Missouri House of Representatives
2008
94th General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Legislation Sponsored by Rep. Thomas Villa
SPONSOR
HB1725
Removes health care providers from the mandatory exclusion from jury
duty and allows the court to excuse a health care provider from jury
service at the court's discretion
HB1725
-- (LR# 4537L.01I)
JUDICIARY
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB2364
Limits the amount a plaintiff can recover in tort actions against the
state or its agents, officers, or employees
HB2364
-- (LR# 5452L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
HB2367
Requires the City of St. Louis to provide furnishings and supplies
for the public administrator and allows the public administrator to
hire deputies and assistants
HB2367
-- (LR# 5355L.01I)
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
HB2395
Excludes any sales tax for the operation of public safety departments
and funding for local parks in the City of St. Louis from being
considered levies for certain tax increment financing transactions
HB2395
-- (LR# 5472L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Job Creation & Eco Dev (H)
HB2534
Prohibits any sales tax for the operation of public safety
departments and funding for local parks in the City of St. Louis from
being diverted to tax increment financing projects
HB2534
-- (LR# 5573L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Job Creation & Eco Dev (H)
COSPONSOR
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)
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)
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
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)
HB1739
Authorizes the licensure of prescribing psychologists
HB1739
-- (LR# 4098L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION AND LICENSING
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
HB1772
Allows various political entities to establish automated photo red
light enforcement systems to detect red light signal violations
HB1772
-- (LR# 3139L.02I)
TRANSPORTATION
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
HB1776
Prohibits discrimination based upon a person's sexual orientation
HB1776
-- (LR# 3167L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on General Laws (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)
HB1801
Exempts landlords from liability for damage to a person's property
that results from enforcement of a judgment granting possession and
gives landlords the right to dispose of the property
HB1801
-- (LR# 4345L.01I)
JUDICIARY
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1830
Changes the laws regarding the classification of marijuana as a
controlled substance and legalizes the use of marijuana for medical
purposes
HB1830
-- (LR# 4621L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (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)
HB1856
Changes the laws regarding the registration of a trademark
HB1856
-- (LR# 4334L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (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)
HB1916
Increases state employee salaries in an amount equal to the
percentage change in the federal Consumer Price Index
HB1916
-- (LR# 4540L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
Public Hearing Scheduled, Bill not Heard (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)
HB1922
Changes the requirements for reporting abortions
HB1922
-- (LR# 4731L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Family Services (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)
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)
HB2083
Requires all language used in new legislation, resolutions,
regulations, and other published materials to use respectful language
when referring to persons with physical and mental disabilities
HB2083
-- (LR# 5006L.01I)
Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
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)
HB2131
Changes the laws regarding the Missouri individual income tax
HB2131
-- (LR# 4711L.01I)
Referred: Ways and Means (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)
HB2152
Changes the laws regarding schools in St. Louis under the Special
Administrative Board and their academic accountability
HB2152
-- (LR# 4005L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Urban Education Reform (H)
HB2331
Allows the Governor to authorize the Director of the Division of
Finance to suspend certain laws and rules for financial institutions
during a state of emergency
HB2331
-- (LR# 5306L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Financial Institutions (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)
HB2353
Requires child care facilities to maintain the required local
licenses and permits for the operation of a child care facility in
order to have a state license to operate a child care facility
HB2353
-- (LR# 5431L.01I)
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
HB2421
Allows a Kansas City festival district promotional association to
obtain a license to sell alcohol for consumption within the festival
district
HCS HB 2421
-- (LR# 5473L.03C)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
HB2422
Allows for the creation of certain energy efficiency programs under
the direction of the Missouri Public Service Commission
HB2422
-- (LR# 5474L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Utilities (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)
HB2430
Changes the laws regarding elementary and secondary education
HCS HB 2040 & 2430
-- (LR# 3926L.05C)
Dropped from Calendar - Rule 44 (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)
HB2541
Establishes the Voter Caging Prohibition Act of 2008
HB2541
-- (LR# 5587L.01I)
Referred: Elections (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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Last Updated October 15, 2008 at 3:14 pm