Lord God, You are God and earnestly we seek You. We thank You that You hear and answer prayer. How awesome You are.

Though there are issues that often seem to divide us, we stand here in Your presence as one people, with a passionate desire to fulfill the purpose to which we are called. We remain strong and resolute and we keep our priorities straight; God, family, and the business of state. Therefore we look to You, asking of You wisdom and understanding that we may remain focused and on point, not allowing distractions to derail us from fulfilling Your plan.

May we build on past successes, learn from past mistakes and enjoy the remarkable transformation unfolding before us, as we yield to You.

Now unto Him who is able to keep us from stumbling and in acknowledgment of Your presence, we ask these things in the name of Your Son. Amen.

The Speaker appointed the following to act as Honorary Pages for the Day, to serve without compensation: Ella Jean Skaggs, Cora Elizabeth Skaggs and Levi Matthew Skaggs.

AYES: 144

Aull	Avery	Baker 25	Baker 123	Bivins
Bland	Brandom	Brown 30	Brown 50	Bruns
Burnett	Casey	Chappelle-Nadal	Cooper 120	Corcoran
Cox	Cunningham 145	Cunningham 86	Curls	Darrough
Davis	Day	Deeken	Denison	Dethrow
Dixon	Donnelly	Dusenberg	El-Amin	Emery
Ervin	Faith	Fallert	Fares	Fisher
Flook	Frame	Franz	Funderburk	Grill
Grisamore	Guest	Harris 23	Harris 110	Haywood
Hobbs	Hodges	Holsman	Hoskins	Hubbard
Hughes	Hunter	Icet	Johnson	Jones 89
Jones 117	Kelly	Kingery	Komo	Kraus
Kuessner	Lampe	Lembke	LeVota	Liese
Lipke	Loehner	Low 39	Marsh	McClanahan
McGhee	Meadows	Meiners	Munzlinger	Muschany
Nance	Nasheed	Nieves	Nolte	Norr
Onder	Oxford	Page	Pearce	Pollock
Portwood	Pratt	Quinn 7	Quinn 9	Richard
Robb	Robinson	Roorda	Rucker	Ruestman
Ruzicka	Salva	Sander	Sater	Scavuzzo
Schaaf	Schad	Scharnhorst	Schieffer	Schlottach
Schoeller	Schoemehl	Self	Shively	Silvey
Skaggs	Smith 14	Smith 150	Spreng	Stevenson
St. Onge	Storch	Stream	Sutherland	Swinger
Thomson	Threlkeld	Tilley	Todd	Viebrock
Villa	Wallace	Walsh	Wasson	Wells
Weter	Whorton	Wildberger	Wilson 119	Wilson 130
Witte	Wood	Wright 159	Wright-Jones	Yaeger
Yates	Zimmerman	Zweifel	Mr Speaker

NOES: 005

Daus	Lowe 44	Talboy	Vogt	Young

PRESENT: 001

George

ABSENT WITH LEAVE: 009

Bowman	Bringer	Cooper 155	Dougherty	May
Moore	Parson	Schneider	Walton

VACANCIES: 004

Harry Besleme was introduced by Representative Harris (23) and recognized as an Outstanding Missourian.

HB 2020, introduced by Representative Icet, to appropriate money for supplemental purposes for the several departments and offices of state government, for the purchase of equipment, and for planning expenses, and for capital improvements including but not limited to major additions and renovations, new structures, and land improvements, from the funds designated for the fiscal period ending June 30, 2008.

HB 1780, introduced by Representatives Darrough, Wells, Curls, Weter, Roorda, Hodges, Wildberger, Harris (110), Yaeger, Kuessner, Daus, Spreng, Frame, Liese, Schieffer, Corcoran, Talboy, Meadows, Lowe (44), George, Casey, Harris (23) and Rucker, relating to motor vehicle registration notices.

HB 1783, introduced by Representatives Meadows, Dusenberg, Casey, Frame, Komo, Roorda, Grill, Wildberger, Schieffer, Johnson, Fallert, Harris (110), Walsh and Scharnhorst, relating to flying flags at half-staff.

HB 1784, introduced by Representatives Meadows, Day, Wildberger, George, Lowe (44), Grill, McGhee, Roorda, Komo, Casey, Frame, Fallert, Fisher, Wallace, Hughes, Moore, Dusenberg, Schieffer, Baker (25), Harris (110), Walsh, Lampe and Scharnhorst, relating to flags flown over state buildings.

HB 1785, introduced by Representatives Meadows, Dougherty, Wildberger, Roorda, Schieffer, Darrough and Walsh, relating to counseling for railroad workers.

HB 1786, introduced by Representatives Meadows, Schieffer, Yaeger, Fallert, Wildberger, Roorda, Dougherty and Walsh, relating to highway pavement management.

HB 1787, introduced by Representatives Thomson, Cunningham (145), Hunter and Day, relating to obsolete workplace safety and health statutes.

HB 1788, introduced by Representatives Day, Wasson, Jetton, Walton, Pearce, Dougherty, Pollock, Deeken, Meadows, Holsman, Kraus, Grill, Nolte, Stream, Wilson (130), Wallace, Roorda, Baker (123), Smith (14), Schoeller, Funderburk, Pratt, Wood, Ervin, Dixon, Portwood, Sander, Flook, Casey, Dusenberg, Yates, Brown (30), Cunningham (86), May, Denison, Richard, Wilson (119), Whorton, Page, Avery, Silvey, Salva, Lembke, Jones (89), Nance, Wright, Nieves, Grisamore, Ruzicka, Faith, Hobbs, Norr, Schieffer, Aull, Schad, Sater, Brandom, Scharnhorst and Smith (150), relating to exempting military pensions from income tax.

HB 1789, introduced by Representatives Lembke, Portwood, Bivins and Avery, relating to waste collection in certain counties.

HB 1790, introduced by Representatives Cooper (155), Stevenson, Swinger, Schaaf, Sater and May, relating to a time critical diagnosis system.

HB 1791, introduced by Representatives Cooper (155), Burnett, Stevenson and Hodges, relating to licensed professional counselors.

HB 1792, introduced by Representatives Cooper (155), Burnett, Hodges, Stevenson and Ruzicka, relating to licensed professional counselors.

HB 1793, introduced by Representatives Cooper (155) and Stevenson, relating to the board of health and senior services.

HB 1794, introduced by Representatives Deeken and Lampe, relating to state procurement.

HB 1795, introduced by Representatives Pollock, Smith (150), Wells, Emery, Faith, Wallace, Loehner, Portwood, Denison, Franz, Sander, Wood, Burnett, Nieves, Cunningham (86), Davis, Kelly, May, Sater, Onder, Funderburk, Pearce, Jones (89), Schad, Cooper (155), Flook, Ruzicka, Stream, Wright and Cox, relating to endangering the welfare of a child or unborn child.

HB 1796, introduced by Representatives Schieffer, Onder, Donnelly, Hodges, Aull, Page, LeVota, Dougherty, Whorton, Darrough, Wildberger, Quinn (9), Casey, Oxford, Salva, Meadows, Kuessner, Holsman, Komo, Corcoran, Lowe (44), Frame, Hughes, Liese, George, Shively, Low (39), Nasheed, Wright-Jones, Deeken, Stream, Wright, Schneider, Tilley, Harris (110), Skaggs, Wilson (119), Brown (50), Funderburk, Jones (89), Sander and Faith, relating to deceptive advertising practices.

HB 1797, introduced by Representatives Viebrock, Quinn (7), Loehner, Wilson (119), Munzlinger, Jones (117), Hobbs, Self and Stevenson, relating to disposal of dead animals.

HB 1798, introduced by Representatives Ruzicka, Sater, Wilson (130), Cunningham (145), Schad, Kraus, Thomson, Quinn (7), Pollock, Nolte, Munzlinger, Sander, Nance, Funderburk, Hobbs, Moore, Smith (150), Dixon, Wilson (119), Denison, Fisher, Dougherty, Wells, Wood, Viebrock, Dethrow, Wallace, Schoeller, Stream, Wright, Schlottach, McGhee, Day, Franz, Tilley, Jones (117), Parson, Whorton, Bivins, May, Ruestman, Schieffer, Todd, Norr, Quinn (9), Nieves, Schaaf, Scharnhorst, Stevenson, Schneider, Weter, Loehner, Casey and Cooper (155), relating to the landowner liability protection act.

HB 1799, introduced by Representatives Ruzicka, Jones (117), Funderburk, Onder, Darrough, Dougherty, Wilson (119), Fisher and Ruestman, relating to the statute of limitations.

HB 1801, introduced by Representatives Daus, Stevenson, May, Jones (117), Salva, Jones (89), Johnson, Yates, Flook, Cox, Bringer, Vogt, Casey, Smith (150), McGhee, Wilson (119), Dougherty, Villa, Darrough, Schneider, Witte, Chappelle-Nadal, Robb, Burnett and Schieffer, relating to landlord-tenant actions.

HB 1802, introduced by Representatives Wilson (130), Kingery, Fisher, Schoeller, Stevenson, Ruestman, Kraus, Sater, Cunningham (86), Moore, Meiners, Dougherty, Nieves and Portwood, relating to suspension or expulsion of students.

HB 1803, introduced by Representatives Kelly, Dethrow, Sater, Wallace, Smith (150), Whorton and Wells, relating to the national animal identification system.

HB 1804, introduced by Representatives Corcoran and Darrough, relating to home-rule cities.

Representative Brown (30) has been appointed a member of the Special Committee on Urban Issues.

Representative Funderburk has been appointed a member of the Special Committee on Student Achievement.

Representative Kuessner has been appointed a member of the Special Committee on Professional Registration and Licensing.

Representative McGhee has been appointed a member of the Appropriations - General Administration Committee.

Representative Page has been appointed a member of the Special Committee on Veterans.

Representative Pratt is no longer a member of the Special Committee on Urban Issues.

Representative Zweifel has been appointed a member of the Special Committee on Retirement.

The following members’ presence was noted: Cooper (155), May, Moore, Parson and Walton.

On motion of Representative Tilley, the House adjourned until 10:00 a.m., Thursday, January 24, 2008.

Joint committee meeting with Agriculture Policy and Special Committee on Agri-business.

Committee members will be meeting John B. Askew, Regional Administrator EPA Region 7.

Continuation of budget overview for the Department of Health and Senior Services.

The purpose is to meet Mr. John B. Askew, Regional Administrator for EPA Region 7.