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

SPONSOR
HB557
Requires the Governor to order the United States flag and the Missouri state flag to be flown at half-staff when any Missouri active-duty military personnel dies during a declared war or conflict
HB557 -- (LR# 1403L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Veterans (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)
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)
HB1093
Requires peace officers who make traffic stops to receive three hours of training within the law enforcement continuing education three-year reporting period and waives training for officers on military duty
HB1093 -- (LR# 2534L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB1199
Changes the laws regarding fire department employee residency requirements
HB1199 -- (LR# 2741L.01I)
Referred: Local Government (H)
HB1267
Requires licensed funeral establishments to secure a surety bond in the amount of two times the annual revenues reported to the Department of Revenue
HB1267 -- (LR# 2773L.01I)
Referred: Spec Com on Professional Registration & Licens (H)
HCR36
Supports the passage of the federal Employee Free Choice Act to protect and preserve for America's workers their freedom to choose for themselves whether or not to form a union
HCR36 -- (LR# 2025L.01I)
Referred: Spec Com on Workforce Dev & Workplace Safety (H)
COSPONSOR
HB37
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)
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)
HB59
Requires the State Highway Patrol to create, maintain, and make available for public inquiry on the Internet a registry of persons convicted of methamphetamine offenses
HB59 -- (LR# 0181L.02I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB71
Requires all entities which ship radioactive waste through or within the state to be assessed a fee
HB71 -- (LR# 0088L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT
Public Hearing Scheduled, Bill not Heard (H)
HB85
Prohibits the employment of an unauthorized alien in Missouri
HCS#2 HB 85 -- (LR# 0571L.07C)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (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

HB93
Authorizes a procedure by which the existing boundaries of library subdistricts may be expanded and the existing subdistrict tax rate imposed
HB93 -- (LR# 0418L.01I)
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Voted Do Pass (H)
HB95
Changes the laws regarding Missouri Medicaid Program payments and establishes a health insurance premium assistance program
HCS HB 95 -- (LR# 0421L.05C)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
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)
HB115
Increases the penalty for the crime of institutional vandalism when a person vandalizes any cemetery
HB115 -- (LR# 0250L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB137
Authorizes a motor fuel tax exemption for motor fuel sold to marinas that is used by watercraft operated on Missouri waterways
HB137 -- (LR# 0361L.01I)
Referred: Ways and Means (H)
HB138
Requires all voting systems and machines used in elections after January 1, 2008, to record the voter's choices on a paper ballot
HB138 -- (LR# 0360L.01I)
Referred: Elections (H)
HB139
Removes the mechanisms for adjusting public utility surcharges outside of a general rate proceeding
HB139 -- (LR# 0377L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Utilities (H)
HB140
Prohibits insurers from using a person's credit report or credit scoring when underwriting an insurance contract
HB140 -- (LR# 0371L.01I)
Referred: Insurance Policy (H)
HB141
Requires the recorder of deeds to remove a notice of pendency of a suit affecting specific property from the real estate records if the suit is not filed within 60 days of the notice filing
HB141 -- (LR# 0373L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
HB142
Makes it a crime for an uninsured motorist involved in an accident to fail to pay restitution for the other person's insurance deductibles and requires license suspension until payment is made
HB142 -- (LR# 0374L.01I)
Referred: Insurance Policy (H)
HB143
Requires any private entity licensed to operate a hydroelectric project at the Lake Ozarks that charges a boat dock fee based on square footage to subtract the square footage of the slips of the dock
HB143 -- (LR# 0376L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on General Laws (H)
HB144
Specifies that any new vessel, including boats and watercraft, sold after January 1, 2008, will be treated the same as a new motor vehicle under the provisions of the Lemon Law
HB144 -- (LR# 0372L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
HB145
Allows for the formation of multi-jurisdictional enforcement groups for the purpose of intensive enforcement of traffic laws
HB145 -- (LR# 0476L.01I)
Withdrawn (H)
HB146
Prohibits public and private higher education institutions from using state funds on exchange programs for students from terrorist states as designated by the United States Department of State
HB146 -- (LR# 0366L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB147
Exempts fuel sold to school districts from the motor fuel tax when the bus is driven to transport students for educational purposes
HB147 -- (LR# 0363L.01I)
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)
HB148
Increases the amount of retirement income that can be deducted from income tax from $6,000 to $12,000 and adds disability allowances
HB148 -- (LR# 0370L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Retirement (H)
HB149
Authorizes an income tax deduction for health insurance premiums not already deducted on the taxpayer's state or federal tax returns
HB149 -- (LR# 0381L.01I)
Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
HB177
Creates the crime of displaying or possessing a fictitious or altered license plate, temporary license plate, tab, or renewal tab
HB177 -- (LR# 0610L.01I)
CRIME PREVENTION AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB180
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)
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)
HB187
Exempts veterans' organizations from the two-tenths of one cent tax on each bingo card sold
HB187 -- (LR# 0364L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Veterans (H)
HB188
Exempts veterans' organizations from paying the 2% tax on the gross receipts for each bingo pull-tab card sold
HB188 -- (LR# 0365L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Veterans (H)
HB245
Requires commercial driver's license tests to be given in the English language
HCS HB 245 -- (LR# 0474L.02P)
Placed on Informal Calendar (S)
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)
HB279
Allows any county to retroactively apply planning and zoning regulations to certain subdivisions of land
HB279 -- (LR# 0816L.01I)
Referred: Local Government (H)
HB280
Authorizes county boards regulating emergency services to impose up to a 50-cent surcharge on cellular phones, upon voter approval
HB280 -- (LR# 0813L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON UTILITIES
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB281
Changes the laws on the disposition of evidence by allowing law enforcement to collect hazardous samples without court approval, document and then destroy them, and makes them admissible
HB281 -- (LR# 0804L.01I)
JUDICIARY
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB282
Creates the crime of motorcycle stunt driving
HB282 -- (LR# 0808L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB283
Changes the laws regarding neighborhood improvement districts
HB283 -- (LR# 0812L.01I)
Referred: Local Government (H)
HB284
Establishes the Missouri Urban Pursuit Reduction Grant to provide monetary assistance in the amount of a 50% match to urban police departments which purchase real-time pursuit management systems
HB284 -- (LR# 0815L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (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)
HB288
Allows a person to petition the circuit court for a trial de novo as an alternative to seeking judicial review of an agency decision
HB288 -- (LR# 0805L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (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)
HB299
Prohibits the use of expiration dates and service fees on gift certificates
HB299 -- (LR# 0986L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Small Business (H)
HB306
Exempts property owned and used by veterans' organizations from taxation
HB306 -- (LR# 0936L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Veterans (H)
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

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)
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)
HB325
Changes the laws regarding fire department employee residency requirements
HB325 -- (LR# 1337L.01I)
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Voted Do Not Pass (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)
HB345
Prohibits the Governor from using his or her emergency powers to confiscate firearms or revoke a permit to carry any firearm
HB345 -- (LR# 0780L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on General Laws (H)
HB349
Requires persons requesting more than 50 voter registration applications to provide certain information to the Secretary of State's office
HB349 -- (LR# 1017L.01I)
Referred: Elections (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)
HB363
Eliminates the requirement that certain veterans must pay a fee to obtain a Missouri deer or turkey hunting license or permit
HB363 -- (LR# 0348L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON RURAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
HB366
Creates the crime of distribution of a controlled substance near a park
HB366 -- (LR# 1226L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON STATE PARKS AND WATERWAYS
HCS Voted Do Pass (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)
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)
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)
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)
HB421
Prohibits any person who commits the crime of nonsupport of a spouse or child from being admitted on an excursion gambling boat or casino until the arrearage is satisfied
HB421 -- (LR# 1230L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Family Services (H)
HB423
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
HB423 -- (LR# 0668L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Financial Institutions (H)
HB424
Increases the resource limit for eligibility for medical assistance
HB424 -- (LR# 0620L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Health Insurance (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)
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)
HB445
Establishes the Commission on the Death Penalty and places a moratorium on all executions until January 1, 2011
HB445 -- (LR# 1260L.01I)
CRIME PREVENTION AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB446
Creates the Fund for the Reduction of Alcohol-Related Problems and Underage Drinking to be used for prevention, treatment, and recovery of alcohol-related problems and alcohol-related traffic safety
HB446 -- (LR# 1112L.01I)
Referred: Health Care Policy (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)
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)
HB462
Changes the laws regarding concealable firearms and firearms training permits
HB462 -- (LR# 1453L.02P)
Placed on Informal Calendar (S)
HB465
Revises the definition of "all-terrain vehicle" to include certain motorized utility vehicles manufactured and used exclusively for off-highway use
HB465 -- (LR# 0916L.02I)
TRANSPORTATION
Public Hearing Completed (H)
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)
HB490
Requires persons selling scrap metal to provide photo identification to purchasers and requires the purchasers to maintain records of all sales of scrap metal
HCS HB 490 -- (LR# 1168L.04C)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (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)
HB513
Designates a portion of U. S. Highway 61/67 between Wolf Hollow Road and State Route M in the City of Barnhart as the "1922 Sulphur Springs Rail Disaster Memorial Highway"
HB513 -- (LR# 1336L.01I)
Referred: Transportation (H)
HB514
Designates a portion of State Route M between Old Lemay Ferry Road and Moss Hollow Road in the City of Barnhart as the "Officer Stephen Strehl Memorial Highway"
HB514 -- (LR# 1335L.01I)
TRANSPORTATION
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB516
Changes the laws regarding the Missouri Homestead Preservation Act
HB516 -- (LR# 1014L.01I)
WAYS AND MEANS
Public Hearing Completed (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)
HB522
Changes the laws regarding campaign financing and establishes campaign contribution limits
HB522 -- (LR# 1233L.01I)
Referred: Elections (H)
HB523
Requires developers to comply with tax increment financing agreements
HB523 -- (LR# 1074L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Job Creation & Eco Dev (H)
HB524
Establishes the Identity Theft Prevention Act which specifies the procedures for a person to place a security freeze on his or her consumer report
HB524 -- (LR# 1203L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB525
Repeals the motor vehicle safety inspection program effective January 1, 2008, except for school buses
HB525 -- (LR# 1076L.01I)
Referred: Transportation (H)
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)
HB538
Authorizes an income tax credit for service as a poll worker
HB538 -- (LR# 1221L.01I)
Referred: Ways and Means (H)
HB539
Requires persons adopting a dog or cat to pay a $50 fee which is refundable upon verification that the animal has been spayed or neutered
HB539 -- (LR# 1223L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Urban Education Reform (H)
HB540
Prohibits gubernatorial appointees from holding office in, or contributing to, political organizations and prohibits them from participating in political campaigns
HB540 -- (LR# 1114L.01I)
Referred: Elections (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)
HB575
Requires the Governor to issue an executive order requiring the United States flag and the state flag flown at half-staff when a firefighter, police officer, or first responder dies in the line of duty
HB575 -- (LR# 1008L.03I)
Referred: Special Committee on Tourism (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)
HB592
Requires fiduciaries of certain insurers to annually submit credit score and other income information to the Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions, and Professional Registration
HB592 -- (LR# 0678L.01I)
Referred: Insurance Policy (H)
HB593
Limits the penalty for early cancellation of a wireless service agreement
HB593 -- (LR# 0482L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Utilities (H)
HB601
Changes the laws regarding public employee labor organizations
HB601 -- (LR# 1601L.01I)
Referred: Spec Com on Workforce Dev & Workplace Safety (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)
HB608
Exempts real and personal property owned by veterans' organizations from property taxes
HCS HB 608 -- (LR# 1597L.02P)
SENATE WAYS AND MEANS
Public Hearing Held (S)
HB611
Authorizes an income tax deduction for Social Security and retirement benefits for the elderly
HB611 -- (LR# 1596L.01I)
Referred: Ways and Means (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)
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)
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)
HB661
Changes the laws regarding the public school retirement systems
HB661 -- (LR# 0768L.02I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON RETIREMENT
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB670
Expands the DNA profiling analysis testing to include an individual arrested for a felony or sexual offense or a juvenile adjudicated to have committed an act that would be a felony if committed by an adult
HB670 -- (LR# 1821L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
HB739
Creates the Public Safety Enhancement Fund to use moneys from the General Revenue Fund to supplement county deputy sheriffs' salaries
HB739 -- (LR# 1815L.01I)
CRIME PREVENTION AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Public Hearing Completed (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)
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)
HB773
Allows certain paid police officers of a paid police department to be eligible for workers' compensation benefits for an injury due to psychological stress
HB773 -- (LR# 1918L.01I)
Referred: Spec Com on Workforce Dev & Workplace 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)
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)
HB811
Allows an electric utility to trim, remove, or control trees that threaten the safe and reliable operation of electrical service
HCS HB 811 -- (LR# 1931L.05C)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
HB814
Changes the laws regarding underage drinking
HB814 -- (LR# 1982L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB817
Establishes the Uninsured Patients Protection Act which prohibits hospitals from charging a patient who is not eligible for assistance and is uninsured more than the federal Medicare reimbursement rate
HB817 -- (LR# 1886L.02I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
HB819
Prohibits discrimination based upon a person's sexual orientation
HB819 -- (LR# 1321L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
HB823
Changes the laws regarding the circuit breaker tax credit, provides a tax credit for earned income, and exempts Social Security benefits from taxation for certain senior citizens
HB823 -- (LR# 1906L.01I)
Referred: Ways and Means (H)
HB843
Requires a recorded roll call vote by a member of the General Assembly other than a vote to approve the journal in order to receive a per diem compensation for that day
HB843 -- (LR# 1595L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on General Laws (H)
HB844
Allows a temporary exemption from the proof of lawful presence requirement when victims of domestic violence apply for a driver's license or instruction permit
HB844 -- (LR# 1222L.01I)
Referred: Transportation (H)
HB868
Prohibits the state from participating in any national identification system using driver's license records as required in the federal REAL ID Act of 2005
HB868 -- (LR# 2028L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON GENERAL LAWS
Public Hearing Completed (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)
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

HB900
Requires insurers providing medical malpractice insurance to health care providers to establish premiums based on the average judgment in medical malpractice cases by county
HB900 -- (LR# 0517L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Health Insurance (H)
HB909
Prohibits certain concentrated animal feeding operations facilities from being located near a state park, state historic site, or property listed on the National Register of Historic Landmarks
HB909 -- (LR# 2305L.02I)
Referred: Special Committee on Agri-Business (H)
HB924
Establishes time limits and other tort rules governing cases in which an underground facility is damaged by an excavator
HB924 -- (LR# 1767L.02I)
Referred: Special Committee on Utilities (H)
HB926
Imposes an excise tax on controlled substances and illicit alcoholic beverages
HB926 -- (LR# 1590L.01I)
Referred: Ways and Means (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)
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)
HB945
Creates the crime of murder of a criminal justice official and expands the crime of assault of law enforcement officers, emergency personnel, or probation officers in the first degree to add corrections officers
HCS HB 945 -- (LR# 2256L.02P)
SENATE JUDICIARY AND CIVIL AND CRIMINAL JURISPRUDENCE
Public Hearing Held (S)
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)
HB959
Requires the Missouri Public Service Commission to implement an energy assurance program pilot project to provide heat-related utility services to low-income individuals
HB959 -- (LR# 1785L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Utilities (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)
HB970
Authorizes an income tax credit for donations to public school foundations
HB970 -- (LR# 1995L.01I)
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (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)
HB983
Increases the penalty for endangering the welfare of a child in the first degree when shaking a child younger than five years of age to a minimum of 15 years in prison
HB983 -- (LR# 2208L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB986
Allows crime victims to take time off from work to attend criminal proceedings without retribution by their employer
HB986 -- (LR# 0419L.01I)
Referred: Spec Com on Workforce Dev & Workplace Safety (H)
HB989
Changes the laws regarding certain unsecured loans, commonly known as payday loans
HB989 -- (LR# 2277L.05I)
Referred: Special Committee on Financial Institutions (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)
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)
HB1059
Allows individuals to vote a straight party ticket with one selection
HB1059 -- (LR# 2432L.01I)
Referred: Elections (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)
HB1078
Changes the laws regarding identity theft
HB1078 -- (LR# 2264L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB1079
Lowers the compulsory school attendance age from seven to six and requires a full-day kindergarten program at all public schools
HB1079 -- (LR# 2266L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Student Achievement (H)
HB1080
Requires lenders of unsecured loans of less than $500, commonly referred to as payday loans, to notify borrowers of the balance owed every three months
HB1080 -- (LR# 2267L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Financial Institutions (H)
HB1081
Prohibits the transfer of a mental health patient from one facility to another without the consent of the patient or the patient's parent, legal guardian, or nearest known relative
HB1081 -- (LR# 2268L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Healthcare Facilities (H)
HB1082
Changes the laws regarding bullying in schools
HB1082 -- (LR# 2265L.01I)
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)
HB1090
Establishes the Business Premises Safety Act
HB1090 -- (LR# 2639L.01I)
CRIME PREVENTION AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Voted Do Pass (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)
HB1117
Requires motor vehicle inspection and emission stations to have liability insurance to cover any possible damages to a vehicle during an inspection
HB1117 -- (LR# 0463L.01I)
TRANSPORTATION
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1118
Requires the issuance and display of a window sticker in addition to license plate tabs to demonstrate current motor vehicle registration
HB1118 -- (LR# 0837L.01I)
Withdrawn (H)
HB1119
Establishes the Identity Theft Prevention Act which specifies the procedures for a person to place a security freeze on his or her consumer report
HB1119 -- (LR# 0273L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Financial Institutions (H)
HB1120
Changes the preference requirements for Missouri businesses in letting state purchasing contracts
HB1120 -- (LR# 2213L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Job Creation & Eco Dev (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)
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)
HB1140
Requires school districts to provide an alternative education program in order to be eligible for state school aid
HB1140 -- (LR# 2402L.01I)
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)
HB1155
Allows the board of trustees of the Public School Retirement System of the City of St. Louis to increase benefits for retired members under certain circumstances
HB1155 -- (LR# 2625L.01I)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (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)
HB1195
Designates the mountain lion as the official state cat
HB1195 -- (LR# 2720L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Tourism (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)
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)
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)
HB1254
Establishes the Prenatally Diagnosed Condition Awareness Act and authorizes certain activities by the Department of Health and Senior Services relating to Down syndrome and other diagnosed conditions
HB1254 -- (LR# 2643L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Senior Citizen Advocacy (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)
HB1260
Changes the laws regarding the Family Development Account Program
HB1260 -- (LR# 2749L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Family Services (H)
HJR10
Proposes a constitutional amendment raising the allowable level of bonded indebtedness for school districts
HJR10 -- (LR# 1167L.01I)
Referred: Transportation (H)
HJR13
Proposes a constitutional amendment replacing the Highways and Transportation Commission with a Director of Transportation
HJR13 -- (LR# 1101L.01I)
Referred: Transportation (H)
HJR28
Proposes a constitutional amendment allowing constitutionally chartered cities or counties to impose liens on nuisance property
HJR28 -- (LR# 0858L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
HJR29
Proposes a constitutional amendment giving the power of eminent domain to the state and its political subdivisions whose officials are directly responsible to elected officials
HJR29 -- (LR# 0857L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)

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