Legislative Action taken by Governor Matt Blunt

94th General Assembly -- Second Regular Session, 2008

Updated -- July 11, 2008 
Sorted by Date Signed - Sort by Bill Number
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Senate Bills
Date   Bill #     Description   Sponsor
7/10 SB 788   Moves the divisions of finance, credit unions and professional registration, and the State Banking Board, to the Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions and Professional Registration by type III transfer. Scott

7/10 SB 839   Modifies adjustment to funds payable resulting from transfer of title to real property for certain school districts. Engler

7/10 SB 850   Requires the board of optometry to give notice of its meetings. Justus

7/10 SB 863   Allows married taxpayers filing joint returns to deduct a portion of contributions to the Missouri Higher Education Savings Program from income and provides similar tax treatment for other qualified tuition savings programs. Rupp

7/10 SB 896   Modifies the methods in which certain special road districts may form, expand or dissolve within fourth class counties. Stouffer

7/10 SB 907   Modifies provisions pertaining to motor fuel storage tanks and equipment. Engler

7/10 SB 932   Modifies peace officer continuing education requirements regarding racial profiling and creates the "Cyber Crime Investigation Fund" to be used solely for the administration of the cyber crime investigation grant program. Loudon

7/10 SB 936   Allows motorists to operate vehicles without current registrations for the purpose of resetting emissions readiness monitors in order to pass emissions inspection retests. Greisheimer

7/10 SB 939   Modifies various provisions relating to levee and drainage districts. Stouffer

7/10 SB 958   Allows rural electric cooperatives to manage vegetation within specified areas to ensure reliable service. Goodman

7/10 SB 979   Terminates eligibility for surviving spouse of public safety officer income tax credit upon remarriage. Vogel

7/10 SB 991   Establishes the ice cream cone as the official state dessert. Loudon

7/10 SB 1038   Repeals campaign contribution limits and modifies reporting requirements. Shields

7/10 SB 1068   Modifies provisions relating to pharmacies and pharmacists. Mayer

7/10 SB 1131   Excludes tax revenues, derived from certain transportation sales taxes imposed by the City of Kansas City, from tax increment finance economic activity taxes used to pay redevelopment costs. Wilson

7/10 SB 1139   Revises the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act. Dempsey


7/10 SB 1140 EC Modifies the law relating to the Office of Administration. Vogel

7/10 SB 1170 Creates the Rebuild Missouri Schools Program and allows education boards to enter into lease-purchase agreements with twenty-five successive options. Mayer



7/10 SB 1181 Modifies and creates provisions pertaining to energy efficiency and energy regulation. Engler



7/3 SB 930 Modifies various provisions relating to the regulation of transportation and the regulation of motor vehicles. Stouffer



7/3 SB 1040 Modifies requirements relating to the issuance of grants and loans by the Department of Natural Resources for storm water control. Clemens



7/1 SB 711 Modifies provisions regarding property taxation. Gibbons


6/30 SB 818 Modifies various provisions relating to stalking and harassment. Rupp

6/30 SB 714 Modifies various provisions relating to sexual offenses. Loudon

6/30 SB 733 Requires crime laboratories providing reports or testimony to a state court to be accredited by 2012. Champion


6/25 SB 999 Allows the Attorney General to bring an action for unlawful merchandising practices when the name of a financial institution is deceptively used. Scott
6/25 SB 1002 Modifies the penalties for certain zoning violations. Justus
6/25 SB 1016 Provides that a portion of the tort victims' compensation fund shall be transferred to the basic civil legal services fund. Mayer
6/25 SB 1033 Prohibits water or sewer line easements from being considered transfers of title of real property to counties and other political subdivisions. Griesheimer
6/25 SB 1039 Modifies minimum volunteer ambulance staffing requirements and requires Christian County to appoint an emergency services board upon voter approval of a county sales tax for central dispatching of emergency services. Clemens
6/25 SB 1073 Creates a state and local sales and use tax exemption for defense articles sold to foreign governments. Dempsey
6/25 SB 1081 Modifies provisions regarding quality assurance and safety in the Division of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Community Programs. Nodler
6/25 SB 1150 Extends the sunset provisions for fees to be credited to the technology trust fund. Barnitz
6/25 SB 1168 Revises the formula for computing a refund for credit insurance. Dempsey
6/25 SB 1177 Designates licensed professional counselors as mental health professionals in certain circumstances. Barnitz
6/25 SB 1235 Modifies provisions related to a trustee's powers under the Missouri Uniform Trust Code. Justus
6/24 SB 748** EC Requires property taxes paid by certain non-resident taxpayers to be added-back to adjusted gross income. Ridgeway
6/24 SB 768**   Creates the Missouri Commission on Autism Spectrum Disorders and the Office of Autism Services. Rupp
6/24 SB 806**   Requires all government buildings to fly the U.S. and Missouri flags at half-staff when any Missouri resident is killed in combat. Engler
6/24 SB 830**   Limits the tuition that may be charged by a higher education institution to certain combat veterans. Coleman
6/19 SB 765 Modifies provisions relating to villages, alcohol regulations, consumer protection, and regulation of sexually oriented businesses. Goodman
6/19 SB 951 Modifies the law relating to emergency response within financial institutions. Scott

6/19 SB 956 Modifies provisions relating to public water supply districts. Kennedy

6/19 SB 1044 Modifies provisions regarding minimum ambulance staffing for ambulances staffed with volunteers Stouffer
6/17 SB 801** Increases the maximum amount of compensation which the Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners may pay officers. Ridgeway
6/17 SB  980** Modifies provisions regarding supplemental and disability retirement benefits for Kansas City police officers and civilian employees. Ridgeway
6/17 SB  753** Designates certain stretches of highway after law enforcement or military personnel. Mayer
6/16 SB  718** Modifies provisions of certain tax credit programs administered by the Department of Economic Development. Kennedy
6/16 SB  720** Modifies provisions relating to utilities. Coleman
6/10 SB  1009 EC Modifies the current legal requirement that funds conveyed to settlement agents in real estate closings be certified funds. Loudon
6/10 SB  1187 Removes the ninety-nine member cap on the Water Patrol membership. Purgason
6/10 SB  724 Gives advanced practice registered nurses prescriptive authority for scheduled drugs. Scott
6/6 SB  931 Modifies provisions pertaining to the administration of agriculture incentives and programs. Purgason
6/4 SB  1105  Creates an income tax check-off for contributions to the breast cancer awareness trust fund. Coleman
5/21 SB  1034  Modifies record-keeping requirements for purchasers of scrap metal and creates penalties for unlawful purchases of certain scrap metals. Mayer
5/16 SB  944  Modifies the fees the Auditor receives for registering bonds. Engler
5/2 SB  967  Allows Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority to originate federally guaranteed student loans under certain conditions. Mayer
5/1 SB  1066  Modifies provisions relating to elementary and secondary education. Ridgeway
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House Bills
Date   Bill #     Description   Sponsor
7/10 HB 1550 Expands the jurisdiction of juvenile courts, requires the Office of State Courts Administrator to conduct a study regarding juveniles, and revises the reimbursement of a certain drug court commissioner. Stevenson

7/10 HB 1779 Changes the laws regarding telecommunications services, natural gas safety penalties, and excavation. Emery

7/10 HB 1790 Changes the laws regarding municipal health care facilities and hospital designations. Cooper

7/10 HB 1946 Changes the requirements regarding the granting of adoption subsidies and exempts certain neighborhood youth development programs from state child care licensing requirements. Franz

7/10 HB 1970 Prohibits a person from initiating a civil action against any licensed motor vehicle dealer with whom the person did not directly and personally negotiate or communicate. Wasson

7/10 HB 2191 Clarifies that a school district may participate in the A+ Schools Program regardless of its accreditation status by the State Board of Education if the district meets all other requirements. Nasheed

7/7 HB 1549 EC Changes the laws regarding illegal aliens and immigration status verification. Onder

7/3 HB 1715 EC Changes the laws regarding watercraft. Schad


6/30 HB 1384   Changes the laws regarding identity protection and gives identity theft victims the right to have an incident report filed by their law enforcement agency and receive a copy of the report. Cox

6/30 HB 2012   Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of statewide elected officials, the Judiciary, Office of the State Public Defender, and General Assembly. Icet


6/30 HB 2023*   Appropriates money for planning, expenses, and for capital improvements. Icet


6/27 HB 2001    Appropriates money to the Board of Fund Commissioners. Icet

6/27 HB 2002   Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the State Board of Education and Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Icet

6/27 HB 2003*   Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Department of Higher Education. Icet

6/27 HB 2004   Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Department of Revenue and Department of Transportation. Icet

6/27 HB 2005   Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Office of Administration, Department of Transportation, and Department of Public Safety. Icet

6/27 HB 2006   Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Department of Agriculture, Department of Natural Resources, and Department of Conservation. Icet

6/27 HB 2007   Appropriates money for the expenses and distributions of the Departments of Economic Development; Insurance, Financial Institutions and Professional Registration; and Labor and Industrial. Icet

6/27 HB 2008*   Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Department of Public Safety. Icet

6/27 HB 2009   Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Department of Corrections. Icet

6/27 HB 2010*   Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Department of Mental Health, Board of Public Buildings, and Department of Health and Senior Services. Icet

6/27 HB 2011*   Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, and distributions of the Department of Social Services. Icet

6/27 HB 2013   Appropriates money for real property leases and related services. Icet

6/27 HB 2016   Appropriates money for capital improvement and other purposes for several departments of state government. Icet

6/26 HB 1883  EC Changes the laws regarding employment practices. Nance
6/26 HB 2034    Changes the laws regarding weapons. Munzlinger

6/26 HB 2224   Creates the Deputy Sheriff Salary Supplementation Fund and revises continuing education requirements for peace officers. Jones

6/25 HB 1368  Clarifies requirements for membership on the Northwest Missouri State University Board of Regents. Thomson
6/25 HB 1419  Changes the laws regarding the licensing of massage therapists. Portwood
6/25 HB 1570  Adds the services of guardians ad litem to the priority list when a family court is determining how to spend moneys in the county family services and justice fund. Franz
6/25 HB 1804  EC Changes the laws regarding municipalities and repeals the limits on the expenditures of excursion gambling boat revenues in certain entitites. Corcoran
6/25 HB 1849  Changes the laws governing municipal zoning violation remedies. Pratt
6/25 HB 2041  EC Changes the laws regarding employment. Fisher
6/25 HB 2048  Establishes the Textbook Transparency Act. Zimmerman
6/25 HB 2233  Prohibits an employee or official of any political subdivision from seeking a political appointment in exchange for anything of value to any political subdivision. Page
6/19 HB 1311  Prohibits any person who is in arrears for any unpaid city taxes or municipal-user fees from filing a declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate for election to any municipal office. Hoskins
6/19 HB 1354  Exempts certain implements of husbandry used for spraying chemicals or spreading fertilizer for agricultural purposes from the motor vehicle titling, registration, and licensing requirements. Wilson
6/19 HB 1422  Authorizes the Highways and Transportation Commission to implement and administer a state plan to conform with the federal Unified Carrier Registration Act of 2005. St. Onge
6/19 HB 1426  Removes the requirement that the Missouri Public Service Commission prepare an annual economic impact report on certificates of public convenience and necessity for certain telecommunication companies. Kraus
6/19 HB 1469 Changes the laws regarding certain appeals to the Administrative Hearing Commission. Pratt
6/19 HB 1628 Authorizes an exemption from the alternative fuel decal and tax requirement for historical vehicles powered by liquid petroleum or natural gas. Cooper

6/19 HB 1640 Establishes the Debbi Daniel Law which disallows court-ordered adoption decrees or a adoptive parents' or adoptee's request for a new birth certificate changing the name of a birth parent in an adoption. Schoeller

6/19 HB 1670 Removes the requirement for certification by the Department of Natural Resources before a sales and use tax exemption applies to the purchase or lease of certain items used to monitor water and air pollution. Cooper


6/19 HB 1690 Allows the Director of the Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions, and Professional Registration to establish rules for submitting required insurance-related filings. Wilson

6/19 HB 1784 Requires any American or Missouri flag flown on state property to be manufactured in the United States. Meadows

6/19 HB 1791 Defines "licensed professional counselor" and includes these individuals as mental health professionals working in the Division of Comprehensive Psychiatric Service. Cooper

6/19 HB 1828 Requires the Director of the Department of Revenue to establish and enforce reasonable sales and use tax rules and regulations. Sutherland

6/19 HB 1869 Requires the Missouri Revisor of Statutes to change all references of the term "junior college" to "community college" in the Revised Statutes of Missouri. Wilson

6/19 HB 1881 Changes the term of office for the initially appointed directors of public water supply districts. Schlottach

6/19 HB 1893 Changes the formula for calculating a refund for credit insurance premiums. Scharnhorst
6/19 HB 2047 Changes the laws regarding certain cities' power to grade streets and increases the rate of a special road rock fund tax in certain counties. Curls
6/19 HB 2065 Repeals the reciprocity provision for a licensed or certified psychologist in another state and allows for the destruction of the records of meritless claims against psychologists by certain persons. Wasson
6/17 HB 1710**  Changes the laws regarding disability benefits for the Police Retirement System of Kansas City and the Civilian Employees' Retirement System of the Police Department of Kansas City. Flook
6/17 HB 2360**  Designates a portion of State Highway 169 in Gentry County as the "Mo. Hwy. Patrol Corporal Henry C. Bruns Memorial Highway". Guest
6/17 HB 1575**  Designates a portion of State Highway 87 in Moniteau County as the "Lance Corporal Leon B. Deraps Memorial Highway". Jones
6/17 HB 1887**  Designates a portion of State Highway 13 in Polk County as the "Rick Seiner Memorial Highway". Parson
6/17 HB 1952**  Designates the bridge over the Gasconade River on U. S. Highway 63 in Maries County as the "Roy Bassett Memorial Bridge". Loehner
6/13 HB 1313**  Gives a preference in all state purchasing contracts to certain disabled veterans doing business as Missouri companies when the quality of work is equal or better and the price is the same or less. Wright
6/13 HB 1380**  Authorizes allocation of property taxes collected from the Senior Citizens' Services Fund tax to senior centers for their operational and capital needs. Sater
6/11 HB 1678  Changes the laws regarding members of the military and their families. Day
6/11 HB 2058 Changes the laws regarding tax incentives for business development. Pearce
6/11 HB 2188  Creates civil and criminal penalties for individuals committing mortgage fraud and imposes sanctions upon certain licensed and unlicensed persons who commit the crime. Pearce
6/10 HB 1450  Extends the expiration date for the Joint Committee on Terrorism, Bioterrorism, and Homeland Security and the provisions regarding the Open Records and Meetings Law. Roorda
6/10 HB 1608  Authorizes counties to preserve electronic images of original cancelled checks instead of the actual check. Ervin
6/10 HB 1807  Renames the State Schools for Severely Handicapped Children as the Missouri Schools for the Severely Disabled. Cox
6/10 HB 2036 Requires the Department of Health and Senior Services to equitably distribute to each area agency on aging any additional funds appropriated by the General Assembly for certain elderly services. Nance
6/10 HB 2213  Requires the Governor to issue a proclamation annually designating the second week of September as Parent and Family Involvement in Education Week. Kraus
6/6 HB 1341  Establishes Ethan's Law which requires the owner of a for-profit, privately owned swimming pool to maintain adequate liability insurance in the event of injury or death of a patron. Ruestman
6/6 HB 1888 Allows a municipality to annex land within the airport zone of the City of Springfield if it agrees to enforce Springfield's zoning ordinance. Schoeller
5/22 HB 2393 Authorizes a tax credit for mega-projects in enhanced enterprise zones. Richard
4/22 HB 2014 Appropriates money for supplemental purposes for several departments, offices of state government,for purchase of equipment,payment of various claims for refunds,for persons,firms,and corporations  Icet
3/13 HB 2020 Appropriates money for supplemental purposes for the several departments and offices of state government,for the purchase of equipment,planning,expenses for the fiscal period ending 5-30-2008.  Icet
2/25 HB 2019** Appropriates money for supplemental purposes for the University of Missouri, for the purchase of equipment, planning, expenses for capital improvements, from funds designated for perion ending 5-30-08.  Icet
2/1 HB 2015 Appropriates money for supplemental purposes for the Department of Social Services.  Icet
2/1 HB 2022 Appropriates money for supplemental purposes for the Department of Public Safety.  Icet
1/30 HB 2021 Appropriates money for supplemental purposes for the Department of Conservation  Icet
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Notes
 - July 14, 2008 (Midnight) is the last day for the Governor to sign bills
 - most laws go into effect August 28, 2008
 (*) designates a line item veto in budget bills -- see veto msgs for specifics
 (**) designates bills signed by Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder
 - (EC) designates an Emergency Clause on the Bill
 Emergency Clause provisions become law with the Governor's signature