Missouri House of Representatives
2007
94th General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
Legislation Sponsored by Rep. Timothy W. Jones
SPONSOR
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)
HB774
Protects individuals and media entities from being required to
disclose news sources or certain information
HCS HB 774
-- (LR# 1699L.02P)
Placed on Informal Calendar (S)
HB852
Changes the time restrictions for service of a summons for a
proceeding before an associate circuit judge
HB852
-- (LR# 2039L.01I)
JUDICIARY
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
HB853
Allows the annual report of the Judicial Finance Commission to be
combined with any other annual report of the Missouri Supreme Court or
the Office of State Courts Administrator under certain conditions
HB853
-- (LR# 2040L.01I)
JUDICIARY
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1131
Requires publishers of instructional materials to provide electronic
copies to schools for specialized uses
HB1131
-- (LR# 2614L.01I)
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)
HB1216
Allows for a special license plate for members of the International
Conference of Police Chaplains who have completed the basic
certification requirements
HB1216
-- (LR# 2651L.01I)
Referred: Transportation (H)
HB1217
Allows qualified retired peace officers to carry concealed firearms
if they meet the criteria and possess the appropriate identification
HB1217
-- (LR# 2701L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on General Laws (H)
COSPONSOR
HB308
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
HB314
Revises the definition of "practice of pharmacy" and establishes the
Well-being Committee to aid pharmacists who suffer from illness,
substance abuse, mental illness, or physical impairment
HB314
-- (LR# 1006L.01I)
Withdrawn (H)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)
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)
HB406
Changes the laws regarding crime prevention and boating while
intoxicated
HCS#2 HB 406 & 726
-- (LR# 0998L.06C)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
HB430
Expands the crime of unlawful use of weapons to include possessing or
discharging a firearem or projectile weapon if the person has been
convicted of a crime punishable by imprisonment for more than a year
HB430
-- (LR# 1265L.01I)
CRIME PREVENTION AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Public Hearing Scheduled, Bill not Heard (H)
HB432
Prohibits health insurers from discriminating against any willing
provider in the geographic region of the health benefit plan
HB432
-- (LR# 0552L.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)
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)
HB470
Establishes the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement
Act
HB470
-- (LR# 1103L.01I)
JUDICIARY
Voted Do Pass (H)
HB471
Establishes the Uniform Premarital Agreement Act
HB471
-- (LR# 1104L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
HB472
Changes the laws regarding the Interstate Family Support Act
HB472
-- (LR# 1102L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
HB487
Establishes the Missouri County Planning Act
HCS HB 487
-- (LR# 1326L.03C)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
HB516
Changes the laws regarding the Missouri Homestead Preservation Act
HB516
-- (LR# 1014L.01I)
WAYS AND MEANS
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB579
Allows for the deployment of health care professionals licensed,
registered, or certified in Missouri or any other state in an
emergency and grants them immunity from civil damages
Approved SS HB 579
-- (LR# 1395L.01T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
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)
HB612
Expands the Vietnam Veteran's Survivors Grant Program to include
Vietnam veterans who are 100% disabled as a result of injuries
sustained while serving in the military during the Vietnam War
HB612
-- (LR# 1556L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Veterans (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)
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)
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)
HB628
Changes the laws regarding surface mining and gravel excavation
HCS HB 628
-- (LR# 0464L.03C)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (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
HB669
Prohibits the state or any political subdivision from restricting the
lawful possession, transfer, sale, transportation, storage, display,
or use of firearms during a declared state of emergency
HCS HB 669
-- (LR# 1615L.02C)
Dropped from Calendar - Rule 44 (H)
HB700
Requires all state agencies and political subdivisions to fly the
United States and Missouri flags at half-staff the day after notice
that a Missouri resident has been killed while on active duty
HB700
-- (LR# 1797L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Veterans (H)
HB714
Changes the procedure for filing and recording a written notice that a
lawsuit has been filed contesting a piece of real property, known as
lis pendens
HB714
-- (LR# 1481L.01I)
JUDICIARY
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB719
Adds vehicles driven by conservation agents as an emergency
vehicle for which drivers must yield the right-of-way
HB719
-- (LR# 1905L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON GENERAL LAWS
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB720
Specifies that any person hunting during a firearms deer season as
designated by the Conservation Commission must wear certain
orange safety gear
HB720
-- (LR# 1904L.01I)
Referred: Conservation and Natural Resources (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)
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)
HB768
Authorizes a sales tax exemption on materials purchased for highway
projects; a motor fuel tax exemption for transporting students; and a
motor fuel tax exemption for public mass transportation services
HCS HB 768
-- (LR# 1489L.02C)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
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
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)
HB816
Authorizes an income tax dependency exemption for stillborn children
HB816
-- (LR# 1901L.01I)
Referred: Ways and Means (H)
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
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
HB863
Prohibits initiative petition circulators from receiving payment for
collecting signatures
HB863
-- (LR# 1954L.01I)
Referred: Elections (H)
HB888
Establishes the Faith-Based Organization Liaison Act
HB888
-- (LR# 2029L.01I)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
HB920
Establishes the Uniform Real Property Electronic Recording Act to
allow for the recording of an electronic format document instead of
a paper document
HB920
-- (LR# 2119L.01I)
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB932
Authorizes the Motherhood/Fatherhood Stay-at-home tax credit for a
parent who stays at home to provide care for a child up to 24 months
of age
HB932
-- (LR# 2011L.01I)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
HB933
Allows an application for a driver's license for a person deployed
with the United States armed forces to be signed by a person who
holds general power of attorney for the applicant
HB933
-- (LR# 2027L.01P)
Returned to Committee of Origin (S)
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)
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)
HB1034
Establishes the Fair Tax Act of 2007 with requires the Department of
Revenue to develop methods for replacing the state income tax with a
state sales tax
HB1034
-- (LR# 1722L.01I)
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)
HB1066
Designates a portion of Interstate 44 in Lawrence County from the
intersection of State Route H east to the intersection of State
Highway 265/39 as the "Purple Heart Memorial Highway"
HB1066
-- (LR# 2221L.01I)
Referred: Transportation (H)
HB1067
Specifies that owners and medical managers of automated external
defibrillators will not be held liable for civil damages related to
their use
HB1067
-- (LR# 2326L.01I)
HEALTH CARE POLICY
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)
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)
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)
HB1198
Increases the appropriation amount for small school grants
HB1198
-- (LR# 2626L.02I)
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)
HB1229
Changes the laws regarding the child abuse and neglect central
registry
HB1229
-- (LR# 2751L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Family Services (H)
HB1239
Allows school districts to offer open enrollment by contract if
approved by voters
HB1239
-- (LR# 2144L.01I)
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)
HB1271
Establishes requirements regarding stem cell research
HB1271
-- (LR# 2711L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Family Services (H)
HCR51
Urges Congress to enact legislation to protect airline customers
HCR51
-- (LR# 2745L.02I)
Referred: Rules (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)
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)
HJR24
Proposes a constitutional amendment replacing property tax with an
alternative tax structure
HJR24
-- (LR# 2247L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Tax Reform (H)
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