Missouri House of Representatives
2007
94th General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
Legislation Sponsored by Rep. Sam Komo

SPONSOR
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)
HB713
Allows certain small employers to obtain medical coverage through the Missouri Consolidated Health Care Plan
HB713 -- (LR# 1763L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Health Insurance (H)
HB1250
Prohibits any lending institution from foreclosing on a mortgage loan for up to 18 months for any veteran who has applied for disability benefits
HB1250 -- (LR# 2621L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON VETERANS
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1251
Requires a feasibility study by the Joint Committee on Terrorism, Bioterrorism, and Homeland Security of creating a state clearinghouse to compile immigration enforcement information
HB1251 -- (LR# 1910L.01I)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
COSPONSOR
HB191
Prohibits the use of automatic dialing announcing devices unless certain requirements are met
HB191 -- (LR# 0563L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Job Creation & Eco Dev (H)
HB206
Requires a railroad stop in the City of Pacific
HB206 -- (LR# 0835L.01I)
Referred: Transportation (H)
HB277
Creates the Corrections Officer Training Fund, authorizes a $5 surcharge to fund it, and requires corrections officers and jailers to receive at least 36 hours of training every three years
HB277 -- (LR# 0806L.01I)
Referred: Corrections and Public Institutions (H)
HB278
Allows licensed ambulance services, emergency medical response agencies, and not-for-profit organizations which contract for ambulance services to establish peer review committees
HB278 -- (LR# 0800L.01I)
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Voted Do Pass (H)
HB285
Prohibits a person from intentionally smelling or inhaling the fumes of or inducing or aiding another person in the use or sale of specified solvents
HB285 -- (LR# 0807L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB286
Allows noncharter counties to adopt noise ordinances
HB286 -- (LR# 0788L.01I)
Referred: Local Government (H)
HB287
Allows fire protection districts to consolidate upon approval by the voters within the fire protection districts
HB287 -- (LR# 0803L.01I)
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB290
Expands the crime of property damage in the first degree to include knowingly damaging another person's motor vehicle while making entry to steal the vehicle or something within the vehicle
HB290 -- (LR# 0801L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB291
Establishes the Small Business and Entrepreneurial Growth Act to encourage the expansion of small businesses
HB291 -- (LR# 0811L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Small Business (H)
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)
HB320
Allows any family member older than 21 years of age to occupy the seat beside a driver with a temporary instruction permit
HB320 -- (LR# 1033L.01I)
Referred: Transportation (H)
HB357
Authorizes the State Highway Patrol to develop and implement a real-time electronic logbook for certain Schedule V substances and requires pharmacists and pharmacy technicians to report sales
HB357 -- (LR# 0834L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB358
Exempts all vehicles assembled and sold in this state from state and local sales and use tax
HB358 -- (LR# 0888L.01I)
Referred: Ways and Means (H)
HB359
Exempts residential property owned by individuals 62 years of age or older from certain increases in assessed valuation
HB359 -- (LR# 0833L.01I)
Referred: Ways and Means (H)
HB365
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
HB371
Establishes the Occupational Safety Standards Commission to promulgate, modify, or revoke safety and health standards in the state
HB371 -- (LR# 1016L.01I)
Referred: Spec Com on Workforce Dev & Workplace Safety (H)
HB375
Adds certain types of cancer to the list of diseases presumed incurred during the line of duty for the purpose of retirement benefits for firefighters
HB375 -- (LR# 0679L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Retirement (H)
HB381
Authorizes a deduction from individual income tax for real property taxes and exempts the first $50,000 from income taxation for certain residents
HB381 -- (LR# 0683L.01I)
Referred: Ways and Means (H)
HB387
Specifies that bond proceeds, fees, and other revenues of the Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority (MoHELA) can only be used for lowering rates, forgiving loans, and administering the program
HB387 -- (LR# 1270L.01I)
Referred: Higher Education (H)
HB388
Establishes the Local Community Rail Security Act of 2007
HB388 -- (LR# 1205L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
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)
HB450
Establishes the Missouri Health Profession Shortage Planning Commission to develop recommendations regarding the health profession workforce
HCS HB 450 -- (LR# 0664L.03T)
Referred: Rules Pursuant to Rule 25(21)(f) (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)
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)
HB503
Establishes requirements for the licensure of midwives
HB503 -- (LR# 1207L.01I)
Referred: Spec Com on Professional Registration & Licens (H)
HB519
Expands the crime of murder in the first degree to include when a person knowingly causes the death of a child and a heinous element is involved, to be known as Erica and Zayquon's Law
HB519 -- (LR# 1073L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB520
Authorizes a tax credit to a taxpayer for 100% of the salary and benefits paid to an employee while on active military duty
HB520 -- (LR# 1075L.01I)
Referred: Ways and Means (H)
HB521
Revises the Household Child Protect Act which includes household witnesses of child abuse and neglect in the list of persons required to report child abuse
HB521 -- (LR# 1072L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Family Services (H)
HB542
Prohibits unsolicited commercial mail to individuals older than 65 years of age who register with the Office of the Attorney General
HB542 -- (LR# 1415L.01I)
Read Second Time (H)
HB558
Increases the length of a driver's license suspension for failing to stop for a school bus
HB558 -- (LR# 1309L.01I)
Referred: Transportation (H)
HB601
Changes the laws regarding public employee labor organizations
HB601 -- (LR# 1601L.01I)
Referred: Spec Com on Workforce Dev & Workplace Safety (H)
HB619
Specifies the situations in which the Civil Air Patrol may be activated, which missions are federal or state, and who pays for the missions
Approved SCS HCS HB 619 & 118 -- (LR# 1486S.03T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
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)
HB627
Requires the installation of carbon monoxide detection devices in certain residential properties
HB627 -- (LR# 1292L.02I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB653
Establishes the Reverend Nathaniel Cole Memorial Pursuit Reduction Grant to provide grants to urban police departments for the purchase of real-time pursuit management systems
HB653 -- (LR# 1761L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (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)
HB683
Changes the laws regarding the requirements for corporate filings
HB683 -- (LR# 1344L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
HB692
Requires that all state service contracts awarded after August 28, 2007, must include specifications that employees of contractors or subcontractors be citizens of the United States
HB692 -- (LR# 1458L.01I)
Referred: Corrections and Public Institutions (H)
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)
HB772
Adds n-acetylpseudoephedrine acetate to the list of Schedule V controlled substances
HB772 -- (LR# 1978L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (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)
HB815
Changes the laws regarding the licensure of nurses
HB815 -- (LR# 1933L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION AND LICENSING
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB825
Changes the laws regarding preneed funeral contracts
HB825 -- (LR# 1820L.02I)
Referred: Spec Com on Professional Registration & Licens (H)
HB854
Prohibits entities that own, operate, or lease partially tax-funded sports stadiums from denying members of the broadcast or print media reasonable access to cover a public sporting event
HB854 -- (LR# 2142L.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)
HB913
Changes the laws regarding liquor control
HCS HB 913 -- (LR# 2102L.07C)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
HB917
Establishes Christy's Law which requires all health care personnel involved in the examination of a rape victim to inform the victim of his or her right to be tested for a date rape drug
HB917 -- (LR# 1308L.02I)
Referred: Special Committee on Family Services (H)
HB928
Exempts residential property owned by taxpayers 62 years of age or older from certain increases in assessed valuation
HB928 -- (LR# 1262L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Family Services (H)
HB929
Prohibits registered sexual offenders from being on the property of certain schools or attending certain school functions without the consent of the principal or head administrator for the school
HB929 -- (LR# 2093L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
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)
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)
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)
HB992
Designates a portion of State Highway 110 in Jefferson County as the "DeSoto Railroad Employees Memorial Highway"
HB992 -- (LR# 2423L.01I)
Referred: Transportation (H)
HB1012
Establishes the Law Enforcement Safety Fund and authorizes a surcharge in certain criminal cases to fund a contribution system for certain law enforcement employees
HB1012 -- (LR# 2308L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (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)
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)
HB1099
Changes the laws regarding child care
HB1099 -- (LR# 2496L.02I)
Referred: Special Committee on Family Services (H)
HB1107
Expands eligibility for the Missouri Rx Plan to retired persons 65 years of age or older with incomes of up to $25,000 for individuals and $50,000 for married couples
HB1107 -- (LR# 2239L.01I)
Referred: Health Care Policy (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)
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)
HB1181
Designates the portion of Interstate 44 from the city limits of St. Louis to the intersection of Kingshighway as the "Officer Michael Barwick Memorial Highway"
HB1181 -- (LR# 2647L.02I)
TRANSPORTATION
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1204
Allows applicants changing information on their driver's licenses to register to vote and requires the Department of Revenue to provide the voter information to the Office of the Secretary of State
HB1204 -- (LR# 2717L.01I)
Referred: Elections (H)
HB1259
Establishes the Paid Sick Days Act which requires employers to provide sick days with pay to employees
HB1259 -- (LR# 2674L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Job Creation & Eco Dev (H)

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