Missouri House of Representatives
2008
94th General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Legislation Sponsored by Rep. Terry Swinger
SPONSOR
HB1547
Revises the definition of "telephone solicitation" to prohibit
political campaigns from using live operators or automatic dialing
machines to call anyone on the No-Call List
HB1547
-- (LR# 4106L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON UTILITIES
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1595
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)
COSPONSOR
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)
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)
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)
HB1716
Prohibits the violation of a person's privacy rights in order to
obtain or renew a driver's license
HB1716
-- (LR# 4280L.02P)
Placed on Informal Calendar (S)
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)
HB1790
Changes the laws regarding municipal health care facilities and
hospital designations
Approved SS HCS HB 1790
-- (LR# 4329S.06T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
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
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)
HB1988
Establishes lower permissible and desirable class sizes for
school districts in St. Louis City and St. Louis County
HB1988
-- (LR# 4138L.01I)
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)
HB2040
Changes the laws regarding elementary and secondary education
HCS HB 2040 & 2430
-- (LR# 3926L.05C)
Dropped from Calendar - Rule 44 (H)
HB2050
Creates an alternative way of calculating the state adequacy target
for school funding
HB2050
-- (LR# 4930L.01I)
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (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)
HB2088
Allows any registered voter who is eligible to vote in a particular
election to do so by absentee ballot
HB2088
-- (LR# 3255L.01I)
Referred: Elections (H)
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)
HB2124
Creates the School Safety and School Violence Prevention Fund
HB2124
-- (LR# 4766L.01I)
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (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)
HB2243
Establishes the Missouri Fibromyalgia Awareness Initiative Program
and allows a health care professional with prescriptive authority to
override certain restrictions on medications for fibromyalgia patients
HB2243
-- (LR# 4978L.02I)
HEALTH CARE POLICY
Public Hearing Completed (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)
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)
HB2496
Requires the Missouri Housing Development Commission to have its
offices and staff in Cole County and requires the executive director
or chief executive officer to reside within 40 miles of Jefferson City
HB2496
-- (LR# 5554L.03I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON GENERAL LAWS
Voted Do Pass (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)
HB2585
Prohibits a health carrier from refusing to issue or renew a health
benefit plan based solely on an individual's prior donation of a
kidney
HB2585
-- (LR# 5625L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Health Insurance (H)
HB2586
Changes the laws regarding mortgage brokers
HB2586
-- (LR# 5626L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Financial Institutions (H)
HCR47
Urges Congress to investigate the recent sharp rise in gasoline
prices in the United States and explore ways to reduce the price of
gasoline, including utilization of alternative fuels
HCR47
-- (LR# 5638L.01I)
Referred: Agriculture Policy (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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