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04-30-2010 - 10:45:02

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General Education Bills

HB 1206  
Gatschenberger Lowers the age at which a person can obtain a concealed carry endorsement from 23 to 21 years of age and increases the period of time an endorsement is valid from three years to five years.
Bill History: 02-24-10 H Public hearing completed


HB 1207  
Day Classifies sawmills and planing mills as agricultural and horticultural property instead of commercial property for property taxation purposes.
Bill History: 04-14-10 S Voted do pass from committee on Senate-Agri/Food Production/Outdoor Resources


HB 1210  
Lipke Changes the controlled substance classification of all methamphetamine precursor drugs from Schedule IV and Schedule V to Schedule III, requiring a physician's prescription.
Bill History: 01-27-10 H Public hearing completed


HB 1212  
Dusenberg Removes the Blue Springs School District from the requirement that nonresident teachers or employees pay nonresident tuition for their children and adds the Lee's Summit School District to this provision.
Bill History: 01-07-10 H Read second time


HB 1213  
Dusenberg Authorizes a state income tax exemption for the state taxable income of certain disabled veterans.
Bill History: 01-07-10 H Read second time


HB 1214  
Dusenberg Exempts from real property taxes certain eligible taxpayers 75 years of age and older with certain income levels.
Bill History: 01-07-10 H Read second time


HB 1215  
Dusenberg Requires health screenings for public school students in the second and eighth grades.
Bill History: 01-07-10 H Read second time


HB 1216  
Dusenberg Exempts real property owned by individuals 65 years of age and older from increases in the tax rate and assessed valuation until the owner moves, sells the property, or fails to notify of continued eligibility.
Bill History: 01-07-10 H Read second time


HB 1222  
Smith-14 Authorizes a sales tax exemption for membership fees and dues paid to any health or fitness club or facility.
Bill History: 02-03-10 H Referred to House Committee on House-Ways and Means


HB 1225  
Lair Increases the Missouri dependency exemption from $1,200 to $1,500 for each qualified dependent claimed by a resident.
Bill History: 02-24-10 H Voted do pass as substitute from committee on House-Tax Reform


HB 1227  
Kraus Increases the Missouri dependency exemption from $1,200 to $2,000 for each qualified dependent claimed by a resident.
Bill History: 02-24-10 H Voted do pass as substitute from committee on House-Tax Reform


HB 1228  
Kraus Exempts real property owned by individuals 65 years of age or older with certain levels of income from increases in assessed valuation that are not from new construction or improvements.
Bill History: 03-31-10 H Referred to House Committee on House-Ways and Means


HB 1229  
Kraus Specifies that any fine collected for a red light violation by an entity utilizing an automated photo red light enforcement system must be given to the local school district where the infraction occurred.
Bill History: 04-13-10 H Public hearing completed


HB 1233  
Davis Revises the criteria regarding the appointment of a guardian ad litem, the designation of volunteer advocates for children, and the best interest of the child standard in certain court proceedings.
Bill History: 01-07-10 H Read second time


HB 1239  
Davis Increases the period of time a concealed carry endorsement is valid from three years to five years from the date of issuance or renewal.
Companions: HB 1352 (Identical)
Bill History: 01-26-10 H Referred to House Committee on House-Agri-Business


HB 1240  
Davis Authorizes a state income tax deduction for tuition costs for any dependent of a resident taxpayer enrolled in any elementary or secondary school or postsecondary education institution in this state.
Bill History: 02-17-10 H Public hearing completed


HB 1243  
Sater Authorizes an income tax deduction for taxpayers who purchase certain qualified fuel cell or solar energy property to generate electricity for their residences.
Bill History: 03-16-10 H Voted do pass as substitute from committee on House-Energy and Environment


HB 1244  
Sater Authorizes a state and local sales and use tax exemption for over-the-counter or nonprescription drugs which are prescribed by a practitioner.
Bill History: 04-21-10 S Hearing conducted


HB 1249  
Sater Authorizes an income tax credit for food or cash donations to a senior citizen services center.
Bill History: 01-07-10 H Read second time


HB 1269  
Meiners Requires any person, business, or organization that holds a camp which provide activities for minors to request criminal background checks on any person who will be working at the camp.
Bill History: 01-07-10 H Read second time


HB 1274  
Dixon Requires the Division of School Improvement to develop and coordinate a program to provide a fine arts education consultant at each regional professional development center.
Bill History: 04-14-10 H Voted do pass as substitute from committee on House-Elementary and Secondary Educa


HB 1277  
Wells Repeals a school district's authority to set policies allowing the use of tobacco products in certain school areas and prohibits smoking and the use of tobacco products on all school property and school buses.
Bill History: 01-07-10 H Read second time


HB 1279  
Roorda Requires the juvenile court to publish the time, date, and location of certain juvenile court proceedings in a court docket and to post it in a conspicuous and readily available location in the courthouse.
Bill History: 02-03-10 H Referred to House Committee on House-Judiciary


HB 1281  
Roorda Authorizes counties to assess a fee on all civil case filings by the circuit court to provide funding to qualified nonprofit organizations to implement a neutral site child custody exchange program.
Bill History: 01-07-10 H Read second time


HB 1290  
Gatschenberger
Griesheimer
Increases the minimum value of county property that the auditor in a charter county must annually inventory.
Bill History: 05-03-10 S Set on the Senate Calendar


HB 1291  
Burlison Increases the period of time a concealed carry endorsement is valid from three years to five years from the date of issuance or renewal.
Bill History: 02-24-10 H Public hearing completed


HB 1294  
Hoskins-121 Changes the laws regarding bingo and repeals the two-tenths of one cent tax on each bingo card.
Bill History: 01-07-10 H Read second time


HB 1295  
Lampe Requires school districts to establish special programs or services for students who are identified as academically gifted.
Bill History: 01-07-10 H Read second time


HB 1296  
Lampe Changes the laws regarding the identification, assessment, and education of children with autism spectrum disorder.
Bill History: 01-07-10 H Read second time


HB 1297  
Lampe Lowers the age when a child must start attending school from seven to six years of age and requires, beginning in the 2010 school year, all public schools to have a full-day kindergarten program.
Bill History: 01-07-10 H Read second time


HB 1299  
Lampe Changes the laws regarding the Open Meetings and Records Law, commonly known as the Sunshine Law.
Bill History: 01-07-10 H Read second time


HB 1304  
Hodges, Jr. Requires health insurance coverage to continue for any child or dependent of an enrollee with Down Syndrome after they reach 18 years of age.
Bill History: 01-07-10 H Read second time


HB 1311  
Scharnhorst Requires health carriers issuing or renewing a health benefit plan to provide coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorders.
Companions: SB 618 (Identical)
Bill History: 04-28-10 S Set on the Senate Calendar


HB 1314  
Swinger Authorizes a one-time income tax deduction to a taxpayer for the cost of the construction or $5,000, whichever is less, of a storm shelter which was made in America.
Bill History: 01-07-10 H Read second time


HB 1316  
Deeken Changes the required notice that certain assessors must give taxpayers when the assessed valuation on real property increases.
Bill History: 04-29-10 S Voted do pass as substitute from committee on Senate-Jobs, Eco. Devo. and Local Go


HB 1318  
Harris-110 Changes the laws regarding the relocation of a child by the custodial parent.
Bill History: 02-03-10 H Referred to House Committee on House-Judiciary


HB 1321  
Parson Authorizes a percentage reduction in real and personal property taxes for certain property owners 70 years of age or older.
Bill History: 02-03-10 H Referred to House Committee on House-Ways and Means


HB 1323  
Bringer Requires the certificate of title for a new outboard motor to contain both the year the motor was manufactured and the year the dealer received the motor from the manufacturer.
Bill History: 02-17-10 H Referred to House Committee on House-Transportation


HB 1324  
Bringer Prohibits members of the General Assembly from accepting any tangible or intangible item, service, or anything of value from a lobbyist.
Bill History: 01-26-10 H Public hearing completed


HB 1334  
Lipke Establishes the Evan de Mello Reimbursement Program to provide financial assistance for the cost of transportation and ancillary services associated with the medical treatment of an eligible child.
Bill History: 01-07-10 H Read second time


HB 1339  
Lair Changes the laws regarding bingo.
Bill History: 01-07-10 H Read second time


HB 1340  
Dugger
Clemens
Repeals the authorization for the governing body of any fire protection district in Douglas County to impose a sales tax for its operational costs under certain conditions.
Bill History: 04-27-10 S Truly Agreed to and Finally Passed


HB 1341  
Grill Requires certain health benefit plans to provide coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorders provided in the state to individuals who are younger than 18 years of age.
Bill History: 02-03-10 H Superseded by - see HB 1311


HB 1343  
Grill Creates the crime of assaulting an athletic official.
Bill History: 01-07-10 H Read second time


HB 1346  
Harris-110 Increases from 26 to 52 the number of weeks an individual is eligible to receive shared work benefits under the Shared Work Unemployment Compensation Program in the Division of Employment Security.
Companions: HB 1266 (Identical)
Bill History: 01-07-10 H Read second time


HB 1347  
Harris-110 Establishes the Uniform Planned Community Act which specifies the requirements for creating, governing, managing, and terminating planned community developments.
Bill History: 01-07-10 H Read second time


HB 1350  
Ruestman Changes the laws regarding assessed valuation of residential real property.
Bill History: 01-07-10 H Read second time


HB 1351  
Ruestman Authorizes an income tax credit for volunteer firefighters who complete certain training programs.
Bill History: 02-22-10 H Referred to House Committee on House-Public Safety


HB 1352  
Schad Increases the period of time a concealed carry endorsement is valid from three years to five years from the date of issuance or renewal.
Companions: HB 1239 (Identical)
Bill History: 02-24-10 H Public hearing completed


HB 1353  
Cunningham Designates December 25 of each year to be known as "Christmas" and requires state agencies, public schools and colleges, and political subdivisions to use the traditional names of holidays.
Bill History: 01-27-10 H Referred to House Committee on House-Tourism


HB 1356  
Chappelle-Nadal Prohibits a public body from entering into a public works contract with a company that has been found guilty of conducting discriminatory employment practices within the preceding five years.
Bill History: 01-07-10 H Read second time


HB 1361  
Komo Allows, upon voter approval, political subdivisions to replace any personal property taxes levied for funding the political subdivision with a revenue-neutral increase in the local sales tax.
Bill History: 01-07-10 H Read second time


HB 1368  
Roorda Prohibits a school district from scheduling a day or a half day off of school within five weekdays of Veterans Day unless the district also schedules Veterans Day as a day off.
Bill History: 02-03-10 H Referred to House Committee on House-Veterans


HB 1372  
Parson Changes the laws regarding local exchange voice telecommunications carriers.
Bill History: 04-08-10 S Referred to Senate Committee on Senate-Commerce, Energy and the Environment


HB 1386  
Nolte Limits the increase in assessed valuation of residential property by the percentage of increase in Social Security benefits for the elderly and disabled who own and live in their principal residence.
Bill History: 03-03-10 H Referred to House Committee on House-Ways and Means


HB 1387  
Gatschenberger Establishes the Firearms and Ammunition Sales Tax Holiday.
Bill History: 01-07-10 H Read second time


HB 1392  
Kirkton
Bray
Changes the deadline from September 1 to October 1 for charter counties and the City of St. Louis to set ad valorem property tax rates.
Bill History: 04-29-10 H Set on the House Calendar


HB 1394  
Kirkton Authorizes public library districts to impose, upon voter approval, a sales tax for the operation and maintenance of public libraries within the district.
Bill History: 01-07-10 H Read second time


HB 1397  
Roorda Changes the laws regarding the county special allocation fund.
Bill History: 01-07-10 H Read second time


HB 1399  
Komo Authorizes any Missouri port authority to establish an Advanced Industrial Manufacturing.
Bill History: 01-07-10 H Read second time


HB 1400  
Cox Establishes the Business Premises Safety Act.
Bill History: 04-29-10 S Reported to the Senate and first read


HB 1410  
McGhee Authorizes an income tax credit for taxpayers who use processed biomass engineered fiber fuel.
Bill History: 03-02-10 H Not heard in committee House-Job Creation and Economic Development


HB 1414  
McGhee Specifies that any elected or appointed official of the state or a political subdivision who is found guilty or pleads guilty to a felony must immediately forfeit all his or her benefits.
Bill History: 01-26-10 H Not heard in committee House - SC on Gov. Accountability and Ethics


HB 1418  
Fallert, Jr. Allows an employee who is injured on the job to select his or her own health care provider to cure and relieve the effects of the injury at the expense of the employer.
Bill History: 01-07-10 H Read second time


HB 1420  
Franz Changes the laws regarding the sale of real property for the collection of delinquent taxes.
Bill History: 03-25-10 H Referred to House Committee on House-Rules


HB 1421  
Franz Lowers the age limit for juvenile court jurisdiction for state or local traffic violations from 15 1/2 to 15 years of age.
Bill History: 01-07-10 H Read second time


HB 1423  
Franz Authorizes a tax credit to banking institutions in an amount equal to the tax imposed by foreign states when the Missouri bank doesn't have a physical presence in the taxing state.
Bill History: 01-07-10 H Read second time


HB 1424  
Franz
McKenna
Changes the laws regarding the collection of property taxes.
Bill History: 04-27-10 S Set on the Senate Calendar


HB 1427  
Biermann Revises the crimes of harassment, stalking, and aggravated stalking and creates the crime of cyber stalking.
Bill History: 01-07-10 H Read second time


HB 1428  
Biermann Allows students participating in the A+ Schools Program to serve as election judges in order to fulfill their community service requirement.
Bill History: 01-07-10 H Read second time


HB 1429  
Flook Imposes a $15 surcharge for motor vehicle moving traffic violations and creates the School Bus Safety Assistance Fund to assist schools in equipping buses with safety belts.
Bill History: 01-07-10 H Read second time


HB 1431  
Flook Prohibits political subdivisions and public school districts from using tax revenue or school funds to purchase alcohol.
Bill History: 01-07-10 H Read second time


HB 1432  
Flook Changes the laws regarding port authorities and allows port authority boards to establish port improvement districts to fund certain projects with voter-approved sales taxes or property taxes.
Bill History: 03-30-10 H Referred to House Committee on House-Rules


HB 1442  
Jones-89
Nodler
Changes the laws regarding certain city sales taxes and authorizes certain cities and Montgomery County to impose, upon voter approval, transient guest taxes.
Bill History: 04-30-10 H Set on the House Calendar


HB 1444  
Jones-89 Requires certain public governing bodies to hold a public meeting and to allow public comment four business days prior to voting on certain issues.
Bill History: 04-29-10 S Voted do pass as substitute from committee on Senate-Jobs, Eco. Devo. and Local Go


HB 1445  
Jones-89 Changes the laws regarding the Open Meetings and Records Law, commonly known as the Sunshine Law.
Bill History: 04-21-10 H Referred to House Committee on House-Rules


HB 1450  
Allen Changes the laws regarding the First Steps Program and the study by the greater St. Louis area point of entry on the effect of child-find activities in the area.
Bill History: 04-01-10 H Referred to House Committee on House-Elementary and Secondary Education


HB 1458  
Thomson Exempts motor fuel used to operate school buses transporting students for educational purposes from the motor fuel tax.
Bill History: 01-07-10 H Read second time


HB 1459  
Thomson Revises the appropriations for small schools by specifying that the calculation is to be based on their regular-term average daily attendance rather than the full year's average daily attendance.
Bill History: 01-07-10 H Read second time


HB 1463  
Hodges, Jr. Requires every public school district to screen its students for Sensory Processing Disorder before the end of first grade and again before the end of third grade.
Bill History: 01-07-10 H Read second time


HB 1465  
Hodges, Jr. Specifies that any person who gratuitously and in good faith renders any service to another individual will not be civilly or criminally liable for any act or omission with certain specified exceptions.
Bill History: 01-07-10 H Read second time


HB 1469  
Wallace Exempts motor fuel used to operate school buses transporting students for educational purposes from the motor fuel tax and requires a uniform and simplified motor fuel tax exemption claim process.
Bill History: 01-07-10 H Read second time


HB 1473  
Thomson Revises the grade required for renewing an Access Missouri Scholarship.
Bill History: 04-28-10 S Hearing conducted


HB 1483  
Hughes Establishes the Duty Free Zones Act which authorizes the creation of tax-free or reduced-tax zones.
Bill History: 01-07-10 H Read second time


HB 1488  
Jones-89 Changes the laws regarding unlawful discriminatory practices in employment as they relate to the Missouri Human Rights Law and the Workers' Compensation Law.
Bill History: 02-11-10 H Referred to House Committee on House-SC on Workforce Development and Safety


HB 1504  
Schaaf Expands eligibility for the Missouri Returning Heroes' Education Act scholarship and specifies that homeschooled students must receive the same financial aid consideration as non-homeschooled students.
Bill History: 03-04-10 H Voted do pass as substitute from committee on House-Higher Education


HB 1507  
Sutherland Requires the total sum of state reimbursements and collections to be deposited into a county assessment fund to equal $7 per parcel.
Bill History: 02-04-10 H Public hearing completed


HB 1510  
Flook Allows public schools to offer ballroom dance courses which will be treated as a qualified fine arts and a physical education activity for academic credit.
Bill History: 01-07-10 H Read second time


HB 1511  
Flook Establishes the Missouri Science and Innovation Reinvestment Act and the Missouri Science and Innovation Authority.
Bill History: 01-12-10 H Public hearing completed


HB 1512  
Flook Establishes provisions to encourage the investment in and the development of technology-based early stage Missouri businesses.
Bill History: 01-19-10 H Public hearing completed


HB 1513  
Flook Authorizes a sales tax exemption on the utilities and all retail sales of certain tangible personal property and materials for facilities used by data storage centers and server farm facilities.
Bill History: 02-02-10 H Public hearing completed


HB 1520  
Smith-150 Increases the deduction for personal and dependency exemptions for income tax.
Bill History: 02-24-10 H Voted do pass as substitute from committee on House-Tax Reform


HB 1529  
Munzlinger Exempts motor fuel used to operate school buses transporting students for educational purposes from the motor fuel tax.
Bill History: 01-07-10 H Read second time


HB 1537  
Fischer Authorizes an income tax credit for certain public safety officers.
Bill History: 01-07-10 H Read second time


HB 1543  
Wallace Changes the laws regarding school employee liability, safety practices, and reporting acts of violence.
Bill History: 04-28-10 S Voted do pass as substitute from committee on Senate-Education


HB 1548  
Calloway Establishes the High School Sports Brain Injury Prevention Act which requires school boards to work with the Missouri State High School Activities Association to develop guidelines regarding head injuries.
Bill History: 02-23-10 H Voted do pass as substitute from committee on House-Healthcare Transformation


HB 1552  
Schoeller Allows public school students to attend a public school district other than the school district of his or her residence under specified conditions.
Bill History: 01-26-10 H Referred to House Committee on House-Elementary and Secondary Education


HB 1553  
Schoeller Establishes procedures by which a school district or an initiative petition may place the issue of open enrollment by contract before the voters of the school district.
Bill History: 01-26-10 H Referred to House Committee on House-Elementary and Secondary Education


HB 1555  
Schoeller Authorizes an income tax deduction from a taxpayer's Missouri adjusted gross income for payments made on a loan obtained to repair flood damage to the taxpayer's premises if not caused by the taxpayer.
Bill History: 01-11-10 H Read second time


HB 1563  
Kingery Exempts certain hearings or proceedings concerning the rights of students to participate in extracurricular activities from the administrative hearing process.
Bill History: 01-12-10 H Read second time


HB 1583  
Jones-117 Changes the laws regarding the Missouri State Employees' Retirement System.
Bill History: 04-30-10 H Set on the House Calendar


HB 1586  
Kirkton Authorizes a sales and use tax exemption for certain physical exercise or personal training classes that provide spiritual benefits to its practitioners.
Bill History: 01-13-10 H Read second time


HB 1598  
Deeken Prohibits an employer from requiring a nonexempt state employee to take time off during any week the employee works more than an eight-hour workday or his or her regularly assigned hours of work.
Bill History: 04-01-10 H Voted do pass from committee on House-Corrections and Public Institutions


HB 1606  
Sater Specifies that "farm machinery and equipment" as it relates to exemptions for sales tax will include certain all-terrain vehicles.
Bill History: 01-14-10 H Read second time


HB 1614  
Storch Establishes Nathan's Law which changes the laws regarding child care facilities.
Bill History: 03-16-10 H Referred to House Committee on House-SC on Professional Regulation/Licensing


HB 1615  
Storch Authorizes a tax credit for qualified research expenses.
Bill History: 02-02-10 H Public hearing completed


HB 1616  
Storch Re-authorizes the tax credits for qualified research expenses, limits the annual credits to $10 million, limits the qualified research activities, and specifies how the credits are to issued.
Bill History: 02-02-10 H Public hearing completed


HB 1618  
Storch Authorizes a sales and use tax exemption for amounts paid to yoga studios or similar facilities where yoga is practiced or taught.
Bill History: 01-14-10 H Read second time


HB 1619  
Storch Establishes the Twenty-first Century Scholars Program.
Bill History: 01-14-10 H Read second time


HB 1621  
McNeil Increases from $14,300 to $16,000 the minimum base used to calculate the senior citizens property tax credit, commonly known as circuit breaker.
Bill History: 01-14-10 H Read second time


HB 1628  
Nasheed Establishes the Metropolitan District Dropout Prevention Program to provide grants to the St. Louis Public School District.
Bill History: 02-10-10 H Public hearing completed


HB 1629  
Nasheed Establishes the Governor's Dropout Advisory Commission.
Bill History: 02-03-10 H Referred to House Committee on House-Elementary and Secondary Education


HB 1632  
Pollock Requires revenue derived from income tax levied on any unemployment compensation to be deposited into the Unemployment Compensation Fund.
Bill History: 01-14-10 H Read second time


HB 1635  
Flook Authorizes the establishment of Missouri Jobs for the Future districts.
Bill History: 01-26-10 H Public hearing completed


HB 1638  
Wasson Allows for a special license plate for members of the Nixa Education Foundation.
Bill History: 03-04-10 H Voted do pass from committee on House-Transportation


HB 1669  
Ruzicka Changes the laws regarding concealed weapons.
Bill History: 02-24-10 H Public hearing completed


HB 1680  
Roorda Prohibits third class cities from imposing storm water usage fees on property owned by any church, public school, nonprofit organization, or political subdivision.
Bill History: 02-17-10 H Public hearing completed


HB 1681  
Roorda Allows ambulance districts to impose, upon voter approval, a sales tax in lieu of a property tax to fund the district.
Bill History: 01-20-10 H Read second time


HB 1684  
Zerr Establishes the Missouri Business First Act which allows for the authorization of increased tax credits, withholding retentions, or other benefits for certain Missouri business expansion.
Bill History: 03-23-10 H Laid over on perfection


HB 1691  
Kraus
Pearce
Requires the Governor to issue annual proclamations designating "Walk & Bike to School Month," "Walk & Bike to School Day," "Missouri Bicycle Month," and "Bike to Work Week".
Bill History: 04-26-10 H Set on the House Calendar


HB 1698  
Stevenson Changes the age in the definitions of "child" and "adult household member" as it relates to child orders of protection.
Bill History: 01-20-10 H Read second time


HB 1699  
Stevenson Revises the definition of "public record" as it relates to the Open Meetings and Records Law to exclude a record that is not created or maintained by a public governmental body.
Bill History: 01-20-10 H Read second time


HB 1710  
Molendorp Authorizes school districts to enter into design-build contracts for construction projects.
Bill History: 01-20-10 H Read second time


HB 1712  
Roorda Allows employees of any public body to form and join labor organizations to collectively bargain regarding salaries and other conditions of employment.
Bill History: 01-20-10 H Read second time


HB 1717  
Schieffer Requires counties to accept quarterly payments of real and personal property taxes when the assessed valuation of a taxpayer's property increases by at least 5% over the previous assessment.
Bill History: 01-21-10 H Read second time


HB 1732  
Brown-50 Requires the State Board of Education to establish the Coordinated Health Program Board to develop a program on the prevention of student obesity, cardiovascular disease, and type II diabetes.
Bill History: 01-21-10 H Read second time


HB 1752  
Chappelle-Nadal Changes the membership of the board of trustees of the St. Louis Public School Retirement System.
Bill History: 01-25-10 H Read second time


HB 1767  
Bivins Exempts all sales of eyeglasses from state and local sales and use taxes.
Bill History: 03-04-10 H Voted do pass as substitute from committee on House-Ways and Means


HB 1768  
Bivins Authorizes an individual income tax credit for excess school district property taxes paid.
Bill History: 03-04-10 H Public hearing completed


HB 1769  
Bivins Repeals provisions which prohibit an audio recording of any closed public body meeting and requires all public governmental bodies to take and retain a verbatim audio recording of any closed meeting.
Bill History: 01-25-10 H Read second time


HB 1783  
Nolte Reduces from 17 cents to seven cents per gallon the motor fuel tax for gasoline and diesel fuel used in a personal vehicle for a four-day period during the Memorial Day and Labor Day holiday weekends.
Bill History: 01-25-10 H Read second time


HB 1784  
Nolte Limits the increase in assessed valuation of residential property to the percentage increase in Social Security benefits for some elderly and disabled citizens who own and live in their principal residence.
Bill History: 03-03-10 H Referred to House Committee on House-Ways and Means


HB 1789  
Thomson Increases the total appropriation for small school grants, bases attendance on the regular school term, and allows for a proportionally declining amount for schools with 351 to 400 students.
Bill History: 01-26-10 H Read second time


HB 1800  
Gatschenberger Authorizes a homestead property tax exemption phased in over 15 years for certain individuals 65 years of age or older.
Bill History: 02-17-10 H Public hearing completed


HB 1803  
Gatschenberger Requires school districts to adopt policies for the random testing of school employees and testing of potential employees for the unlawful use of controlled substances.
Bill History: 02-10-10 H Public hearing completed


HB 1806  
Franz
Goodman
Increases the assessed valuation thresholds for a county to move into a higher classification.
Bill History: 04-28-10 H Set on the House Calendar


HB 1831  
Jones-117
Stouffer
Allows school districts, after 10 years, to return real property back to the nonprofit organization which donated it or to sell it as surplus.
Bill History: 04-26-10 S Set on the Senate Calendar


HB 1835  
Zimmerman Allows individuals who are 62 years of age or older to defer paying property taxes on their residences under certain conditions by filing a claim with the county assessor.
Bill History: 04-14-10 H Public hearing completed


HB 1837  
Zimmerman Revises the definition of "public governmental body" as it relates to the Open Meetings and Records Law, commonly known as the Sunshine Law, to include certain public officials and state employees.
Bill History: 01-28-10 H Read second time


HB 1842  
Wilson-130 Specifies that the fractional requirement for passage of a tax measure must be deemed satisfied only if the popular vote percentage is equal or greater than a four decimal percentage equivalent of the fraction.
Bill History: 04-26-10 S Voted do pass from committee on Senate-Financial/Gov. Org. and Elections


HB 1850  
Webber Changes the laws regarding complaints filed with the Missouri Commission on Human Rights and prohibits discrimination based upon a person's sexual orientation.
Bill History: 04-01-10 H Voted do pass from committee on House-SC on Urban Issues


HB 1853  
Aull Requires public schools to observe Veterans Day each year by sponsoring activities to commemorate the day for students in kindergarten through twelfth grade.
Bill History: 02-01-10 H Read second time


HB 1854  
Aull Creates the School Safety and School Violence Prevention Fund.
Bill History: 02-01-10 H Read second time


HB 1860  
Spreng Authorizes a tax credit equal to 100% of the state sales tax paid on any motor vehicle assembled and purchased in Missouri.
Bill History: 02-23-10 H Public hearing completed


HB 1861  
Grill Establishes the Missouri Books From Birth Program to encourage preschool children to read.
Bill History: 02-01-10 H Read second time


HB 1862  
Grill Requires school board members to have lived in the school district for one year prior to serving on the board.
Bill History: 02-01-10 H Read second time


HB 1867  
LeVota Adds to the list of mandated child abuse reporters any adult living in the same household and witnesses the abuse or neglect who is not subjected to the same suspected abusive conditions as the child.
Bill History: 02-01-10 H Read second time


HB 1879  
Grisamore Designates October as "Disability History and Awareness Month" in all public schools and requires each school board to annually provide instruction on the topic during the month.
Bill History: 02-01-10 H Read second time


HB 1880  
Grisamore Changes the laws regarding accessible electronic text material use in elementary and secondary schools.
Bill History: 02-01-10 H Read second time


HB 1881  
Grisamore Authorizes a sales and use tax exemption for machinery, equipment, and computers used by certain data center and server farm facilities and establishes the Missouri Advantage Act.
Bill History: 02-01-10 H Read second time


HB 1892  
Nasheed
Cunningham
Authorizes certain specified individuals in addition to the school superintendent to issue a student work certificate.
Bill History: 04-29-10 H Set on the House Calendar


HB 1893  
Kelly
Schaefer
Changes the laws regarding the distribution of gaming funds for early childhood education and veterans' programs.
Bill History: 05-03-10 S Set on the Senate Calendar


HB 1905  
Wilson-130 Establishes the Professional Relationships Between Teachers and School Districts Act which specifies the procedures under which local school boards can meet and negotiate with employee organizations.
Bill History: 04-14-10 H Set on the House Calendar


HB 1915  
Oxford 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.
Bill History: 02-03-10 H Read second time


HB 1916  
Sutherland Authorizes an additional 2% deduction from the collection of all tax increment financing property taxes each year in certain counties to fund the identification and tracking of property tax abatements.
Bill History: 02-03-10 H Read second time


HB 1917  
Wilson-119 Authorizes a state and local sales and use tax exemption on all sales of horse or utility trailers used solely for agricultural purposes.
Bill History: 02-03-10 H Read second time


HB 1919  
Webber Authorizes an income tax credit for donations to the capital improvements fund of any public university in Missouri for its nursing or allied health professions programs.
Bill History: 02-03-10 H Read second time


HB 1922  
Low 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.
Bill History: 02-03-10 H Read second time


HB 1938  
Low Prohibits school bus drivers from idling the engine of a school bus while loading or unloading children at a school or while waiting for children to load or unload at a school.
Bill History: 02-03-10 H Read second time


HB 1940  
Low Requires certain businesses to provide four weeks of paid family leave for its employees for the birth or adoption of a child.
Bill History: 02-03-10 H Read second time


HB 1956  
Schoemehl Authorizes an income tax deduction for certain individuals for 100% of tuition and fees for up to the last 18 hours required to complete his or her bachelor degree from a public four-year university.
Bill History: 04-20-10 H Public hearing completed


HB 1960  
Ruestman Establishes the School Construction Act which exempts the construction and maintenance work done for certain school districts from the prevailing wage rate requirement upon the school board's approval.
Bill History: 04-07-10 H Set on the House Calendar


HB 1967  
Oxford Establishes smaller class sizes for school districts in St. Louis City and St. Louis County than the minimum and desirable standards of the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
Bill History: 02-17-10 H Referred to House Committee on House-Elementary and Secondary Education


HB 1975  
Bivins Requires a mortgage value disclosure statement to be recorded at the time of the sale of real property.
Bill History: 02-04-10 H Read second time


HB 1980  
Kratky, M Authorizes an income tax credit for the costs incurred in the renovation of a taxpayer's rented dwelling or residence.
Bill History: 02-04-10 H Read second time


HB 1981  
Kratky, M Authorizes an income tax credit for certain small businesses who hire a person who is disabled or recently discharged from a correctional facility.
Bill History: 02-04-10 H Read second time


HB 1987  
Schoeller Increases from 26 to 52 the number of weeks an individual is eligible to receive shared work benefits under the Shared Work Unemployment Compensation Program in the Division of Employment Security.
Bill History: 02-15-10 H Public hearing completed


HB 2002  
Icet
Mayer
Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the State Board of Education and Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
Bill History: 04-28-10 S Truly Agreed to and Finally Passed


HB 2003  
Icet
Mayer
Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Department of Higher Education.
Bill History: 04-28-10 S Truly Agreed to and Finally Passed


HB 2034  
Oxford Changes the laws regarding the Missouri individual income tax.
Bill History: 03-18-10 H Public hearing completed


HB 2036  
Lampe Changes the laws regarding bullying in schools.
Bill History: 02-08-10 H Read second time


HB 2040  
Munzlinger Clarifies that certain purchases made for resale are not to be considered sales at retail for sales and use tax purposes when the subsequent sale meets certain specified requirements.
Companions: HB 2048 (Identical)
Bill History: 03-25-10 H Voted do pass as substitute from committee on House-Ways and Means


HB 2045  
Frame Authorizes a state and local sales and use tax exemption for new vehicles assembled and sold in Missouri on or after January 1, 2011, including motorcycles and boats.
Bill History: 02-08-10 H Read second time


HB 2048  
Sutherland
Lager
Clarifies that certain purchases made for resale are not to be considered sales at retail for sales and use tax purposes when the subsequent sale meets certain specified requirements.
Companions: HB 2040 (Identical)
Bill History: 05-03-10 S Set on the Senate Calendar


HB 2049  
Smith-14 Allows public employees serving in the National Guard or any reserve component of the U.S. military the option to use any combination of annual leave, compensatory time, military leave, and unpaid leave.
Bill History: 02-08-10 H Read second time


HB 2050  
Roorda Changes the laws regarding the designation of controlled substances.
Bill History: 02-08-10 H Read second time


HB 2052  
Wallace Increases the overall appropriation amount for small school grants from $15 million to $20 million with $15 million being distributed to eligible districts in proportion to their average daily attendance.
Bill History: 02-08-10 H Read second time


HB 2053  
Wallace Allows school districts to be excused from spending professional development funds and meeting the minimum teacher salary in any year when the state school aid formula is not fully funded.
Bill History: 04-06-10 H Set on the House Calendar


HB 2054  
Meiners Extends the income tax credit for donations to food pantries from August 28, 2011, until August 28, 2023.
Bill History: 02-09-10 H Read second time


HB 2067  
Morris Requires each public school district, charter school, private school, and parochial school to report the number and age of each student enrolled and the number of students in each grade.
Bill History: 02-09-10 H Read second time


HB 2077  
Dethrow Specifies certain employee rights regarding labor organizations.
Bill History: 02-10-10 H Read second time


HB 2107  
Flook Allows the governing body of any county, city, incorporated town, or village to engage in technology business facility projects and exempts related transactions from local sales taxes.
Bill History: 03-02-10 H Public hearing completed


HB 2113  
Koenig Changes certain public employee retirement systems from defined benefit plans to defined contribution plans as they apply to persons hired on or after January 1, 2011.
Bill History: 04-13-10 H Public hearing completed


HB 2125  
Davis Specifies that the meaning of "blight" or "blighted" as they relate to eminent domain refer to an area which constitutes a menace to the public health, safety, or morals in its present condition.
Bill History: 02-15-10 H Read second time


HB 2134  
Flook Excludes employees of certain nonprofit corporations from being a member of the Public School Retirement System of Missouri or the Public Education Employee Retirement System of Missouri.
Bill History: 02-15-10 H Read second time


HB 2135  
Webb Prohibits any public middle, junior high, or high school student who has received a failing grade in any course from participating in an interscholastic activity during the next report card grading period.
Bill History: 02-15-10 H Read second time


HB 2138  
Carter Establishes the Green Building Tax Credit which authorizes a tax credit for an individual who constructs or rehabilitates an existing structure into a green building, base building, or tenant space.
Bill History: 02-15-10 H Read second time


HB 2146  
Davis Authorizes an individual income tax credit of up to $1,000 for actual educational expenses paid for a taxpayer's dependent or up to $2,000 if the dependent has special emotional and physical needs.
Bill History: 02-15-10 H Read second time


HB 2147  
Brown-149
Pearce
Exempts certain students who are dependents of recently retired military personnel from the three-year attendance requirement under the A+ Program.
Bill History: 04-26-10 S Set on the Senate Calendar


HB 2149  
Colona Authorizes an income tax credit for service as a poll worker.
Bill History: 02-15-10 H Read second time


HB 2153  
Deeken Changes the laws regarding elections and establishes the Election Consolidation Act of 2010.
Bill History: 03-16-10 H Public hearing completed


HB 2155  
Molendorp Authorizes additional powers to a community improvement district.
Bill History: 02-16-10 H Read second time


HB 2158  
Nolte Allows public schools to offer courses in ballroom dance which will be treated as a qualified fine arts and a physical education activity for academic credit.
Bill History: 02-16-10 H Read second time


HB 2166  
Wallace Revises the definition of "dollar-value modifier" for school funding formula purposes.
Bill History: 03-24-10 H Public hearing completed


HB 2175  
Stream WITHDRAWN.
Bill History: 02-17-10 H Withdrawn


HB 2180  
Nieves Changes the laws regarding initiative and referendum petitions.
Bill History: 03-25-10 H Referred to House Committee on House-Elections


HB 2181  
Munzlinger Changes the laws regarding concealed carry endorsements.
Bill History: 02-18-10 H Read second time


HB 2182  
Munzlinger
Clemens
Specifies that, as used in Missouri statutes, "agritourism" means the act of visiting a working farm or any agricultural operation for the enjoyment, education, training, or involvement in its activities.
Bill History: 04-28-10 S Truly Agreed to and Finally Passed


HB 2185  
Schupp Authorizes a sales tax exemption for educational or fitness class fees paid to any health club, athletic club, exercise club, fitness club, or other similar club or facility.
Bill History: 02-18-10 H Read second time


HB 2192  
Viebrock Requires an employment contract for a vocational agriculture teacher to be for a 12-month period to ensure continuing coverage of all duties relating to the subject when school is not in session.
Bill History: 02-18-10 H Read second time


HB 2200  
Dieckhaus Changes the laws regarding charter schools.
Bill History: 02-22-10 H Read second time


HB 2214  
Nasheed Establishes the Every Child Can Learn Act which requires all St. Louis public schools to use a response-to-intervention tiered approach to reading instruction for certain students who are struggling readers.
Bill History: 03-30-10 H Committee hearing cancelled House-Elementary and Secondary Education


HB 2215  
Nasheed Phases out over a five-year period the state sales and use tax on the retail sales of food and replaces the revenue with an increase in the excise tax on wine and liquor.
Bill History: 02-23-10 H Read second time


HB 2216  
Kratky, M Expands the crime of unlawful use of a weapon to include knowingly possessing a firearm while also in possession of a specified amount of a controlled substance.
Bill History: 02-23-10 H Read second time


HB 2217  
Kratky, M Revises the crime of unlawful use of weapons and authorizes the revocation of a concealed carry endorsement when the holder is convicted of committing a felony while in the possession of a firearm.
Bill History: 02-23-10 H Read second time


HB 2218  
Denison HB 2218 Denison, Charles W. "Charlie" Establishes the Political Subdivision Construction Bidding Standards Act.
Bill History: 03-30-10 H Public hearing completed


HB 2221  
Curls Changes the laws regarding the Public School Retirement System of Kansas City.
Bill History: 04-13-10 H Voted do pass from committee on House-Retirement


HB 2227  
Lampe Removes the exemption for police, deputy sheriffs, State Highway patrolmen, members of the Missouri National Guard, and teachers from the right to form and join labor unions and to collectively bargain.
Bill History: 02-24-10 H Read second time


HB 2230  
Stream Changes the laws regarding high-risk or alternative charter schools.
Bill History: 04-08-10 H Referred to House Committee on House-Rules


HB 2232  
Low Changes the laws regarding sexual education, sexually transmitted infection therapies, pregnancy prevention, and the dispensing of prescriptions by pharmacies.
Bill History: 02-25-10 H Read second time


HB 2237  
LeBlanc Allows the City of Kansas City to establish a land bank agency for the management, sale, transfer, and other disposition of tax delinquent land to return it to effective use and provide specified benefits.
Bill History: 03-01-10 H Read second time


HB 2239  
Schoeller Changes the laws regarding hotline calls reporting suspected child abuse or neglect to the Children's Division within the Department of Social Services.
Bill History: 04-07-10 H Public hearing completed


HB 2240  
Talboy Eliminates the in-lieu watercraft tax for most watercraft making an owner liable for any state and local sales taxes and requires the revenue be used to assist victims of domestic violence or sexual abuse.
Bill History: 03-01-10 H Read second time


HB 2241  
Silvey Eliminates the in-lieu watercraft tax for most watercraft making the owner liable for any state and local sales and use tax and directs the appropriation of funds for certain purposes.
Bill History: 03-01-10 H Read second time


HB 2245  
Bivins Changes the laws regarding school funding.
Bill History: 04-29-10 H Emergency Clause Defeated (Vote: N: 71/Y: 80)


HB 2252  
Faith Reauthorizes the provisions regarding the tax credit for contributions to pregnancy resource centers and extends the expiration date until August 28, 2022.
Bill History: 04-27-10 S Referred to Senate Committee on Senate-Gov. Accountability & Fiscal Oversight


HB 2254  
Nolte Eliminates the in-lieu watercraft tax for most watercraft making the owner liable for any state and local sales and use tax and requires the revenues to be used for veterans.
Bill History: 03-25-10 H Referred to House Committee on House-Ways and Means


HB 2255  
Jones-89 Requires the Department of Health and Senior Services to develop information for school districts to provide parents and students about meningococcal disease and the availability of a vaccine to prevent it.
Bill History: 04-08-10 H Referred to House Committee on House-Rules


HB 2256  
Flook Requires the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to collect and submit specified financial and policy information on school districts to be included on the Missouri Accountability Portal.
Bill History: 03-02-10 H Read second time


HB 2258  
Bivins Removes the requirement that certain political subdivisions must revise tax rates when there is a tax rate reduction after certain tax revenue calculations and allows them to revise the rates.
Bill History: 03-02-10 H Read second time


HB 2261  
Kraus Exempts certain students who are dependents of recently retired military personnel from the three-year attendance requirement under the A+ Program.
Bill History: 03-18-10 H Superseded by - see HB 2147


HB 2264  
Largent Requires the Adjutant General to establish the Missouri Youth Challenge Academy for at-risk high school age youth.
Bill History: 03-18-10 H Superseded by - see HB 2262


HB 2265  
Funderburk Eliminates the annual corporate income tax beginning January 1, 2011.
Bill History: 03-03-10 H Read second time


HB 2267  
Schieffer Prohibits real property taxes from increasing or decreasing by more than 5% above or below the tax levied in the previous year.
Bill History: 03-03-10 H Read second time


HB 2268  
Schieffer Allows taxpayers who own real property to request the assessor and the office of any other county or city official to review the assessment of his or her property.
Bill History: 03-03-10 H Read second time


HB 2275  
Meiners Requires public governmental bodies, upon written request, to immediately withdraw personal identifying information from a web site which is open to the public with the exception of registered offenders.
Bill History: 03-03-10 H Read second time


HB 2276  
Ruestman Establishes the School Construction Act which exempts the construction and maintenance work done for certain school districts from the prevailing wage rate requirement upon the school board's approval.
Bill History: 03-03-10 H Read second time


HB 2277  
Wallace Specifies that summer school attendance will not be included in the calculation of average daily attendance for state school aid.
Bill History: 03-31-10 H Voted do pass as substitute from committee on House-Elementary and Secondary Educa


HB 2279  
Brandom Authorizes a tax credit against employer contributions to be known as Missouri Works Tax Credit.
Bill History: 03-04-10 H Read second time


HB 2288  
Flook Authorizes certain community improvement districts to sponsor and operate a science-tech specialty school and establishes the Science-Tech Specialty School Blue Ribbon Panel.
Bill History: 04-20-10 H Public hearing completed


HB 2292  
Fallert, Jr. Allows a person employed by a public school for 17 hours or less per week to work at another public school for up to 17 hours per week but the hours cannot be combined to establish eligibility for retirement.
Bill History: 03-04-10 H Read second time


HB 2301  
Sutherland Eliminates the individual income tax on Missouri taxable income of $4,000 or less and changes the tax rate to 6% on the amount of income over $4,000.
Bill History: 03-25-10 H Public hearing completed


HB 2303  
Schad Creates the Race to the Top Fund which will consist of educational moneys awarded to the state from the federal Race to the Top Program under the American Recovery and Reimbursement Act of 2009.
Bill History: 03-15-10 H Read second time


HB 2324  
Newman Requires educational institutions to allow an individual with a service dog to have access to his or her service dog at all times and not to discriminate against him or her because of the service dog.
Bill History: 03-17-10 H Read second time


HB 2332  
Witte Allows certain active-duty military parents to send their children to a public school within a 30-mile radius of the parent's military installation.
Bill History: 04-20-10 H Public hearing completed


HB 2333  
Holsman Requires a student wanting to drop out of high school to attend a dropout prevention seminar.
Bill History: 03-17-10 H Read second time


HB 2334  
Holsman Authorizes a state income tax deduction of up to $500 to a taxpayer for the cost of school supplies and books he or she purchased to home school a child.
Bill History: 03-17-10 H Read second time


HB 2335  
Holsman Requires any school district designated as unaccredited or provisionally accredited to meet certain attendance requirements.
Bill History: 03-17-10 H Read second time


HB 2342  
Rucker Authorizes a state and local sales tax exemption for gratuities, whether mandatory or voluntary, provided with the receipt of property or services.
Bill History: 03-18-10 H Read second time


HB 2353  
Wells Reauthorizes the provisions requiring a child to undergo a comprehensive vision examination when enrolling in kindergarten or first grade and extends the expiration date until June 30, 2020.
Bill History: 04-13-10 H Committee hearing cancelled House-SC on Professional Regulation/Licensing


HB 2354  
Zerr Requires certain employers to pay, upon an employee's termination or resignation, the monetary equivalent of all unused paid vacation time at the final pay rate unless otherwise provided in an agreement.
Bill History: 03-19-10 H Read second time


HB 2357  
Smith-150 Prohibits any public retirement plan of the state or a political subdivision from investing funds with foreign companies that have active ties to specified countries that are nonhumanitarian in nature.
Bill History: 04-29-10 S Voted do pass from committee on Senate-Veterans Affairs/Pension/Urban Affairs


HB 2358  
Kratky, M Renames the St. Louis Students' Bill of Rights to the Metropolitan School District Students' Bill of Rights and removes the voter-approval requirement.
Bill History: 03-23-10 H Read second time


HB 2360  
Aull Requires counties to allow installment payments when the property taxes on a homestead increase by more than 15% in any year due to reassessment.
Bill History: 03-23-10 H Read second time


HB 2361  
Dugger Limits the increase in the assessed valuation of a motor vehicle to the same percentage as the percentage of the increase in the federal Consumer Price Index over the previous year.
Bill History: 03-30-10 H Referred to House Committee on House-Ways and Means


HB 2363  
Tracy Exempts from state use taxes certain business donations of tangible personal property held as inventory given to a sales tax exempt organization.
Bill History: 04-27-10 H Public hearing completed


HB 2364  
Leara Establishes a new project type within the Quality Jobs Act called megaprojects and allows a qualified company that files a notice of intent for a megaproject to apply for enhanced tax credits.
Bill History: 03-24-10 H Read second time


HB 2367  
Schad Changes the state and local sales tax rate for a retail sale of personal property or taxable service at a temporary business location or a door-to-door sale to the rate in effect at the purchase location.
Bill History: 03-24-10 H Read second time


HB 2373  
Funderburk Allows a political subdivision which has approved a tax increase an option for calculating the revised applicable rates.
Bill History: 04-20-10 H Reported do pass House-Rules


HB 2376  
Holsman Increases the number of students the Missouri Preschool Plus Grant Program may serve and expands the list of those who may receive a grant.
Bill History: 03-25-10 H Read second time


HB 2379  
Carter Establishes the Missouri 4 For More Program in the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to allow parents paid leave from work to help their children in their school.
Bill History: 03-25-10 H Read second time


HB 2387  
Smith-150 Establishes the Commission on State Expenditures to review and make recommendations concerning state expenditures proposed for appropriation in the state budget.
Bill History: 04-14-10 H Public hearing completed


HB 2389  
Jones-63 Requires the Missouri Health Insurance Pool to establish a program to allow individuals to purchase supplemental health insurance coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorder.
Bill History: 04-06-10 H Public hearing completed


HB 2392  
Stream Reauthorizes the provisions regarding the Missouri Homestead Preservation Act and extends the expiration date until December 31, 2016.
Bill History: 03-29-10 H Read second time


HB 2395  
Leara Specifies that the true value in money on real property for property taxation will be the assessed value in 2009 or the most recent sale price until the property is sold.
Bill History: 03-30-10 H Read second time


HB 2406  
Scharnhorst Authorizes an income tax deduction for tuition, attendance fees, and school supplies purchased for educating a dependent enrolled in a Missouri elementary or secondary school.
Bill History: 03-31-10 H Read second time


HB 2409  
Denison HB 2409 Denison, Charles W. "Charlie" Changes the laws regarding the employment of retired teachers and their retirement benefits.
Bill History: 03-31-10 H Read second time


HB 2413  
Stream Requires schools to implement specified criteria regarding the enrollment and educational success of foster care children and allows certain foster care adults to be eligible for MO HealthNet benefits.
Bill History: 03-31-10 H Read second time


HB 2422  
Faith Establishes the GED+ Program to ensure that students achieve a certificate of general educational development (GED) and continue to a post-secondary education or to a high-wage job.
Bill History: 04-01-10 H Read second time


HB 2427  
Jones-89 Establishes the School Choice Tax Credit Act which authorizes an income tax credit for a taxpayer who donates to a scholarship-granting organization.
Bill History: 04-01-10 H Read second time


HB 2430  
Aull Requires the certification of school food service directors and menu planners in public and private schools which receive funding through the federal school lunch program.
Bill History: 04-01-10 H Read second time


HB 2447  
Aull Authorizes a school district to impose, upon voter approval, a sales tax of up to one cent for educational purposes.
Bill History: 04-06-10 H Read second time


HB 2457  
Pratt Eliminates the individual income tax on Missouri taxable income of $9,000 or less and changes the tax rate to 4% on the amount of income over $9,000.
Bill History: 04-06-10 H Read second time


HB 2460  
Dieckhaus Authorizes an income tax deduction of up to $250 for the amount of payments made on a student loan to a lending institution for the taxpayer's education expenses at a Missouri college or university.
Bill History: 04-08-10 H Referred to House Committee on House-Elementary and Secondary Education


HB 2461  
Dieckhaus Requires school districts to establish requirements for student academic progression.
Bill History: 04-06-10 H Read second time


HB 2462  
Dieckhaus Creates procedures for open enrollment of public school students across school district boundary lines.
Bill History: 04-06-10 H Read second time


HB 2463  
Dieckhaus Changes the laws regarding teacher contracts and establishes the Teacher Continuing Contract Act.
Bill History: 04-06-10 H Read second time


HB 2464  
Dieckhaus Establishes the Teacher Continuing Contract Act and changes the laws regarding charter schools, open school enrollment, and student academic progression.
Bill History: 04-08-10 H Referred to House Committee on House-Elementary and Secondary Education


HCR 3  
Guernsey Disapproves the State Tax Commission's proposed state regulation regarding the value of each grade of agricultural and horticultural land for the 2011,2012 assessment years under Section 137.021 RSMo.
Bill History: 01-21-10 H Superseded by - see HCR 7


HCR 7  
Munzlinger Disapproves State Tax Commission proposed state regulations regarding value of each grade of agricultural and horticultural land for 2011 2012 assessment years under Section 137.021RSMo.
Bill History: 02-01-10 S Referred to Senate Committee on Senate-Rules,Joint Rules,Resolutions & Ethics


HCR 8  
Salva Encourages every school district in Missouri to promote and include trap shooting as a high school sport.
Bill History: 01-06-10 H Introduced and read first time


HCR 13  
Ervin Resolves that an education curriculum audit be conducted and the state develop a scope-and-sequence of all tested skills.
Bill History: 02-10-10 H Public hearing completed


HCR 15  
Meadows Supports the passage of the federal Employee Free Choice Act to protect and preserve for America's workers their freedom to choose for themselves whether or not to form a union.
Bill History: 01-11-10 H Introduced and read first time


HCR 17  
Lair Disapproves the State Tax Commission's proposed state regulation regarding the value of each grade of agricultural and horticultural land for the 2011 and 2012 assessment years as required under Section.
Bill History: 01-21-10 H Superseded by - see HCR 7


HCR 26  
Schieffer Disapproves the State Tax Commission's proposed state regulation regarding the value of each grade of agricultural and horticultural land for the 2011 and 2012 assessment years as required under section.
Bill History: 01-19-10 H Read second time


HCR 27  
Sander Disapproves the State Tax Commission's proposed state regulation regarding the value of each grade of agricultural and horticultural land for the 2011 and 2012 assessment years as required under section.
Bill History: 01-19-10 H Read second time


HCR 43  
Allen Recognizes the important services provided by professional school nurses and strongly urges school districts to recognize their dedication and valuable role by compensating them as like-degreed prof.
Bill History: 02-24-10 H Referred to House Committee on House-SC on Professional Regulation/Licensing


HCR 56  
Low Establishes the Missouri Child Poverty Council to examine child poverty in Missouri.
Bill History: 02-15-10 H Read second time


HCR 57  
Low Supports efforts to begin investing in children now because an investment in children and early childhood programs is an investment in Missouri's future.
Bill History: 02-11-10 H Introduced and read first time


HCR 60  
Brown-149 Directs the Governor to instruct the Department of Revenue pay interest on any taxpayer refund that is not paid out within 45 days after receipt of a tax return.
Bill History: 02-11-10 H Introduced and read first time


HCR 76  
Parkinson Encourages every school district in Missouri to promote and include trap shooting as a high school sport.
Bill History: 03-25-10 H Introduced and read first time


HJR 51  
Cunningham 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.
Bill History: 02-10-10 H Referred to House Committee on House-SC on Workforce Development and Safety


HJR 53  
Harris-110 Proposes a constitutional amendment repealing authority of chartered cities or counties to take blighted property by eminent domain but authorizes them to enact ordinances to impose liens.
Bill History: 01-07-10 H Read second time


HJR 56  
Emery Proposes a constitutional amendment replacing the individual and corporate income tax and sales and use tax with a fair sales tax on retail sales of new tangible property and taxable services.
Bill History: 04-22-10 H Voted do pass as substitute from committee on House-Ways and Means


HJR 60  
Jones-89 Proposes a constitutional amendment authorizing an exemption from personal property tax for one motor vehicle owned by or leased to a veteran awarded the Purple Heart medal or the surviving, unwed spouse.
Bill History: 01-07-10 H Read second time


HJR 61  
Thomson Proposes a constitutional amendment raising the allowable level of bonded indebtedness for school districts.
Bill History: 01-07-10 H Read second time


HJR 65  
Molendorp Proposes a constitutional amendment raising the allowable level of bonded indebtedness for school districts.
Bill History: 01-07-10 H Read second time


HJR 66  
Schoemehl Proposes a constitutional amendment allowing a simple majority approval for school district bond issues at certain elections.
Bill History: 01-07-10 H Read second time


HJR 67  
Pratt Proposes a constitutional amendment authorizing an exemption from property tax on all real and personal property of any citizen of the state who is 65 years of age or older.
Bill History: 01-07-10 H Read second time


HJR 68  
Davis Proposes a constitutional amendment eliminating the personal property tax, limiting the tax on real property to no more than 1% of its true value, and authorizing taxing districts to impose a sales and use tax.
Bill History: 01-07-10 H Read second time


HJR 71  
Koenig Proposes a constitutional amendment replacing the individual and corporate income tax and sales and use tax with a fair sales tax on retail sales of new tangible property and taxable services.
Bill History: 02-03-10 H Referred to House Committee on House-Ways and Means


HJR 75  
Ervin Proposes a constitutional amendment exempting from taxation all business personal property.
Bill History: 01-19-10 H Read second time


HJR 78  
Smith-150 Proposes a constitutional amendment requiring a three-fifths majority vote to amend the Missouri Constitution.
Bill History: 05-03-10 S Meeting set for 1:00 PM, Senate Lounge Senate-Financial/Gov. Org. and Elect


HJR 81  
Diehl