Upcoming Legislation (announced April 3rd)

For more details on any of these bills please go to the following link and type in the bill number in the "Bill Search" box in the upper right hand corner (Example: HB487). http://www.house.mo.gov/

HCS HB 487 – Establishes the Missouri County Planning Act.

HB 882 – Establishes the Human Voice Contact Act requiring state agencies to ensure that a caller is provided the option to speak with a live attendant.

HCS HB 845 – Requires voter registration forms to be mailed to persons with resident hunting and fishing permits who are not registered to vote.

HCS HB 892 – Creates the Medal of Freedom to be awarded to any veteran who honorably served in the armed forces at any time since 1990 under certain residency requirements.

HB 916 – Exempts veterans' organizations from paying the 2% tax on the gross receipts for each bingo pull-tab card sold.

HCS HB 945 – Creates the crime of murder of a criminal justice official and expands the crime of assault of law enforcement officers, emergency personnel, or probation officers in the first degree to add corrections officers.

HB 791 – Requires health carriers to provide a report of the total dollar amount and the total number of claims paid under the plan for the previous three-year period upon the employer's request.

HCS HB 1002 – Changes the requirements for economic subsidies to Missouri qualified biodiesel producers.

HCS HB 765 – Changes the laws regarding state employee retirement and medical benefits.

HB 42 – Repeals the requirements that the St. Louis Board of Police Commissioners establish the Bertillon system of identification of criminals and employ assistance to conduct and manage the department.