Hearing Date Tuesday, January 21, 2020
| * HB 1306 - Neely, Jim
| | Lower the sales tax for feminine hygiene products and diapers to the same level as food. | | HB 2065 -- TAXATION OF FEMININE PRODUCTS | | Sponsor: Mitten, Gina (Rep-083) | | Changes the laws regarding the taxation of feminine hygiene products and diapers | | HB 1727 - Wilson, Ken
| | Raise from seven to 12 years below which a child is required to wear a life vest while on a boat or wading or swimming in navigable public waters | |
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| Executive Session will be held on the following bills: | | HB 1411 - Solon, Sheila
| | Repeal a ten-year deadline for lawsuit seeking damages for sexual assalt against a minor. |
| * HB 1256 - Walsh, Sara
| | Repeal a requirement for having proof of paying county property taxes to get a motor vehicle license. | |
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| Executive Session will be held on the following bills: | | HB 1526 - Houx, Dan
| | Repeal authorization for a a Missouri State Archives-St. Louis Trust Fund and transfer any money in the fund to the state General Revenue Fund. | | HB 1631 - Deaton, Dirk
| | Create a joint committee on convening a state constitutional convention. | | HB 1632 - Porter, Jeff
| | Allow a liquor wholesaler or manufacturer to donate distilled spirits to a charitable or religious organization. Current law limits the right to beer, wine or brandy. |
| Public Hearings will be conducted for the following bills: | | HB 1698 - Henderson, Mike
| | Authorize commissions in all non-charter counties to adopt ordinances involving use of county property including traffic and parking. Currently only the provisions covers only 1st, 2nd and 4th class counties. | | HB 1700 - Fishel, Craig
| | Authorize Springfield to seek voter approval for a tax on hotel and motel rent to finance tourism efforts. | | HB 1933 - Wiemann, John
| | Establish a state database with public access of an expenditures by city governments including vendors and amounts. |
| Committee: | Subcommittee on Appropriations - Education | | | | Chair: | Black, Rusty - (Rep-7)
| Vice Chair: | Shields, Brenda - (Rep-11) | | Date: | Tuesday, January 21, 2020 | | | | Time: | 12:00 PM | | | | Location: | Joint Hearing Room (117) | | | | Note: | Informational overview by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. We will take public testimony regarding the appropriations for the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and the Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development. If you would like to be on the list to testify, please contact Rep. Rusty Black’s office at (573) 751-2917. A sign in sheet will also be available at the hearing. | | |
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| Executive Session will be held on the following bills: | | HCS HB 2046 - Grier, Derek | | Various provisions to recognize professional licenses granted in other states. | | HCS HB 1511 - Lynch, Steve | | Give the a non-Missouri military spouse rights to pracitice in a profession for which the spouse is licensed in another state. |
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| Executive Session will be held on the following bills: | | HB 1296 - Dinkins, Chris
| | Ban two-way communication devices from prisons and jails, except those possessed by law enforcement or jail employees. | | HB 1696 - Henderson, Mike
| | Authorize the transfer or sale of state land in St. Francios County. |
| Public Hearings will be conducted for the following bills: | | HB 1488 - Bromley, Bob
| | Require a person convicted of drunken driving to complete a victim impact program approved by the court. | | HB 1342 - Roberts, Lane
| | Provide a defense for failing to issue an arrest warrant if there are "exigent circumstances" involving various misdemeanor motor vehicle offenses. |
| Public Hearings will be conducted for the following bills: | | * HB 1435 - Houx, Dan
| | Earmark $1 of the fee for a death certificate for a training program for corners. A number of other changes involving death investigations. | | HB 2049 - Coleman, Mary
| | Exempt an insurance policy from having to cover an arbitration agreement unless the insurance company has agreed in writing to the agreement. | | * HB 1873 - Gregory, David
| | Create a separate felony crime for vehicle hijacking. | | HB 2140 -- CONTESTING CREATION OF A TRUST | | Sponsor: Gregory, David (Rep-096) | | Allows a party to demand a trial by jury to determine if a trust is void because the creation of the trust was induced by fraud, duress, or undue influence | |
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| Executive Session will be held on the following bills: | | * HB 1604 - Hicks, Ron
| | Repeal the requirement that St. Louis city police live within the city, so long as the primary residence is within one-hour response time of the city. |
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| Executive Session will be held on the following bills: | | HB 1467 - Pike, Patricia
| | Various changes in the local government retirement system. Allow a two percent or six percent contribution. Current law allows only a four percent contribution, if any. Add provisons if some employees are Social Security and others are not. | | HB 1934 - Wiemann, John
| | Exempt the the employees of the School Retirement System board from a provision that makes beneficiaries of the system closed records. |
| HB 1366 - Ellebracht, Mark
| | Expand exemptions to the open meetings and public records laws to include building evacuation and lock down proceedures as well as sofrware or surveillance companies that secure access to government buildings. | | * HB 1737 - Hicks, Ron
| | Give electric utilities the right to seek rate hikes from the Public Service Commission "to improve electricity resilience at critical facilities" such as hospitals, military facilities and transportation facilities. | | HB 2120 -- WATER SAFETY AND SECURITY | | Sponsor: Kidd, Bill (Rep-020) | | Establishes provisions relating to water safety and security | | HB 1741 - Hicks, Ron
| | Create a "Law Enforcement Terrorism-Prevention Activity Commission" in the Public Safety Department. | |
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| Executive Session will be held on the following bills: | | HB 1521 - Hicks, Ron
| | Transfer Capitol Police from the Public Safety Department to the state State Capitol Commission. |
Hearing Date Wednesday, January 22, 2020
| Public Hearings will be conducted for the following bills: | | HB 1600 - Simmons, John
| | Various election law provisions. Add information required for a provision ballot and give the secretary of state subpoena power to investigate provision ballots. Specify that party filing fees paid to the secretary of state be paid directly to the party treasurer. | | HB 1655 - Kelly, Hannah
| | Various changes in state records handled by the Secretary of State. Require the original "rolls" of measures passed by the legislature be open for public inspection, not just copies. Require constitutional amendments be online. Change when death records are transmitted by the state registrar to the state archives from older than 50 years to older than 25 years. | | * HJR 63 - Remole, Tim
| | Require constitutional amendments get eight percent of voters in every Missouri county and initiative petitions get five percent in every county. Require the petition identify the individual or group sponsoring the measure and make that person or group subject to campaign finance disclosure laws. | | HJR 79 - Schnelting, Adam
| | Increase the vote required for passage of a constitutional amendment from a simple majority to 60 percent of the votes cast. | |
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| Executive Session will be held on the following bills: | | HB 1434 - Richey, Doug
| | Redact the names and employers of dependent children under age 21 from the personal financial interest filings required of some government officials. | | HB 1640 - Taylor, Jered
| | Extend the expiration date of various fees charged by the secretary of state. | | HB 1787 - Chipman, Jason
| | Various county election law changes. Require a person be at least 21 to run for county offices. For some offices, the requires the candidates be above the age of 21. Prohibit appointment to a vacant elective office who is delinquent in income or property taxes. Require proof of not being delinquent. |
| Public Hearings will be conducted for the following bills: | | * HB 1568 - Bailey, Dottie
| | Impose restrictions on secluding or restraining a student in a public school. Require a written report on the details of the seclusion or restraint by anyone who witnessed it, including other students. Require notification of the student's parents within 24 hours. | | HB 1347 - Baker, Ben
| | Prohibit local government from using public funds to support or oppose an issue before the legsilature, politicial candidate or ballot measure. | | HB 1317 - Sommer, Chrissy
| | Require a school district establish a program for gifted children if three percent or more of the district's students are gifted and their development requires such programs, with an exception for smaller districts. Current law allows gifted-student programs, but does not require it. | | HB 1636 - Porter, Jeff
| | Let a public school with a four-day school week open in August -- earlier than allowed for other schools. | |
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| Executive Session will be held on the following bills: | | HB 1540 - Basye, Chuck
| | Ban school districts from prohibiting a parent from recording meetings involving the federal Disabilities Education Act. | | * HB 1559 - Remole, Tim
| | Exempt private schools operated by religious organizations from the state minimum wage. |
| Public Hearings will be conducted for the following bills: | | HB 1806 - Moon, Mike
| | Provide a sales tax refund to businesses charged with payment of extra sales taxes paid between 2005 and 2015 based on an audit by the department. | | HB 1969 - Griesheimer, Aaron
| | Let a landlord enter and take possession of the premises without a court order if the tenant is more than 45 days delinquent in paying rent. |
| Committee: | Subcommittee on Appropriations - General Administration | | | | Chair: | Trent, Curtis - (Rep-133)
| Vice Chair: | Hudson, Brad - (Rep-138) | | Date: | Wednesday, January 22, 2020 | | | | Time: | 8:00 AM | | | | Location: | House Hearing Room 3 | | | | Note: | Informational overview by the Office of Administration and Office of the Public Defender. Statewide elected officials are welcome to attend and present, or may defer their overview presentation to a later date with the Budget Committee, concurrent with their budget presentation. We will take public testimony regarding the appropriations for Public Debt, Office of Administration, Employee Benefits, Leasing, Governor, Lt Governor, Secretary of State, Treasurer, Auditor, Attorney General, Judiciary, Public Defender and the General Assembly. If you would like to be on the list to testify, please contact Rep. Trent’s office at (573) 751-0136. A sign in sheet will also be available at the hearing. | | |
| Public Hearings will be conducted for the following bills: | | * HB 1894 - Schroer, Nick
| | Provide automatic review by the county equalization board for an reassessment higher than 3 percent. Impose the burden of truth on the assessor. Require annual reports by county assessors to the state Tax Commission on property assessments as well as bank-owned and foreclosed property in the county. | | HJR 85 - Coleman, Jeff
| | Allow state law to limit reassessment increases for residential property. | | HB 1860 - Coleman, Jeff
| | Implement a constitutional amendment, if approved, to limit increases in property tax assessment. | | HB 1584 - Knight, Jeff
| | Require the ballot language for authorization of a local sales tax indicate that the tax will be imposed on both local sales as well as sales by out--of-state sellers. | | HB 1895 - Falkner, Bill
| | Impose a tax on sales to Missourians by out-of-state seller, if the gross receipts of the seller exceeds $100,000 in a year or there are 200 or more separate transactions.
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| Public Hearings will be conducted for the following bills: | | * HB 1752 - Spencer, Bryan
| | Prohibit local government adopting an ordinance or rule that prohibits working animals in commerce including entertainment and transportation. | | HB 1795 - Deaton, Dirk
| | Allow a landowner or landowner agent to use a night vision device or thermal imaging device to hunt for feral hogs. | |
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| Executive Session will be held on the following bills: | | HB 1335 - Kelley, Ann
| | Allow the sale of raw milk (not pasteurized) by stores and restaurants, with a warning label.
| | HB 1348 - Baker, Ben
| | Allow "cottage" food operation exempt from local health regulations to selll food on internet. |
| Public Hearings will be conducted for the following bills: | | * HB 1693 - Rehder, Holly
| | Establish a statewide system to monitor drug prescriptions of controlled narcotics. Create a statewide database of the prescriptions. Allow the Health Department to provide information to police without a subpoena. |
| Public Hearings will be conducted for the following bills: | | HB 1716 - Morse, Herman
| | Designate August 19 as Honor Guard Appreciation Day. | | HB 1473 - Griffith, Dave
| | Create a special auto license plate for for a contribution to the Central Missouri Honor Flight. | | HB 1566 - Burnett, Ingrid
| | A technical correction in language defining a surviving spouse of a military veteran who had been a state employee under a statute dealing with state government workers. | | HB 1485 - Rehder, Holly
| | Require the Veterans Commission to provide a monthly voucher for room and board to an eligible veteran as an alternative to residing in a veterans' home. |
| Public Hearings will be conducted for the following bills: | | * HB 1664 - Richey, Doug
| | Various changes in state funding for public schools requirements. Add a requirement for a public district to pay a charter school with district students in the charter school. Require charter schools to report provide an independent audit of pupil residency, enrollment and attendance. |
| Public Hearings will be conducted for the following bills: | | * HB 1387 - Murphy, Jim
| | Authorize a long-term care resident or resident's representative to have live video and/or audio monitoring of the resident. | | * HB 1482 - McDaniel, Andrew
| | Allow a long-term care facility to permit live video and/or audio monitoring of the resident. The original version of the bill does not give the resident or guardian the right to require live monitoring. |
| Public Hearings will be conducted for the following bills: | | HB 1454 - Schroer, Nick
| | Require the Veterans Affairs Commmission collect and place on it's website seek business organizations organizations that have job opportunities and are interested in hiring veterans. |
Hearing Date Thursday, January 23, 2020
Hearing Date Monday, January 27, 2020
| Public Hearings will be conducted for the following bills: | | HB 1804 - Pietzman, Randy
| | Require the Natural Resources Department to have staff to assist small businesses seeking permits from the department. | | HB 1694 - Anderson, Sonya
| | Require the Natural Resources Department to include on its website an interactive map of hazardous waste sites. Require sites to post an informational sign and warning at the entrance. | | HB 1292 - Dinkins, Chris
| | Allow a landowner or landowner agent to use a night vision device or thermal imaging device to hunt for feral hogs. | | HB 1711 - Remole, Tim
| | Expand the lawsuit protection for packaged food by charitable organizations to include food in a sealed package at room temperature for "usefully long shelf life" that normally would be stored refreigerated.
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Hearing Date Tuesday, January 28, 2020
| Committee: | Joint Committee on Transportation Oversight | | | | Chair: |
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Report on specialty plate application from Department of Revenue.
Report on highway naming application from MODOT. | | |
| Committee: | Special Committee on Homeland Security | | | | Chair: | Hicks, Ron - (Rep-102)
| Vice Chair: | Kidd, Bill - (Rep-20) | | Date: | Tuesday, January 28, 2020 | | | | Time: | 6:00 PM or upon adjournment (whichever is later) | | | | Location: | House Hearing Room 6 | | | | Note: | General informational meeting on topics including school safety and aerial surveillance. Representatives from multiple homeland security related organizations will be present to speak. | | |
Hearing Date Wednesday, January 29, 2020
| Public Hearings will be conducted for the following bills: | | HB 1586 - Washington, Barbara
| | Provide a tax credit for having an agricultural plot, facility or community-run garden in a lower-income urban area. |
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