Missouri House of Representatives
2008
94th General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Legislation Sponsored by Rep. Connie "LaJoyce" Johnson
SPONSOR
HB1856
Changes the laws regarding the registration of a trademark
HB1856 -- (LR# 4334L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
HB1998
Changes the laws regarding adoption records
HB1998 -- (LR# 4726L.01I)
Withdrawn (H)
HB2275
Changes the laws regarding forensic examinations on victims of alleged sexual offenses
HB2275 -- (LR# 5339L.01I)
JUDICIARY
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB2596
Prohibits schools from scheduling make-up days for inclement weather on federal holidays
HB2596 -- (LR# 5486L.01I)
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)
COSPONSOR
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)
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)
HB1504
Allows physicians to use expedited partner therapy by dispensing and prescribing medications for partners of persons with certain sexually transmitted diseases who are not their patients
HCS HB 1504 -- (LR# 3404L.02C)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (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)
HB1665
Renames the portion of Interstate 70 in St. Louis City which is designated as the "Mark McGwire Highway" to the "John F. Bass Memorial Highway"
HB1665 -- (LR# 3919L.01I)
TRANSPORTATION
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1667
Establishes the Missouri Homeowners' Protection Act relating to residential mortgage brokers
HB1667 -- (LR# 4290L.02I)
Referred: Special Committee on Financial Institutions (H)
HB1720
Requires pharmacies to dispense all valid, lawful prescriptions for contraceptives without delay
HB1720 -- (LR# 3168L.02I)
Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
HB1739
Authorizes the licensure of prescribing psychologists
HB1739 -- (LR# 4098L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION AND LICENSING
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
HB1747
Removes the requirement that the Director of the Department of Transportation give an annual address on the state of transportation to a joint session of the General Assembly
HB1747 -- (LR# 3864L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
Voted Do Pass (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
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

HB1766
Requires counties to accept quarterly payments of real and personal property taxes
HB1766 -- (LR# 3934L.01I)
WAYS AND MEANS
Public Hearing Completed (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)
HB1768
Requires cities to pay the difference between the amount of the salary and any workers' compensation benefit to certain public safety employees who suffer a traumatic job-related injury
HB1768 -- (LR# 3953L.01I)
Referred: Spec Com on Workforce Dev & Workplace Safety (H)
HB1770
Prohibits the Department of Corrections from listing the death of an inmate as natural causes and requires them to report the specific illness or disease which caused the inmate's death
HB1770 -- (LR# 3954L.01I)
Referred: Corrections and Public Institutions (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)
HB1783
Requires the Governor to order the United States flag and the Missouri state flag to be flown at half-staff when any Missouri active-duty military personnel dies during a declared war or conflict
HCS HB 1783 -- (LR# 4306L.03P)
SENATE PENSIONS, VETERANS' AFFAIRS, AND GENERAL LAW
Reported Do Pass-Placed on Third Read Consent Calendar (S)
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)
HB1816
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)
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)
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)
HB1987
Changes the laws regarding actions for damages for conduct or speech at public hearings or meetings by including any action brought which results in money damages or litigation expenses
HB1987 -- (LR# 4136L.02I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
HB1992
Requires security guards who carry a firearm to receive appropriate training
HB1992 -- (LR# 3804L.03I)
Withdrawn (H)
HB2031
Authorizes the expungement of certain criminal records
HB2031 -- (LR# 3767L.02I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
HB2113
Allows the St. Louis Board of Police Commissioners to develop a test to measure the ordinary physical strength of commissioned police officers in its jurisdiction
HB2113 -- (LR# 4893L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB2124
Creates the School Safety and School Violence Prevention Fund
HB2124 -- (LR# 4766L.01I)
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (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)
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)
HB2303
Changes the laws regarding the Open Meetings and Records Law, commonly known as the Sunshine Law, to include meetings by a public body making a determination of the retroactive applicability of a law
HB2303 -- (LR# 5223L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
HB2450
Requires each licensed hospital to create a nursing advisory board to establish and implement a standardized acuity-based patient classification system for each direct-care unit
HB2450 -- (LR# 5447L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Healthcare Transformation
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)
HJR66
Proposes a constitutional amendment changing the qualifications and process for selecting judges
HJR66 -- (LR# 3326L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON GENERAL LAWS
Public Hearing Completed (H)
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Last Updated October 15, 2008 at 3:13 pm