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2015 Bill(s)

HB 326
Sponsor: Leara, Mike
Status: GOVERNOR VETOED
Description: Restrict to defined benefit plans a law that requires a program for training members of various government-worker pension boards.
See: 
  • House roll call - HB 326 (03/31/2015): 3rd reading of a bill to limit the government-worker pension boards that are covered by a law requiring training of the board members.
  • Senate roll call - HB 326 (05/05/2015): 3rd reading and final passage of a bill to limit the government-worker pension boards that are covered by a law requiring training of the board members.
  • Get the veto letter
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • HB 494
    Sponsor: Leara, Mike
    Status: S 3rd Read
    Description: Let the statewide retirement plan for local government workers take responsibility for operation a local government worker's retirement coverage if the worker had a plan similar to the local government retirement system's plan.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • * HB 514
    Sponsor: Leara, Mike
    Status: GOVERNOR SIGNED
    Description: Provide tax breaks for redevelopment of unused automobile manufacturing plants in St. Louis County that ceased operations after 2007. Aimed at the Chrysler plan in Fenton. The Senate version includes tax breaks for development of land to keep a federal mapping facility in St. Louis.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • HB 515
    Sponsor: Leara, Mike
    Status: GOVERNOR SIGNED
    Description: Remove reference in law on the St. Louis city police retirement system from the old board of police commissoners to the police chief to bring the law into conformity with the voter-approved provision giving the city full control over the department. Change the makeup of the board that determines disability.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • HB 629
    Sponsor: Leara, Mike
    Status: GOVERNOR VETOED
    Description: Allow rollover of retirement benefits to another retirement plan by a non-spouse beneficiary in the Kansas City retirement system. The final version of the bill added a provision requiring a charter school teacher or administrator be on the retirement boards of St. Louis and Kansas City.
    See: 
  • House roll call - HB 629 (03/21/2015): 3rd reading of a bill involving rollover of retirement benefits in the Kansas City retirement system.
  • Senate roll call - HB 629 (04/29/2015): 3rd reading of a bill involving rollover of retirement benefits in the Kansas City retirement system.
  • Get the veto letter
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • HB 630
    Sponsor: Leara, Mike
    Status: S General Laws & Pensions
    Description: Various changes in creditable service allowed for military service in the Kansas City police retirement system.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • HB 691
    Sponsor: Leara, Mike
    Status: S General Laws & Pensions
    Description: Automatically re-enroll into the state government deferred compensation plan rehired workers. Let state government workers increase the amount of contributed to the deferred compensation plan. Give workers more authority over automatic increases.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • HB 812
    Sponsor: Leara, Mike
    Status: H Select Com. on State & Local Gov't
    Description: Increase the percentage of sales taxes collected in St. Louis County that go to municipalities and unincorporated areas of the county.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • HB 1083
    Sponsor: Leara, Mike
    Status: H Select Com. on Education
    Description: Allow a doctoral degree program accredited by the Psychological Clinical Science Accreditation System to meet the degree requirements to get a license as a psychologist.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • HB 1205
    Sponsor: Leara, Mike
    Status: H Pensions
    Description: Various changes in the St. Louis teacher retirement system. Lower the retirement age from 65 to 62 or combined age and service years from 85 to 80. Base contributions required to be determined by an actuarial valuation of the system.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • HB 1272
    Sponsor: Leara, Mike
    Status: H 2nd Read
    Description: Various changes dealing with the separate retirement plans for St. Louis City workers and St. Louis City police. Allow switching from one plan to the other.
    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.