HB 1344 --- Sponsor: Portwood, Dr. Charles R.

Changes the laws regarding the merchandising practices of secondhand dealers, commonly known as pawn shop dealers

HB 1361 --- Sponsor: Donnelly, Margaret --- CoSponsor: Baker, Judy

Establishes the Children's Product Safety Act

HB 1462 --- Sponsor: Burnett, John P. --- CoSponsor: Lampe, Sara

Changes the laws regarding unsecured loans of $500 or less, sometimes referred to as payday loans, and allows the Attorney General to maintain an action to enforce compliance

HB 1491 --- Sponsor: Deeken, Bill --- CoSponsor: McGhee, Mike

Requires additional product information to be included in hearing instrument purchase agreements

HB 1494 --- Sponsor: Bruns, Mark J. --- CoSponsor: Meadows, Tim

Prohibits the use of expiration dates and service fees on gift certificates

HB 1512 --- Sponsor: Kraus, Will --- CoSponsor: Day, David

Changes the laws regarding the sale and theft of scrap metal

HB 1555 --- Sponsor: Hughes, Leonard

Requires all food or food products sold in Missouri which are derived from a cloned animal to be labeled indicating that the food is or contains products derived from a cloned animal

HB 1580 --- Sponsor: Bruns, Mark J. --- CoSponsor: Meadows, Tim

Requires retailers of tobacco products to have a license issued by the Division of Alcohol and Tobacco Control, pay an annual fee, and have a retail sales tax license before selling any products

HB 1685 --- Sponsor: Nolte, Jerry --- CoSponsor: Nance, Bob

Prohibits the display or posting of financial information on the Internet if consent was not obtained by the individual or entity

HB 1721 --- Sponsor: Talboy, Mike --- CoSponsor: Schieffer, Ed

Establishes a price cap on the cost of natural gas and gasoline but allows for increases due to inflation

HB 1738 --- Sponsor: Holsman, Jason R. --- CoSponsor: Oxford, Jeanette Mott

Requires tobacco paraphernalia to be kept behind the checkout counter

HB 1796 --- Sponsor: Schieffer, Ed --- CoSponsor: Onder, Bob

Prohibits an individual or business organization from misrepresenting their geographic location by using a fictitious or assumed business name in a telephone directory or directory assistance database

HB 1920 --- Sponsor: Harris, Belinda --- CoSponsor: Daus, Michael

Prohibits insurance companies from acquiring any ownership interest in an auto body repair shop or offering an incentive for a referral to a specific auto body repair shop

HB 1970 --- Sponsor: Wasson, Jay

Prohibits a person from initiating a civil action against any licensed motor vehicle dealer with whom the person did not directly and personally negotiate or communicate

HB 2097 --- Sponsor: Cox, Stanley

Specifies that a person will be guilty of a class C felony when stealing from a mercantile establishment under certain circumstances

HB 2157 --- Sponsor: Cox, Stanley

Changes the laws regarding identity protection and gives identity theft victims the right to have an incident report filed by their law enforcement agency and receive a copy of the report

HB 2161 --- Sponsor: Grill, Jason --- CoSponsor: Donnelly, Margaret

Establishes the Missouri Consumer Credit Report Freeze Act which allows a consumer to place a freeze on his or her consumer report

HB 2162 --- Sponsor: Grill, Jason --- CoSponsor: Talboy, Mike

Establishes provisions for the prevention of and protection from security breaches

HB 2163 --- Sponsor: Grill, Jason --- CoSponsor: Talboy, Mike

Requires any business to take all reasonable measures to protect against identity theft when disposing certain information

HB 2173 --- Sponsor: Ruzicka, Don

Establishes the Identity Theft Prevention Act which specifies the procedures for a person to place a security freeze on his or her consumer report

HB 2278 --- Sponsor: Pearce, David --- CoSponsor: Day, David

Waives the requirement of a National Instant Criminal Background Check System on a person purchasing a firearm if he or she has a valid concealed carry endorsement

HB 2350 --- Sponsor: Yaeger, Patricia --- CoSponsor: Scavuzzo, Luke

Requires merchants to have access to certain credit and debit card rate information

HB 2372 --- Sponsor: Harris, Jeff --- CoSponsor: George, Tony

Changes the laws regarding unsolicited electronic mail tranmissions

HB 2385 --- Sponsor: Stevenson, Bryan P.

Establishes a procedure allowing automobile repair businesses to sell vehicles that have been abandoned by the owner at the repair shop

HB 2433 --- Sponsor: Wood, Dennis --- CoSponsor: Wallace, Maynard

Changes the laws regarding travel club membership contracts

HCR 25 --- Sponsor: Pratt, Bryan --- CoSponsor: Tilley, Steven

Urges Congress and the Consumer Product Safety Commission to immediately strengthen the regulations regarding furniture and major appliances with a tip-over hazard

SB 712 --- Sponsor: Gibbons, Michael R.

Allows consumers to place security freezes on their credit reports and creates requirements for merchandise rebates

SB 786 --- Sponsor: Coleman, Maida

Creates labeling requirements for radio frequency identification tags

SB 895 --- Sponsor: Clemens, Dan

Creates the Manufacturer Responsibility and Consumer Convenience Computer Equipment Collection and Recovery Act

SB 913 --- Sponsor: Bray, Joan

Creates statutory warranties for home buyers and homeowners and also prevents home solicitors from engaging in certain deceptive practices

SB 999 --- Sponsor: Scott, Delbert

Allows the Attorney General to bring an action for unlawful merchandising practices when the name of a financial institution is deceptively used

SB 1075 --- Sponsor: Engler, Kevin

Limits liability of watercraft outfitters for injury or death resulting from the inherent risks of watercraft activities

SB 1114 --- Sponsor: Bray, Joan

Prohibits businesses from deceptively listing fictitious or assumed business names in telephone directories or directory assistance databases

SB 1143 --- Sponsor: Mayer, Robert

Modifies the law regarding false or misleading television advertisements for legal services

SB 1279 --- Sponsor: Clemens, Dan

Creates criteria for when certain dairy products shall be considered misbranded

Missouri House of Representatives
Last Updated May 27, 2008 at 4:57 pm