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

SPONSOR
HB1640
Establishes the Debbi Daniel Law which disallows court-ordered adoption decrees or a adoptive parents' or adoptee's request for a new birth certificate changing the name of a birth parent in an adoption
Approved SCS HB 1640 -- (LR# 3029S.05T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
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)
HB2352
Changes the laws regarding the registration of fictitious business names
HB2352 -- (LR# 5120L.01I)
JUDICIARY
Public Hearing Completed (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)
HB2438
Disqualifies waiting week credit and benefits for claimants who are discharged for providing false information on an employment application regarding criminal convictions or job qualifications
HB2438 -- (LR# 5056L.01I)
Referred: Spec Com on Workforce Dev & Workplace Safety (H)
HB2440
Changes the laws regarding hotline calls reporting child abuse and neglect to the Children's Division within the Department of Social Services
HB2440 -- (LR# 4860L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON FAMILY SERVICES
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
HB2442
Changes the laws regarding energy efficiency and conservation
HB2442 -- (LR# 5500L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT
Public Hearing Completed (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)
HB2483
Changes the laws regarding neighborhood and community improvement districts
HB2483 -- (LR# 5210L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Job Creation & Eco Dev (H)
COSPONSOR
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)
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)
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

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)
HB1629
Authorizes the appointment of an additional circuit court judge in the 31st Judicial Circuit in Greene County
HB1629 -- (LR# 4147L.01I)
JUDICIARY
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1714
Authorizes an income tax credit for costs of repairs or losses incurred in a federally and state-declared natural disaster area
HB1714 -- (LR# 3960L.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)
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)
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)
HB1773
Authorizes an income tax dependency exemption for a stillborn child for the taxable year in which the child was born
HB1773 -- (LR# 4058L.01P)
SENATE WAYS AND MEANS
Executive Session Held (S)
VOTED DO PASS

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)
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)
HB1798
Establishes the Landowner Liability Protection Act
HB1798 -- (LR# 3554L.02I)
CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1802
Specifies that the appeal of a ruling on student eligibility for extracurricular activities by certain schools may bypass the administrative hearing process in certain instances
HCS HB 1802 -- (LR# 4132L.02C)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (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)
HB1859
Establishes the Renewable Energy Research Grant Program to provide funding for renewable energy research projects
HB1859 -- (LR# 4468L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Energy and Environment (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

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)
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)
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)
HB2034
Changes the laws regarding weapons
Approved SCS HCS HB 2034 -- (LR# 4708S.08T)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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

HB2188
Creates civil and criminal penalties for individuals committing mortgage fraud and imposes sanctions upon certain licensed and unlicensed persons who commit the crime
Approved SCS HCS HB 2188 -- (LR# 4918S.05T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
HB2208
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)
HB2215
Increases the annual cap on the amount of tax credits the Department of Economic Development may issue for the Quality Jobs Program from $40 million to $60 million
HB2215 -- (LR# 5016L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON JOB CREATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
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)
HB2260
Re-authorizes the tax credits for qualified research expenses, establishes the annual cap at $10 million, limits the qualified research activities, and requires that the credits be issued
HCS HB 2260 -- (LR# 5134L.06P)
Second Read/Referred: Ways and Means (S)
HB2261
Requires all public firearms ranges owned and operated by the State of Missouri or its agencies to allow the use of B-27 targets
HB2261 -- (LR# 5108L.01I)
RULES - PURSUANT TO RULE 25(21)(f)
Rules - No Action Taken (H)
HB2279
Changes the laws regarding utility regulations and the sale of scrap metal
SCS HCS HB 2279 -- (LR# 5192S.11C)
Conference Committee Substitute (H)
HB2283
Specifies that certain dairy products will be considered misbranded based on certain labeling claims
HB2283 -- (LR# 4890L.02I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON AGRI-BUSINESS
Voted Do Pass (H)
HB2292
Specifies that any person who commits a steady red light violation that is detected and enforced through an automated photo red light enforcement system will be guilty of an infraction
HB2292 -- (LR# 5019L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (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)
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)
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)
HB2361
Authorizes an individual income tax credit of $4,000 for each year in which the taxpayer is licensed and employed as a full-time peace officer
HB2361 -- (LR# 5273L.01I)
WAYS AND MEANS
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB2381
Changes the laws regarding landlords and tenants
HB2381 -- (LR# 5179L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (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)
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)
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)
HB2529
Changes the laws regarding the firearm safety training requirement for obtaining a permit to carry a concealed weapon to allow proof of certain types of military service to satisfy the requirement
HB2529 -- (LR# 5618L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON GENERAL LAWS
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB2553
Changes the laws regarding St. Louis public schools
HB2553 -- (LR# 3896L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Student Achievement (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)
HJR41
Proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting state courts from levying or imposing new or increased taxes, licenses, or fees without legislative or voter approval
SCS HCS HJR 41 -- (LR# 3616S.04C)
SENATE JUDICIARY AND CIVIL AND CRIMINAL JURISPRUDENCE
SCS Reported Do Pass (S)
HJR56
Proposes a constitutional amendment requiring all impeachments to be tried by the Senate
HJR56 -- (LR# 4127L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON GENERAL LAWS
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HJR61
Proposes a constitutional amendment allowing constitutionally chartered cities or counties to impose liens on nuisance property
HJR61 -- (LR# 3916L.01I)
JUDICIARY
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HJR62
Proposes a constitutional amendment giving the power of eminent domain to the state and its political subdivisions whose officials are directly responsible to elected officials
HJR62 -- (LR# 3917L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)

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