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House Committee meetings
As of (03/28/2023) at 11:31 AM

Hearing Date Tuesday, March 28, 2023
***Cancelled***
Committee:Professional Registration and Licensing
Chair:Jeff Coleman (32)
Date:Tuesday, March 28, 2023 - Upcoming
Time:12:00 PM or upon morning recess (whichever is later)
Location:House Hearing Room 1

***Cancelled***
Committee:Consent and House Procedure
Chair:Sean Pouche (13)
Date:Tuesday, March 28, 2023 - Upcoming
Time:4:00 PM or upon adjournment (whichever is later)
Location:House Hearing Room 5
Note:Time change.

***Corrected***
Committee:Elections and Elected Officials
Chair:Peggy McGaugh (7)
Date:Tuesday, March 28, 2023 - Upcoming
Time:4:30 PM or upon adjournment (whichever is later)
Location:House Hearing Room 4
Note:Time correction and room change.

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.
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.

***Corrected***
Committee:Financial Institutions
Chair:Michael O'Donnell (95)
Date:Tuesday, March 28, 2023 - Upcoming
Time:4:30 PM or upon adjournment (whichever is later)
Location:House Hearing Room 5
Note:Time correction.

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
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.
* HB 1045 - Stinnett, Melanie
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
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

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.
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.

***Amended***
Committee:Special Committee on Tourism
Chair:Brian Seitz (156)
Date:Tuesday, March 28, 2023 - Upcoming
Time:4:30 PM or upon adjournment (whichever is later)
Location:House Hearing Room 6
Note:Remove HB 308

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
***Amended***
Committee:Elementary and Secondary Education
Chair:Brad Pollitt (52)
Date:Wednesday, March 29, 2023 - Upcoming
Time:8:00 A.M.
Location:House Hearing Room 7
Note:Added HB 159

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.
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.

Committee:Government Efficiency and Downsizing
Chair:Jim Murphy (94)
Date:Wednesday, March 29, 2023 - Upcoming
Time:8:00 A.M.
Location:House Hearing Room 6

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.
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.

Committee:Economic Development
Chair:Brad Hudson (138)
Date:Wednesday, March 29, 2023 - Upcoming
Time:8:15 A.M.
Location:House Hearing Room 1

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. *

Committee:Insurance Policy
Chair:Phil Christofanelli (104)
Date:Wednesday, March 29, 2023 - Upcoming
Time:8:30 A.M.
Location:House Hearing Room 5

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.

Committee:Special Committee on Public Policy
Chair:Terry Thompson (53)
Date:Wednesday, March 29, 2023 - Upcoming
Time:12:00 PM or upon morning recess (whichever is later)
Location:House Hearing Room 5

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.
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).

Committee:Transportation Infrastructure
Chair:Cyndi Buchheit-Courtway (115)
Date:Wednesday, March 29, 2023 - Upcoming
Time:12:00 PM or upon morning recess (whichever is later)
Location:House Hearing Room 7

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.
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

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.

Committee:Rules - Legislative Oversight
Chair:Jeff Knight (142)
Date:Wednesday, March 29, 2023 - Upcoming
Time:12:30 PM or upon morning recess (whichever is later)
Location:House Hearing Room 4

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.

Committee:Corrections and Public Institutions
Chair:Rudy Veit (59)
Date:Wednesday, March 29, 2023 - Upcoming
Time:4:30 PM or upon adjournment (whichever is later)
Location:House Hearing Room 1

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.
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. *

Committee:Higher Education
Chair:Brenda Shields (11)
Date:Wednesday, March 29, 2023 - Upcoming
Time:4:30 PM or upon adjournment (whichever is later)
Location:House Hearing Room 5

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.
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

Public Hearings will be conducted for the following bills:
SS SB 111 --
Sponsor: Bernskoetter, Mike (Sen-06)
Modifies provisions relating to the administration of state employees

***Corrected***
Committee:Transportation Accountability
Chair:Don Mayhew (124)
Date:Thursday, March 30, 2023 - Upcoming
Time:9:00 AM or upon adjournment (whichever is later)
Location:House Hearing Room 1
Note:Time 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.
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.