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2018 Bill(s)

HB 1532
Sponsor: Butler, Michael
Status: H 2nd Read
Description: Let a business that hires as an intern a college student majoring in science, technology, math or engineering education have up to $5,000 of its tax liability transferred to a state program supporting such internships.
See: Official legislative description and status

HB 1533
Sponsor: Butler, Michael
Status: H 2nd Read
Description: Provide a tax break for an a employer with less than 51 employees that provides funds for the education of a student working for the employer.
See: Official legislative description and status

HB 1534
Sponsor: Butler, Michael
Status: H 2nd Read
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: Official legislative description and status

HB 1535
Sponsor: Butler, Michael
Status: H 2nd Read
Description: Provide a tax credit for a contribution to a non-profit organization "whose primary purpose is the furterance of an elementary or secondary public education."
See: Official legislative description and status

HB 1536
Sponsor: Butler, Michael
Status: H 2nd Read
Description: Require police officers complete 72 hours of continuing education every three years.
See: Official legislative description and status

HB 1537
Sponsor: Butler, Michael
Status: H 2nd Read
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 1538
Sponsor: Butler, Michael
Status: WITHDRAWN
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

HB 1957
Sponsor: Butler, Michael
Status: H 2nd Read
Description: Require a school district to establish a program for gifted children if there are sufficient students. Current law allows but does not require such programs.
See: Official legislative description and status

HB 1958
Sponsor: Butler, Michael
Status: H Crime Prevention & Public Safety
Description: Declare the St. Louis sheriff's office a law enforcement agency. Make the sheriff and duputies eligible for training and licensing by the Police Officer Standards and Training Commission.
See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status
  • * HB 1959
    Sponsor: Butler, Michael
    Status: H 2nd Read
    Description: Require the Highway Patrol investigate any police shooting of a civilian or use of force that results in serious injury or death.
    See: Official legislative description and status

    HB 1960
    Sponsor: Butler, Michael
    Status: H 2nd Read
    Description: Require a peace officer applicant undergo a psychological evaluation to determine any prejudices or biases.
    See: Official legislative description and status

    HB 1961
    Sponsor: Butler, Michael
    Status: H 2nd Read
    Description: Let police a local government police civilian review board issue search warrants and compel witnesses to appear before the board.
    See: Official legislative description and status

    HB 1962
    Sponsor: Butler, Michael
    Status: H 2nd Read
    Description: Expand Medicaid eligibility to 133 percent of the federal poverty level (actually 138 percent because state law exempts from income calculation the first five percent of income).
    See: Official legislative description and status

    HB 1990
    Sponsor: Butler, Michael
    Status: H 2nd Read
    Description: Authorize police to have a car towed 48 hours after arrest of the person operating the car if the arrested person cannot arrange for removal of the vehicle. Current law authorizes towing for "timely removal" rather than setting a specific time period the vehicle can be left.
    See: Official legislative description and status

    HB 2132
    Sponsor: Butler, Michael
    Status: H 2nd Read
    Description: Require the state attorney general to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate a police-officer involved death.
    See: Official legislative description and status

    HB 2435
    Sponsor: Butler, Michael
    Status: H 2nd Read
    Description: Require the Board of Education to transfer authority of the St. Louis city school district back to the elected school board. At the time the bill was filed, a "transitional" board of appointed members continued to run the district after the state Education Board gave the district full accreditation.
    See: Official legislative description and status

    HB 2512
    Sponsor: Butler, Michael
    Status: H 2nd Read
    Description: Require higher education instititutions designate a mandated reporter for campus violence and sexual assualt for each student organization receiving funding from the institution.
    See: Official legislative description and status

    HB 2714
    Sponsor: Butler, Michael
    Status: H 2nd Read
    Description: Authorize a local tax to fund job training television broadcasting, upon voter approval.
    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.