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2016 Bill(s)
HB 1867
Sponsor:
Fitzpatrick, Scott
Status:
S Small Business
Description:
Let a chapter S corporation shareholder with at least 40 percent interest in the corporation exempt himself/herself from Workers' Compensation coverage that provides coverage for workers injured on the job.
See:
The Fiscal Note(s)
Official legislative description and status
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SCS HCS HB 1941
Sponsor:
Fitzpatrick, Scott
Status:
GOVERNOR SIGNED
Description:
Exclude sports fantasy team games from the law restricting gambling. Regulate and tax the fantasy games.
See:
House roll call - HCS HB 1941 (04/07/2016)
: 3rd reading of a bill to exclude online fantasy games from the restrictions on gambling.
Senate roll call - SS HCS HB 1941 (05/10/2016)
: 3rd reading of a bill to impose state regulations and taxes on online fantasy sports gambling.
House roll call - SS HCS HB 1941 (05/12/2016)
: 3rd reading and final passage of the bill to regulate and tax online fantasy games and declare them not gambling.
The Fiscal Note(s)
Official legislative description and status
HB 2101
Sponsor:
Fitzpatrick, Scott
Status:
S Jobs, Economic & Local Gov't
Description:
Lower the minimum number of passengers for which a boat is licensed in get a license to sell liquor on the boat from 100 to 30 passengers.
See:
The Fiscal Note(s)
Official legislative description and status
HCS HB 2180
Sponsor:
Fitzpatrick, Scott
Status:
S Jobs, Economic & Local Gov't
Description:
Establish provisions for consolidation of road districts within a county.
See:
The Fiscal Note(s)
Official legislative description and status
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HB 2181
Sponsor:
Fitzpatrick, Scott
Status:
S Rules
Description:
Create a commission dominated by legislative leaders to have control over the Capitol complex. Put three members on the commission representing the governor, House speaker, Senate president pro tem.
See:
House roll call - HB 2181 (02/18/2016)
: 3rd reading of a bill to give the legislature control of the entire state Capitol and other buildings in the area.
The Fiscal Note(s)
Official legislative description and status
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HB 2278
Sponsor:
Fitzpatrick, Scott
Status:
H 2nd Read
Description:
Phase in allocation of the general sales tax to the Transportation Department, eventually reach one-half of a cent per dollar of the sales tax.
See:
Official legislative description and status
HB 2346
Sponsor:
Fitzpatrick, Scott
Status:
H Perfection
Description:
Name a portion of Business Highway 37 in Barry County the Senator Emory Melton Memorial Highway.
See:
The Fiscal Note(s)
Official legislative description and status
HB 2358
Sponsor:
Fitzpatrick, Scott
Status:
H Perfection
Description:
Various changes in boat licensing requirement. Expand the requirement to any "artificial contrivance...used...as a means of transportation on water. But continue current exemptions and exempt any non-motorized boat 12 feet or less in length.
See:
The Fiscal Note(s)
Official legislative description and status
HCS HB 2496
Sponsor:
Fitzpatrick, Scott
Status:
S 3rd Read
Description:
Extend Medicaid coverage for emergency medical transportation costs.
See:
The Fiscal Note(s)
Official legislative description and status
HB 2614
Sponsor:
Fitzpatrick, Scott
Status:
H 2nd Read
Description:
Put the Environmental Improvement and Energy Resources Authority under the Natural Resources Department. Put fees from loans by the authority into a revolving fund that does not go to the state's General Revenue fund.d The authority issues bonds and funds efforts involving poliution control facilities, water facility, etc.
See:
Official legislative description and status
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HB 2817
Sponsor:
Fitzpatrick, Scott
Status:
H 2nd Read
Description:
Dissolve the St. Louis Sports Authority that governs the Jones Dome football stadium. Prohibit the authority from entering into any new contracts. Require liquidation of all assets by June 2017 with the funds obtained used to pay off the authority's debts.
See:
Official legislative description and status
HJR 81
Sponsor:
Fitzpatrick, Scott
Status:
H Transportation
Description:
Earmark one-tenth of a cent of the state sales taxes to the Transportation Department. Raise the trasfer rate another one-tent cent if state tax collections grow by at least $150 million in one year -- with a maximum transfer of one-half cent of the sales tax going to the Transportation Department.
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.