Missouri House of Representatives
2008
94th General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Legislation Sponsored by Rep. Steven Tilley
SPONSOR
HB1587
Disqualifies convicted felons from jury service even if their civil rights have been restored
HB1587 -- (LR# 4289L.01I)
JUDICIARY
Public Hearing Scheduled, Bill not Heard (H)
HB1782
Changes the laws regarding levee and drainage districts
HB1782 -- (LR# 4566L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON GENERAL LAWS
Voted Do Pass (H)
HB2077
Allows spouses of deployed soldiers to take certain amounts of time off from work without pay and without fear of retribution from the employer
HB2077 -- (LR# 4995L.01I)
Referred: Spec Com on Workforce Dev & Workplace Safety (H)
HB2380
Expands the authority of the counties of Clay and Jefferson to adopt regulations for electrical wiring and installation to make them consistent with other first and second classification counties
HB2380 -- (LR# 5450L.01I)
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Voted Do Pass (H)
HB2446
Authorizes small claims court judgments to become liens on real estate
HB2446 -- (LR# 5555L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON GENERAL LAWS
Public Hearing Scheduled, Bill not Heard (H)
HB2496
Requires the Missouri Housing Development Commission to have its offices and staff in Cole County and requires the executive director or chief executive officer to reside within 40 miles of Jefferson City
HB2496 -- (LR# 5554L.03I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON GENERAL LAWS
Voted Do Pass (H)
HB2546
Prohibits political subdivisions from restricting the open carrying of firearms and requires them to incorporate the justifiable use of force defenses into local ordinances regarding weapon offenses
HB2546 -- (LR# 5600L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on General Laws (H)
HCR1
House Concurrent Resolution No. 1 - State of the State on January 15, 2008
HCR1 -- (LR# 4209L.01I)
Escort Committee (H)
ESCORT COMMITTEE LT GOVERNOR AND SENATORS:
REPRESENTATIVES LIPKE, WASSON, GUEST, AVERY,
DEEKEN, VILLA, HUBBARD, WRIGHT-JONES, SKAGGS AND
AULL

HCR2
House Concurrent Resolution No. 2 - State of the Judiciary on February 5, 2008
HCR2 -- (LR# 4210L.01I)
Escort Committee (H)
REPRESENTATIVES JONES 89, LIPKE, STEVENSON,
FLOOK, COX, BURNETT, WITTE, ZIMMERMAN, WALTON,
AND HARRIS 23

HCR3
House Concurrent Resolution No. 3 - State of the State of Transportation on February 6, 2008
HCR3 -- (LR# 4211L.01I)
Adopted (S)
COSPONSOR
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)
HB1595
Authorizes an income tax credit for 50% of the cost of the construction of a storm shelter or $2,000, whichever is less
HCS HB 1595 & 1668 -- (LR# 3586L.02P)
Placed on Informal Calendar (S)
HB1616
Changes the laws regarding the licensing of real estate brokers
HB1616 -- (LR# 4056L.01P)
SENATE FINANCIAL, GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, AND ELECTIONS
Executive Session Held (S)
SCS VOTED DO PASS

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)
HB1639
Changes the laws regarding the Aviation Trust Fund and air traffic control towers
HB1639 -- (LR# 4231L.01I)
TRANSPORTATION
Voted Do Pass (H)
HB1668
Authorizes an income tax credit for 50% of the cost of the construction of a storm shelter or $2,000, whichever is less
HCS HB 1595 & 1668 -- (LR# 3586L.02P)
Placed on Informal Calendar (S)
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)
HB1711
Requires Christian County to appoint an emergency services board upon voter approval of a county sales tax for central dispatching of emergency services
SCS HB 1711 -- (LR# 4267S.05C)
Placed on Informal Calendar (S)
SA 9 ADOPTED/SCS, SS#2/SCS, SA 10 PENDING

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)
HB1718
Prohibits expiration dates earlier than five years after the date of issuance or post-purchase fees on gift certificates sold in this state
HB1718 -- (LR# 4376L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Small Business (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

HB1734
Allows certain charitable organizations to begin selling liquor at 9:00 a.m. instead of 11:00 a.m. on Sundays
HB1734 -- (LR# 4276L.01I)
Referred: Local Government (H)
HB1739
Authorizes the licensure of prescribing psychologists
HB1739 -- (LR# 4098L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION AND LICENSING
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
HB1778
Requires the Board of Probation and Parole to make periodic reviews of certain convicted offenders serving sentences of 50 years or life without parole
HB1778 -- (LR# 3803L.01I)
JUDICIARY
Public Hearing Completed (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)
HB1796
Prohibits an individual or business organization from misrepresenting their geographic location by using a fictitious or assumed business name in a telephone directory or directory assistance database
HB1796 -- (LR# 4088L.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)
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)
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

HB1888
Allows a municipality to annex land within the airport zone of the City of Sprinfield if it agrees to enforce Springfield's zoning ordinance
Approved HCS HB 1888 -- (LR# 4663L.03T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
HB1890
Changes the laws regarding comprehensive psychiatric services
HB1890 -- (LR# 4626L.01I)
Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
HB1918
Creates the Missouri Catastrophe Fund to help protect property and casualty insurers against insolvencies caused by earthquakes
HB1918 -- (LR# 4558L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON HEALTH INSURANCE
Public Hearing Completed (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)
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)
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)
HB1994
Changes the laws regarding dam and reservoir safety
HB1994 -- (LR# 4287L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB2036
Requires the Department of Health and Senior Services to equitably distribute to each area agency on aging any additional funds appropriated by the General Assembly for certain elderly services
Approved HCS HB 2036 -- (LR# 4571L.02T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
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)
HB2073
Requires the State Highway Patrol to collect any online identifiers used by a registered sexual offender and allows certain businesses to use the data to check for a match with a registered offender
HB2073 -- (LR# 4714L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB2074
Allows grant money distributed by the Department of Public Safety to investigate Internet sex crimes against children to be used to also fund training for prosecuting and circuit attorneys
HB2074 -- (LR# 4740L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
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)
HB2149
Requires certain swimming pool owners to employ at least one certified operator
HB2149 -- (LR# 5107L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON HEALTH INSURANCE
Public Hearing Completed (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)
HB2156
Authorizes the Motherhood/Fatherhood Stay-at-Home tax credit for certain parents who stay at home to provide care for a child up to 24 months of age
HCS HB 2156 -- (LR# 4398L.04C)
Laid Over (H)
HCS PENDING

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)
HB2190
Phases out over a six-year period the state sales and use tax on the purchase of food and replaces the revenue with a sales tax on the purchase of beer, wine, and liquor
HB2190 -- (LR# 4339L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON TAX REFORM
Public Hearing Completed (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)
HB2243
Establishes the Missouri Fibromyalgia Awareness Initiative Program and allows a health care professional with prescriptive authority to override certain restrictions on medications for fibromyalgia patients
HB2243 -- (LR# 4978L.02I)
HEALTH CARE POLICY
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB2266
Changes the laws regarding the Missouri Teaching Fellows Program
HB2266 -- (LR# 5173L.01P)
Second Read/Referred: Education (S)
HB2330
Requires the Department of Social Services to test applicants for or recipients of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program benefits for the illegal use of controlled substances
HCS HB 2330 -- (LR# 5418L.03C)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
HB2352
Changes the laws regarding the registration of fictitious business names
HB2352 -- (LR# 5120L.01I)
JUDICIARY
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB2366
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)
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)
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)
HB2430
Changes the laws regarding elementary and secondary education
HCS HB 2040 & 2430 -- (LR# 3926L.05C)
Dropped from Calendar - Rule 44 (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)
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)
HB2494
Allows certain municipalities receiving services from a regional electric cooperative to appoint members to the governing board of the regional electric cooperative
HCS HB 2494 -- (LR# 5565L.03C)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (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)
HCR25
Urges Congress and the Consumer Product Safety Commission to immediately strengthen the regulations regarding furniture and major appliances with a tip-over hazard
HCR25 -- (LR# 5093L.01I)
SENATE RULES, JOINT RULES, RESOLUTIONS AND ETHICS
Reported Do Pass (S)
HCR27
Supports the establishment of the Missouri Fibromyalgia Awareness Initiative Program within the Department of Health and Senior Services
HCS HCR 27 -- (LR# 4977L.02C)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (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)
HJR71
Proposes a constitutional amendment authorizing a sales tax for funding veterans' homes, services, and programs and constitutionally establishes the Missouri Veterans' Commission
HCS HJR 71 -- (LR# 4064L.02P)
Second Read/Referred: Ways and Means (S)
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