Missouri House of Representatives
2007
94th General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
Legislation Sponsored by Rep. Ron Richard
SPONSOR
HB150
Exempts from sales and use tax purchases of equipment and materials
used for the sport of bowling
HB150
-- (LR# 0860L.01I)
Withdrawn (H)
HB327
Changes the laws regarding economic development
Vetoed SS SCS HCS HB 327
-- (LR# 1217S.07T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
HB328
Changes the laws regarding enhanced enterprise zones
HB328
-- (LR# 1216L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON JOB CREATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1296
Requires jackpots over $1,200 that are won by self-excluded
problem gamblers on excursion gambling boats to be deposited into
the Compulsive Gamblers Fund
HB1296
-- (LR# 2789L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on General Laws (H)
COSPONSOR
HB119
Adds housing authorities to the definition of "state agency" for
purposes of income tax offsets
HB119
-- (LR# 0054L.01I)
WAYS AND MEANS
Public Hearing Completed (H)
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)
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)
HB352
Increases bonus points for nonprofit organizations bidding on state
contracts and specifies an increase in the per diem awarded to
sheltered workshops
Approved HB352
-- (LR# 1007L.02T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
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)
HB365
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
HB368
Changes the laws regarding the exemption from sales and use tax for
electricity used in manufacturing
HB368
-- (LR# 0782L.01I)
WAYS AND MEANS
Voted Do Pass (H)
HB396
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)
HB406
Changes the laws regarding crime prevention and boating while
intoxicated
HCS#2 HB 406 & 726
-- (LR# 0998L.06C)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
HB407
Establishes the Uninsured Motorist Stipulation of Benefits Act of
2007 which limits the recovery for non-economic losses by uninsured
motorists
HB407
-- (LR# 0655L.01I)
INSURANCE POLICY
HCS Voted Do Pass (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)
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)
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)
HB461
Changes the laws regarding the State Water Patrol
Approved HCS HB 461
-- (LR# 1134L.03T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
HB487
Establishes the Missouri County Planning Act
HCS HB 487
-- (LR# 1326L.03C)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
HB545
Changes the laws regarding the licensing of pharmacists
HCS HB 545 & 590
-- (LR# 1577L.03P)
SENATE FINANCIAL, GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, AND ELECTIONS
Public Hearing Held (S)
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)
HB579
Allows for the deployment of health care professionals licensed,
registered, or certified in Missouri or any other state in an
emergency and grants them immunity from civil damages
Approved SS HB 579
-- (LR# 1395L.01T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
HB600
Establishes the Missouri Vehicle Protection Product Act which
prohibits persons from selling vehicle protection products in Missouri
unless certain conditions are met
HB600
-- (LR# 1610L.01I)
TRANSPORTATION
Public Hearing Completed (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)
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
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)
HB678
Allows certain school districts in declared federal disaster areas
after the January 2007 ice storms to not make up lost time and allows
other schools to make up only a certain number of the missed days
Approved HCS HB 678
-- (LR# 1712L.04T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
HB680
Designates Big Bluestem as the official state grass
Approved HB680
-- (LR# 1614L.01T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
HB684
Authorizes the Governor to convey state property located in the City
of St. Louis and the counties of Greene, Jackson, Livingston, Newton,
St. Francois, St. Louis, and Texas
Approved SCS HB 684
-- (LR# 1264S.02T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
HB688
Establishes the Regional Economic Development District Law
HB688
-- (LR# 1621L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON RURAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB690
Allows public school students to choose to attend a public school
district other than the school district of his or her residence
HCS HB 807 & 690
-- (LR# 1866L.05C)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
HB710
Authorizes a state and local sales and use tax exemption for
machinery and equipment used in forestry
HB710
-- (LR# 1001L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Agri-Business (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)
HB741
Changes the laws regarding the Linked Deposit Program, tax
increment financing, biodiesel incentives, regional economic
development districts, and the Missouri Rice Certification Act
Approved SS HCS HB 741
-- (LR# 1592L.02T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
THIS BILL BECOMES EFFECTIVE AUGUST 28, 2007,
EXCEPT FOR SECTION 265.525 WHICH HAS AN EFFECTIVE
DATE OF 180 DAYS FROM AUGUST 28, 2007
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)
HB757
Establishes the Summer Shipp Act which specifies that law
enforcement officers cannot refuse a written report of a missing
person
HB757
-- (LR# 1330L.01I)
JUDICIARY
Public Hearing Completed (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)
HB788
Changes the laws regarding public health emergency
preparedness
HCS HB 788
-- (LR# 1823L.02C)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (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)
HB801
Removes the expiration date for the provision restricting political
subdivisions from providing certain telecommunication services or
facilities
Approved HB801
-- (LR# 1988L.01P)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
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
HB813
Allows the president or chancellor of a state higher education
institution to revoke the tenure and discharge a faculty member who
receives two negative peer reviews
HB813
-- (LR# 1965L.01I)
Referred: Higher Education (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
HB839
Revises the laws regarding the minimum school days, school scheduling,
and inclement weather
HB839
-- (LR# 1967L.01I)
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)
HB863
Prohibits initiative petition circulators from receiving payment for
collecting signatures
HB863
-- (LR# 1954L.01I)
Referred: Elections (H)
HB878
Creates the Missouri Healthcare Access Fund to provide a funding
source for designated areas with healthcare shortages
HB878
-- (LR# 1851L.02I)
HEALTH CARE POLICY
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB879
Authorizes a managed environmental livestock operation tax credit for
the eligible costs of implementing odor abatement best management
practices and systems and certain infrastructure improvements
HB879
-- (LR# 1956L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON AGRI-BUSINESS
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
HB880
Increases the land reclamation permit application fees and extends
the expiration of the fees from December 31, 2007, to December 31,
2013
HB880
-- (LR# 2045L.01I)
CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB890
Changes the laws regarding the issuance of bonds by community
colleges for job training programs and the expiration date of the
Missouri Community College New Jobs Training Program
HB890
-- (LR# 1776L.01I)
Referred: Higher Education (H)
HB891
Authorizes a tax credit for a business employing a disabled worker
HCS HB 891
-- (LR# 1782L.02P)
SENATE WAYS AND MEANS
Reported Do Pass (S)
HB892
Creates the Medal of Freedom to be awarded to any veteran who
honorably served in the armed forces at any time since 1990
under certain residency requirements
HCS HB 892
-- (LR# 1937L.02P)
SENATE PENSIONS, VETERANS' AFFAIRS, AND GENERAL LAW
Executive Session Held (S)
VOTED DO PASS
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)
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)
HB991
Establishes the Distressed Areas Land Assemblage Tax Credit Act
HB991
-- (LR# 2472L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON JOB CREATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB995
Establishes the Regional Economic Development Initiative which
allows tax credits for donations to regional economic development
organizations
HCS HB 995
-- (LR# 2399L.02C)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
HB996
Abolishes the Missouri Training and Employment Council and the
commissioning of a new targeted industries study by the Department of
Economic Development
HB996
-- (LR# 2297L.01I)
Referred: Spec Com on Workforce Dev & Workplace Safety (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)
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)
HB1066
Designates a portion of Interstate 44 in Lawrence County from the
intersection of State Route H east to the intersection of State
Highway 265/39 as the "Purple Heart Memorial Highway"
HB1066
-- (LR# 2221L.01I)
Referred: Transportation (H)
HB1067
Specifies that owners and medical managers of automated external
defibrillators will not be held liable for civil damages related to
their use
HB1067
-- (LR# 2326L.01I)
HEALTH CARE POLICY
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1089
Changes the taxation laws regarding nexus determination, sales tax,
income tax, and tax credits
HCS HB 1089
-- (LR# 2596L.04C)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
HB1090
Establishes the Business Premises Safety Act
HB1090
-- (LR# 2639L.01I)
CRIME PREVENTION AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Voted Do Pass (H)
HB1127
Changes the laws regarding merchandising practices of intoxicating
liquor to exclude nonintoxicating beer
HB1127
-- (LR# 2441L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on General Laws (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)
HB1142
Creates the crime of trafficking for the purpose of illegal
immigration
HB1142
-- (LR# 1750L.02I)
Referred: Special Committee on Immigration (H)
HB1152
Establishes the procedures for distributing funds to each agency
of the Area Agencies on Aging
HB1152
-- (LR# 2640L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Senior Citizen Advocacy (H)
HB1168
Amends Missouri Supreme Court Rule 8.07 to allow members of the
General Assembly with at least eight years service to take the
Missouri bar examination
HB1168
-- (LR# 2680L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on General Laws (H)
HB1198
Increases the appropriation amount for small school grants
HB1198
-- (LR# 2626L.02I)
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)
HB1239
Allows school districts to offer open enrollment by contract if
approved by voters
HB1239
-- (LR# 2144L.01I)
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)
HB1281
Establishes the St. Louis Neighborhood Schools Improvement Act which
specifies the guidelines for establishing and administering a
successor school district for the City of St. Louis School District
HB1281
-- (LR# 2715L.02I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON URBAN EDUCATION REFORM
Public Hearing Completed (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
HJR12
Proposes a constitutional amendment requiring all impeachments to be
tried by the Senate
HJR12
-- (LR# 0756L.01I)
Rules - Reported Do Not Pass (H)
HJR24
Proposes a constitutional amendment replacing property tax with an
alternative tax structure
HJR24
-- (LR# 2247L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Tax Reform (H)
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Last Updated October 23, 2007 at 9:13 am