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Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of statewide elected officials, the Judiciary, Office of the State Public Defender, and General Assembly
Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Office of Administration, Department of Transportation, and Department of Public Safety
Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Department of Public Safety
Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the State Board of Education and Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Appropriates money for the expenses and distributions of the departments of Economic Development; Insurance, Financial Institutions and Professional Registration; and Labor and Industrial R
Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, and distributions of the Department of Social Services
Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Department of Mental Health, Board of Public Buildings, and Department of Health and Senior Services
Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Department of Corrections
Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Department of Higher Education
Changes the laws regarding a tax credit for contributions to a maternity home, pregnancy resource center, or a food pantry
Changes the laws regarding political subdivisions
Authorizes the Missouri State Capitol Commission and the Office of Administration to enter into contracts for events held at the State Capitol and the Missouri State Penitentiary historic site
Changes the minimum waiting period before a woman can have an abortion from 24 hours to 72 hours
Changes the laws regarding audits for transportation development districts
Changes the laws regarding hemp and allows the use of hemp extract to treat specified individuals with epilepsy
Allows physicians to prescribe certain investigational drugs, biological products, or devices to certain eligible terminally ill patients
Changes the laws regarding academic performance and learning standards in elementary and secondary education
Designates the exercise commonly known as "jumping jacks" as the official state exercise
Changes the laws regarding the Self-Service Storage Facilities Act
Creates the Missouri National Guard Foundation Fund and authorizes a designation of tax refunds to the fund
Changes the laws regarding the administration of justice
Authorizes a sales tax exemption for replacement parts to aircraft
Changes the laws regarding unclaimed property
Changes the laws regarding the administration of justice
Changes the laws regarding landlord-tenant actions
Changes the laws regarding the Missouri Criminal Code
Changes the laws regarding court costs
Specifies certain unlawful transfers or assignments of pension benefits
Changes the laws regarding elementary and secondary education
Adds dyslexia to the list of conditions that are considered qualifying needs for the purposes of Bryce's Law
Changes the laws regarding child care facilities
Requires the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to adopt a high school graduation policy that allows certain agriculture or career and technical education courses to satisfy certain subject-specific graduation requirements
Changes the laws regarding agriculture
Changes the laws regarding child protection
Removes the expiration date on the authority of certain public higher education institutions to transfer real property, except in fee simple, without General Assembly authorization
Specifies measurement standards and tax rates for compressed and liquefied natural gas as a motor fuel and removes them from the provisions regarding alternative fuel decal and tax requirements
Requires the Air Conservation Commission to develop emissions standards through a unit-by-unit analysis of each carbon dioxide generation plant within the state
Allows a qualified first responder to administer naloxone to a person suffering from an apparent narcotic or opiate-related overdose
Authorizes several highway and bridge designations
Changes the laws regarding the operation of motor vehicles
Changes the laws regarding tax increment financing
Allows fire protection district board of directors to meet without public notice in order to disburse funds necessary for the deployment of certain task forces
Establishes the Innovation Campus Tax Credit Act
Creates rural regional development grants
Allows any county to create a voluntary registry of persons with health-related ailments to assist those individuals in case of a disaster or emergency
Allows the Adjutant General to provide financial assistance or services from the Missouri Military Family Relief Fund to families or members of the Armed Forces of the United States or a member of the Missouri National Guard
Establishes the Facilitating Business Rapid Response to State Declared Disasters Act and requires the issuance of permits to transport equipment and materials following a disaster where utility service has been disrupted
Creates the Surplus Revenue Fund
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
Establishes the Missouri Student Religious Liberties Act
Expands library record privacy to include digital resources and materials and adds a third party contracted by a library to the list of those who cannot release a library record
Specifies that an unpaid volunteer on a public works project must not be deemed to be employed on the project and cannot be entitled to the prevailing hourly rate of wages
Changes the laws regarding underground facility safety
Changes the laws regarding the sale of intoxicating liquor
Changes the laws regarding unclaimed property
Changes the laws regarding the filing of a fraudulent document with the Secretary of State or a recorder of deeds
Requires specified disclosures on new credit card processing service contracts
Appropriates money for purposes for the several departments and offices of state government for planning and capital improvements
Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Department of Agriculture, Department of Natural Resources, and Department of Conservation
Appropriates money to the Board of Fund Commissioners
Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Department of Revenue and Department of Transportation
Appropriates money for real property leases and related services
Establishes a commercial zone in the City of Columbia
Changes the laws regarding public utility districts
Allows for the sale of motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles, personal watercraft, and other motorized vehicles sold by powersports dealers on Sundays
Repeals the duplicate version of specified statutes
Changes the laws regarding communications infrastructure deployment
Changes the laws regarding the administrative requirements of public employee retirement plans
Prohibits protest activities at funeral services
Changes the laws regarding mental health facility safety
Prohibits the Department of Natural Resources from regulating the manufacture, performance, or use of residential wood burning appliances unless authorized to do so by the General Assembly
Extends the allocations of state income tax revenues collected from nonresident entertainers and professional athletic team members until December 31, 2020
Changes the laws regarding surface mining operations
Changes the laws regarding health organizations and risk-based capital
Authorizes the Governor to convey specified state properties
Specifies that the Coordinating Board for Higher Education must have responsibility for entering into agreements for interstate reciprocity regarding the delivery of postsecondardy distance education
Changes the laws regarding insurance
Changes the laws regarding sales and use tax exemptions for utilities used or consumed in the preparation of food and specifies what is considered a sale in this state
Changes the laws regarding the burden of proof for the Director of the Department of Revenue in ascertaining the tax liability of a taxpayer
Changes the laws regarding taxes based on sales
Specifies that recipients of blind pension benefits with no usable vision must be exempt from the five-year vision re-examination requirement
Allows any Department of Corrections employee who has accrued overtime hours to use those hours as compensatory leave time
Authorizes the conveyance of property owned by the State of Missouri to the City of Farmington for a bird sanctuary
Specifies the order of preference of liens and encumbrances on a unit owners of a leasehold condominium
Changes the laws regarding the management, investment, and expenditures of endowment funds held by charitable institutions and other entities holding funds for charitable purposes
Establishes the Paperless Documents and Forms Act
Allows members of electric cooperatives to participate in certain meetings by mail or electronic means
Specifies that if an anatomical gift is medically unsuitable for transplantation or therapy, the gift may be used for research or education or passed to the appropriate procurement organization
Removes references to the phrases "mentally retarded" and "mental retardation" from statute and replaces them with "intellectually disabled" and "intellectual disability", respectively
Requires a person younger than 17 years of age using a tanning device in a tanning facility to have the parent or guardian of the minor give written consent in person to the minor's use of a tanning device
Changes the laws regarding insurance documents
Changes the laws regarding secured transactions under the Uniform Commercial Code
Changes the laws regarding elections
Changes the laws regarding the Kansas City police retirement systems
Proposes a constitutional amendment requiring the establishment of a six-day early voting period before a general election
Proposes a constitutional amendment imposing a .75% increase in the state sales and use tax for 10 years to be used for transportation purposes
Proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting the Governor from reducing any payment of public debt and requiring notification to the General Assembly when he or she makes specified payment changes of appropriations
Proposes a constitutional amendment requiring the State Lottery Commission to develop and sell a Veterans Lottery Ticket with proceeds to go to the Veterans Commission Capital Improvement Trust Fund
Specifies that the classroom portion of the firearms safety training course must not have more than 40 students per qualified firearms safety instructor and that an individual occupying private property with permission from the property owner may use deadly force in specified situations.
Modifies and repeals various provisions of law regarding committees and commissions
Authorizes an election authority to accept voter registration applications with electronic signatures under certain conditions
Establishes the Second Amendment Preservation Act and changes the laws regarding firearms
Prohibits issuance of certain incentives to a business relocating from certain counties in Kansas if Kansas enacts a similar prohibition
Specifies that unpaid volunteers of a tax-exempt veteran's organization are not subject to the Workers' Compensation Law
Proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting state appropriations in any fiscal year from exceeding certain limits
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
Changes the laws regarding the Shared Work Unemployment Compensation Program
Adds emergency medical technicians to the list of public safety officers eligible for survivor's and disabled employee's educational grant program
Requires a public water system to notify the Department of Natural Resources, the Department of Health and Senior Services, and its customers at least 30 days prior to a vote to cease fluoridation
Strongly urges the National Park Service to draft its final General Management Plan for the Ozark National Scenic Riverways to recognize the importance the riverways provides to the state
Prohibits a person from making a bad faith assertion of patent infringement, lists evidence the court may consider, and provides remedies the court may award
Requires Missouri Technology Corporations to distribute money to specified early stage business development corporations for grants to newly formed businesses that have the potential for sales or development of new technologies
Requires the cooperative development of a university resource allocation model that incorporates performance funding for public four-year institutions of higher education
Proposes a constitutional amendment specifying that parents have a fundamental right to exercise exclusive control over the care, custody, education, and upbringing of their minor children
Changes the laws regarding garnishments
Extends to August 28, 2024, the provisions regarding Internet cyber crime law enforcement task forces and the Cyber Crime Investigation Fund which has expired and removes the required appropriation to the fund
Changes the laws regarding public safety
Specifies that public assistance benefit recipients who make electronic benefit transfer transactions exclusively outside the state for a period of 90 days must have their benefits suspended and requires the Department of Social Services to establish a pilot program to allow SNAP participants to purchase fresh produce at farmers markets
Specifies that any member of the crew of a locomotive or train cannot be required to display a driver's license to any law enforcement officer in connection with the operation of a locomotive or train
Changes the laws regarding sales and use taxes and the motor fuel tax and authorizes a sales and use tax exemption on the sale of a used manufactured home
Designates the week of May 18th - 24th "Missouri Safe Boating Week"
Strongly urges the Army Corps of Engineers to not proceed with the Jameson Island project unless excavated soil is deposited outside the meander belt and not into the Missouri River
Reauthorizes the Joint Interim Committee on State Employee Wages
Allows a specified sewer corporation to contract with a water district or municipality to terminate water service for non-payment of a sewer bill
Recognizes March 2014 as "Missouri Whole Child Month"
Urges the U.S. Congress to decrease the Environmental Protection Agency's authority to regulate water quality and the use of coal and wood as energy sources
Strongly urges the Environmental Protection Agency to reject any federal fossil fuel emission regulations that remove coal as a viable fuel option for new and existing electric generation
Recognizes the month of February as "Oral Health Awareness Month" and that good oral health is critical to good overall health
Urges the United States Congress and the President of the United States to reauthorize the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program
Designates "Old Drum" as the state historical dog and "Jim the Wonder Dog" as Missouri's Wonder Dog
Changes the requirements for disclosure of information regarding insurance holding companies
Requires a person to submit a specified form of photo identification in order to vote in a public election with specified exemptions
Urges the United States Air Force to retain the A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft fleet
Urges the Federal Emergency Management Agency to reimburse the city of Hannibal for expenses related to a natural disaster which occurred on May 20, 2013
Requires any registered sexual offender required to file a lobbyist registration statement to disclose to the Missouri Ethics Commission that he or she is required to register as a sexual offender
Changes the laws regarding public safety
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
Changes the laws regarding the Distressed Area Land Assemblage Tax Credit Act
Changes the laws regarding traffic regulations including evidence obtained from an automated traffic enforcement system, trucks with a gross weight over 48,000 pounds driving in the far left-hand lane of any Missouri highway, and emergency utility response permits to allow motor carriers to transport equipment following a disaster
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
Submits to Congress a proposed federal balanced budget amendment to the United States Constitution
Changes the laws regarding a notary public
Extends the expiration date for the fee imposed on new tires sold in the state from 2015 to 2020
Strongly encourages the Executive Branch to adopt true statewide standards and strategies across all departments and institutions of higher education to consider stronger collaboration with the state
Designates May 7 as "ROHHAD Awareness Day" in Missouri
Changes the laws regarding the foreign ownership of agricultural land
Designates the month of November each year as "Epilepsy Awareness Month"
Authorizes any Missouri port authority to establish an Advanced Industrial Manufacturing Zone for the development or redevelopment of certain structures
Allows foster children who are 16 years of age or older to contract for the purchase of automobile insurance with the consent of the Children's Division or the juvenile court
Changes the laws regarding property owner liability
Exempts motorcyclists age 21 and older from wearing a helmet when operating a motorcycle or motortricycle
Allows any person to apply for a liquor license to sell intoxicating liquor on a boat carrying 30 passengers or more
Changes the laws regarding "all-terrain vehicles," "recreational off-highway vehicles," and "utility vehicles"
Establishes guidelines for statewide student assessments
Changes the laws regarding the tax credit for a Missouri wood energy producer by extending it until June 30, 2020, and limiting the amount of all credits to $3 million in any fiscal year
Expands the Higher Education Academic Scholarship Program to include forgivable loans
Changes the laws regarding infrastructure replacement surcharges for water and sewer corporations
Changes the laws regarding 911 emergency communications services
Proposes a constitutional amendment specifying that a person seeking to vote in a public election may be required by general law to provide valid government-issued photo identification
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
Requires both custodial parents or the guardian of a minor to be notified prior to the performance of an abortion on their minor child and specifies that the constitutions and laws of the United States and Missouri must protect the rights of an alternatives-to-abortion agency and its officers to freely engage in activities without interference
Requires a search warrant for a government entity to obtain location information of an electronic device
Establishes the Preserving Freedom from Unwarranted Surveillance Act that prohibits the use of drones or other unmanned aircrafts to gather evidence or other information with specified exceptions
Changes the laws regarding local government retirement systems
Prohibits the state and political subdivisions from implementing policies affecting property rights and from entering into certain relationships with organizations
Requires the Division of Commerce and Industrial Development to support and assist the development of biotechnological enterprises and establish an office in Israel to assist with the promotion of state exports
Requires authorization for certain labor unions to use dues and fees to make political contributions and requires consent for withholding earnings from paychecks
Allows a person who has been awarded a Korea Defense Service Medal to obtain a special license plate
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
Requires the State Board of Education within the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to adopt a rule regarding student data accessibility
Changes the associate circuit judge positions awarded to the Circuit Court of St. Louis County and the 38th Judicial Circuit based on the 2014 judicial weighted workload model
Appropriates money for supplemental purposes
Specifies that an act by the General Assembly is not required to authorize certain grants or conveyances of an easement to use state property
Changes the associate circuit judge positions awarded to the Circuit Court of St. Louis County and the 38th Judicial Circuit in 2014 based on the judicial weighted workload model
Changes the time period within which the Missouri Commission on Human Rights must notify a person of his or her right to bring a civil action under the Human Rights Act
Designates the second week of March as "Master Gardeners' Week" in Missouri
Specifies that the levy rate for certain bond issues be set at the rate needed to meet the bond issue obligation and may be adjusted solely to meet such obligation
Allows certain payments to be continued to be paid on an ongoing basis out of the Second Injury Fund
Establishes the Economic-Education Partnership Act, which allows employers to retain withholding taxes up to the amount spent on educational benefits for employees and unpaid interns or up to the amount spent on educational benefits for employees and unpaid interns or up to the amount spent on job training for employees
Changes the laws regarding the enforcement of abortion laws
Prohibits any member of the state highway patrol or local law enforcement agency or employee of the national highway traffic safety administration from collecting breath, blood, or saliva for research purposes
Requires that all fees collected under the Missouri Livestock Marketing Law not yield revenues greater than the cost of administration
Requires that an A+ School Program eligible student who has completed a virtual class must be accorded an attendance rate of at least 95% for the purposes of calculating and distributing state school funding
Requires the Department of Health and Senior Services to develop standards for all levels of hospital perinatal care
Changes the laws regarding public health
Allows a county recorder of deeds to issue a marriage license to an applicant who is incarcerated and unable to sign the application in the presence of the recorder if specified documents are submitted
Specifies that anyone providing medical services cannot be required to perform or participate in activities that violate his or her conscience or principles
Urges the U.S. Congress to support the development of a rare earth element refinery and create a Thorium bank
Proposes a constitutional amendment requiring impeachments to be tried by the Senate
Specifies that an accident report must not be a public record and subject to the Open Meetings and Records Law with certain exceptions
Authorizes the county commission in all noncharter counties to issue burn bans under specified circumstances
Revises the rule of the House of Representatives regarding conference reports
Repeals the expiration date of the provisions regarding the Large Animal Veterinarian Student Loan Program
Establishes the Facilitating Business Rapid Response to State Declared Disasters Act
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
Changes the time limitation for re-voting on annexation in cases where the first vote failed
Establishes the Whistleblower's Protection Act to codify the existing common law exceptions to the at-will employment doctrine making it unlawful for an employer to discharge a protected person
Allows certain nonprofits to be included as minority business enterprises and women's business enterprises for public contract bidding preferences
Requires the Division of Workers' Compensation to develop and maintain a workers' compensation claims database
Requires unaccredited and provisionally accredited school districts to give charter schools the first option in buying or leasing vacant or unused school buildings within the district
Changes the laws regarding financial responsibility requirements for certified commercial pesticide applicators
Changes the primary election day from August to June
Requires the fleet manager to develop and coordinate a statewide vehicle fleet cost efficiency plan to reduce government vehicle costs
Authorizes a tax deduction for any small business that receives the Baldrige National Quality Award
Excludes excepted benefits from any health insurance mandated coverage
Creates a tax credit for an employer that hires a student majoring in the field of science, technology, engineering, or mathematics for an internship
Changes the laws regarding early voting
Prohibits a property owners' association from preventing a property owner from placing political yard signs on his or her property
Allows home school students to participate in Missouri State High School Activities Association activities for the public school district in which they reside
Changes the laws regarding consent for a minor to have an abortion
Changes the laws regarding open-end credit plans
Exempts life insurance producers of policies or annuities with face amounts of $15,000 or less for funeral or burial expenses from continuing education requirements for insurance producers
Specifies that certain capital gains income from the exchange of gold and silver is exempt from Missouri adjusted gross income and changes the laws regarding nonbank depositories
Establishes rights of an insurer to present reservation of rights to insured without breaching insurance contract, to defend against loss prior to garnishment, and to refuse to enter contracts to limit recovery
Changes the laws regarding motor vehicle junking certificates
Authorizes a period of tax amnesty
Changes the laws regarding newborn screening tests
Changes the requirements for licensure of health insurance navigators
Establishes the Supporting Working Moms Act of 2014 that requires an employer to provide reasonable break time for nursing mothers
Requires each session, joint session, and committee meeting of the House of Representatives and the Senate that is held in the Capitol building to be broadcast on the internet via audio and video live stream
Changes the laws regarding judicial procedures
Establishes the Partnership for Public Facilities and Infrastructure Act
Changes the laws regarding gifts by lobbyists, reporting requirements for campaign donations, and members of the general assembly serving as lobbyists within 2 years of being in office
Establishes the Political Accountability in Campaigning Act
Specifies that a person commits the crime of unlawful use of a weapon if he or she possesses a firearm while also knowingly in possession of a specified amount of a controlled substance
Creates the offense of distribution of a controlled substance near a child care facility
Changes the laws regarding the Motor Vehicle Franchise Practices Act
Requires the Department of Higher Education to develop a procedure for dual credit course tuition and fee reimbursement for students who qualify for the A+ Program
Allows students to enroll in another school district or charter school for purposes of attending virtual courses or programs
Authorizes the issuance of a military medallion, medal, and certificate to certain veterans who served in specified conflicts regardless of whether they are or ever were legal Missouri residents
Requires the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to develop a process that awards additional performance points on the School Improvement Program to a school district that provides full-day kindergarden to specified students
Excuses a school district from specified financial requirements in fiscal years in which the school is underfunded
Specifies that parental liberty to direct the upbringing, education, and care of his or her children is a fundamental right not subject to infringement without demonstrating a compelling governmental interest
Establishes the Missouri Electrical Industry Licensing Board to regulate and license electrical contractors
Changes the laws regarding the termination of parental rights
Authorizes the Department of Corrections to promulgate rules to administer the death penalty
Removes the words "mental retardation" and "mentally retarded" from the statutes, except for references to a clinical diagnosis
Establishes Carrie's Law that creates the crime of sexual exploitation by a person of higher authority
Authorizes an income tax credit for certain small businesses who hire a person who is disabled or who was recently discharged from a correctional facility
Authorizes an income tax credit for certain costs incurred in the renovation of a taxpayer's rented dwelling or residence
Requires a public governmental body the provides information as required under the Open Meetings and Records Law to keep records of the release and provide them to the Office of Attorney General upon request
Requires MO HealthNet reimbursement for certain services based on the new behavior assessment and intervention codes under the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) coding system
Prohibits health carriers from requiring prior authorization for serious and urgent conditions and requires certain health benefit determinations to be made within 24 hours rather than two working days
Exempts industrial hemp from the list of controlled substances and specifies that it is legal for anyone who has not been convicted of a drug-related crime to cultivate hemp
Prohibits the use of automated traffic enforcement systems beginning August 28, 2014, and requires any political subdivision to complete or terminate any automated traffic enforcement contracts within one year
Adds alternative nicotine or vapor products to those products restricted to those 18 years of age and older and to the provisions regarding tobacco merchandising practices
Specifies that public health orders made by county health boards must be done with the agreement of the county commission
Requires a child enrolled in a vocational or higher education institution to also receive passing grades in order to remain eligible for child support
Prohibits the Missouri Housing Development Commission from requiring a prevailing hourly wage to be paid to a contractor on a project for a housing tax credit if it is in a Governor-declared disaster area
Establishes the Employee Reclassification Act and changes the laws regarding employment taxes
Appropriates money for supplemental purposes
Authorizes three new tax credits for port facilities
Changes the laws regarding food preparation by nonprofit organizations and the laws regarding cottage food production operations
Establishes the Bring Jobs Home Act that authorizes a tax credit for out-of state businesses that relocate to Missouri
Changes the laws regarding income tax
Specifies that any new business applying for a retail sales license must not be required to file a bond with the Department of Revenue beginning January 1, 2015
Changes the laws regarding fire protection districts in the City of Harrisonville
Allows certain employers to retain withholding income tax payable by the employer in an amount equal to the federal unemployment tax act credit rate deduction
Specifies that beginning January 1, 2015, certain shareholders of S corporations may elect to reject workers compensation insurance coverage
Establishes the requirements for own risk and solvency assessments in connection with the business of insurance
Allows any county of the first classification to waive competitive bid requirements on purchases less than $6000
Repeals provisions requiring a funeral procession to be identified by the display of identifying insignia
Changes the laws regarding the protection of women's health care
Establishes the Joint Interim Committee on Health Care Workforce Development
Adds aviation activities to the definition of "recreational use"
Changes the laws regarding the licensure of architects, professional engineers, professional land surveyors, and professional landscape architects
Establishes the state employee mileage reimbursement rate as 90% of the federal rate
Allows an electrical corporation to recover prudently incurred transmission expenses and government-mandated property taxes
Specifies that if a plaintiff was first injured in a foreign country in connection with a railroad operations, venue must be in the county where the defendant corporation's registered agent is located
Allows a teacher who obtains certification on the basis of the American Board for Certification of Teaching Excellence to be granted a Missouri elementary teaching certificate
Changes an incorrect intersectional reference to allow municipalities to adopt an ordinance to impose court costs for automation of its municipal court and allows the City of Springfield to provide for additional court costs for a courthouse
Changes the laws regarding services for individuals with disabilities
Changes the laws regarding the Brain Injury Fund
Creates the Alcohol and Tobacco Control Trust Fund consisting of specified fees collected by the Director of Revenue to be used for the administration and regulation of the liquor control and tobacco laws
Changes the laws regarding the Missouri Propane Gas Commission
Authorizes the Commissioner of the Office of Administration to hold reverse auctions for the purchase of specified commodities
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
Strongly urges the U.S. Congress to pass the Federal Reserve Transparency Act to require a complete audit of the Federal Reserve Bank
Requires mammography facilities to provide certain information regarding dense breast tissue to patients
Establishes licensure and practice requirements for assistant physicians
Repeals provisions regarding the Missouri Science and Innovation Reinvestment Act and establishes provisions regarding donations to the Missouri Technology Corporation
Modifies the Health Care Freedom Act by prohibiting the state from implementing a health insurance exchange and insurers from accepting remuneration and establishes the duties of the Attorney General regarding the bill
Changes the laws regarding political subdivisions
Changes the laws regarding municipal redevelopment plans, projects, and areas
Changes the laws regarding the provision of health care
Requires the St. Louis County Bar Association to conduct research to establish a more safe and efficient method for attorneys and circuit clerk employees to enter county courthouses
Creates the crimes of assault of an employee of a mass transit system while in the scope of his or her duties in the first, second and third degrees
Changes the laws regarding the sale of general obligation bonds
Establishes guidelines for the regulation of occupations and professions not regulated by the Division of Professional Registration and those regulated professions that seek to substantially increase their scope of practice
Raises the minimum teacher salary for the 2015-2016 school year, subject to appropriation
Requires every public school to conduct educational programs and activities regarding Veterans Day and allows a district to include it as a school holiday
Recognizes the week of September 7 to September 13, 2014, as "W.C. Handy Week"
Proposes a constitutional amendment specifying that each citizen has an inherent liberty that includes being able to make decisions regarding lawful health care related services or products
Establishes guidelines for teacher training institutions and the Missouri Advisory Board for Educator Preparation
Establishes the Missouri Student Data Protection Act
Allows a school district to authorize its schools to observe a moment of silence in individual classrooms
Proposes a constitutional amendment changing the term limits for statewide elected officials
Designates April 15 of each year as "Jackie Robinson Day" in Missouri
Designates July 3 of each year as "Organ Donor Recognition Day"
Changes the laws regarding weight limitations for vehicles hauling livestock or agricultural products on state highways and the laws regarding log trucks and tractors
Establishes the Sickle Cell Standing Committee to study and make recommendations regarding the impact of sickle cell disease on urban communities
Requests the U.S. Congress to urge the USDA and EPA to approve 2,4-D tolerant crops to allow Missouri farmers fair access to needed advancements in agriculture
Designates the month of May as "Mental Health Awareness Month" and the first full week of May as "Bipolar Disorder Awareness Week" in Missouri
Changes the individual income tax brackets to adjust for inflation
Encourages the Missouri Veterans Commission to work with the United States Department of Veterans Affairs to address the needs of women veterans and formally honors the heroic service of women veterans
Urges Congress to support importation of Canadian oil sands and ask for the approval of the TransCanada Keystone Coast Expansion pipeline
Prohibits an employer from requiring a person to become a member of a labor organization as a condition or continuation of employment
Guarantees the right to conduct and participate in rodeos in this state
Authorizes a state and local sales and use tax exemption for specified farm products sold at farmers' markets
Changes the laws based on executive branch reorganizations
Repeals the provision prohibiting the state from collecting fees under the Beef Commodity Merchandising Program in excess of the amount credited against the obligation to pay any federal assessments
Changes the laws regarding arrearages and the expungement of certain records related to criminal nonsupport
Changes the laws regarding contractors who perform home exterior and roof work
Changes the laws regarding absentee ballots
Authorizes the State Auditor to audit specified public water supply districts
Allows the House of Representatives to employ such employees necessary between May 16, 2014 and January 7, 2015 to perform the duties of the House
Adds specified chemical compounds to and removes a compound from the list of synthetic cannabinoids included in Schedule I of controlled substances
Prohibits an action against an amusement park owner or operator for damages or injuries sustained due to a defect or unsafe condition unless notification is given within certain time frames
Establishes the Student Accountability Act that requires a student score proficient or higher on a state assessment in order to receive a high school academic diploma
Requires schools teaching the theory of evolution by natural selection to have a policy on parental notification and a mechanism for opting out of the instruction
Changes the laws regarding telephone solicitation to include surveys by state agencies or parties acting on behalf of state agencies
Changes the laws regarding mandatory school hours
Changes the laws regarding MO HealthNet managed care services
Authorizes any school district to designate a teacher or administrator as a school protection officer who may carry concealed firearms after he or she has met specified minimum training requirements
Adds making a terrorist threat to the list of offenses that school administrators must report
Authorizes a sales tax exemption for sales made at prison canteens
Changes the laws regarding taxation
Designates a portion of U.S. Highway 54 in Audrain County as the "Officer Orville Rosenstengel Memorial Highway"
Designates "Old Drum" as the state historical dog and "Jim the Wonder Dog" as Missouri's Wonder Dog
Expands the crime of disarming a peace officer to include removing any equipment that the officer is required to carry as part of his or her official uniform or use in the performance of his or her duties
Specifies that a person who has presented documents to obtain a driver's or nondriver's license must not be required to present the documents again to obtain a renewal or replacement
Allows certain licensed beer merchants to sell thirty-two ounces to seventy ounces of draft beer to customers in certain containers filled on the premises for consumption off the premises
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
Changes the laws regarding the Joint Committee on Missouri's Energy Future
Requires a breastfeeding mother to use discretion and excuses breastfeeding mothers from jury service
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"
Calls upon President Obama to support the TransCanada Keystone XL pipeline and the permitting for oil production off the northern coast of Alaska
Changes the laws regarding taxation by reducing the tax on corporate business income and business income for certain tax entities
Establishes procedures for a general election following a primary election that has resulted in a tie vote between candidates for a county office
Proposes a constitutional amendment reducing the number of members of the House of Representatives from 163 to 120 and increasing the number of members of the Senate from 34 to 40
Prohibits any state agency or department from engaging in biometric analysis of photographs and digital data
Changes the presidential primary election from February to March
Proposes a constitutional amendment specifying that there must be a permanent Joint Committee on Administrative Rules
Reorganized the Joint Committee on Legislative Research into the Revision, Oversight, and Policy Impact divisions
Establishes the requirements for certain authorized entities to stock a supply of epinephrine auto-injectors for emergency administration
Designates a portion of Interstate 55 as the "Police Officer Steven Jarvis Memorial Highway"
Designates December 4 as "Alpha Phi Alpha Day" in Missouri in honor of the first black intercollegiate Greek-letter fraternity established for African-Americans
Requires the Department of Economic Development to establish the Missouri Startup Cloud Program
Designates a portion of Interstate Highway 49 in McDonald County as the "James B. Tatum Highway"
Designates a portion of State Highway U in Washington County as the "Thomas Wesley Benoist Memorial Highway"
Designates a portion of State Highway U in Washington County as the "SGM Patrick R. Hurley Memorial Highway"
Designates the third week of February as "Engineers Awareness Week" in Missouri
Reauthorizes the alternative fuel tax credit for six years and adds electric vehicles recharging properties to the list of eligible properties
Designates the bridge on U.S. Highway 160 crossing over Lick Creek in Ozark County as the "Barney Douglas (The Citizen) Memorial Bridge"
Designates a portion of U.S. Highway 60 in Wright County as the "Spc. Justin Blake Carter Memorial Highway for Life"
Designates the bridge on State Highway 5 crossing over Interstate 44 in Laclede County as the "James R. Ledbetter Memorial Bridge"
Designates U.S. Highway 54 in Missouri as the "Discover More on Route 54 Highway"
Allows certain county hospital trustees to offer health care services in adjoining counties
Creates the Missouri International Business Advertising Fund to be used to attract international businesses to Missouri
Designates the month of February as "Turner Syndrome Awareness Month" in Missouri
Establishes the Missouri Angel Investment Incentive Act
Requires the identity of the reporter of three or more unsubstantiated reports of child abuse or neglect to be admissible as evidence in a dissolution or child custody proceeding
Specifies that landlords cannot prohibit tenants from possessing firearms within individual residences or from carrying or transporting firearms to and from the residence in a manner allowed by law
Establishes the Missouri Business Recruiters Act to create employment positions for business recruiters to attract out-of-state business owners and companies to Missouri
Establishes a pilot program to increase the visitation rights of children with incarcerated parents
Designates Highway A in Iron and Reynolds Counties as the "Memorial Latham Highway"
Specifies that a public owner, contractor, or subcontractor cannot withhold retainage on a public works project if the public owner has obtained a bond
Authorizes a gaming establishment to provide a person with a line of credit
Changes the laws regarding utility access to a railroad right-of-way
Changes the laws regarding the disruption or failure of communications services during emergencies
Changes the laws regarding municipal utility poles
Changes the laws regarding rights-of-way of political subdivisions
Specifies that filing a petition for trial de novo results in the stay of the driver's license suspension or revocation order and the issuance of a temporary license until a final order is issued
Changes the laws regarding the publishing of Missouri statutes
Allows villages, towns, and cities to prohibit dogs from running at large or to further control or regulate dogs within their boundaries if the ordinances, orders, policies, or regulations are not breed specific
Changes the laws regarding the Missouri Prosecuting Attorneys and Circuit Attorneys' Retirement System
Establishes the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Act
Changes the laws regarding penalties for first degree murder when the person is under 18 years of age at the time the offense was committed
Changes the requirements regarding community improvement districts
Establishes guidelines for the regulation of occupations and professions not regulated by the Division of Professional Registration and allows pharmacists to administer any vaccine on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's adolescent or adult immunization schedule to persons seven years of age or older if authorized by a physician
Allows a foster parent who is a state employee to use leave time for the placement or care of a foster child and requires the state and political subdivisions to provide a leave sharing program for certain employees involved with adopting or caring for a foster child
Strongly urges the National Park Service to draft its final General Management Plan for the Ozark National Scenic Riverways to recognize the importance the riverways provide to the state
Specifies that the constitutions and laws of the United States and Missouri must protect the rights of an alternatives-to-abortion agency and its officers to freely engage in activities without interference
Changes the laws regarding children and families
Disapproves the State Tax Commission's proposed state regulation under Section 137.021, RSMo establishing agricultural and horticultural land values for the 2015 and 2016 assessment years
Requires the Department of Health and Senior Services to establish cord blood collection sites across the state for transportation to the Saint Louis Cord Blood Bank
Establishes the Show-Me Healthy Babies Program as a separate children's health insurance program for any low-income unborn child
Repeals various obsolete, expired, and ineffective provisions of law
Establishes the Freedom to Work Act
Allows hunting privileges to be denied for up to 10 years for any person who while hunting inflicts injury resulting in death on another person
Prohibits a health benefit plan from requiring a higher out-of-pocket cost for oral chemotherapy than it requires for injected or intravenous chemotherapy
Allows any city, town, village, sewer district, or water supply district to levy and impose a fee on certain lateral sewer service lines beginning January 1, 2015
Endorses continued support of the relationship and shared interests between Taiwan and the State of Missouri
Designates the bridge on Highway 185 crossing over Interstate 44 in Franklin County as the "James K. Schatz Memorial Bridge"
Changes the laws regarding gold star license plates
Allows a person with a physical disability or a member of the armed forces on active duty filing a declaration of candidacy by certified mail to designate a representative for the ballot order random drawing
Urges the United States Department of Justice to investigate the price increase of propane gas
Strongly urges the U.S. Congress to pass a comprehensive, five-year Farm Bill
Authorizes the City of Florissant to charge a reasonable fee to pay for costs associated with the maintenance of right-of-ways and easements
Authorizes a $150 million annual cap for incentives granted for certain aerospace projects and exempts the incentives from the aggregate caps of the Missouri Works, BUILD, and Missouri Works Training programs and the Real Property Tax Increment Redevelopment Act
Appropriates money for capital improvement projects
Changes the laws regarding political subdivisions
Changes the laws regarding employment
Establishes the Second Amendment Preservation Act which rejects all federal acts that infringe on a Missouri citizens' rights under the Second Amendment of the United States Constitution
Prohibits any state or local governmental entity; public building, park, or school; or public setting or place from banning or restricting the practice, mention, celebration, or discussion of any federal holiday
Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Department of Mental Health, Board of Public Buildings, and Department of Health and Senior Services
Appropriates money for the expenses and distributions of the departments of Economic Development; Insurance, Financial Institutions and Professional Registration; and Labor and Industrial R
Changes the laws regarding the Department of Natural Resources
Requires an uninsured motorist to forfeit recovery of noneconomic loss under specified circumstances
Changes the laws regarding the streamlined sales and use tax agreement, tax amnesty, the community development district tax, income tax, sales and use taxes, use tax nexus, and the transportation development tax
Changes the laws regarding certain sexual offenses and sexually violent offenders and establishes a prisoner re-entry program for certain offenders
Changes the laws regarding financial institutions
Changes the laws regarding the selection of public officials
Establishes requirements for the administration of RU-486 or any other abortion-inducing drug or chemical
Changes the laws regarding the Department of Natural Resources
Changes the laws regarding the enforcement and servicing of real estate loans
Changes the laws regarding audits
Changes the laws regarding property tax bills, the taxes excluded from tax increment financing redevelopment plans, and the division of interstate income for Missouri corporate income taxation
Changes the way that the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations determines the prevailing hourly rate of wages on public work projects
Changes the name of Linn State Technical College to State Technical College of Missouri
Allows school districts to authorize and commission school officers to enforce laws relating to crimes committed on school grounds, at school activities, and on school buses
Changes the laws regarding the sales tax on motor vehicles, the transient guest tax in Pettis County, and enhanced enterprise zones and establishes the Missouri Works Program
Changes the laws regarding unemployment benefits, requires the Department of Economic Development to establish the Missouri Works Training Program, and establishes the Missouri Works Job Training Joint Legislative Oversight Committee
Changes the laws regarding transportation
Allows the State Treasurer to make certain information available to the public in order to facilitate the identification of the original owner of military medals deemed to be abandoned property
Makes specified memorial bridge and highway designations
Allows an exemption from the proof of residency or domicile requirement to register a child for school whose parent or guardian is serving on specified active duty military orders
Changes the laws regarding child abuse and neglect
Changes the laws regarding motor vehicle insurance policies
Changes the laws regarding health care services
Changes the laws regarding firearms
Changes the laws regarding utilities
Changes the laws regarding telecommunications practices and municipal pole attachments
Establishes Cade's Law, requires the training of school employees in the care needed for students with diabetes, and establishes curriculum and certification requirements for school resource officers
Changes the laws regarding judicial procedures
Authorizes the Missouri Public Service Commission to appear, participate, and intervene in any federal, state, or other administrative, regulatory, or judicial proceeding
Changes the laws regarding utilities
Establishes the custody and visitation rights of a deploying military parent
Changes the laws regarding the licensure and inspection of hospitals
Changes the laws regarding the qualifications for a candidate for county collector, county treasurer, or county collector-treasurer
Changes the laws regarding criminal procedures
Changes the laws regarding agriculture
Changes the laws regarding the Missouri State Employee Retirement System and the Missouri Department of Transportation and Highway Patrol Employees' Retirement System
Allows a limited liability company to establish a designated series of members, managers, and company interests having separate rights and duties regarding specified property
Changes the laws regarding the collection of special assessments and delinquent property taxes
Changes the laws regarding initiative and referendum petitions
Appropriates money for capital improvement projects involving the maintenance, repair, replacement, and improvement of state buildings and facilities
Appropriates money for capital improvement and other purposes as provided in Article IV, Section 28
Recognizes psychological stress as an occupational disease for paid police officers of a paid police department certified under Chapter 590 if a direct causal relationship is established
Changes the laws regarding the Police Retirement System of St. Louis
Modifies the Kansas City police retirement systems
Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, and distributions of the Department of Social Services
Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Department of Revenue and Department of Transportation
Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the State Board of Education and Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Department of Higher Education
Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of statewide elected officials, the Judiciary, Office of the State Public Defender, and General Assembly
Appropriates money to the Board of Fund Commissioners
Authorizes a county to amend its budget twice during a fiscal year when there are certain specified circumstances
Changes the laws regarding shares in credit unions
Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Office of Administration, Department of Transportation, and Department of Public Safety
Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Department of Public Safety
Appropriates money for real property leases and related services
Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Department of Corrections
Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Department of Agriculture, Department of Natural Resources, and Department of Conservation
Changes the laws regarding emergency services
Extends the expiration date of the Division of Tourism Supplemental Revenue Fund from the year 2015 to 2020
Allows the owner of a property-carrying commercial motor vehicle registered at a gross weight in excess of 12,000 pounds to request and be issued two license plates
Authorizes motorcycles to be equipped with a means of varying the brightness of the vehicle's brake light for up to five seconds upon application of the vehicle's brakes
Changes the laws regarding the registration and licensing of motor vehicles
Repeals the requirement that paid-in surplus distributions must be identified as liquidating dividends and the amount per share must be disclosed to shareholders when it is paid
Changes the laws regarding portable electronics insurance coverage
Changes the laws regarding emergency service providers
Changes the law regarding secured transactions under the Uniform Commercial Code
Combines the parking enforcement division and parking meter division in the City of St. Louis into a parking division
Changes the laws regarding health care services
Changes the laws regarding the accreditation requirements for reinsurance companies and specifies when an insurance company can take credit or reduce liability due to reinsurance
Designates the month of November as "Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month" and the last week in October as "Respiratory Syncytial Virus Awareness Week" in Missouri
Changes the laws regarding the Open Meetings and Records Law
Proposes a constitutional amendment allowing relevant evidence of prior criminal acts to be admissible in prosecutions for crimes of a sexual nature involving a victim under 18 years of age
Proposes a constitutional amendment affirming the right of farmers and ranchers to engage in modern farming and ranching practices
Changes the laws regarding emergency communications services
Extends the expiration date regarding teaching certificates based on certification by the American Board for Certification of Teaching Excellence from August 28, 2014 to August 28, 2020
Changes the laws regarding tax incentives and tax credits
Specifies that parental liberty regarding the upbringing, education, and care of his or her children is a fundamental right which cannot be infringed on without demonstrating a governmental interest of the highest order
Establishes the Joint Interim Committee on St. Louis Metropolitan Statistical Area Governance and Taxation
Requires institutions of higher education to award educational credits to a veteran for certain courses that were a part of his or her military training or service
Changes the laws regarding the Port Improvement District Act
Prohibits the state and all political subdivisions from adopting or implementing United Nations or international environmental and developmental policies that infringe or restrict private property rights without due process
Designates December 4 as "Alpha Phi Alpha Day" in Missouri in honor of the first Black intercollegiate Greek-letter fraternity established for African-Americans
Changes the laws regarding public assistance benefits
Designates the month of February as "Turner Syndrome Awareness Month" in Missouri
Changes the laws regarding the collection of specified special assessments in Neighborhood Improvement Districts
Changes the laws regarding the penalty for a school district that fails to meet Missouri School Improvement Program standards in a fiscal year in which the school is specifically underfunded
Grants the authority to redraw the circuit and appellate judicial districts every 10 years to the Supreme Court
Changes the laws regarding the testing of persons with tuberculosis
Allows the marshal of the City of Farmington to order the abate of weeds or trash without notification and bill the owner if there has been a previous violation on the same property in a specified time period
Changes the laws regarding the issuance of salvage motor vehicle titles to insurers who purchase motor vehicles through the claims adjustment process
Changes the laws regarding unlawful discriminatory employment practices as they relate to the Missouri Human Rights Act and establishes the Whistleblower Protection Act
Proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting state appropriations in any fiscal year from exceeding certain limits
Increases the age limit for a youth to reenter foster care from 18 to 21 years of age
Changes the laws regarding services for individuals with disabilities
Exempts motorcyclists 21 years of age and older from wearing a helmet when operating a motorcycle or motortricycle and allows a temporary motorcycle instruction permit holder to renew the permit two additional times
Changes the duties and authority of the State Auditor
Requires the Department of Social Services to seek a federal waiver to mandate the use of photo identification for continued eligibility in the food stamp program administered in this state
Requires the Department of Economic Development to distribute money to early stage business development corporations for grants to newly formed businesses that have the potential for national or international sales or the development of new technology
Establishes a prisoner re-entry program within the Department of Corrections for an offender who has served his or her full sentence and is relocating to St. Louis upon release
Authorizes the conveyance of various state properties
Requires all state agencies to obtain approval from the General Assembly prior to administering, implementing, or expanding any federal program
Requires state agencies to track federal fund use, political subdivisions and schools to disclose indebtedness, the Governor to report budget withholdings, removes the State Auditor from the Board of Fund Commissioners, and prohibits the state from entering into a contingency contract with a private attorney that exceeds certain fee restrictions
Authorizes a state and local sales and use tax exemption on items related to data storage centers and server farm facilities
Requires copayments, coinsurance, and deductibles charged for physical therapist services to be no greater than those charged for the same services provided by primary care physicians for an office visit
Proposes a constitutional amendment requiring the State Lottery Commission to develop and sell a Veterans Lottery Ticket with proceeds to go to the Veterans Commission Capital Improvement Trust Fund
Allows the House of Representatives to employ such employees necessary between May 17, 2013 and January 8, 2014 to perform the duties of the House
Proposes a constitutional amendment authorizing the General Assembly to issue bonds to fund higher education improvements, construction, landscaping, land or building purchases, and transportation infrastructure
Adds professional therapy dog to the definition of "service dog" as it relates to crimes against these animals or crimes of impersonating a disabled person
Designates "Old Drum" as the official state historical dog
Changes the laws regarding political subdivisions
Changes the laws regarding adoptions
Allows the governing board of any state college or university to enforce traffic regulations and general motor vehicle laws on college or university property through campus police officers
Changes the laws regarding elections
Establishes the Parent and Community School Information Act that requires a simplified letter-grade report card for each public school building and each charter school
Establishes the Broad-Based Tax Relief Act of 2013 regarding business income and corporate income taxes and clarifies that fees paid to places of recreation are not subject to state and local sales and use taxes
Repeals obsolete statutes regarding elections
Encourages the Missouri Veterans Commission to work with the United States Department of Veterans Affairs to address the needs of women veterans and formally honors the heroic service of women veterans
Changes the laws regarding landlord-tenant actions
Changes the laws regarding MO HealthNet-funded home- and community-based care
Prohibits a health benefit plan from requiring a higher out-of-pocket cost for an oral anti-cancer medication than for an intravenously-administered cancer medication
Strongly urges the United States Department of Defense to reconsider the reduction and realignment of Army forces at Fort Leonard Wood
Allows certain cottage food production operations to sell baked goods from their home without being subject to state health and food laws and regulations
Specifies that the geographic proximity requirement in a collaborative practice arrangement may be waived for up to 28 days per year for rural health clinics under specified conditions
Requires MO HealthNet reimbursement for certain services based on the new behavior assessment and intervention codes under the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) coding system
Authorizes the issuance of a military medallion, medal, and certificate to certain veterans who served in specified conflicts regardless of whether they are or ever were legal Missouri residents
Allows an individual who is separating from the military to have resident student status for admission and tuition purposes at a public institution of higher education under specified circumstances
Directs the State Historical Society of Missouri to develop plans, ideas and proposals to commemorate and celebrate the State of Missouri's bicentennial in 2021
Changes the laws regarding the prevailing hourly rate of wages
Changes the laws regarding bullying in schools and establishes specific components that a district must include in its antibullying policy
Requires the Department of Transportation to issue emergency utility response permits for the transporting of equipment and materials needed following a disaster where utility service has been disrupted
Requires a person to submit a specified form of photo identification in order to vote in a public election with specified exceptions
Proposes a constitutional amendment specifying that general law may require a person to provide valid government-issued photo identification in order to vote in an election
Specifies that no person as a condition or continuation of employment can be required to engage in or cease engaging in specified labor organization practices
Changes the Kansas City school board to a seven-member board
Urges Congress and the U.S. Department of Agriculture to reevaluate the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010
Urges the federal government to continue to reimburse states for a portion of the state's Medicaid DSH expenditures
Requires a public water system to notify the Department of Natural Resources, the Department of Health and Senior Services, and its customers at least 30 days prior to a vote to cease fluoridation
Establishes the Employee Reclassifcation Act, which requires the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to concisely define independent contractor and the procedures for changing an individual's classification to an employee
Authorizes a tax exemption for certain materials used or consumed in certain business processes
Exempts certain civil actions from damages arising out of underground hard rock mining or hard rock milling unless the injury subject to the action is attended by fraud, malice, or willful and wanton conduct
Establishes the "Utilization of Telehealth" by advanced practice registered nurses in certain rural areas
Changes the laws regarding the uniform experience rating plan of workers' compensation insurance
Changes the laws regarding a lien involving the rental of machinery or equipment
Adds interest in health savings plans and inherited accounts to the list of exemptions in bankruptcy proceedings
Changes the laws regarding judicial procedures
Dissolves or changes the laws regarding numerous boards, commissions, and councils within the Depatment of Natural Resources
Changes the laws regarding the Missouri Quality Jobs Act, the Manufacturing Jobs Act, and the Missouri International Business Advertising Fund
Changes the age requirement for first time offenders to enter correctional treatment programs and repeals provisions regarding records and reports concerning offenders under 17 years of age
Specifies that a gaming licensee may accept credit instruments from a qualified person in exchange for chips, tokens, or electronic tokens that can be wagered on gambling games at an excursion gambling boat
Changes the laws regarding commercial drivers' licenses
Changes the laws regarding telecommunications
Establishes Chloe's Law that requires the newborn screening requirements to include a critical congenital heart disease screening
Establishes Bryce's Law which authorizes a tax credit for donations to a scholarship-granting organization for special needs students if it is not claimed on a federal income tax return
Changes the laws regarding public safety
Urges the U.S. Congress to support the development of a rare earth element refinery and create a Thorium Bank
Changes the laws regarding the Missouri Criminal Code
Authorizes a one-time individual income tax deduction for the purchase of a new home used as the principal residence of the taxpayer for at least two years.
Proposes a constitutional amendment specifying that parents have a fundamental right to exercise exclusive control over the care, custody, upbringing, and education of their minor children
Changes the minimum age at which a person can be issued a concealed carry endorsement from 21 years of age to 19 years of age
Changes the laws regarding sheriffs
Requires the State Auditor to perform, on a one-time basis, a comparative audit of at least five, but no more than 10, of the largest state agencies and of each chamber of the General Assembly
Requires the MO HealthNet Division to establish a pilot program implementing an electronic benefit transfer payment system for receipt of MO HealthNet services by participating recipients
Allows the Secretary of State to enter into an agreement with a nonprofit organization to print and distribute the Official State Manual
Changes the laws regarding the leasing of school buildings
Specifies that nonexempt state employees can retain up to 80 compensatory hours at any time during the year or request payment for any overtime hours accrued
Allows pharmacists to dispense emergency medication without prior authorization from the prescriber
Changes the requirements for cases involving juvenile offenders who have been certified as adults and found guilty in a court of general jurisdiction
Changes the laws regarding the use of gold and silver coins issued by the federal government as legal tender
Changes the laws regarding criminal offenders participating in the Department of Corrections' 120-day programs and sexual offender assessment programs
Changes the laws regarding the A+ Program, the higher education scholarship, commonly known as "Bright Flight," and Access Missouri
Changes the laws regarding concealed carry endorsements, firearms, the Department of Revenue, and school resource officers
Creates the crime of distribution of a controlled substance near a child care facility
Prohibits the Department of Revenue from retaining copies of source documents used to obtain driver's licenses and nondriver's licenses
Changes the laws regarding sexual offender registration and classification
Changes the requirements for providing comprehensive health care for public assistance recipients
Changes the laws regarding the Large Carnivore Act and establishes the Nonhuman Primate Act.
Establishes the Rebuild Damaged Infrastructure Program to repair infrastructure damaged by the natural disaster in Joplin
Changes the laws regarding agriculture
Establishes a rural regional development grants program
Authorizes three new tax credits for port facilities
Changes the laws regarding public safety
Permits the commissioner of administration to hold reverse auctions for the purchase of certain commodities
Prohibits any contract between a health carrier or health benefit plan and a dentist from requiring a fee schedule established by the insurer if the services are not covered under the plan
Changes the way the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations determines the prevailing hourly rate of wages on public work projects
Establishes the Business Premises Safety Act
Authorizes an income tax credit for a taxpayer who uses processed biomass engineered fiber fuel
Requires all employers and business entities to enroll and actively participate in a federal work authorization program and imposes stricter penalties for employing an unauthorized alien
Allows the owner of a motor vehicle other than an apportioned motor vehicle or commercial motor vehicle licensed in excess of 24,000 pounds to apply for a special personalized license plate
Changes the laws regarding the Department of Natural Resources
Establishes the Missouri Jobs for Education Program to provide a tuition credit for certain business owners or companies who create new full-time jobs
Changes the laws regarding the state sexual offender registry and its requirements
Changes the laws regarding the scope of practice for physician assistants
Designates November 21 of each year as "Stan Musial Day" in Missouri
Designates April 2013 as "Donate Life Month" in Missouri
Establishes the Missouri Firearms Freedom Act and changes the laws regarding firearms and concealed carry endorsements
Specifies that a federal official must not enforce a federal firearm law when the firearm is manufactured and remains in the state and that any new federal law banning or restricting ownership of a semi-automatic firearm is unenforceable
Establishes daylight saving time as new standard time
Requires, prior to any person younger than 17 years of age using a tanning device in a tanning facility, the parent or guardian of the person to appear in person giving written consent to the minor's use of a device
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 care services
Establishes family intervention orders for the treatment of persons who abuse chemical substances
Adds licensed professional counselors and psychologists to the list of people authorized to conduct an investigation into whether an individual is suitable as an adoptive parent
Proposes a constitutional amendment allowing a member of the General Assembly to serve the 16-year maximum in any proportion in either chamber as long as he or she serves no more than 16 years total
Changes the laws regarding the boards and commissions within the Department of Natural Resources
Changes the standards for determining when a person is in need of mental health detention and evaluation
Changes the laws regarding the crimes of animal neglect and animal abuse and creates the crime of animal trespass
Prohibits specified increases in premiums or fees charged for sewer or wastewater treatment in St. Charles County without a vote of the people
Requires the Division of Purchasing to establish a goal of buying at least 3% of goods and services from a person with a significant mental or physical impairment or a business or agency employing or serving these persons
Changes the laws regarding sheriffs
Proposes a constitutional amendment specifying that the right of every citizen to possess or purchase ammunition for the proper functioning of arms must not be infringed or limited
Prohibits the publication of any identifying information of firearm owners and prohibits health care professionals from being required to inquire, document, or disclose a patient's status as a firearm owner
Modifies constitutional provisions regarding the right to keep and bear arms
Establishes the Missouri International Agricultural Exchange website to allow Missouri agricultural producers to market Missouri-produced goods to international buyers
Exempts farm work performed by children under 16 years of age from certain child labor requirements
Establishes the Preserving Freedom from Unwarranted Surveillance Act that prohibits the use of a drone or other aircraft to gather evidence or other information with specified exceptions
Changes the state holidays that are to be observed and establishes the 2013 State Employee Retirement Incentive Program that allows certain employees to receive a years of service benefit
Specifies that no public owner, contractor, or subcontractor can withhold retainage on a public works project if the public owner has obtained a bond
Changes the laws regarding health insurance coverage and contracts
Authorizes a tax credit for qualified research expenses, limits the annual total credits to $10 million, limits the qualified research activities, and specifies how the credits are to be issued
Specifies that anyone providing medical services cannot be required to perform or participate in activities that violate his or her conscience or principles
Changes the laws regarding insurance coverage under the Missouri Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association Act
Establishes a pilot program to increase the visitation rights of children with incarcerated parents
Changes the laws regarding county contributions to the Prosecuting Attorneys and Circuit Attorneys' Retirement System Fund and requires certain persons who pay a fine through a collection center to be assessed a surcharge
Requires all employers with more than fifty employees to remit payments to the Family Support Payment Center by electronic means
Changes the laws regarding the sale and possession of controlled substances
Changes the laws regarding a request for a rate increase by a gas corporation to the Missouri Public Service Commission
Designates December 4 as "PKS Day" in Missouri to encourage participation in awareness and educational activities regarding Pallister-Killian Syndrome
Prohibits the State Board of Education from adopting and implementing the standards for public schools developed by the Common Core Standards Initiative
Establishes the Bring Jobs Home Act which authorizes a tax deduction for out-of-state businesses that relocate to Missouri
Changes the penalty for the crime of sexual misconduct to a class D felony if the crime is committed while the person is incarcerated within a Department of Corrections' facility
Changes the laws regarding the collection of special assessments by county collectors and the distribution of funds from a county special road and bridge levy and establishes the STAR Bonds Financing Act
Requires an applicant taking the written portion of the driver's license examination more than once to pay a $10 fee for each additional time he or she must retake the examination
Creates the Paperless Documents and Forms Act
Strongly urges the continued and increase development and delivery of North American oil to United States refineries, and the approval of the Keystone XL Pipeline project
Designates Missouri as a Purple Heart State
Allows hydropower produced in any quantity to be used to satisfy the renewable energy standard
Recognizes April 15, 2013 as "Jackie Robinson Day" in Missouri in honor of the first African American to play major league baseball
Proposes a constitutional amendment specifying that each citizen has an inherent liberty that includes being able to make decisions regarding lawful health care related services or products
Establishes the Show-Me Transformation Act which changes the requirements for delivery of health care benefits under the MO HealthNet program
Allows a student to enroll in a school district other than the student's school district of residence for the purpose of attending virtual courses or programs
Changes the laws regarding the Public School Retirement System of Kansas City
Establishes the Military Veterans and Servicemembers Court Program to provide treatment and intervention to veterans and servicemembers charged or convicted of certain crimes
Designates a portion of State Highway 32 in Farmington as the "Sergeant Jeffry Kowalski Memorial Highway" and a portion of Interstate 70 in St. Louis as the "Police Officer Daryl Hall Memorial Highway"
Urges the U.S. Congress to pass a comprehensive Farm Bill
Appropriates money for supplemental purposes
Proposes a constitutional amendment authorizing an increase in the level of school district bonded indebtedness
Changes the laws regarding the employment and evaluation of teachers.
Modifies the Mark Twain Highway designation and designates an additional portion of Interstate 70 as the "Andy Gammon Memorial Highway".
Designates the bridge on Interstates 55, 64, 70 and U.S. Route 40 crossing the Mississippi River between downtown St. Louis and southwestern Illinois as the "Congressman William L. Clay Bridge"
Changes the laws regarding a local ballot proposal by a political subdivision to enact a tax
Authorizes a tax amnesty program
Authorizes University of Missouri extension councils to form extension districts made up of cooperating counties to fund extension programming
Requests the Attorney General to argue on appeal that the federal contraception mandate violates the federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act as well as the First Amendment of the Constitution
Changes the laws regarding collaborative practice arrangements and advanced practice registered nurses
Establishes the Missouri Advisory Boards and Commissions Association
Guarantees the right to conduct and participate in rodeos in this state and prohibits a restriction on the conducting of or participation in rodeos
Designates December 15, 2013, as "American Red Cross Minority Blood Drive Day" in Missouri
Prohibits a health benefit plan from requiring a higher out-of-pocket cost for an oral anti-cancer medication than for an intravenously administered cancer medication
Changes the laws regarding the regulation of alternative fuels
Allows an electrical corporation to file a petition with the Missouri Public Service Commission to recover specified infrastructure replacement costs
Prohibits the Department of Health and Senior Services from inspecting meat processors for criteria already under inspection by the Department of Agriculture or under federal inspection
Designates the third week of February as "Engineers Awareness Week" in Missouri
Allows certain out-of-state colleges and universities to authorize the use of their official school emblems on special license plates.
Creates the Missouri International Business Advertising Fund to be used to attract international businesses to Missouri
Establishes the Missouri Angel Investment Incentive Act
Increases the maximum amount of certificates of guaranty that the Missouri Agricultural and Small Business Development Authority may issue on a loan for livestock feed and crop input
Authorizes a claim clearinghouse to process and verify a request for an offset of an income tax refund and lottery winnings to satisfy an outstanding debt for ambulance services an individual received
Allows a labor organization to obtain a political contribution through an automatic payroll deduction if the employee or member consents to the contribution in writing annually
Changes the laws regarding political subdivisions
Changes the laws regarding the collection of sales and use taxes relating to nexus with Missouri
Establishes the Economic Development Grant Program to be used to reopen a closed manufacturing factory
Exempts, effective January 1, 2014, an animal shelter from the payment of any licensing and other fees under the provisions of the Animal Care Facilities Act
Requires the Director of the Department of Revenue to enter into the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement and changes the laws regarding the collection of sales and use relating to nexus with Missouri
Changes the laws regarding the licensure of hearing instrument specialists
Establishes the Health Insurance Marketplace Innovation Act of 2013
Designates the week of March 24, 2013, as "Colon Cancer Awareness Week" in Missouri
Authorizes an income tax credit for the eligible costs of bringing a sporting event to the state
Allows county collectors, with specified exceptions, the option to electronically transmit to resident taxpayers the required statement of personal property tax due instead of mailing them
Proposes a constitutional amendment imposing an 1% temporary, 10-year increase in the state sales and use tax to be used for transportation projects
Establishes the Missouri Export Incentive Act to encourage foreign trade through international airports in Missouri
Adds one active member of the Missouri Deputy Sheriff's Association to the Missouri Sheriff Methamphetamine Relief Taskforce (MoSMART)
Changes the laws regarding residential mortgage loan brokers
Authorizes an income tax credit for certain small businesses who hire a person who is disabled or who was recently discharged from a correctional facility
Requests the Missouri Congressional delegation to support the efforts of the National Women's History Museum to secure a permanent home in the nation's capital at the National Mall
Strongly urges the U.S. Congress to pass the Federal Reserve Transparency Act to require a complete audit of the Federal Reserve Bank
Requires specified disclosures on new credit card processing service contracts
Extends to August 28, 2020, the tax credit a freight line company is allowed against its property taxes for specified expenses incurred in this state
Changes the laws regarding tax increment financing in areas where a majority of the property is located within an area affected by specified natural disasters
Increases the amount of specified fees that a creditor can charge on small loans that are open-end credit contracts tied to a transaction account in a depository institution
Specifies that the State Board of Education and other public school entities must encourage students to explore scientific questions and assist teaching strengths and weakneses of scientific theories of biological or chemical evolution
Changes the laws regarding the Distressed Areas Land Assemblage Tax Credit Act
Allows an entity that makes a qualified equity investment to receive certain tax credits and establishes procedures for obtaining the credits
Increases the amount of specified fees that a vendor of a small loan can charge
Changes the laws regarding the Manufacturing Jobs Act, the Missouri Job Development Fund, and economic development
Changes the laws regarding certain benevolent tax credits
Changes the laws regarding infrastructure replacement surcharges for water corporations
Rules of the House of Representatives for the 97th General Assembly
Repeals provisions and sections of law regarding unfunded and obsolete programs and establishes expiration dates for specified provisions
Changes the laws regarding child custody, visitation rights, and adoption
Changes the laws regarding aircraft fuel, liens on aircraft, and anemometer towers
Changes the laws regarding healthcare services
Extends the expiration date of the Statewide Court Automation Fund from September 1, 2013, to September 1, 2018, and the Court Automation Committee from September 1, 2015, to September 1, 2020
Changes the laws regarding liability for reporting insurance fraud
Establishes a peer review process for services provided by a licensed architect, landscape architect, professional land surveyor, or professional engineer
Changes the laws regarding workers' compensation
Establishes the Missouri Electronic Prior Authorization Committee regarding national standards for the process of obtaining prior approval from an insurer for certain services or medications
Authorizes the Governor to convey specified state properties
Changes the laws regarding public safety
Changes the laws regarding excursion gambling boat licenses, occupational licenses to work in certain jobs on a gambling boat, and licenses of suppliers of gambling equipment
Changes the laws regarding transportation
Changes the laws regarding liquor sales
Changes the laws regarding salvage motor vehicle titles, scrap metal operators, and statutory liens
Changes the laws regarding sales taxes
Establishes the Low-Wage Trap Elimination Act and Sam Pratt's Law and changes the laws regarding child abuse and neglect investigations and unlicensed child care providers
Changes the laws regarding the investment of certain public funds, perfection of security interests, Division of Finance examinations, and residential mortgage loan brokers
Requires the Commissioner of the Office of Administration or other state purchasing agent to give a preference for forest products and bricks produced in Missouri whenever bids are comparable
Requires the Oversight Division of the Committee on Legislative Research to conduct program evaluations of state agencies, including budget transparency and accountability
Changes the age when the juvenile court will have jurisdiction over a child involving a traffic violation and authorizes Franklin County to prosecute county order violations in a county municipal court
Changes the laws regarding property exempt from attachment
Allows the City of Kansas City to establish a land bank agency for the management, sale, transfer, and other disposition of tax delinquent land to return it to specified effective use
Requires a leave to be granted to state employees and certain other employees who are members of the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary when performing authorized military duties
Changes the laws regarding the Breast Cancer Awareness Trust Fund, highway designations, recreational off-highway vehicles, municipal vehicles, and special license plates
Authorizes the State Highway Patrol to sell surplus watercraft, watercraft motors, and trailers as well as vehicles
Establishes the Sentencing and Corrections Oversight Commission and changes the laws regarding criminal offenders under the supervision of the Department of Corrections
Requires telecommunications carriers and certain commercial mobile service providers to provide caller location information in certain emergency situations
Changes the laws regarding the Fair Ballot Access Act by repealing the provision which requires a petition to form a new political party to contain the name of a resident of each Congressional district
Specifies that the county commission must appoint an interim county official when there is a vacancy in the office of county clerk, collector, or assessor
Authorizes commissioners of certain road districts, upon majority vote, to be compensated up to $100 per month for their services
Changes the laws regarding property taxes
Changes the laws regarding electronic payments to state agencies and departments and the electronic payment of funds received by a county health center
Extends the period of time that a biodiesel producer is eligible to receive payment from the Missouri Qualified Biodiesel Producer Incentive Fund due to a lack of appropriations
Changes the laws regarding the use of a Social Security number as an employee number and the laws regarding mental health
Changes the name of the Heroes at Home Program to the Show-Me Heroes Program and adds spouses of active duty United States military personnel to those eligible to receive its services
Changes the laws regarding the income tax deduction for job creation by small businesses
Changes the laws regarding the Residential Treatment Agency Tax Credit Program and establishes the Developmental Disability Care Provider Tax Credit Program
Requires schools to implement specified criteria regarding the enrollment and educational success of foster care children
Allows certain state-licensed foster parents to purchase health insurance from the Missouri Consolidated Health Care Plan at the premium rate established for state employees
Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Department of Public Safety
Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of statewide elected officials, the Judiciary, Office of the State Public Defender, and General Assembly
Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Department of Corrections
Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Department of Agriculture, Department of Natural Resources, and Department of Conservation
Appropriates money for the expenses and distributions of the departments of Economic Development; Insurance, Financial Institutions and Professional Registration; and Labor and Industrial Relations
Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Department of Higher Education
Appropriates money to the Board of Fund Commissioners
Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Office of Administration, Department of Transportation, and Department of Public Safety
Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, and distributions of the Department of Social Services
Appropriates money for real property leases and related services
Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Department of Revenue and Department of Transportation
Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Department of Mental Health and the Department of Health and Senior Services
Changes the laws regarding executive branch reorganization, tax increment financing, annexation, employees, service dogs, and accessible parking and establishes the Iran Energy Divestment Act
Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the State Board of Education and Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Changes the laws regarding the state's No-call List by allowing a person to place his or her cell phone number on the list and prohibiting telemarketers from sending specified communications
Changes the laws regarding higher education
Changes the laws regarding the use of gaming and tobacco settlement moneys
Strongly urges strict enforcement of federal trade laws to protect domestic information technology and urges use all state powers to protect manufacturers and state agencies from illegal software
Changes the laws regarding school personnel
Changes the laws regarding bullying in schools and establishes specific components that a district must include in its antibullying policy
Reauthorizes the Joint Interim Committee on State Employee Wages
Establishes the Broad-Based Tax Relief Act of 2012, reduces the tax on business income and corporate income, and changes the laws regarding the collection of money owed to the state
Changes the laws regarding services for individuals
Declares the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act as unauthorized by the United States Constitution and creates criminal penalties for persons enforcing or attempting to enforce the act
Changes the laws regarding travel hardships for public school students
Requires a school district to include in its annual school accountability report card whether it has a state-approved gifted education program or services and the number of students served
Establishes the Sickle Cell Standing Committee to study and make recommendations regarding the impact of sickle cell disease on urban communities, examine existing services, and address any needs
Changes the laws regarding certain tax credits and establishes the Developmental Disability Care Provider Tax Credit Program
Establishes the Missouri Entrepreneur Resource Virtual Network to provide resources for the development of businesses
Requires the parent or guardian of any person younger than 17 years of age prior to the minor using a tanning device in a tanning facility to appear in person giving consent to the minor's use of a device
Allows a county health center to make authorized payments through an electronic funds transfer system
Requires proof of identity and status as a United States natural born citizen for the office of President and Vice President to be submitted with other required certification documents to the Secretary of State
Specifies that the owners of property abutting a private road in the absence of any other agreement may petition the court to establish a plan of maintenance or improvement
Requires Taney County, upon voter approval of a county sales tax, to appoint an emergency services board to administer the central dispatching of emergency services
Requires the State Auditor to perform, on a one-time basis, a comparative audit of at least five, but no more than 10, of the largest state agencies and of each chamber of the General Assembly
Encourages every school district and school in Missouri to promote and include trap shooting as a high school sport
Calls on Congress to disapprove the EPA's Mercury and Air Toxics Standards regulation and ensure that the EPA replaces it with a sensible regulation
Strongly urges Ameren, FERC, and affected property owners at the Lake of the Ozarks to cooperate and coordinate a swift resolution to the shoreline management plan that respects the rights of property owners
Endorses the "Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children's Bill of Rights"
Urges Congress to support a plan for the Upper Mississippi River Basin that provides flood-control without adverse impacts on existing levees and communities
Allows any county collector to add and collect a special property tax assessment to the property's annual real estate tax bill
Recognizes the important services provided by professional school nurses and strongly urges school districts to recognize their dedication and valuable role by compensating them as specified
Changes the laws regarding insurance coverage for services provided by a licensed occupational, speech, or physical therapist
Changes the laws regarding elections
Establishes the Volunteer Health Services Act to allow certain licensed health professionals to provide services without additional licensure requirements
Encourages the Missouri Veterans Commission to work with the United States Department of Veterans Affairs to address the needs of women veterans and formally honors the heroic service of women veterans
Changes the laws regarding the licensure and inspection of hospitals
Specifies that the constitutions and laws of the United States and Missouri must protect the rights of an alternatives-to-abortion agency and its officers to freely engage in activities without interference
Establishes the Whistleblower's Protection Act to codify the existing common law exceptions to the at-will employment doctrine making it unlawful for an employer to discharge a protected person
Exempts, effective January 1, 2014, an animal shelter from the payment of any licensing and other fees under the provisions of the Animal Care Facilities Act
Changes the laws regarding elections
Changes the laws regarding agricultural education in private schools, grain dealers, and agricultural crimes
Changes the laws regarding information that must be made available on the Missouri Accountability Portal
Changes the laws regarding economic development incentives
Authorizes the City of Kansas City to collect, upon voter approval, its existing convention and tourism tax from certain exempt transient guests and patrons of food establishments
Establishes the Missouri Sound Money Act of 2012 which changes the laws regarding legal tender
Changes the criteria for the exclusion of certain manufacturers and processors from the definition of "grain dealer" as it applies to the Missouri Grain Dealer Law
Allows telecommunications and broadband service providers or rural electric cooperatives to attach, maintain, and operate their equipment on another's pole under specified terms and conditions
Affirms the right of Missouri citizens to raise livestock in a manner adhering to state and local laws and ordinances as enacted on August 28, 2012, or at the commencement of operations
Establishes the Abortion-inducing Drugs Safety Act which places restrictions on abortion-inducing drugs
Requires each high school to provide instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the instruction to be a graduation requirement
Requires county assessors to use a specified single nationally recognized guide to determine the value of a motor vehicle for personal property tax assessment purposes
Specifies the requirements for recognition as a certified school social worker
Changes the laws regarding workers' compensation and the Second Injury Fund
Changes the laws regarding the collection of money owed to the state and establishes a state amnesty program
Changes the laws regarding tax credits and the Missouri Quality Jobs Act
Changes the laws regarding real estate appraisers and real estate appraisal management companies
Changes the laws regarding tax credits and requires the Department of Economic Development to establish the Missouri Works Training Program
Changes the laws regarding the Manufacturing Jobs Act, the Missouri Job Development Fund, and economic development
Revises the computation of the accrued benefits when an employee transfers creditable service between the State Employees' Retirement System and the Department of Transportation Retirement System
Specifies that a recipient of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families benefits who makes an electronic benefit transaction at any casino or gaming establishment will be ineligible for benefits for three years
Establishes the Committee on Fiscal Responsibility and Realignment of Political Subdivisions to evaluate the fiscal benefit of realigning the distribution of public fiscal, capital, and personnel resources
Proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting any person, employer, or health care provider from being compelled to participate in any health care system
Changes the laws regarding proprietary schools
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
Recognizes various persons and groups for their leading role in restoring healthy populations of fish, wildlife, and other nature resources to abundance
Specifies that any state employee performance review, if conducted, must be done by the employer or supervisor
Establishes the Extracurricular and Interscholastic Opportunities Anti-Discrimination Act
Establishes Jonathan's Law which changes the requirements for the certification and transfer of a juvenile case to a court of general jurisdiction
Specifies that no public assistance benefits can be used by a recipient to purchase liquor or tobacco products
Changes the laws regarding agriculture
Appropriates money for planning, expenses, and capital improvements, including additions, renovations, new structures, and land improvements or acquisitions
Authorizes the Department of Corrections to establish a mental health assessment pilot program for certain criminal offenders
Reaffirms economic development projects of mutual benefit between the United States and Israel
Requires each school district to ensure that every student develops a personal plan of study prior to the end of the student's seventh grade year
Changes the laws regarding the resetting of a sign for any phase or portion of construction or reconstruction of any street or highway and requires the words "Thank You Troops" to be added to specified signs
Changes the laws regarding insurance coverage under the Missouri Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association Act
Specifies that a person commits the crime of child abuse if he or she knowingly causes physical injury to a child which results in abusive head trauma
Establishes the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Act and changes the laws regarding the prescribing and dispensing of controlled substances
Changes the laws regarding the responsibilities of the Office of the State Auditor
Requires the Department of Revenue to issue a special driver's license to a person required to use an ignition interlock device
Establishes the Missouri Department of Transportation and Highway Patrol Health Care Plan
Establishes the Joint Committee on the Missouri Criminal Code to study the state's criminal laws
Changes the laws regarding the sale and possession of controlled substances
Requires collectors in all counties, except for counties under township organization, to mail or electronically send property tax bills 30 days before the taxes are delinquent
Changes the laws regarding renewable energy
Establishes the Freight Forwarders Incentive Act to encourage foreign trade through the Lambert-St. Louis International Airport
Requires the State Board of Education to establish rules to authorize school boards to lease advertising on school buses
Changes the laws regarding state contracts and statewide student assessment results
Changes the laws regarding motor vehicles
Changes the laws regarding the membership of a city economic development tax board
Guarantees the right to conduct and participate in rodeos in this state and prohibits a restriction on the conducting of or participating in rodeos
Requires the Missouri State Fair Commission and the governing bodies of fairs and exhibitions which exhibit livestock to permit specified persons to exhibit livestock
Changes the laws regarding the confiscation of animals
Establishes the Math and Science Tutoring Act which establishes a pilot program for tutoring certain students in any St. Louis City public school
Extends the expiration of the provisions regarding the sales tax exemption on the sale of aviation jet fuel and authorizes the City of Columbia to impose a transient guest tax
Changes the laws regarding the investigation of a report of child abuse that arises from a spanking in a school
Changes the laws regarding the Open Meetings and Records Law
Establishes the Missouri Jobs for Education Program
Recognizes May 3, 2012, as the "National Day of Prayer" and encourages all citizens of the State of Missouri to join in this recognition and observance of prayer for the welfare of this state
Changes the laws regarding arrearages and the expungement of certain records related to criminal nonsupport
Changes the laws regarding the court admissibility of the hearsay statement of a child
Changes the laws regarding the death benefit for members of the County Employees' Retirement System and the defined contribution plan for employees of certain higher education institutions
Urges the Turkish government to uphold and safeguard religious and human rights to its citizens and to respect the property and human rights of all religious and faith traditions
Strongly urges the Department of Defense and the Missouri Congressional delegation to protect, promote, and leverage Missouri's military bases and agencies during the upcoming federal defense budget
Renames The Uniform Business Records as Evidence Law to The Records of Regularly Conducted Activity and specifies what documents are not excluded by any hearsay rule
Changes the laws regarding county collectors and a county's special road and bridge levy and establishes the STAR Bonds Financing Act
Strongly urges Congress and the Administration to immediately seek long-term and short-term solutions to the rapidly rising fuel costs in this country
Changes the laws regarding adoptions
Establishes the Missouri and Midwest Rail Integration and Improvement Commission Act and the Missouri and Midwest Rail Integration and Improvement Commission
Prohibits any state or local governmental entity or public building, place, or setting from banning or restricting the practice, mention, celebration, or discussion of any federal holiday
Allows an applicant for a salvage dealer license to list a wireless telephone number as the means for the public to contact the place of business
Changes the laws regarding the Department of Natural Resources
Specifies that anyone providing or participating in a medical procedure or research cannot be required to provide or participate in the activity if it violates his or her conscience or principles
Allows the Secretary of State to enter into an agreement with a nonprofit organization to print and distribute the Official State Manual
Establishes the Civil Liberties Defense Act which specifies how courts may rule in contractual disputes involving the laws of other countries and in jurisdictional issues involving other countries
Changes the laws regarding local courts
Changes the laws regarding crimes and criminal procedures
Proposes a constitutional amendment specifying that the right of every citizen to possess or purchase ammunition and articles for the proper functioning of arms must not be infringed or limited
Revises the oath that an election judge takes prior to being commissioned or beginning duties by requiring them to swear to support and defend the Constitution of the United States and Missouri
Designates the exercise commonly known as "jumping jacks" as the official state exercise
Changes the laws regarding weapons
Proposes a constitutional amendment changing the number of voter signatures that are required to place an initiative petition or a referendum on a ballot
Authorizes a person to apply to a court for the closure of certain criminal records
Prohibits any state law from providing an animal a right, privilege, or legal status that is equivalent to or exceeds those of a human being
Changes the laws regarding referrals for MO HealthNet-funded home- and community-based care
Recognizes the week of April 15-21, 2012, as "National Osteopathic Medicine Week"
Changes the laws regarding landlord-tenant actions
Changes the laws regarding political subdivisions
Changes the laws regarding the Bi-State Development Agency, vacation leave for state employees, Department of Revenue fee offices, advisory board association, and conveyance of state property
Proposes a constitutional amendment requiring the State Lottery Commission to develop and sell electronic pull-tab cards to support the Veterans' Commission Capital Improvements Trust Fund
Allows the Board of Probation and Parole to conduct a hearing with an offender by means of a videoconference and authorizes the establishment of a mental health assessment process as a pilot program
Designates a portion of Interstate 64/U.S. Route 40 in St. Charles County as the "Darrell B. Roegner Memorial Highway"
Changes the laws regarding health insurance coverage and contracts
Designates a portion of State Route 94 in Callaway County as the "AMVETS Memorial Highway"
Changes the laws regarding the withholding tax filing requirements and income tax deductions for certain small businesses
Designates the portion of Business Route 54 within the city limits of Mexico as the "Christopher S. 'Kit' Bond Highway"
Designates a portion of State Highway 21 in Iron County as the "Staff Sergeant Norman J. Inman Memorial Highway"
Allows a person to apply for a veteran designation on his or her driver's license or identification card upon providing specified proof of service
Changes the laws regarding the recovery of costs and attorney fees by the prevailing defendant in a civil action
Allows a person to obtain a United States Olympic Committee special license plate to benefit the Springfield Olympic Community Development Program
Allows a person to obtain a Missouri Chapter American Red Cross specialty personalized license plate
Designates a portion of State Highway 8 in St. Francois County as the "Chief of Police Jerry E. Hicks Memorial Highway"
Designates the pedestrian and bicycle path on the Heart of America Bridge in Kansas City as the "Bob Watts Memorial Bicycle and Pedestrian Bridge"
Strongly urges the National Park Service to draft its final General Management Plan for the Ozark National Scenic Riverways to recognize the importance the riverways provide to the state
Designates April 2012 as "Donate Life Month" in Missouri
Changes the laws regarding the Missouri New Markets Development Program and establishes the Missouri Angel Investment Incentive Act
Authorizes a claim clearinghouse to process and verify a request for an offset of an income tax refund and lottery winnings to satisfy an outstanding debt for ambulance services an individual received
Changes the laws regarding pyramid sales schemes
Changes the laws regarding the acknowledgment of paternity and consent to an adoption
Changes the laws regarding workers' compensation and unemployment benefits
Changes the laws regarding sexual offender registration
Changes the selection of the circuit clerk in the 22nd Judicial Circuit in St. Louis City from being elected by the qualified voters to being appointed by a majority of the circuit judges of the circuit
Proposes a constitutional amendment reducing the number of members of the House of Representatives from 163 to 102 beginning with the 102nd General Assembly
Changes the laws regarding motor vehicles
Establishes the Joint Committee on Child Abuse and Neglect to make a continuing study and analysis of the state child abuse and neglect reporting and investigation system
Exempts the normal and customary use of state park trails and roads from the prohibition on the use of the trails and roads without written permission from the Department of Natural Resources
Changes the laws regarding the application of a specific interest rate for specified late payments, repayments, loans, bonds, overpayments, and judgments
Changes the laws regarding public safety, fire protection, and emergency services
Requires the Director of the Department of Revenue to enter into the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement and changes the laws regarding taxation
Proposes a constitutional amendment authorizing an exemption for certain property from personal property tax for active-duty military personnel stationed outside the country
Changes the laws regarding judicial circuits
Changes the laws regarding judicial procedures
Changes the laws regarding a tax credit for a freight line company and the laws regarding certain vehicles owned by the State Highways and Transportation Commission and the Department of Transportation
Exempts a person who purchases 50,000 bushels or less of grain a year from obtaining a grain dealer license
Changes the laws regarding the release of towed abandoned property and requires the return of nonvehicular personal property within the towed vehicle regardless of payment arrangements
Establishes the Paperless Documents and Forms Act which authorizes the Department of Revenue to use technology to allow the filing of certain forms and the sending of certain notifications
Changes the laws regarding political subdivisions
Establishes a procedure by which insurers who purchase vehicles through the claims adjustment process can obtain a salvage title or junking certificate when they are unable to obtain a negotiable title
Changes the laws regarding the composition of the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission
Changes the laws regarding political subdivisions
Specifies that any district that becomes an urban school district as the result of the 2010 census will continue to have the same number of board members and hold elections on its current schedule
Prohibits the assessment of any penalty or the issuance of a ticket for failing to renew a motor vehicle registration prior to the last day of the month following the expiration of the registration period
Submits a revised Summary Statement for House Committee Substitute No. 2 for Senate Joint Resolution No. 2 to the Secretary of State
Establishes Bryce's Law which authorizes a tax credit for a person donating to a scholarship-granting organization for special needs students if it is not claimed on his or her federal income tax return
Claims sovereignty for the State of Missouri under the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States over all powers not otherwise enumerated and granted to the federal government
Creates a county drinking water supply lake authority in Christian County
Specifies that it will be an unlawful employment practice to discriminate against an individual because he or she has a concealed carry endorsement or uses a firearm for a lawful purpose
Changes the laws regarding health services and fees and moving violations and traffic offenses occurring within an active emergency zone
Authorizes the licensure of a provisionally licensed behavior analyst and assistant behavior analyst and a temporary licensed behavior analyst and assistant behavior analyst
Designates the regal fritillary as the official state butterfly
Proposes a constitutional amendment requiring a two-thirds majority for voter approval of any initiative petition relating to harvesting bird, fish, game, wildlife, or forestry resources
Changes the laws regarding newspaper recycling, solid waste and safe drinking water fees, environmental control, and asbestos abatement and establishes the Renewable Energy Pilot Program for State Parks
Establishes the Missouri Works Program
Authorizes tax increment financing in certain blighted areas that have sustained severe damage as the result of a natural disaster
Proposes a constitutional amendment regarding advance voting and photo identification and allowing different requirements for certain absentee voting
Allows a circuit court to establish a veterans treatment court to dispose of criminal cases which stem from substance abuse or mental illness of military veterans or current military personnel
Supports the approval of the Keystone XL Pipeline to ensure America's oil independence, improve our national security, reduce the cost of gasoline, and create new jobs
Changes the requirements for qualified spousal trusts to allow the trust to consist of both property held in one trust for both spouses and property held in two shares on one trust for each spouse
Specifies that the exclusion from eligibility in any demand-side program offered by an electrical corporation of certain tax credits will not apply to low-income programs and their participants
Specifies that gross negligence will be the standard of proof in actions for damages brought against a public or private correctional or detention facility as a result of a death by suicide of any inmate
Changes the laws regarding cleaning supplies for state buildings and schools, county building codes, and energy audits of public schools
Changes the laws regarding health care
Requires the Department of Transportation to erect a sign at 1078 South Jefferson Street in the City of Lebanon recognizing the Independent Stave Company as a centennial business
Allows a person to obtain a Pony Express special license plate
Designates the portion of State Route C that crosses over U. S. Highway 79 in Lincoln County as the "LCPL Patrick W. Schimmel Memorial Highway"
Recognizes the annual Coaches vs. Cancer basketball game at St. Clair High School as the "Lee McKinney Coaches vs. Cancer Game"
Changes the laws regarding environmental standards
Clarifies the definition of "employment" as it relates to employment security laws regarding in-home or community-based services for clients of a county board for developmental disability services
Designates the month of May each year as "Lupus Awareness Month" in Missouri
Designates July 3 of each year as "Organ Donor Recognition Day"
Designates the month of November as Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month in Missouri
Corrects a typographical error in the statutory language regarding the unsuitability of an anatomical gift for transplantation or therapy by changing the word "transportation" to "transplantation"
Requires all children over 15 years of age who are in the foster care system or the Division of Youth Services Program to receive a visit to a state university or community or technical college in Missouri
Allows certain cities, town, and villages to elect to have only certain municipal ordinance violations heard by an associate circuit court or county municipal court
Designates December 4 of each year as "PKS Day" in Missouri for awareness and educational activities regarding Pallister-Killian Syndrome
Designates the month of October as "Spinal Cord Injury Month" in Missouri
Designates the month of May as "Fibromyalgia Month" in Missouri
Repeals provisions regarding the maintaining of police records in municipalities located within Jackson County, Jefferson County, St. Charles County, and St. Louis County
Authorizes the Governor to vacate an existing easement and to grant a new easement on and over certain state-owned property for the construction of a fire station in the City of Sedalia
Authorizes Cass County to establish a county municipal court
Authorizes a county to amend its budget twice during a fiscal year when there are certain specified circumstances
Repeals the provisions requiring certain newspaper publishers to meet targeted recycled content usage each year
Changes the laws regarding actions against a person for conduct or speech at a public hearing or meeting
Establishes the custody and visitation rights of a deploying military parent
Increases from $400 to $1,500 the minimum amount of gross wages that an employer must pay to an employee before the employer's unemployment compensation account will be charged
Designates October 3, 2012, as "Missouri Animal Agriculture Day"
Strongly urges the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to re-examine the flood plan, manage the rivers to avoid devastating flooding, and rebuild damaged levies
Changes the laws regarding accessible parking
Establishes the Business Premises Safety Act
Prohibits the use of economic incentives to attract jobs from Kansas to Missouri if Kansas does likewise or requires Missouri to exceed Kansas's economic development funding in the metropolitan area
Changes the laws regarding the State Park Earnings Fund and establishes the Renewable Energy Pilot Program for State Parks
Changes the laws regarding the Distressed Areas Land Assemblage Tax Credit
Changes the laws regarding weight limitations for vehicles hauling livestock or agricultural products on state highways and regarding vehicles hauling milk from a farm to a processing facility
Specifies the timeframe for the resubmission of a ballot issue in certain instances and the necessary percentage of approval for it to become effective
Grants the Girl Scouts of Missouri Heartland permission to use the House Chamber to present Gold Awards on Saturday, June 2, 2012, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Proposes a constitutional amendment changing the composition of nonpartisan judicial commissions and increasing the number of candidates nominated to the Governor for certain judicial vacancies
Adds charitable veterans' organizations to the zoning exception regarding the establishment of a retail business selling donated goods in an area where other businesses engage in retail sales
Designates the month of December as "Pet Breeders Appreciation Month"
Removes the June 30, 2012 expiration date of the provisions requiring every child enrolling in kindergarten or first grade in a public school to receive a comprehensive vision examination
Requires the Department of Corrections to establish a two-year pilot project to increase the access that children have to their incarcerated mothers
Requires the Director of the Department of Revenue to enter into the multistate Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement and the department to implement the compliance provisions
Requires the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to establish the Equal Pay Commission
Changes the laws regarding the disclosure of certain foster care licensure information and the provisions regarding the Safe Place for Newborns Act
Adds an individual with mental disabilities to the list of people who must be afforded the same rights as those without disabilities in public places and the right to be accompanied by a service dog
Changes the laws regarding public utilities and creates the Public Counsel Fund
Changes the laws regarding the regulation of public utilities
Establishes the 2012 State Employee Retirement Incentive Program which allows certain employees to receive a years of service benefit
Requires each school district to establish a comprehensive program for student academic progression
Calls on the United States Congress to allocate at least 40% of the Land and Water Conservation Fund moneys to the State Assistance program for state and local capital parks projects
MO House of Representatives, 96th General Assembly, employment period between May 18, 2012 and January 9, 2013, such employees necessary to perform the duties of House not to exceed authorized appropriation
Changes the laws regarding the collection of sales and use taxes relating to nexus with Missouri
Disapproves the State Tax Commission's proposed state regulation under Section 137.021, RSMo, establishing agricultural and horticultural land values for the 2013 and 2014 assessment years
Changes the laws regarding school operations
Declares the General Assembly's strong opposition to the newest regulation under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act which is contrary to the laws of Missouri
Proposes a constitutional amendment affirming the right of persons to raise livestock in a manner adhering to state and local laws and ordinances as enacted at a specified time
Changes the laws regarding charter schools