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

SPONSOR
HB1468
Changes the laws regarding the crime of endangering the welfare of a child in the first degree and adds a penalty for the possession of a controlled substance in the presence of a minor
HCS HB 1468 -- (LR# 3808L.02C)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
HB1469
Changes the laws regarding certain appeals to the Administrative Hearing Commission
Approved HB1469 -- (LR# 3992L.01T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
HB1849
Changes the laws governing municipal zoning violation remedies
Approved HB1849 -- (LR# 4013L.01T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
HB1850
Establishes the Asbestos and Silica Claims Priorities Act
HB1850 -- (LR# 4168L.01I)
JUDICIARY
Executive Session Completed (H)
MOTION TO RECONSIDER FAILED

HB1912
Specifies that if Missouri loses a Congressional district following the 2010 redistricting, the ninth member of the University of Missouri Board of Curators will be a student curator with voting rights
HB1912 -- (LR# 4544L.01I)
HIGHER EDUCATION
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1983
Allows for the conversion of other entities to domestic corporations and the conversion of domestic corporations to other entities
SCS HB 1983 -- (LR# 4780S.03C)
Placed on Informal Calendar (S)
HB1996
Prohibits insurers from assigning a percentage of fault to a party based solely upon the fact that the party was operating a motorcycle in an otherwise legal manner
HB1996 -- (LR# 4738L.01I)
JUDICIARY
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB2194
Defines "certified mail" as it relates to Missouri's laws to include any package or letter carried by a delivery service that offers electronic tracking
HB2194 -- (LR# 5045L.01I)
JUDICIARY
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB2203
Establishes the Consumer Protection Against Computer Spyware Act
HB2203 -- (LR# 5047L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
HB2223
Creates the crimes of assault of an employee of a mass transit system while in the scope of his or her duties in the first, second, and third degrees
HB2223 -- (LR# 4902L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB2365
Establishes the Asbestos and Silica Claims Priorities Act
HB2365 -- (LR# 5471L.01I)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
HB2453
Adds United States government obligations to the types of securities in which a trustee may invest and reinvest trust assets under the Missouri Uniform Trust Code
HB2453 -- (LR# 5515L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
HB2474
Entitles certain public school districts to receive reimbursement from the tax increment financing district's special allocation fund
HB2474 -- (LR# 4990L.01I)
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB2525
Specifies that a person's prior conviction, plea of, or finding of guilty in a municipal court for an intoxication-related offense must be considered when determining punishment for a new offense
HB2525 -- (LR# 5516L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB2526
Repeals certain liquor control provisions regarding licensed liquor and wine wholesalers
HB2526 -- (LR# 5483L.01I)
Referred: Local Government (H)
HB2531
Requires the Governor to submit contract information, except for any privileged attorney-client information, and the total cost of contracting for services as part of his or her state budget request
HB2531 -- (LR# 5432L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Government Affairs (H)
HB2575
Changes the laws regarding energy efficiency and conservation
HB2575 -- (LR# 5533L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Energy and Environment (H)
HCR25
Urges Congress and the Consumer Product Safety Commission to immediately strengthen the regulations regarding furniture and major appliances with a tip-over hazard
HCR25 -- (LR# 5093L.01I)
SENATE RULES, JOINT RULES, RESOLUTIONS AND ETHICS
Reported Do Pass (S)
COSPONSOR
HB1400
Allows school boards to commission certified law enforcement officers to enforce laws relating to crimes committed on school premises, at school activities, and on school buses
HB1400 -- (LR# 3193L.01I)
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)
HB1410
Increases the maximum amount of compensation that various officers employed by the Kansas City Police Department may receive
HB1410 -- (LR# 3724L.01P)
SEE COMMENTS
MOTION TO THIRD READ AND FINALLY PASS WITHDRAWN
PLACED BACK ON CONSENT CALENDAR

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)
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)
HB1544
Requires publishers of instructional materials to provide electronic copies of the material to schools for specialized use
HB1544 -- (LR# 3212L.03I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
HCS Voted Do Pass (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)
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)
HB1715
Changes the laws regarding watercraft and intoxication-related traffic offenses
Approved SCS HCS HB 1715 -- (LR# 4105S.05T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
HB1722
Changes the laws regarding school employee liability, safety practices, and reporting acts of violence
SCS HCS HB 1722 -- (LR# 3813S.04C)
Placed on Informal Calendar (S)
SA 18 ADOPTED/SCS, SS/SCS, SA 21 PENDING

HB1736
Changes the laws regarding illegal aliens and immigration status
HCS HB 1736 & 2320 -- (LR# 4372L.07P)
Referred: Fiscal Review (H)
HB1737
Exempts motor fuel used to operate school buses transporting students for educational purposes from the motor fuel tax
HB1737 -- (LR# 3812L.01I)
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)
HB1772
Allows various political entities to establish automated photo red light enforcement systems to detect red light signal violations
HB1772 -- (LR# 3139L.02I)
TRANSPORTATION
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
HB1779
Changes the laws regarding telecommunications services, natural gas safety penalties, and excavation involving utilities
Approved SS SCS HCS HB 1779 -- (LR# 4260S.09T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
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)
HB1829
Changes the laws regarding the Missouri Family Trust
HB1829 -- (LR# 3431L.01I)
HEALTH CARE POLICY
Voted Do Pass (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)
HB1923
Changes the laws regarding the requirements for corporate filings
HB1923 -- (LR# 4536L.01P)
Placed on Informal Calendar (S)
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)
HB1975
Increases from three years to six years the period of time a concealed carry endorsement is valid
HB1975 -- (LR# 4523L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON GENERAL LAWS
Voted Do Pass (H)
HB1991
Removes the requirement that the state be reimbursed by Jackson County for the moneys received for the salary and benefits payable to the drug court commissioner in the 16th Judicial Circuit
HB1991 -- (LR# 4896L.01I)
JUDICIARY
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB2029
Establishes the Legislative Budget Office within the Joint Committee on Legislative Research
HB2029 -- (LR# 4438L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON GENERAL LAWS
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)
HB2058
Changes the laws regarding tax incentives for business development
Approved SS SCS HCS HB 2058 -- (LR# 4495S.16T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
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)
HB2075
Establishes the Missouri Commission on Autism Spectrum Disorders
HB2075 -- (LR# 4716L.02I)
Referred: Health Care Policy (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)
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)
HB2137
Establishes the Missouri Innocent Successor Asbestos-Related Liability Fairness Act
HB2137 -- (LR# 4046L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
HB2189
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)
HB2199
Lowers the Missouri individual income tax rates and increases the federal tax deduction for the individual income tax
HB2199 -- (LR# 4314L.02I)
Referred: Ways and Means (H)
HB2215
Increases the annual cap on the amount of tax credits the Department of Economic Development may issue for the Quality Jobs Program from $40 million to $60 million
HB2215 -- (LR# 5016L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON JOB CREATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Public Hearing Completed (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)
HB2247
Exempts certain local sales taxes imposed for public transporation in the City of Kansas City from being used in tax increment financing or redevelopment projects
HB2247 -- (LR# 5004L.01I)
Referred: Local Government (H)
HB2254
Establishes the Conservation Commission Advisory Board within the Department of Conservation to assist the Conservation Commission
HB2254 -- (LR# 4520L.02I)
CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES
HCS Voted Do Pass (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)
HB2264
Changes the laws regarding child care subsidy benefits
HB2264 -- (LR# 4741L.02I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON FAMILY SERVICES
Public Hearing Completed (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)
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)
HB2342
Requires the implementation of a program of random drug testing for members of the General Assembly and recipients of benefits from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program
HB2342 -- (LR# 5384L.03I)
Referred: Special Committee on General Laws (H)
HB2352
Changes the laws regarding the registration of fictitious business names
HB2352 -- (LR# 5120L.01I)
JUDICIARY
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB2366
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)
HB2413
Changes the laws regarding the health care market in Missouri and establishes the Insure Missouri Program to provide health insurance to certain low-income adults
HCS HB 2413, 2355, 2394 & 2398 -- (LR# 4585 .01)
Referred: Rules Pursuant to Rule 25(21)(f) (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)
HB2438
Disqualifies waiting week credit and benefits for claimants who are discharged for providing false information on an employment application regarding criminal convictions or job qualifications
HB2438 -- (LR# 5056L.01I)
Referred: Spec Com on Workforce Dev & Workplace Safety (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)
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)
HB2475
Changes the laws regarding the Prosecuting Attorneys and Circuit Attorneys' Retirement System
HB2475 -- (LR# 5574L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
HB2494
Allows certain municipalities receiving services from a regional electric cooperative to appoint members to the governing board of the regional electric cooperative
HCS HB 2494 -- (LR# 5565L.03C)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
HB2496
Requires the Missouri Housing Development Commission to have its offices and staff in Cole County and requires the executive director or chief executive officer to reside within 40 miles of Jefferson City
HB2496 -- (LR# 5554L.03I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON GENERAL LAWS
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)
HB2567
Specifies that a person's prior plea of guilty or a finding of guilty in an intoxication-related traffic offense must be considered when determining his or her punishment for a similar new offense
HB2567 -- (LR# 5640L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (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)
HJR50
Proposes a constitutional amendment replacing the Highways and Transportation Commission with a Director of Transportation
HJR50 -- (LR# 3188L.01I)
Referred: Transportation (H)
HJR55
Proposes a constitutional amendment guaranteeing a citizen's First Amendment right to pray on public property and reaffirming a citizen's right to choose any or no religion
HCS HJR 55 -- (LR# 4074L.02P)
Placed on Informal Calendar (S)
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)
HJR70
Proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting appropriations in any fiscal year from exceeding certain limits
HCS HJR 70 -- (LR# 4904L.04P)
SENATE GOVERNMENTAL ACCOUNTABILITY AND FISCAL OVERSIGHT
Reported Do Pass (S)

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