Missouri House of Representatives
2008
94th General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Legislation Sponsored by Rep. John P. Burnett

SPONSOR
HB1461
Establishes the Uniform Debt-Management Services Act to regulate debt-management services
HB1461 -- (LR# 3433L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
HB1462
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
HB1462 -- (LR# 3437L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Financial Institutions (H)
HB1641
Repeals the requirement that the Director of the Department of Revenue, upon order of the court, suspend the driver's license of a person who fails to appear on any moving traffic violation charge
HB1641 -- (LR# 4344L.01I)
JUDICIARY
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB2092
Changes the laws regarding limited liability companies
HB2092 -- (LR# 5032L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
HB2093
Requires purchasers of vehicles sold for salvage, dismantling, or rebuilding to present a title to the Department of Revenue within 10 days of the purchase, regardless of the vehicle's age
HB2093 -- (LR# 4722L.01I)
TRANSPORTATION
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB2436
Adds certain law school clinics representing indigent clients to the list of legal representatives to whom all costs and expenses related to the prosecution may be waived without a motion and court approval
HB2436 -- (LR# 5499L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
HCR6
Urges the State of Missouri to recognize the yellow with three red stripes heritage and freedom flag as the official flag of the Vietnamese-American community
HCR6 -- (LR# 3432L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Veterans (H)
COSPONSOR
HB1488
Changes the laws regarding criminal securities fraud and sets a minimum penalty when it is committed against the elderly or disabled
HB1488 -- (LR# 3698L.01I)
CRIME PREVENTION AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1561
Changes the laws regarding mandatory child abuse reporting to include household witnesses of child abuse and neglect to the list of persons required to report child abuse
HB1561 -- (LR# 3541L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Family Services (H)
HB1562
Authorizes a tax credit to a taxpayer for 100% of the salary and benefits paid to an employee while on active military duty
HB1562 -- (LR# 3540L.01I)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
HB1563
Sets the speed limits for certain motor vehicles and the number of consecutive hours a driver may operate a motor vehicle within the state
HB1563 -- (LR# 3547L.01I)
Referred: Transportation (H)
HB1564
Repeals the laws requiring motor vehicle safety inspections for most vehicles effective January 1, 2009
HB1564 -- (LR# 3543L.01I)
Referred: Transportation (H)
HB1565
Changes the laws regarding the payment for forensic examinations and medical treatment of victims of sexual offenses
HB1565 -- (LR# 3228L.01I)
Referred: Health Care Policy (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)
HB1667
Establishes the Missouri Homeowners' Protection Act relating to residential mortgage brokers
HB1667 -- (LR# 4290L.02I)
Referred: Special Committee on Financial Institutions (H)
HB1692
Establishes the Missouri Preschool Plus Grant Program to serve up to 10,000 students with high quality early childhood education services for four years
HB1692 -- (LR# 4112L.01I)
ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1693
Establishes the Missouri Education Promise Program
HB1693 -- (LR# 4111L.01I)
Referred: Higher Education (H)
HB1694
Changes the laws regarding property taxation
HB1694 -- (LR# 4086L.01I)
Referred: Ways and Means (H)
HB1695
Increases the property tax relief for senior citizens' program known as circuit breaker and extends the date for the deposit of a percentage of property tax collections into county assessment funds
SCS HCS HB 1321 & 1695 -- (LR# 3243S.07C)
Placed on Informal Calendar (S)
HB1719
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)
HB1721
Establishes a price cap on the cost of natural gas and gasoline but allows for increases due to inflation
HB1721 -- (LR# 3809L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Energy and Environment (H)
HB1739
Authorizes the licensure of prescribing psychologists
HB1739 -- (LR# 4098L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION AND LICENSING
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
HB1759
Expands the crime of bribery of a public servant
HB1759 -- (LR# 4271L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB1760
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
Changes the laws regarding initiative and referendum petitions
HB1761 -- (LR# 4233L.01I)
Referred: Elections (H)
HB1762
Establishes the Twenty-First Century Scholars Program
HB1762 -- (LR# 4131L.01I)
Referred: Higher Education (H)
HB1776
Prohibits discrimination based upon a person's sexual orientation
HB1776 -- (LR# 3167L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on General Laws (H)
HB1778
Requires the Board of Probation and Parole to make periodic reviews of certain convicted offenders serving sentences of 50 years or life without parole
HB1778 -- (LR# 3803L.01I)
JUDICIARY
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1791
Defines "licensed professional counselor" and includes these individuals as mental health professionals working in the Division of Comprehensive Psychiatric Services
Approved HB1791 -- (LR# 4264L.01T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
HB1792
Changes the laws regarding licensed professional counselors
HB1792 -- (LR# 4263L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION AND LICENSING
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1801
Exempts landlords from liability for damage to a person's property that results from enforcement of a judgment granting possession and gives landlords the right to dispose of the property
HB1801 -- (LR# 4345L.01I)
JUDICIARY
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1830
Changes the laws regarding the classification of marijuana as a controlled substance and legalizes the use of marijuana for medical purposes
HB1830 -- (LR# 4621L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB1855
Increases the penalty for endangering the welfare of a child in the first degree when shaking a child younger than five years of age to a minimum of 15 years in prison
HB1855 -- (LR# 4050L.02I)
CRIME PREVENTION AND PUBLIC SAFETY
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
HB1856
Changes the laws regarding the registration of a trademark
HB1856 -- (LR# 4334L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
HB1866
Requires the Department of Revenue to award fee office contracts with a priority given to school districts and charitable organizations over individuals in a competitive bid process
HB1866 -- (LR# 4478L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
Public Hearing Completed (H)
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)
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)
HB1943
Authorizes the recorder of deeds in Jackson County to collect a $1 donation in addition to the fees charged for marriage and birth records to assist homeless families in the county
HB1943 -- (LR# 4789L.02I)
Referred: Special Committee on Urban Issues (H)
HB1947
Establishes lower permissible and desirable class sizes for urban school districts including Kansas City
HB1947 -- (LR# 3462L.01I)
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)
HB1993
Prohibits insurers from acting in concert on certain insurance issues
HB1993 -- (LR# 4899L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Health Insurance (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)
HB2042
Authorizes, upon voter approval, an increase in the fee charged for recorded instruments by the county recorder of deeds from $3 to $10 to fund assistance programs for the homeless
HB2042 -- (LR# 4931L.01I)
Referred: Local Government (H)
HB2085
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)
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)
HB2128
Establishes the Missouri Health Policy Authority to develop and maintain a coordinated health policy agenda for the provision of health services in this state
HB2128 -- (LR# 3409L.01I)
Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
HB2130
Requires health care providers to notify a patient when the patient's confidential medical information is improperly shared with a third party
HB2130 -- (LR# 4894L.02I)
Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
HB2134
Requires mortgage brokers to disclose whether or not they are acting as an agent for any person they are attempting to obtain a mortgage loan for before obtaining any personal information from the borrower
HB2134 -- (LR# 4963L.02I)
Referred: Special Committee on Financial Institutions (H)
HB2147
Increases from $600 to $800 per household per fiscal year the maximum amount of financial assistance an eligible household can receive for heating and cooling expenses from the Utilicare Stabilization Fund
HCS HB 2147 -- (LR# 5128L.02C)
Rules - Reported Do Pass - not Consent (H)
HB2152
Changes the laws regarding schools in St. Louis under the Special Administrative Board and their academic accountability
HB2152 -- (LR# 4005L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Urban Education Reform (H)
HB2154
Expands the No-call List to include business subscribers and wireless telephone services and prohibits telephone solicitations for certain political purposes
HB2154 -- (LR# 4771L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Utilities (H)
HB2156
Authorizes the Motherhood/Fatherhood Stay-at-Home tax credit for certain parents who stay at home to provide care for a child up to 24 months of age
HCS HB 2156 -- (LR# 4398L.04C)
Laid Over (H)
HCS PENDING

HB2175
Changes the laws regarding mortgage brokers
HB2175 -- (LR# 4881L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Financial Institutions (H)
HB2210
Changes the laws regarding the Open Meetings and Records Law, commonly known as the Sunshine Law
HCS HB 2210 -- (LR# 4857L.04C)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
HB2230
Requires immunizations for certain school children for the human papillomavirus at the option of the child's parent or guardian
HB2230 -- (LR# 5095L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Health Insurance (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)
HB2338
Creates the Persistence to Graduation Fund to distribute grants to certain school districts for dropout prevention strategies
HB2338 -- (LR# 5440L.01I)
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (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)
HB2353
Requires child care facilities to maintain the required local licenses and permits for the operation of a child care facility in order to have a state license to operate a child care facility
HB2353 -- (LR# 5431L.01I)
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
HB2369
Establishes the Informed Growth Act, which requires an economic impact study to be completed as part of a review of land use permit applications for large-scale retail developments
HB2369 -- (LR# 5417L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Small Business (H)
HB2387
Requires contractors of certain public works projects to provide their employees with an approved 10-hour federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration Construction Safety Program
HB2387 -- (LR# 5469L.01I)
Referred: Spec Com on Workforce Dev & Workplace Safety (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)
HB2424
Expands the State Children's Health Insurance Program to offer insurance coverage to all children residing in this state regardless of income
HB2424 -- (LR# 4914L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Health Insurance (H)
HB2448
Requires the Department of Revenue to give charitable organizations and local political subdivisions a priority when awarding fee office contracts
HB2448 -- (LR# 4549L.01I)
Referred: Transportation (H)
HB2477
Authorizes the expungement of certain criminal records including convictions for any nonviolent crime, misdemeanor, or nonviolent drug violation
HB2477 -- (LR# 5422L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (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)
HB2523
Requires the Governor to annually issue a proclamation designating March 31 as "Cesar E. Chavez Day"
HB2523 -- (LR# 5622L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Tourism (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)
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)
HB2585
Prohibits a health carrier from refusing to issue or renew a health benefit plan based solely on an individual's prior donation of a kidney
HB2585 -- (LR# 5625L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Health Insurance (H)
HB2586
Changes the laws regarding mortgage brokers
HB2586 -- (LR# 5626L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Financial Institutions (H)
HCR14
Establishes Missouri's ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment to the United States Constitution
HCR14 -- (LR# 3171L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on General Laws (H)
HJR53
Proposes a constitutional amendment replacing the Highways and Transportation Commission with a Director of Transportation
HJR53 -- (LR# 3544L.01I)
Referred: Transportation (H)
HJR58
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)
HJR71
Proposes a constitutional amendment authorizing a sales tax for funding veterans' homes, services, and programs and constitutionally establishes the Missouri Veterans' Commission
HCS HJR 71 -- (LR# 4064L.02P)
Second Read/Referred: Ways and Means (S)

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