Missouri House of Representatives
2008
94th General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Legislation Sponsored by Rep. Jake Zimmerman
SPONSOR
HB2048
Establishes the Textbook Transparency Act
Approved SCS HCS HB 2048
-- (LR# 4627S.03T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
HB2086
Prohibits any elected or appointed official or employee of the state
or any political subdivision or its staff from lobbying for one year
after leaving office or employment with a certain exception
HB2086
-- (LR# 4666L.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)
HB2089
Requires all primary and general elections held after January 1, 2009,
for statewide offices and state representative and state senator to be
conducted using instant runoff voting procedures
HB2089
-- (LR# 3204L.01I)
Referred: Elections (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)
HB2145
Expands the No-call List to include cell phone numbers, prohibits
sending unsolicited faxes and text messages, and prohibits using
automatic dialing announcing devices in certain situations
HB2145
-- (LR# 5061L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Utilities (H)
HB2200
Authorizes the Secretary of State to administratively cancel a
certificate of limited partnership under certain conditions
HB2200
-- (LR# 5088L.02I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
COSPONSOR
HB1345
Increases the cap for the income tax credits available to certain
individuals for the costs of modifications to a home in order for it
to be accessible for a disabled person who resides with them
HB1345
-- (LR# 3304L.01I)
Rules - Reported Do Pass - not Consent (H)
HB1439
Re-enacts the federal overtime standards in effect prior to the
passage of Proposition B (2006) regarding the minimum wage increase
HB1439
-- (LR# 3470L.01I)
Referred: Spec Com on Workforce Dev & Workplace Safety (H)
HB1488
Changes the laws regarding criminal securities fraud and sets a
minimum penalty when it is committed against the elderly or disabled
HB1488
-- (LR# 3698L.01I)
CRIME PREVENTION AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1539
Protects individuals and media entities from being required to
disclose news sources or certain information
HB1539
-- (LR# 3209L.01I)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (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)
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)
HB1667
Establishes the Missouri Homeowners' Protection Act relating to
residential mortgage brokers
HB1667
-- (LR# 4290L.02I)
Referred: Special Committee on Financial Institutions (H)
HB1672
Imposes an excise tax on controlled substances and illicit alcoholic
beverages
HB1672
-- (LR# 3654L.02I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB1692
Establishes the Missouri Preschool Plus Grant Program to serve up to
10,000 students with high quality early childhood education services
for four years
HB1692
-- (LR# 4112L.01I)
ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1694
Changes the laws regarding property taxation
HB1694
-- (LR# 4086L.01I)
Referred: Ways and Means (H)
HB1695
Increases the property tax relief for senior citizens' program known
as circuit breaker and extends the date for the deposit of a
percentage of property tax collections into county assessment funds
SCS HCS HB 1321 & 1695
-- (LR# 3243S.07C)
Placed on Informal Calendar (S)
HB1696
Prohibits commercial inserts or other forms of advertising from
accompanying motor vehicle registration renewal notices
HB1696
-- (LR# 4114L.01I)
TRANSPORTATION
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1697
Specifies that all bond proceeds, fees, and other revenues of the
Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority can only be used for lowering
rates, forgiving loans, issuing scholarships, and administration
HB1697
-- (LR# 4113L.01I)
Referred: Higher Education (H)
HB1698
Changes the laws regarding the Bright Flight Scholarship Program
including revising the size of awards and imposing minimum grade
point requirements
HB1698
-- (LR# 4110L.01I)
Referred: Higher Education (H)
HB1713
Establishes regulations for persons offering rebates
HB1713
-- (LR# 3958L.02I)
Referred: Special Committee on Small Business (H)
HB1714
Authorizes an income tax credit for costs of repairs or losses
incurred in a federally and state-declared natural disaster area
HB1714
-- (LR# 3960L.01I)
Referred: Ways and Means (H)
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)
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)
HB1759
Expands the crime of bribery of a public servant
HB1759
-- (LR# 4271L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB1776
Prohibits discrimination based upon a person's sexual orientation
HB1776
-- (LR# 3167L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on General Laws (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
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)
HB1894
Requires delivery of a certified copy of a warrant and request for a
detainer to the confined offender's facility before a prisoner can
request a final disposition of any untried indictment or complaint
HB1894
-- (LR# 4164L.03I)
JUDICIARY
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1944
Requires Social Security numbers collected in any application related
to marriage or dissolution of marriage or legal separation to be
forwarded to the appropriate state child support agency
HB1944
-- (LR# 4513L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
HB2030
Establishes the Public Employment Relations Act which changes the
laws regarding public employee labor organizations
HB2030
-- (LR# 3760L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (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)
HB2134
Requires mortgage brokers to disclose whether or not they are acting
as an agent for any person they are attempting to obtain a mortgage
loan for before obtaining any personal information from the borrower
HB2134
-- (LR# 4963L.02I)
Referred: Special Committee on Financial Institutions (H)
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)
HB2154
Expands the No-call List to include business subscribers and wireless
telephone services and prohibits telephone solicitations for certain
political purposes
HB2154
-- (LR# 4771L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Utilities (H)
HB2175
Changes the laws regarding mortgage brokers
HB2175
-- (LR# 4881L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Financial Institutions (H)
HB2176
Protects certain individuals and media entities from being required
to disclose news sources or certain information
HB2176
-- (LR# 4414L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
HB2210
Changes the laws regarding the Open Meetings and Records Law,
commonly known as the Sunshine Law
HCS HB 2210
-- (LR# 4857L.04C)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
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)
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)
HB2262
Allows voters to cast advance ballots
HB2262
-- (LR# 4598L.01I)
Referred: Elections (H)
HB2264
Changes the laws regarding child care subsidy benefits
HB2264
-- (LR# 4741L.02I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON FAMILY SERVICES
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB2270
Requires certified law enforcement officers to review video footage
of red light cameras prior to issuing summons and requires positive
identification of the license plate of the vehicle
HB2270
-- (LR# 5119L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB2272
Changes the laws regarding sexual education, abortions, and
pregnancy prevention
HB2272
-- (LR# 5054L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Family Services (H)
HB2279
Changes the laws regarding utility regulations and the sale of scrap
metal
SCS HCS HB 2279
-- (LR# 5192S.11C)
Conference Committee Substitute (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)
HB2331
Allows the Governor to authorize the Director of the Division of
Finance to suspend certain laws and rules for financial institutions
during a state of emergency
HB2331
-- (LR# 5306L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Financial Institutions (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)
HB2349
Requires the State Board of Mediation to investigate a petition filed
by a labor organization alleging that an employee unit wishes to be
represented by that labor organization
HB2349
-- (LR# 4471L.01I)
Referred: Spec Com on Workforce Dev & Workplace Safety (H)
HB2352
Changes the laws regarding the registration of fictitious business
names
HB2352
-- (LR# 5120L.01I)
JUDICIARY
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)
HB2416
Changes the laws regarding dog fighting
HB2416
-- (LR# 5427L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON GENERAL LAWS
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)
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)
HB2448
Requires the Department of Revenue to give charitable organizations
and local political subdivisions a priority when awarding fee office
contracts
HB2448
-- (LR# 4549L.01I)
Referred: Transportation (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
HB2468
Authorizes the Missouri Public Service Commission to grant approval
to exercise any right or privilege under any franchise to certain
utility plants and systems when necessary for public service
HB2468
-- (LR# 5563L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON UTILITIES
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)
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)
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)
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Last Updated October 15, 2008 at 3:14 pm