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

SPONSOR
HB1813
Repeals the 2% gross receipts sales tax on pull tab cards and the two-tenths of one cent tax on bingo cards sold by charitable organizations
HCS HB 1813 -- (LR# 4428L.05P)
SENATE WAYS AND MEANS
Executive Session Held (S)
VOTED DO PASS

HB2081
Revises the definition of "practice of embalming"
SS SCS HB 2081 -- (LR# 4865S.04F)
Reported to the House with... (S)
SS AS AMENDED

HB2082
Changes the laws regarding the State Board of Cosmetology and Barber Examiners
HCS HB 2082 -- (LR# 4991L.03P)
Returned to Committee of Origin (S)
HB2141
Changes the laws regarding the denial, suspension, or revocation of a liquor license
HB2141 -- (LR# 4976L.01I)
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
HB2297
Designates Budweiser as the official state beer
HB2297 -- (LR# 5209L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Tourism (H)
HB2329
Specifies that any municipal ordinance regulating blasting can be more but not less stringent than the provisions of the Missouri Blasting Safety Act
HB2329 -- (LR# 5340L.01I)
Referred: Spec Com on Professional Registration & Licens (H)
COSPONSOR
HB1590
Changes the laws regarding the administration of agricultural incentives and programs
HCS HB 1590 -- (LR# 4236L.04C)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (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)
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)
HB1611
Establishes a children's bill of courtroom rights that applies to all children testifying in court
HCS HB 1611 -- (LR# 4146L.02P)
SENATE JUDICIARY AND CIVIL AND CRIMINAL JURISPRUDENCE
Executive Session Held (S)
SCS VOTED DO PASS

HB1620
Authorizes certain advanced practice registered nurses to enter into collaborative agreements with physicians to administer and dispense controlled substances
HB1620 -- (LR# 3901L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION AND LICENSING
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)
HB1627
Renames the Division of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities within the Department of Mental Health to the Division of Developmental Disabilities
HB1627 -- (LR# 4089L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON HEALTH INSURANCE
HCS Voted Do Pass (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)
HB1643
Repeals the provision allowing a person holding a ministerial or tocological certification to provide services related to pregnancy
HB1643 -- (LR# 4157L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION AND LICENSING
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1659
Establishes the Gulf War Medallion Program and creates the Gulf War Veterans' Recognition Award Fund
HB1659 -- (LR# 4039L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Veterans (H)
HB1678
Changes the laws regarding members of the military and their families
Approved SS HB 1678 -- (LR# 4102S.02T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
HB1687
Prohibits penalties for the erroneous payment of property taxes as a result of an error by the county
HB1687 -- (LR# 4172L.01I)
Withdrawn (H)
HB1709
Creates the Tobacco Use Prevention, Cessation, and Enforcement Trust Fund to be used by the Department of Health and Senior Services for a comprehensive tobacco control program
HB1709 -- (LR# 4234L.02I)
HEALTH CARE POLICY
Voted Do Pass (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)
HB1734
Allows certain charitable organizations to begin selling liquor at 9:00 a.m. instead of 11:00 a.m. on Sundays
HB1734 -- (LR# 4276L.01I)
Referred: Local Government (H)
HB1736
Changes the laws regarding illegal aliens and immigration status
HCS HB 1736 & 2320 -- (LR# 4372L.07P)
Referred: Fiscal Review (H)
HB1739
Authorizes the licensure of prescribing psychologists
HB1739 -- (LR# 4098L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION AND LICENSING
HCS Voted Do Pass (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)
HB1767
Requires suspected illegals who cannot prove their legal status who appear in court for any state law or municipal ordinance violation to be held in jail until they are reported to federal authorities
HB1767 -- (LR# 3937L.01I)
Withdrawn (H)
HB1771
Changes the laws regarding illegal aliens and immigration status verification
Approved CCS SS HCS HB 1549, 1771, 1395 & 2366 -- (LR# 3681L.12T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
HB1776
Prohibits discrimination based upon a person's sexual orientation
HB1776 -- (LR# 3167L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on General Laws (H)
HB1785
Requires railroad corporations and companies to provide or make available counseling to railroad workers involved in an accident which results in a death or serious bodily injury
HB1785 -- (LR# 3972L.02I)
Referred: Spec Com on Workforce Dev & Workplace Safety (H)
HB1786
Requires the Department of Transportation to develop and implement a pavement management system for each mile of roadway in the state highway system to avoid a major replacement at the same time
HB1786 -- (LR# 3477L.01I)
Referred: Transportation (H)
HB1788
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)
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)
HB1798
Establishes the Landowner Liability Protection Act
HB1798 -- (LR# 3554L.02I)
CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1799
Specifies that the statute of limitations for any offense that is classified as a class A misdemeanor will be two years
HB1799 -- (LR# 3549L.01I)
JUDICIARY
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)
HB1802
Specifies that the appeal of a ruling on student eligibility for extracurricular activities by certain schools may bypass the administrative hearing process in certain instances
HCS HB 1802 -- (LR# 4132L.02C)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
HB1809
Establishes the Identity Theft Prevention Act which specifies the procedures for a person to place a security freeze on his or her consumer report
HCS HB 1809 & 2173 -- (LR# 3552L.04C)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
HB1812
Prohibits penalties and interest from being charged to a taxpayer for the erroneous payment of property taxes as a result of an error by an official or employee of the county
HB1812 -- (LR# 4615L.01I)
WAYS AND MEANS
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)
HB1825
Requires government and public agencies to break up a contract into smaller parts if the overall size of the contract for a project prevents the use of in-state firms or contractors
HB1825 -- (LR# 4248L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Small Business (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)
HB1845
Requires window stickers instead of license plate tabs to show current motor vehicle registration
HB1845 -- (LR# 3821L.01I)
Referred: Transportation (H)
HB1853
Requires any public governmental body to make and retain a verbatim audio recording of any closed meeting
HB1853 -- (LR# 3887L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
HB1856
Changes the laws regarding the registration of a trademark
HB1856 -- (LR# 4334L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (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
HB1869
Requires the Missouri Revisor of Statutes to change all references of the term "junior college" to "community college" in the Revised Statutes of Missouri
Approved HB1869 -- (LR# 3675L.01T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
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)
HB1878
Allows a property owner to consider the final assessed valuation after an appeal on real property as an offer by the taxing authority to purchase the property
HB1878 -- (LR# 3585L.02I)
Referred: Ways and Means (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

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)
HB1922
Changes the requirements for reporting abortions
HB1922 -- (LR# 4731L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Family Services (H)
HB1925
Exempts residential property owned by individuals 62 years of age or older from certain increases in assessed valuation
HB1925 -- (LR# 4237L.01I)
Referred: Ways and Means (H)
HB1934
Removes the term limit for the Executive Director of the Missouri Ethics Commission
HB1934 -- (LR# 4590L.01I)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (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)
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)
HB1948
Specifies that any municipal ordinance regulating blasting can be more but not less stringent than the provisions of the Missouri Blasting Safety Act
HB1948 -- (LR# 4012L.02I)
Referred: Spec Com on Professional Registration & Licens (H)
HB1954
Increases state employee salaries in an amount equal to the percentage change in the federal Consumer Price Index at the beginning of each fiscal year
HB1954 -- (LR# 4419L.01I)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
HB1955
Exempts all sales of eyeglasses from state and local sales and use tax
HB1955 -- (LR# 4494L.01I)
Referred: Ways and Means (H)
HB1981
Authorizes a tax credit equal to 100% of the state sales tax paid on any motor vehicle assembled and purchased in Missouri
HB1981 -- (LR# 4764L.01P)
Second Read/Referred: Ways and Means (S)
HB1993
Prohibits insurers from acting in concert on certain insurance issues
HB1993 -- (LR# 4899L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Health Insurance (H)
HB2031
Authorizes the expungement of certain criminal records
HB2031 -- (LR# 3767L.02I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
HB2032
Renames the Division of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities within the Department of Mental Health to the Division of Developmental Disabilities
HB2032 -- (LR# 4837L.02I)
Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
HB2034
Changes the laws regarding weapons
Approved SCS HCS HB 2034 -- (LR# 4708S.08T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
HB2039
Creates the crime of removing an electronic or radio transmitting collar from a dog without the permission of the dog's owner with the intent to prevent or hinder the owner from locating the dog
HB2039 -- (LR# 4730L.01I)
CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB2040
Changes the laws regarding elementary and secondary education
HCS HB 2040 & 2430 -- (LR# 3926L.05C)
Dropped from Calendar - Rule 44 (H)
HB2048
Establishes the Textbook Transparency Act
Approved SCS HCS HB 2048 -- (LR# 4627S.03T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
HB2060
Authorizes minimum amounts of compensation for certain corrections employees subject to appropriations
HCS HB 2060 -- (LR# 4801L.03P)
Second Rd/Refer: Financial, Governmental Org, & Election (S)
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)
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)
HB2115
Authorizes the City of Sugar Creek to impose, upon voter approval, a transient guest tax for tourism
HB2115 -- (LR# 5014L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
HB2124
Creates the School Safety and School Violence Prevention Fund
HB2124 -- (LR# 4766L.01I)
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)
HB2125
Allows the Department of Natural Resources to implement a unified permit schedule process for applicants who need multiple permits for a similar activity or project
HB2125 -- (LR# 4825L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT
Public Hearing Completed (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)
HB2144
Authorizes the Family Support Division to assist certain elderly individuals who qualify for the federal Food Stamp Program in obtaining supplemental food stamps
HB2144 -- (LR# 4660L.01I)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
HB2179
Creates sanctions against those hiring unauthorized aliens
HB2179 -- (LR# 4984L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Immigration (H)
HB2191
Clarifies that a school district may participate in the A+ Schools Program regardless of its accreditation status by the State Board of Education if the district meets all other requirements
Approved SS SCS HB 2191 -- (LR# 5133S.04T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
HB2193
Creates the Pharmacy Rebates Fund which will consist of all revenues received from pharmaceutical manufacturer rebates for use by the MO HealthNet Pharmacy Program
HB2193 -- (LR# 4982L.01I)
Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
HB2248
Changes the laws regarding the use of credit information when underwriting insurance contracts and prohibits insurers from taking adverse actions based on a person's credit report or insurance score
HB2248 -- (LR# 5174L.01I)
Referred: Insurance Policy (H)
HB2256
Changes the laws regarding the reporting of information related to medical malpractice insurance
HB2256 -- (LR# 4926L.02I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON HEALTH INSURANCE
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB2261
Requires all public firearms ranges owned and operated by the State of Missouri or its agencies to allow the use of B-27 targets
HB2261 -- (LR# 5108L.01I)
RULES - PURSUANT TO RULE 25(21)(f)
Rules - No Action Taken (H)
HB2265
Requires health benefit plans to include coverage for the treatment of autism spectrum disorders
HB2265 -- (LR# 3746L.01I)
HEALTH CARE POLICY
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
HB2272
Changes the laws regarding sexual education, abortions, and pregnancy prevention
HB2272 -- (LR# 5054L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Family Services (H)
HB2276
Changes the laws regarding the Missouri Homestead Preservation Act and property taxation
HB2276 -- (LR# 4786L.01I)
Referred: Ways and Means (H)
HB2278
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
HB2278 -- (LR# 5184L.02I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON GENERAL LAWS
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB2320
Changes the laws regarding illegal aliens and immigration status
HCS HB 1736 & 2320 -- (LR# 4372L.07P)
Referred: Fiscal Review (H)
HB2327
Redistributes the proceeds of admission fees from any gambling boat which began operating on or after December 1, 2007
HB2327 -- (LR# 4371L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Veterans (H)
HB2333
Exempts any advance refund received from the federal Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 from the Missouri individual income tax
HCS HB 2189, 2208, 2178 & 2333 -- (LR# 5154L.03C)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
HB2347
Lowers the assessment percentage for personal property taxation purposes on vehicles necessary for transporting physically disabled individuals from 33.3% to 12%
HB2347 -- (LR# 5249L.01I)
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
HB2351
Requires health carriers and health benefit plans to provide coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorders under certain conditions
HB2351 -- (LR# 5413L.01I)
HEALTH CARE POLICY
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)
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)
HB2399
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
HB2399 -- (LR# 5305L.01I)
Referred: Spec Com on Workforce Dev & Workplace Safety (H)
HB2403
Imposes term limits on certain school board members when the school district becomes provisionally accredited or unaccredited
HB2403 -- (LR# 5053L.01I)
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)
HB2411
Authorizes an income tax credit equal to 75% of the costs of recycling reusable waste material from construction
HB2411 -- (LR# 5224L.01I)
Referred: Ways and Means (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)
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)
HB2427
Establishes certain requirements that must be included in a contract between a railroad corporation and a contract carrier that transports railroad employees
HB2427 -- (LR# 5459L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Small Business (H)
HB2430
Changes the laws regarding elementary and secondary education
HCS HB 2040 & 2430 -- (LR# 3926L.05C)
Dropped from Calendar - Rule 44 (H)
HB2432
Creates the Youth Smoking Prevention Trust Fund for deposit of moneys received from the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement and establishes the Commission for Youth Smoking Prevention
HB2432 -- (LR# 5482L.01I)
Referred: Ways and Means (H)
HB2442
Changes the laws regarding energy efficiency and conservation
HB2442 -- (LR# 5500L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB2462
Specifies that certain information collected from health maintenance and community-based health maintenance organizations that does not contain identifiable information will be public information
HB2462 -- (LR# 4671L.02I)
Referred: Spec Com on Professional Registration & Licens (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)
HB2547
Prohibits public school districts from using school funds to purchase alcohol
HB2547 -- (LR# 5613L.01I)
ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB2582
Establishes two renewable teacher preparation scholarships to the existing one-year nonrewable award for certain individuals who commit to teach or currrently work with special education students
HB2582 -- (LR# 5581L.02I)
HIGHER EDUCATION
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB2583
Authorizes an income tax deduction for certain funeral costs of up to $5,000
HB2583 -- (LR# 5049L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON TAX REFORM
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HJR54
Proposes a constitutional amendment limiting the total service in the General Assembly to 16 years
HJR54 -- (LR# 3456L.01I)
ELECTIONS
Voted Do Pass (H)
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)
HJR62
Proposes a constitutional amendment giving the power of eminent domain to the state and its political subdivisions whose officials are directly responsible to elected officials
HJR62 -- (LR# 3917L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
HJR68
Proposes a constitutional amendment changing the rollback requirement for the Hancock Amendment
HJR68 -- (LR# 4938L.01I)
Referred: Ways and Means (H)

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