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2016 Bill(s)

* HB 1453
Sponsor: Butler, Michael
Status: H Workforce Standards & Development
Description: Increase the state minimum wage to $15.00 per hour from the current $7.65 -- both inflation adjusted.
See: Official legislative description and status

HB 1454
Sponsor: Butler, Michael
Status: H Perfection
Description: Expand a provision requiring that some unpaid municipal court fines be included in the property tax bill of the person owing the payment.
See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status
  • HB 1455
    Sponsor: Butler, Michael
    Status: H Public Safety
    Description: Create a state fund to provide grants for local governments to establish neighborhood watch programs, subject to appropriation. Would let separate wards in St. Louis City also apply.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status
  • HB 1456
    Sponsor: Butler, Michael
    Status: WITHDRAWN
    Description: Include bed and breakfast inns with four or fewer rooms to rent under the classification of property as residential property for property tax purposes. Exclude such inns in a law allowing a local sales tax on hotel and motel room rentals.
    See: Official legislative description and status

    * HB 1457
    Sponsor: Butler, Michael
    Status: H Public Safety
    Description: Require law enforcement agencies to report annually to the Public Safety Department complaints that had been filed against police and civil actions taken against police.
    See: Official legislative description and status

    HB 1458
    Sponsor: Butler, Michael
    Status: H Emerging Issues in Education
    Description: Require school district establish parent/teacher involvement programs. Require at least 50 percent of a school district's staff volunteer for in-home or community-forum sessions with parents and students.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status
  • HB 1459
    Sponsor: Butler, Michael
    Status: WITHDRAWN
    Description: Prohibit a potential employer asking an applicant about any criminal record until a conditional offer of employment has been offered.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status
  • HB 1460
    Sponsor: Butler, Michael
    Status: H Economic Development
    Description: Provide a tax break for an employer that provides funds for the education of a student working for the employer or to an educational institution.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status
  • HB 1461
    Sponsor: Butler, Michael
    Status: WITHDRAWN
    Description: Require the state to establish a program by which non-custodial parents can pay off court-ordered child support debts through participation a a progam that encourages non-custodial parents to take financial responsibility for their children.
    See: Official legislative description and status

    HB 2053
    Sponsor: Butler, Michael
    Status: H Civil & Criminal Proceedings
    Description: Require the state to establish a program by which non-custodial parents can pay off court-ordered child support debts through participation a a progam that encourages non-custodial parents to take financial responsibility for their children.
    See: Official legislative description and status

    HB 2085
    Sponsor: Butler, Michael
    Status: H 2nd Read
    Description: Increase the state minimum wage.
    See: Official legislative description and status

    HB 2086
    Sponsor: Butler, Michael
    Status: H 2nd Read
    Description: Restrict when a business can inquire about a job applicants criminal history. Prohibit inquiring about a criminal history until a conditional offer of employment has been made.
    See: Official legislative description and status

    HB 2109
    Sponsor: Butler, Michael
    Status: H Select Com. on Commerce
    Description: Include bed and breakfast inns with four or fewer rooms to rent under the classification of property as residential property for property tax purposes.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status
  • HB 2124
    Sponsor: Butler, Michael
    Status: H Elementary & Secondary Education
    Description: Provide tax credits hiring as an intern a college student majoring in science, technology, math or engineering education.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status
  • HB 2794
    Sponsor: Butler, Michael
    Status: H Local Government
    Description: Expand the definition of a public nuisance in St. Louis City to include premises used for illegal drugs, prostitution, illegal gambling, etc.
    See: Official legislative description and status

    * HJR 55
    Sponsor: Butler, Michael
    Status: H 2nd Read
    Description: Increase the term limits for a legislator from no more than eight years in a chamber than no more than 12 years.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • 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.