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

SPONSOR
HB1727
Establishes the Night Sky Protection Act to reduce the amount of light emitted into the night sky to near natural levels for specified protected places
HB1727 -- (LR# 4183L.01I)
Referred: Conservation and Natural Resources (H)
HB1728
Changes the laws regarding strategic litigation against public participation
HB1728 -- (LR# 3886L.01I)
JUDICIARY
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1729
Authorizes the Board of Fund Commissioners, in addition to the amounts authorized prior to August 28, 2009, to issue $20 million in bonds for grants and loans for storm water control in certain areas
HB1729 -- (LR# 3888L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT
Public Hearing Completed (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)
HB1853
Requires any public governmental body to make and retain a verbatim audio recording of any closed meeting
HB1853 -- (LR# 3887L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
HB1854
Changes the laws regarding natural resources
HCS HB 1854 -- (LR# 3889L.04C)
Referred: Rules Pursuant to Rule 25(21)(f) (H)
HB1955
Exempts all sales of eyeglasses from state and local sales and use tax
HB1955 -- (LR# 4494L.01I)
Referred: Ways and Means (H)
HB1956
Creates the Pesticide Fee Fund for the deposit of annual pesticide registration fees for the administration of programs within the Bureau of Pesticide Control in the Department of Agriculture
HB1956 -- (LR# 4610L.01P)
Third Read and Defeated (H)
HB1994
Changes the laws regarding dam and reservoir safety
HB1994 -- (LR# 4287L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB2135
Changes the laws regarding the issuance of grants and loans to the City of St. Louis and any first classification county by the Department of Natural Resources for storm water control
HB2135 -- (LR# 5064L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB2136
Authorizes an income tax credit for certain donations to public school foundations
HB2136 -- (LR# 4422L.01I)
ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION
Public Hearing Completed (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)
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)
HB2492
Prohibits an agency of the state or any of its officers or employees from disclosing personal information of individuals interacting with the agency with certain exceptions
HB2492 -- (LR# 5583L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Government Affairs (H)
HB2493
Allows a "LEGION OF MERIT" special license plate for any person who has been awarded this military service award
HB2493 -- (LR# 5576L.01I)
Referred: Transportation (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)
HCR16
Urges the United States Congress to immediately repeal the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision of the Social Security Act
HCR16 -- (LR# 4432L.01I)
SENATE RULES, JOINT RULES, RESOLUTIONS AND ETHICS
Reported Do Pass (S)
HJR68
Proposes a constitutional amendment changing the rollback requirement for the Hancock Amendment
HJR68 -- (LR# 4938L.01I)
Referred: Ways and Means (H)
HJR69
Proposes a constitutional amendment regarding the issuance of grants and loans to the City of St. Louis and any first classification county by the Department of Natural Resources for storm water control
HJR69 -- (LR# 5063L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT
Public Hearing Completed (H)
COSPONSOR
HB1349
Changes the laws regarding property tax rates
HB1349 -- (LR# 3697L.01I)
Referred: Ways and Means (H)
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)
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)
HB1382
Changes the laws regarding the age of victims and offenders in various sexual offenses
HB1382 -- (LR# 3570L.01I)
CRIME PREVENTION AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Public Hearing Completed (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)
HB1387
Exempts a tenant from rent payments when his or her residence is destroyed by an act of God unless there is a contract to the contrary
HB1387 -- (LR# 3576L.01I)
JUDICIARY
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)
HB1445
Creates the crime of altering or falsifying drug or alcohol test results or selling or transporting a biological sample or adulterant to falsify test results
HB1445 -- (LR# 3647L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB1448
Changes the laws regarding fire department employee residency requirements
HB1448 -- (LR# 3658L.01I)
Referred: Local Government (H)
HB1449
Requires the removal of all emergency lights, sirens, and decals designating a vehicle as an emergency vehicle prior to selling or consigning the vehicle unless it is sold to another safety agency
HB1449 -- (LR# 3649L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB1453
Allows any county to retroactively apply planning and zoning regulations to certain subdivisions of land
HB1453 -- (LR# 3640L.01I)
Referred: Local Government (H)
HB1505
Creates the crime of cyber harassment and increases the penalty for the crimes of harassment and stalking when committed by an adult against a child
HB1505 -- (LR# 3957L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (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)
HB1527
Expands the crime of harassment to include harassment by electronic communications
HB1527 -- (LR# 3922L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (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
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)
HB1540
Changes the time restrictions for service of a summons for a proceeding before an associate circuit judge
HB1540 -- (LR# 3210L.01I)
JUDICIARY
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1541
Allows the annual report of the Judicial Finance Commission to be combined with any other annual report of the Missouri Supreme Court or Office of State Courts Administrator under certain conditions
HB1541 -- (LR# 3211L.01I)
JUDICIARY
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1542
Allows for a special license plate for members of the International Conference of Police Chaplains who have completed the basic certification requirements
HB1542 -- (LR# 3213L.01I)
Referred: Transportation (H)
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)
HB1544
Requires publishers of instructional materials to provide electronic copies of the material to schools for specialized use
HB1544 -- (LR# 3212L.03I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
HCS Voted Do Pass (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)
HB1550
Expands the jurisdiction of juvenile courts, requires the Office of State Courts Administrator to conduct a study regarding juveniles, and revises the reimbursement of a certain drug court commissioner
Approved SS HCS HB 1550 -- (LR# 4041S.05T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
HB1551
Authorizes a gradual reduction in the annual corporate income tax rate
HB1551 -- (LR# 4042L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON TAX REFORM
Voted Do Pass (H)
HB1552
Changes the laws regarding the prosecution of certain traffic-related offenses
HB1552 -- (LR# 3670L.01I)
JUDICIARY
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1578
Establishes the Solar and Wind Incentive Program to allow for rebates for the installation of solar photovoltaic systems
HB1578 -- (LR# 3617L.01I)
Referred: Conservation and Natural Resources (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)
HB1583
Prohibits any person from owning or operating a sexual offender treatment facility for more than one person who is required to register unless operated by or contracted with a government body
HB1583 -- (LR# 3905L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB1584
Changes the laws regarding the collection of various Air Conservation Commission permit fees related to air quality
HB1584 -- (LR# 3588L.01I)
CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1598
Authorizes a state and local sales and use tax exemption for over-the-counter or nonprescription drugs
HB1598 -- (LR# 4182L.01I)
WAYS AND MEANS
HCS Voted Do Pass (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)
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)
HB1636
Creates penalties for corporations, persons, and public utilities that violate any law, order, decision, decree, rule, direction, demand, or requirement relating to federally mandated natural gas safety
HB1636 -- (LR# 3899L.02I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON UTILITIES
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
HB1637
Expands the crime of furnishing pornographic material to minors by including engaging in lewd communication or conversation with a minor via the Internet
HB1637 -- (LR# 3722L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB1638
Expands the crime of furnishing pornographic material to minors by increasing the penalty and specifies that the offender commits the crime if he or she believes the person is a minor
HB1638 -- (LR# 3863L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (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)
HB1643
Repeals the provision allowing a person holding a ministerial or tocological certification to provide services related to pregnancy
HB1643 -- (LR# 4157L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION AND LICENSING
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

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)
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)
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)
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)
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

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)
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)
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)
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)
HB1798
Establishes the Landowner Liability Protection Act
HB1798 -- (LR# 3554L.02I)
CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Public Hearing Completed (H)
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)
HB1813
Repeals the 2% gross receipts sales tax on pull tab cards and the two-tenths of one cent tax on bingo cards sold by charitable organizations
HCS HB 1813 -- (LR# 4428L.05P)
SENATE WAYS AND MEANS
Executive Session Held (S)
VOTED DO PASS

HB1832
Establishes the Missouri County Planning Act
SS SCS HB 1832 -- (LR# 4220S.07F)
Reported to the House with... (S)
SS AS AMENDED

HB1852
Changes the laws regarding the crimes of harassment and stalking and adds them to the list of crimes schools must report to law enforcement
HB1852 -- (LR# 4506L.01I)
CRIME PREVENTION AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1858
Changes the laws regarding the Missouri Human Rights Act
HB1858 -- (LR# 3880L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND WORKPLACE SAFETY
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
HB1869
Requires the Missouri Revisor of Statutes to change all references of the term "junior college" to "community college" in the Revised Statutes of Missouri
Approved HB1869 -- (LR# 3675L.01T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
HB1872
Establishes the Protect Missouri Employee Paychecks from Politics Act
HB1872 -- (LR# 4149L.03I)
Referred: Spec Com on Workforce Dev & Workplace Safety (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

HB1890
Changes the laws regarding comprehensive psychiatric services
HB1890 -- (LR# 4626L.01I)
Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
HB1891
Requires all school districts to have physical education programs
HB1891 -- (LR# 3959L.01I)
ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1902
Changes the laws regarding the Public School Retirement System of Missouri and the Public Education Employee Retirement System of Missouri
HB1902 -- (LR# 4623L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON RETIREMENT
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
HB1909
Allows unclaimed remains of veterans to be collected by a veterans' service organization for the purpose of internment in a veterans' cemetery under certain circumstances
HB1909 -- (LR# 4008L.01I)
Withdrawn (H)
HB1942
Allows an electric supplier to trim, remove, or control trees and vegetation that threaten the safe and reliable operation of electrical service
HCS HB 1942 -- (LR# 4375L.03C)
Rules - Reported Do Pass - not Consent (H)
HB1975
Increases from three years to six years the period of time a concealed carry endorsement is valid
HB1975 -- (LR# 4523L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON GENERAL LAWS
Voted Do Pass (H)
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)
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)
HB2059
Establishes the Professional Relationships Between Teachers and School Districts Act
HCS HB 2059 -- (LR# 3324L.02P)
SENATE EDUCATION
Public Hearing Held (S)
HB2062
Changes the laws regarding members of the military and their families
SCS HCS HB 2062 & 1518 -- (LR# 4411S.06C)
Reported to the House with... (S)
SCS AS AMENDED

HB2079
Changes the laws regarding property taxation
HB2079 -- (LR# 4841L.02I)
WAYS AND MEANS
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB2095
Revises the crime of sexual misconduct involving a child to make the current statute provisions to be in the first degree and creates the infraction of sexual misconduct involving a child in the second degree
HB2095 -- (LR# 4925L.01I)
CRIME PREVENTION AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB2107
Allows unclaimed remains of veterans to be collected by a veterans' service organization for the purpose of internment in a veterans' cemetery under certain circumstances
HB2107 -- (LR# 4986L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Veterans (H)
HB2109
Encourages school districts to participate in the Baldrige Continuous Quality Improvement Program
HB2109 -- (LR# 4426L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
HB2110
Prohibits any governing authority, board, commission, or the personnel of a political subdivision from preventing the display of founding documents with religious content in public
HCS HB 2110 -- (LR# 4423L.02C)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
HB2112
Establishes the Fair Tax Act of 2008 which requires the Department of Revenue to develop methods for replacing the state income tax with a state sales tax
HCS HB 2112 -- (LR# 4496L.05C)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
HB2189
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)
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)
HB2242
Creates a civil penalty and a cause of action for damages for coerced subcutaneous implantation of an identification device
HB2242 -- (LR# 4569L.01I)
HEALTH CARE POLICY
Public Hearing Completed (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)
HB2246
Decreases the corporate income tax rate to 5.5% and requires the sales factor to be multiplied by three for the purpose of calculating the apportionment of corporate income
HB2246 -- (LR# 3308L.02I)
WAYS AND MEANS
Public Hearing Completed (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)
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)
HB2278
Waives the requirement of a National Instant Criminal Background Check System on a person purchasing a firearm if he or she has a valid concealed carry endorsement
HB2278 -- (LR# 5184L.02I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON GENERAL LAWS
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)
HB2296
Lowers the grade point average required for a college student to be eligible for renewed assistance from the Access Missouri Financial Assistance Program from a 2.5 to a 2.0
HB2296 -- (LR# 5241L.01I)
Referred: Higher Education (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)
HB2306
Prohibits an individual with a temporary instruction permit or an intermediate driver's license from operating a motor vehicle while using a cell phone except under certain conditions
HB2306 -- (LR# 4962L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB2333
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)
HB2347
Lowers the assessment percentage for personal property taxation purposes on vehicles necessary for transporting physically disabled individuals from 33.3% to 12%
HB2347 -- (LR# 5249L.01I)
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
HCS Voted Do Pass (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)
HB2416
Changes the laws regarding dog fighting
HB2416 -- (LR# 5427L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON GENERAL LAWS
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
HB2437
Changes the laws regarding the regulatory impact report relating to environmental conditions or standards
HB2437 -- (LR# 5121L.02I)
Referred: Special Committee on Energy and Environment (H)
HB2442
Changes the laws regarding energy efficiency and conservation
HB2442 -- (LR# 5500L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT
Public Hearing Completed (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)
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)
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)
HB2547
Prohibits public school districts from using school funds to purchase alcohol
HB2547 -- (LR# 5613L.01I)
ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION
Public Hearing Completed (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)
HB2574
Changes the laws regarding tax credits for energy producers
HB2574 -- (LR# 5578L.02I)
Referred: Special Committee on Energy and Environment (H)
HB2595
Requires the Land Reclamation Commission to establish a process to identify which land areas are unsuitable for all or certain types of surface mines
HB2595 -- (LR# 5645L.01I)
Referred: Conservation and Natural Resources (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)
HJR44
Proposes a constitutional amendment raising the allowable level of bonded indebtedness for school districts
HJR44 -- (LR# 3564L.01I)
ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HJR48
Proposes a constitutional amendment authorizing the General Assembly to require photo identification to vote in elections
HCS HJR 48 -- (LR# 3572L.02P)
SENATE FINANCIAL, GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, AND ELECTIONS
Reported Do Pass (S)
HJR49
Proposes a constitutional amendment increasing the number of Governor-appointed citizens serving on the Appellate Judicial Commission and the number of candidates nominated for vacancies
HCS HJR 49 -- (LR# 3575L.05P)
Third Read and Defeated (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)
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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