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

SPONSOR
HB1789
Prohibits St. Louis County from enacting charter provisions governing waste collection in unincorporated areas of the county
HB1789 -- (LR# 4292L.01I)
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1953
Prohibits a person from knowingly creating a mixed human-animal embryo, a class D felony
HB1953 -- (LR# 4052L.01I)
Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
HB2289
Removes the expiration date of the statutory authority of the Secretary of State to collect an additional $5 on certain filing fees which are deposited into the Technology Trust Fund Account
HB2289 -- (LR# 5326L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
Public Hearing Completed (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)
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)
HB2434
Changes the laws regarding child support orders and requires documentation to verify the income of parties for the initial order of child support and for any modification of the order
HB2434 -- (LR# 4725L.02I)
JUDICIARY
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB2435
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)
HB2443
Prohibits St. Louis County from enacting charter provisions governing waste and trash collection in unincorporated areas of the county
HB2443 -- (LR# 5519L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB2447
Prohibits certain individuals from serving on the Regional Taxicab Commission and requires the establishment of an advisory committee composed of 10 representatives from the transportation industry
HB2447 -- (LR# 4095L.01I)
Referred: Local Government (H)
HJR51
Proposes a constitutional amendment abolishing the Commission on Retirement, Removal, and Discipline and makes the service of judges past retirement age not subject to a petition or appeal process
HJR51 -- (LR# 4060L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on General Laws (H)
HJR52
Proposes a constitutional amendment abolishing the nonpartisan Judicial Commission and establishing a bi-partisan judicial merit selection commission for each judicial entity
HJR52 -- (LR# 3600L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON GENERAL LAWS
Public Hearing Completed (H)
COSPONSOR
HB1343
Changes the laws regarding the Missouri Homestead Preservation Act
HB1343 -- (LR# 3302L.01I)
Referred: Ways and Means (H)
HB1349
Changes the laws regarding property tax rates
HB1349 -- (LR# 3697L.01I)
Referred: Ways and Means (H)
HB1506
Establishes the Minority Business Enterprise and Women's Business Enterprise Oversight Review Committee to assist these business enterprises in bidding on state contracts
HB1506 -- (LR# 4002L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Urban Issues (H)
HB1520
Adds additional criteria to meet the informed consent requirements prior to a doctor performing an abortion
HB1520 -- (LR# 3664L.01I)
Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
HB1549
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)
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)
HB1625
Specifies that pharmacies will be immune from liability for refusal to perform, assist, recommend, refer to, or participate in any act or service in connection with any drug or device that causes an abortion
HB1625 -- (LR# 4128L.01I)
HEALTH CARE POLICY
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
HB1730
Authorizes a fire protection district to submit to the voters a decrease in the tax rate to fund pension programs
HB1730 -- (LR# 4033L.01I)
Referred: Transportation (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)
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)
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)
HB1831
Changes the laws regarding the consent requirements for obtaining an abortion and creates the crime of coercing an abortion
HCS HB 1831 & 1472 -- (LR# 4449L.06P)
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

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)
HB1984
Changes the requirements for reporting abortions and creates a civil remedy for violation of the confidentiality of certain records
HB1984 -- (LR# 4379L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON FAMILY SERVICES
HCS Voted Do Pass (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)
HB2079
Changes the laws regarding property taxation
HB2079 -- (LR# 4841L.02I)
WAYS AND MEANS
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB2116
Prohibits health carriers from designating chiropractic care as specialty care or chiropractic physicians as specialists unless they are certified as specialists by the Board of Chiropractic Examiners
HB2116 -- (LR# 5050L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON GENERAL LAWS
Voted Do Pass (H)
HB2153
Prohibits a person younger than 21 years of age who is not an underage entertainer from being allowed inside a drinking establishment
HB2153 -- (LR# 3947L.01I)
Referred: Local Government (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)
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)
HB2276
Changes the laws regarding the Missouri Homestead Preservation Act and property taxation
HB2276 -- (LR# 4786L.01I)
Referred: Ways and Means (H)
HB2277
Authorizes fire protection districts in certain counties to submit to the voters an increase or decrease in the district's tax rates
HB2277 -- (LR# 5194L.01I)
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Motion to Do Pass Failed (H)
HB2298
Allows for the creation of certain energy efficiency programs under the direction of the Missouri Public Service Commission
HB2298 -- (LR# 5275L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Energy and Environment (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)
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)
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)
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)
HB2467
Decreases the rates of individual income tax
HB2467 -- (LR# 4629L.01I)
Referred: Ways and Means (H)
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)
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)
HB2522
Changes the laws regarding applications for a permit to construct a solid waste facility
HB2522 -- (LR# 5599L.02I)
Referred: Special Committee on Energy and Environment (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)
HB2569
Allows the Budget Committee of the House of Representatives to impose limits on the amount of tax credits issued each taxable year
HB2569 -- (LR# 5628L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Job Creation & Eco Dev (H)
HB2570
Specifies that no tax credits can be issued or certified unless approved by the Budget Committee of the House of Representatives and the Senate Appropriations Committee with a specific exception
HB2570 -- (LR# 5641L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Job Creation & Eco Dev (H)
HB2571
Prohibits a taxpayer from carrying certain tax credits back to any of the three prior taxable years
HB2571 -- (LR# 5614L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Job Creation & Eco Dev (H)
HJR43
Proposes a constitutional amendment altering the rollback requirement for the Hancock Amendment
SCS HCS HJR 43 -- (LR# 3299S.04C)
Placed on Informal Calendar (S)
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)
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)
HJR61
Proposes a constitutional amendment allowing constitutionally chartered cities or counties to impose liens on nuisance property
HJR61 -- (LR# 3916L.01I)
JUDICIARY
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)
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)
HJR68
Proposes a constitutional amendment changing the rollback requirement for the Hancock Amendment
HJR68 -- (LR# 4938L.01I)
Referred: Ways and Means (H)
HJR73
Proposes a constitutional amendment repealing the nonpartisan selection of judges and providing for the selection of judicial nominees by the Judicial Confirmation Commission
HJR73 -- (LR# 5175L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on General Laws (H)

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