Missouri House of Representatives
2007
94th General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
Legislation Sponsored by Rep. Jim Lembke
SPONSOR
HB510
Revises the definition of "motor vehicle" as it relates to motor
vehicle franchise practices
HB510
-- (LR# 1646L.01I)
TRANSPORTATION
Public Hearing Scheduled, Bill not Heard (H)
HB589
Repeals the laws regarding the Regional Taxicab District and the
Regional Taxicab Commission in St. Louis County and the City of
St. Louis
HB589
-- (LR# 1760L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON URBAN ISSUES
Public Hearing Completed (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)
HJR11
Proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting human cloning and
authorizing the General Assembly to enact laws regarding health
care research
HJR11
-- (LR# 0923L.02I)
Rules - Reported Do Not Pass (H)
HJR14
Proposes a constitutional amendment establishing the same term limits
for the Attorney General and State Auditor as for the Governor and
StateTreasurer
HJR14
-- (LR# 0849L.01I)
Referred: Transportation (H)
HJR15
Proposes a constitutional amendment establishing single 8-year terms
for nonpartisan selection judges and requires the Governor's judicial
appointments to the Supreme Court to be approved by the Senate
HJR15
-- (LR# 0451L.01I)
Referred: Elections (H)
HJR23
Proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting human cloning
HJR23
-- (LR# 2416L.01I)
Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
HJR31
Proposes a constitutional amendment repealing the nonpartisan
selection of judges and replacing it with a gubernatorial appointment
process for certain judges
HCS HJR 31
-- (LR# 2666L.03C)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
COSPONSOR
HB39
Establishes the eligibility requirements of an employed disabled
person requesting medical assistance under the federal Ticket to Work
and Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999
SCS HCS HB 39
-- (LR# 0458S.07C)
Placed on Informal Calendar (S)
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)
HB60
Creates a presumption in certain circumstances that a person using
deadly force has a reasonable fear of death or harm and allows that
person immunity in certain circumstances for use of defensive force
HCS HB 189 & 60
-- (LR# 0562L.02P)
SENATE JUDICIARY AND CIVIL AND CRIMINAL JURISPRUDENCE
Executive Session Held (S)
SCS VOTED DO PASS
HB103
Establishes additional tax increment financing guidelines
HB103
-- (LR# 0651L.01I)
Referred: Rules Pursuant to Rule 25(21)(f) (H)
HB186
Creates the Personal Property Tax Relief Fund and phases out the
personal property tax on motor vehicles if taxes were paid timely and
funds are appropriated
HB186
-- (LR# 0841L.01I)
Referred: Ways and Means (H)
HB262
Makes English the language for all official proceedings in Missouri
HB262
-- (LR# 0495L.01I)
Dropped from Calendar - Rule 44 (H)
HB263
Makes English, upon voter approval, the language for all official
proceedings in Missouri
HB263
-- (LR# 0400L.01I)
Dropped from Calendar - Rule 44 (H)
HB307
Authorizes a tax credit for certain elderly and disabled individuals
for real property taxes paid
HB307
-- (LR# 1091L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON SENIOR CITIZEN ADVOCACY
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB352
Increases bonus points for nonprofit organizations bidding on state
contracts and specifies an increase in the per diem awarded to
sheltered workshops
Approved HB352
-- (LR# 1007L.02T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
HB353
Changes the laws regarding fraud and abuse in the Missouri
Medicaid Program
HB353
-- (LR# 1169L.01P)
SENATE HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH
Public Hearing Held (S)
HB355
Allows the Division of Finance to assist financial institutions in
preventing transactions involving the use of the financial
institution's instruments for online or Internet gambling
HB355
-- (LR# 0560L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Financial Institutions (H)
HB406
Changes the laws regarding crime prevention and boating while
intoxicated
HCS#2 HB 406 & 726
-- (LR# 0998L.06C)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
HB412
Specifies that pharmacies will be immune from liability for refusal
to perform, assist, recommend, refer to, or participate in any act or
service in connection with any drug or device that causes an abortion
HB412
-- (LR# 0758L.01I)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (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)
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)
HB461
Changes the laws regarding the State Water Patrol
Approved HCS HB 461
-- (LR# 1134L.03T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
HB503
Establishes requirements for the licensure of midwives
HB503
-- (LR# 1207L.01I)
Referred: Spec Com on Professional Registration & Licens (H)
HB505
Authorizes tax credits for certain owners of alternative fuel vehicle
refueling facilities, lowers the tax on E85 fuel, and prohibits the
use of franchise agreements relating to alternative fuels
HB505
-- (LR# 1219L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT
Public Hearing Scheduled, Bill not Heard (H)
HB516
Changes the laws regarding the Missouri Homestead Preservation Act
HB516
-- (LR# 1014L.01I)
WAYS AND MEANS
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB532
Requires students entering public higher education institutions to
take American history and American literature courses in order to
graduate
HB532
-- (LR# 1154L.01I)
HIGHER EDUCATION
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
HB568
Authorizes an income tax credit for preparing the bodies of organ
donors for cremation or burial
HB568
-- (LR# 1275L.01I)
Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
HB617
Prohibits a minor from self-consenting for a prescription for a
contraceptive drug or device unless a petition is granted from a
juvenile court
HB617
-- (LR# 0899L.02I)
Referred: Special Committee on Family Services (H)
HB636
Authorizes an income tax credit for military retirement benefits
HCS HB 636, 308 & 173
-- (LR# 1482L.03P)
SENATE WAYS AND MEANS
Executive Session Held (S)
VOTED DO PASS
HB640
Requires the registration and licensure of doctors of naturopathic
medicine
HB640
-- (LR# 1346L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON GENERAL LAWS
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB654
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)
HB691
Establishes the Missouri Alternatives to Abortion Services Program
and the Missouri Alternatives to Abortion Public Awareness Program
HB691
-- (LR# 1780L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Family Services (H)
HB735
Changes the laws regarding the requirements for designing,
constructing, and managing state buildings and allows the Governor to
sell state property belonging to Northwest Missouri State University
HCS#2 HB 735
-- (LR# 1301L.04C)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
HB771
Establishes the Superintendent Targeted Achievement Record (STAR)
Program and requires the total compensation package of school
administrators to be reported and made available to the public
HCS HB 771
-- (LR# 1936L.02C)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
HB788
Changes the laws regarding public health emergency
preparedness
HCS HB 788
-- (LR# 1823L.02C)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
HB800
Authorizes corporations or unincorporated associations to prosecute
their claims and defenses without the assistance of an attorney
HB800
-- (LR# 1666L.01I)
JUDICIARY
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB803
Authorizes an income tax credit for donations to the Missouri
Court Appointed Special Advocates Association
HB803
-- (LR# 1852L.01I)
HEALTH CARE POLICY
Public Hearing Completed (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
HB813
Allows the president or chancellor of a state higher education
institution to revoke the tenure and discharge a faculty member who
receives two negative peer reviews
HB813
-- (LR# 1965L.01I)
Referred: Higher Education (H)
HB818
Establishes the Missouri Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act and changes the laws regarding the Missouri Health
Insurance Pool and health care insurance
Approved SS#2 SCS HCS HB 818
-- (LR# 1261S.22T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
THIS BILL BECOMES EFFECTIVE AUG 28, 2007, EXCEPT
FOR SECTIONS 143.782, 143.790, 313.321-376.960,
376.964-376.989, 376.1500-376.1532, AND 379.930 -
379.952 WHICH HAVE A JAN 1, 2008 EFFECTIVE DATE
HB851
Authorizes State Highway Patrol training on federal immigration laws
and requires officers to inquire into the legal status of persons
placed under arrest
HCS HB 851
-- (LR# 1911L.03P)
SENATE PENSIONS, VETERANS' AFFAIRS, AND GENERAL LAW
Executive Session Held (S)
SCS VOTED DO PASS
HB889
Prohibits illegal aliens from receiving public assistance
HCS HB 889
-- (LR# 2147L.03C)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (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)
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
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)
HB967
Requires any public governmental body to make and retain a
verbatim audio recording of any closed meeting
HB967
-- (LR# 1431L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (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)
HB974
Prohibits a person younger than 21 years of age who is not an underage
entertainer from being allowed inside a drinking establishment
HB974
-- (LR# 1554L.02I)
Referred: Local Government (H)
HB975
Requires the Governor to submit contract information and the total
cost of contracting for services as part of his or her state budget
request
HB975
-- (LR# 2077L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Government Affairs (H)
HB976
Allows any Missouri resident to participate in the Missouri
Consolidated Health Care Plan for an additional premium
HB976
-- (LR# 0298L.02I)
Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
HB977
Requires revenue from a tax increase within a tax increment financing
district to be used for the taxing purpose only
HB977
-- (LR# 0297L.01I)
Referred: Local Government (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)
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)
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)
HB1055
Changes the laws regarding sexual education instruction in public
schools and establishes public awareness and services
for alternatives to abortion programs
Approved HCS HB 1055
-- (LR# 2503L.04T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
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)
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)
HB1134
Requires a person engaging in the business of transferring funds to
foreign countries to receive proof of United States citizenship or
lawful presence from the person or entity using the service
HB1134
-- (LR# 2646L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Homeland Security (H)
HB1142
Creates the crime of trafficking for the purpose of illegal
immigration
HB1142
-- (LR# 1750L.02I)
Referred: Special Committee on Immigration (H)
HB1166
Requires any entity providing construction services on school
property to have a drug and alcohol testing program
HB1166
-- (LR# 2693L.01I)
Referred: Spec Com on Workforce Dev & Workplace Safety (H)
HB1168
Amends Missouri Supreme Court Rule 8.07 to allow members of the
General Assembly with at least eight years service to take the
Missouri bar examination
HB1168
-- (LR# 2680L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on General Laws (H)
HB1271
Establishes requirements regarding stem cell research
HB1271
-- (LR# 2711L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Family Services (H)
HJR1
Proposes a constitutional amendment restricting state court
jurisdiction in the areas of taxing, spending, and budgeting
SCS HCS HJR 1
-- (LR# 0416S.05C)
Placed on Informal Calendar (S)
HJR3
Proposes a constitutional amendment replacing the Highways and
Transportation Commission with a Director of Transportation
HJR3
-- (LR# 0611L.01I)
Referred: Transportation (H)
HJR7
Proposes a constitutional amendment establishing English as the
language for all official proceedings in Missouri
SCS HJR 7
-- (LR# 0401S.02T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
THIS BILL BECOMES EFFECTIVE 30 DAYS AFTER VOTER
APPROVAL
HJR12
Proposes a constitutional amendment requiring all impeachments to be
tried by the Senate
HJR12
-- (LR# 0756L.01I)
Rules - Reported Do Not Pass (H)
HJR18
Proposes a constitutional amendment requiring two-thirds majority
vote for future constitutional amendments and modifies the process
for accepting and enacting constitutional amendments
HJR18
-- (LR# 1573L.01I)
ELECTIONS
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HJR19
Proposes a constitutional amendment guaranteeing a citizen's First
Amendment right to pray on public property and reaffirming a
citizen's right to choose any or no religion
HJR19
-- (LR# 1934L.02P)
Placed on Informal Calendar (S)
HJR20
Proposes a constitutional amendment establishing limits on the total
state general revenue appropriations
HCS HJR 20
-- (LR# 1935L.04C)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
HJR24
Proposes a constitutional amendment replacing property tax with an
alternative tax structure
HJR24
-- (LR# 2247L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Tax Reform (H)
HJR28
Proposes a constitutional amendment allowing constitutionally
chartered cities or counties to impose liens on nuisance property
HJR28
-- (LR# 0858L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
HJR29
Proposes a constitutional amendment giving the power of eminent
domain to the state and its political subdivisions whose officials are
directly responsible to elected officials
HJR29
-- (LR# 0857L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
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