Missouri House of Representatives
2007
94th General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
Legislation Sponsored by Rep. Bill Deeken
SPONSOR
HB158
Requires election costs for primary and general elections to be paid by the state
HB158 -- (LR# 0469L.01I)
ELECTIONS
Voted Do Pass (H)
HB203
Modifies the eligibility requirements for the Metabolic Formula Distribution Program
HB203 -- (LR# 0958L.01I)
HEALTH CARE POLICY
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
HB253
Revises the laws regarding animal neglect
HB253 -- (LR# 0840L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
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)
HB502
Transfers the responsibilities for certifying junior college district formation election results to the Secretary of State
HB502 -- (LR# 0992L.01I)
ELECTIONS
Voted Do Pass (H)
HB614
Allows for the use of the reverse auction procurement method to purchase goods and nonprofessional services if the Commissioner of the Office of Administration believes it will save money for the state
HB614 -- (LR# 1440L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
HB642
Establishes the Drunk Driving Memorial Sign Program in the Department of Transportation
HB642 -- (LR# 1618L.01I)
TRANSPORTATION
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB721
Changes the laws regarding certain election requirements
HB721 -- (LR# 1703L.01I)
ELECTIONS
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
HB834
Transfers the review of state expenditures for general and local elections from the Commissioner of the Office of Administration to the Secretary of State
HB834 -- (LR# 2026L.01I)
Referred: Elections (H)
HB927
Excludes corrections officers from the State Merit System
HB927 -- (LR# 2118L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Government Affairs (H)
HB972
Allows persons who have been convicted more than twice of driving while intoxicated to obtain an ignition interlock restricted license for a one-year period if the person meets certain requirements
HB972 -- (LR# 2154L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB1016
Removes the requirement that certain state employees receiving compensatory pay for overtime provide direct client care or custody in certain state facilities
HB1016 -- (LR# 2407L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Government Affairs (H)
HB1044
Changes the laws regarding elections
HCS HB 1044 -- (LR# 2120L.02C)
Laid Over (H)
HCR16
Authorizes the required biennial independent audit of the State Auditor's Office as required in Section 21.760
HCR16 -- (LR# 1784L.01I)
Adopted (S)
YEAS: 34
NAYS: 0

COSPONSOR
HB182
Establishes the Outside the Hospital Do-Not-Resuscitate Act to permit the execution of do-not-resuscitate orders for use by emergency medical providers for patients receiving treatment outside a hospital
Approved HCS HB 182 -- (LR# 0578L.02T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
HB204
Allows any resident of a nursing home who receives Missouri Medicaid Program benefits to retain not less than $50 per month for discretionary spending
HB204 -- (LR# 0621L.01I)
Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
HB257
Changes the laws regarding juvenile officer retirement to allow prior creditable service in certain circumstances
HB257 -- (LR# 0735L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON RETIREMENT
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
HB262
Makes English the language for all official proceedings in Missouri
HB262 -- (LR# 0495L.01I)
Dropped from Calendar - Rule 44 (H)
HB263
Makes English, upon voter approval, the language for all official proceedings in Missouri
HB263 -- (LR# 0400L.01I)
Dropped from Calendar - Rule 44 (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)
HB350
Creates the classification of licensed prescribing psychologist under the State Committee of Psychologists and establishes licensing requirements
HB350 -- (LR# 0249L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION AND LICENSING
Voted Do Pass with Amendments (H)
HB353
Changes the laws regarding fraud and abuse in the Missouri Medicaid Program
HB353 -- (LR# 1169L.01P)
SENATE HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH
Public Hearing Held (S)
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)
HB406
Changes the laws regarding crime prevention and boating while intoxicated
HCS#2 HB 406 & 726 -- (LR# 0998L.06C)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (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)
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)
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)
HB469
Changes the laws regarding school safety and liability
SCS HCS HB 469 -- (LR# 0861S.05C)
Placed on Informal Calendar (S)
HB487
Establishes the Missouri County Planning Act
HCS HB 487 -- (LR# 1326L.03C)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
HB489
Requires school districts to identify gifted students and allows the establishment of gifted programs
SCS HB 489 -- (LR# 1215S.05C)
Placed on Informal Calendar (S)
HB503
Establishes requirements for the licensure of midwives
HB503 -- (LR# 1207L.01I)
Referred: Spec Com on Professional Registration & Licens (H)
HB550
Exempts certain implements of husbandry used for spraying chemicals or spreading fertilizer for agricultural purposes from the motor vehicle titling, registration, and licensing requirements
HB550 -- (LR# 1609L.01I)
Referred: Transportation (H)
HB617
Prohibits a minor from self-consenting for a prescription for a contraceptive drug or device unless a petition is granted from a juvenile court
HB617 -- (LR# 0899L.02I)
Referred: Special Committee on Family Services (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)
HB624
Changes the laws regarding taxation and regional economic development districts
HCS HB 624 -- (LR# 1586L.04C)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
HB632
Allows the Board of Probation and Parole to grant parole to certain female inmates who have served 15 years of their sentence if they meet certain criteria
HB632 -- (LR# 0201L.02I)
Referred: Corrections and Public Institutions (H)
HB636
Authorizes an income tax credit for military retirement benefits
HCS HB 636, 308 & 173 -- (LR# 1482L.03P)
SENATE WAYS AND MEANS
Executive Session Held (S)
VOTED DO PASS

HB641
Increases state employee salaries in an amount equal to the percentage change in the federal Consumer Price Index
HB641 -- (LR# 1349L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
Voted Do Pass (H)
HB654
Exempts the property of a veterans' organization from real and personal property taxes, increases the amount of matching grants for veterans' programs, and establishes the Stolen Valor Act of 2007
Approved HCS HB 654 & 938 -- (LR# 1769L.03T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
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)
HB688
Establishes the Regional Economic Development District Law
HB688 -- (LR# 1621L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON RURAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB693
Establishes the Large Animal Veterinary Student Loan Program and changes the laws regarding the Large Animal Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program
HCS HB 693 -- (LR# 1759L.04P)
SENATE AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION, PARKS AND TOURISM
Executive Session Held (S)
VOTED DO PASS

HB694
Makes eligibility for a driver's license for persons between the ages of 15 and 18 contingent upon documentation that the applicant has complied with school district standards for eligibility
HB694 -- (LR# 1446L.01I)
TRANSPORTATION
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB754
Authorizes the Department of Corrections to disburse federal funds according to federal guidelines and state funds as appropriated and directed by the General Assembly
Approved HB754 -- (LR# 1748L.01T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
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)
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)
HB803
Authorizes an income tax credit for donations to the Missouri Court Appointed Special Advocates Association
HB803 -- (LR# 1852L.01I)
HEALTH CARE POLICY
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB804
Changes the laws regarding small business tax credits and tax exemptions and establishes the Small Business and Entrepreneurial Growth Act and a Regional Economic Development Initiative
HCS HB 365, 804 & 805 -- (LR# 1225L.04P)
FISCAL REVIEW
Executive Session - No Action Taken
HB805
Changes the laws regarding small business tax credits and tax exemptions and establishes the Small Business and Entrepreneurial Growth Act and a Regional Economic Development Initiative
HCS HB 365, 804 & 805 -- (LR# 1225L.04P)
FISCAL REVIEW
Executive Session - No Action Taken
HB808
Establishes the Betty L. Thompson Scholarship Program
HB808 -- (LR# 0856L.01I)
Perfection Defeated (H)
HA 1 TO HSA 1 FOR HA 4, HSA 1 FOR HA 4, AS AMENDED
AYES: 62
NOES: 96 PRESENT: 1

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)
HB818
Establishes the Missouri Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act and changes the laws regarding the Missouri Health Insurance Pool and health care insurance
Approved SS#2 SCS HCS HB 818 -- (LR# 1261S.22T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
THIS BILL BECOMES EFFECTIVE AUG 28, 2007, EXCEPT
FOR SECTIONS 143.782, 143.790, 313.321-376.960,
376.964-376.989, 376.1500-376.1532, AND 379.930 -
379.952 WHICH HAVE A JAN 1, 2008 EFFECTIVE DATE

HB821
Establishes the Unborn Child Pain Prevention Act relating to the capacity of an unborn child to experience pain during an abortion
HB821 -- (LR# 1739L.01I)
Laid Over (H)
HA 1 PENDING

HB864
Authorizes an income tax credit for certain health care professionals and teachers
HB864 -- (LR# 1850L.01I)
Referred: Ways and Means (H)
HB866
Establishes the Emergency Responders Safety Act which provides for the licensing and regulation of tow truck businesses and operators
HB866 -- (LR# 1848L.02I)
Referred: Transportation (H)
HB867
Authorizes advance voting procedures and additional penalty provisions regarding elections
HB867 -- (LR# 1895L.01I)
ELECTIONS
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB886
Changes the laws regarding solid waste
HCS HB 886 -- (LR# 2143L.05C)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
HB891
Authorizes a tax credit for a business employing a disabled worker
HCS HB 891 -- (LR# 1782L.02P)
SENATE WAYS AND MEANS
Reported Do Pass (S)
HB915
Exempts veterans', service, and fraternal organizations from the two-tenths of one cent tax on each bingo card sold
HB915 -- (LR# 2311L.01P)
FISCAL REVIEW
Reported Do Pass (H)
HB916
Exempts veterans, service, and fraternal organizations from paying the 2% tax on the gross receipts for each bingo pull-tab card sold
HB916 -- (LR# 2312L.01P)
SENATE WAYS AND MEANS
Public Hearing Scheduled, Bill not Heard (S)
HB920
Establishes the Uniform Real Property Electronic Recording Act to allow for the recording of an electronic format document instead of a paper document
HB920 -- (LR# 2119L.01I)
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB922
Allows any registered voter who is 70 years of age or older to vote by absentee ballot
HB922 -- (LR# 1781L.01I)
ELECTIONS
Public Hearing Completed (H)
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)
HB974
Prohibits a person younger than 21 years of age who is not an underage entertainer from being allowed inside a drinking establishment
HB974 -- (LR# 1554L.02I)
Referred: Local Government (H)
HB1006
Allows a retired member of the Missouri Consolidated Health Care Plan to add an eligible dependent under certain conditions
HB1006 -- (LR# 2519L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON RETIREMENT
Voted Do Pass (H)
HB1023
Establishes an advisory board within the Department of Conservation to assist the Conservation Commission
HCS HB 1023 -- (LR# 0935L.02C)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
HB1054
Requires the Department of Transportation to conduct a study to establish priorities for the placement of median barriers at rail-highway grade crossings and make installations based on results
HB1054 -- (LR# 2587L.01I)
Referred: Transportation (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)
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)
HB1198
Increases the appropriation amount for small school grants
HB1198 -- (LR# 2626L.02I)
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)
HB1277
Removes the proxy voting exception in the Opening Meetings Law and the expiration date for the closed records requirements for certain emergency guidelines, security systems, and structural plans
HB1277 -- (LR# 2461L.01I)
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)
HJR7
Proposes a constitutional amendment establishing English as the language for all official proceedings in Missouri
SCS HJR 7 -- (LR# 0401S.02T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
THIS BILL BECOMES EFFECTIVE 30 DAYS AFTER VOTER
APPROVAL

HJR10
Proposes a constitutional amendment raising the allowable level of bonded indebtedness for school districts
HJR10 -- (LR# 1167L.01I)
Referred: Transportation (H)
HJR11
Proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting human cloning and authorizing the General Assembly to enact laws regarding health care research
HJR11 -- (LR# 0923L.02I)
Rules - Reported Do Not Pass (H)
HJR12
Proposes a constitutional amendment requiring all impeachments to be tried by the Senate
HJR12 -- (LR# 0756L.01I)
Rules - Reported Do Not Pass (H)
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