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2015 Bill(s)

HCS HB 203
Sponsor: Curtis, Courtney
Status: H Perfection
Description: Establish a fund for energy conservation from funds saved by state government by reduction of electric use that is lower than in 2008.
See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • HB 204
    Sponsor: Curtis, Courtney
    Status: H Select Com. on General Laws
    Description: Require competitive bidding for the sale of general obligation bonds by any local government unit that has a credit rating of A or higher.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • HB 205
    Sponsor: Curtis, Courtney
    Status: H Select Com. on General Laws
    Description: Require the Office of Administration to develop a plan to reduce the cost of the state automobile fleet use. Authorize reverse auctions by the Office of Administration.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • HB 206
    Sponsor: Curtis, Courtney
    Status: H Select Com. on General Laws
    Description: Establish provisions by which local government can donate property to a private entity as part of a partnership for development of public facilities.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • * HCS HB 207
    Sponsor: Curtis, Courtney
    Status: S Jobs, Economic & Local Gov't
    Description: Prohibit local government from using automated traffic enforcement systems to collect fines or fees for violation. Submit the proposal to state voters rather than to the governor for final approval if the bill were to clear the legislature.
    See: 
  • House roll call - HCS HB 207 (04/30/2015): 3rd reading of a bill to restrict automatic traffic enforcement systems.
  • House roll call - HCS HB 207 (04/29/2015): Perfection of a bill that would restrict automatic traffic enforcement systems.
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • HB 429
    Sponsor: Curtis, Courtney
    Status: H Public Safety
    Description: Prohibit requiring a law enforcement officer from issuing a specific number of citations during a period of time.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • HB 430
    Sponsor: Curtis, Courtney
    Status: S Ways & Means
    Description: Require disclosure when information is disseminated at government expense by a state government agency.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • * HB 582
    Sponsor: Curtis, Courtney
    Status: H 3rd Read
    Description: "Right to Work" legislation for the construction industry prohibiting an construction firm from requiring employees to join a labor organization or pay union fees.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • HB 729
    Sponsor: Curtis, Courtney
    Status: H 2nd Read
    Description: Require a run off election in St. Louis County if no one candidate receives at least 50 percent of the vote for county executive, prosecuting attorney or county assessor.
    See: Official legislative description and status

    HB 898
    Sponsor: Curtis, Courtney
    Status: H 2nd Read
    Description: Declare June 1 "Underrpresented Minority Contractor Appreciation Day.
    See: Official legislative description and status

    HB 899
    Sponsor: Curtis, Courtney
    Status: H 2nd Read
    Description: Require the governor to issue an executive order to implement the remedies recommended in a 2014 study on race and gender issues in construction related services.
    See: Official legislative description and status

    HB 900
    Sponsor: Curtis, Courtney
    Status: H 2nd Read
    Description: Require legislation involving economic development include language to encourage hiring of underrepresented groups.
    See: Official legislative description and status

    HB 901
    Sponsor: Curtis, Courtney
    Status: H Economic Development
    Description: Require the Economic Development Department create a job training program for persons with moderate or lower income. Require35 percent of jobs for state-funded projects be filled by program participants. Not assigned to a committee until March 31.
    See: Official legislative description and status

    HB 902
    Sponsor: Curtis, Courtney
    Status: H 2nd Read
    Description: Require school districts to develop policies to identify students in need of remedial course work. Require the schools develop a virtual program for the students.
    See: Official legislative description and status

    HB 903
    Sponsor: Curtis, Courtney
    Status: H 2nd Read
    Description: Establish a committee to study and award grants for accelerated technology training.
    See: Official legislative description and status

    HB 904
    Sponsor: Curtis, Courtney
    Status: H 2nd Read
    Description: Require the Education Department to provide funding for a program that allows students to take summr school and other courses to compress into six years an eight-year educational program that would include two years of college or technical education.
    See: Official legislative description and status

    HB 905
    Sponsor: Curtis, Courtney
    Status: H Higher Education
    Description: Prohibit raising tuition for a public college student for the first five continuous years a student is school. Require 3 percent of tuition increase revenue be used for faculty improvement. Not assigned to a committee until March 31.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • HB 906
    Sponsor: Curtis, Courtney
    Status: H 2nd Read
    Description: Require that in a county with an unaccredited or provisionally accredited school district ten percent of revenues generated by a community children's service tax be allocated for a grant program delivers services directly to the districts.
    See: Official legislative description and status

    HB 907
    Sponsor: Curtis, Courtney
    Status: H 2nd Read
    Description: Require courts impose community service for some misdemeanors rather than fines or imprisonment.
    See: Official legislative description and status

    HB 908
    Sponsor: Curtis, Courtney
    Status: H 2nd Read
    Description: Require the Youth Services Division to work with municipal and juvenile courts on programs for you offenders including mental health sevices and drug counseling.
    See: Official legislative description and status

    HB 909
    Sponsor: Curtis, Courtney
    Status: H 2nd Read
    Description: Impose additional requirements on boards that administer locally approved taxes for youth service programs. Require needs assessment studies and action plans. Create a legislative committee on youth funds.
    See: Official legislative description and status

    HB 944
    Sponsor: Curtis, Courtney
    Status: H 2nd Read
    Description: Limit prosecuting attorneys to two four-year terms. Transfer 10 percent of the St. Louis County prosecuting attorney's office to "public perception fund" if 15 percent of the voters sign a petition expressing poor public perception in the office. Ferguson related.
    See: Official legislative description and status

    * HB 945
    Sponsor: Curtis, Courtney
    Status: H 2nd Read
    Description: Restrict use of military equipment by police. Prohibit police using motor vehicles that had been used in combat or that are mine resistant. Also require police training in postitive interaction and other subjects. Require police wear body cameras. Ferguson related.
    See: Official legislative description and status

    HB 1059
    Sponsor: Curtis, Courtney
    Status: H 2nd Read
    Description: Authorize a county sales tax for for juvenile delinquency programs upon county voter approval.
    See: Official legislative description and status

    HB 1140
    Sponsor: Curtis, Courtney
    Status: H 2nd Read
    Description: Prohibit a full-time prosecutor from also serving as a municipal judge. Impose other restrictions on simulateneously holding various judicial and prsecutorial positions.
    See: Official legislative description and status

    * HB 1141
    Sponsor: Curtis, Courtney
    Status: H 2nd Read
    Description: Allow arrest records to be expunged if they come from an agency that the U.S. Justice Department or U.S. Attorney General has found engaged in racial profiling, such as Ferguson.
    See: Official legislative description and status

    HB 1244
    Sponsor: Curtis, Courtney
    Status: H 2nd Read
    Description: Require a health contractor providing services to the Corrections Department to provide images of actual invoices as close to a real time basis as possible.
    See: Official legislative description and status

    HB 1245
    Sponsor: Curtis, Courtney
    Status: H 2nd Read
    Description: Prohibit immediate disciplinary action against a police officer in some cirmstances. Give police the right to request a hearing and file civil lawsuits.
    See: Official legislative description and status

    HB 1320
    Sponsor: Curtis, Courtney
    Status: H 2nd Read
    Description: Provide state funds for students to take summer online courses and online overload courses in 11th or 12th grades under some circumstances, subject to appropriations.
    See: Official legislative description and status

    * HB 1321
    Sponsor: Curtis, Courtney
    Status: H Public Safety
    Description: Give the Highway Patrol power to take over a local politice department that the U.S. attorney general or U.S. Department of Justice has reported ingaged in unconstitutional police practices or racial profiling as was found with Ferguson.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • HB 1322
    Sponsor: Curtis, Courtney
    Status: H Public Safety
    Description: Create a joint legislative committee on local police department. Ferguson related.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • * HB 1349
    Sponsor: Curtis, Courtney
    Status: H 2nd Read
    Description: Require legislative or voter approval for the executive branch to extend any existing bonds to build a new facility such as an NFL football stadium.
    See: Official legislative description and status

    HB 1363
    Sponsor: Curtis, Courtney
    Status: H 2nd Read
    Description: Create a legislative committee to oversee use of funds for various youth programs.
    See: Official legislative description and status

    HB 1364
    Sponsor: Curtis, Courtney
    Status: H 2nd Read
    Description: Let any county or St. Louis city impose a sales tax for programs that provide services for at-risk children.
    See: Official legislative description and status

    HJR 32
    Sponsor: Curtis, Courtney
    Status: H 2nd Read
    Description: "Right to Work" for the construction industry. Prohibit requiring to join a union or pay union dues to keep or get a job in the construction industry.
    See: Official legislative description and status

    Note: The descriptions of bills, amendments and roll-call votes are written by MDN journalists. MDN's database may not include committee assignments of bills made on the last day of the session since it is too late for the committee to act on the bill and, thus, the delayed assignment has no practical effect.