Missouri House of Representatives
2008
94th General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Legislation Sponsored by Rep. Juanita Head Walton
SPONSOR
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)
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
HB2063
Allows certain organizations who sell intoxicating liquor by the
drink on the premises to obtain a special license to remain open
until 3:00 a.m. and to open on Sundays at 8:00 a.m.
HB2063
-- (LR# 3805L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Small Business (H)
HB2409
Authorizes the board of directors of certain special purpose
districts to appoint and employ as many district police officers
as the board deems necessary
HB2409
-- (LR# 5058L.01I)
Referred: Local Government (H)
HB2414
Authorizes a fire protection district as defined in Section 321.010,
RSMo, to establish a retirement benefit plan idential to the benefits
provided in Sections 87.005 - 87.105 for municipalities
HB2414
-- (LR# 4624L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Retirement (H)
HB2415
Allows the board of directors of any fire protection district to
appoint or hire as many district police officers as the board deems
necessary
HB2415
-- (LR# 5055L.02I)
Referred: Local Government (H)
HB2431
Requires complaints sent to the Commission on Retirement, Removal,
and Discipline of Judges to also be referred to the House of
Representatives
HB2431
-- (LR# 5358L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
HCR9
Calls upon the United States Congress to take emergency action to
protect homeowners and banks by enacting a Homeowners and Banks
Protection Act
HCR9
-- (LR# 3186L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Financial Institutions (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)
COSPONSOR
HB1373
Requires any American or Missouri flag flown over state buildings
to be made in the United States
HB1373
-- (LR# 3397L.01I)
Referred: Corrections and Public Institutions (H)
HB1578
Establishes the Solar and Wind Incentive Program to allow for rebates
for the installation of solar photovoltaic systems
HB1578
-- (LR# 3617L.01I)
Referred: Conservation and Natural Resources (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)
HB1610
Changes the laws regarding the operation of certain vessels on any
lake in the state and the requirements for owners of boat docks on
certain lakes
HB1610
-- (LR# 3903L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON STATE PARKS AND WATERWAYS
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1618
Establishes the Missouri Consumer Report Security Freeze Act which
allows a consumer to place a freeze on his or her consumer report
HB1618
-- (LR# 3090L.02I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1636
Creates penalties for corporations, persons, and public utilities that
violate any law, order, decision, decree, rule, direction, demand, or
requirement relating to federally mandated natural gas safety
HB1636
-- (LR# 3899L.02I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON UTILITIES
HCS Voted Do Pass (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)
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)
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)
HB1720
Requires pharmacies to dispense all valid, lawful prescriptions for
contraceptives without delay
HB1720
-- (LR# 3168L.02I)
Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
HB1724
Requires registered sexual offenders to provide all of their
electronic mail addresses to the appropriate law enforcement agency
HB1724
-- (LR# 4015L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB1739
Authorizes the licensure of prescribing psychologists
HB1739
-- (LR# 4098L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION AND LICENSING
HCS Voted Do Pass (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)
HB1823
Requires all state agencies and political subdivisions to fly the
United States and Missouri flags at half-staff the day after notice
that a Missouri resident has been killed while on active duty
HB1823
-- (LR# 4605L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Veterans (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
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)
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
HB1902
Changes the laws regarding the Public School Retirement System
of Missouri and the Public Education Employee Retirement System
of Missouri
HB1902
-- (LR# 4623L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON RETIREMENT
HCS Voted Do Pass (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)
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)
HB2031
Authorizes the expungement of certain criminal records
HB2031
-- (LR# 3767L.02I)
Referred: Judiciary (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)
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)
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)
HB2218
Transfers the administration of the Missouri Consolidated Health Care
Plan from the board of trustees to the Office of Administration
HB2218
-- (LR# 4202L.02I)
Referred: Special Committee on Retirement (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)
HB2272
Changes the laws regarding sexual education, abortions, and
pregnancy prevention
HB2272
-- (LR# 5054L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Family Services (H)
HB2290
Exempts any advance refund amount received from the federal Economic
Stimulus Act of 2008 from the Missouri individual income tax
HB2290
-- (LR# 5298L.01I)
Referred: Ways and Means (H)
HB2291
Requires St. Louis County to elect a county assessor at the general
election in 2008 and every four years thereafter
HB2291
-- (LR# 5290L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Urban Issues (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)
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)
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)
HB2375
Repeals the death penalty in Missouri
HB2375
-- (LR# 5443L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Urban Issues (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)
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)
HB2593
Requires 1% of the School Foundation Formula to be distributed each
year for alternative schools and requires schools to offer alternative
education programs as a condition of receiving state school aid
HB2593
-- (LR# 5634L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Urban Education Reform (H)
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Last Updated October 15, 2008 at 3:14 pm