Hearing Date Tuesday, March 28, 2023
HB 1202 - Lonsdale, Chris
| Restrict local government submission of a ballot issue to raise or impose a tax be be only on the general election or primary ballot. | |
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Executive Session will be held on the following bills: | * HB 391 - Murphy, Jim
| Prohibit any court from changing langage adopted by the legislature for a ballot proposal. | HB 449 - Butz, Steve
| Repeal a provision that allows a political candidate to serve as his campaign committee's treasurer. | HB 783 - McGaugh, Peggy
| Make it a felony crime to threaten or harm an election official or the official's family, stalks an election official or famly, attempts to influence or pressures an election official to violate an election law. Require absentee ballot applications be kept private. Exempt a government agency or employee from the registration requirement for someone who registers more than ten persons to vote. Extend the distance from a polling place were electioneering in prohibited from 25 feet to 57 feet.
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HB 968 - Thompson, Terry
| Various changes involving defining a fiduciary income. Legislative staff describe the bill has bringing the state into conformity with a national Uniform Fuduciary Income and Princple Act. | HR 12 -- CLIMATE CHANGE RISKS | Sponsor: Owen, Bill (Rep-131) | Urges Missouri to oppose federal rules or regulations requiring companies to disclose climate change risk | |
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Executive Session will be held on the following bills: | HB 425 - Perkins, Chad
| Various provisions to recognize medical marijuana operations for financial transactions. | HB 1210 - O'Donnell, Michael
| Increase the limit of a tax credit for a business that provides affordable housing. |
***Amended*** | Committee: | General Laws | | | Chair: | Alex Riley (134) | | | | Date: | Tuesday, March 28, 2023 - Upcoming | | | Time: | 4:30 PM or upon adjournment (whichever is later) | | | Location: | House Hearing Room 7 | | | Note: | Added HB 248, HB 93, HB 272, HB 273, HB 274, HB 628, and HB 1009. | | |
Public Hearings will be conducted for the following bills: | HB 926 - Falkner, Bill
| Expand the type of local governmenments whose contractors are exempt from lawsuit attachments. | HB 1039 - Christ, Brad
| Prohibit local government from regulating tobacco products or alternative nicotine products including vapor products.
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| Restrict when a health care insurance company can require prior approval for medical services, with exceptions. | HB 248 - Stinnett, Melanie
| Allow persons on parole or probation for a criminal violation to vote. | HB 93 - Schwadron, Adam
| Expand the safety buffer required surrounding a hazardous waste facility transferred into a charter county, with exceptions. Exempt from a restriction on solid waste incineration facilities that were issued permits before August 28, 2023 | |
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Executive Session will be held on the following bills: | * HB 272 - Riley, Alex
| Shorten the time limit to file a personal injury lawsuit from five years to two years after the injury occurred. | HB 273 - Riley, Alex
| Prohibit in a liability lawsuit evidence being presented for the costs of medical care that had been covered or reduced. | SB 274 - Trent, Curtis
| Provide that if a U.S. constitutional convention is called, Missouri's representation shall be from commissioners selected by the legislature and bound by instructions from a joint legislative committee.
| HB 628 - Christofanelli, Phil
| Impose requirements on consumer legal funding contracts with attorneys involving awards in lawsuits.
| HB 1009 - Hardwick, Bill
| Change provisions on a prior settlement agreement involving a damage lawsuit. Require it be in writing and have 90 days for acceptance. |
Committee: | Healthcare Reform | | | Chair: | Kent Haden (43) | | | | Date: | Tuesday, March 28, 2023 - Upcoming | | | Time: | 4:30 PM or upon adjournment (whichever is later) | | | Location: | House Hearing Room 1 | | |
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Executive Session will be held on the following bills: | HB 100 - Davidson, Bishop
| Require prior authorization for transfer of a dental service care contract to another provider.
| HB 464 - Gregory, Kurtis
| Exempt various non-profit and Farm Bureau health insurance plans from insurance laws. | HB 1128 - Haden, Kent
| Expand the definition of first responders to include paramedics in various laws on emergencial medical care. | HB 342 - Pouche, Sean
| Limit the required insurance co-pays for a 30-day supply of insuline or epinephrine auto-injectors. | HB 885 - Perkins, Chad
| Require pubic schools to teach about premenstrual dysphoric disorder in grades 9 or 10. |
***Corrected*** | Committee: | Special Committee on Tax Reform | | | Chair: | Ben Baker (160) | | | | Date: | Tuesday, March 28, 2023 - Upcoming | | | Time: | 4:30 PM or upon adjournment (whichever is later) | | | Location: | House Hearing Room 3 | | | Note: | Time correction and room change. | | |
Public Hearings will be conducted for the following bills: | HB 431 - Perkins, Chad
| Require a retail outlet accept U.S. currency for payment, with exceptions. | HB 1076 - Smith, Cody
| Exempt from the state income tax a federal grant to the tax payer to expand access to broadband internet coverage. | HB 1097 - Riggs, Louis
| Provide a state income tax deduction for tangible property tax payments. | HB 1134 - Matthiesen, Mark
| Increase the maximum housing tax credit for elderly and disabled home owners and renters, known as the Circuit Breaker. | |
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Executive Session will be held on the following bills: | HB 511 - McGirl, Mike
| Remove taxes on bingo tabs and organizations conducting bingo games. | HB 590 - Knight, Jeff
| Exempt from the sales tax a vehicle more than ten years old, if the sale price is less than $25,000. | HB 1141 - Van Schoiack, Dean
| Exempt sale of used property from the sales tax, except for motor vehicles and boats. | HB 1144 - Keathley, Ben
| Impose a three-year prohibition on resubmitting to voters a local tax increase or new tax rejected by voters. | * HB 1252 - Davidson, Bishop
| Require tax collections that exceed "anticipated tax collections" for a fiscal year by $50 million to be automatically transferred to a special fund and require a cut in the income and sales tax rates. Allow appropriation from the fund if the state has a "budgetary short fall" after the tax cuts. | HJR 7 - Kelley, Ann
| Expand the property exemption of a military veteran who was a prisoner of war and has a total service-connected disability to any veteran with a total service-connected disability.
* | HJR 11 - Griffith, Dave
| Expand a property tax exemption for a former prisoner of war to include any military veteran with a total service-connected disability. |
Public Hearings will be conducted for the following bills: | SCR 7 -- | Sponsor: Bernskoetter, Mike (Sen-06) | Creates the America 250 Missouri Commission | HB 224 - Boyd, Mazzie
| Designate the Hawken rifle as the official Misouri rifle. | HB 530 - Clemens, Doug
| Designate the Hawken rifle as the official Misouri rifle. | HB 434 - Nickson-Clark, Chantelle
| Designate October 21st of each year as "Domestic
Violence Awareness Day". | HB 817 - Deaton, Dirk
| Designate January as "State Legislator Remembrance Month." | Hearing Date Wednesday, March 29, 2023
HB 633 - Kelley, Ann
| Add requirements required in the annual training of newly hired school district employees. Require the training be as soon as possible for a new hire. For other, provide the schedule can be based on the needm of the school district. | HB 883 - Cupps, Scott
| Require the Education Department develop a written curriculum on health and family education "with an emphasis on behavioral health. | HB 350 - Christofanelli, Phil
| Increase grants for the Missouri Empowerment Scholarship that provides financial support for students attending private schools and home schooling costs. | |
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Executive Session will be held on the following bills: | * HB 482 - Baker, Ben
| Prohibitsa public school requiring a teacher to discuss "public policy issues of the day." Establish various rights for public school student parents to review instructional material, visit the school, check on the student's hours and other information. Various other disclosure requirements. | * HB 627 - Christofanelli, Phil
| Establish a constitutional right for parents to direct education of their children. Define information school districts must provide in an online page. | HB 529 - Black, John
| Add provisions for additional increases in the formula that allocates state funds to local public schools | * HB 159 - Mackey, Ian
| Impose requirements on public school disciplinary actions. Require documentation of suspensions and send the information to the Education Department. Prohibit susupensions, in some cases, and require a school consider alternatives. |
HB 823 - Smith, Travis
| Provide that if a U.S. constitutional convention is called, Missouri's representation shall be from commissioners selected by the legislature and bound by instructions from a joint legislative committee. | HB 124 - Nurrenbern, Maggie
| Expand the ban on tobacco products for minors to include vaping products. Increase from18 years of age to 21 the age below which sale of tobacco products is prohibited. | HB 517 - Mayhew, Don
| Raise the age for purchase of tobacco products from 18 years of age to 21 years of age. Include vapor products in the restriction. | HB 646 - Lovasco, Tony
| Make all legislators ex officio members of local boards, commissions and councils of local government in their districts. But do not give them the power to vote on any matter before the local board or to get compensation for being an ex officio member. | HB 954 - West, Richard
| Restrict a homeowners' association from imposing additional conditions or restrictions that did not exist exist when the owner purchased the property, without consent. Various other provisions dealing with homeowners' associations.
| * HB 1295 - West, Richard
| Impose various requirements on local government meetings. Require setting time at the start of a meeing for public comments. Prohibit ejecting someone in the audience, unless the person was committing a crime. Require the body to have a method for submitting comments. | |
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Executive Session will be held on the following bills: | HB 603 - Reedy, Rodger
| Require public and charter schools to offer a driving education class. | * HB 157 - O'Donnell, Michael
| Exempt all areas of Missouri from daylight saving time. But if two states bordering Missouri adopt a law making daylight savings as the standard time. In such a case, make daylight savings time the year-round standard time. | HB 1208 - Casteel, David
| Repeal a provision imposing a limit on the amount of a sales tax for emergency services in Jefferson County.
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Public Hearings will be conducted for the following bills: | HB 1083 - Christofanelli, Phil
| Regulate and license mechanical contractors. | HB 368 - West, Richard
| Regulate and license mechanical contractors, unless the mechanical contractor has a local government license. * |
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Executive Session will be held on the following bills: | HB 643 - Francis, Rick
| Various provisions to toughen enforement of the requirement for insurance or financial responsibility for a motor vehicle. Require the Revenue Department to develop an electronic system for checking compliance. |
Committee: | Workforce and Infrastructure Development | | | Chair: | Louis Riggs (5) | | | | Date: | Wednesday, March 29, 2023 - Upcoming | | | Time: | 12:00 PM or upon morning recess (whichever is later) | | | Location: | House Hearing Room 6 | | | Note: | Presentation by Karen Buschmann, Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry, on statewide workforce issues. | | |
Public Hearings will be conducted for the following bills: | * HJR 66 - Baker, Ben
| Essentially would prohibit ranked voting. Restrict a person from voting for more than one candidate for an office. Require every voting machine produce a paper record. | HB 654 - Amato, Phil
| Provide a tax credit for donations to local hospital foundations. | HB 1394 - Keathley, Ben
| Prohibit a non-compete prohibition of a health care professional by a health facility employer. | |
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Executive Session will be held on the following bills: | * HB 267 - Buchheit-Courtway, Cyndi
| Restores Missouri's preference presidential primary. Also allows poll challengers to collect and disclose after the polls close which party ballot was selected by voters. The Presidental primary was eliminated by legislation signed by the governor in 2022 (HB 1878). | * HB 347 - Veit, Rudy
| Restores Missouri's preference presidential primary. Also allows poll challengers to collect and disclose which party ballot was selected by voters. The Presidental primary was eliminated by legislation signed by the governor in 2022 (HB 1878). |
SS SCS SB 127 -- | Sponsor: Thompson Rehder, Holly (Sen-27) | Enacts provisions relating to the designation of infrastructure | HB 1067 - Sharpe, Greg
| Change the display of the Disabled American Veteran's motor vehicle license plate. | HB 734 - Knight, Jeff
| Extend the duration of a disabled parking sign issued by the Revenue Department to eight years and allow automatic renewal based on a physician's statement. | |
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Executive Session will be held on the following bills: | HB 1166 - Thomas, Lisa
| Designate a portion of Highway A in Miller County the "Walter W Farrow Memorial Highway." |
Committee: | Utilities | | | Chair: | Bob Bromley (162) | | | | Date: | Wednesday, March 29, 2023 - Upcoming | | | Time: | 12:00 PM or upon morning recess (whichever is later) | | | Location: | House Hearing Room 1 | | |
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Executive Session will be held on the following bills: | HB 697 - Hovis, Barry
| Allow trustees of reorganized common sewer districts to receive attendance fees. | HB 891 - Falkner, Bill
| Change the requirement for a community water system to have an annual test of every hydrant in the system to just scheduled testing. | HB 1143 - Keathley, Ben
| Provide rate reductions for customers of natural gas companies, for certain conditions. |
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Executive Session will be held on the following bills: | * HCS HB 188 - Murphy, Jim | Require employers to participate in the federal work requirement law. Establish a state database of qualified foreign workers. Enact additional requirements for employment of foreign workers with criminal penalties for repeat violation. Give the state attorney general enforcement powers. | HCS HB 271 - Riley, Alex | Various licensing changes for advanced practice nurses including powers to prescribe some types of controlled drugs. | * HCS HB 992 - Lewis, Ed | Impose requirements on construction of electric transmission lines. Limit lines to companies that already have electric transmission facilities in Missouri. | HB 1008 - Nurrenbern, Maggie
| Allow a law enforcement agency to request assistance from a law enforcment agency from another jurisdiction including outside of Missouri. |
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Executive Session will be held on the following bills: | HB 513 - Mayhew, Don
| Authorize the sale or transfer of a parcel of state-owned land in Rolla. |
Committee: | Emerging Issues | | | Chair: | Bill Hardwick (121) | | | | Date: | Wednesday, March 29, 2023 - Upcoming | | | Time: | 4:30 PM or upon adjournment (whichever is later) | | | Location: | House Hearing Room 6 | | |
* HB 602 - Reedy, Rodger
| Exclude from the crime of discharging a firearm from a vehicle if the vehicle is on on private property and the purpose was to protect livestock. Make it a crime to discharge a firearm within a municipality, with exceptions. | * HB 109 - Barnes, Jerome
| Make it a crime to discharge a fiearm within the limits of a municipality, with exceptions. A first offense would be a misdemeanor but a subsequent offense would be a felony. | HB 929 - West, Richard
| Require a cemetery for pets be treated as a cemetery under laws governing licensing and endowed care. | |
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Executive Session will be held on the following bills: | * HB 1169 - Jones, Holly
| Impose labeling requirements on a product that could impact, change, alter or inject genetic material. | * HB 485 - Baker, Ben
| Allow possessing a concealed weapon in a church or other place of religious worship without approval. Current law allows it only if the minister or organization that controls the facility gives approval. | HB 699 - Hardwick, Bill
| Authorize the Lottery agency to operate video gambling terminals at remote locations. * |
HB 1173 - Nurrenbern, Maggie
| Require public higher education institutions have a policy on awarding credit for an international baccalaureate exam or diploma program. | HB 1287 - McMullen, Aaron
| Provide Missouri residency status for public higher education costs for both graduate and undergraduate programs for a student with a parent in the military and stationed in Missouri. | |
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Executive Session will be held on the following bills: | HB 502 - Haley, Willard
| Change the name designated for the first week of March from METS week to STEM week for science, technology, engineering and math. | HB 515 - Mayhew, Don
| Establish a grant program for students for a science, technology, engineering or mathematics program. | HB 887 - Riley, Alex
| Require the Education Department to establish a program on science, technology, engineering and math. | Hearing Date Thursday, March 30, 2023
***Corrected*** | Committee: | Administration and Accounts | | | Chair: | Dale Wright (116) | | | | Date: | Thursday, March 30, 2023 - Upcoming | | | Time: | 9:00 AM or upon adjournment (whichever is later) | | | Location: | House Hearing Room 3 | | | Note: | NOTE LOCATION CHANGE | | |
HB 1363 - Cook, Bennie
| Require the Conservation Department pay up to $250 of damages to a vehicle damaged by a collision with a deer. | HB 1398 - Cupps, Scott
| Provide a one-month amnesty in December for failing to pay motor vehicle sales taxes. | |
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Executive Session will be held on the following bills: | HB 520 - Mayhew, Don
| Allow a motor fuel purchaser designate a non-profit organization to get the motor fuel tax passed in 2021 (SB 262) which the purchaser can seek a refund. |
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