Missouri House of Representatives
2008
94th General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Legislation Sponsored by Rep. Jane Cunningham
SPONSOR
HB1314
Requires annual background checks on some school employees, adds
certain offenses to the list for which a teacher certification may be
revoked, and removes the statute of limitations for certain sex crimes
SCS HCS HB 1314
-- (LR# 3283S.08C)
Placed on Informal Calendar (S)
HB1315
Establishes the Emily Brooker Higher Education Sunshine Act which
defines intellectual diversity for reporting purposes at public
higher education institutions
HB1315
-- (LR# 3282L.01I)
HIGHER EDUCATION
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1471
Establishes the Predictable Property Tax Act which changes the
procedures for imposing real property taxes
HB1471
-- (LR# 3264L.01I)
Referred: Ways and Means (H)
HB1472
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)
HB1473
Changes the laws regarding stealing-related offenses
HB1473
-- (LR# 3709L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB1474
Allows for the conversion of manufactured homes from personal
property to real property and the reconversion of manufactured homes
from real property to personal property
SCS HCS HB 1474
-- (LR# 3708L.02C)
Placed on Informal Calendar (S)
HB1475
Authorizes a sales tax exemption for certain fees and dues paid to
health and fitness centers
HB1475
-- (LR# 3707L.01I)
Referred: Ways and Means (H)
HB1476
Requires certificated teachers to submit documentation to the
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education every five years
showing adequate scores on certain academic assessments
HB1476
-- (LR# 3533L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON URBAN EDUCATION REFORM
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1477
Establishes the Teacher Bill of Rights Act which prohibits teacher
associations from using payroll deductions for disbursement to a
committee without written consent
HB1477
-- (LR# 3532L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND WORKPLACE SAFETY
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1478
Changes the laws regarding the unlawful possession or transfer of a
firearm
HB1478
-- (LR# 3087L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on General Laws (H)
HB1479
Requires the governing boards of public colleges and universities,
community college districts, and school districts to take a roll-call
vote on school policy matters
HB1479
-- (LR# 3535L.01I)
HIGHER EDUCATION
Voted Do Pass (H)
HB1480
Allows the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, at the
discretion of the State Board of Education, to have authority over
public school extracurricular competitive activities
HB1480
-- (LR# 3531L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1617
Allows the assignment of fiduciary obligations under irrevocable
life insurance trusts to the Missouri Trust Office of a non-Missouri
national bank or trust company
HB1617
-- (LR# 4047L.01P)
Placed on Informal Calendar (S)
HB1874
Allows the State Board of Education to award a teaching certificate
for banking and personal finance to certain individuals
HB1874
-- (LR# 3536L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
Voted Do Pass (H)
HB1875
Allows a school district receiving a student from an unaccredited
district to request the Department of Elementary and Secondary
Education to withhold any delinquent tuition from the sending district
HB1875
-- (LR# 3579L.01I)
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)
HB1876
Requires the designation of an agent for a binding signature on a
placement settlement and makes the five-business-day notice
applicable to all special education due process hearings
SCS HCS HB 1876 & 1877
-- (LR# 3964S.03C)
Placed on Informal Calendar (S)
SA 2, SA 3, SA 4, SA 5, SA 6, SA 8 ADOPTED/
SCS AS AMENDED, SA 9 PENDING
HB1877
Requires the designation of an agent for a binding signature on a
placement settlement and makes the five-business-day notice
applicable to all special education due process hearings
SCS HCS HB 1876 & 1877
-- (LR# 3964S.03C)
Placed on Informal Calendar (S)
SA 2, SA 3, SA 4, SA 5, SA 6, SA 8 ADOPTED/
SCS AS AMENDED, SA 9 PENDING
HB1878
Allows a property owner to consider the final assessed valuation after
an appeal on real property as an offer by the taxing authority to
purchase the property
HB1878
-- (LR# 3585L.02I)
Referred: Ways and Means (H)
HB1913
Requires school districts to adopt policies for the testing of
student athletes for the unlawful use of a controlled substance,
including but not limited to anabolic steroids
HB1913
-- (LR# 4454L.01I)
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)
HB2181
Allows school districts to provide teacher salaries that include
hiring incentives or salary schedule modifications under certain
conditions
HB2181
-- (LR# 3537L.01I)
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)
HB2280
Requires students at public institutions of higher education to pay
the full costs of instruction when they take the same course more than
twice
HB2280
-- (LR# 4103L.01I)
Referred: Higher Education (H)
HB2281
Changes the laws regarding educational personnel
HCS HB 2281, 2489 & 2537
-- (LR# 4957L.03C)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
HB2334
Authorizes the Office of Child Advocate to file any findings or
reports made by a child advocate that involve a parent or child with
a juvenile court
HB2334
-- (LR# 5426L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Family Services (H)
HB2416
Changes the laws regarding dog fighting
HB2416
-- (LR# 5427L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON GENERAL LAWS
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
HB2579
Imposes a fine when school officers and employees who are mandated
reporters fail to report as required by law and subjects students who
make false allegations to disciplinary action
HB2579
-- (LR# 5580L.01I)
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)
HJR41
Proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting state courts from
levying or imposing new or increased taxes, licenses, or fees without
legislative or voter approval
SCS HCS HJR 41
-- (LR# 3616S.04C)
SENATE JUDICIARY AND CIVIL AND CRIMINAL JURISPRUDENCE
SCS Reported Do Pass (S)
HJR60
Proposes a constitutional amendment changing the appointing authority
for the Commissioner of Education from the State Board of Education
to the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate
HJR60
-- (LR# 3955L.01I)
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)
COSPONSOR
HB1317
Requires election authorities to verify United States citizenship
of all voter registration applicants
HB1317
-- (LR# 3272L.01I)
ELECTIONS
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
HB1318
Specifies that an employer will be immune from civil liability for
providing information on an employee's job performance unless a lack
of good faith is shown
HB1318
-- (LR# 3474L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND WORKPLACE SAFETY
Public Hearing Scheduled, Bill not Heard (H)
HB1340
Allows for the phasing in of full deductibility from state income tax
of all federal income tax liability
HB1340
-- (LR# 3396L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON TAX REFORM
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
HB1343
Changes the laws regarding the Missouri Homestead Preservation Act
HB1343
-- (LR# 3302L.01I)
Referred: Ways and Means (H)
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)
HB1349
Changes the laws regarding property tax rates
HB1349
-- (LR# 3697L.01I)
Referred: Ways and Means (H)
HB1357
Prohibits any person who commits the crime of nonsupport of a spouse
or child from being admitted on an excursion gambling boat or casino
until the arrearage is satisfied
HB1357
-- (LR# 3489L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON FAMILY SERVICES
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1366
Requires a certificate of value to be recorded at the time of the sale
of the property
HB1366
-- (LR# 3584L.01I)
Referred: Ways and Means (H)
HB1384
Changes the laws regarding identity protection and gives identity
theft victims the right to have an incident report filed by their
law enforcement agency and receive a copy of the report
Approved SS SCS HB 1384 & HB 2157
-- (LR# 3562S.06T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
HB1385
Establishes the Consumer Report Security Freeze Act
HB1385
-- (LR# 3561L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1415
Changes the fee for the State Auditor to register bonds
HB1415
-- (LR# 3415L.01I)
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
HB1417
Increases the limit in small claims court from $3,000 to $5,000
HB1417
-- (LR# 3908L.01I)
JUDICIARY
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1420
Requires commercial driver's license tests to be given in the English
language
HB1420
-- (LR# 3314L.01I)
TRANSPORTATION
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1423
Changes the laws regarding ignition interlock devices and a prior plea
to an alcohol-related traffic offense
SCS HCS#2 HB 1423
-- (LR# 3315S.04C)
Placed on Informal Calendar (S)
HB1467
Limits the increase in assessed valuation of residential property by
the percentage of increase in Social Security benefits for the
elderly and disabled who own and live in their principal residence
HB1467
-- (LR# 3750L.01I)
Referred: Ways and Means (H)
HB1485
Allows taxpayers who use specified types of fuel cell or solar power
to generate electricity for their residences to claim a tax deduction
HB1485
-- (LR# 3894L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
HB1537
Prohibits any person required to register as a sexual offender
from intentionally photographing a minor without the consent of the
minor's parent or guardian
HB1537
-- (LR# 3208L.01I)
CRIME PREVENTION AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1538
Exempts certain nonresidents from the state driver's license
requirements as long as they entered and are in this country legally
HB1538
-- (LR# 3413L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON IMMIGRATION
Executive Session - No Action Taken
HB1543
Allows full-time students attending out-of-state colleges to
renew driver's licenses by mail
HB1543
-- (LR# 3221L.01I)
TRANSPORTATION
Public Hearing Completed (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)
HB1577
Adds certain two-year public and private vocational or technical
schools to the A+ Schools Program and establishes the Community
College Associate Degree Transfer Incentive Scholarship Program
HB1577
-- (LR# 4010L.01I)
HIGHER EDUCATION
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1581
Re-enacts the federal overtime standards in effect prior to the
passage of Proposition B (2006) regarding the minimum wage
increase
HB1581
-- (LR# 3902L.01I)
Referred: Spec Com on Workforce Dev & Workplace Safety (H)
HB1582
Changes the laws regarding the telemarketing No-call List and creates
the crime of caller identification spoofing
HCS HB 1582 & 1963
-- (LR# 3895L.04C)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (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)
HB1644
Authorizes the phasing in of full deductibility of all federal income
liability for corporations and a gradual reduction in the annual
corporate income tax rate and establishes a motor fuel tax holiday
HCS HB 1644
-- (LR# 3636L.02P)
Referred: Fiscal Review (H)
HB1645
Allows full deductibility from state income tax of all federal income
tax liability without a reduction for tax credits claimed
HB1645
-- (LR# 3635L.01I)
WAYS AND MEANS
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1649
Restricts the driver's license of a registered sexual offender to no
more than one year and revokes the license if the offender fails to
register as required by law
HCS HB 1649
-- (LR# 3140L.02P)
SENATE JUDICIARY AND CIVIL AND CRIMINAL JURISPRUDENCE
Executive Session Held (S)
SCS VOTED DO PASS
HB1655
Requires applicants for public benefits to prove citizenship,
permanent residence, or lawful presence to be eligible for benefits
HB1655
-- (LR# 3938L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Immigration (H)
HB1679
Specifies that the purchase price for calculating the sales tax of a
motor vehicle excludes the cost to modify the vehicle for use by an
individual with a disability
HB1679
-- (LR# 3479L.01I)
Referred: Ways and Means (H)
HB1707
Authorizes school districts to enter into design-build contracts for
construction projects costing more than $15,000
HCS HB 1707
-- (LR# 4167L.02P)
SENATE FINANCIAL, GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, AND ELECTIONS
Public Hearing Held (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)
HB1726
Requires twins or other multiple-birth siblings to be placed in the
same classroom if the parent or legal guardian makes a timely request
HB1726
-- (LR# 3428L.01I)
ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
VOTE TO DO PASS CONSENT FAILED
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)
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)
HB1795
Creates the crime of endangering the welfare of an unborn child and
allows any healthcare provider to make a report to the appropriate
law enforcement agency of suspected drug use by a pregnant woman
HB1795
-- (LR# 4545L.01I)
CRIME PREVENTION AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1802
Specifies that the appeal of a ruling on student eligibility for
extracurricular activities by certain schools may bypass the
administrative hearing process in certain instances
HCS HB 1802
-- (LR# 4132L.02C)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
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
HB1980
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
HB1980
-- (LR# 4226L.01I)
CRIME PREVENTION AND PUBLIC SAFETY
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
HB2040
Changes the laws regarding elementary and secondary education
HCS HB 2040 & 2430
-- (LR# 3926L.05C)
Dropped from Calendar - Rule 44 (H)
HB2048
Establishes the Textbook Transparency Act
Approved SCS HCS HB 2048
-- (LR# 4627S.03T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
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)
HB2111
Changes the laws regarding charter schools
HB2111
-- (LR# 3915L.02I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
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)
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)
HB2193
Creates the Pharmacy Rebates Fund which will consist of all revenues
received from pharmaceutical manufacturer rebates for use by the MO
HealthNet Pharmacy Program
HB2193
-- (LR# 4982L.01I)
Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
HB2207
Establishes the HCH Scholarship Program which authorizes a tax
credit for contributions to an educational assistance organization
HB2207
-- (LR# 4670L.02I)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
HB2208
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)
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)
HB2245
Authorizes fire protection district boards to delegate certain powers
to the fire chief and to rescind that delegation upon a majority vote
of the board
HB2245
-- (LR# 4770L.01I)
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Public Hearing Completed (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)
HB2377
Establishes the Seed Capital Technology Business Finance Program
Act and the Proof of Concept Technology Business Finance Program
Act to assist in financing business programs
HB2377
-- (LR# 5280L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON JOB CREATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB2378
Adds certain charitable health care referral networks and professional
corporations of a physician to the list of health care providers for
whom the State Legal Expense Fund is available for certain claims
HB2378
-- (LR# 5442L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
HB2403
Imposes term limits on certain school board members when the school
district becomes provisionally accredited or unaccredited
HB2403
-- (LR# 5053L.01I)
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)
HB2430
Changes the laws regarding elementary and secondary education
HCS HB 2040 & 2430
-- (LR# 3926L.05C)
Dropped from Calendar - Rule 44 (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)
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)
HB2471
Designates a portion of Interstate 44 in St. Louis County as the
"Police Officer Nicholas K. Sloan Memorial Highway"
HB2471
-- (LR# 5540L.01I)
Referred: Transportation (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)
HB2527
Allows for the "Choose Life" special license plate, creates the
Missouri Alternatives to Abortion Services Support Fund, and
establishes the Choose Life Commission
HB2527
-- (LR# 5623L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Family Services (H)
HB2537
Changes the laws regarding educational personnel
HCS HB 2281, 2489 & 2537
-- (LR# 4957L.03C)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
HB2542
Requires school districts to include on their accountability report
card information regarding their gifted education program and whether
the district has maintained the program within the last three years
HB2542
-- (LR# 5624L.01I)
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)
HB2547
Prohibits public school districts from using school funds to purchase
alcohol
HB2547
-- (LR# 5613L.01I)
ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION
Public Hearing Completed (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)
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)
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)
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