I)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
HCR52
Urges the United States Congress and the President of the United States to take immediate action regarding the national Free File program
HCR52 -- (LR# 2738L.02I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
COSPONSOR
HB40
Changes the laws regarding the long-term care insurance tax deduction and establishes the Missouri Long-term Care Partnership Act
HCS HB 40, 116 & 367 -- (LR# 0478L.02P)
SENATE HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH
Public Hearing Held (S)
HB76
Authorizes an income tax credit for donations to seriously injured veterans of the Global War on Terrorism or to the veteran's family
HB76 -- (LR# 0215L.01I)
WAYS AND MEANS
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB94
Prohibits the use, sale, transfer, or licensing of certain prescriptive information by certain entities for commercial purposes
HB94 -- (LR# 0275L.01I)
HEALTH CARE POLICY
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB181
Requires the captioning of electronic video instructional materials
Approved HCS HB 181 -- (LR# 0390L.03T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
HB249
Establishes the Missouri Senior Cadets Program
HB249 -- (LR# 0844L.01I)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
HB306
Exempts property owned and used by veterans' organizations from taxation
HB306 -- (LR# 0936L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Veterans (H)
HB388
Establishes the Local Community Rail Security Act of 2007
HB388 -- (LR# 1205L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB389
Changes the process for registering securities
HB389 -- (LR# 1269L.01I)
Referred: Insurance Policy (H)
HB402
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)
HB410
Requires the Secretary of State to establish a toll-free number for business inquiries and to direct the inquiries to the appropriate state agency
HB410 -- (LR# 0913L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Job Creation & Eco Dev (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)
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)
HB455
Exempts real property owned by individuals 65 years of age and older with certain levels of income from increases in assessed valuation
HB455 -- (LR# 0953L.01I)
Referred: Ways and Means (H)
HB468
Exempts motor fuel used in school buses from motor fuel tax when driven to transport students for educational purposes
HB468 -- (LR# 0950L.01I)
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)
HB469
Changes the laws regarding school safety and liability
SCS HCS HB 469 -- (LR# 0861S.05C)
Placed on Informal Calendar (S)
HB503
Establishes requirements for the licensure of midwives
HB503 -- (LR# 1207L.01I)
Referred: Spec Com on Professional Registration & Licens (H)
HB506
Authorizes a homestead exemption for the elderly and disabled in St. Louis County
HB506 -- (LR# 0965L.01I)
Referred: Ways and Means (H)
HB534
Establishes the Safe Staffing and Quality Care Accountability Act for Veterans Homes and the Safe Staffing and Quality Care Accountability Act for Mental Health Facilities
HB534 -- (LR# 1023L.01I)
Referred: Spec Com on Workforce Dev & Workplace Safety (H)
HB535
Changes the laws regarding the regulation of state and private mental health facilities
HB535 -- (LR# 1022L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Healthcare Facilities (H)
HB536
Prohibits any entity from preventing a student athlete from competing in or training for any Olympic event
HB536 -- (LR# 1021L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
HB604
Authorizes a state individual income tax credit equal to a percentage of any earned income tax credit claimed by the taxpayer on the individual's federal income tax return
HB604 -- (LR# 1387L.01I)
Referred: Ways and Means (H)
HB605
Prohibits membership on the Regional Taxicab Commission for certain persons and establishes a 10-member advisory committee
HB605 -- (LR# 1375L.01I)
Referred: Local Government (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)
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)
HB639
Requires all new developments to have power lines installed underground
HB639 -- (LR# 1116L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Utilities (H)
HB640
Requires the registration and licensure of doctors of naturopathic medicine
HB640 -- (LR# 1346L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON GENERAL LAWS
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB662
Transfers from the Department of Economic Development to the Department of Public Safety the duty of certifying when a dry fire hydrant system meets the requirements to obtain an income tax credit
HB662 -- (LR# 1354L.01I)
WAYS AND MEANS
Voted Do Pass (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)
HB678
Allows certain school districts in declared federal disaster areas after the January 2007 ice storms to not make up lost time and allows other schools to make up only a certain number of the missed days
Approved HCS HB 678 -- (LR# 1712L.04T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
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)
HB742
Authorizes the sealing of certain criminal records
HB742 -- (LR# 0746L.01I)
JUDICIARY
Public Hearing Completed (H)
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)
HB819
Prohibits discrimination based upon a person's sexual orientation
HB819 -- (LR# 1321L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (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

HB910
Designates the smooth chanterelle as the official state mushroom
HB910 -- (LR# 2320L.01P)
Laid Over - Third Reading (H)
HB938
Exempts the property of a veterans' organization from real and personal property taxes, increases the amount of matching grants for veterans' programs, and establishes the Stolen Valor Act of 2007
Approved HCS HB 654 & 938 -- (LR# 1769L.03T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
HB1006
Allows a retired member of the Missouri Consolidated Health Care Plan to add an eligible dependent under certain conditions
HB1006 -- (LR# 2519L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON RETIREMENT
Voted Do Pass (H)
HB1013
Prohibits certain individuals from serving on the Regional Taxicab Commission and requires the formation of an advisory committee composed of 10 representatives from the transportation industry
HB1013 -- (LR# 2369L.01I)
Referred: Local Government (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)
HB1099
Changes the laws regarding child care
HB1099 -- (LR# 2496L.02I)
Referred: Special Committee on Family Services (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)
HB1142
Creates the crime of trafficking for the purpose of illegal immigration
HB1142 -- (LR# 1750L.02I)
Referred: Special Committee on Immigration (H)
HB1143
Establishes the Emancipation Day Commission
HB1143 -- (LR# 2681L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on General Laws (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 9:12 am