Missouri House of Representatives
2007
94th General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
Legislation Sponsored by Rep. Patricia M. Yaeger
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)
HB48
Authorizes an income tax deduction for tuition paid to a Missouri
public institution of higher education
HB48
-- (LR# 0420L.01I)
WAYS AND MEANS
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB88
Authorizes the Highways and Transportation Commission to receive
electronic bids and bid bonds for highway and bridge contracts
HB88
-- (LR# 0178L.01I)
Referred: Transportation (H)
HB89
Establishes travel safe zones with enhanced penalties and fines for
violations that occur in these zones where there have been an unusual
high number of fatal or disabling crashes
HB89
-- (LR# 0177L.01I)
TRANSPORTATION
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB90
Requires all drivers and passengers in cars or trucks to wear a seat
belt with certain exceptions
HCS HB 90
-- (LR# 0272L.02C)
Laid Over (H)
HA 1/HCS PENDING
HB101
Prohibits the use of automatic dialing announcing devices unless
certain requirements are met
HB101
-- (LR# 0484L.01I)
Referred: Elections (H)
HB102
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
HB102
-- (LR# 0485L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Utilities (H)
HB184
Establishes the Children's Services Protection Act requiring that
community children's services funds be reimbursed for the sales tax
revenue diverted to certain tax increment financing projects
Approved HCS HB 184
-- (LR# 0384L.03T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
HB198
Prohibits commercial inserts or other forms of advertising from
accompanying motor vehicle registration renewal notices
HB198
-- (LR# 0900L.01I)
Referred: Transportation (H)
HB204
Allows any resident of a nursing home who receives Missouri
Medicaid Program benefits to retain not less than $50 per month for
discretionary spending
HB204
-- (LR# 0621L.01I)
Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
HB237
Changes the laws regarding unsecured loans of $500 or less, sometimes
referred to as "payday loans," and allows the Attorney General to
maintain an action to enforce compliance
HB237
-- (LR# 0624L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Financial Institutions (H)
HB246
Prohibits a person from driving across a clearly marked solid yellow
center stripe of a roadway except when executing a lawful turn
HB246
-- (LR# 0174L.01I)
Referred: Transportation (H)
HB247
Authorizes an exemption from the motor fuel tax for motor fuel used
for certain public transportation purposes
HB247
-- (LR# 0179L.01I)
WAYS AND MEANS
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
HB248
Authorizes a sales tax exemption on materials used in the
construction of highways and other Department of Transportation
projects
HB248
-- (LR# 0175L.01I)
WAYS AND MEANS
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB321
Establishes the Office of the Missouri Surgeon General within the
Department of Health and Senior Services
HB321
-- (LR# 1051L.01I)
Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
HB338
Authorizes minimum amounts of compensation for certain corrections
employees and requires the Department of Corrections to conduct a
salary equity study of all its employees
HCS HB 338
-- (LR# 0779S.05C)
Placed on Informal Calendar (S)
HB351
Designates the crayfish as the official state invertebrate
Approved HB351
-- (LR# 0248L.01T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
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)
HB389
Changes the process for registering securities
HB389
-- (LR# 1269L.01I)
Referred: Insurance Policy (H)
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)
HB438
Establishes the Twenty-first Century Scholars Program
HB438
-- (LR# 0997L.01I)
HIGHER EDUCATION
Public Hearing Completed (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)
HB448
Authorizes a tax credit equal to 100% of the state sales tax paid on
any automobile assembled and purchased in Missouri
HCS HB 448
-- (LR# 1176L.03P)
Second Read/Referred: Ways and Means (S)
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)
HB476
Establishes the Uniform Debt-Management Services Act to regulate
debt-management services
HB476
-- (LR# 0627L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (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)
HB506
Authorizes a homestead exemption for the elderly and disabled in
St. Louis County
HB506
-- (LR# 0965L.01I)
Referred: Ways and Means (H)
HB509
Allows an adopted person at least 18 years of age to receive a
certified copy of his or her original birth certificate
HB509
-- (LR# 0662L.01I)
JUDICIARY
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB528
Changes the laws regarding criminal securities fraud and sets a
minimum penalty when committed against the elderly or disabled
HB528
-- (LR# 0790L.02I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB545
Changes the laws regarding the licensing of pharmacists
HCS HB 545 & 590
-- (LR# 1577L.03P)
SENATE FINANCIAL, GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, AND ELECTIONS
Public Hearing Held (S)
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)
HB565
Allows for electronic communication with a child for the noncustodial
parent and custodial parent during times when the child is with the
other parent
HB565
-- (LR# 1429L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (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)
HB584
Changes the laws regarding post-conviction DNA testing by limiting
who may apply for post-conviction testing and requiring the DNA
evidence to be retained and preserved for a certain period of time
HB584
-- (LR# 0660L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
HB585
Changes the laws regarding the registration of a trademark
HB585
-- (LR# 1442L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
HB591
Prohibits a person from employing or subcontracting with an illegal
alien on any publicly financed project
HB591
-- (LR# 0676L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON IMMIGRATION
Public Hearing Completed (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)
HB611
Authorizes an income tax deduction for Social Security and retirement
benefits for the elderly
HB611
-- (LR# 1596L.01I)
Referred: Ways and Means (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)
HB627
Requires the installation of carbon monoxide detection devices in
certain residential properties
HB627
-- (LR# 1292L.02I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (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
HB638
Requires the Department of Revenue to award fee office contracts with
a priority given to school districts and charitable organizations
over individuals in a competitive bid process
HB638
-- (LR# 1100L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Government Affairs (H)
HB657
Expands the practice of audiology by adding the fitting, programming,
and dispensing of hearing devices and adds certain educational
requirements for instrument specialist licenses or permits
HB657
-- (LR# 1148L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION AND LICENSING
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB671
Requires persons replacing stolen license plate tabs prior to January
1, 2009, to submit notarized affadavits and for replacing stolen tabs
after January 1, 2009, persons must show a police report
HB671
-- (LR# 1893L.01I)
Referred: Transportation (H)
HB683
Changes the laws regarding the requirements for corporate filings
HB683
-- (LR# 1344L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
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)
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)
HB731
Requires utilities to credit a customer's account $25 for every 24
hours the customer experiences an electrical outage beyond the
first 48 hours of the outage
HB731
-- (LR# 1584L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Utilities (H)
HB733
Changes the definition of "security" in the laws regulating
securities so that the sale of variable annuities will be governed
by the Secretary of State
HB733
-- (LR# 1324L.01I)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
HB746
Changes the laws regarding the supplemental benefit and the method
of calculating the actuarial value of retirement benefits of the
Police Retirement System of St. Louis
HB746
-- (LR# 0064L.02I)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (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)
HB772
Adds n-acetylpseudoephedrine acetate to the list of Schedule V
controlled substances
HB772
-- (LR# 1978L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (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)
HB802
Adds the inoculation for human papilloma virus to the list of
required immunizations for school attendance
HCS HB 802
-- (LR# 2005L.07C)
Laid Over (H)
HA 2 TO HA 1, HA 1 AND HCS PENDING
HB812
Increases the penalty for knowingly signing another person's name on
an initiative petition
HB812
-- (LR# 0941L.01I)
ELECTIONS
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB815
Changes the laws regarding the licensure of nurses
HB815
-- (LR# 1933L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION AND LICENSING
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB819
Prohibits discrimination based upon a person's sexual orientation
HB819
-- (LR# 1321L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
HB825
Changes the laws regarding preneed funeral contracts
HB825
-- (LR# 1820L.02I)
Referred: Spec Com on Professional Registration & Licens (H)
HB867
Authorizes advance voting procedures and additional penalty
provisions regarding elections
HB867
-- (LR# 1895L.01I)
ELECTIONS
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB886
Changes the laws regarding solid waste
HCS HB 886
-- (LR# 2143L.05C)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
HB890
Changes the laws regarding the issuance of bonds by community
colleges for job training programs and the expiration date of the
Missouri Community College New Jobs Training Program
HB890
-- (LR# 1776L.01I)
Referred: Higher Education (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
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)
HB922
Allows any registered voter who is 70 years of age or older to vote
by absentee ballot
HB922
-- (LR# 1781L.01I)
ELECTIONS
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB953
Changes the laws regarding the licensing of social workers
HB953
-- (LR# 2155L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION AND LICENSING
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB964
Establishes a pilot project within the Department of Mental Health to
form four assertive community treatment teams to provide
comprehensive, community-based psychiatric treatment
HB964
-- (LR# 2205L.01I)
Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
HB965
Establishes the Missouri Preschool Plus Grant Program as a pilot
program to serve up to 5,000 students in early childhood education
HB965
-- (LR# 2299L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Urban Education Reform (H)
HB999
Removes the requirement that a nonalcoholic antiseptic be used to
cleanse the skin prior to drawing blood for a chemical blood alcohol
test
HB999
-- (LR# 2160L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (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)
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)
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)
HB1071
Requires group health insurance policies which cover dependents to
continue coverage for a dependent child with a chronic illness or
condition until the child reaches 25 years of age or marries
HB1071
-- (LR# 2590L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Health Insurance (H)
HB1077
Establishes the Energy Conservation Tax Credit Act which authorizes
a tax credit for electric utilities to encourage energy conservation
by funding the green building of residential homes
HB1077
-- (LR# 2410L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Energy and Environment (H)
HB1094
Allows senior citizens, 62 years of age or older, to delay paying
property taxes on their residences under certain conditions
HB1094
-- (LR# 2442L.02I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB1095
Requires the development of a quality rating system for child care
facilities and early childhood programs
HB1095
-- (LR# 1947L.02I)
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)
HB1130
Allows for the compensation of a person wrongfully convicted and
imprisoned
HB1130
-- (LR# 2657L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
HB1132
Allows an aunt or uncle of a child to petition for visitation rights
when both of the child's grandparents are deceased
HB1132
-- (LR# 1801L.01I)
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)
HB1198
Increases the appropriation amount for small school grants
HB1198
-- (LR# 2626L.02I)
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (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)
HB1214
Establishes curriculum requirements for physical education classes
for students in sixth through twelfth grade
HB1214
-- (LR# 2692L.01I)
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)
HB1215
Establishes requirements for physical education classes for students
in kindergarten through fifth grade
HB1215
-- (LR# 0356L.02I)
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)
HB1255
Changes from two to five years the cycle for determining the assessed
valuation of real property for the purpose of taxation in St. Louis
County
HB1255
-- (LR# 2672L.01I)
Referred: Ways and Means (H)
HB1260
Changes the laws regarding the Family Development Account
Program
HB1260
-- (LR# 2749L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Family Services (H)
HCR14
Urges Congress to address the nation's immigration problems
HCR14
-- (LR# 1546L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Immigration (H)
HJR27
Proposes a constitutional amendment transferring the initial
responsibility for congressional and legislative redistricting from a
congressional committee to a state demographer
HJR27
-- (LR# 2493L.01I)
Referred: Elections (H)
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