Missouri House of Representatives
2008
94th General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Legislation Sponsored by Rep. Dr. Charles R. Portwood
SPONSOR
HB1342
Allows a conservator to invest in property unless the court makes a
finding on the record that the investment is not reasonable and
prudent
HB1342
-- (LR# 3267L.02I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
HB1343
Changes the laws regarding the Missouri Homestead Preservation Act
HB1343
-- (LR# 3302L.01I)
Referred: Ways and Means (H)
HB1344
Changes the laws regarding the merchandising practices of secondhand
dealers, commonly known as pawn shop dealers
HB1344
-- (LR# 3332L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Small Business (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)
HB1346
Establishes the Missouri Taxpayer and Citizen Protection Act
regarding illegal aliens in the state
HB1346
-- (LR# 3327L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Immigration (H)
HB1347
Extends the expiration date of the Missouri Senior Advocacy and
Efficiency Commission
HB1347
-- (LR# 3334L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON SENIOR CITIZEN ADVOCACY
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1348
Repeals the requirements that the St. Louis Board of Police
Commissioners establish the Bertillon system of identification of
criminals and employ assistance to conduct and manage the department
HB1348
-- (LR# 3695L.01P)
Returned to Committee of Origin (S)
HB1349
Changes the laws regarding property tax rates
HB1349
-- (LR# 3697L.01I)
Referred: Ways and Means (H)
HB1374
Requires certain school nurses to be paid on the same pay scale as
teachers with equivalent work history and working hours in their
district
HB1374
-- (LR# 3337L.01I)
ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION
Voted Do Pass (H)
HB1375
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)
HB1376
Establishes the Missouri Universal Red Light Enforcement Act which
allows political entities to establish automated photo red light
enforcement systems to detect red light signal violations
HB1376
-- (LR# 3301L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB1377
Phases out the personal property tax on motor vehicles
HB1377
-- (LR# 3330L.02I)
Referred: Ways and Means (H)
HB1378
Changes the laws regarding tax increment financing
HB1378
-- (LR# 3328L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Job Creation & Eco Dev (H)
HB1418
Removes the gross negligence exception from liability for members of
the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners for any acts committed
in the performance of their official duties
HB1418
-- (LR# 3798L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION AND LICENSING
Voted Do Pass (H)
HB1419
Changes the laws regarding the licensing of massage therapists
Approved HB1419
-- (LR# 3717L.01T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
HB1627
Renames the Division of Mental Retardation and Developmental
Disabilities within the Department of Mental Health to the Division of
Developmental Disabilities
HB1627
-- (LR# 4089L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON HEALTH INSURANCE
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
HB1815
Clarifies the fees for copying patient care medical records and
establishes the maximum amount for the combination of the notary and
certification fee
HB1815
-- (LR# 4664L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON HEALTH INSURANCE
Voted Do Pass (H)
HB1971
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)
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)
HB2268
Allows Christian Science nurses to provide religious, nonmedical
services to any person who chooses to rely upon healing by spiritual
means alone
HB2268
-- (LR# 5330L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION AND LICENSING
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB2354
Changes the laws regarding health care benefits and medical
assistance
HCS HB 2354
-- (LR# 4805L.05C)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
HB2370
Changes the laws regarding midwives and the practice of midwifery
HB2370
-- (LR# 5314L.01I)
Referred: Spec Com on Professional Registration & Licens (H)
HB2519
Changes the laws regarding gift certificates and credit memos
HB2519
-- (LR# 4949L.02I)
Referred: Special Committee on Small Business (H)
HB2578
Increases the deduction for personal exemptions to $4,200 for eligible
resident taxpayers for Missouri income tax purposes
HB2578
-- (LR# 5642L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Tax Reform (H)
HB2592
Prohibits political subdivisions from preventing emergency personnel
from seeking an elected office in any political subdivision that does
not have jurisdiction over the person's place of residence
HB2592
-- (LR# 4533L.02I)
ELECTIONS
HCS Voted Do Pass (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)
HJR47
Proposes a constitutional amendment requiring any replacement tax
levy for loss in revenue from the exemption of certain personal
property of manufacturers to be adjusted according to the Constitution
HJR47
-- (LR# 3333L.01I)
Referred: Ways and Means (H)
COSPONSOR
HB1365
Authorizes a tax credit for certain elderly and disabled individuals
and certain veterans for real property taxes paid
HB1365
-- (LR# 3100L.01I)
WAYS AND MEANS
Public Hearing Completed (H)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
HB1626
Prohibits certain illegal aliens from receiving public assistance
benefits
HCS HB 1626
-- (LR# 4129L.03P)
Placed on Informal Calendar (S)
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)
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
HB1654
Requires certain detained juveniles to be reported to the United
States Immigration and Customs Enforcement if there is probable cause
to believe that they are illegal aliens
HB1654
-- (LR# 3939L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON IMMIGRATION
Public Hearing Completed (H)
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)
HB1659
Establishes the Gulf War Medallion Program and creates the Gulf War
Veterans' Recognition Award Fund
HB1659
-- (LR# 4039L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Veterans (H)
HB1716
Prohibits the violation of a person's privacy rights in order to
obtain or renew a driver's license
HB1716
-- (LR# 4280L.02P)
Placed on Informal Calendar (S)
HB1722
Changes the laws regarding school employee liability, safety
practices, and reporting acts of violence
SCS HCS HB 1722
-- (LR# 3813S.04C)
Placed on Informal Calendar (S)
SA 18 ADOPTED/SCS, SS/SCS, SA 21 PENDING
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
HB1744
Allows certain business subscribers to place their telephone numbers
on the state No-call List
HB1744
-- (LR# 4293L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Utilities (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)
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)
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)
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)
HB1805
Allows enrollees to pay the lower of the co-payment assigned by the
health maintenance organization or health insurer or the usual and
customary retail price of the prescription drug
HB1805
-- (LR# 4350L.01P)
Placed on Informal Calendar (S)
HB1809
Establishes the Identity Theft Prevention Act which specifies the
procedures for a person to place a security freeze on his or her
consumer report
HCS HB 1809 & 2173
-- (LR# 3552L.04C)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
HB1811
Establishes certain employee rights
HB1811
-- (LR# 3764L.01I)
Referred: Spec Com on Workforce Dev & Workplace Safety (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)
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)
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)
HB1935
Establishes guidelines and specific educational requirements for
surgical technologists
HB1935
-- (LR# 4707L.01I)
Referred: Spec Com on Professional Registration & Licens (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)
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)
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)
HB1981
Authorizes a tax credit equal to 100% of the state sales tax paid on
any motor vehicle assembled and purchased in Missouri
HB1981
-- (LR# 4764L.01P)
Second Read/Referred: Ways and Means (S)
HB1993
Prohibits insurers from acting in concert on certain insurance issues
HB1993
-- (LR# 4899L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Health Insurance (H)
HB2029
Establishes the Legislative Budget Office within the Joint Committee
on Legislative Research
HB2029
-- (LR# 4438L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON GENERAL LAWS
Public Hearing Completed (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)
HB2075
Establishes the Missouri Commission on Autism Spectrum Disorders
HB2075
-- (LR# 4716L.02I)
Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
HB2076
Renames the Division of Mental Retardation and Developmental
Disabilities within the Department of Mental Health to the Division
of Developmental Disabilities
HB2076
-- (LR# 4715L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON HEALTH INSURANCE
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)
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)
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)
HB2233
Prohibits an employee or official of any political subdivision from
seeking a political appointment in exchange for anything of value to
any political subdivision
Approved HB2233
-- (LR# 3425L.02T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
HB2234
Authorizes an exemption from motor fuel tax on fuel used for school
buses to be deposited into a fund for the school district to purchase
or lease buses equipped with lap-shoulder safety belts
HB2234
-- (LR# 3427L.01I)
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (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)
HB2284
Requires new parking lots and parking lots being restriped after
August 28, 2008, to have a certain number of lift van accessible only
parking spaces
HB2284
-- (LR# 5090L.02I)
Referred: Special Committee on Small Business (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)
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)
HB2342
Requires the implementation of a program of random drug testing
for members of the General Assembly and recipients of benefits from
the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program
HB2342
-- (LR# 5384L.03I)
Referred: Special Committee on General Laws (H)
HB2400
Establishes the Missouri Electrical Industry Licensing Board and
statewide licensure requirements for electrical contractors
HB2400
-- (LR# 5370L.01I)
Referred: Spec Com on Professional Registration & Licens (H)
HB2413
Changes the laws regarding the health care market in Missouri and
establishes the Insure Missouri Program to provide health insurance
to certain low-income adults
HCS HB 2413, 2355, 2394 & 2398
-- (LR# 4585 .01)
Referred: Rules Pursuant to Rule 25(21)(f) (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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
HB2462
Specifies that certain information collected from health maintenance
and community-based health maintenance organizations that does
not contain identifiable information will be public information
HB2462
-- (LR# 4671L.02I)
Referred: Spec Com on Professional Registration & Licens (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)
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)
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)
HJR70
Proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting appropriations in
any fiscal year from exceeding certain limits
HCS HJR 70
-- (LR# 4904L.04P)
SENATE GOVERNMENTAL ACCOUNTABILITY AND FISCAL OVERSIGHT
Reported Do Pass (S)
HJR79
Proposes a constitutional amendment limiting the increase in real
property tax rates to the rate in effect on December 31, 2005, plus
inflation
HJR79
-- (LR# 5646L.01I)
Referred: Ways and Means (H)
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