Missouri House of Representatives
2008
94th General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Legislation Sponsored by Rep. Jim Avery
SPONSOR
HB2108
Changes the laws regarding the distribution of the St. Louis County sales tax
HB2108 -- (LR# 4900L.01I)
Referred: Ways and Means (H)
HB2408
Allows members of limited liability companies to deduct their share of the company's financial institutions tax liability from the member's Missouri individual income tax liability
HB2408 -- (LR# 5421L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Financial Institutions (H)
HCR40
Urges Congress to enact "The American Energy Independence and Security Act of 2008" to open the 10-02 Area of ANWR to oil and gas leasing due to the high price of oil
HCR40 -- (LR# 5529L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Energy and Environment (H)
COSPONSOR
HB1627
Renames the Division of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities within the Department of Mental Health to the Division of Developmental Disabilities
HB1627 -- (LR# 4089L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON HEALTH INSURANCE
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
HB1643
Repeals the provision allowing a person holding a ministerial or tocological certification to provide services related to pregnancy
HB1643 -- (LR# 4157L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION AND LICENSING
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1651
Changes the laws regarding the firearms safety training requirement for obtaining a permit to carry a concealed weapon to allow proof of certain types of military service to satisfy the requirement
HB1651 -- (LR# 4283L.02I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON GENERAL LAWS
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1664
Requires all new signs erected after August 28, 2008, to contain the words "Accessible Parking" instead of "Handicap Parking"
HB1664 -- (LR# 4194L.01I)
Referred: Transportation (H)
HB1736
Changes the laws regarding illegal aliens and immigration status
HCS HB 1736 & 2320 -- (LR# 4372L.07P)
Referred: Fiscal Review (H)
HB1739
Authorizes the licensure of prescribing psychologists
HB1739 -- (LR# 4098L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION AND LICENSING
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
HB1788
Authorizes an income tax deduction from a taxpayer's Missouri adjusted gross income for 100% of any military retirement income, regardless of age or income
HCS HB 1788 & 1882 -- (LR# 4249L.04P)
Placed on Informal Calendar (S)
HB1789
Prohibits St. Louis County from enacting charter provisions governing waste collection in unincorporated areas of the county
HB1789 -- (LR# 4292L.01I)
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1805
Allows enrollees to pay the lower of the co-payment assigned by the health maintenance organization or health insurer or the usual and customary retail price of the prescription drug
HB1805 -- (LR# 4350L.01P)
Placed on Informal Calendar (S)
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)
HB1882
Authorizes an income tax deduction from a taxpayer's Missouri adjusted gross income for 100% of any military retirement income, regardless of age or income
HCS HB 1788 & 1882 -- (LR# 4249L.04P)
Placed on Informal Calendar (S)
HB1909
Allows unclaimed remains of veterans to be collected by a veterans' service organization for the purpose of internment in a veterans' cemetery under certain circumstances
HB1909 -- (LR# 4008L.01I)
Withdrawn (H)
HB1975
Increases from three years to six years the period of time a concealed carry endorsement is valid
HB1975 -- (LR# 4523L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON GENERAL LAWS
Voted Do Pass (H)
HB1981
Authorizes a tax credit equal to 100% of the state sales tax paid on any motor vehicle assembled and purchased in Missouri
HB1981 -- (LR# 4764L.01P)
Second Read/Referred: Ways and Means (S)
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)
HB2030
Establishes the Public Employment Relations Act which changes the laws regarding public employee labor organizations
HB2030 -- (LR# 3760L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
HB2048
Establishes the Textbook Transparency Act
Approved SCS HCS HB 2048 -- (LR# 4627S.03T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
HB2079
Changes the laws regarding property taxation
HB2079 -- (LR# 4841L.02I)
WAYS AND MEANS
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB2100
Requires most health benefit plans to provide coverage for certain prosthetic devices and related services and supplies by January 1, 2009
HB2100 -- (LR# 4999L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON HEALTH INSURANCE
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB2107
Allows unclaimed remains of veterans to be collected by a veterans' service organization for the purpose of internment in a veterans' cemetery under certain circumstances
HB2107 -- (LR# 4986L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Veterans (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)
HB2230
Requires immunizations for certain school children for the human papillomavirus at the option of the child's parent or guardian
HB2230 -- (LR# 5095L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Health Insurance (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)
HB2260
Re-authorizes the tax credits for qualified research expenses, establishes the annual cap at $10 million, limits the qualified research activities, and requires that the credits be issued
HCS HB 2260 -- (LR# 5134L.06P)
Second Read/Referred: Ways and Means (S)
HB2264
Changes the laws regarding child care subsidy benefits
HB2264 -- (LR# 4741L.02I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON FAMILY SERVICES
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB2276
Changes the laws regarding the Missouri Homestead Preservation Act and property taxation
HB2276 -- (LR# 4786L.01I)
Referred: Ways and Means (H)
HB2286
Establishes the Uninsured Motorist Stipulation of Benefits Act of 2008 which changes the laws regarding uninsured motorists
HB2286 -- (LR# 5220L.01I)
Referred: Insurance Policy (H)
HB2290
Exempts any advance refund amount received from the federal Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 from the Missouri individual income tax
HB2290 -- (LR# 5298L.01I)
Referred: Ways and Means (H)
HB2291
Requires St. Louis County to elect a county assessor at the general election in 2008 and every four years thereafter
HB2291 -- (LR# 5290L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Urban Issues (H)
HB2320
Changes the laws regarding illegal aliens and immigration status
HCS HB 1736 & 2320 -- (LR# 4372L.07P)
Referred: Fiscal Review (H)
HB2341
Requires any leasehold interest in state-owned property being conveyed to be negotiated at no less than the prevailing fair market value
HB2341 -- (LR# 5001L.01I)
CORRECTIONS AND PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB2347
Lowers the assessment percentage for personal property taxation purposes on vehicles necessary for transporting physically disabled individuals from 33.3% to 12%
HB2347 -- (LR# 5249L.01I)
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
HB2399
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
HB2399 -- (LR# 5305L.01I)
Referred: Spec Com on Workforce Dev & Workplace Safety (H)
HB2443
Prohibits St. Louis County from enacting charter provisions governing waste and trash collection in unincorporated areas of the county
HB2443 -- (LR# 5519L.01I)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB2449
Requires revenue from a tax increase within a tax increment financing district to be used only for the taxing purpose
HB2449 -- (LR# 4277L.01I)
Referred: Special Committee on Government Affairs (H)
HJR54
Proposes a constitutional amendment limiting the total service in the General Assembly to 16 years
HJR54 -- (LR# 3456L.01I)
ELECTIONS
Voted Do Pass (H)
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Last Updated September 3, 2008 at 3:26 pm