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

SPONSOR
HB1350
Requires health insurance coverage for infertility treatments
HB1350 -- (LR# 3412L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Health Insurance (H)
HB1431
Authorizes the City of Charleston to impose, upon voter approval, a transient guest tax for the promotion of tourism
HB1431 -- (LR# 3265L.01I)
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Voted Do Pass (H)
HB1500
Designates a portion of State Highway 80 in New Madrid County as the "Gene Curtis Memorial Highway"
HB1500 -- (LR# 3665L.01I)
TRANSPORTATION
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1520
Adds additional criteria to meet the informed consent requirements prior to a doctor performing an abortion
HB1520 -- (LR# 3664L.01I)
Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
COSPONSOR
HB1411
Changes the crime of unlawful possession of a concealable firearm to unlawful possession of a firearm
HB1411 -- (LR# 3774L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON GENERAL LAWS
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1439
Re-enacts the federal overtime standards in effect prior to the passage of Proposition B (2006) regarding the minimum wage increase
HB1439 -- (LR# 3470L.01I)
Referred: Spec Com on Workforce Dev & Workplace Safety (H)
HB1488
Changes the laws regarding criminal securities fraud and sets a minimum penalty when it is committed against the elderly or disabled
HB1488 -- (LR# 3698L.01I)
CRIME PREVENTION AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1519
Prohibits commercial inserts or other forms of advertising from accompanying motor vehicle registration renewal notices
HB1519 -- (LR# 4035L.01I)
TRANSPORTATION
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1535
Allows a deduction for cafeteria plan administrative fees from a state employee's compensation unless the employee elects not to participate in the plan
HB1535 -- (LR# 4090L.01I)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
HB1578
Establishes the Solar and Wind Incentive Program to allow for rebates for the installation of solar photovoltaic systems
HB1578 -- (LR# 3617L.01I)
Referred: Conservation and Natural Resources (H)
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)
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)
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)
HB1713
Establishes regulations for persons offering rebates
HB1713 -- (LR# 3958L.02I)
Referred: Special Committee on Small Business (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)
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

HB1733
Changes from two to five years the cycle for determining the assessed valuation of real property in St. Louis County
HB1733 -- (LR# 4212L.01I)
Referred: Ways and Means (H)
HB1739
Authorizes the licensure of prescribing psychologists
HB1739 -- (LR# 4098L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION AND LICENSING
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
HB1780
Prohibits commercial inserts or other forms of advertising from accompanying motor vehicle registration renewal notices
HB1780 -- (LR# 4099L.01I)
Referred: Transportation (H)
HB1791
Defines "licensed professional counselor" and includes these individuals as mental health professionals working in the Division of Comprehensive Psychiatric Services
Approved HB1791 -- (LR# 4264L.01T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
HB1792
Changes the laws regarding licensed professional counselors
HB1792 -- (LR# 4263L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION AND LICENSING
Public Hearing Completed (H)
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)
HB1823
Requires all state agencies and political subdivisions to fly the United States and Missouri flags at half-staff the day after notice that a Missouri resident has been killed while on active duty
HB1823 -- (LR# 4605L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Veterans (H)
HB1844
Prohibits gubernatorial appointees from holding office in or contributing to political parties or organizations and from taking part in any political campaign during their term of office
HB1844 -- (LR# 3819L.01I)
Referred: Elections (H)
HB1855
Increases the penalty for endangering the welfare of a child in the first degree when shaking a child younger than five years of age to a minimum of 15 years in prison
HB1855 -- (LR# 4050L.02I)
CRIME PREVENTION AND PUBLIC SAFETY
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
HB1866
Requires the Department of Revenue to award fee office contracts with a priority given to school districts and charitable organizations over individuals in a competitive bid process
HB1866 -- (LR# 4478L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
Public Hearing Completed (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)
HB1891
Requires all school districts to have physical education programs
HB1891 -- (LR# 3959L.01I)
ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION
Public Hearing Completed (H)
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)
HB1901
Allows any person selling raw milk or cream to an individual for his or her own use to do so without a permit from the State Milk Board within the Department of Agriculture
HB1901 -- (LR# 4115L.03I)
Referred: Special Committee on Agri-Business (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)
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)
HB2030
Establishes the Public Employment Relations Act which changes the laws regarding public employee labor organizations
HB2030 -- (LR# 3760L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (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)
HB2050
Creates an alternative way of calculating the state adequacy target for school funding
HB2050 -- (LR# 4930L.01I)
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)
HB2061
Establishes provisions regarding the recycling of containers
HB2061 -- (LR# 3307L.01I)
Referred: Local Government (H)
HB2124
Creates the School Safety and School Violence Prevention Fund
HB2124 -- (LR# 4766L.01I)
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)
HB2128
Establishes the Missouri Health Policy Authority to develop and maintain a coordinated health policy agenda for the provision of health services in this state
HB2128 -- (LR# 3409L.01I)
Referred: Health Care Policy (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)
HB2154
Expands the No-call List to include business subscribers and wireless telephone services and prohibits telephone solicitations for certain political purposes
HB2154 -- (LR# 4771L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Utilities (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

HB2157
Changes the laws regarding identity protection and gives identity theft victims the right to have an incident report filed by their law enforcement agency and receive a copy of the report
Approved SS SCS HB 1384 & HB 2157 -- (LR# 3562S.06T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
HB2235
Requires the Joint Committee on Terrorism, Bioterrorism, and Homeland Security to include the feasibility of compiling information relevant to enforcement issues in their studies
HB2235 -- (LR# 3836L.02I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY
Voted Do Pass (H)
HB2237
Prohibits any person from transporting, moving, attempting to transport, concealing, harboring, or sheltering any illegal alien in this state
HB2237 -- (LR# 4011L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Immigration (H)
HB2259
Authorizes an income tax credit for food or cash donations to senior citizen services centers
HB2259 -- (LR# 4570L.02I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON SENIOR CITIZEN ADVOCACY
Voted Do Pass (H)
HB2270
Requires certified law enforcement officers to review video footage of red light cameras prior to issuing summons and requires positive identification of the license plate of the vehicle
HB2270 -- (LR# 5119L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (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)
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)
HB2349
Requires the State Board of Mediation to investigate a petition filed by a labor organization alleging that an employee unit wishes to be represented by that labor organization
HB2349 -- (LR# 4471L.01I)
Referred: Spec Com on Workforce Dev & Workplace Safety (H)
HB2350
Requires merchants to have access to certain credit and debit card rate information
HB2350 -- (LR# 4713L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Small Business (H)
HB2351
Requires health carriers and health benefit plans to provide coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorders under certain conditions
HB2351 -- (LR# 5413L.01I)
HEALTH CARE POLICY
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
HB2369
Establishes the Informed Growth Act, which requires an economic impact study to be completed as part of a review of land use permit applications for large-scale retail developments
HB2369 -- (LR# 5417L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Small Business (H)
HB2387
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
HB2387 -- (LR# 5469L.01I)
Referred: Spec Com on Workforce Dev & Workplace Safety (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)
HB2441
Establishes the Prostate Cancer Pilot Program to provide screening and treatment for prostate cancer for certain uninsured or economically challenged men
HB2441 -- (LR# 5086L.01I)
Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
HB2442
Changes the laws regarding energy efficiency and conservation
HB2442 -- (LR# 5500L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB2463
Requires the installation of carbon monoxide and smoke detection devices in certain residential properties
HB2463 -- (LR# 5188L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
HB2521
Establishes the Missouri Earned Income Tax Credit Act which authorizes an individual income tax credit equal to 20% of any earned income tax credit claimed by the taxpayer on his or her federal income tax return
HB2521 -- (LR# 4134L.02I)
Referred: Ways and Means (H)
HB2533
Authorizes an income tax deduction for certain public college tuition costs
HB2533 -- (LR# 5585L.01I)
HIGHER EDUCATION
Voted Do Pass (H)

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