2015 Regular Session

Creates the Campus Free Expression Act to protect free expression on the campuses of public institutions of higher education

Sponsor: Ed Emery

Modifies provisions relating to the boards of regents of state colleges and universities and broadens the degree-granting authority of Harris-Stowe State University

Sponsor: Jamilah Nasheed

Requires course materials relating to sexual education to contain information regarding sexual predators, online predators, and the consequences of inappropriate text messaging

Sponsor: Genise Montecillo

Creates the Division of Alcohol and Tobacco Control Fund for the enforcement of liquor and tobacco laws and directs fees from liquor licenses and permits to the fund

Sponsor: Douglas Libla

Removes portions of the school funding formula that are no longer relevant due to the passage of time

Sponsor: David Wood

Authorizes certain boards and commissions under the Division of Professional Registration to issue opinions for educational purposes and modifies laws relating to speech-language pathologists and audiologists

Sponsor: David Sater

Changes the laws regarding public retirement systems

Sponsor: Mike Leara

Modifies and repeals a number of existing, expired or obsolete committees

Sponsor: Bob Dixon

Modifies provisions relating to the ownership of motor vehicles

Sponsor: Mike Kehoe

Requires a student to be a United States citizen or permanent resident in order to be eligible to receive reimbursements from the A+ Schools Program

Sponsor: Gary Romine

Requires the Department of Natural Resources to take certain actions when submitting certain plans the Environmental Protection Agency

Sponsor: Gary Romine

Creates a sales and use tax exemption for materials and utilities used by commercial laundries

Sponsor: Will Kraus

Modifies provisions relating to honey

Sponsor: Jeanie Riddle

Allows the Governor to convey the State's interest in specified property owned by the state in St. Louis County to the county

Sponsor: Gina Walsh

Authorizes the conveyance of various state properties

Sponsor: John Wiemann

Specifies that each defined benefit pension plan must establish a board member education program

Sponsor: Mike Leara

Changes an intersectional reference in a provision of law regarding the determination of heirship

Sponsor: David Pearce

Specifies that the Department of Public Safety must have the authority to commission corporate security advisors and establishes procedures to do so

Sponsor: Shawn Rhoads

Requires liquid nicotine products to be sold in child-safe packaging

Sponsor: Sheila Solon

Modifies provisions related to the Division of Youth Services

Sponsor: Jeanie Lauer

Changes the laws regarding public retirement systems

Sponsor: Mike Leara

Modifies provisions relating to financial transactions

Sponsor: Jay Wasson

Designates January as Sex Trafficking Awareness Month in Missouri

Sponsor: Jamilah Nasheed

Raises the outer threshold amount for a county to be eligible to collect a greater percentage of the total taxes collected as a fee

Sponsor: Daniel Hegeman

Designates the third week of February as "Engineer Awareness Week" in Missouri

Sponsor: Bryan Spencer

Changes the laws regarding taxation

Sponsor: Galen Higdon

Designates the second Monday in April as "Missouri Lineworker Appreciation Day"

Sponsor: Craig Redmon

Changes the name of the "I Have a Dream" specialty license plate to the "Dare to Dream" specialty license plate

Sponsor: Jamilah Nasheed

Designates April 15 of each year as "Jackie Robinson Day" in Missouri

Sponsor: Randy Dunn

Changes the laws regarding entities regulated by the Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions and Professional Registration

Sponsor: Don Gosen

Allows for direct primary health care services to be provided through a medical retainer agreement between the physician and patient

Sponsor: Keith Frederick

Modifies which members of fraternal benefit societies are exempt from insurance agent licensing

Sponsor: Paul Wieland

Designates the 22nd week of each year as "22q Awareness Week"

Sponsor: Becky Ruth

Designates the month of November each year as "Epilepsy Awareness Month"

Sponsor: Joshua Peters

Extends the sunset on certain healthcare provider reimbursement allowance taxes and modifies provisions relating to MO HealthNet and DSH payments

Sponsor: Kurt Schaefer

Allows the Director of the Department of Revenue to adopt rules and regulations allowing specified motor vehicle or trailer lienholders to electronically release a lien

Sponsor: Tony Dugger

Requires persons who submit petitions for political subdivision audits to reside or own property in the subdivision and allows for signatures to be rescinded

Sponsor: Ed Emery

Provides that directors of industrial development corporations in St. Francois County may be taxpayers and registered voters in the county

Sponsor: Gary Romine

Establishes the Missouri Achieving a Better Life Experience Program

Sponsor: Eric Schmitt

Expands the Heroes Way Interchange Designation Program

Sponsor: Wayne Wallingford

Allows a retired military member to provide a Veterans' Identification Card issued by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs in order to receive a veteran designation on his or her driver's license

Sponsor: Jason Chipman

Designates certain highways in the state

Sponsor: Mike Cunningham

Establishes the Office of Military Advocate to advocate for the military in Missouri

Sponsor: Charlie Davis

Raises the amount the Crime Victims' Compensation Fund can pay to eligible victims and provides that the Public Safety Department can negotiate costs on behalf of victims

Sponsor: Mike Parson

Modifies provisions relating to junking certificates for motor vehicles

Sponsor: Dave Hinson

Extends the date that a business must commence operations to qualify for a business facility tax credit

Sponsor: Ronald Richard

Modifies provisions relating to tax increment financing

Sponsor: Mike Leara

Modifies provisions relating to licensing fees paid to the Division of Finance by entities and persons licensed under the Missouri Sale of Checks Law, credit service organizations, and consumer credit lenders

Sponsor: Tony Dugger

Establishes a committee to assess the continuation of the Money Follows the Person Demonstration Program in order to help disabled or aging individuals transition from nursing facilities to community settings

Sponsor: Mike Lair

Creates the Senior Savings Protection Act

Sponsor: Eric Schmitt

Changes the laws regarding motor vehicle height and weight limits in certain city commercial zones

Sponsor: Jeanie Riddle

Appropriates money for capital improvement and other purposes as provided in Article IV, Section 28

Sponsor: Tom Flanigan

Changes the requirements for disclosure of information regarding insurance holding companies

Sponsor: Don Gosen

Changes the notice requirements for automobile insurance cancellations or refusals

Sponsor: Don Gosen

Defines "correspondence" with regard to real estate brokers

Sponsor: Nathan Walker

Modifies the duration of unemployment compensation, the method to pay federal advances, and raises the fund trigger causing contribution rate reductions

Sponsor: Scott Fitzpatrick

Proposes a constitutional amendment authorizing $50 million in bonds for veterans homes

Sponsor: Lindell Shumake

Changes the laws regarding eligibility for MO HealthNet benefits

Sponsor: Jacob Hummel

Changes the laws regarding water resources

Sponsor: Rick Brattin

Creates the Study Commission on Mining Property Assessment

Sponsor: Gary Romine

Authorizes independent certified public accountant or certified public accounting firm to conduct an audit of State Auditor's office

Sponsor: Ronald Richard

Requests the Missouri Congressional delegation to institute proper proceedings in Congress to impeach President Barack Obama

Sponsor: Mike Moon

Allows taxpayers to deduct the full amount of costs associated with a search and rescue operation

Sponsor: Elaine Gannon

Requires stockholder approval before corporations make any contributions or expenditures and imposes campaign contribution limits

Sponsor: Gina Mitten

Requires school districts with less than 350 students to be administratively consolidated

Sponsor: Kurt Bahr

Establishes the ENFORCE the Laws Act authorizing the General Assembly to file a civil action for relief upon the passage of a resolution finding that the Governor has not taken care to faithfully execute law

Sponsor: Jeff Pogue

Requires healthcare contractors providing services to prison inmates to provide certain information to the Office of Administration

Sponsor: Paul Curtman

Allows a person authorized to solemnize marriages to refuse to solemnize a marriage which is contrary to the religious beliefs or sincerely held moral convictions of such person

Sponsor: Jeff Pogue

Changes the law regarding the sale of intoxicating liquor

Sponsor: Bryan Spencer

Changes the laws regarding the sale of intoxicating liquor

Sponsor: Bryan Spencer

Modifies provisions required to be in nuisance abatement ordinances enacted by municipalities and counties

Sponsor: Elijah Haahr

Changes the laws regarding condemnation proceedings

Sponsor: Joe McGaugh

Proposes a constitutional amendment authorizing $10 million of bond issuance for public buildings

Sponsor: Caleb Rowden

Changes provisions relating to income tax deductions for new job creation

Sponsor: Jeff Pogue

Allows a court to modify a jury's verdict in an action against a health care provider for medical malpractice

Sponsor: Kevin Austin

Exempts the residential property of certain individuals from increases in assessed valuation that are not from new construction or improvements and from rate increases

Sponsor: Bill Otto

Changes the laws regarding certain offenders who are fugitives from justice or have outstanding arrest warrants from more than one political subdivision or jurisdiction

Sponsor: Rochelle Walton Gray

Establishes the Missouri Youth funds legislative oversight committee

Sponsor: Courtney Curtis

Establishes an oversight board within DESE to study school performance in the St. Joseph School District

Sponsor: Delus Johnson

Allows the Department of Social Services to contract with pediatric care networks to provide MO HealthNet benefits for medically complex children

Sponsor: Marsha Haefner

Eliminates special license plates for members of the General Assembly

Sponsor: Bill Otto

Modifies provisions relating to eminent domain

Sponsor: Craig Redmon

Changes the laws regarding petitions for the expungement of criminal records

Sponsor: Gina Mitten

Urges all wireless carriers doing business in the state to activate the FM radio receivers in all smartphones sold

Sponsor: Caleb Jones

Proposes a constitutional amendment reducing the amount of time a person has been a bona fide member of an organization to participate in the management, conduct, or operation of a bingo game

Sponsor: Wanda Brown

Establishes the standards for newborn safety incubators installed outside certain facilities which allow any person to anonymously place a newborn in the device with the intent to leave the newborn

Sponsor: Mike Moon

Requires approval by the General Assembly before the Board of Public Buildings may issue revenue bonds for state office building projects, except for refunding of existing debt

Sponsor: Caleb Rowden

Prohibits the executive branch from extending existing bonds or issuing new bonds without legislative or voter approval

Sponsor: Courtney Curtis

Changes the law regarding the sale of intoxicating liquor

Sponsor: Bryan Spencer

Modifies provisions relating to the employees retirement system of the city of St. Louis

Sponsor: Mike Leara

Specifies continuing education training for school board members, with additional training required for members serving districts with provisional accreditation

Sponsor: Chrissy Sommer

Adds the option of by firing squad to the manner by which the death penalty may be administered

Sponsor: Rick Brattin

Creates the Mortgage Foreclosure Mediation Code

Sponsor: Gail McCann Beatty

Proposes a constitutional amendment which would authorize a pilot program in three cities in the state to implement a new scheme of land value taxation

Sponsor: Jeanne Kirkton

Changes the laws regarding public assistance

Sponsor: Sue Allen

Opposes the FCC's new net neutrality or "Open Internet" rules

Sponsor: Jeff Pogue

Asks the commissioner of education to provide information to the general assembly on several issues related to the Smarter Balanced Assessments

Sponsor: Kurt Bahr

Modifies provisions relating to requirements for the operation of a bingo game

Sponsor: Wanda Brown

Specifies when new political subdivisions will be effective for property tax assessment purposes

Sponsor: Caleb Jones

Changes the laws regarding certain mortgage disclosures and requires any lender making a reverse mortgage loan to allow for the repayment of the loan after the death of the person who entered into the loan

Sponsor: Rochelle Walton Gray

Creates the Mortgage Foreclosure Mediation Code

Sponsor: Jeanne Kirkton

Proposes a constitutional amendment allowing an elected public official of this state or any of its political subdivisions to be removed from office by recall petition

Sponsor: Jeff Pogue

Specifies that the state highways and transportation commission is authorized to enter into highway design-build project contracts that total greater than $50 million

Sponsor: Caleb Jones

Limits the number of official state emblems to 28

Sponsor: Tom Flanigan

Modifies provisions relating to sales and use tax

Sponsor: Kathryn Swan

Allows a person to appeal certain civil cases tried before an associate circuit judge or a municipal court judge and specifies that certain appellate cases cannot be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction

Sponsor: Rochelle Walton Gray

Urges the reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank of the United States before June 30, 2015

Sponsor: Mike Leara

Requires a peace officer to provide an oral advisement and obtain written consent for a voluntary search of a person not under arrest, a person's effects, or a vehicle

Sponsor: Gina Mitten

Requires the Department of Higher Education to consider establishing a Pay Forward, Pay Back pilot program to replace the current tuition and fee system at public higher education institutions

Sponsor: Rochelle Walton Gray

Modifies a provision relating to electrical contractor licenses issued by political subdivisions

Sponsor: Keith English

Requires the MO HealthNet Division to allow for payment of fees under direct primary care agreements for the delivery of direct primary care benefits

Sponsor: Keith Frederick

Designates August 1 to 9, 2015, as "Minority Organ Donor Awareness Week" in Missouri

Sponsor: Rochelle Walton Gray

Requires the consolidation of specified civil court actions filed pertaining to the title of property in forcible entry and unlawful detainer cases

Sponsor: Rochelle Walton Gray

Allows the state to collect from any punitive damage final judgment any amount in excess of $500,000 to be deposited into the Tort Victims' Compensation Fund

Sponsor: Kevin Austin

Changes the laws regarding sales and use tax exemptions for agricultural seed, feed, and pesticides

Sponsor: Keith English

Provides law enforcement officers with powers of arrest in any county in which the sheriff has requested his or her assistance

Sponsor: Shawn Rhoads

Specifies that the prohibition on smoking or using tobacco products in indoor areas of school buildings is extended to outdoor areas

Sponsor: Michael Butler

Changes the laws regarding abandoned property

Sponsor: Rochelle Walton Gray

Establishes the Supporting Working Moms Act of 2015 that requires an employer to provide reasonable break time for nursing mothers

Sponsor: Mike Cierpiot

Designates the first week in August each year as "Minority Organ Donor Awareness Week" in Missouri

Sponsor: Rochelle Walton Gray

Modifies provisions relating to officers of the court

Sponsor: Courtney Curtis

Retains the rights of the General Assembly to file independent legal action challenging the constitutional and statutory validity of a proposed ATF ban on certain caliber ammunition

Sponsor: Rick Brattin

Requires the court proceedings in the 29th judicial to be assessed an additional surcharge to fund the operation and maintenance of a county juvenile center and the county judicial facility

Sponsor: William White

Increases the tax on cigarettes to 62 cents per pack

Sponsor: Tracy McCreery

Specifies that the General Assembly agrees with the United States Department of Justice report findings as a result of an investigation conducted following the death of Michael Brown

Sponsor: Courtney Curtis

Requires any firefighter, emergency medical technician, and first responder who has reasonable cause to believe an in-home services client has been abused or neglected to report the alleged abuse or neglect

Sponsor: Dave Hinson

Specifies that payments of attorney fees may not be awarded against the state or a political subdivision thereof

Sponsor: Ira Anders

Raises the daily amount a wrongfully imprisoned person may receive from $50 to $128

Sponsor: Clem Smith

Establishes the "Daylight Saving as New Standard Time Pact" to consist of Missouri and any other state desiring to permanently change daylight saving time to a new standard time

Sponsor: Delus Johnson

Requires health carriers or managed care plans to offer medication synchronization services

Sponsor: David Sater

Modifies provisions relating to concealed carry permits

Sponsor: Mark Parkinson

Prohibits the State Board of Education and the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education from adopting and implementing certain academic content standards

Sponsor: Mike Moon

Modifies provisions relating to professional registration, death certificates, collaborative practice, & health information

Sponsor: Jay Wasson

Prohibits the executive branch from extending existing bonds or issuing new bonds without legislative or voter approval

Sponsor: Lincoln Hough

Removes the expiration of the Kansas City transportation sales tax

Sponsor: Gail McCann Beatty

Condemns certain California laws relating to shelled eggs and calls upon the legislature and the voters of California to repeal such laws

Sponsor: Mike Kehoe

Raises the tax on motor fuel and creates the Public-Private Partnership Authority Act

Sponsor: Douglas Libla

Expands the dependency exemption for income taxes to stillbirths

Sponsor: Rob Schaaf

Strongly urges the United States Army to explain chemical testing which occurred in St. Louis in the 1950s and 1960s and requests the federal government to conduct a study on the tests' health effects

Sponsor: Clem Smith

Creates a funding source for grants and programs that benefit children and establishes provisions to ensure youth funds in the state are operated efficiently and effectively

Sponsor: Courtney Curtis

Makes several modifications to the St. Joseph School District School Board

Sponsor: Delus Johnson

Modifies laws regarding qualified spousal trusts

Sponsor: Robert Onder

Establishes the Fertilizer Control Board to administer and enforce fertilizer sales regulations

Sponsor: Bill Reiboldt

Modifies provisions of law regarding healthcare

Sponsor: David Sater

Authorizes a tax credit for senior citizen property owners

Sponsor: Bill Kidd

Requires that one voting member of the University of Missouri Board of Curators be a student

Sponsor: Caleb Rowden

Modifies provisions relating to children, including safe sleep, immunizations, and the Perinatal Advisory Council

Sponsor: Jeanie Riddle

Requires every health carrier and health benefit plan to file all of its premium rate information with the Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions and Professional Registration before use

Sponsor: Jeanne Kirkton

Removes the additional fee equal to the fee charged for personalized license plates for subsequent sets of special Purple Heart license plates

Sponsor: Charlie Davis

Modifies provisions relating to petitions for the expungement of criminal records

Sponsor: Bob Dixon

Makes several modifications to the St. Joseph School District School Board

Sponsor: Delus Johnson

Modifies provisions relating to the Department of Natural Resources

Sponsor: Mike Kehoe

Modifies provisions related to law enforcement officers

Sponsor: Courtney Curtis

Prohibits funds in the city convention and sports facility trust fund to be used for the construction of a new professional football stadium in St. Louis

Sponsor: Cloria Brown

Modifies provisions relating to the Missouri Sunshine law

Sponsor: Tom Hurst

Creates the crime of assault of a sanitation worker

Sponsor: Sonya Anderson

Requires the Department of Revenue to notify sellers if there is a change in sales tax law interpretation

Sponsor: Delus Johnson

Prohibits political subdivisions from establishing a minimum wage in excess of federal or state law

Sponsor: Mike Kehoe

Requires a peace officer to obtain written consent prior to conducting a consensual search of a vehicle

Sponsor: Brandon Ellington

Increases the filing fee for a director of a fire protection district

Sponsor: Jay Houghton

Grants the President Pro Tem and the Speaker standing to intervene in cases challenging the constitutionality of state law and authorizes individual legislators to hire outside counsel when sued in their official capacity

Sponsor: Tom Dempsey

Provides that no person shall be found guilty of failure to appear if the criminal matter solely involves certain traffic-related infractions

Sponsor: Eric Schmitt

Increases the salary for the position of License Collector for the City of St. Louis from $63,120 to $125,000 and requires the same pay for males and females holding certain positions

Sponsor: Penny Hubbard

Exempts certain structures used for agricultural purposes or agricultural activity from county health orders, ordinances, rules, or regulations

Sponsor: Joe McGaugh

Modifies provisions authorizing a one-time expungement of certain criminal records including a conviction for any nonviolent crime, misdemeanor, or nonviolent drug violation

Sponsor: Brandon Ellington

Imposes limits on the number of appeals of certain school boundary change matters

Sponsor: Tom Hurst

Repeals the provision allowing the Board of Probation and Parole to charge an offender an intervention fee

Sponsor: Brandon Ellington

Requires long-term care insurers to file their premium rates with the Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions and Professional Registration and annual rate increases over 10% to be approved by the department director

Sponsor: Jon Carpenter

Authorizes a state and local sales and use tax exemption for items purchased at a prison canteen or commissary

Sponsor: Brandon Ellington

Modifies the composition of tax increment financing commissions in Boone County

Sponsor: Kurt Schaefer

Mandates the establishment of safe sleeping protocols in child care facilities providing care for children under one year of age

Sponsor: Richard Sifton

Enacts provisions relating to the use of public funds for lobbying activities

Sponsor: Tom Hurst

Adds requirement for health benefit plan rate release

Sponsor: Robert Onder

Requires the Governor to issue an executive order to implement the remedies recommended in the 2014 Disparity Study regarding utilization levels of minorities and women-based enterprises in state awarded contracts

Sponsor: Courtney Curtis

Abolishes the doctrine of adverse possession in Missouri

Sponsor: Tom Hurst

Adopts the Compact for a Balanced Budget

Sponsor: Bob Dixon

Prohibits an employer or educational institution from requiring or requesting certain persons to disclose their user name and password for a personal social media account

Sponsor: Robert Cornejo

Designates May 19 of each year as "El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz Observation Day" in Missouri

Sponsor: Brandon Ellington

Applies to Congress for the calling of a convention to propose certain amendments to the United States Constitution which place limits on the federal government

Sponsor: Bob Dixon

Requires same-day service for driver's license issuance and renewal, prior to January 2, 2017

Sponsor: Brandon Ellington

Requires tax increment financing commissions to give priority to low-income areas

Sponsor: Alan Green

Changes the laws regarding the distribution of certain local sales tax revenues in St. Louis County

Sponsor: Genise Montecillo

Establishes the Supporting Working Moms Act of 2015 that requires an employer to provide reasonable break time for nursing mothers

Sponsor: Joshua Peters

Modifies provisions relating to emergencies

Sponsor: Wayne Wallingford

Changes the percentage of wages that may be garnished from an employee who is the head of household and a resident of this state from 10% to 20%

Sponsor: Tom Hurst

Requires school districts and charter schools to identify students needing remedial coursework and implement a virtual school program to assist the identified students

Sponsor: Courtney Curtis

Changes the laws regarding the regulation of auto cycle operators and exempts them from using protective headgear

Sponsor: Chrissy Sommer

Designates March as women veterans' month

Sponsor: Jeanie Riddle

Establishes the Committee for Entrepreneurs within the Department of Economic Development and a grant program for certain accelerated computer programming programs

Sponsor: Courtney Curtis

Requires any county that contains an unaccredited school district to devote 10% of its annual revenue to a grant program to deliver services to the school district

Sponsor: Courtney Curtis

Specifies that the reasonable cost of incarceration must be reimbursed by the state to the county holding a prisoner in violation of state statute or probation or parole as a result of a statute violations

Sponsor: William White

Authorizes eligibility for an alternative package of benefits for certain individuals under the MO HealthNet program

Sponsor: Margo McNeil

Specifies that if individuals are unable to receive assistance in purchasing health insurance through a federal exchange, the Department of Insurance must have authority to implement an exchange

Sponsor: Margo McNeil

Establishes the Civil Litigation Funding Act

Sponsor: Mike Parson

Adds the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC) to the list of organizations whose accreditation of managed care plans is recognized in Missouri

Sponsor: Sue Meredith

Requires the State Auditor to make a one-time report on the costs of administering the death penalty

Sponsor: Joe McGaugh

Modifies the crime of burglary

Sponsor: Glen Kolkmeyer

Proposes a constitutional amendment exempting from taxation real and personal property owned by a veteran with a total service-connected disability

Sponsor: Jon Carpenter

Provides that the state shall not require maintenance of licensure or any form of specialty medical board certification to practice medicine

Sponsor: Robert Onder

Declares November 14, 2015, as Neuroblastoma Cancer Awareness Day

Sponsor: Shalonn Curls

Modifies provisions relating to standards and guidelines that can be established by the Missouri Air Conservation Commission

Sponsor: Tracy McCreery

Requires General Assembly members to be subject to drug testing within 60 calendar days of the start of the legislative session or of being sworn in after election in a special election

Sponsor: Clem Smith

Repeals a section relating to the expiration date of economic subsidies for Missouri qualified fuel ethanol producers

Sponsor: Brian Munzlinger

Recognizes the third Monday in June as Ride to Work Day in Missouri

Sponsor: Kurt Schaefer

Modifies provisions relating to hemp extract

Sponsor: Joseph Keaveny

Allows a hospital owned by a political corporation or subdivision to request a refund of accumulated funds under certain circumstances

Sponsor: Don Rone

Proposes a constitutional amendment changing the laws regarding sessions of the General Assembly

Sponsor: Nick Marshall

Creates and income tax deduction for payments received as part of a program that compensates agricultural producers for losses from disaster or emergency

Sponsor: Dave Schatz

Modifies provisions relating to emergencies, requirements for police officers at protests, and recordings from law enforcement cameras

Sponsor: Douglas Libla

Modifies provisions relating to health care

Sponsor: Paul Wieland

Changes the laws regarding the state sexual offender registry and its requirements

Sponsor: Donald Phillips

Allows the Attorney General to institute civil and criminal proceedings relating to criminal enterprises and racketeering

Sponsor: Kurt Schaefer

Changes the laws regarding when intoxicating liquor may be sold

Sponsor: Rochelle Walton Gray

Authorizes all third and fourth class counties to collect a property tax to pay for road rock on county roads

Sponsor: Brian Munzlinger

Modifies definitions relating to low-income housing tax credits

Sponsor: Charlie Davis

Authorizes telephone companies to elect to have their tangible personal property assessed in accordance with a depreciation schedule

Sponsor: Robert Onder

Changes the laws regarding school course materials and instruction relating to human sexuality and sexually transmitted diseases

Sponsor: Clem Smith

Requires a runoff election for county executive, prosecuting attorney, and county assessor in St. Louis County if no candidate receives at least 50% of the votes cast

Sponsor: Courtney Curtis

Modifies provisions relating to retirement benefits

Sponsor: Ryan Silvey

Prohibits General Assembly standing committees from holding meetings at any location other than the Capitol grounds

Sponsor: Jeremy LaFaver

Requires the election of all board of election commissioners

Sponsor: Paul Curtman

Modifies provisions relating to custodial interrogations of criminal suspects

Sponsor: Joseph Keaveny

Contains provisions relating to political subdivision audits, county office vacancies, county budgets, special purpose districts, annexations, and sewer districts

Sponsor: David Sater

Proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting a requirement that any person employed in the construction industry become or refrain from becoming a member of a labor organization

Sponsor: Courtney Curtis

Modifies provisions relating to sales tax

Sponsor: Andrew Koenig

Modifies kindergarten requirements for Kansas City and St. Louis and mandates pre-kindergarten for some students

Sponsor: Genise Montecillo

Modifies the eligibility requirements for the Bright Flight Scholarship Program and adds a forgivable loan component

Sponsor: David Pearce

Modifies provisions relating to mental health

Sponsor: Jill Schupp

Requires referrals for out of state abortions to be accompanied by specified printed materials

Sponsor: Jeanie Riddle

Requests the Missouri Congressional delegation to support the efforts of the National Women's History Museum to secure a permanent home in Washington, D.C.

Sponsor: Rochelle Walton Gray

Prohibits third and fourth class cities in St. Louis County from imposing a fee for a false alarm to which the police department responds if it is the alarm user's first false alarm in a 12-month period

Sponsor: Rochelle Walton Gray

Prohibits municipalities from providing certain services already being provided within the boundaries of the municipality without a vote of the people

Sponsor: Kurt Schaefer

Requires the implementation of a program of random drug testing for supplemental nutrition assistance program recipients

Sponsor: Keith English

Establishes the Task Force On the Death Penalty

Sponsor: John Rizzo

Requires that all state-owned data centers become consolidated to the State Data Center

Sponsor: Rob Schaaf

Allows political subdivisions to assign operation of a retirement plan to the Missouri Local Government Employees' Retirement System and modifies provisions relating to the Police Retirement System of the City of St. Louis

Sponsor: Mike Kehoe

Allows certain organizations who sell intoxicating liquor by the drink at retail or on their premises to obtain a special permit to remain open until 3:00 a.m. each day and to open on Sundays at 9:00 a.m.

Sponsor: Rochelle Walton Gray

Requires insurers to mail notices cancelling, refusing to renew, or refusing to issue automobile insurance policies through certain United States postal service methods

Sponsor: Mike Parson

Changes the laws regarding property insurance

Sponsor: William White

Modifies public retirement systems

Sponsor: Jamilah Nasheed

Prohibits certain individuals from possessing a firearm due to domestic violence and requires police officers to remove firearms at the scene of a domestic violence call

Sponsor: Tracy McCreery

Changes the laws regarding the management and maintenance of museums

Sponsor: Ben Harris

Changes the laws regarding traffic regulations

Sponsor: Dave Hinson

Proposes a constitutional amendment authorizing an increase in the amount a school district can become indebted

Sponsor: Bryan Spencer

Strongly urges the United States Army to explain chemical testing which occurred in St. Louis in the 1950s and 1960s and requests the federal government to conduct a study on the health effects of such testing

Sponsor: Clem Smith

Prohibits any person under the age of 18 from operating a motorcycle or motortricycle without protective headgear

Sponsor: Bryan Spencer

Requires the State Board of Education and other public school entities to encourage students to explore scientific questions and to assist teaching of scientific theories of biological or chemical evolution

Sponsor: Andrew Koenig

Modifies provisions relating to annexations and sales taxes in St. Louis County

Sponsor: Dave Schatz

Modifies provisions relating to taxation

Sponsor: Jason Barnes

Changes the laws regarding eligibility for MO HealthNet benefits

Sponsor: Stephen Webber

Establishes the Missouri Tuition Equity Act

Sponsor: Judy Morgan

Requires the Office of Administration to provide notice to state employees about the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program

Sponsor: Joshua Peters

Requires the Department of Social Services to provide an additional reimbursement to managed care organizations for low birth weight babies

Sponsor: Kathie Conway

Changes the laws regarding the Brain Injury Fund

Sponsor: Chrissy Sommer

Proposes a constitutional amendment requiring the conservation sales tax to be approved by voters every 10 years

Sponsor: Bryan Spencer

Creates an advance voting system for primary and general elections

Sponsor: Keith English

Modifies regulations on the business of insurance

Sponsor: Mike Parson

Proposes a constitutional amendment reducing the conservation sales tax from 1/8 to 1/16 of a cent

Sponsor: Bryan Spencer

Modifies provisions relating to business filing fees

Sponsor: Deb Lavender

Modifies provisions relating to expert witnesses

Sponsor: Mike Kehoe

Establishes the College Credit Disclosure Act that requires a higher education institution to disclose its unaccredited status to students before enrollment

Sponsor: Clem Smith

Requires children in the City of St. Louis and Kansas City school districts to enroll in a school by the age of five

Sponsor: Judy Morgan

Repeals expired, sunset, and obsolete statutory provisions

Sponsor: Joshua Peters

Modifies Department of Natural Resources permit decision appeal procedures

Sponsor: Gary Romine

Requests American Water Company to quarterly test the drinking water at the North County Water Treatment Facility in order to assure the presence of dangerous contaminants are never present

Sponsor: Keith English

Modifies provisions regarding various healthcare professionals, disease reporting to DHSS, and establishes the Perinatal Advisory Council and the Joint Committee on MO HealthNet

Sponsor: Dan Brown

Exempts religious organizations from rules relating to septic systems

Sponsor: Linda Black

Allows a limited driving privilege to be granted to a person whose driver's license has been suspended due to child support arrearage under certain circumstances

Sponsor: Keith English

Requires, in charter counties, any contract for the design, construction, or remodeling of a county building to include 1% of the cost estimate to be transferred to a public art fund

Sponsor: Keith English

Establishes a career and technical education (CTE) high school diploma

Sponsor: Elaine Gannon

Allows an Armed Offender Docket in Jackson County and modifies the self-defense statute and the statute specifying when police officers are justified in using deadly force

Sponsor: Bob Dixon

Authorizes certain licensed social workers and counselors to provide behavioral health services in the MO HealthNet program

Sponsor: Sheila Solon

Establishes disclosure regulations for entities that provide pregnancy-related services or solicits patrons with offers to provide prenatal sonography, pregnancy tests, or pregnancy options counseling

Sponsor: Stacey Newman

Prohibits texting while operating a moving motor vehicle by drivers of all ages

Sponsor: Joshua Peters

Establishes a constitutional limit on punitive damages

Sponsor: Ronald Richard

Establishes the Employee Reproductive Health Nondiscrimination Act

Sponsor: Stacey Newman

Allows the victim's family or next of kin to sign a notarized statement directing the funeral home be a claimant and deal directly with the Crime Victim's Compensation Fund

Sponsor: Kimberly Gardner

Creates the offense of making a threat to the security of a building or a public school

Sponsor: Stacey Newman

Modifies provisions relating to elementary and secondary education

Sponsor: Gary Romine

Sets a reimbursement rate for primary care physicians under Medicaid and requires MO HealthNet to contract with a third party for eligibility verification

Sponsor: David Sater

Establishes the Missouri Electrical Industry Licensing Board to regulate and license electrical contractors

Sponsor: Mark Parkinson

Establishes the Missouri Death With Dignity Act to allow patients with terminal disease to end their life in a humane and dignified manner

Sponsor: Kimberly Gardner

Urges Congress to support importation of Canadian oil sands and ask for the approval of the TransCanada Keystone Coast Expansion pipeline

Sponsor: Shane Roden

Establishes the Missouri Good Samaritan Law

Sponsor: Bryan Spencer

Enacts the Compassionate Assistance for Rape Emergencies (CARE) Act

Sponsor: Stacey Newman

Requires all commercial casualty insurers to provide coverage for direct physical losses and offer coverage for business income losses due to riot or civil commotion

Sponsor: Kimberly Gardner

Specifies that public school students must not be subject to penalties or discipline for simulating a weapon while playing if it does not cause bodily harm, disrupt learning, or constitute a serious threat

Sponsor: Mike Kelley

Changes the laws regarding foreign ownership of agricultural land

Sponsor: Bill Reiboldt

Allows an individual at a general election to vote a straight party line ticket by voting for all candidates of the same political party with a single punch or mark

Sponsor: Mike Colona

Changes the laws regarding work authorizations

Sponsor: Mark Parkinson

Establishes the Economic-Education Partnership Act that allows employers to retain withholding taxes

Sponsor: Michael Butler

Establishes the Family Education Leave Act

Sponsor: Karla May

Eliminates tax credits, converts all domestic and social tax credits into deductions, and reduces the top tax rate of the Missouri individual income tax

Sponsor: Dave Hinson

Allows certain small businesses to be eligible to claim any state tax credit, deduction, and other exemption from tax that specified corporations are allowed to claim

Sponsor: Brandon Ellington

Establishes the Controlled Substances Contaminated Property Cleanup Act

Sponsor: Charlie Norr

Modifies provisions relating to business regulations

Sponsor: Mike Parson

Removes the statute of limitation for certain actions to recover damages regarding child abuse and sexual offenses committed against a child and allows prosecutions for child abuse to be commenced at any time

Sponsor: Brandon Ellington

Establishes the Missouri Supporting Families Income Tax Holiday Act which allows an exemption from state withholding taxes for state employees in a specified month determined by the Department of Revenue

Sponsor: Brandon Ellington

Modifies provisions of law relating to various regulated professions and establishes the Missouri Health Information Exchange Commission and the Perinatal Advisory Council

Sponsor: David Pearce

Establishes the Economic Development Grant Program to be used to reopen a closed manufacturing factory

Sponsor: Brandon Ellington

Proposes a constitutional amendment legalizing marijuana use for persons 21 years of age or older

Sponsor: Brandon Ellington

Requires long-term care facilities to be encouraged to institute policies facilitating familial involvement in the well-being and support of its residents

Sponsor: Maria Chappelle-Nadal

Requires landlords with 20 or more rental units to place security deposits in escrow bank accounts

Sponsor: Charlie Norr

Modifies provisions relating to education

Sponsor: Bob Dixon

Establishes the Missouri Dairy and Agriculture Education Act

Sponsor: Bill Reiboldt

Prohibits employers from inquiring into or considering the criminal records of applicants before offering a conditional offer of employment

Sponsor: Jamilah Nasheed

Modifies provisions relating to elementary and secondary education

Sponsor: David Pearce

Modifies the process for filling vacancies in certain statewide and General Assembly offices

Sponsor: Bob Dixon

Doubles the fine for littering with cigarettes or cigars

Sponsor: Mary Nichols

Establishes the Joint Committee on Missouri Division of Workers' Compensation

Sponsor: Karla May

Establishes the Missouri Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program to provide low-income seniors with fresh Missouri-grown produce

Sponsor: Kimberly Gardner

Allows hunting privileges to be denied for up to 10 years for any person who while hunting inflicts injury resulting in death of another person

Sponsor: Anne Zerr

Awards attorney's fees and court costs in cases where a settlement offer was previously rejected and when the court rules on a motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim

Sponsor: Gary Romine

Specifies that a person applying for state employment, public assistance, or state housing assistance cannot be required to disclose any prior nonviolent felony plea or conviction with certain exceptions

Sponsor: Brandon Ellington

Changes intersectional references relating to court costs

Sponsor: Bob Dixon

Allows certain Missouri non-residents to receive reduced hunting, fishing, and trapping permit fees

Sponsor: Brian Munzlinger

Requires all health care professionals in this state to complete cultural competency training in school and as continuing education for licensure, certification, or registration

Sponsor: Kimberly Gardner

Proposes a constitutional amendment that modifies compensation for members of the general assembly

Sponsor: Eric Burlison

Modifies provisions relating to taxation

Sponsor: Will Kraus

Modifies provisions of law regarding claims against public higher education institutions covered by the State Legal Expense Fund and administrative leave for public employees

Sponsor: Kurt Schaefer

Requires all food and food products sold in Missouri that are or contain genetically modified products to be labeled indicating that the food is or contains genetically modified products

Sponsor: Brandon Ellington

Designates May 19 as "Malcolm X Observation Day" in Missouri

Sponsor: Brandon Ellington

Modifies the law relating to the ethical behavior of public officials and lobbyists

Sponsor: Ronald Richard

Modifies the law relating to election authorities

Sponsor: Paul LeVota

Proposes a constitutional amendment allowing residents of the state who are over the age of sixteen to vote

Sponsor: Karla May

Grants the Silver Haired Legislature use of the House Chamber on Thursday, October 22, 2015, from 8 am to 5 pm and Friday, October 23, 2015, from 8 am to 1 pm

Sponsor: Mike Bernskoetter

Grants the YMCA Youth In Government Program use of the House Chamber on Thursday, November 12 through Saturday, November 14, 2015, and on Thursday, December 3 through Saturday December 5, 2015

Sponsor: Mike Bernskoetter

Allows a candidate to file for candidacy in more than one political party primary

Sponsor: Shamed Dogan

Specifies that the Governor must, within 30 days, issue a writ of election to supply a vacancy in either house of the General Assembly

Sponsor: Jason Chipman

Urges schools, little league and recreational programs, law enforcement, and prosecutors to do all they can to put an end to threats and assaults on sports officials

Sponsor: Daniel Hegeman

Establishes the Missouri Wildlife Revitalization Task Force

Sponsor: Brian Munzlinger

Urges the President and Congress to repeal the federal excise tax on medical devices

Sponsor: Robert Onder

Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, and distributions of the Department of Social Services

Sponsor: Tom Flanigan

Requires any pain management clinic not associated with a hospital to be owned by a physician who is board certified in pain management

Sponsor: Kathryn Swan

Changes the laws regarding bullying in schools and establishes specific components that a district must include in its antibullying policy

Sponsor: Sue Allen

Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the State Board of Education and Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

Sponsor: Tom Flanigan

Changes the laws regarding postsecondary course options by broadening the definition of schools allowed to cooperate with public high schools to offer those options

Sponsor: Kathryn Swan

Authorizes a tax deduction for volunteer firefighters

Sponsor: Keith English

Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Office of Administration, Department of Transportation, and Department of Public Safety

Sponsor: Tom Flanigan

Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Department of Agriculture, Department of Natural Resources, and Department of Conservation

Sponsor: Tom Flanigan

Prohibits ticket vendors from selling restricted tickets for specified events

Sponsor: Tracy McCreery

Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Department of Corrections

Sponsor: Tom Flanigan

Appropriates money for the departments of Economic Development; Insurance, Financial Institutions and Professional Registration; and Labor and Industrial Relations

Sponsor: Tom Flanigan

Changes the laws regarding health care facility infection reporting

Sponsor: Sue Allen

Changes the definition and requirements for a qualified spousal trust

Sponsor: Robert Cornejo

Removes the examination restrictions for licensure of physicians which limit the number of times the examination can be taken to three and the time for passage of the examination to seven years

Sponsor: Keith Frederick

Modifies provisions relating to sales tax on admission or fees to places of amusement and entertainment

Sponsor: Eric Burlison

Allows established political parties to set the filing fee for presidential candidates in an amount up to $10,000

Sponsor: Tony Dugger

Prohibits an employer from using a job applicant's personal credit history as a hiring criteria except where the credit history is shown to be directly related to the position sought by the applicant

Sponsor: Sharon Pace

Urges Congress to call an Article V Convention for the purpose of proposing amendments to the United States Constitution

Sponsor: Jason Holsman

Modifies provisions relating to construction management

Sponsor: Lincoln Hough

Establishes the "Campus Free Expression Act"

Sponsor: Mike Moon

Requires hospitals to provide notice to patients regarding whether they are being admitted or placed in observation status

Sponsor: Sheila Solon

Revises the definition of "service dog" to include animals that provide support or therapeutic functions for individuals with psychiatric or mental disabilities

Sponsor: Chrissy Sommer

Allows physicians to prescribe naloxone to any individual to administer, in good faith, to another individual suffering from an opiate-induced drug overdose

Sponsor: Steve Lynch

Establishes the Agri-Ready County Designation Program

Sponsor: Joe McGaugh

Specifies that any person who causes substantial physical injury or death to a service dog must be ordered to fully compensate for the injury, loss, or replacement of the service dog

Sponsor: Michele Kratky

Requires long-term care facilities to offer influenza vaccinations to specified employees

Sponsor: Dan Brown

Removes obsolete references with respect to the Missouri State Library and state publications

Sponsor: Tommie Pierson

Changes the laws regarding business filing fees

Sponsor: John McCaherty

Modifies provisions relating to the physical taking or attempted physical taking of property owned or in the custody of a financial institution

Sponsor: Sandy Crawford

Modifies the "Big Government Get Off My Back Act"

Sponsor: Denny Hoskins

Proposes a constitutional amendment that would require any person participating in the management of any bingo game conducted by a service organization to be a member of the organization for 6 months

Sponsor: Kevin Engler

Creates a new method of allocating corporate income between states for tax purposes

Sponsor: Will Kraus

Modifies provisions relating to the ownership of motor vehicles

Sponsor: T.J. Berry

Proposes a constitutional amendment that establishes daylight saving time as new standard time

Sponsor: Mike Kelley

Establishes the First Informer Broadcasters Act that allows broadcasters to develop comprehensive coordinated plans for preparing for and responding to an emergency or disaster

Sponsor: Mike Kelley

Allows up to $15,000 of the benefits of a life insurance policy to be exempt from attachment if used for funeral, cremation, or burial expenses

Sponsor: Robert Cornejo

Modifies provisions relating to high school equivalency examinations

Sponsor: Elaine Gannon

Requires school districts to develop a system for identifying students who are at risk of not being ready for college-level work or entry-level career positions

Sponsor: Kathryn Swan

Specifies that boards and commissions under the Division of Professional Registration may issue certain opinions for educational purposes

Sponsor: Eric Burlison

Makes modifications to the St. Joseph School District School Board

Sponsor: Delus Johnson

Specifies that beginning January 1, 2016, certain elective county offices must file ethics reports with the Missouri Ethics Commission instead of local election authorities

Sponsor: Tony Dugger

Allows law enforcement agencies to perform a criminal record review for open records for the purpose of hiring any political subdivision employee

Sponsor: Lindell Shumake

Modifies state funding for small school districts

Sponsor: Paul Fitzwater

Allows structured family caregiving as a covered service under MO HealthNet, subject to the approval of federal waivers

Sponsor: Kurt Bahr

Changes the laws regarding the Missouri Local Government Employees' Retirement System

Sponsor: Mike Leara

Proposes a constitutional amendment allowing anyone elected to the General Assembly after November 1, 2016, to serve up to 12 years in any one house and up to 24 years total in the General Assembly

Sponsor: Michael Butler

Allows community college police officers to establish regulations to control vehicular traffic on any thoroughfare owned or maintained by the college

Sponsor: Kathie Conway

Prohibits political subdivisions and state agencies from using automated traffic enforcement systems, subject to approval by Missouri voters

Sponsor: Paul Curtman

Establishes the Partnership for Public Facilities and Infrastructure Act

Sponsor: Paul Curtman

Changes the laws regarding the Amber Alert System and establishes Hailey's Law

Sponsor: Eric Burlison

Changes the laws regarding gifted education

Sponsor: Donna Pfautsch

Changes the laws regarding University of Missouri extension councils in counties

Sponsor: Caleb Rowden

Repeals the expiration date for provisions relating to the Missouri Qualified Fuel Ethanol Producer Incentive Fund and authorizes a tax credit for the purchase a of qualified alternative fuel vehicle

Sponsor: Bill Reiboldt

Creates the Division of Alcohol and Tobacco Control Fund for the enforcement of liquor and tobacco laws and directs fees from liquor licenses and permits to the fund

Sponsor: Andrew McDaniel

Requires hospitals to disclose whether a physician maintains clinical privileges at the hospital upon request

Sponsor: Nathan Beard

Allows camping trailers more than 25 years old to be permanently registered and be issued historic trailer license plates

Sponsor: Nathan Walker

Changes the laws regarding collaborative practice arrangements between advanced practice registered nurses and physicians

Sponsor: Eric Burlison

Changes the laws regarding 911 emergency communications services

Sponsor: Jeanie Lauer

Specifies school quality indicators that the state board of education must consider when classifying public schools

Sponsor: Kathryn Swan

Specifies information acquired by law enforcement via a dashboard camera or a body camera must be inaccessible to the general public

Sponsor: Galen Higdon

Changes the laws regarding the sale of general obligation bonds

Sponsor: Paul Curtman

Requires school districts to post certain financial information on the district's website for free public access

Sponsor: Chrissy Sommer

Changes the laws regarding the Missouri Human Rights Act and employment discrimination

Sponsor: Kevin Austin

Establishes the Missouri Anti-Corruption Amendment

Sponsor: Rob Schaaf

Prohibits ambulance and fire protection district board members from being hired by the board within twelve months of serving on the board

Sponsor: Shane Roden

Creates requirements for co-payments and notice of insurance coverage for occupational therapy

Sponsor: Dan Brown

Specifies that school teacher and employee retirement allowances must not exceed 2.55% of the member's final average salary for each year of service if the member's service is 31 years or more

Sponsor: Paul Fitzwater

Modifies provisions related to committees of political parties

Sponsor: Sue Entlicher

Establishes the Supporting and Strengthening Families Act

Sponsor: Andrew Koenig

Exempts motorcyclists 21 years of age or older from wearing a helmet when operating a motorcycle or motortricycle if they have the appropriate health insurance coverage

Sponsor: Eric Burlison

Modifies provisions relating to mortgage loan originators

Sponsor: Sandy Crawford

Modifies provisions of law relating to the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

Sponsor: David Sater

Changes the laws regarding honey

Sponsor: Jay Houghton

Establishes the State Capitol Complex Committee

Sponsor: Scott Fitzpatrick

Establishes the Armed Offender Docket Pilot Project within the Jackson County Circuit Court to handle all matters regarding a person accused or convicted of first degree robbery or a firearms offense

Sponsor: Kevin Corlew

Allows political subdivisions to require limited liability companies located within the political subdivision to file an affidavit listing the name and street address of a person who has control of property

Sponsor: Sheila Solon

Creates a class D felony for any person to knowingly deliver or have in his or her possession a two-way telecommunications device in or about the premises of a jail, prison, or correctional center

Sponsor: Paul Fitzwater

Modifies provisions relating to foreign investments

Sponsor: Don Gosen

Relating to sulfur dioxide ambient air quality monitoring

Sponsor: Rocky Miller

Allows a water utility company to terminate water service for non-payment of a bill

Sponsor: Bart Korman

Allows political subdivisions to elect to cover certain personnel as members of the Missouri Local Government Employees' Retirement System

Sponsor: Dave Hinson

Changes the law on school funding so that the exemption from compliance with certain statutes by school districts in the event of withholding of funds by the governor is permanent

Sponsor: Bryan Spencer

Use of Senate Chamber/Constitution Project (9-15-15)

Sponsor: Mike Cunningham

Requires persons certified and providing homebirth services to provide proof of malpractice insurance coverage prior to providing services

Sponsor: Kathryn Swan

Requires state energy plans developed by the Division of Energy to be approved by the General Assembly

Sponsor: Rocky Miller

Specifies that an individual who is occupying private property under the authority of the property owner must be permitted to use deadly force in certain situations

Sponsor: Joe McGaugh

Proposes a constitutional amendment to limit general revenue appropriations and mandate state income tax rate reductions in certain situations

Sponsor: Eric Burlison

Modifies provisions relating to requirements for the operation of a bingo game

Sponsor: Wanda Brown

Specifies that public universities must not bind students to third-party contracts for health insurance without written approval

Sponsor: Mark Parkinson

Establishes the Password Privacy Protection Act

Sponsor: Charlie Davis

Establishes the Missouri Multiple Sclerosis Task Force

Sponsor: Jay Wasson

Proposes a constitutional amendment authorizing a downsizing state government commission

Sponsor: Caleb Jones

Changes the laws regarding the crime of animal trespass

Sponsor: Bill Reiboldt

Opposes legislative or regulatory actions that are not based on sound science that may restrict the use of modern agricultural technologies

Sponsor: Bart Korman

Prohibits a property owners' association from preventing a property owner from placing political signs on his or her property

Sponsor: Kurt Bahr

Specifies power of the state auditor to audit statewide athletics associations and adds an athletics or activities association to the "public governmental body" definition in the Sunshine Law

Sponsor: Dan Shaul

Authorizes a tax credit for any small business that receives the Baldrige National Quality Award

Sponsor: Dave Muntzel

Creates the crime of tampering with farm equipment

Sponsor: Andrew McDaniel

Changes the laws regarding consent for a minor to have an abortion

Sponsor: Sonya Anderson

Prohibits a court from awarding maintenance following the dissolution of a marriage for a period in excess of 120 months

Sponsor: Lyndall Fraker

Modifies provisions to reflect the Division of Energy being placed under the Department of Economic Development

Sponsor: Bart Korman

Allows certain offenses to be prosecuted in the county in which the victim resides or conducts business or where stolen property was located

Sponsor: Jay Wasson

Modifies provisions relating to ratemaking for gas corporations

Sponsor: Mike Kehoe

Requires state employers to suspend pay or charge annual or sick leave if employees are placed on administrative leave for more than fifteen days

Sponsor: Rob Vescovo

Requires the Department of Social Services to contract with a third party to verify eligibility data for public assistance programs

Sponsor: Marsha Haefner

Modifies the definition of "political subdivision" as it relates to its cooperation with other political subdivisions to include county sheltered workshop boards

Sponsor: Nathan Walker

Proposes a constitutional amendment that imposes a 2-term limitation on all statewide elected officials

Sponsor: Mike Cierpiot

Repeals expired provisions of the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act

Sponsor: Caleb Jones

Prohibits a health insurance plan from requiring an optometrist to provide additional services or materials at a limited or lower fee unless the services are reimbursed as covered services under the contract

Sponsor: Lynn Morris

Prohibits a municipality or utility company from holding an owner of a premises liable for the occupant's delinquent utility payment

Sponsor: Sonya Anderson

Adds a motorcycle registration surcharge of five dollars to be deposited in the motorcycle safety trust fund

Sponsor: Kurt Schaefer

Establishes a pilot program allowing noncustodial parents to reduce the amount of state debt owed

Sponsor: Anne Zerr

Establishes a commission on capitol security infrastructure

Sponsor: Galen Higdon

Requires all hospitals and health care providers who receive MO HealthNet funding to provide health care services to the Department of Corrections

Sponsor: Paul Fitzwater

Modifies provisions of the Missouri Preneed Funeral Contract Act

Sponsor: Jay Wasson

Modifies provisions requiring LLC's owning rental or unoccupied property to list a property manager with the city clerk

Sponsor: Jason Holsman

Establishes the Senior Savings Protection Act

Sponsor: Jason Barnes

Adds provisions relating to contractual fees charged by certain financial institutions

Sponsor: Noel Shull

Specifies that it is a crime to falsely represent oneself to be a public servant by displaying a badge

Sponsor: Sonya Anderson

Requires first-time offenders of certain dangerous felonies to serve a minimum of 50% of their sentence

Sponsor: Donald Phillips

Authorizes the Manufacturing Infrastructure Investment Act

Sponsor: Nick King

Requires certain grant agreements to describe the State Auditor's authority with respect to property, equipment, and facilities purchased with the funds from the grant

Sponsor: Denny Hoskins

Allows motorcycle license plates to be mounted horizontally or vertically centered as long as the mounting meets the sight requirement

Sponsor: Randy Pietzman

Changes the laws regarding the Farm-to-School Act

Sponsor: Jacob Hummel

Requires the Missouri Medicaid Audit and Compliance Unit to notify providers of any changes in the interpretation or application of the requirements for reimbursement

Sponsor: Lincoln Hough

Modifies provisions relating to political subdivisions

Sponsor: Daniel Hegeman

Adds vehicles owned and operated by the Civil Support Team of the Missouri National Guard when used during operations involving hazardous materials to the definition of "emergency vehicle"

Sponsor: Charlie Davis

Expands the Higher Education Academic Scholarship Program to include forgivable loans

Sponsor: Denny Hoskins

Establishes the Bring Jobs Home Act that authorizes a tax deduction for out-of-state businesses that relocate to Missouri

Sponsor: John McCaherty

Allows an owner of property damaged during service of process to recover reasonable reimbursement costs associated with the property from the Crime Victims' Compensation Fund

Sponsor: Lyle Rowland

Modifies provisions relating to state employee health care

Sponsor: Mike Bernskoetter

Prohibits a health carrier or health benefit plan from denying coverage for dispensing drugs prescribed for the treatment of chronic illnesses to synchronize the refilling of prescriptions for a patient

Sponsor: Lynn Morris

Increases the allowable monthly amount to be credited to each participant's state employee deferred compensation account from up to $75 to up to $100

Sponsor: Mike Bernskoetter

Allows advanced practice registered nurses to prescribe controlled substances listed in Schedule II

Sponsor: Craig Redmon

Specifies that beginning January 1, 2016, certain shareholders of S corporations may elect to reject workers' compensation insurance coverage

Sponsor: Scott Fitzpatrick

Allows a court to enjoin or restrain a person or entity from dispensing or selling contact lenses without a prescription

Sponsor: Kevin Austin

Establishes the Missouri Workforce Investment Scholarship Program

Sponsor: Kevin McManus

Repeals the requirement that all motor vehicles must obtain an inspection before the vehicle may be licensed

Sponsor: Keith English

Establishes a "miles driven" fee to be paid at the time of registration of a motor vehicle

Sponsor: Bart Korman

Modifies provisions relating to work groups established by the state board of education

Sponsor: Kurt Bahr

Prohibits any public funds or governmental economic incentives to be authorized for a project involving abortion services, human cloning, or prohibited human research

Sponsor: Jeff Messenger

Allows health maintenance organizations to require cost sharing as a condition of receiving health care services

Sponsor: Caleb Jones

Requires a probation officer to notify the prosecutor if he or she has probable cause to believe a probationer has violated a condition of probation

Sponsor: Mike Cunningham

Modifies provisions relating to expert witnesses

Sponsor: Kevin Corlew

Authorizes sites containing former automobile manufacturing plants in St. Louis County to qualify for State Supplemental Tax Increment Financing

Sponsor: Eric Schmitt

Creates an exemption for sales of aircraft to nonresidents

Sponsor: Don Gosen

Removes the limitation that landlords must only demand a security deposit in an amount less than two months' rent

Sponsor: Eric Burlison

Creates the Human Trafficking Task Force

Sponsor: Elijah Haahr

Modifies provisions relating to eminent domain powers of utilities

Sponsor: Jim Hansen

Increases the penalty for knowingly allowing a minors to drink or possess alcohol or failing to stop a minor from drinking or possessing alcohol

Sponsor: Mike Cunningham

Specifies that the Pledge of Allegiance must be recited at least once per school day in schools supported by public funds

Sponsor: Shane Roden

Increases or decreases transportation fees annually by the percentage of inflationary increase or decrease

Sponsor: Bart Korman

Establishes a statutory cause of action replacing the common law action for damages against a health care provider for personal injury arising out of the rendering of or failure to render health services

Sponsor: Eric Burlison

Removes provisions prohibiting passengers from riding in certain areas of a motorboat

Sponsor: Robert Ross

Establishes policies and training for youth suicide awareness and prevention in schools

Sponsor: Jeanie Lauer

Specifies that if a candidate withdraws from an election within two days of the filing deadline, the deadline must be extended

Sponsor: Tony Dugger

Authorizes an election authority to accept voter registration applications with electronic signatures under certain conditions

Sponsor: Joe McGaugh

Changes the laws regarding taxation

Sponsor: Tom Flanigan

Allows a tax preparer, enrolled agent, or certified public accountant to represent a client before the Administrative Hearing Commission in matters relating to an assessment or reassessment of taxes

Sponsor: Gary Cross

Changes the laws regarding audits for transportation development districts

Sponsor: Donna Pfautsch

Prohibits political subdivisions from requiring an employer to provide a minimum wage rate or employment benefits to an employee that exceed the requirements of federal or state laws

Sponsor: Caleb Rowden

Establishes a two-year statute of limitations for actions against a mental health professional for malpractice, negligence, error, or mistake

Sponsor: John McCaherty

Modifies provisions related to design-build contracts

Sponsor: Bart Korman

Specifies that a child abuse or neglect investigation may be extended if requested by local law enforcement

Sponsor: Bill Lant

Changes the laws regarding the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules

Sponsor: Kurt Bahr

Changes the laws regarding the calculation of retirement benefits for specified new state employees

Sponsor: Caleb Jones

Authorizes a tax credit for donations to a fund established for the provision of scholarships to foster care children

Sponsor: Andrew Koenig

Changes the laws regarding the Deferred Compensation Plan administered by the Missouri State Employees' Retirement System

Sponsor: Mike Leara

Authorizes a tax credit for businesses that hire high school students

Sponsor: Karla May

Changes the laws regarding death certificates

Sponsor: Lyndall Fraker

Establishes requirements for authorized entities to stock epinephrine (EPI) auto-injectors for use in emergencies

Sponsor: David Sater

Establishes procedures concerning vexatious litigations

Sponsor: Joe McGaugh

Creates several new exemptions to the tax on the titling of motor vehicles

Sponsor: Dave Schatz

Modifies the bonding requirement for the treasurer of a seven-director school district

Sponsor: Tony Dugger

Changes how school districts and charter schools may conduct instruction in human sexuality and sexually transmitted infections

Sponsor: Maria Chappelle-Nadal

Authorizes the early parole of certain offenders over the age of 65

Sponsor: Mike Lair

Changes the laws regarding transportation network company insurance

Sponsor: Don Gosen

Allows any person to carry a concealed firearm anywhere that isn't expressly prohibited by law

Sponsor: Eric Burlison

Requires the Commissioner of Administration to procure a blanket bond or crime insurance policy to protect the state against loss from the acts or omissions of any state-compensated person within the judiciary

Sponsor: William White

Prevents the use of electronic records from a smart meter as evidence in a criminal prosecution and imposes a civil penalty on a utility for transferring these records for any other purpose

Sponsor: Tim Remole

Modifies provisions relating to criminal proceedings

Sponsor: Robert Cornejo

Specifies that the Department of Agriculture must have the authority to regulate agricultural deer

Sponsor: Jay Houghton

Creates the Equal Opportunity Scholarship Program to provide scholarships to students from unaccredited school districts for certain educational costs

Sponsor: Ed Emery

Requires every health carrier to file its premium rates and classification of risks with the Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions and Professional Registration for approval

Sponsor: Margo McNeil

Allows for the slaughter and processing of captive cervids for human consumption at facilities inspected by the USDA or Department of Agriculture

Sponsor: Jay Houghton

Modifies the law relating to public office vacancies

Sponsor: Dave Schatz

Requires statements of no tax due to be presented with local business license issuances or renewals and with any bid to perform work on publicly funded projects

Sponsor: Kathryn Swan

Requires the Water Patrol Division of the State Highway Patrol to develop a brochure regarding recreational water use laws and distribute it to recreational water equipment rental facilities

Sponsor: Bill Lant

Increases the membership of the Highways and Transportation Commission to seven commissioners and requires new appointees to be residents of different Department of Transportation districts

Sponsor: Craig Redmon

Prohibits a higher education institution from charging a Missouri resident who is a full-time student a tuition rate that exceeds the amount charged when the student first enrolled for the next five years

Sponsor: Courtney Curtis

Increases the tax imposed on motor fuel from 17 cents per gallon to 19 cents per gallon

Sponsor: Keith English

Allows any person to apply for a liquor license to sell intoxicating liquor on a boat carrying 30 passengers or more

Sponsor: Scott Fitzpatrick

Establishes the Missouri on the Go Fund to advertise Missouri to retirees in other states

Sponsor: Jeff Messenger

Allows the House of Representatives to employ such employees necessary between May 15, 2015 and January 6, 2016 to perform the duties of the House

Sponsor: Mike Leara

Encourages Congress to reinstate the Secure Rural Schools program at its previous funding levels and maintain funding under the Impact Aid law

Sponsor: Lyle Rowland

Creates the Missouri International Business Advertising Fund to be used to attract international businesses to Missouri

Sponsor: Delus Johnson

Authorizes an earned income tax credit

Sponsor: Mike Kelley

Prohibits the use or sale of powdered alcohol

Sponsor: Patricia Pike

Adds health insurers as a type of insurer subject to the regulations regarding extraordinary dividend payments

Sponsor: Eric Schmitt

Repeals a provision prohibiting certain trucks from being driven in the far left-hand lane of certain highways

Sponsor: Glen Kolkmeyer

Changes the requirements for the valuation of reserves for life insurance

Sponsor: Don Gosen

Establishes provisions regulating amateur unarmed combat competitions

Sponsor: Keith English

Modifies state provisions regarding the federal Smart Snacks Nutrition Standards program

Sponsor: Dean Dohrman

Establishes the Bonding Review Board to determine whether sufficient financial assets exist to back individual sureties and to rate providers of individual sureties

Sponsor: Alan Green

Provides certain immunities for persons who seek medical assistance for a drug or alcohol overdose

Sponsor: Steve Lynch

Requires the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to establish a grant program to extend instructional time in underperforming school districts

Sponsor: Margo McNeil

Specifies that county offices acting as passport acceptance agents may use fees charged for the services for any lawful purpose within the offices

Sponsor: Diane Franklin

Modifies provisions relating to the teacher and school employee retirement systems

Sponsor: Mike Lair

Modifies laws regarding the licensure of midwives

Sponsor: Robert Onder

Allows a school district to authorize its schools to observe a moment of silence in individual classrooms

Sponsor: Keith English

Specifies that certain mental health records may be disclosed to individuals designated by the Department of Mental Health as Community Mental Health Liaisons

Sponsor: David Wood

Requires the Department of Revenue to adjust Missouri taxable income amounts used to determine income tax rates by the same amounts of percentage increases in the CPI for all years between 1931 and 2016

Sponsor: Paul Curtman

Proposes a constitutional amendment reducing the amount of time a person has been a bona fide member of an organization to participate in the management, conduct, or operation of a bingo game

Sponsor: Wanda Brown

Changes the law by adding virtual institutions to the "Access Missouri Financial Assistance Program"

Sponsor: Donna Lichtenegger

Requires the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to establish a database containing student statewide assessment scores of all transfer students

Sponsor: Genise Montecillo

Authorizes a tax credit for contributions to school foundations

Sponsor: Kathryn Swan

Requires hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers to report prices for most common procedures

Sponsor: Keith Frederick

Provides for the reimbursement of emergency medical services for MO HealthNet participants by hospitals

Sponsor: Robert Onder

Recognizes February 10, 1954, as the anniversary of the addition of the words "under God" to the Pledge of Allegiance

Sponsor: Mike Kelley

Requires any traffic enforcement system photograph to depict the driver from the front in order for the violation to be valid

Sponsor: Keith English

Urges the California legislature to repeal provisions relating to egg production and sales and asks the Attorney General to challenge their constitutionality

Sponsor: Justin Alferman

Urges the 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee to reevaluate its recommendations regarding a reduction in meat consumption in Americans' diets

Sponsor: Jay Houghton

Authorizes telephone companies to elect to have their tangible personal property assessed in accordance with a depreciation schedule

Sponsor: Caleb Jones

Authorizes a tax credit for student loan repayment

Sponsor: T.J. Berry

Modifies provisions relating to tax increment financing

Sponsor: Caleb Rowden

Authorizes the Office of the Child Advocate to audit any judicial circuit that has three or more review requests in a year

Sponsor: Bill Lant

Eliminates income taxes and replaces them with an expanded sales and use tax and creates a property tax relief credit

Sponsor: Ed Emery

Establishes the Rosa Parks Observance Day Commission within the Governor's Office to organize and coordinate activities and events to celebrate her life and raise awareness of her legacy

Sponsor: Clem Smith

Authorizes Community Improvement Districts created by Kansas City in Clay County to impose a sales tax and modifies what the funds may be used for

Sponsor: Ryan Silvey

Prohibits the use of automated traffic enforcement systems beginning August 28, 2015, and requires any political subdivision to complete or terminate any automated traffic enforcement contract within one year

Sponsor: Bryan Spencer

Modifies provisions required to be in nuisance abatement ordinances enacted by municipalities and counties

Sponsor: Jay Wasson

Requires the Department of Higher Education to establish a reimbursement procedure through the A+ Program for a student's portion of fees for dual credit courses

Sponsor: Paul LeVota

Specifies that employers must provide monthly statements to employees on the total monetary value for each fringe benefit for the period

Sponsor: J. Eggleston

Designates provisions requiring peace officers' employment records to be available to hiring law enforcement agencies as the "Tyrone L. Thompson Law"

Sponsor: Penny Hubbard

Modifies the authority of county health center boards to promulgate rules to enhance public health and prevent disease

Sponsor: Brian Munzlinger

Changes the laws regarding complaints filed with the Missouri Commission on Human Rights regarding discrimination based upon a person's sexual orientation or gender identity

Sponsor: Stephen Webber

Requires healthcare contractors providing services to prison inmates to provide certain information to the Office of Administration

Sponsor: Rob Schaaf

Requires a person to submit a specified form of photo identification in order to vote in a public election with specified exemptions

Sponsor: Tony Dugger

Allows the vocational enterprises program to sell products manufactured or produced by the program to the general public through open market sales

Sponsor: Rick Brattin

Modifies provisions relating to election challengers

Sponsor: Will Kraus

Requires the Revisor of Statutes to update the list of controlled substances with any additions or deletions from the federal schedule

Sponsor: Holly Thompson Rehder

Creates a regulatory system for transportation network companies

Sponsor: Kurt Schaefer

Requires any health insurers to make updates to their electronic and paper dental services provider materials available to plan members

Sponsor: Wayne Wallingford

Changes the laws regarding custody and visitation rights of a father who attempted to coerce the mother of his child to obtain an abortion

Sponsor: Elijah Haahr

Modifies provisions relating to the reentry of children released from Children Division's custody

Sponsor: Wayne Wallingford

Bans the Conservation Commission and the Department of Conservation from engaging in prohibited conduct with a connected not-for-profit corporation

Sponsor: Brian Munzlinger

Prohibits state agencies or entities from purchasing or receiving donated land without the approval of the General Assembly

Sponsor: Robert Ross

Modifies provisions relating to the use of force by a law enforcement officer

Sponsor: Tommie Pierson

Expands the time required to register a newly purchased vehicle from 30 days to 60 days from the date of purchase

Sponsor: Delus Johnson

Requires the Department of Natural Resources to prepare a regulatory impact report when submitting a state implementation plan to the Environmental Protection Agency

Sponsor: Robert Ross

Prohibits the enforcement of any federal regulation by any state department or agency unless the enforcement is approved by the General Assembly

Sponsor: Mike Moon

Specifies that primary care providers who provide services to MO HealthNet recipients after normal business hours will be eligible for an additional reimbursement

Sponsor: Jason Barnes

Allows a city to place unrecovered costs and overdue property fines on property tax bills

Sponsor: Michael Butler

Prohibits sharing of visual or aural recordings or photographs of minors alleged to be victims of child abuse, except in limited circumstances

Sponsor: Bob Dixon

Requires the Missouri Supreme Court to conduct a review of all death penalty cases within 30 days and to set a date for execution to occur within 60 days of its review being completed

Sponsor: Mike Kelley

Modifies provisions relating to community improvement districts

Sponsor: Jim Hansen

Enacts the Medical Practice Freedom Act which prohibits state licensure of physicians, chiropractors, optometrists, and dentist to be conditioned on participation in any public or private health insurance

Sponsor: Keith Frederick

Requires a health carrier to provide access to its standard fee schedules, prohibits a carrier from refusing to contract with any willing provider, and changes the requirements for provider referrals

Sponsor: William White

Eliminates sales tax on the purchase of used vehicles

Sponsor: Keith English

Specifies that if an illegal alien commits a crime in this state, he or she must serve the entire sentence and must not receive a sentence of probation in lieu of jail time

Sponsor: Chrissy Sommer

Exempts health benefit plans categorized as excepted benefit plans from requirements of any health insurance mandate

Sponsor: Don Gosen

Modifies provisions relating to civil actions brought under merchandising practices and products liability provisions of law

Sponsor: Ronald Richard

Designates a portion of Highway 160 in Ozark County as "The Jerry Corp Memorial Highway"

Sponsor: Lyle Rowland

Changes the laws regarding political subdivisions

Sponsor: Dave Hinson

Establishes the Joint Committee on Police Department Oversight

Sponsor: Courtney Curtis

Designates a portion of Highway 63 in Adair County as the "Harriet Beard Highway"

Sponsor: Nathan Walker

Imposes penalties against parents or guardians of children who are not enrolled in school or who are habitually absent without excuse

Sponsor: Steve Cookson

Requires a student to receive instruction in Braille reading and writing if an assessment demonstrates the need for the instruction

Sponsor: Jacob Hummel

Designates a bridge in Ozark County as the "Irwin C. Cudworth Memorial Bridge"

Sponsor: Lyle Rowland

Prohibits the fine collection center from taking an individual's drivers' license for failure to appear for a traffic violation

Sponsor: Caleb Jones

Recognizes April 13, 2015 as "Missouri Lineworker Appreciation Day"

Sponsor: Daniel Hegeman

Urges Congress to not remove the tax-deferred treatment of 529 college savings plans

Sponsor: Eric Schmitt

Prohibits the use of public funds for lobbying purposes

Sponsor: Robert Ross

Instructs the Department of Social Services to conduct a feasibility study into the utility and cost of developing and using "social impact bonds"

Sponsor: Caleb Rowden

Requires charter school board members to be registered voters in school district and residents of Missouri

Sponsor: Genise Montecillo

Modifies provisions relating to agriculture

Sponsor: Brian Munzlinger

Extends the expiration date on various federal reimbursement allowances for three years

Sponsor: Tom Flanigan

Changes the laws regarding who may authorize the disinterment of human remains

Sponsor: Lyndall Fraker

Calls upon President Obama to support the TransCanada Keystone XL pipeline and the permitting for oil production off the northern coast of Alaska

Sponsor: Shane Roden

Repeals a provision of law allowing attorneys in criminal cases to fax or mail their notice of entry of appearance

Sponsor: Bob Dixon

Encourages the State Attorney General to join a lawsuit against President Barack Obama's immigration policies currently underway in Texas

Sponsor: Mike Cierpiot

Creates a state sales and use tax exemption for utilities, equipment, and materials used to generate or transmit electricity

Sponsor: Robert Onder

Expands the crimes eligible for expungement and modifies the time period a person must wait before being eligible to petition for expungement

Sponsor: Shalonn Curls

Establishes the Missouri Palliative Care and Quality of Life Interdisciplinary Advisory Council and the Palliative Care Consumer and Professional Information Education Program

Sponsor: Daniel Hegeman

Creates a petition process for the expungement of records relating to certain criminal offenses

Sponsor: Jamilah Nasheed

Expands the list of offenses eligible for expungement and requires courts to accept certain petitions for expungement under seal and to close hearings on those petitions

Sponsor: Paul LeVota

Treats changes by the Missouri Medicaid Audit and Compliance Unit of reimbursement requirement interpretations as rules

Sponsor: Robert Onder

Establishes a pilot program for the medical use of marijuana

Sponsor: Keith English

Extends the last year of availability of incentives for new or expanded business headquarters from 2020 to 2025

Sponsor: T.J. Berry

Authorizes an income tax credit for certain small businesses who hire an individual who is disabled or who was recently discharged from a correctional facility

Sponsor: Michele Kratky

Bars discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity

Sponsor: Joseph Keaveny

Modifies the membership for the 911 board for Taney County

Sponsor: Jeffery Justus

Allows the use of medical marijuana for specified medical conditions and requires it to be taxed at 8% of the purchase price

Sponsor: Keith English

Enacts multiple provisions to protect the privacy of student data

Sponsor: Robert Onder

Establishes the Missouri Rural Wireless Service Fund

Sponsor: Delus Johnson

Changes the laws regarding insurance

Sponsor: Don Gosen

Requires an employer to permit a veteran receiving medical treatment or care at a veterans' facility or by order of the Veterans Administration to be given leave without pay to receive the treatment

Sponsor: Stephen Webber

Specifies that alternative wastewater technology must be considered prior to the installation of a new mechanical treatment facility in certain communities

Sponsor: Shane Roden

Changes the laws regarding persons seeking public office

Sponsor: Tony Dugger

Specifies that every child custody judgment must include a written statement notifying the parties that if a provision of the judgment is violated, the injured party may file a family access motion

Sponsor: James Neely

Creates a procedure for recalling school board members in the Fox C-6 School district in Arnold and requires vacancies on the board to be filled by the county executive

Sponsor: Rob Vescovo

Allows a victim of rape to file for the termination of parental rights of the perpetrator if the child was conceived as a result of the act

Sponsor: Jason Barnes

Allows a court to order each party to a child custody order to provide the court with an annual report specifying whether the party is in compliance with the order and an accounting of child support payments

Sponsor: James Neely

Changes the law regarding the mayor's relationship with the board of aldermen

Sponsor: Justin Alferman

Establishes the Fair Fare Passenger Safety Act of 2015 that prohibits any person operating a motor vehicle for compensation and transporting passengers from using a hand-held wireless device

Sponsor: Galen Higdon

Creates the "Legislative Task Force on Dyslexia" and requires the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to employ a dyslexia specialist and develop professional development programs for school staff

Sponsor: Eric Burlison

Changes the laws regarding the printing of the Missouri Manual

Sponsor: Lyndall Fraker

Caps school superintendent salaries and requires publication of school employee salaries in local newspapers

Sponsor: Steve Cookson

Provides that Division Twelve of the Sixteenth Judicial Circuit shall sit at the City of Independence

Sponsor: Paul LeVota

Specifies that public schools must screen students for dyslexia and related disorders

Sponsor: Kathryn Swan

Establishes procedures to allow certain cities to disincorporate

Sponsor: Bob Burns

Changes the laws regarding asbestos tort claims and asbestos trust claims

Sponsor: Don Gosen

Authorizes municipalities to use design-build on water and waste water projects and prohibits such projects from being denied grants based on design-build utilization

Sponsor: Dave Schatz

Specifies information that public institutions of higher education must make available

Sponsor: Rick Brattin

Establishes the "Local Economic and Academic Partnership Act"

Sponsor: Eric Burlison

Establishes requirements regarding life-sustaining treatment policies

Sponsor: Rob Schaaf

Allows Greene County, or any city within the county, to impose a sales tax, upon voter approval, to fund early childhood education

Sponsor: Bob Dixon

Creates a tax credit for an employer that hires a student majoring in the field of science, technology, engineering, or mathematics for an internship

Sponsor: Ronald Hicks

Requires the Department of Conservation to reimburse automobile owners up to $500 for damages inflicted upon their vehicles by deer

Sponsor: Wanda Brown

Requires the Department of Conservation to conduct testing of deceased deer found along state highways for chronic wasting disease

Sponsor: Wanda Brown

Requires public school students to pass a course in cardiopulmonary resuscitation to receive a certificate of graduation

Sponsor: Dan Brown

Requires a qualified company in the Missouri Works Program to reimburse full-time employees for 50% of their health insurance premiums whether provided by the company or a third party

Sponsor: Lindell Shumake

Changes the laws regarding the election of political party committees

Sponsor: Tony Dugger

Establishes the Employee Reclassification Act

Sponsor: Kurt Bahr