Missouri House of Representatives
2008
94th General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Legislation Sponsored by Rep. Leonard Hughes

SPONSOR
HB1506
Establishes the Minority Business Enterprise and Women's Business Enterprise Oversight Review Committee to assist these business enterprises in bidding on state contracts
HB1506 -- (LR# 4002L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Urban Issues (H)
HB1507
Eliminates the payment of an intervention fee as a condition of parole
HB1507 -- (LR# 3999L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON URBAN ISSUES
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1508
Establishes the Economic Development Grant Program for companies to reopen a closed manufacturing factory
HB1508 -- (LR# 4003L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Job Creation & Eco Dev (H)
HB1509
Limits the amount of interest a title lender can charge on loans and requires the average interest rate being charged by credit unions to be made available to the public
HB1509 -- (LR# 3993L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Financial Institutions (H)
HB1553
Authorizes, upon voter approval, an increase in the fee charged for recorded instruments from $3 to $10 to be designated for assistance programs for the homeless
HB1553 -- (LR# 4032L.01I)
Withdrawn (H)
HB1554
Authorizes an income tax credit for contributions to nonprofit special needs education support organizations
HB1554 -- (LR# 4001L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
HB1555
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
HB1555 -- (LR# 3995L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Agri-Business (H)
HB1556
Increases the length of time from no later than 15 days to no later than 60 days after the birth of a child in which the father has to establish paternity prior to an adoption
HB1556 -- (LR# 3998L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Family Services (H)
HB1557
Changes the laws regarding the use of credit information when underwriting insurance contracts
HB1557 -- (LR# 3997L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Health Insurance (H)
HB1558
Establishes the Missouri Universal Health Insurance Act to provide comprehensive and necessary health care services for Missouri residents
HB1558 -- (LR# 3994L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Health Insurance (H)
HB1559
Prohibits an employer from discriminating against an individual based on his or her credit score or credit history
HB1559 -- (LR# 3996L.01I)
Referred: Spec Com on Workforce Dev & Workplace Safety (H)
HB1957
Establishes the Duty Free Zone Act, upon voter approval of a constitutional amendment, to authorize the creation of tax-free or reduced-tax zones
HB1957 -- (LR# 4782L.01P)
Perfected (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)
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)
HB2541
Establishes the Voter Caging Prohibition Act of 2008
HB2541 -- (LR# 5587L.01I)
Referred: Elections (H)
HB2566
Establishes the School Improvement District Act
HB2566 -- (LR# 5532L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Urban Education Reform (H)
COSPONSOR
HB1361
Establishes the Children's Product Safety Act
HB1361 -- (LR# 3281L.01I)
JUDICIARY
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1412
Increases the maximum amount of compensation that various officers employed by the Kansas City Police Department may receive
HB1412 -- (LR# 3949L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
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)
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)
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)
HB1661
Exempts property taxes paid by certain nonresident taxpayers from being added-back to their adjusted gross income under certain circumstances
HB1661 -- (LR# 3325L.02P)
Placed on Informal Calendar (S)
HB1667
Establishes the Missouri Homeowners' Protection Act relating to residential mortgage brokers
HB1667 -- (LR# 4290L.02I)
Referred: Special Committee on Financial Institutions (H)
HB1685
Prohibits the display or posting of financial information on the Internet if consent was not obtained by the individual or entity
HB1685 -- (LR# 3753L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
Public Hearing Completed (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)
HB1732
Establishes the Public Service Accountability Act which requires most public bodies to analyze the costs and benefits of privatizing any service valued at $25,000 or more
HB1732 -- (LR# 3891L.01I)
Referred: Spec Com on Workforce Dev & Workplace Safety (H)
HB1745
Requires school districts to establish special programs or services for students who are identified as academically gifted
HCS HB 1745 -- (LR# 3867L.04C)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
HB1746
Changes the laws regarding identity theft
HB1746 -- (LR# 3879L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB1748
Lowers the age for beginning school from seven to six years and requires full-day kindergarten at all public schools
HB1748 -- (LR# 3869L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
Public Hearing Scheduled, Bill not Heard (H)
HB1749
Requires lenders of unsecured loans of less than $500, commonly referred to as payday loans, to notify borrowers of the balance owed every three months
HB1749 -- (LR# 3870L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Financial Institutions (H)
HB1750
Prohibits the transfer of a mental health patient from one facility to another without the consent of the patient or the patient's parent, legal guardian, or nearest known relative
HB1750 -- (LR# 3871L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Healthcare Transformation
HB1752
Requires the development of a quality rating system for child care facilities and early childhood programs
HB1752 -- (LR# 3881L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Family Services (H)
HB1755
Increases from $3 to $5 the fee charged by the county recorder of deeds for certain recorded documents pertaining to real property
HB1755 -- (LR# 4229L.01I)
Referred: Local Government (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)
HB1784
Requires any American or Missouri flag flown on state property to be manufactured in the United States
Approved HB1784 -- (LR# 4504L.01T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
HB1796
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
HB1796 -- (LR# 4088L.01I)
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1822
Establishes one-stop voting sites which allow persons to register and vote at the same time
HB1822 -- (LR# 4370L.01I)
Referred: Elections (H)
HB1837
Allows for the compensation of a person wrongfully convicted and imprisoned
HB1837 -- (LR# 3827L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
HB1838
Requires health insurers to provide coverage for human papillomavirus screenings for cervical cancer
HB1838 -- (LR# 3820L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Small Business (H)
HB1839
Changes the laws regarding protections for children and abuse victims
HCS HB 1839 -- (LR# 3825L.04C)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
HB1840
Requires certain businesses to provide four weeks of paid maternity or paternity leave for its employees
HB1840 -- (LR# 3816L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Small Business (H)
HB1842
Establishes the Missouri Global Warming Solutions Act of 2008 to reduce carbon dioxide emissions
HB1842 -- (LR# 3828L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT
Public Hearing Cancelled (H)
HB1843
Requires payday loan lenders to conspicuously display in the lobby a brochure detailing the eligibility requirements for the Missouri Food Stamp Program
HB1843 -- (LR# 3826L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Financial Institutions (H)
HB1846
Requires hospitals to compile and post daily staffing information in patient care areas of each unit of the hospital
HB1846 -- (LR# 3822L.01I)
Withdrawn (H)
HB1856
Changes the laws regarding the registration of a trademark
HB1856 -- (LR# 4334L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
HB1865
Requires affordable housing to be included in any tax increment financing project which includes housing units and is approved after December 31, 2008
HB1865 -- (LR# 4225L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Job Creation & Eco Dev (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)
HB1882
Authorizes an income tax deduction from a taxpayer's Missouri adjusted gross income for 100% of any military retirement income, regardless of age or income
HCS HB 1788 & 1882 -- (LR# 4249L.04P)
Placed on Informal Calendar (S)
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

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)
HB1898
Changes the laws regarding redacting certain identifying information from court records prior to disclosure to the public
HB1898 -- (LR# 4298L.01I)
JUDICIARY
Public Hearing Completed (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)
HB1919
Requires certain contractors to provide owners with a disclosure form which contains information regarding the contractor and the contractor's work history
HB1919 -- (LR# 4126L.02I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON URBAN ISSUES
Public Hearing Scheduled, Bill not Heard (H)
HB1940
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)
HB1941
Adds farm-raised quail and pheasant to the list of animals considered as livestock as it applies to the crime of stealing
HB1941 -- (LR# 4778L.01I)
AGRICULTURE POLICY
Public Hearing Completed (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)
HB1949
Requires certain surpluses in the Missouri Disaster Fund to be used to provide grants to political subdivisions to purchase necessary equipment for local emgency personnel to respond to a disaster
HB1949 -- (LR# 4244L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Homeland Security (H)
HB1950
Authorizes the licensure of loan officers under the newly created Board of Loan Officers within the Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions, and Professional Registration
HB1950 -- (LR# 4245L.01I)
Referred: Spec Com on Professional Registration & Licens (H)
HB1958
Creates a county jails fund to be administered by the county sheriff for the purpose of maintaining each county's jail funded by a portion of the fee charged for the collection of delinquent and back taxes
HB1958 -- (LR# 4607L.01I)
Referred: Local Government (H)
HB1966
Prohibits expiration dates earlier than five years after the date of issuance or post-purchase fees on gift certificates sold in this state
HB1966 -- (LR# 4381L.02I)
Referred: Special Committee on Small Business (H)
HB1992
Requires security guards who carry a firearm to receive appropriate training
HB1992 -- (LR# 3804L.03I)
Withdrawn (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)
HB2073
Requires the State Highway Patrol to collect any online identifiers used by a registered sexual offender and allows certain businesses to use the data to check for a match with a registered offender
HB2073 -- (LR# 4714L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB2074
Allows grant money distributed by the Department of Public Safety to investigate Internet sex crimes against children to be used to also fund training for prosecuting and circuit attorneys
HB2074 -- (LR# 4740L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB2076
Renames the Division of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities within the Department of Mental Health to the Division of Developmental Disabilities
HB2076 -- (LR# 4715L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON HEALTH INSURANCE
HCS Voted Do Pass (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)
HB2087
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
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)
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)
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)
HB2117
Allows the City of St. Louis to control its police force without state intervention by passing an ordinance
HB2117 -- (LR# 4019L.01I)
Referred: Rules Pursuant to Rule 25(21)(f) (H)
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)
HB2131
Changes the laws regarding the Missouri individual income tax
HB2131 -- (LR# 4711L.01I)
Referred: Ways and Means (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)
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

HB2225
Adds the costs of gifted education programs back into the school foundation formula as categorical funding
HB2225 -- (LR# 4416L.01I)
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (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)
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)
HB2305
Requires the Revisor of Statutes to make all copies of laws, resolutions, and constitutional measures available electronically to the public and eliminates the printing of certain state documents
HB2305 -- (LR# 5098L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on General Laws (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)
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)
HB2341
Requires any leasehold interest in state-owned property being conveyed to be negotiated at no less than the prevailing fair market value
HB2341 -- (LR# 5001L.01I)
CORRECTIONS AND PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
Public Hearing Completed (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)
HB2370
Changes the laws regarding midwives and the practice of midwifery
HB2370 -- (LR# 5314L.01I)
Referred: Spec Com on Professional Registration & Licens (H)
HB2377
Establishes the Seed Capital Technology Business Finance Program Act and the Proof of Concept Technology Business Finance Program Act to assist in financing business programs
HB2377 -- (LR# 5280L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON JOB CREATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB2378
Adds certain charitable health care referral networks and professional corporations of a physician to the list of health care providers for whom the State Legal Expense Fund is available for certain claims
HB2378 -- (LR# 5442L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
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)
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)
HB2430
Changes the laws regarding elementary and secondary education
HCS HB 2040 & 2430 -- (LR# 3926L.05C)
Dropped from Calendar - Rule 44 (H)
HB2439
Prohibits penalties and interest from being charged on a real property tax bill when there is clear and convincing evidence that the county made an error or omission in determining the taxes
HB2439 -- (LR# 5458L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Government Affairs (H)
HB2441
Establishes the Prostate Cancer Pilot Program to provide screening and treatment for prostate cancer for certain uninsured or economically challenged men
HB2441 -- (LR# 5086L.01I)
Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
HB2442
Changes the laws regarding energy efficiency and conservation
HB2442 -- (LR# 5500L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT
Public Hearing Completed (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)
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)
HB2484
Prohibits the manufacture, sale, or distribution of any toy or child care item containing certain phthalates
HB2484 -- (LR# 5513L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Small Business (H)
HB2485
Requires equal pay for the same work regardless of gender and establishes a commission to study wage disparities
HB2485 -- (LR# 5558L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Small Business (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)
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)
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)
HB2565
Establishes the Healthy Families, Healthy Communities Act which requires all employers to provide sick leave for employees
HB2565 -- (LR# 5619L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Small Business (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)
HB2587
Allows public utilities to require a deposit for new residential service or continued residential service under certain circumstances
HB2587 -- (LR# 5570L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Utilities (H)
HB2588
Requires motor vehicle inspection and emission stations to have liability insurance to cover any possible damages to a vehicle during an inspection
HB2588 -- (LR# 5571L.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)
HJR63
Proposes a constitutional amendment requiring a four-sevenths majority for voter approval of initiative petitions relating to harvesting bird, fish, game, wildlife, or forestry resources
HJR63 -- (LR# 4451L.01I)
CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Public Hearing Completed (H)

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