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2008 Bill(s)
* HB 1727 Sponsor:Bivins, Walt Status: H Conservation Description: Impose restrictions on light pollution to prevent large, bright lights at night.
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HB 1728 Sponsor:Bivins, Walt Status: H Judiciary Description: Expand the protection from lawsuits for speech at a governmental proceeding.
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HB 1729 Sponsor:Bivins, Walt Status: H Energy & Environment Description: Allow the sale of $20 million more in bonds for storm water control projects.
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HB 1730 Sponsor:Bivins, Walt Status: H Transportation Description: Change the language for fire district tax ballot issues to include the words "or decrease."
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HB 1853 Sponsor:Bivins, Walt Status: H Judiciary Description: Require governmental bodies to keep audio recordings of closed meetings.
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HCS HB 1854 Sponsor:Bivins, Walt Status: H Rules Description: Exempt a company from an environmental violation if the company discloses the violation to the state, in some cases. Reported out of committee April 24 when there were just three weeks left in the session.
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HB 1955 Sponsor:Bivins, Walt Status: H Ways & Means Description: Exempt eyeglasses from the sales tax.
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HB 1956 Sponsor:Bivins, Walt Status: S Consent: DEFEATED Description: Raise the pesticide registration fee with the money going to the Agriculture Department's pesticide control program.
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HB 1994 Sponsor:Bivins, Walt Status: H Energy & Environment Description: Expand the state's regulation of dams. Establish a high hazard category for dams with tougher state regulation.
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HB 2135 Sponsor:Bivins, Walt Status: H Energy & Environment Description: Limit allocation of storm-water control grants to public facilities and also set distribution requirements.
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HB 2277 Sponsor:Bivins, Walt Status: H Local Govt Description: Let some fire districts., including Mehlville, submit a tax decrease to the voters.
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HB 2327 Sponsor:Bivins, Walt Status: H Veterans Description: Redirect gambling boat taxes to local governments and veterans programs. Assigned to committee on April 10, just five weeks before the end of the legislative session.
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HB 2492 Sponsor:Bivins, Walt Status: H 2nd Read Description: Prohibit government agencies from releasing various types of information about individuals including names, addresses, phone numbers, Social Security number, etc.
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HB 2493 Sponsor:Bivins, Walt Status: H 2nd Read Description: Provide a special auto license plates for Legion of Merit award holders.
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HB 2522 Sponsor:Bivins, Walt Status: H Energy & Environment Description: Add requirements for solid waste facility permits including hearings and notification of nearby residents.
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HJR 68 Sponsor:Bivins, Walt Status: H Ways & Means Description: Limit overall property tax assessments from rising no more than 2.5% in a year.
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HJR 69 Sponsor:Bivins, Walt Status: H Energy & Environment Description: Limit allocation of storm-water control grants to public facilities and also set distribution requirements.
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