Missouri House of Representatives
2008
94th General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Legislation Sponsored by Rep. Patricia M. Yaeger
SPONSOR
HB2118
Authorizes the court to appoint a parenting coordinator upon the dissolution of a marriage to assist the parties in resolving parenting disputes
HB2118 -- (LR# 4858L.02I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON FAMILY SERVICES
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
HB2350
Requires merchants to have access to certain credit and debit card rate information
HB2350 -- (LR# 4713L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Small Business (H)
COSPONSOR
HB1301
Changes the laws regarding unsecured loans of $500 or less, sometimes referred to as "payday loans," and allows the Attorney General to maintain an action to enforce compliance
HB1301 -- (LR# 3460L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Financial Institutions (H)
HB1302
Increases the resource limit for eligibility for medical assistance
HB1302 -- (LR# 3461L.01I)
Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
HB1303
Allows nursing home residents receiving MO HealthNet Program benefits to retain up to $50 per month for discretionary spending
HB1303 -- (LR# 3459L.01I)
Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
HB1361
Establishes the Children's Product Safety Act
HB1361 -- (LR# 3281L.01I)
JUDICIARY
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1421
Expands the crimes of involuntary manslaughter and assault of a law enforcement officer, emergency personnel, or probation and parole officer in all degrees to include highway workers in work zones
HB1421 -- (LR# 3483L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB1422
Authorizes the Highways and Transportation Commission to implement and administer a state plan to conform with the federal Unified Carrier Registration Act of 2005
Approved SCS HB 1422 -- (LR# 3482S.03T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
HB1424
Re-enacts the federal overtime standards in effect prior to the passage of Proposition B (2006) regarding the minimum wage increase
HB1424 -- (LR# 3481L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND WORKPLACE SAFETY
Public Hearing Completed (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)
HB1440
Requires certain public officials to receive training regarding open meetings and open records and public information laws within a designated time frame
HB1440 -- (LR# 3414L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
HB1461
Establishes the Uniform Debt-Management Services Act to regulate debt-management services
HB1461 -- (LR# 3433L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
HB1462
Changes the laws regarding unsecured loans of $500 or less, sometimes referred to as payday loans, and allows the Attorney General to maintain an action to enforce compliance
HB1462 -- (LR# 3437L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Financial Institutions (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)
HB1489
Establishes the Drug Monitoring Act to monitor the prescribing of certain controlled substances and modifies existing record keeping requirements for controlled substances and pseudoephedine products
HB1489 -- (LR# 3944L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB1561
Changes the laws regarding mandatory child abuse reporting to include household witnesses of child abuse and neglect to the list of persons required to report child abuse
HB1561 -- (LR# 3541L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Family Services (H)
HB1562
Authorizes a tax credit to a taxpayer for 100% of the salary and benefits paid to an employee while on active military duty
HB1562 -- (LR# 3540L.01I)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
HB1565
Changes the laws regarding the payment for forensic examinations and medical treatment of victims of sexual offenses
HB1565 -- (LR# 3228L.01I)
Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
HB1566
Prohibits any person from possessing dog fighting paraphernalia and adds a penalty for a second or subsequent offense for persons committing acts related to dog fighting
HB1566 -- (LR# 3223L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (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)
HB1611
Establishes a children's bill of courtroom rights that applies to all children testifying in court
HCS HB 1611 -- (LR# 4146L.02P)
SENATE JUDICIARY AND CIVIL AND CRIMINAL JURISPRUDENCE
Executive Session Held (S)
SCS VOTED DO PASS

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)
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)
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)
HB1680
Allows mobility motor vehicle dealers to purchase new motor vehicles and equip them for retail sale as mobility motor vehicles
HB1680 -- (LR# 3480L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Small Business (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)
HB1693
Establishes the Missouri Education Promise Program
HB1693 -- (LR# 4111L.01I)
Referred: Higher Education (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)
HB1704
Increases the appropriation amount for small school grants and allows certain schools to receive a flat amount per student
HCS HB 1704 -- (LR# 3814L.02P)
Second Read/Referred: Education (S)
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)
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

HB1731
Establishes the Safe Staffing and Quality Care Accountability Act for Veterans Homes and the Safe Staffing and Quality Care Accountability Act for Mental Health Facilities
HB1731 -- (LR# 3892L.01I)
Referred: Spec Com on Workforce Dev & Workplace Safety (H)
HB1732
Establishes the Public Service Accountability Act which requires most public bodies to analyze the costs and benefits of privatizing any service valued at $25,000 or more
HB1732 -- (LR# 3891L.01I)
Referred: Spec Com on Workforce Dev & Workplace Safety (H)
HB1733
Changes from two to five years the cycle for determining the assessed valuation of real property in St. Louis County
HB1733 -- (LR# 4212L.01I)
Referred: Ways and Means (H)
HB1739
Authorizes the licensure of prescribing psychologists
HB1739 -- (LR# 4098L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION AND LICENSING
HCS Voted 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

HB1761
Changes the laws regarding initiative and referendum petitions
HB1761 -- (LR# 4233L.01I)
Referred: Elections (H)
HB1762
Establishes the Twenty-First Century Scholars Program
HB1762 -- (LR# 4131L.01I)
Referred: Higher Education (H)
HB1776
Prohibits discrimination based upon a person's sexual orientation
HB1776 -- (LR# 3167L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on General Laws (H)
HB1777
Changes the laws regarding the crime of animal neglect
HB1777 -- (LR# 3169L.01I)
CRIME PREVENTION AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1780
Prohibits commercial inserts or other forms of advertising from accompanying motor vehicle registration renewal notices
HB1780 -- (LR# 4099L.01I)
Referred: Transportation (H)
HB1786
Requires the Department of Transportation to develop and implement a pavement management system for each mile of roadway in the state highway system to avoid a major replacement at the same time
HB1786 -- (LR# 3477L.01I)
Referred: Transportation (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)
HB1817
Changes the process for registering securities
HB1817 -- (LR# 4576L.02I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB1818
Revises the definition of "security" in the laws regulating securities so that the sale of variable annuities will be governed by the Secretary of State
HB1818 -- (LR# 4577L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON GENERAL LAWS
Public Hearing Scheduled, Bill not Heard (H)
HB1855
Increases the penalty for endangering the welfare of a child in the first degree when shaking a child younger than five years of age to a minimum of 15 years in prison
HB1855 -- (LR# 4050L.02I)
CRIME PREVENTION AND PUBLIC SAFETY
HCS Voted Do Pass (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
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

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)
HB1920
Prohibits insurance companies from acquiring any ownership interest in an auto body repair shop or offering an incentive for a referral to a specific auto body repair shop
HB1920 -- (LR# 4834L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Small Business (H)
HB1922
Changes the requirements for reporting abortions
HB1922 -- (LR# 4731L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Family Services (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)
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)
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)
HB1988
Establishes lower permissible and desirable class sizes for school districts in St. Louis City and St. Louis County
HB1988 -- (LR# 4138L.01I)
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)
HB2030
Establishes the Public Employment Relations Act which changes the laws regarding public employee labor organizations
HB2030 -- (LR# 3760L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
HB2048
Establishes the Textbook Transparency Act
Approved SCS HCS HB 2048 -- (LR# 4627S.03T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
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)
HB2128
Establishes the Missouri Health Policy Authority to develop and maintain a coordinated health policy agenda for the provision of health services in this state
HB2128 -- (LR# 3409L.01I)
Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
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)
HB2144
Authorizes the Family Support Division to assist certain elderly individuals who qualify for the federal Food Stamp Program in obtaining supplemental food stamps
HB2144 -- (LR# 4660L.01I)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
HB2157
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)
HB2158
Establishes the Missouri Books From Birth Program to encourage preschool children to read
HB2158 -- (LR# 4616L.01I)
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)
HB2159
Establishes the Missouri Diploma and Transcript Act which creates the crime of selling a fraudulent diploma or transcript
HCS HB 2159 -- (LR# 4479L.02C)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
HB2161
Establishes the Missouri Consumer Credit Report Freeze Act which allows a consumer to place a freeze on his or her consumer report
HB2161 -- (LR# 4736L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Financial Institutions (H)
HB2175
Changes the laws regarding mortgage brokers
HB2175 -- (LR# 4881L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Financial Institutions (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)
HB2276
Changes the laws regarding the Missouri Homestead Preservation Act and property taxation
HB2276 -- (LR# 4786L.01I)
Referred: Ways and Means (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)
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)
HB2351
Requires health carriers and health benefit plans to provide coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorders under certain conditions
HB2351 -- (LR# 5413L.01I)
HEALTH CARE POLICY
HCS Voted Do Pass (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)
HB2387
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
HB2387 -- (LR# 5469L.01I)
Referred: Spec Com on Workforce Dev & Workplace Safety (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)
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)
HB2463
Requires the installation of carbon monoxide and smoke detection devices in certain residential properties
HB2463 -- (LR# 5188L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB2464
Raises the age of a child at which the parent's obligation to pay child support terminates and repeals provisions terminating child support when certain children receive failing grades in college
HB2464 -- (LR# 5373L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Family Services (H)
HB2465
Provides outreach services, educational training for child care professionals, and subsidies for early childhood programs
HB2465 -- (LR# 5302L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Family Services (H)
HB2466
Decreases the number of members and changes the membership on the Missouri Housing Development Commission
HB2466 -- (LR# 5327L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Government Affairs (H)
HB2508
Requires the state to make a good faith attempt to locate the grandparents of a child for emergency placement and requires the grandparents to be given first preference as foster parents
HCS HB 2508 -- (LR# 5534L.05C)
Rules - Reported 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)
HB2523
Requires the Governor to annually issue a proclamation designating March 31 as "Cesar E. Chavez Day"
HB2523 -- (LR# 5622L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Tourism (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)
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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