Missouri House of Representatives
2007
94th General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
Legislation Sponsored by Rep. Jane Cunningham
SPONSOR
HB26
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
HCS HB 112,26,37,78,79 & 154 -- (LR# 0255L.10C)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
HB27
Removes the requirement that a person must have received at least a 10-day jail sentence on a prior offense before a third or subsequent misdemeanor stealing offense can be enhanced to a felony
HB27 -- (LR# 0206L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB28
Allows common carriers of household goods to request rate adjustments from the Highways and Transportation Commission and repeals the exemption for household carriers under Chapter 390, RSMo
Approved HCS#2 HB 28 -- (LR# 0388L.03T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
HB29
Changes the terms of service for members of the governing council of the St. Louis Special School District
HB29 -- (LR# 0412L.01I)
Referred: Rules Pursuant to Rule 25(21)(f) (H)
HB30
Prohibits public schools from joining certain statewide activities associations
HB30 -- (LR# 0413L.01I)
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)
HB31
Requires businesses in areas taken by eminent domain to reimburse the persons displaced from those areas
HB31 -- (LR# 0387L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
HB32
Requires residences and commercial businesses to display street addresses in a clearly visible and readable manner
HB32 -- (LR# 0378L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON SMALL BUSINESS
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB33
Requires governing boards at public colleges and universities, community college districts, and school districts to take roll-call votes on school policy matters
HB33 -- (LR# 0411L.01I)
ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION
Voted Do Pass (H)
HB34
Authorizes a sales tax exemption for certain fees and dues paid to health and fitness centers
HB34 -- (LR# 0380L.01I)
WAYS AND MEANS
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB35
Requires school districts to allow parents the opportunity to withhold permission for a child to join school-sponsored clubs or participate in extracurricular activities
HB35 -- (LR# 0414L.01I)
ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
HB36
Changes from two to five years the cycle for determining the assessed valuation of real property for the purpose of real property taxation and limits assessment increases
HB36 -- (LR# 0379L.01I)
Referred: Ways and Means (H)
HB38
Establishes procedures for the evaluation of credits for students transferring into an accredited public school district from an unaccredited public or nonpublic school or home school
HB38 -- (LR# 0409L.01I)
ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
HB213
Establishes the Emily Brooker Intellectual Diversity Act, which defines intellectual diversity for reporting purposes at public higher education institutions
SCS HB 213 -- (LR# 0462S.09C)
Placed on Informal Calendar (S)
HB214
Creates the Teacher Choice Compensation Package which will make salary stipends available to teachers who qualify based on measurable superior performance
HB214 -- (LR# 0713L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
HB264
Allows the State Board of Education greater flexibility in investing funds deposited in the State Public School Fund
Approved HB264 -- (LR# 0641L.01T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
HB265
Expands the five-business-day notice requirement for special education due process hearings to expedited due process hearings
SS HB 265 -- (LR# 0639S.04F)
SENATE GOVERNMENTAL ACCOUNTABILITY AND FISCAL OVERSIGHT
Reported Do Pass (S)
HB415
Eliminates all sunset provisions relating to early intervention services, known as the First Steps Program
HB415 -- (LR# 0518L.02I)
Referred: Special Committee on Family Services (H)
HB416
Specifies that fire protection district board directors must reside in the fire protection district
HB416 -- (LR# 1236L.01I)
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB417
Changes the laws regarding teacher certification in finance and establishes guidelines regarding the evaluation of student credentials when transferring into a school district
HCS HB 417 -- (LR# 0230L.03C)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
HB418
Removes the early childhood special education enabling authority from a list of sections related to the First Steps Program scheduled for sunset by August 28, 2007
HB418 -- (LR# 0638L.01I)
ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION
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)
HB855
Allows for the conversion of manufactured homes from personal property to real property and the reconversion of manufactured homes from real property to personal property
HB855 -- (LR# 0145L.01I)
WAYS AND MEANS
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB858
Establishes the Citizens' Right to Know Act of 2007 which requires the registry of certain information regarding defendants recommended for an unsecured release
HB858 -- (LR# 2065L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
HB1007
Changes the laws regarding campaign finance disclosure report complaints
HB1007 -- (LR# 2313L.01I)
Referred: Ways and Means (H)
HB1046
Requires school board members and school superintendents to file financial interest statements with the Missouri Ethics Commission
HB1046 -- (LR# 1010L.01I)
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)
HB1047
Allows principals of provisionally accredited or unaccredited school districts to refuse a teacher's request to transfer to another school
HB1047 -- (LR# 1993L.01I)
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)
HB1048
Establishes the Teacher Bill of Rights Act which prohibits teacher associations from using payroll deductions for political campaign purposes without written consent of the teacher
HB1048 -- (LR# 2056L.01I)
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)
HB1161
Adds participation in a strike to the list of reasons for which a tenured teacher may be dismissed
HB1161 -- (LR# 1670L.01I)
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)
HB1220
Requires certificated teachers to submit documentation to the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education every five years showing adequate scores on certain assessments
HB1220 -- (LR# 2556L.01I)
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)
HB1221
Eliminates the ability to form a neighborhood improvement district by petition and requires the measure to pass by a two-thirds vote
HB1221 -- (LR# 2740L.01I)
Referred: Local Government (H)
HB1222
Prohibits public school teachers from lobbying the General Assembly during their class periods unless they pay the substitute teacher's salary
HB1222 -- (LR# 2076L.02I)
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)
HB1223
Revises the conditions under which districts may suspend or terminate teacher and administrator contracts in districts that are provisionally accredited or unaccredited
HB1223 -- (LR# 2558L.02I)
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)
HB1224
Changes the laws regarding the transitional school district
HB1224 -- (LR# 2389L.02I)
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)
HB1225
Requires an obstetric ultrasound to be conducted prior to the 24-hour waiting period for an abortion
HB1225 -- (LR# 2716L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Family Services (H)
HB1226
Requires the completion of an on-line learning experience for graduation from high school
HB1226 -- (LR# 2700L.01I)
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)
HB1227
Prohibits municipal elections from being held during Passover and specifies that the election will be postponed until the first Tuesday following the last day of Passover
HB1227 -- (LR# 2718L.01I)
Referred: Elections (H)
HB1231
Changes the laws regarding charter schools
HB1231 -- (LR# 0334L.02I)
Referred: Special Committee on Student Achievement (H)
HB1232
Allows the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, at the discretion of the State Board of Education, to have authority over public school extracurricular competitive activities
HB1232 -- (LR# 1559L.01I)
ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION
Public Hearing Completed (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)
HJR32
Proposes a constitutional amendment specifiying that certain sections of the Missouri Constitution cannot be more restrictive than the First Amendment of the United States Constitution
HJR32 -- (LR# 2174L.01I)
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (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)
HB132
Changes the fee for the State Auditor to register bonds
HB132 -- (LR# 0347L.01I)
Referred: Local Government (H)
HB215
Expands the jurisdiction of juvenile courts to include individuals who are 17 and 18 years of age for the sole purpose of status offenses by redefining the terms "child," "adult," and "status offense"
SCS HB 215 -- (LR# 0222S.05C)
SEE COMMENTS
MOTION TO ADOPT SCS AS AMENDED FAILED
AYES: 77
NOES: 72 PRESENT: 3

HB216
Establishes the Umbilical Cord Blood Bank Program to collect and provide researchers with umbilical cord blood for scientific research on human stem cells
HB216 -- (LR# 0223L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON FAMILY SERVICES
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB217
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)
HB267
Gives the local board of education authority to identify a designee to bind the school district in a settlement agreement reached during the resolution session regarding a special education placement
HB267 -- (LR# 0640L.01P)
Placed on Informal Calendar (S)
SSA 1 FOR SA 1, SA 2, SA 3, SA 4 ADOPTED/SA 5
PENDING

HB293
Requires the removal of all emergency lights, sirens, and decals designating a vehicle as an emergency vehicle prior to selling or consigning the vehicle unless it is sold to another safety agency
HB293 -- (LR# 0809L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
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)
HB406
Changes the laws regarding crime prevention and boating while intoxicated
HCS#2 HB 406 & 726 -- (LR# 0998L.06C)
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)
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)
HB461
Changes the laws regarding the State Water Patrol
Approved HCS HB 461 -- (LR# 1134L.03T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
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)
HB516
Changes the laws regarding the Missouri Homestead Preservation Act
HB516 -- (LR# 1014L.01I)
WAYS AND MEANS
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB583
Changes the laws regarding the rights of victims of domestic violence and sexual assault
Approved SS SCS HCS HB 583 -- (LR# 0661S.08T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
HB615
Allows police or sheriffs' departments to sell or trade certain confiscated firearms to a licensed firearms dealer and exempts federal flight deck officers from the crime of unlawful use of weapons
HCS HB 180, 396 & 615 -- (LR# 0452L.02C)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
HB618
Changes the laws regarding Missouri's Good Samaritan Law by granting civil immunity to a person providing services at a free health clinic if they are within the provider's medical field
HB618 -- (LR# 1765L.01I)
Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
HB620
Requires the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to create an additional procedure for teacher certification and mentoring standards for beginning teachers and principals
SCS HCS HB 620 -- (LR# 1235S.06C)
Placed on Informal Calendar (S)
HB621
Allows full deductibility from state income tax of all federal income tax liability
HB621 -- (LR# 0426L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON TAX REFORM
Public Hearing Completed (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

HB639
Requires all new developments to have power lines installed underground
HB639 -- (LR# 1116L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Utilities (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)
HB658
Changes the laws regarding boating on the waters of this state
HB658 -- (LR# 1551L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on State Parks and Waterways (H)
HB674
Changes the laws regarding emergency preparedness plans, fire alarms, and sprinkler systems in long-term care facilities
Approved SS SCS HCS HB 952 & 674 -- (LR# 2306S.11T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
HB716
Changes the laws regarding sexual education instruction in public schools and establishes public awareness and services for alternatives to abortion programs
HCS HB 716 -- (LR# 1824L.02C)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
HB732
Adds emergency personnel killed while performing their duties to the list of individuals who are eligible for memorial highway or bridge designations
Approved HB732 -- (LR# 1827L.01T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
HB734
Changes the laws regarding the requirements an association must meet to acquire group health insurance for its members
HB734 -- (LR# 1948L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON HEALTH INSURANCE
Public Hearing Completed (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)
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)
HB804
Changes the laws regarding small business tax credits and tax exemptions and establishes the Small Business and Entrepreneurial Growth Act and a Regional Economic Development Initiative
HCS HB 365, 804 & 805 -- (LR# 1225L.04P)
FISCAL REVIEW
Executive Session - No Action Taken
HB805
Changes the laws regarding small business tax credits and tax exemptions and establishes the Small Business and Entrepreneurial Growth Act and a Regional Economic Development Initiative
HCS HB 365, 804 & 805 -- (LR# 1225L.04P)
FISCAL REVIEW
Executive Session - No Action Taken
HB821
Establishes the Unborn Child Pain Prevention Act relating to the capacity of an unborn child to experience pain during an abortion
HB821 -- (LR# 1739L.01I)
Laid Over (H)
HA 1 PENDING

HB824
Changes the laws regarding school emergency procedures
HB824 -- (LR# 1930L.01I)
ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION
Voted Do Pass (H)
HB827
Requires a child's family support team to consider the educational needs of the child placed in a licensed residential care facility
SCS HCS HB 827 -- (LR# 1986S.05C)
Placed on Informal Calendar (S)
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

HB861
Allows students at two-year or four-year colleges or universities to seek tuition reimbursement for college remedial courses under certain circumstances
HB861 -- (LR# 1854L.01I)
Referred: Higher Education (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)
HB885
Allows the court to order a person's vehicle impounded for up to one year as part of a penalty for driving while intoxicated
HB885 -- (LR# 2166L.01I)
CRIME PREVENTION AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Public Hearing Completed (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)
HB940
Establishes the Teach for Missouri Act which allows for certain teachers who teach in provisionally or unaccredited school districts to receive a stipend to be applied to their student loans
HB940 -- (LR# 2245L.01I)
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (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)
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)
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)
HB1035
Extends medical assistance through 21 years of age for certain foster children
HB1035 -- (LR# 2495L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Family Services (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)
HB1057
Allows charter schools to operate in additional school districts and expands the number of potential sponsors
HB1057 -- (LR# 2417L.02I)
Referred: Special Committee on Student Achievement (H)
HB1061
Requires hospitals to report certain incidents involving patient safety to a patient safety organization for review
HB1061 -- (LR# 2364L.01I)
HEALTH CARE POLICY
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1144
Changes the laws regarding the standard for discriminatory employment practices under the Missouri Human Rights Law
HB1144 -- (LR# 2635L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND WORKPLACE SAFETY
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1149
Prohibits members of the General Assembly from being employed by any organization engaged in lobbying and from voting in certain cases of conflict of interest
HB1149 -- (LR# 2172L.02I)
Referred: Spec Com on Workforce Dev & Workplace Safety (H)
HB1153
Increases the penalty for the crime of assault on a police animal
HB1153 -- (LR# 2659L.02I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB1164
Prohibits a utility or affiliate from selling home generators for electrical production unless there are no existing heating, ventilation, or air conditioning providers in the service area
HB1164 -- (LR# 2661L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON UTILITIES
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1219
Requires an education renewal commission to be appointed when a school district with more than 10,000 students becomes unaccredited
HB1219 -- (LR# 2189L.02I)
ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1271
Establishes requirements regarding stem cell research
HB1271 -- (LR# 2711L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Family Services (H)
HB1281
Establishes the St. Louis Neighborhood Schools Improvement Act which specifies the guidelines for establishing and administering a successor school district for the City of St. Louis School District
HB1281 -- (LR# 2715L.02I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON URBAN EDUCATION REFORM
Public Hearing Completed (H)
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Last Updated October 23, 2007 at 9:11 am