Senate Summaries on House Bills
HB 1 - (Truly Agreed) - To appropriate money to the Board of Fund Commissioners for the cost of issuing, processing and defeasing and to transfer money among certain funds.
HB 2 - (Truly Agreed) - To appropriate money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the State Board of Education and the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, and the several divisions.
HB 3 - (Truly Agreed) - To appropriate money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Department of Higher Education, the several divisions, programs, and institutions of higher education.
HB 4 - (Truly Agreed) - To appropriate money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Department of Revenue, Department of Transportation, the several divisions and programs.
HB 5 - (Truly Agreed) - To appropriate money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Office of Administration, the Department of Transportation, the Department of Public Safety, and the Chief Executi
HB 6 - (Truly Agreed) - To appropriate money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Department of Agriculture, Department of Natural Resources, Department of Conservation, and the several divisions.
HB 7 - (Truly Agreed) - To appropriate money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Department of Economic Development, Department of Insurance, and Department of Labor and Industrial Relations.
HB 8 - (Truly Agreed) - To appropriate money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Department of Public Safety and the several divisions and programs.
HB 9 - (Truly Agreed) - To appropriate money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Department of Corrections and the several divisions and programs.
HB 10 - (Truly Agreed) - To appropriate money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distibutions of the Department of Mental Health, the Board of Public Buildings, the Department of Health and Senior Services.
HB 11 - (Truly Agreed) - To appropriate money for the expenses, grants, and distributions of the Department of Social Services and the several divisions and programs.
HB 12 - (Truly Agreed) - To appropriate money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Chief Executive's Office and Mansion, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, State Auditor, State Treasurer, etc.
HB 13 - (Truly Agreed) - To appropriate money for real property leases, related services, utilities, systems furniture, and structural modifications for the several departments of state government.
HB 14 - (Truly Agreed) - To appropriate money for supplemental purposes for several departments , and to transfer money among certain funds, from the funds designated for the fiscal period ending June 30, 2007
HB 15 - (Truly Agreed) - To appropriate money for supplemental purposes for the department of Social Services, and to transfer money amoung certain funds, from the funds designated for the fiscal period ending June 30, 2007
HB 16 - (Truly Agreed) - To appropriate money for supplemental purposes for the several departments and offices of state government,and to transfer money among certain funds, from funds designated for period ending 6-30-07
HB 17 - (Truly Agreed) - To appropriate money for capital improvement and other purposes for several departments of state government and the divisions and programs thereof to be expended only as proveded in Article IV, Section 28
HB 18 - (Truly Agreed) - TO appropriate money for capital improvement projects involving the maintenance,repair,replacement,and improvement of state buildings and facilities
HB 28 - (Truly Agreed) - Allows common carriers of household goods to request rate adjustments from the State Highways and Transportation Commission and repeals exemption for household carriers under Chapter 390, RSMo
HB 39 - Establishes a medical assistance program for the employed disabled
HB 40 - Establishes a long-term care insurance public-private parternship program
HB 41 - (Truly Agreed) - Modifies various provisions relating to law enforcement
HB 42 - Repeals the provision requiring the St. Louis Board of Police Commissioners to establish the Bertillon system of identification of criminals and employ assistance to conduct and manage the department and allows the board to use hearing officers
HB 46 - Prohibits impoundment of certain farm animals except in certain conditions and adds notification requirements for owners of impounded animals
HB 56 - (Truly Agreed) - Designates a memorial bridge after Senator Bond and designates several memorial highways.
HB 62 - (Truly Agreed) - Designates the Department of Agriculture's building at 1616 Missouri Boulevard in Jefferson City as the "George Washington Carver Building"
HB 69 - Modifies various provisions relating to political subdivisions
HB 70 - Exempts high school students transferring into the state from passing certain government and constitution courses if they document completion of similar requirements in another state
HB 74 - Allows rural empowerment zones to exist in any county with 16,000 or fewer residents
HB 75 - (Truly Agreed) - Authorizes the Director of the Department of Natural Resources to enter into agreements with private, not-for-profit organizations to provide services for state parks
HB 98 - (Truly Agreed) - Authorizes volunteer transportation services for the elderly
HB 104 - Exempts the cost of modifying a vehicle for a disabled person from sales tax on the purchase price of such vehicle
HB 125 - Modifies provisions relating to the collection of taxes
HB 131 - Modifies various sales tax provisions and creates a tax credit for certain eligible expenses incurred by freight line companies
HB 134 - (Truly Agreed) - Modifies provisions regarding appropriations requests for equipment by the University of Missouri
HB 135 - Modifies laws regarding military and veterans' affairs
HB 155 - Exempts motorcyclists age 21 and older from wearing a helmet when operating a motorcycle or motortricycle
HB 159 - Modifies laws pertaining to dam and reservoir safety
HB 165 - Enacts the 2007 Municipal Telecommunications Business License Tax Simplification Act
HB 166 - Requires write-in candidates to meet state and municipal tax requirements and filing deadlines in order to file a declaration of intent
HB 181 - (Truly Agreed) - Requires captioning of electronic video instructional material
HB 182 - (Truly Agreed) - Establishes the Outside the Hospital Do-Not-Resuscitate Act to permit the execution of do-not-resuscitate orders for use by emergency medical providers for patients receiving treatment outside a hospital
HB 184 - (Truly Agreed) - Requires city or county reimbursement to the community children's services fund in an amount equal to the portion of tax revenues used for tax increment finance projects that would have been allocated to the fund
HB 189 - Modifies the provisions relating to the use of defensive use of force
HB 205 - (Truly Agreed) - Modifies various provisions relating to the promotion of tourism
HB 213 - Requires higher education institutions to adopt policies promoting academic freedom and to report on steps taken to protect student academic freedom
HB 215 - Changes the definition of "adult", "child", and "status offense" as it relates to the jurisdiction of the juvenile courts
HB 220 - (Truly Agreed) - Makes a technical correction to Section 456.5-501 of the Missouri Uniform Trust Code
HB 221 - (Truly Agreed) - Modifies law with respect to motor vehicle extended service contracts and enacts similar provisions relating to other types of service contracts
HB 224 - Restricts the driver's license of a convicted sexual offender to no more than one year and revokes the license if the offender fails to register as required by law
HB 227 - Creates an income tax credit for storm shelter construction
HB 233 - Modifies the definition of the "practice of chiropractic"
HB 245 - Requires commercial driver's license tests to be given in the English language
HB 255 - Amends the law relating to the Office of Administration
HB 264 - (Truly Agreed) - Allows the state Board of Education to invest in government securities offered at a discount or at less than par value
HB 265 - Modifies provisions relating to education
HB 267 - Modifies provisions relating to education
HB 268 - (Truly Agreed) - Authorizes the Governor to convey an easement over, on, and under state property located in Callaway County to the City of Fulton
HB 269 - Bars illegal immigrants from attending public universities
HB 272 - (Truly Agreed) - Designates the three-toed box turtle as the official reptile of the State of Missouri
HB 298 - (Truly Agreed) - Regulates various blasting and excavation activities
HB 300 - Establishes the Volunteer Firefighter Job Protection Act
HB 319 - Modifies several provisions regarding the Fireman's Retirement System of St. Louis
HB 327 - (Truly Agreed) - Modifies provisions of certain Department of Economic Development programs
HB 329 - (Truly Agreed) - Allows debt adjusters to administer debt managment plans
HB 338 - Authorizes minimum amounts of compensation for certain corrections personnel
HB 343 - Modifies provisions pertaining to cleanup costs for releases of hazardous substances
HB 344 - (Truly Agreed) - Modifies liability for crop damage or destruction
HB 346 - Directs the Missouri Agricultural and Small Business Development Authority to pay certain loan interest, administer dairy business grants, and increase the amount of certain agricultural tax credits issued
HB 351 - (Truly Agreed) - Designates the crayfish as the official state invertebrate of the State of Missouri
HB 352 - (Truly Agreed) - Modifies provisions relating to Sheltered Workshops
HB 353 - Modifies various provisions relating to the reporting and investigation of Medicaid fraud
HB 364 - Creates an income tax deduction for qualified health insurance premium payments
HB 405 - (Truly Agreed) - Modifies provisions relating to the administrative duties of the Missouri State Highway Patrol
HB 426 - (Truly Agreed) - Creates the "Missouri Propane Safety Act"
HB 428 - (Truly Agreed) - Creates the State Fair Escrow Fund for expenses associated with the Missouri State Fair and off-season events
HB 431 - (Truly Agreed) - Modifies laws relating to business organizations and merchandising practices
HB 444 - (Truly Agreed) - Exempts Social Security benefits from income taxation
HB 448 - Creates a tax credit equal to sales tax paid for motor vehicles assembled and sold in the state
HB 453 - (Truly Agreed) - Creates an income tax credit for contributions to food pantries and modifies provisions of the Residential Treatment Agency Tax Credit Program
HB 454 - Provides for supplemental food stamp assistance for the elderly
HB 457 - Modifies provisions of law providing property tax relief for senior citizens and disabled persons
HB 458 - Phases out the corporate franchise tax
HB 459 - (Truly Agreed) - Requires land transfers between municipalities to be filed with the county assessor
HB 461 - (Truly Agreed) - Changes the laws regarding the State Water Patrol
HB 462 - Modifies various provisions relating to firearms
HB 467 - (Truly Agreed) - Authorizes the Governor to convey state property in Pettis County to the Girl Scouts-Heart of Missouri Council, Incorporated
HB 469 - Modifies provisions regarding school safety and liability for school personnel
HB 482 - Modifies the provisions relating to the counterfeiting of goods
HB 488 - Creates a tax credit for the use of idle reduction technology
HB 489 - Modifies various provisions regarding education
HB 497 - (Truly Agreed) - Amends the law relating to physician assistants
HB 526 - Changes the laws regarding certain appeals to the Administrative Hearing Commission
HB 527 - Limits the time period for the reservation of a corporate name to 180 days
HB 545 - Changes the laws regarding the licensing of pharmacists
HB 551 - Provides additional workers' compensation benefits for public safety workers killed in the line of duty
HB 554 - (Truly Agreed) - Bars entities from discriminating between licensed professional counselors
HB 555 - (Truly Agreed) - Modifies complaint procedures and record retention requirements for complaints against professional licensed counselors and social workers
HB 574 - (Truly Agreed) - Modifies procedures for enforcing alcohol-related traffic offenses and allows the St. Louis Board of Police Commissioners to delegate powers to hearing officers
HB 576 - (Truly Agreed) - Designates the bobwhite quail as the official state game bird of the State of Missouri
HB 579 - (Truly Agreed) - Provides immunity from liability for health care professionals deployed during a state of emergency
HB 583 - (Truly Agreed) - Modifies provisions relating to crime victims
HB 596 - Modifies various provisions relating to transportation and the regulation of motor vehicles
HB 608 - Exempts real and personal property owned by veterans' organizations from property taxes
HB 616 - (Truly Agreed) - Removes the county assessor from a county board of equalization and requires the county commission to appoint two additional members to the board
HB 619 - (Truly Agreed) - Specifies situations in which the Civil Air Patrol may be activated, which missions are considered federal or state, and who shall pay for such missions
HB 620 - Requires the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to create mentoring standards for beginning teachers and principals and creates an alternative mechanism for teacher certification
HB 636 - Creates an individual income tax credit equal to the amount of the tax that would be due military retirement benefits received by a taxpayer
HB 647 - Authorizes the use of leashed dogs for deer tracking while deer hunting
HB 654 - (Truly Agreed) - Increases grants for veterans' service officer programs, establishes the Stolen Valor Act of 2007, and exempts real and personal property owned by veterans' organizations from taxation
HB 665 - Modifies various provisions relating to county documents
HB 678 - (Truly Agreed) - Exempts school districts in declared federal disaster areas based on inclement weather in January 2007 from making up days and time lost due to the inclement weather
HB 680 - (Truly Agreed) - Designates Big Bluestem as the official state grass
HB 684 - (Truly Agreed) - Authorizes the Governor to convey state property located in the cities of St. Louis and Kansas City and the counties of St. Francois, Texas, Newton, Greene, and Livingston
HB 686 - (Truly Agreed) - Expands the rule-making authority of the Board of Nursing Home Administrators
HB 693 - Establishes the Large Animal Veterinary Student Loan Program and changes the laws regarding the Large Animal Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program
HB 732 - (Truly Agreed) - Adds emergency personnel killed while performing their duties to the list of individuals who are exempt from the formalized highway naming process set forth in Section 227.299, RSMo
HB 740 - (Truly Agreed) - Authorizes the Governor to convey an easement over state property to the City of Warrensburg and the Board of Regents of Northwest Missouri State University to convey state property located in Nodaway County
HB 741 - (Truly Agreed) - Establishes the Missouri Economic Development Code and the Regional Economic Development District Law
HB 744 - Changes the laws regarding outdoor advertising and commercial drivers' licenses
HB 754 - (Truly Agreed) - Allows the Department of Corrections to disburse federal and other funds
HB 758 - Authorizes an income tax credit for employers who hire qualified high school students for summer jobs
HB 774 - Provides that certain persons and entities shall not be required to disclose news sources or certain information
HB 780 - (Truly Agreed) - Modifies various provisions relating to professional licensing
HB 791 - (Truly Agreed) - Requires health carriers to provide certain claims and financial data for the previous three years when requested by an employer
HB 795 - (Truly Agreed) - Allows for the creation of theater, cultural arts, and entertainment districts in certain cities and counties, defines transect-based zoning, and authorizes certain taxes in certain political subdivisions
HB 796 - Exempts any disabled person 65 years of age or older from the physician's statement requirement when renewing disabled license plates or placards
HB 801 - (Truly Agreed) - Modifies provisions relating to telecommunication services and telephone calls
HB 818 - (Truly Agreed) - Establishes the Missouri Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act and changes the laws regarding the Missouri Health Insurance Pool and small employer insurance availability
HB 820 - (Truly Agreed) - Requires the selection of an execution team and creates legal protections for the team members
HB 827 - Creates requirements for educational needs of children placed in residential care facilities
HB 845 - Allows hunting and fishing permit applicants to receive a voter registration application form as part of the application for such permits
HB 851 - Provides for state enforcement of federal immigration laws
HB 875 - Modifies multiple provisions relating to employee benefit plans
HB 891 - Creates a tax credit for hiring disabled workers
HB 892 - Creates a Medal of Freedom for certain veterans who served in a war or conflict between August 2, 1990 and January 1, 2015
HB 894 - Modifies certain provisions relating to elections
HB 914 - Modifies licensing standards of certain professionals
HB 915 - Exempts veterans', service, and fraternal organizations from paying taxes on bingo card sales
HB 916 - Exempts veterans, service, and fraternal organizations from paying the 2% gross receipts tax on bingo pull-tab card sales
HB 933 - Allows an application for a driver's license for a person deployed with the United States armed forces to be signed by a person who holds general power of attorney for the applicant
HB 941 - Allows the curators of the University of Missouri to close certain financial records as they relate to donors or potential donors
HB 945 - Creates the crime of murder of a criminal justice official and expands the crime of assault of law enforcement officers, emergency personnel, or probation officers to include corrections officers
HB 948 - (Truly Agreed) - Modifies provisions relating to genetic and metabolic disease programs
HB 952 - (Truly Agreed) - Modifies provisions relating to fire safety standards in long-term care facilities
HB 987 - Modifies licensing standards for real estate appraisers
HB 1014 - Requires the state to give preference in state purchasing contracts to certain disabled veteran businesses
HB 1055 - (Truly Agreed) - Modifies provisions relating to abortion
HCR 1 - Establishes date and time for State of the Judiciary
HCR 2 - Establishes date and time for State of the State address
HCR 8 - Expresses the support of the General Assembly for the installation of a ferryboat on the Missouri River at Chamois.
HCR 11 - Supports the negotiations of a Taiwan-United States free trade agreement
HCR 13 - Disapproves the recommendations of the Missouri Citizens' Commission on Compensation of Elected Officials
HCR 15 - Recognizes November 2007 as "COPD Awareness Month" and November 21, 2007, as "COPD Awareness Day" in Missouri
HCR 16 - Authorizes the required biennial independent audit of the State Auditor's Office as required in Section 21.760
HCR 17 - Recognizes the I-49 Coalition as the official organization for the project to upgrade U.S. Highway 71 to interstate standards
HCR 18 - State of the State of Transportation
HCR 20 - Urges Congress to repeal the federal REAL ID Act
HCR 24 - Requests a review of the special needs student assessment provisions of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act to better serve the special needs student population
HCR 25 - Urges the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to withdraw a portion of its proposed rules that would change the status of Truman Medical Center as a government owned or operated hospital
HCR 30 - Recognizes the area from Manhattan, Kansas to Columbia, Missouri as the "KC Animal Health Corridor".
HJR 1 - Proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting any court of this state from ordering the General Assembly or executive from increasing taxes or creating new taxes
HJR 7 - (Truly Agreed) - Makes English the language of all official proceedings in the state
HJR 19 - Proposes a constitutional amendment guaranteeing a citizen's First Amendment right to free religious expression