Bills Assigned to Committee
ELECTIONS
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HB1317
--- Sponsor:
Davis, Cynthia
--- CoSponsor:
Cunningham, Jane
- Requires election authorities to verify United States citizenship
of all voter registration applicants
- HB1317 -- (LR# 3272L.01I)
- HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
HB1324
--- Sponsor:
Sater, David
--- CoSponsor:
Wells, Don
- Allows a village to cancel an election if the number of candidates who
file for a position is equivalent to the number of persons who may
serve
- HB1324 -- (LR# 3262L.01I)
- Referred: Elections (H)
HB1407
--- Sponsor:
Deeken, Bill
- Requires all petition circulators to be registered voters, residents
of Missouri, and citizens of the United States and prohibits payment
of petition circulators on a per-signature basis
- HB1407 -- (LR# 3309L.01I)
- House Committee: ELECTIONS
- Executive Session Completed (H)
HB1517
--- Sponsor:
Cox, Stanley
--- CoSponsor:
May, Bob
- Establishes the Andrew Jackson Vote Restoration Act which requires
certain elections to be held even if the number of candidates filing
for a position is equal to the number of positions available
- HB1517 -- (LR# 3950L.02I)
- Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
HB1522
--- Sponsor:
Franz, Ward
- Requires election authorities to create a form to verify the
eligibility of election watchers
- HB1522 -- (LR# 3142L.01I)
- House Committee: ELECTIONS
- Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1526
--- Sponsor:
Franz, Ward
--- CoSponsor:
Ruzicka, Don
- Removes the requirement to hold an election in nonpartisan elections
when there are the same number of candidates as open offices
- HB1526 -- (LR# 4092L.01I)
- Referred: Elections (H)
HB1602
--- Sponsor:
Bringer, Rachel L.
- Prohibits members of the General Assembly from accepting any
tangible or intangible item, service, or anything of value from a
lobbyist
- HB1602 -- (LR# 3782L.01I)
- Referred: Elections (H)
HB1647
--- Sponsor:
Viebrock, Jim
- Makes the use of an electronic recording device in a polling
place an election offense
- HB1647 -- (LR# 3715L.01I)
- Voted Do Pass (H)
HB1674
--- Sponsor:
Cooper, Shannon
- Requires all members of the General Assembly to file a financial
interest statement showing whether any state tax credits were claimed
on the most recent tax return of the member or the member's family
- HB1674 -- (LR# 3529L.01I)
- Voted Do Pass (H)
HB1719
--- Sponsor:
Talboy, Mike
--- CoSponsor:
Holsman, Jason R.
- Allows individuals to vote a straight party line ticket for all
members of the same political party with a single punch or mark
- HB1719 -- (LR# 3170L.01I)
- Referred: Elections (H)
HB1754
--- Sponsor:
Lampe, Sara
--- CoSponsor:
Darrough, Bruce
- Prohibits elected officials from registering or acting as lobbyists
for two years after leaving office
- HB1754 -- (LR# 3882L.01I)
- Referred: Elections (H)
HB1760
--- Sponsor:
Storch, Rachel
--- CoSponsor:
Oxford, Jeanette Mott
- Requires statewide elected officials and members of the General
Assembly to report any use of a private plane, the cost of the flight,
and all the passengers within 72 hours after the flight
- HB1760 -- (LR# 4272L.01I)
- Referred: Elections (H)
HB1761
--- Sponsor:
Storch, Rachel
--- CoSponsor:
Oxford, Jeanette Mott
- Changes the laws regarding initiative and referendum petitions
- HB1761 -- (LR# 4233L.01I)
- Referred: Elections (H)
HB1821
--- Sponsor:
Bowman, John L.
--- CoSponsor:
Low, Beth
- Requires electronic voting systems to provide a voter-verifiable
paper record
- HB1821 -- (LR# 4215L.01I)
- Referred: Elections (H)
HB1822
--- Sponsor:
Bowman, John L.
--- CoSponsor:
Talboy, Mike
- Establishes one-stop voting sites which allow persons to register and
vote at the same time
- HB1822 -- (LR# 4370L.01I)
- Referred: Elections (H)
HB1844
--- Sponsor:
Low, Beth
- Prohibits gubernatorial appointees from holding office in or
contributing to political parties or organizations and from taking
part in any political campaign during their term of office
- HB1844 -- (LR# 3819L.01I)
- Referred: Elections (H)
HB1906
--- Sponsor:
Loehner, Tom
- Changes the laws regarding the transition period for certain
elected officials
- HB1906 -- (LR# 4739L.01I)
- Referred: Elections (H)
HB1934
--- Sponsor:
May, Bob
--- CoSponsor:
Wallace, Maynard
- Removes the term limit for the Executive Director of the Missouri
Ethics Commission
- HB1934 -- (LR# 4590L.01I)
- Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
HB1965
--- Sponsor:
LeVota, Paul
--- CoSponsor:
Grill, Jason
- Changes the laws regarding campaign contributions by subjecting
all committees to contribution limits
- HB1965 -- (LR# 3469L.04I)
- Referred: Elections (H)
HB1968
--- Sponsor:
Chappelle-Nadal, Maria
- Requires general municipal elections to be held on the second Tuesday
after the first Monday in April if the first Tuesday after the first
Monday in April occurs during the observance of Passover
- HB1968 -- (LR# 4354L.01I)
- Referred: Elections (H)
HB2080
--- Sponsor:
Hoskins, Theodore
- Allows any registered voter who is eligible to vote in a particular
election to do so by absentee ballot
- HB2080 -- (LR# 5031L.01I)
- Referred: Elections (H)
HB2085
--- Sponsor:
Skaggs, Trent
--- CoSponsor:
LeVota, Paul
- Requires persons requesting 50 or more voter registration
applications to provide certain information to the Office of the
Secretary of State
- HB2085 -- (LR# 4335L.01I)
- Referred: Elections (H)
HB2086
--- Sponsor:
Zimmerman, Jake
--- CoSponsor:
LeVota, Paul
- Prohibits any elected or appointed official or employee of the state
or any political subdivision or its staff from lobbying for one year
after leaving office or employment with a certain exception
- HB2086 -- (LR# 4666L.01I)
- Referred: Elections (H)
HB2087
--- Sponsor:
Zimmerman, Jake
--- CoSponsor:
Zweifel, Clint
- Allows any registered voter who is eligible to vote in a particular
election to do so by absentee ballot
- HB2087 -- (LR# 3203L.01I)
- Referred: Elections (H)
HB2088
--- Sponsor:
Zimmerman, Jake
--- CoSponsor:
George, Tony
- Allows any registered voter who is eligible to vote in a particular
election to do so by absentee ballot
- HB2088 -- (LR# 3255L.01I)
- Referred: Elections (H)
HB2089
--- Sponsor:
Zimmerman, Jake
--- CoSponsor:
Oxford, Jeanette Mott
- Requires all primary and general elections held after January 1, 2009,
for statewide offices and state representative and state senator to be
conducted using instant runoff voting procedures
- HB2089 -- (LR# 3204L.01I)
- Referred: Elections (H)
HB2114
--- Sponsor:
Zimmerman, Jake
--- CoSponsor:
Chappelle-Nadal, Maria
- Changes the laws regarding the use of paper ballots at elections
- HB2114 -- (LR# 4460L.01I)
- Senate Committee: SENATE FINANCIAL, GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, AND ELECTIONS
- Public Hearing Cancelled (S)
HB2160
--- Sponsor:
Grill, Jason
--- CoSponsor:
Talboy, Mike
- Establishes procedures for listing candidates for statewide office in
varying positions on the ballot and for counting votes when electronic
voting is used for these ballots
- HB2160 -- (LR# 4553L.02I)
- Referred: Elections (H)
HB2231
--- Sponsor:
Cooper, Shannon
- Changes the laws regarding campaign contributions by removing
certain contribution limits and the prohibition of certain
contributions while the General Assembly is in session
- HB2231 -- (LR# 4482L.03I)
- Referred: Elections (H)
HB2262
--- Sponsor:
Frame, Michael
--- CoSponsor:
Wildberger, Edward
- Allows voters to cast advance ballots
- HB2262 -- (LR# 4598L.01I)
- Referred: Elections (H)
HB2288
--- Sponsor:
Harris, Jeff
--- CoSponsor:
Daus, Michael
- Changes the laws regarding campaign contributions
- HB2288 -- (LR# 5187L.02I)
- Referred: Elections (H)
HB2312
--- Sponsor:
Holsman, Jason R.
--- CoSponsor:
Oxford, Jeanette Mott
- Establishes a process for funding elections that allows candidates to
voluntarily agree to campaign finance limitations in exchange for
public funding
- HB2312 -- (LR# 3620L.02I)
- Referred: Elections (H)
HB2425
--- Sponsor:
Holsman, Jason R.
--- CoSponsor:
Talboy, Mike
- Requires certain candidates to file a written declaration of candidacy
during the 10 business days in January immediately preceding the
primary election in order to be placed on the official primary ballot
- HB2425 -- (LR# 5428L.01I)
- Referred: Elections (H)
HB2497
--- Sponsor:
Hoskins, Theodore
- Allows election authorities to reduce the number of required paper
ballots provided based on the number of touch screen voting devices
deployed
- HB2497 -- (LR# 5260L.01I)
- Referred: Elections (H)
HB2541
--- Sponsor:
Hughes, Leonard
--- CoSponsor:
Chappelle-Nadal, Maria
- Establishes the Voter Caging Prohibition Act of 2008
- HB2541 -- (LR# 5587L.01I)
- Referred: Elections (H)
HB2592
--- Sponsor:
Portwood, Dr. Charles R.
- Prohibits political subdivisions from preventing emergency personnel
from seeking an elected office in any political subdivision that does
not have jurisdiction over the person's place of residence
- HB2592 -- (LR# 4533L.02I)
- HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
HCR44
--- Sponsor:
Dixon, Bob
--- CoSponsor:
Parkinson, Mark A.
- Endorses our current electoral college system for electing the
President of the United States
- HCR44 -- (LR# 5528L.01I)
- Referred: Elections (H)
HJR39
--- Sponsor:
Kuessner, J. C.
- Proposes a constitutional amendment increasing the percentage of
required voter signatures in each of two-thirds of the Congressional
districts before a petition can be placed on the ballot
- HJR39 -- (LR# 3402L.01I)
- House Committee: ELECTIONS
- Public Hearing Completed (H)
HJR40
--- Sponsor:
Kuessner, J. C.
- Proposes a constitutional amendment requiring at least 60% of voters
to approve amendments to the Missouri Constitution instead of the
current simple majority requirement
- HJR40 -- (LR# 3403L.01I)
- House Committee: ELECTIONS
- Executive Session Completed (H)
HJR45
--- Sponsor:
Flook, Timothy
--- CoSponsor:
Ruestman, Marilyn
- Proposes a constitutional amendment reducing the number of state
representatives, limits action on appropriation bills to even-numbered
years, requires zero-based budgeting, and changes adjournment dates
- HJR45 -- (LR# 3669L.01I)
- House Committee: ELECTIONS
- Public Hearing Completed (H)
HJR46
--- Sponsor:
Kraus, Will
- Proposes a constitutional amendment reducing, beginning with the 97th
General Assembly, the number of state representatives to 137
- HJR46 -- (LR# 3158L.01I)
- House Committee: ELECTIONS
- Public Hearing Completed (H)
HJR54
--- Sponsor:
Kingery, Gayle
--- CoSponsor:
Sater, David
- Proposes a constitutional amendment limiting the total service in the
General Assembly to 16 years
- HJR54 -- (LR# 3456L.01I)
- Voted Do Pass (H)
HJR58
--- Sponsor:
Storch, Rachel
--- CoSponsor:
Oxford, Jeanette Mott
- Proposes a constitutional amendment transferring the initial
responsibility for congressional and legislative redistricting from a
congressional committee to a state demographer
- HJR58 -- (LR# 4270L.01I)
- Referred: Elections (H)
SB797
--- Sponsor:
Bray, Joan
- Modifies the paperwork requirements for the formation of a new
political party and the nomination of independent candidates
- SB797 -- (LR# 3178S.01P)
- Senate Concurs (S)
- HCS AS AMENDED ADOPTED
- YEAS: 34
- NAYS: 0
SB970
--- Sponsor:
Scott, Delbert
- Amends requirements for filing financial interest statements
- SB970 -- (LR# 4443S.01P)
- Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
SB978
--- Sponsor:
Griesheimer, John E.
- Allows members of an ambulance district board of directors to be
subject to recall from office
- SB978 -- (LR# 4474S.01P)
- Reported to the Senate with... (S)
- HCS
SB1038
--- Sponsor:
Shields, Charles W.
- Repeals campaign contribution limits and modifies reporting
requirements
- SB1038 -- (LR# 4464S.01T)
- Approved by Governor (G)
- Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
SB1141
--- Sponsor:
Vogel, Carl
- Modifies provisions governing the transition periods for statewide
elected officials
- SB1141 -- (LR# 5113S.01P)
- Referred: Elections (H)
SB1149
--- Sponsor:
Engler, Kevin
- Creates a procedure for when there is a lack of candidates for a fire
protection district board of directors election
- SB1149 -- (LR# 5168S.01P)
- Referred: Elections (H)
SB1245
--- Sponsor:
Nodler, Gary
- Bars felons from holding public office
- SB1245 -- (LR# 5387S.01P)
- House Committee: ELECTIONS
- Public Hearing Completed (H)
SB1288
--- Sponsor:
Shields, Charles W.
- Modifies lobbyist reporting requirements
- SB1288 -- (LR# 5405S.02P)
- Senate Requests House to Recede (S)
- HCS AS AMENDED AND TAKE UP AND PASS SB 1288

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