2007 Legislation Sponsored by Rep. Cooper

Missouri House of Representatives
2007
94th General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
Legislation Sponsored by Rep. Robert Wayne Cooper

SPONSOR

HB461

Changes the laws regarding the State Water Patrol

Approved HCS HB 461 -- (LR# 1134L.03T)

Delivered to Secretary of State (G)

HB554

Prohibits state and local entities from discriminating between licensed professional counselors

Approved HB554 -- (LR# 0970L.01T)

Delivered to Secretary of State (G)

HB555

Revises the complaint procedure and document retention requirements when an inmate files a complaint against a licensed professional counselor or a licensed clinical social worker

Approved HCS HB 555 -- (LR# 0967L.02T)

Delivered to Secretary of State (G)

HB602

Authorizes an additional judge in the 26th Judicial Circuit

HB602 -- (LR# 1764L.01I)

Referred: Judiciary (H)

HB672

Changes the laws regarding the licensure of professional counselors

HB672 -- (LR# 0969L.01I)

SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION AND LICENSING

Public Hearing Completed (H)

HB677

Allows licensed ambulance services, emergency medical response agencies, and not-for-profit organizations which contract for ambulance services to establish peer review committees

HB677 -- (LR# 1428L.01I)

SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION AND LICENSING

Public Hearing Completed (H)

HB714

Changes the procedure for filing and recording a written notice that a lawsuit has been filed contesting a piece of real property, known as lis pendens

HB714 -- (LR# 1481L.01I)

JUDICIARY

Public Hearing Completed (H)

HB788

Changes the laws regarding public health emergency preparedness

HCS HB 788 -- (LR# 1823L.02C)

Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)

HB837

Prohibits unsupervised visitation for a noncustodial parent who has been found guilty of certain sexual offenses of if a person residing with the noncustodial parent has been convicted of certain offenses

HB837 -- (LR# 2052L.01I)

Referred: Judiciary (H)

HB956

Allows certain persons to dispense medications in a declared state of emergency

HB956 -- (LR# 2303L.01I)

Referred: Health Care Policy (H)

HB957

Renames the Missouri Head Injury Advisory Council to the Missouri Brain Injury Advisory Council and transfers it to the Department of Health and Senior Services from the Office of Administration

HB957 -- (LR# 1822L.02I)

Referred: Health Care Policy (H)

HB1061

Requires hospitals to report certain incidents involving patient safety to a patient safety organization for review

HB1061 -- (LR# 2364L.01I)

HEALTH CARE POLICY

Public Hearing Completed (H)

HB1084

Establishes the Chronic Kidney Disease Task Force

HB1084 -- (LR# 2619L.01I)

HEALTH CARE POLICY

Public Hearing Completed (H)
COSPONSOR

HB208

Establishes the Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Quality Assurance Act of 2007 and requires credentialing of sonographers and vascular technologists

HB208 -- (LR# 0551L.01I)

SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION AND LICENSING

Public Hearing Completed (H)

HB209

Changes the laws relating to collaborative practice privileges for certain medical students and the laws relating to physician assistant licenses

HB209 -- (LR# 0460L.01I)

SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION AND LICENSING

Public Hearing Completed (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)

HB298

Establishes the Missouri Blasting Safety Act to regulate various blasting and excavation activities

Approved SCS HCS HB 298 -- (LR# 1110S.04T)

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)

HB364

Authorizes an income tax deduction for the cost of personally funded health insurance premiums

SS HCS HB 364 -- (LR# 0714S.04P)

Reported to the House with... (S)

HB367

Changes the laws regarding the long-term care insurance tax deduction and establishes the Missouri Long-term Care Partnership Act

HCS HB 40, 116 & 367 -- (LR# 0478L.02P)

SENATE HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH

Public Hearing Held (S)

HB406

Changes the laws regarding crime prevention and boating while intoxicated

HCS#2 HB 406 & 726 -- (LR# 0998L.06C)

Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)

HB412

Specifies that pharmacies will be immune from liability for refusal to perform, assist, recommend, refer to, or participate in any act or service in connection with any drug or device that causes an abortion

HB412 -- (LR# 0758L.01I)

Rules - Reported Do Pass (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)

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)

HB455

Exempts real property owned by individuals 65 years of age and older with certain levels of income from increases in assessed valuation

HB455 -- (LR# 0953L.01I)

Referred: Ways and Means (H)

HB463

Requires the use of ethical vaccines unless no alternative is available for a specific disease or condition

HB463 -- (LR# 1298L.01I)

HEALTH CARE POLICY

Public Hearing Completed (H)

HB477

Authorizes a state and local sales and use tax exemption for fencing materials used for agricultural purposes

HB477 -- (LR# 1092L.01I)

AGRICULTURE POLICY

HCS Voted Do Pass (H)

HB483

Regulates the use of certain lasers and pulse light sources by a cosmetologist

HB483 -- (LR# 0555L.01I)

Referred: Spec Com on Professional Registration & Licens (H)

HB498

Establishes the Milton Friedman "Put Parents in Charge" Education Program and authorizes an individual and business tax credit for contributions to certified educational charitable organizations

HB498 -- (LR# 0408L.03I)

Referred: Special Committee on Urban Education Reform (H)

HB511

Removes the additional fee charged for the "PURPLE HEART" special license plate

HB511 -- (LR# 1398L.01I)

Referred: Transportation (H)

HB516

Changes the laws regarding the Missouri Homestead Preservation Act

HB516 -- (LR# 1014L.01I)

WAYS AND MEANS

Public Hearing Completed (H)

HB532

Requires students entering public higher education institutions to take American history and American literature courses in order to graduate

HB532 -- (LR# 1154L.01I)

HIGHER EDUCATION

HCS Voted 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)

HB546

Exempts from jury duty any woman who is breastfeeding and disqualifies licensed attorneys from serving on juries

HB546 -- (LR# 0550L.01I)

Dropped from Calendar - Rule 44 (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)

HB610

Establishes the Address Confidentiality Program to protect victims of domestic violence by establishing a designated address for victims and their minor children

HB610 -- (LR# 1144L.01I)

Referred: Special Committee on Family Services (H)

HB615

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)

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)

HB618

Changes the laws regarding Missouri's Good Samaritan Law by granting civil immunity to a person providing services at a free health clinic if they are within the provider's medical field

HB618 -- (LR# 1765L.01I)

Referred: Health Care Policy (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

HB643

Changes the laws regarding the firearms safety training requirement for obtaining a permit to carry a concealed weapon

HB643 -- (LR# 1155L.01I)

SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON GENERAL LAWS

Voted Do Pass (H)

HB658

Changes the laws regarding boating on the waters of this state

HB658 -- (LR# 1551L.01I)

Referred: Special Committee on State Parks and Waterways (H)

HB688

Establishes the Regional Economic Development District Law

HB688 -- (LR# 1621L.01I)

SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON RURAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

Public Hearing Completed (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)

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)

HB749

Changes the definition of "qualified employment" as it applies to the professional and practical nursing student loan program

HB749 -- (LR# 2016L.01I)

Referred: Higher Education (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

HB816

Authorizes an income tax dependency exemption for stillborn children

HB816 -- (LR# 1901L.01I)

Referred: Ways and Means (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

HB888

Establishes the Faith-Based Organization Liaison Act

HB888 -- (LR# 2029L.01I)

Rules - Reported 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)

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)

HB1198

Increases the appropriation amount for small school grants

HB1198 -- (LR# 2626L.02I)

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

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)

HJR18

Proposes a constitutional amendment requiring two-thirds majority vote for future constitutional amendments and modifies the process for accepting and enacting constitutional amendments

HJR18 -- (LR# 1573L.01I)

ELECTIONS

Public Hearing Completed (H)

HJR20

Proposes a constitutional amendment establishing limits on the total state general revenue appropriations

HCS HJR 20 -- (LR# 1935L.04C)

Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)

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Last Updated October 23, 2007 at 9:11 am