Missouri House of Representatives
2008
94th General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Legislation Sponsored by Rep. Martin T. Rucker
COSPONSOR
HB1355
Adds the counties of Andrew and Buchanan to the list of counties authorized to enact nuisance abatement ordinances regarding the condition of real property
HCS HB 1355 -- (LR# 3244L.02C)
RULES - PURSUANT TO RULE 25(21)(f)
Rules - Action Postponed (H)
HB1432
Expands the crime of tampering with a judicial officer to include juvenile officers and deputy juvenile officers
HB1432 -- (LR# 3567L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
HB1433
Requires purchasers of six or more disposable cell phones at one time to provide photo identification which will be reported and kept in a database by the State Highway Patrol
HB1433 -- (LR# 3787L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB1434
Requires individuals or businesses convicted of knowingly accepting any state-administered or subsidized tax credit, tax abatement, or loan while employing illegal aliens to repay the amount to the state
HB1434 -- (LR# 3791L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Immigration (H)
HB1435
Removes the exemption for mutual insurance companies relating to policy cancellations and unfair claims settlement practices
HB1435 -- (LR# 3793L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Health Insurance (H)
HB1436
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
HB1436 -- (LR# 3789L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB1519
Prohibits commercial inserts or other forms of advertising from accompanying motor vehicle registration renewal notices
HB1519 -- (LR# 4035L.01I)
TRANSPORTATION
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1607
Removes villages from a certain incorporation procedure for cities and towns, increases the required number of signatures on a petition to incorporate, and dissolves villages incorporated after August 28, 2007
HB1607 -- (LR# 3548L.01I)
Referred: Local Government (H)
HB1614
Establishes the Commission on the Death Penalty and places a moratorium on all executions until January 1, 2011
HB1614 -- (LR# 4006L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB1615
Establishes the Prostate Cancer Pilot Program to provide screening and treatment for prostate cancer for certain uninsured or economically challenged men
HB1615 -- (LR# 4216L.01I)
Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
HB1667
Establishes the Missouri Homeowners' Protection Act relating to residential mortgage brokers
HB1667 -- (LR# 4290L.02I)
Referred: Special Committee on Financial Institutions (H)
HB1704
Increases the appropriation amount for small school grants and allows certain schools to receive a flat amount per student
HCS HB 1704 -- (LR# 3814L.02P)
Second Read/Referred: Education (S)
HB1706
Changes the laws regarding various public employee retirement systems
SCS HCS HB 2104, HB 1574, HB 1706, HCS HB 1774, HB 2055, -- (LR# 4888S.06C)
Placed on Informal Calendar (S)
HB1707
Authorizes school districts to enter into design-build contracts for construction projects costing more than $15,000
HCS HB 1707 -- (LR# 4167L.02P)
SENATE FINANCIAL, GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, AND ELECTIONS
Public Hearing Held (S)
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)
HB1756
Changes the punishment for counterfeiting and requires the forfeiture of counterfeit goods, the materials and implements used to produce them, and the property used in the commission of the crime
HB1756 -- (LR# 3305L.01P)
SENATE JUDICIARY AND CIVIL AND CRIMINAL JURISPRUDENCE
Executive Session Held (S)
VOTED DO PASS

HB1776
Prohibits discrimination based upon a person's sexual orientation
HB1776 -- (LR# 3167L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on General Laws (H)
HB1780
Prohibits commercial inserts or other forms of advertising from accompanying motor vehicle registration renewal notices
HB1780 -- (LR# 4099L.01I)
Referred: Transportation (H)
HB1859
Establishes the Renewable Energy Research Grant Program to provide funding for renewable energy research projects
HB1859 -- (LR# 4468L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Energy and Environment (H)
HB1860
Requires sellers of newly constructed residential homes to disclose to initial purchasers the energy efficiency rating of homes based on the energy star rating system
HB1860 -- (LR# 4469L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1861
Establishes the Renewable Energy Information and Reporting Act which requires the Missouri Public Service Commission to provide an annual report on renewable energy trends and new developments
HB1861 -- (LR# 3225L.01P)
SENATE COMMERCE, ENERGY, AND THE ENVIRONMENT
Executive Session Held (S)
VOTED DO NOT PASS

HB1868
Requires the eligibility criteria for certain health care benefits to be no more restrictive than those in effect on January 10, 2005
HB1868 -- (LR# 4159L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Healthcare Transformation
HB1870
Establishes the Commission on the Death Penalty and places a moratorium on all executions until January 1, 2012
HB1870 -- (LR# 4333L.01I)
CRIME PREVENTION AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1892
Allows taxpayers who use specified types of fuel cell or solar energy to generate electricity for their residences to claim a tax deduction
HB1892 -- (LR# 4695L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT
Public Hearing Scheduled, Bill not Heard (H)
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)
HB1909
Allows unclaimed remains of veterans to be collected by a veterans' service organization for the purpose of internment in a veterans' cemetery under certain circumstances
HB1909 -- (LR# 4008L.01I)
Withdrawn (H)
HB1916
Increases state employee salaries in an amount equal to the percentage change in the federal Consumer Price Index
HB1916 -- (LR# 4540L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
Public Hearing Scheduled, Bill not Heard (H)
HB1922
Changes the requirements for reporting abortions
HB1922 -- (LR# 4731L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Family Services (H)
HB1942
Allows an electric supplier to trim, remove, or control trees and vegetation that threaten the safe and reliable operation of electrical service
HCS HB 1942 -- (LR# 4375L.03C)
Rules - Reported Do Pass - not Consent (H)
HB2030
Establishes the Public Employment Relations Act which changes the laws regarding public employee labor organizations
HB2030 -- (LR# 3760L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
HB2031
Authorizes the expungement of certain criminal records
HB2031 -- (LR# 3767L.02I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
HB2050
Creates an alternative way of calculating the state adequacy target for school funding
HB2050 -- (LR# 4930L.01I)
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)
HB2057
Requires home inspectors to be licensed by the Division of Professional Registration within the Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions, and Professional Registration
HB2057 -- (LR# 4757L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION AND LICENSING
Voted Do Pass (H)
HB2107
Allows unclaimed remains of veterans to be collected by a veterans' service organization for the purpose of internment in a veterans' cemetery under certain circumstances
HB2107 -- (LR# 4986L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Veterans (H)
HB2114
Changes the laws regarding the use of paper ballots at elections
HCS HB 2114 -- (LR# 4460L.06P)
SENATE FINANCIAL, GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, AND ELECTIONS
Public Hearing Cancelled (S)
HB2124
Creates the School Safety and School Violence Prevention Fund
HB2124 -- (LR# 4766L.01I)
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)
HB2243
Establishes the Missouri Fibromyalgia Awareness Initiative Program and allows a health care professional with prescriptive authority to override certain restrictions on medications for fibromyalgia patients
HB2243 -- (LR# 4978L.02I)
HEALTH CARE POLICY
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB2260
Re-authorizes the tax credits for qualified research expenses, establishes the annual cap at $10 million, limits the qualified research activities, and requires that the credits be issued
HCS HB 2260 -- (LR# 5134L.06P)
Second Read/Referred: Ways and Means (S)
HB2272
Changes the laws regarding sexual education, abortions, and pregnancy prevention
HB2272 -- (LR# 5054L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Family Services (H)
HB2304
Changes the laws regarding the identification, assessment, and education of children with autism spectrum disorder
HB2304 -- (LR# 5266L.01I)
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)
HB2323
Establishes the Missouri Child Abuse, Rape, and Domestic Violence Commission and the Child Abuse, Rape, and Domestic Violence Section in the Department of Social Services to coordinate victim services
HB2323 -- (LR# 4844L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Family Services (H)
HB2348
Requires the development of caseload standards by the departments of Health and Senior Services and Mental Health
HB2348 -- (LR# 4137L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Family Services (H)
HB2349
Requires the State Board of Mediation to investigate a petition filed by a labor organization alleging that an employee unit wishes to be represented by that labor organization
HB2349 -- (LR# 4471L.01I)
Referred: Spec Com on Workforce Dev & Workplace Safety (H)
HB2393
Authorizes a tax credit for mega-projects in enhanced enterprise zones
Approved SS SCS HCS HB 2393 -- (LR# 5383S.06T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
HB2421
Allows a Kansas City festival district promotional association to obtain a license to sell alcohol for consumption within the festival district
HCS HB 2421 -- (LR# 5473L.03C)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
HB2422
Allows for the creation of certain energy efficiency programs under the direction of the Missouri Public Service Commission
HB2422 -- (LR# 5474L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Utilities (H)
HB2423
Changes the laws regarding health care
HCS#2 HB 1933,1375,1662,1816,1940,1971,2240,2313,2423 -- (LR# 4824L.04C)
Referred: Rules Pursuant to Rule 25(21)(f) (H)
HB2430
Changes the laws regarding elementary and secondary education
HCS HB 2040 & 2430 -- (LR# 3926L.05C)
Dropped from Calendar - Rule 44 (H)
HB2444
Allows certain convicted felons to be eligible to receive federal Food Stamp Program benefits if they meet certain requirements
HB2444 -- (LR# 5052L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON SENIOR CITIZEN ADVOCACY
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
HB2463
Requires the installation of carbon monoxide and smoke detection devices in certain residential properties
HB2463 -- (LR# 5188L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB2488
Requires any criminal justice entity that conducts eyewitness identification procedures to adopt written policies for using an eyewitness to identify a suspect
HB2488 -- (LR# 5404L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB2513
Establishes the Covering ALL KIDS Health Insurance Program to provide health insurance coverage for all uninsured children in the state
HB2513 -- (LR# 4100L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Health Insurance (H)
HB2521
Establishes the Missouri Earned Income Tax Credit Act which authorizes an individual income tax credit equal to 20% of any earned income tax credit claimed by the taxpayer on his or her federal income tax return
HB2521 -- (LR# 4134L.02I)
Referred: Ways and Means (H)
HB2524
Increases the fine for a driver who fails to yield to a pedestrian with a visual, aural, or physical disability who is using a cane or service dog
HB2524 -- (LR# 5518L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB2528
Authorizes a reduction in the motor fuel tax rate if the average price per gallon of motor fuel in Missouri exceeds $3.50 for three consecutive weeks
HB2528 -- (LR# 5507L.01I)
Referred: Ways and Means (H)
HB2533
Authorizes an income tax deduction for certain public college tuition costs
HB2533 -- (LR# 5585L.01I)
HIGHER EDUCATION
Voted Do Pass (H)
HB2535
Creates the Missouri Juneteenth Heritage and Jazz Festival and Memorial Fund and changes the distribution of funds from the professional athletes and entertainers tax
HB2535 -- (LR# 4901L.02I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON URBAN ISSUES
Voted Do Pass (H)
HB2541
Establishes the Voter Caging Prohibition Act of 2008
HB2541 -- (LR# 5587L.01I)
Referred: Elections (H)
HB2593
Requires 1% of the School Foundation Formula to be distributed each year for alternative schools and requires schools to offer alternative education programs as a condition of receiving state school aid
HB2593 -- (LR# 5634L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Urban Education Reform (H)
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Last Updated October 15, 2008 at 3:14 pm