Missouri House of Representatives
2007
94th General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
Legislation Sponsored by Rep. B.J. Marsh
SPONSOR
HB205
Changes the laws regarding sales and transient guest taxes; the expiration date of theTourism Supplemental Revenue Fund; and the establishment of theater, cultural arts, and entertainment districts
Approved SS HB 205 -- (LR# 0859S.02T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
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)
COSPONSOR
HB250
Increases the amount of the Higher Education Academic Scholarship Program, commonly known as Bright Flight, from $2,000 to $4,000 a year
HB250 -- (LR# 1045L.01I)
HIGHER EDUCATION
Voted Do Pass (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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
HB845
Requires the Secretary of State to mail a voter registration form to a person who has applied for a resident hunting and fishing permit but is not a registered voter
HCS HB 845 -- (LR# 1774L.06P)
Placed on Informal Calendar (S)
HB846
Changes the position of circuit clerk for the 31st Judicial Circuit from an elected to an appointed position
HB846 -- (LR# 1913L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
HB847
Allows for the appointment of a family court commissioner in the 31st Judicial Circuit in Greene County
HB847 -- (LR# 1915L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
HB848
Authorizes the addition of one circuit court judge in the 31st Judicial Circuit in Greene County
HB848 -- (LR# 1912L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
HB850
Establishes the Disaster Damage Emergency Loan Revolving Fund Program to provide no-interest loans to persons who incur property damage which is not covered by insurance as the result of a disaster
HB850 -- (LR# 1925L.02I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
Voted Do Pass (H)
HB910
Designates the smooth chanterelle as the official state mushroom
HB910 -- (LR# 2320L.01P)
Laid Over - Third Reading (H)
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)
HB941
Allows the curators of the University of Missouri to close certain financial records as they relate to donors or potential donors
HB941 -- (LR# 2340L.01P)
Second Read/Referred: Education (S)
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)
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)
HJR25
Proposes a constitutional amendment limiting the total service in the General Assembly to 16 years
HJR25 -- (LR# 2408L.01I)
ELECTIONS
Public Hearing Completed (H)
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Last Updated October 23, 2007 at 9:13 am