Missouri House of Representatives
2007
94th General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
Legislation Sponsored by Rep. Joe Fallert
SPONSOR
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
HB104
Specifies that the purchase price for calculating the sales tax of a
motor vehicle excludes the cost to modify the vehicle for use by an
individual with a disability
HCS HB 104
-- (LR# 0285L.02P)
SENATE WAYS AND MEANS
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB183
Allows any person who served in Afghanistan in Operation Enduring
Freedom to receive a special license plate designated "Afghanistan
Campaign"
HB183
-- (LR# 0292L.01I)
Referred: Transportation (H)
HB206
Requires a railroad stop in the City of Pacific
HB206
-- (LR# 0835L.01I)
Referred: Transportation (H)
HB274
Creates the crimes of interferring with a grave marker, receiving a
stolen grave marker, and failing to report the crime of receiving a
stolen grave marker
HB274
-- (LR# 0404L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on General Laws (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)
HB410
Requires the Secretary of State to establish a toll-free number for
business inquiries and to direct the inquiries to the appropriate
state agency
HB410
-- (LR# 0913L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Job Creation & Eco Dev (H)
HB411
Establishes the Office of Trade Enforcement within the Department of
Economic Development and the Citizen's Commission on Globalization
HB411
-- (LR# 0907L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Job Creation & Eco Dev (H)
HB448
Authorizes a tax credit equal to 100% of the state sales tax paid on
any automobile assembled and purchased in Missouri
HCS HB 448
-- (LR# 1176L.03P)
Second Read/Referred: Ways and Means (S)
HB452
Authorizes an income tax credit for costs directly related to the loss
of electrical power for three or more days
HB452
-- (LR# 0751L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT
Public Hearing Scheduled, Bill not Heard (H)
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)
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)
HB588
Requires hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers to implement an
acuity-based patient classification system
HB588
-- (LR# 1544L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON HEALTHCARE FACILITIES
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB601
Changes the laws regarding public employee labor organizations
HB601
-- (LR# 1601L.01I)
Referred: Spec Com on Workforce Dev & Workplace Safety (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)
HB642
Establishes the Drunk Driving Memorial Sign Program in the
Department of Transportation
HB642
-- (LR# 1618L.01I)
TRANSPORTATION
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB676
Requires the Children's Division to develop rules to modify the
income eligibility criteria for any person receiving state-funded
child care assistance
HB676
-- (LR# 1550L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON FAMILY SERVICES
Public Hearing Completed (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)
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)
HB735
Changes the laws regarding the requirements for designing,
constructing, and managing state buildings and allows the Governor to
sell state property belonging to Northwest Missouri State University
HCS#2 HB 735
-- (LR# 1301L.04C)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
HB768
Authorizes a sales tax exemption on materials purchased for highway
projects; a motor fuel tax exemption for transporting students; and a
motor fuel tax exemption for public mass transportation services
HCS HB 768
-- (LR# 1489L.02C)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (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)
HB800
Authorizes corporations or unincorporated associations to prosecute
their claims and defenses without the assistance of an attorney
HB800
-- (LR# 1666L.01I)
JUDICIARY
Public Hearing Completed (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)
HB812
Increases the penalty for knowingly signing another person's name on
an initiative petition
HB812
-- (LR# 0941L.01I)
ELECTIONS
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB815
Changes the laws regarding the licensure of nurses
HB815
-- (LR# 1933L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION AND LICENSING
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB819
Prohibits discrimination based upon a person's sexual orientation
HB819
-- (LR# 1321L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
HB825
Changes the laws regarding preneed funeral contracts
HB825
-- (LR# 1820L.02I)
Referred: Spec Com on Professional Registration & Licens (H)
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
HB897
Allows either the county commission or the county health center
boards to establish health rules and the fees to implement the rules
HB897
-- (LR# 1459L.01I)
Referred: Health Care Policy (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)
HB929
Prohibits registered sexual offenders from being on the property of
certain schools or attending certain school functions without the
consent of the principal or head administrator for the school
HB929
-- (LR# 2093L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB931
Prohibits the Department of Revenue from contracting with any
entity to mail motor vehicle registration notices and prohibits
commercial inserts and other advertising from accompanying the notice
HB931
-- (LR# 2233L.01I)
TRANSPORTATION
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB932
Authorizes the Motherhood/Fatherhood Stay-at-home tax credit for a
parent who stays at home to provide care for a child up to 24 months
of age
HB932
-- (LR# 2011L.01I)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
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)
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)
HB973
Requires the Department of Revenue to award fee office contracts with
a priority given to charitable organizations and local political
subdivisions
HB973
-- (LR# 0728L.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)
HB1019
Modifies the eligibility requirements for the Missouri Medicaid
Program
HB1019
-- (LR# 2443L.01I)
Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
HB1031
Changes the laws regarding foster care
HB1031
-- (LR# 1868L.03I)
Referred: Special Committee on Family Services (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)
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)
HB1099
Changes the laws regarding child care
HB1099
-- (LR# 2496L.02I)
Referred: Special Committee on Family Services (H)
HB1128
Designates the new bridge over the Missouri River on Interstate 29/35
in Kansas City as the "Christopher S. Bond Bridge"
HB1128
-- (LR# 2620L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
HB1137
Requires equal pay for the same work regardless of gender and
establishes the Equal Pay Commission to study wage disparities
HB1137
-- (LR# 2354L.01I)
Referred: Spec Com on Workforce Dev & Workplace Safety (H)
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)
HB1198
Increases the appropriation amount for small school grants
HB1198
-- (LR# 2626L.02I)
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)
HB1204
Allows applicants changing information on their driver's licenses to
register to vote and requires the Department of Revenue to provide the
voter information to the Office of the Secretary of State
HB1204
-- (LR# 2717L.01I)
Referred: Elections (H)
HB1238
Establishes the Juvenile Mental Health Review Committee and
requires certain juveniles taken into state custody to receive a
psychological evaluation
HB1238
-- (LR# 2301L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Family Services (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)
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Last Updated October 23, 2007 at 9:11 am