Missouri House of Representatives
2008
94th General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Legislation Sponsored by Rep. Ward Franz
SPONSOR
HB1521
Requires a person to be a United States citizen to become a notary public
HB1521 -- (LR# 3245L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
HB1522
Requires election authorities to create a form to verify the eligibility of election watchers
HB1522 -- (LR# 3142L.01I)
ELECTIONS
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1523
Authorizes an income tax credit for firefighters who complete certain hours of annual training
HB1523 -- (LR# 3141L.01I)
WAYS AND MEANS
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1524
Requires the departments of Social Services, Health and Senior Services, Mental Health, and Elementary and Secondary Education to develop a quality rating system for child care facilities
HB1524 -- (LR# 4091L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON FAMILY SERVICES
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
HB1525
Requires law enforcement agencies to establish a rotation list of towing truck companies to be used for removing disabled vehicles in their jurisdiction
HB1525 -- (LR# 3116L.01I)
CRIME PREVENTION AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Public Hearing Completed (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)
HB1569
Allows counties to assess a fee up to $5 for the county law enforcement restitution fund for certain misdemeanors and infractions
HB1569 -- (LR# 3359L.01I)
Referred: Local Government (H)
HB1570
Adds the services of guardians ad litem to the priority list when a family court is determining how to spend moneys in the county family services and justice fund
Approved SCS HB 1570 -- (LR# 3143S.03T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
HB1571
Expands the crime of resisting or interfering with arrest, stop, or detention to include any arrest, stop, or detention made with a court-authorized warrant or a probation and parole warrant
HB1571 -- (LR# 3145L.02I)
CRIME PREVENTION AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Voted Do Pass (H)
HB1572
Defines "unknown father" as it relates to adoption, guardianship, and termination of parental rights and specifies that written consent is not required from an unknown father to terminate parental rights
HB1572 -- (LR# 4170L.01P)
Perfected by Consent - Pursuant to House Rules (H)
This bill has remained on the HB for Perfection
Consent Calendar for five legislative days without
any objection, and any committee substitutes and
committee amendments are hereby adopted by consent

HB1573
Allows first and second classification counties to collect property taxes using electronic records and disbursements
HB1573 -- (LR# 4173L.01I)
Withdrawn (H)
HB1623
Allows counties not participating in the Missouri Nonpartisan Court Plan to collect a surcharge in civil cases to be used for courthouse security purposes
HB1623 -- (LR# 3358L.01I)
JUDICIARY
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

HB1650
Allows a small business to pay unemployment directly to a claimant or pay a claimant through its unemployment insurance
HB1650 -- (LR# 3582L.01I)
Referred: Spec Com on Workforce Dev & Workplace Safety (H)
HB1677
Allows political subdivisions to elect to cover certain personnel as members of the Missouri Local Government Employees' Retirement System
HB1677 -- (LR# 4453L.01P)
SENATE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TOURISM, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Executive Session Held (S)
SCS VOTED DO PASS

HB1723
Allows certain first and second classification counties to collect property taxes using electronic records and disbursements
HCS HB 1723 -- (LR# 4509L.04C)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
HB1945
Requires employers with 25 or more employees to transfer any child support payments withheld from employees to the Family Support Payment Center by electronic transfer
HB1945 -- (LR# 4829L.01I)
Rules - Reported Do Pass - not Consent (H)
HB1946
Changes the requirements regarding the granting of adoption subsidies and exempts certain neighborhood youth development programs from state child care licensing requirements
Approved SCS HB 1946 -- (LR# 4828S.02T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
HB1972
Prohibits any additional nonprofit educational associations or organizations from becoming members of the Public School Retirement System or the Public Education Employee Retirement System
SCS HB 1972 -- (LR# 4886S.02C)
Returned to Committee of Origin (S)
HB1973
Allows the Public School Retirement System of Missouri and the Public Education Employee Retirement System to protect and indemnify any trustee or employee under certain conditions
SCS HB 1973 -- (LR# 4885S.02C)
Placed on Informal Calendar (S)
HB2182
Requires all newly established state public road to be 60 feet in total width and the traveled surface at least 20 feet in total width on each side of the centerline
HB2182 -- (LR# 3408L.04I)
Referred: Transportation (H)
HB2501
Changes the laws regarding protections for children and abuse victims
HB2501 -- (LR# 5606L.02I)
Referred: Special Committee on Family Services (H)
COSPONSOR
HB1610
Changes the laws regarding the operation of certain vessels on any lake in the state and the requirements for owners of boat docks on certain lakes
HB1610 -- (LR# 3903L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON STATE PARKS AND WATERWAYS
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1652
Prohibits the Department of Agriculture from requiring participation in the National Animal Identification System without authorization from the General Assembly
HB1652 -- (LR# 3040L.02I)
Referred: Agriculture Policy (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)
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)
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)
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)
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

HB1737
Exempts motor fuel used to operate school buses transporting students for educational purposes from the motor fuel tax
HB1737 -- (LR# 3812L.01I)
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)
HB1739
Authorizes the licensure of prescribing psychologists
HB1739 -- (LR# 4098L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION AND LICENSING
HCS Voted Do Pass (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)
HB1798
Establishes the Landowner Liability Protection Act
HB1798 -- (LR# 3554L.02I)
CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES
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

HB1891
Requires all school districts to have physical education programs
HB1891 -- (LR# 3959L.01I)
ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1984
Changes the requirements for reporting abortions and creates a civil remedy for violation of the confidentiality of certain records
HB1984 -- (LR# 4379L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON FAMILY SERVICES
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
HB2028
Requires health care and mental health professionals to eliminate any known physical illness that could be causing weight loss in a patient prior to making a diagnosis of anorexia nervosa
HB2028 -- (LR# 4678L.01I)
Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
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)
HB2078
Prohibits the issuance of a driver's license or termporary permit to any person 15 to 18 years of age if a school submits information that the student is not in compliance with the eligibility standards
HB2078 -- (LR# 4320L.01P)
Second Read/Referred: Education (S)
HB2116
Prohibits health carriers from designating chiropractic care as specialty care or chiropractic physicians as specialists unless they are certified as specialists by the Board of Chiropractic Examiners
HB2116 -- (LR# 5050L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON GENERAL LAWS
Voted Do Pass (H)
HB2118
Authorizes the court to appoint a parenting coordinator upon the dissolution of a marriage to assist the parties in resolving parenting disputes
HB2118 -- (LR# 4858L.02I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON FAMILY SERVICES
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
HB2142
Changes the laws regarding the electronic storage of child support obligation records in the automated child support system
HB2142 -- (LR# 4830L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON FAMILY SERVICES
Voted Do Pass (H)
HB2146
Allows noncharter counties to adopt noise ordinances prohibiting amplified noise above a specified decibel level without the written permission of the county commission
HB2146 -- (LR# 4842L.02I)
Referred: Local Government (H)
HB2171
Creates the Deputy Sheriff Salary Supplementation Fund consisting of money generated by a $10 increase in the sheriff's fee collected for service or process in civil cases
HB2171 -- (LR# 4974L.01I)
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB2255
Allows any local governing agency to establish a work for restitution program and requires certain nonviolent offenders to participate in and complete the program
HB2255 -- (LR# 5125L.01I)
CORRECTIONS AND PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB2264
Changes the laws regarding child care subsidy benefits
HB2264 -- (LR# 4741L.02I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON FAMILY SERVICES
Public Hearing Completed (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)
HB2307
Requires the Commissioner of the State Water Patrol to be appointed from its uniformed membership
HB2307 -- (LR# 5308L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on State Parks and Waterways (H)
HB2319
Requires the Missouri Agricultural and Small Business Development Authority to implement a livestock feed and crop input loan guarantee program for certain livestock and poultry family farm operations
HB2319 -- (LR# 5247L.01I)
Referred: Agriculture Policy (H)
HB2323
Establishes the Missouri Child Abuse, Rape, and Domestic Violence Commission and the Child Abuse, Rape, and Domestic Violence Section in the Department of Social Services to coordinate victim services
HB2323 -- (LR# 4844L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Family Services (H)
HB2342
Requires the implementation of a program of random drug testing for members of the General Assembly and recipients of benefits from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program
HB2342 -- (LR# 5384L.03I)
Referred: Special Committee on General Laws (H)
HB2370
Changes the laws regarding midwives and the practice of midwifery
HB2370 -- (LR# 5314L.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)
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)
HB2528
Authorizes a reduction in the motor fuel tax rate if the average price per gallon of motor fuel in Missouri exceeds $3.50 for three consecutive weeks
HB2528 -- (LR# 5507L.01I)
Referred: Ways and Means (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)
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)
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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