Missouri House of Representatives
2007
94th General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
Legislation Sponsored by Rep. Sue Schoemehl
SPONSOR
HB449
Eliminates all sunset provisions relating to early intervention
services, known as the First Steps Program
HB449
-- (LR# 1479L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Family Services (H)
HJR17
Proposes a constitutional amendment allowing simple majority approval
for school district bond issues
HJR17
-- (LR# 1478L.01I)
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)
COSPONSOR
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)
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
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)
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)
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)
HB438
Establishes the Twenty-first Century Scholars Program
HB438
-- (LR# 0997L.01I)
HIGHER EDUCATION
Public Hearing Completed (H)
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)
HB533
Establishes the Public Service Accountability Act which requires most
public bodies to analyze the costs and benefits of privatizing any
service valued at $25,000 or more
HB533
-- (LR# 1024L.01I)
Referred: Spec Com on Workforce Dev & Workplace Safety (H)
HB534
Establishes the Safe Staffing and Quality Care Accountability Act for
Veterans Homes and the Safe Staffing and Quality Care Accountability
Act for Mental Health Facilities
HB534
-- (LR# 1023L.01I)
Referred: Spec Com on Workforce Dev & Workplace Safety (H)
HB535
Changes the laws regarding the regulation of state and private mental
health facilities
HB535
-- (LR# 1022L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Healthcare Facilities (H)
HB541
Requires health insurers to provide coverage for human papillomavirus
testing as a cervical cancer screening test
HB541
-- (LR# 1115L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Health Insurance (H)
HB548
Requires than an applicant for elected public office must pay all
penalties he or she owes for any failure to file campaign finance
disclosure reports before being approved as a candidate
HB548
-- (LR# 1242L.01I)
Referred: Elections (H)
HB549
Establishes a method of declaring a dog as dangerous or potentially
dangerous
HB549
-- (LR# 0966L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (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)
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)
HB609
Requires every school district to offer a driver's education course
available to students 15 years of age or older and prohibits cell
phone use by temporary permit or intermediate license holders
HB609
-- (LR# 0850L.01I)
CRIME PREVENTION AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Voted Do Pass (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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
HB799
Requires hospitals to compile and post daily staffing information in
patient care areas of each unit of the hospital
HB799
-- (LR# 0577L.01I)
Referred: Health Care Policy (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)
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
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)
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)
HB946
Requires the Missouri Public Service Commission to develop
standards regarding vegetation, electrical service, and infrastructure
HB946
-- (LR# 2116L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Utilities (H)
HB947
Changes the laws regarding mental health facilities and group homes
for the mentally retarded and developmentally disabled
HB947
-- (LR# 2218L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Family Services (H)
HB951
Changes the laws regarding early intervention services for children
HB951
-- (LR# 2370L.01I)
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (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)
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)
HB980
Requires persons arrested for the manufacture or distribution of
drugs to appear before a judge prior to being released on bond
HB980
-- (LR# 0632L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB1015
Changes the proration factor for calculating the portion of state
school aid
HB1015
-- (LR# 1501L.02I)
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)
HB1019
Modifies the eligibility requirements for the Missouri Medicaid
Program
HB1019
-- (LR# 2443L.01I)
Referred: Health Care Policy (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)
HB1082
Changes the laws regarding bullying in schools
HB1082
-- (LR# 2265L.01I)
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (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)
HB1099
Changes the laws regarding child care
HB1099
-- (LR# 2496L.02I)
Referred: Special Committee on Family Services (H)
HB1101
Establishes the Child Internet Protection Act which requires school
districts to file Internet use policies with the Department of
Elementary and Secondary Education
HB1101
-- (LR# 2232L.01I)
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (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)
HB1142
Creates the crime of trafficking for the purpose of illegal
immigration
HB1142
-- (LR# 1750L.02I)
Referred: Special Committee on Immigration (H)
HB1145
Prohibits the Director of the Department of Revenue from taking a
photograph or digital image of any qualified applicant for a driver's
or nondriver's license who objects due to religious affiliation
HB1145
-- (LR# 2649L.01I)
Referred: Transportation (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)
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)
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Last Updated October 23, 2007 at 9:12 am