Missouri House of Representatives
2008
94th General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Legislation Sponsored by Rep. Cynthia Davis
SPONSOR
HB1316
Declares a parent's right to make all health care and education
decisions for their minor children and allows for reimbursement of
property taxes for those who home school or attend a private school
HB1316
-- (LR# 3276L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON FAMILY SERVICES
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1317
Requires election authorities to verify United States citizenship
of all voter registration applicants
HB1317
-- (LR# 3272L.01I)
ELECTIONS
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
HB1318
Specifies that an employer will be immune from civil liability for
providing information on an employee's job performance unless a lack
of good faith is shown
HB1318
-- (LR# 3474L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND WORKPLACE SAFETY
Public Hearing Scheduled, Bill not Heard (H)
HB1527
Expands the crime of harassment to include harassment by electronic
communications
HB1527
-- (LR# 3922L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB1532
Allows motorcycle headlamps to be wired to modulate either the
upper beam or lower beam from its maximum intensity to lesser
intensity and establishes modulation standards
SCS HB 1532
-- (LR# 4017S.03C)
Placed on Informal Calendar (S)
HB1533
Creates an affirmative defense for a person operating a motorcycle
who enters or crosses an intersection controlled by a traffic signal
against a red light under certain circumstances
HB1533
-- (LR# 4016L.01I)
TRANSPORTATION
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1600
Specifies that a person performing midwifery services is not engaging
in the practice of medicine, osteopathy, nursing, nurse-midwifery, or
any other medical practice and does not have to be licensed
HB1600
-- (LR# 4230L.01I)
Referred: Spec Com on Professional Registration & Licens (H)
HB1724
Requires registered sexual offenders to provide all of their
electronic mail addresses to the appropriate law enforcement agency
HB1724
-- (LR# 4015L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB1757
Requires any employer convicted of hiring illegal aliens to repay
double the value of any state-administered or subsidized tax credit,
tax abatement, or loan
HB1757
-- (LR# 4125L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON IMMIGRATION
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1758
Allows adopted adults who are 21 years of age or older to receive
a certified copy of his or her original unaltered birth certificate
and adoption records
HB1758
-- (LR# 4009L.02I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON FAMILY SERVICES
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB2091
Requires the official dating standard used by the state to be A.D., or
Anno Domini, and B.C., or Before Christ
HB2091
-- (LR# 5036L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON TOURISM
Voted Do Pass (H)
HJR42
Proposes a constitutional amendment freezing all real property
valuations and tax rates until the sale or transfer of the property or
a voter-approved rate increase
HJR42
-- (LR# 3273L.02I)
WAYS AND MEANS
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HJR67
Proposes a constitutional amendment distributing 10% of the
general revenue growth to the State Road Fund and the State
Transportation Fund
HJR67
-- (LR# 5037L.01I)
TRANSPORTATION
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HJR79
Proposes a constitutional amendment limiting the increase in real
property tax rates to the rate in effect on December 31, 2005, plus
inflation
HJR79
-- (LR# 5646L.01I)
Referred: Ways and Means (H)
COSPONSOR
HB1315
Establishes the Emily Brooker Higher Education Sunshine Act which
defines intellectual diversity for reporting purposes at public
higher education institutions
HB1315
-- (LR# 3282L.01I)
HIGHER EDUCATION
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1357
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
HB1357
-- (LR# 3489L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON FAMILY SERVICES
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1382
Changes the laws regarding the age of victims and offenders in
various sexual offenses
HB1382
-- (LR# 3570L.01I)
CRIME PREVENTION AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1420
Requires commercial driver's license tests to be given in the English
language
HB1420
-- (LR# 3314L.01I)
TRANSPORTATION
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1471
Establishes the Predictable Property Tax Act which changes the
procedures for imposing real property taxes
HB1471
-- (LR# 3264L.01I)
Referred: Ways and Means (H)
HB1472
Changes the laws regarding the consent requirements for obtaining an
abortion and creates the crime of coercing an abortion
HCS HB 1831 & 1472
-- (LR# 4449L.06P)
Placed on Informal Calendar (S)
HB1475
Authorizes a sales tax exemption for certain fees and dues paid to
health and fitness centers
HB1475
-- (LR# 3707L.01I)
Referred: Ways and Means (H)
HB1476
Requires certificated teachers to submit documentation to the
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education every five years
showing adequate scores on certain academic assessments
HB1476
-- (LR# 3533L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON URBAN EDUCATION REFORM
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1477
Establishes the Teacher Bill of Rights Act which prohibits teacher
associations from using payroll deductions for disbursement to a
committee without written consent
HB1477
-- (LR# 3532L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND WORKPLACE SAFETY
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1480
Allows the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, at the
discretion of the State Board of Education, to have authority over
public school extracurricular competitive activities
HB1480
-- (LR# 3531L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1505
Creates the crime of cyber harassment and increases the penalty for
the crimes of harassment and stalking when committed by an adult
against a child
HB1505
-- (LR# 3957L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB1517
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)
HB1534
Allows school districts to establish a four-day school week upon a
majority vote of the school board
HB1534
-- (LR# 3455L.01I)
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)
HB1537
Prohibits any person required to register as a sexual offender
from intentionally photographing a minor without the consent of the
minor's parent or guardian
HB1537
-- (LR# 3208L.01I)
CRIME PREVENTION AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1538
Exempts certain nonresidents from the state driver's license
requirements as long as they entered and are in this country legally
HB1538
-- (LR# 3413L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON IMMIGRATION
Executive Session - No Action Taken
HB1625
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
HB1625
-- (LR# 4128L.01I)
HEALTH CARE POLICY
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1626
Prohibits certain illegal aliens from receiving public assistance
benefits
HCS HB 1626
-- (LR# 4129L.03P)
Placed on Informal Calendar (S)
HB1644
Authorizes the phasing in of full deductibility of all federal income
liability for corporations and a gradual reduction in the annual
corporate income tax rate and establishes a motor fuel tax holiday
HCS HB 1644
-- (LR# 3636L.02P)
Referred: Fiscal Review (H)
HB1645
Allows full deductibility from state income tax of all federal income
tax liability without a reduction for tax credits claimed
HB1645
-- (LR# 3635L.01I)
WAYS AND MEANS
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1654
Requires certain detained juveniles to be reported to the United
States Immigration and Customs Enforcement if there is probable cause
to believe that they are illegal aliens
HB1654
-- (LR# 3939L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON IMMIGRATION
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1655
Requires applicants for public benefits to prove citizenship,
permanent residence, or lawful presence to be eligible for benefits
HB1655
-- (LR# 3938L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Immigration (H)
HB1716
Prohibits the violation of a person's privacy rights in order to
obtain or renew a driver's license
HB1716
-- (LR# 4280L.02P)
Placed on Informal Calendar (S)
HB1736
Changes the laws regarding illegal aliens and immigration status
HCS HB 1736 & 2320
-- (LR# 4372L.07P)
Referred: Fiscal Review (H)
HB1773
Authorizes an income tax dependency exemption for a stillborn child
for the taxable year in which the child was born
HB1773
-- (LR# 4058L.01P)
SENATE WAYS AND MEANS
Executive Session Held (S)
VOTED DO PASS
HB1795
Creates the crime of endangering the welfare of an unborn child and
allows any healthcare provider to make a report to the appropriate
law enforcement agency of suspected drug use by a pregnant woman
HB1795
-- (LR# 4545L.01I)
CRIME PREVENTION AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1814
Prohibits persons convicted of statutory rape or sodomy in the first
degree from being eligible for probation, parole, or conditional
release for five years if the victim is younger than 12 years of age
HB1814
-- (LR# 4490L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB1852
Changes the laws regarding the crimes of harassment and stalking and
adds them to the list of crimes schools must report to law enforcement
HB1852
-- (LR# 4506L.01I)
CRIME PREVENTION AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1886
Establishes Bryce's Law which authorizes a tax credit for individuals
who donate to a scholarship-granting organization if the donation is
not claimed on their federal income tax return
HCS#2 HB 1886
-- (LR# 4675L.04C)
Laid Over (H)
HCS#2 PENDING
HB1901
Allows any person selling raw milk or cream to an individual for his
or her own use to do so without a permit from the State Milk Board
within the Department of Agriculture
HB1901
-- (LR# 4115L.03I)
Referred: Special Committee on Agri-Business (H)
HB1953
Prohibits a person from knowingly creating a mixed human-animal
embryo, a class D felony
HB1953
-- (LR# 4052L.01I)
Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
HB1955
Exempts all sales of eyeglasses from state and local sales and use
tax
HB1955
-- (LR# 4494L.01I)
Referred: Ways and Means (H)
HB1980
Expands the DNA profiling system by requiring any person 18 years of
age or older who is arrested for a felony to provide a biological
sample for the purpose of DNA profiling analysis
HB1980
-- (LR# 4226L.01I)
CRIME PREVENTION AND PUBLIC SAFETY
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
HB1984
Changes the requirements for reporting abortions and creates a civil
remedy for violation of the confidentiality of certain records
HB1984
-- (LR# 4379L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON FAMILY SERVICES
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
HB2112
Establishes the Fair Tax Act of 2008 which requires the Department of
Revenue to develop methods for replacing the state income tax with a
state sales tax
HCS HB 2112
-- (LR# 4496L.05C)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
HB2116
Prohibits health carriers from designating chiropractic care as
specialty care or chiropractic physicians as specialists unless they
are certified as specialists by the Board of Chiropractic Examiners
HB2116
-- (LR# 5050L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON GENERAL LAWS
Voted Do Pass (H)
HB2151
Establishes the Missouri Immigration Act and the Guest Worker Program
HB2151
-- (LR# 4580L.04I)
Referred: Special Committee on Immigration (H)
HB2290
Exempts any advance refund amount received from the federal Economic
Stimulus Act of 2008 from the Missouri individual income tax
HB2290
-- (LR# 5298L.01I)
Referred: Ways and Means (H)
HB2320
Changes the laws regarding illegal aliens and immigration status
HCS HB 1736 & 2320
-- (LR# 4372L.07P)
Referred: Fiscal Review (H)
HB2370
Changes the laws regarding midwives and the practice of midwifery
HB2370
-- (LR# 5314L.01I)
Referred: Spec Com on Professional Registration & Licens (H)
HB2458
Establishes the Children's Education Freedom Act which authorizes
a 50% tax credit for taxpayers who donate to a scholarship-granting
organization under certain circumstances
HB2458
-- (LR# 5276L.01I)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
HB2471
Designates a portion of Interstate 44 in St. Louis County as the
"Police Officer Nicholas K. Sloan Memorial Highway"
HB2471
-- (LR# 5540L.01I)
Referred: Transportation (H)
HB2481
Establishes a procedure by which a school district or an initiative
petition may place the issue of open enrollment by contract before
the voters of the district
HB2481
-- (LR# 3721L.01I)
ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB2482
Allows public school students to choose to attend a public school
district other than the school district of his or her residence under
specified conditions
HB2482
-- (LR# 4936L.01I)
ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB2527
Allows for the "Choose Life" special license plate, creates the
Missouri Alternatives to Abortion Services Support Fund, and
establishes the Choose Life Commission
HB2527
-- (LR# 5623L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Family Services (H)
HB2580
Authorizes a state income tax deduction for school supplies and books
purchased for home schooling a child
HB2580
-- (LR# 5631L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON TAX REFORM
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HJR41
Proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting state courts from
levying or imposing new or increased taxes, licenses, or fees without
legislative or voter approval
SCS HCS HJR 41
-- (LR# 3616S.04C)
SENATE JUDICIARY AND CIVIL AND CRIMINAL JURISPRUDENCE
SCS Reported Do Pass (S)
HJR48
Proposes a constitutional amendment authorizing the General
Assembly to require photo identification to vote in elections
HCS HJR 48
-- (LR# 3572L.02P)
SENATE FINANCIAL, GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, AND ELECTIONS
Reported Do Pass (S)
HJR56
Proposes a constitutional amendment requiring all impeachments to be
tried by the Senate
HJR56
-- (LR# 4127L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON GENERAL LAWS
Public Hearing Completed (H)
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Last Updated October 15, 2008 at 3:13 pm