Missouri House of Representatives
2009
95th General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
Legislation Sponsored by Rep. Robert Schaaf
SPONSOR
HB85
Adds the counties of Andrew and Buchanan to the list of counties
authorized to enact nuisance abatement ordinances regarding the
condition of real property
HB85
-- (LR# 0459L.01I)
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Voted Do Pass (H)
HB95
Changes the laws regarding co-payments for prescription drugs and
establishes regulations regarding pharmacy benefit managers
HCS HB 95
-- (LR# 0461L.02P)
Referred: Fiscal Review (H)
HB203
Prohibits any agreement between a health insurance carrier and a
licensed health care provider from containing provisions which place
certain restrictions on the provider
HB203
-- (LR# 0463L.01I)
Referred: Special Standing Committee on Health Insurance (H)
HB286
Requires every hospital licensed in the state to establish a
methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) control program
HCS HB 286
-- (LR# 0460L.02P)
SENATE HEALTH, MENTAL HEALTH, SENIORS, AND FAMILIES
Executive Session Held (S)
VOTED DO PASS
HB303
Prohibits health insurers from discriminating against any willing
provider in the geographic region of the health benefit plan
HB303
-- (LR# 0462L.01I)
HEALTHCARE TRANSFORMATION
Motion to Do Pass Failed (H)
HB327
Changes the laws regarding the Missouri Health Facilities Review
Committee for the Certificate of Need Program
HB327
-- (LR# 0457L.01I)
Referred: Healthcare Transformation (H)
HB371
Expands the crime of tampering with a judicial officer to include
juvenile officers or deputy juvenile officers
HB371
-- (LR# 1303L.01I)
CRIME PREVENTION
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB372
Requires the Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions and
Professional Registration to establish uniform insurance application
forms for most group health insurance policies
HCS#2 HB 372
-- (LR# 0458L.04C)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
HB399
Exempts wholesale motor vehicle dealers operating in conjunction with
a wholesale motor vehicle auction by the same owner from the
limitation of the number of dealer plates they may be issued
HB399
-- (LR# 1286L.02I)
SPECIAL STANDING COMMITTEE ON GENERAL LAWS
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB401
Changes the laws regarding hospital patient safety
HB401
-- (LR# 1226L.01I)
Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
HB459
Creates a federal reimbursement allowance for ground ambulance
services
HCS HB 459
-- (LR# 1223L.02P)
SENATE HEALTH, MENTAL HEALTH, SENIORS, AND FAMILIES
Executive Session Held (S)
SCS VOTED DO PASS
HB551
Changes the deadline for voter registration from the fourth Wednesday
prior to an election to the second Wednesday prior to an election
HB551
-- (LR# 1523L.01I)
Referred: Elections (H)
HB608
Establishes the Small Business and Entrepreneurial Growth Act to
provide assistance for the expansion of certain small businesses
HB608
-- (LR# 1767L.01I)
Referred: Small Business (H)
HB614
Prohibits health insurers from imposing any co-payment or
co-insurance, or combination thereof, that exceeds 50% of the total
cost of providing the health care service to an enrollee
HB614
-- (LR# 1666L.01I)
HEALTHCARE TRANSFORMATION
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
HB627
Allows combat veterans serving prior to September 11, 2001, to be
eligible for the scholarship program established in the Missouri
Returning Heroes' Education Act
HB627
-- (LR# 1623L.01I)
Referred: Veterans (H)
HB647
Changes the laws regarding energy and the environment
HCS HB 647
-- (LR# 1798L.02C)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
HB669
Allows the St. Joseph School District, upon a majority vote of its
school board, to operate a charter school
HB669
-- (LR# 1615L.01I)
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)
HB691
Authorizes the State Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
to establish an impaired physician program for physicians who
may be impaired due to illness, substance abuse, or mental condition
HCS HB 691
-- (LR# 1869L.02C)
Referred: Rules - Pursuant to Rule 25(32)(f) (H)
HB737
Decreases the percentage of an aircraft's true value in money to 7%
when assessing personal property tax on certain aircraft
HB737
-- (LR# 1878L.01I)
WAYS AND MEANS
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB738
Allows eligibility for the scholarship program established in the
Missouri Returning Heroes' Education Act to veterans who meet the
university's requirements for Missouri residency
HB738
-- (LR# 1915L.01I)
VETERANS
Voted Do Pass (H)
HB810
Limits the number of embryos a physician can implant in a human to
the current number recommended by the American Society for
Reproductive Medicine
HB810
-- (LR# 2027L.01I)
HEALTHCARE TRANSFORMATION
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
HB839
Establishes the standard of care for persons with bleeding disorders
HB839
-- (LR# 2073L.01I)
HEALTHCARE TRANSFORMATION
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
HB873
Requires students who have completed their secondary education
through homeschooling to receive the same consideration for financial
aid purposes as students who were not homeschooled
HB873
-- (LR# 2028L.01I)
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)
HB986
Prohibits a health carrier or health benefit plan from denying
reimbursement for diagnostic imaging services based solely on a
licensed physician's specialty or professional board certification
HCS HB 986
-- (LR# 2367L.02C)
Referred: Rules - Pursuant to Rule 25(32)(f) (H)
HB987
Requires the Family Support Division to implement a step reduction
method to more efficiently transition recipients off of child day care
services benefits
HB987
-- (LR# 2360L.01I)
HEALTHCARE TRANSFORMATION
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HCR4
Encourages dog training programs and kennel clubs to provide training
and education for community pet owners that result in dogs being
"Canine Good Citizens"
HCS HCR 4
-- (LR# 0474L.02C)
SENATE RULES, JOINT RULES, RESOLUTIONS AND ETHICS
Reported Do Pass (S)
HCR28
Urges rescission of federal law 42 CFR, Part 435.1008, which
prohibits Missouri from utilizing the current acute care mental
hospital in Columbia for purposes of Medicaid participation funds
HCS HCR 28
-- (LR# 1943L.02C)
Referred: Rules - Pursuant to Rule 25(32)(f) (H)
HCR29
Claims sovereignty under the Tenth Amendment of the United States
Constitution over the power to regulate sewer systems located within
the state
HCR29
-- (LR# 1942L.01I)
SPECIAL STANDING COMMITTEE ON INFRASTRUCTURE & TRANSPORTATION FUNDING
Motion to Do Pass Failed (H)
HCR46
Recognizes November 7, 2009, as "100 Mile Endurance Run Day" in
Missouri to commemorate the first 100-mile ultramarathon run in this
state
HCR46
-- (LR# 2471L.01I)
Referred: Rules - Pursuant to Rule 25(32)(f) (H)
COSPONSOR
HB27
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
HB27
-- (LR# 0200L.01I)
Referred: Veterans (H)
HB82
Changes the laws regarding income tax exemptions for certain
retirement benefits
Approved SCS HCS HB 82
-- (LR# 0269S.05T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
HB110
Exempts all sales of eyeglasses from state and local sales and use
tax
HB110
-- (LR# 0432L.01I)
Referred: Ways and Means (H)
HB111
Allows unclaimed cremated remains of veterans to be collected
by a veterans' service organization for the purpose of internment
under certain circumstances
Approved SCS HCS HB 111
-- (LR# 0668S.04T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
HB126
Requires all employers in the state who provide paid or unpaid leave
to employees for the birth of a child to provide the same leave for
the adoption of a child
HB126
-- (LR# 0573L.01I)
Referred: Spec Standing Committee on Children & Families (H)
HB149
Requires all state, county, and municipal law enforcement agencies and
officers to use only a canine team which has been certified by an
approved association in the performance of certain enforcement duties
HB149
-- (LR# 0128L.01I)
PUBLIC SAFETY
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB154
Establishes the Foster Care Education Bill of Rights and changes the
laws regarding the placement of children and the appointment of
standby guardians
Approved CCS#2 SS HCS HB 154
-- (LR# 0778L.08T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
HB169
Changes the laws regarding certain city sales taxes
HB169
-- (LR# 0097L.01I)
SPECIAL STANDING COMMITTEE ON GENERAL LAWS
Voted Do Pass (H)
HB170
Establishes the Business Premises Safety Act
SCS HB 170
-- (LR# 0772S.03C)
Placed on Informal Calendar (S)
HB171
Exempts, in the absence of a written contract to the contrary, a
tenant from rent payments when his or her residence is destroyed by
an act of God
Vetoed SCS HB 171
-- (LR# 0773S.02T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
HB174
Requires the Governor to disclose certain specified information
regarding tax credits and state contracts
HB174
-- (LR# 0776L.01I)
CORRECTIONS AND PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
Voted Do Pass (H)
HB204
Authorizes an income tax credit for volunteer firefighters who
complete certain training programs
HB204
-- (LR# 0856L.02I)
PUBLIC SAFETY
Voted Do Pass (H)
HB226
Specifies that no pharmacy can be required to perform, assist,
recommend, refer to, or participate in any act or service resulting in
an abortion and it will be immune from liability for refusing to do so
HB226
-- (LR# 0841L.01I)
HEALTH CARE POLICY
Voted Do Pass (H)
HB233
Exempts any person selling or delivering dairy products to another
person for the individual's own use from the permit and inspection
requirements of the State Milk Board
HB233
-- (LR# 0697L.01I)
AGRICULTURE POLICY
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
HB304
Specifies the meaning of "significant difference in the time involved
in transporting students" for purposes of elections to change school
district boundaries
HCS HB 304
-- (LR# 0130L.02P)
Perfected by Consent - Pursuant to House Rules (H)
HB305
Allows two or more adjacent school districts to share a
superintendent when at least one of the districts' accreditation
status is accredited or provisionally accredited
HB305
-- (LR# 0464L.01I)
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)
HB306
Requires the board of a lake area business district to enter into an
agreement with the Department of Revenue for the collection of
transient guest taxes within the district
Vetoed HCS HB 306
-- (LR# 0101L.02T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
HB323
Changes the laws regarding taxation and several economic
development programs and establishes the Small Business and
Entrepreneurial Growth Act
HCS#2 HB 323 & 528
-- (LR# 0839L.04C)
Referred: Rules - Pursuant to Rule 25(32)(f) (H)
HB339
Establishes the Stop HIV/AIDS in Prison Act which requires a
comprehensive policy to provide HIV testing, treatment, and
prevention services to inmates
HB339
-- (LR# 0932L.01I)
CORRECTIONS AND PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
Motion to Do Pass Failed (H)
HB352
Establishes provisions regarding the licensure of tanning facilities
by the Department of Health and Senior Services
HB352
-- (LR# 1176L.01I)
Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
HB359
Allows the Highways and Transportation Commission to enter into
more than three design-build highway project contracts
Approved SS SCS HCS HB 359
-- (LR# 1170S.06T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
HB367
Creates the Missouri Catastrophe Fund to help protect property
and casualty insurers against insolvencies caused by earthquakes
HB367
-- (LR# 1031L.01I)
INSURANCE POLICY
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB387
Requires the development of a quality rating system for early
childhood and before- and after-school programs that are licensed by
the Department of Health and Senior Services
HCS HB 387
-- (LR# 1193L.02C)
Laid Over (H)
HCS PENDING
HB388
Revises the definition of "professional counseling" and authorizes the
State Committee for Professional Counselors to require certain
licensed professional counselors to provide evidence of training
HB388
-- (LR# 1231L.01I)
SPECIAL STANDING COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION & LICENSING
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB389
Changes the classification of certain watercraft from personal
property to residential property for property taxation purposes
HB389
-- (LR# 1132L.01I)
WAYS AND MEANS
Voted Do Pass (H)
HB390
Changes the laws regarding unauthorized aliens and construction
safety programs
Approved CCS SS SCS HCS HB 390
-- (LR# 0766L.06T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
HB417
Establishes Bryce's Law which authorizes a tax credit for individuals
who donate to a scholarship-granting organization if the donation is
not claimed on their federal income tax return
HB417
-- (LR# 0086L.01I)
HEALTH CARE POLICY
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB422
Establishes the Uninsured Motorist Stipulation of Benefits Act of
2009 which changes the laws regarding uninsured motorists
HB422
-- (LR# 0228L.06I)
Withdrawn (H)
HB425
Changes the laws regarding the practice of applying permanent
cosmetics, tattooing, body piercing, and branding
HB425
-- (LR# 1175L.01I)
SPECIAL STANDING COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION & LICENSING
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB458
Establishes regulations regarding pharmacy benefit managers
HB458
-- (LR# 1178L.04I)
SPECIAL STANDING COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION & LICENSING
Motion to Do Pass Failed (H)
HB461
Authorizes the Secretary of State to administratively cancel a
certificate of limited partnership under certain conditions
HB461
-- (LR# 0553L.01I)
SPECIAL STANDING COMMITTEE ON GENERAL LAWS
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
HB462
Allows any registered voter who is eligible to vote in a particular
election to do so by absentee ballot without being required to state
the reason
HB462
-- (LR# 1198L.01I)
Referred: Elections (H)
HB484
Establishes the Commission on the Death Penalty and places a
moratorium on all executions until January 1, 2012
HB484
-- (LR# 1236L.02I)
PUBLIC SAFETY
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
HB497
Changes the laws regarding transparency of health care information,
Missouri Health Insurance Pool, and patient privacy and safety
HCS HB 497
-- (LR# 1260L.08C)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
HB499
Changes the laws regarding the use of paper ballots at elections
HB499
-- (LR# 1035L.01I)
Referred: Elections (H)
HB500
Requires any employer convicted of hiring illegal aliens to execute a
surety bond and repay the value of any state-administered or
subsidized tax credit, tax abatement, or loan
HB500
-- (LR# 1378L.01I)
Referred: Rules - Pursuant to Rule 25(32)(f) (H)
HB501
Requires the Division of Special Education to develop a program
to provide ombudsman services to children and families
regarding special education programs and services
HB501
-- (LR# 0080L.02I)
Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
HB512
Adds specialists, certain charitable health care referral networks,
professional corporations of a physician, and other professionals
for whom the State Legal Expense Fund is available for certain claims
HB512
-- (LR# 1259L.01I)
Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
HB529
Increases the membership of the MO HealthNet Oversight Committee
by adding one licensed mental health professional who cares for
participants
HB529
-- (LR# 1100L.01I)
Referred: Healthcare Transformation (H)
HB544
Changes the laws regarding the oversight of public funds and
access to the dome of the State Capitol
SCS HB 544
-- (LR# 0733S.02T)
Failed to Pass over Veto (H)
HB545
Revises the Missouri individual income tax rate schedule and
dependency exemption and increases the federal tax deduction for the
individual income tax
HCS HB 64 & 545
-- (LR# 0337L.03P)
Second Read/Referred: Ways and Means (S)
HB550
Makes it illegal to implant a device into any person that is capable
of transmitting personal information
HCS HB 550
-- (LR# 1069L.03C)
Referred: Rules - Pursuant to Rule 25(32)(f) (H)
HB578
Allows members of the St. Louis Police Retirement System to be
credited with unused sick leave upon retiring
HB578
-- (LR# 1096L.01I)
Withdrawn (H)
HB616
Requires health carriers issuing or renewing a health plan to provide
coverage for prosthetic devices, related services, and supplies
HB616
-- (LR# 1564L.01I)
HEALTH CARE POLICY
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
HB621
Requires the Governor to issue an annual proclamation designating
November 16 as "Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma Awareness Day"
HB621
-- (LR# 1404L.02I)
Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
HB634
Adds home nursing visits and follow-up care as needed for certain
at-risk newborns to the list of covered services under the MO
HealthNet Program
HB634
-- (LR# 0675L.01I)
HEALTHCARE TRANSFORMATION
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
HB663
Increases the income disregarded under the Ticket to Work Health
Assurance Program for Social Security Disability Income from $50 to
$250
HB663
-- (LR# 1792L.01I)
HEALTHCARE TRANSFORMATION
Voted Do Pass (H)
HB665
Changes the laws regarding transportation
HCS HB 665
-- (LR# 1204L.06C)
RULES - PURSUANT TO RULE 25(32)(f)
Rules - Action Postponed (H)
HB671
Changes the laws regarding bingo and repeals the 2% gross receipts
sales tax on pull-tab cards and the two-tenths of one cent tax on
each bingo card
Vetoed HCS HB 620 & 671
-- (LR# 1304L.02T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
HB697
Adds state and political subdivision employees to the term "volunteer"
as it relates to persons who can dispense medications for the
Department of Health and Senior Services during emergencies
HB697
-- (LR# 1875L.01I)
Referred: Rules - Pursuant to Rule 25(32)(f) (H)
HB698
Specifies that "bold letters" as it relates to signage requirements
on a public receptacle for donations of unwanted household items
means a primary color on a white background so it is clearly visible
Approved HB698
-- (LR# 1748L.01T)
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
HB721
Establishes the Health Care Whistleblower Protection Act to protect
health care professionals from retaliatory actions by employers for
reporting violations regarding improper patient care
HB721
-- (LR# 1588L.01I)
Referred: Special Standing Committee on Health Insurance (H)
HB735
Establishes the Uninsured Motorist Stipulation of Benefits Act of
2009 which changes the laws regarding uninsured motorists
HCS HB 735
-- (LR# 1977L.04C)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
HB741
Creates the crime of stealing leased property
HB741
-- (LR# 1916L.01I)
Referred: Crime Prevention (H)
HB742
Allows the St. Louis Board of Police Commissioners to develop a test
to measure the ordinary physical strength of commissioned police
officers in its jurisdiction
HB742
-- (LR# 1845L.01I)
Referred: Public Safety (H)
HB814
Establishes the Fair Tax Act of 2009 which replaces the state
individual and corporate income tax and the estate tax with a fair tax
based on all new retail sales and services
HB814
-- (LR# 0893L.01I)
TAX REFORM
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
HB870
Requires the Division of School Improvement to develop a program
to provide a fine arts education consultant at each regional
professional development center
HB870
-- (LR# 1847L.02I)
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)
HB900
Requires school meals to derive no more than 30% of their calories
from fat and to limit saturated fat to less than 10% of the calories
as measured over the school day
HB900
-- (LR# 2000L.01I)
HEALTH CARE POLICY
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB901
Establishes minimum nutritional standards for food and beverages
sold or provided to students during the school day
HB901
-- (LR# 1979L.01I)
HEALTH CARE POLICY
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB927
Allows members of the Police Retirement System of St. Louis to be
credited with unused sick leave upon retiring
HB927
-- (LR# 1914L.01I)
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB948
Requires window stickers instead of license plate tabs to show
current motor vehicle registration
HB948
-- (LR# 1149L.01I)
TRANSPORTATION
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1000
Establishes additional standards for voting machines that operate
using software
HB1000
-- (LR# 1251L.02I)
ELECTIONS
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1003
Requires grants to be awarded to school districts for assistance in
obtaining certification from the United States Green Building Council
for new construction or the renovation of their buildings
HB1003
-- (LR# 2294L.01I)
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)
HB1009
Requires the Official State Manual to be made avaiable for
distribution only in an electronic format on compact discs with
exceptions
HB1009
-- (LR# 2386L.01I)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
HB1029
Establishes the Missouri Science and Innovation Reinvestment Act
and the Missouri Science and Innovation Authority
HB1029
-- (LR# 2330L.01I)
JOB CREATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1036
Gives priority consideration to charter schools wanting to purchase
or lease any real or personal property owned by the St. Louis City
School District for use by the charter school
HB1036
-- (LR# 1455L.01I)
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)
HB1040
Prohibits school boards from placing restrictive covenants in deeds
of real property that prohibit its use as a school and nullifies any
existing restrictive covenants
HB1040
-- (LR# 2366L.01I)
Referred: Judiciary (H)
HB1188
Establishes the Fair Influence in Government Act which prohibits
the use of public funds for lobbying purposes
HB1188
-- (LR# 2301L.01I)
Referred: Elections (H)
HB1200
Changes the laws regarding criminal background checks conducted
under the Family Care Safety Registry
HB1200
-- (LR# 2452L.02I)
Referred: Spec Standing Committee on Children & Families (H)
HJR9
Proposes a constitutional amendment changing the laws regarding
elections and voting rights
HCS HJR 9
-- (LR# 0770L.05C)
Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
HJR23
Proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting appropriations in any
fiscal year from exceeding certain limits
HCS HJR 23
-- (LR# 1214 .03P)
SENATE WAYS AND MEANS
Public Hearing Scheduled, Bill not Heard (S)
HJR37
Proposes a constitutional amendment guaranteeing the right to vote by
secret ballot for all public offices, initiatives and referendums, and
any authorizations or designations regarding employee representation
HJR37
-- (LR# 2344L.01P)
Placed on Informal Calendar (S)
SA 1 PENDING
HJR38
Proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting the expenditure of
public funds for abortion services, human cloning, or certain
human research
HJR38
-- (LR# 2391L.01I)
Referred: Spec Standing Committee on Children & Families (H)
Missouri House of Representatives
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