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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