Missouri House of Representatives
2008
94th General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Legislation Sponsored by Rep. Don Ruzicka
SPONSOR
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

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)
HB1798
Establishes the Landowner Liability Protection Act
HB1798 -- (LR# 3554L.02I)
CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1799
Specifies that the statute of limitations for any offense that is classified as a class A misdemeanor will be two years
HB1799 -- (LR# 3549L.01I)
JUDICIARY
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)
HB2511
Allows a "GOLD STAR FAMILY" special license plate for any immediate family member of a United States military member who was a Missouri resident killed in the line of duty
HB2511 -- (LR# 3555L.01I)
Referred: Transportation (H)
HJR77
Proposes a constitutional amendment increasing the number of members on the Conservation Commission and requiring that one member be from each Department of Conservation region
HJR77 -- (LR# 3594L.01I)
Referred: Conservation and Natural Resources (H)
COSPONSOR
HB1357
Prohibits any person who commits the crime of nonsupport of a spouse or child from being admitted on an excursion gambling boat or casino until the arrearage is satisfied
HB1357 -- (LR# 3489L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON FAMILY SERVICES
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1367
Authorizes an income tax credit for certain volunteer firefighters
HB1367 -- (LR# 3530L.02I)
WAYS AND MEANS
HCS Voted Do Pass (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)
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)
HB1425
Increases the cap on the aggregate of certain agricultural tax credits and extends the expiration date for the Missouri Agricultural and Small Business Development Authority to issue tax credits
HB1425 -- (LR# 3725L.01I)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
HB1463
Prohibits the enrollment of unlawfully present aliens in public institutions of higher education
SCS HCS#2 HB 1463 -- (LR# 3748S.05C)
Placed on Informal Calendar (S)
HB1464
Prohibits the use or possession of an alcohol beverage vaporizer
HB1464 -- (LR# 3747L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (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)
HB1526
Removes the requirement to hold an election in nonpartisan elections when there are the same number of candidates as open offices
HB1526 -- (LR# 4092L.01I)
Referred: Elections (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)
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)
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)
HB1589
Requires commercial vehicle enforcement officers to meet the mandatory standards for basic training and licensure of peace officers
HB1589 -- (LR# 4154L.01I)
TRANSPORTATION
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1619
Establishes the Drug Monitoring Act and requires the Department of Health and Senior Services to maintain a realtime electronic logbook on all pseudoephedrine purchases in this state
SS#2 SCS HCS HB 1619 -- (LR# 3897S.08F)
Reported to the House with... (S)
SS#2 SCS AS AMENDED

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)
HB1626
Prohibits certain illegal aliens from receiving public assistance benefits
HCS HB 1626 -- (LR# 4129L.03P)
Placed on Informal Calendar (S)
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)
HB1658
Authorizes a state and local sales and use tax exemption for fencing materials used for agricultural purposes
HB1658 -- (LR# 3039L.01I)
AGRICULTURE POLICY
Public Hearing Completed (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)
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)
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)
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

HB1739
Authorizes the licensure of prescribing psychologists
HB1739 -- (LR# 4098L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION AND LICENSING
HCS Voted Do Pass (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)
HB1775
Authorizes state college and university police officers to enforce traffic regulations on college or university property
HB1775 -- (LR# 4557L.01I)
CRIME PREVENTION AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Voted Do Pass (H)
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)
HB1792
Changes the laws regarding licensed professional counselors
HB1792 -- (LR# 4263L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION AND LICENSING
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)
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)
HB1894
Requires delivery of a certified copy of a warrant and request for a detainer to the confined offender's facility before a prisoner can request a final disposition of any untried indictment or complaint
HB1894 -- (LR# 4164L.03I)
JUDICIARY
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)
HB1938
Requires the State Board of Education to establish a rule to mandate parental participation in three teacher conferences each year regarding their child's performance
HB1938 -- (LR# 4588L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1941
Adds farm-raised quail and pheasant to the list of animals considered as livestock as it applies to the crime of stealing
HB1941 -- (LR# 4778L.01I)
AGRICULTURE POLICY
Public Hearing Completed (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)
HB1982
Removes the six-month residency requirement to be eligible for a concealed carry endorsement
HB1982 -- (LR# 4524L.02I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON GENERAL LAWS
Voted Do Pass (H)
HB2034
Changes the laws regarding weapons
Approved SCS HCS HB 2034 -- (LR# 4708S.08T)
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)
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)
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)
HB2079
Changes the laws regarding property taxation
HB2079 -- (LR# 4841L.02I)
WAYS AND MEANS
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB2119
Specifies that any person who unlawfully distributes or delivers any controlled substance to any person which causes that person's death will be guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the first degree
HB2119 -- (LR# 4728L.01I)
CRIME PREVENTION AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Public Hearing Completed (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

HB2173
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)
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)
HB2248
Changes the laws regarding the use of credit information when underwriting insurance contracts and prohibits insurers from taking adverse actions based on a person's credit report or insurance score
HB2248 -- (LR# 5174L.01I)
Referred: Insurance Policy (H)
HB2304
Changes the laws regarding the identification, assessment, and education of children with autism spectrum disorder
HB2304 -- (LR# 5266L.01I)
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)
HB2376
Changes the laws regarding the identification, assessment, and education of children with autism spectrum disorder
HB2376 -- (LR# 5420L.01I)
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)
HB2397
Requires any entity that provides construction services on the property of a public or private school or university or any state- owned building to have an approved drug and alcohol testing program
HB2397 -- (LR# 5238L.01I)
Referred: Spec Com on Workforce Dev & Workplace Safety (H)
HB2471
Designates a portion of Interstate 44 in St. Louis County as the "Police Officer Nicholas K. Sloan Memorial Highway"
HB2471 -- (LR# 5540L.01I)
Referred: Transportation (H)
HB2487
Allows real estate brokers to affiliate with out-of-state real estate brokers or salespersons for transactions involving commercial real estate under certain circumstances
HB2487 -- (LR# 5561L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION AND LICENSING
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)
HB2553
Changes the laws regarding St. Louis public schools
HB2553 -- (LR# 3896L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Student Achievement (H)
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)
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)
HJR74
Proposes a constitutional amendment imposing a fee on every wireless telephone number from any wireless device capable of accessing the 911 system to fund enhanced 911 services
HJR74 -- (LR# 5087L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
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Last Updated October 15, 2008 at 3:14 pm