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2012 Missouri Municipal League Bills of Municipal Interest 2/22/2012
House Bills
BILL NO. SPONSOR TOPIC DESCRIPTION
HB 1038 Leara Sales Tax
Rewrites the current sales tax distribution for St. Louis County municipalities.
HB 1039 Leara LAGERS This bill allows a retiree of the Missouri Local Government Employees’ Retirement
System (LAGERS) to have health insurance or long-term care insurance premiums
deducted from his or her retirement allowance.
HB 1053 Lant Prevailing Wage
Provides communities struck by disasters temporary relief from the prevailing wage
law. Passage of the bill will allow cities, schools and counties a temporary exemption
from the prevailing wage law to rebuild public facilities damaged by a disaster.
HB 1054 Lant Funeral Picketing This bill changes the laws regarding picketing or protesting of funerals.
HB 1060 Dugger Elections #######################################################################
HB 1066 McGhee Unemployment Increases the minimum amount of gross wages from $400 to $1,500, that an employer
Compensation must pay to an employee before the employer's unemployment compensation account
would be charged.
HB1080 Kander Campaign Finance
Makes numerous changes to campaign finance laws and financial disclosure
requirements. This bill also modifies the definition of a public governmental body as
defined in the Missouri's Sunshine Law to include a singular public official or employee.
HB 1083 Wells Traffic This bill extends the current prohibition on those under 21 from texting while driving to
apply to all ages. The bill would also add a new exemption for voice-recognition, hands-
free texting.
HB 1084 White Planning and Zoning This bill lowers the threshold needed to qualify for the current exemption from
municipal zoning regulations provided to charitable organizations and adds veterans'
charities to the types of charities eligible for the exemption.
HB 1086 White Labor Unions
Specifies certain employee rights as they relate to labor organizations. Specifically that
dues or membership in a union cannot be a condition of employment.
HB 1089 White Prevailing Wage This bill completely repeals the Missouri Prevailing Wage law.
HB 1090 White Prevailing Wage
This bill prohibits the Missouri Housing Development Commission from requiring a
prevailing hourly wage to be paid to a contractor on a housing project eligible for a
housing tax credit if the project is in a governor-declared disaster area.
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HB 1092 White Property Taxes Provides for a quicker re-assessment process for commercial property damaged in a
disaster. Political subdivisions will be allowed to recoup lost revenue by increasing the
levy to the amount authorized by the voters.
HB 1101 Brattin Streamlined Sales Tax
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HB 1108 Lauer 911 Calls Requires a telecommunications company to provide caller location information in
certain emergency situations.
HB 1109 Brattin Federal Holidays Prohibits any state or local governmental entity or public building, place or setting from
banning or restricting the practice, mention, celebration or discussion of any federal
holiday.
HB 1111 Gosen Release of personal
Requires return of non-vehicular personal property when vehicles have been towed,
property from
regardless of payment arrangements.
impounded vehicles
HB 1113 Gosen Construction Contracts
Changes the laws regarding contracts for public or private construction work.
HB 1116 Brown Kansas City Land Bank Allows Kansas City to establish a land bank agency for the management, sale and
transfer of tax delinquent land.
HB 1117 Brown High-Speed Rail
Establishes a commission to develop a plan for high-speed rail in Missouri.
Commission
HB 1118 Brown Traffic
Requires vehicles to yield the right-of-way to all pedestrians and bicyclists crossing a
city or neighborhood street in Kansas City in an appropriate crosswalk.
HB 1121 Kander Financial Disclosure Increases the filling requirements for financial disclosure statements.
HB 1130 Brown Tax Credits
Changes the laws regarding the Distressed Areas Land Assemblage Tax Credit.
HB 1140 Sasson Missouri Accountability
Requires the Office of Administration to maintain public school, municipal and county
Portal
government accountability information on the Missouri Accountability Portal.
HB 1143 Gatschenberger Sewer Laterals Authorizes any city, town or village to impose, upon voter approval, a fee for the repair
or replacement of residential lateral sewer service lines.
HB 1148 Gatschenberger Traffic Prohibits making phone calls and texting while driving unless using hands free
technology.
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BILL NO. SPONSOR TOPIC DESCRIPTION
HB 1162 Solon Solid Waste Requires a city or political subdivision which intends to expand solid waste collection
services into areas already served by private haulers to receive voter approval of
citizens in the area prior to extending service.
HB 1163 Solon Solid Waste Requires voter approval of any contract with a mandated hauler of residential solid
waste collection in any city, town or village except North Kansas City, Kansas City or St.
Louis.
HB 1170 Franz Property Taxes Currently, the Boone County Collector is allowed to add a special property tax
assessment to the annual real estate tax bill used for the collection of other real estate
taxes. This bill allows any county collector to do this.
HB 1176 Schoeller Prevailing Wage Allows a school district, county, city, town or village to exempt itself from the prevailing
hourly wage for certain work if it is in a disaster area.
HB 1184 Parkinson Traffic
Provides a person's vehicle, of one who fails to provide proof of motor vehicle financial
responsibility, be impounded until valid proof is provided and all fees are paid.
HB 1189 Allen Pawn Brokers Specifies that a pawnbroker must require a valid proof of identification from each
person the broker receives sold or pledged property.
HB 1190 Allen Police Records Repeals provisions regarding the maintaining of police records in municipalities located
within St. Louis County.
HB 1197 Kelly Streamlined Sales Tax Requires the Director of the Department of Revenue to enter into the multi-state
Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement and for the Department to implement the
compliance provisions.
HB 1198 Fisher Prevailing Wage Amends the definitions of maintenance and construction as used in the prevailing wage
act in light of the Utility Services v. DOL case involving the painting of water towers
(Supported by MML Policy).
HB 1200 Sifton Property Taxes
This bill reauthorizes the provisions regarding the Missouri Homestead Preservation Act
that provides a property tax credit for certain senior citizens and disabled individuals.
HB 1204 Franz Funeral Picketing Changes the laws regarding unlawful picketing or protesting of a funeral.
HB 1214 Torpey Economic Development
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HB 1215 Ellinger Streamlined Sales Tax Requires the Director of the Department of Revenue to enter into the multi-state
Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement and for the Department to implement the
compliance provisions.
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BILL NO. SPONSOR TOPIC DESCRIPTION
HB 1218 McNeil Property Taxes Increases the minimum base from $14,300 to $16,000 used to calculate the Senior
Citizens Property Tax Credit, commonly known as circuit breaker.
HB 1224 Brattin Illegal Aliens Requires all employers and business entities to enroll and actively participate in a
federal work authorization program and imposes stricter penalties for employing
unauthorized aliens.
HB 1230 Schoeller Labor Unions Requires authorization for certain labor unions to withhold fees from paychecks to
make political contributions.
HB 1239 Nance Property Taxes
Exempts the residential property, of individuals 70 years of age or older, from increases
in assessed valuation that are not from new construction or improvements.
HB 1244 Lauer Economic Development
This bill allows municipalities to engage in projects involving a technology business
facility used for wired telecommunications; data processing, hosting, and related
services; or Internet publishing, broadcasting and Web search portals.
HB 1245 Lauer Economic Development
Changes the laws regarding the Missouri Quality Jobs Act.
HB 1250 Ruzicka Elections
Allows 3rd class (commission form) cities the option of not holding primary elections.
HB 1251 Ruzicka Clean Water Fees Extends the authorization for the Department of Natural Resources to impose fees
regarding the federal Safe Drinking Water Act from September 1, 2012, to September
1, 2017.
HB 1268 Nance Municipal Courts Requires every municipality in the state to file a form detailing their revenue sources
with DOR to determine compliance with the restriction of more than 35% of municipal
revenue coming from traffic fines.
HB 1275 Koenig Elections Requires a 60% voter approval for any tax increases previously rejected in the past four
years.
HB 1277 Long Highways #######################################################################
HB 1289 Gatschenberger Utilities Prevents the use of electronic records from a smart meter as evidence in a criminal
prosecution and imposes a civil penalty on a utility for transferring these records to
anyone for any purpose.
HB 1292 Kelley Offenses Specifies that a person commits the crime of false identification if he or she falsely
represents or identifies himself or herself as another person to a law enforcement
officer.
HB 1294 Still Changes the laws regarding consumer credit interest rates
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BILL NO. SPONSOR TOPIC DESCRIPTION
HB 1295 Hough Traffic Requires a municipality to allow at least one street to be used by commercial vehicles
to access any state highway and prohibits a civil action for the legal use of a motor
vehicle on a public street.
HB 1299 Franz Sales Tax Adds the construction, reconstruction, repair, and maintenance of sidewalks to the
definition of "transportation purposes" as it applies to expenditures of the
transportation sales tax.
HB 1304 Kelly Economic Development Prohibits any political subdivision from incurring any indebtedness through the issuance
of a bond unless it has been approved by the voters.
HB 1306 Franz Alcohol Prohibits caffeinated malt beverages from being imported, produced, manufactured,
distributed or sold at any retail outlet in this state.
HB 1308 Wells Finance
Repeals provisions that allow bonds of the federal home loan banks and an irrevocable
standby letter of credit to be acceptable collateral for public deposits.
HB 1310 Brattin Motor Fuel Tax Authorizes an exemption for motor fuel used exclusively for watercraft in this state
from the motor fuel tax.
HB 1311 Silvey Economic Development Authorizes a state and local sales and use tax exemption on items related to data
storage centers and server farm facilities.
HB 1313 Nolte Property Taxes Limits the increase in assessed valuation of residential property by the percentage of
increase in the Social Security benefits for the elderly and disabled who own and live in
their principal residence.
HB 1314 Still Streamlined Sales Tax Requires the Director of the Department of Revenue to enter into the multi-state
Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement and for the Department to implement the
compliance provisions.
HB 1321 Guernsey Sales Tax
Creates an exemption from the state and local sales and use tax on the purchase of
feed for captive wildlife that will be ultimately sold at retail (opposed by MML policy).
HB 1334 Meadows Traffic Establishes the Fair Fare Passenger Safety Act of 2012. Act would prohibit cab drivers
from using cell phones or texting while driving paying customers.
HB 1335 Leara Sales Tax
Rewrites the current sales tax distribution for St. Louis County municipalities.
HB 1336 Cierpiot Property Taxes Allows cities and counties to adopt tax and fee amnesty provisions.
HB 1351 Schupp Property Taxes
Allows an individual who is 62 years of age or older to defer paying property taxes on
his or her residence under certain conditions by filing a claim with the county assessor.
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BILL NO. SPONSOR TOPIC DESCRIPTION
HB 1352 Schupp Tobacco Creates a state-wide ban on smoking in public places.
HB 1356 Funderburk Streamlined Sales Tax Requires the Director of the Department of Revenue to enter into the multi-state
Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement and the Department to implement the
compliance provisions.
HB 1358 Gatschenberger Utilities #######################################################################
HB 1364 Schieffer Rodeos Guarantees the right to conduct and participate in rodeos in this state and prohibits a
restriction on the conducting of or participating in rodeos.
HB 1369 Fitzwater Firearms Allows any person with a valid concealed carry endorsement to openly carry firearms
on or about his or her person or in a vehicle.
HB 1377 Cauthorn Condemnation
When exercising eminent domain, municipalities must demonstrate a need for the
acquisition and that no other reasonable alternative for the need are viable.
HB 1392 Higdon Offenses Requires a purchaser of commodity metals to register with the Scrap Theft Alert
System and establishes the Commodity Metals Theft Task Force.
HB 1393 Gosen Payday Loans Amends laws relating to unsecured loans of $500 or less.
HB 1396 Gatschenberger Utilities #######################################################################
HB 1397 Gatschenberger Utilities Prohibits increases in premiums or fees charged for sewage or wastewater treatment in
St. Charles County without a vote of the people.
HB 1398 Gatschenberger Property Taxes Requires collectors in all counties except for counties under township organization to
mail property tax bills 30 days before the taxes are delinquent and allows for a waiver
of penalties.
HB 1400 Richardson Financial Management
Modifies provisions relating to the investment of certain public funds.
HB 1403 Schatz Workers'
Modifies the law relating to workers' compensation.
Compensation
HB 1412 Walton-Gray Liquor Allows fraternal organizations who sell intoxicating liquor by the drink on the premises,
to obtain a special permit to remain open until 3:00 a.m. each day and to open on
Sundays at 9:00 a.m.
HB 1417 Colona Workers'
Allows an employee who is injured on the job to select his or her own health care
Compensation
provider to cure and relieve the effects of the injury at the expense of the employer.
HB 1418 Colona Labor Unions
Allows an employee of any public body to form and join a labor organization to
collectively bargain regarding salaries and other conditions of employment.
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BILL NO. SPONSOR TOPIC DESCRIPTION
HB 1419 Colona Traffic Prohibits all drivers, regardless of age, from text messaging while operating a moving
motor vehicle on any highway in this state and prohibits anyone from being stopped
solely to determine compliance.
HB 1431 Hoskins-121 Sales Tax Extends the sunset on the exemption of aviation jet fuel from sales tax to 2023
(Opposed by MML policy).
HB 1434 McGhee Utilities Provides that landlords who terminate utility service shall not be liable for civil or
criminal damages and that such a termination shall not be considered constructive
eviction.
HB 1444 Smith-150 Animals
Prohibits the sterilization, adoption, euthanasia or other disposal of animals seized or
removed from an owner until final disposition of the charges against the owner.
HB 1449 Berry Economic Development Prohibits the use of economic incentives to attract jobs from Kansas to Missouri, if
Kansas does likewise or requires Missouri to exceed Kansas's economic development
funding in the metropolitan area.
HB 1485 Parkinson Elections Prohibits any person who is in violation of a court order to pay specified monetary
judgments from qualifying as a candidate for an elective office and his or her name
from appearing on a ballot.
HB 1489 McCaherty Property Taxes
Exempts residential property owned by certain taxpayers 67 years of age or older from
increases in assessed valuation and limits increases in their homestead property tax.
HB 1493 Fraker Prevailing Wage Modifies prevailing wage provisions by requiring a governing body of a county to
submit one hourly wage rate for each occupational title.
HB 1494 Schoeller Lobbyists Requires any entity receiving state funds to publish the name and compensation of
each lobbyist employed by the entity and the name and membership dues paid to any
other entity.
HB 1498 Hough Liquor Allows most liquor license holders to apply for a license to sell liquor at retail on
Sundays.
HB 1503 Pace Offenses Creates the crimes of assault of a utility worker or an employee of a mass transit
system in the first, second and third degrees.
HB 1508 Webb Misc. Allows a cottage food production operation to sell baked goods from their home
without being subject to the state and local health regulations.
HB 1510 Riddle Sales Tax Provides a sales and use tax exemption on certain motor vehicles and modifies the
definition of the term "common carrier."
HB 1516 Schad Offenses Changes the laws regarding the crime of assaulting a utility worker.
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BILL NO. SPONSOR TOPIC DESCRIPTION
HB 1521 Sommer Property Taxes Requires collectors in all counties except for counties under township organization to
mail property tax bills 30 days before the taxes are delinquent and allows for a waiver
of penalties.
HB 1523 Meadows Building Codes #######################################################################
House Joint Resolutions
HJR 39 Schoeller Initiative Petitions This resolution proposes a constitutional amendment that would prohibit the
legislature from repealing or amending statutes adopted via voter initiatives. Passage
of the constitutional amendment would require voter approval.
HJR 40 Schoeller Fair Ballot Commission
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HJR 43 Burlison State Budget Cap Proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting state appropriations in any fiscal year
from exceeding certain limits.
HJR 47 Dugger Initiative Petitions
Proposes a constitutional amendment changing the number of voter signatures that
are required to place an initiative petition or a referendum on a ballot
HJR 55 Dugger Constitutional Proposes a constitutional amendment requiring the approval of both a majority of
Amendments voters statewide and a majority of voters in a majority of the congressional districts for
an amendment to take effect.
HJR 67 Denison Property Taxes Proposes a constitutional amendment which freezes the level of tax liability on
residential property owned by a person who is 65 years of age or older.
HJR 69 Funderburk Fair Tax Proposes a constitutional amendment relating to income, earnings and sales taxes
(Opposed by MML Policy).
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Senate Bills
SB435 Crowell Labor Unions
Bars public employee labor unions from withholding fees from employee paychecks
and requires employee consent for public employee labor unions to use fees and dues
for political purposes. The bill would require voter approval.
SB 436 Crowell Tax Credits Subjects all state tax credits to appropriation.
SB 438 Mayer Labor Unions #######################################################################
SB439 Mayer Prevailing Wage This act suspends the prevailing wage law in areas declared to be natural disasters by
the Governor for five years following such a declaration.
SB445 Goodman Municipal Court
Establishes the Joint Committee on the Missouri Criminal Code. This committee will
make recommendations on revisions to Missouri Criminal code.
SB446 Goodman Municipal Court This act adds drug courts to the list of purposes the county commission may fund with
money from the county law enforcement restitution fund.
SB453 Cunningham Workers' Establishes damage caps for Human Rights Act cases and workers' compensation
Compensation discrimination cases.
SB459 Wright-Jones Public Works
Bill would require only employing laborers from the locality in which the public works
project is being constructed unless no such laborers are available.
SB461 Keaveny St. Louis Police Act modifies provisions relating to the St. Louis police force.
SB463 Keaveny Seat Belts This act increases the fine for a seat belt violation from $10 to $50.
SB464 Schaaf Health Insurance #######################################################################
SB465 Schaaf Arts and Culture Adds Buchanan County and the cities, towns or villages within Buchanan County to the
list of governmental entities that are authorized to establish a Theater, Cultural Arts
and Entertainment taxing district.
SB467 Munzlinger Missouri Accountability Requires agencies that receive federal grants to track and disclose the usage of the
Portal funds and the Governor to report withholdings.
SB468 Munzlinger Prevailing Wage Excludes painting and reconstruction from the definition of construction in the
Prevailing Wage Act. Requires that the prevailing wage be based on the median wage
paid not the mode.
SB469 Dixon Administrative Rules
Requires the sunset of all administrative rules based on the time of promulgation, and
allows an agency to repromulgate a rule that is set to sunset.
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BILL NO. SPONSOR TOPIC DESCRIPTION
SB472 Kraus Tax Credits Modifies the provisions of certain tax credit programs and requires the Department of
Revenue to apply any increase in revenue generated to a decrease in the corporate
income tax rate.
SB 476 Lamping Pay Day Loans Amends laws relating to unsecured loans of $500 or less.
SB480 Stouffer Sales Tax This act provides an exemption from state and local sales and use taxes for motor
vehicles licensed for a gross weight of 24,000 pounds or more or trailers used by motor
carriers in the transportation of persons or property.
SB 481 Stouffer Tax Credits
Creates a tax credit for contributions to developmental disability care providers and
modifies provisions of the residential treatment agency tax credit program.
SB485 Cunningham Expands Mechanic Lien Modifies the law governing liens on motor vehicles, trailers, vessels, outboard motors,
Provisions and aircrafts.
SB486 Wright-Jones Voter Registration Modifies law relating to voter registration and election offenses.
SB488 Wright-Jones Green Building Requires newly constructed state funded buildings to meet certain green building
Standards standards.
SB489 Munzlinger Firearms Authorizes the use of certain unlawful weapons and adopts a grandfather clause for
firearms safety training.
SB490 Munzlinger Nuisance
Prohibits private nuisance actions based upon air emission or solid waste discharge.
SB497 Munzlinger Trespass Increases the penalties for the crimes of trespassing and false impersonation, and
creates the crime of impersonating a public servant.
SB498 Munzlinger Veterans Charitable
Organizations Exempt #######################################################################
from Zoning
SB499 Munzlinger Fee on Gambling to go
Imposes an additional admission fee for excursion gambling boat licensees to fund
to Veterans
Veterans Commission capital improvements.
Commission
SB502 Wright-Jones Jury Duty Excuses elected officials from jury duty.
SB 506 Wright-Jones Offenses Creates the crimes of assault of an employee of a mass transit system while in the
scope of his or her duties in the first, second and third degree.
SB 508 Wright-Jones Offenses
Requires persons convicted of failing to pay a fare for the use of Bi-State Development
Agency facilities to reimburse the reasonable costs attributable to the enforcement,
investigation and prosecution of such offense to the agency.
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SB 509 Wright-Jones St. Louis Blighted AreaThis act authorizes the governing body of St. Louis City to designate areas within the
Designation city as blighted areas and exempt from property taxes.
SB510 Cunningham Assessments Requires county assessors to consider market factors in determining value of real
property for tax purposes.
SB513 Crowell Economic Development Prohibits the approval of new applications under the Missouri Downtown Economic
Stimulus Act (MoDESA).
SB514 Crowell Labor Unions Bars employers from requiring employees to engage in or cease engaging in certain
labor practices.
SB515 Schaaf Health Insurance Forms Requires Director of the Department of Insurance to prescribe by rule, uniform
application forms for group health insurance policies.
SB520 Schaaf Campaign Finance Requires a candidate who forms a committee, to designate the office to which the
candidate is seeking nomination or election.
SB523 Curls Tobacco Prohibits persons under the age of 18 from selling tobacco products.
SB531 Lamping Tax Credits Modifies the low-income housing and historic preservation tax credit programs, and
requires any increase in revenue to be applied to a decrease in the individual income
tax rate.
SB533 Schaaf Certificate of Need Allows for certain projects creating 10 or more new full-time jobs, to not have to obtain
a certificate of need.
SB535 Chappelle-Nadal St. Louis Police
Allows the City of St. Louis to control its police force without state intervention
SB539 Chappelle-Nadal Employee and Creates a crime for employers who divulge certain personal information of employees
customer records and customers.
SB540 Chappelle-Nadal Discrimination Public bodies would be prohibited from contracting with companies proven to have
discriminated within the past five years.
SB546 Purgason Campaign Contribution
Imposes campaign contribution limits.
Limits
SB547 Purgason Labor Unions Bars employers from requiring employees to engage in or cease engaging in certain
labor practices.
SB548 Purgason Tax Credits
Imposes a sunset upon tax credit programs not currently subject to a sunset provision.
SB551 Brown Sales Tax Exempts feed for captive wildlife and seed, limestone, and fertilizer used for crops to be
fed to captive wildlife from state and local sales tax.
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SB553 Brown Labor Unions
Requires authorization for certain labor unions to use dues and fees to make political
contributions, and bars them from withholding earnings from paychecks.
SB561 Ridgeway Tax Credits Imposes a sunset upon tax credit programs not currently subject to a sunset provision,
and requires the Department of Revenue to apply any increase in revenue generated to
a decrease in the personal income tax rate.
SB566 Brown Rabies Vaccination Requires dogs and cats to be vaccinated against rabies.
SB567 Wright-Jones Texting and Driving Prohibits all drivers from text messaging while driving.
SB569 Kraus Elections This act removes the first Tuesday after the first Monday in February and June as dates
available for public elections.
SB571 Kraus Tax Credits Requires tax credit recipients to file campaign finance reports with the Missouri Ethics
Commission.
SB572 Dempsey Workers'
Modifies the law relating to workers' compensation.
Compensation
SB578 Parson Sedalia Conveys state property to Sedalia.
SB580 Parson Gambling Facility Modifies the licensing period for certain licenses issued by the Missouri Gaming
License Commission.
SB584 Richard Sales Tax Creates state and local sales and use tax exemptions for data storage centers and
allows municipalities to enter into loan agreements, sell, lease or mortgage municipal
property for a technology business facility project.
SB585 Richard Tax Credits Creates a tax credit to attract sporting events to Missouri.
SB588 Schmitt Tax Credits Creates a tax credit to attract sporting events to the state.
SB589 Kraus Red Light Cameras Requires any fine collected for a motor vehicle violation detected through the use of an
automated traffic enforcement system to go to the local school district where the
violation occurred.
SB590 Kraus Immigration #######################################################################
SB 592 Lager Missouri Human Rights
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Act
SB 598 Dempsey Economic Development
This act would modify TIF law and provide that schools and library districts would be
reimbursed from the special allocation fund in an amount equal to the portion of
PILOTs under the TIF. This would only apply to TIFs started after August 28, 2012.
SB 607 Stouffer Billboards
Establishes procedure for resetting billboards during periods of highway construction.
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SB 610 Lembke Red Light Cameras Abolishes the use of red light cameras (opposed by MML policy).
SB 611 Lembke Red Light Cameras #######################################################################
SB 628 Schaefer Municipal Court Expands the uses of the option $2.00 court surcharge to include aquiring biometric
verification systems and information sharing systems as well as repair and replacement
of such systems (supported by MML Policy).
SB 645 Schaefer Environment
Modifies provisions relating to permits issued by environmental commissions.
SB 652 Lager Personnel This act prohibits a political subdivision from restricting a paid member of a fire
department or fire district from supporting or opposing any political party, candidate or
petition while off duty and not in uniform.
SB 656 Lager Traffic #######################################################################
SB 659 Dempsey Property Taxes
Requires collectors in all counties, except for counties under township organization, to
mail property tax bills 30 days before the taxes are delinquent and allows for a waiver
of penalties and interest when bills are mailed late.
SB 664 Chappelle-Nadal Tobacco Enacts a state-wide smoking ban in public places.
SB 675 Crowell Tax Credits
This act repeals the Missouri Property Tax Credit, commonly referred to as the circuit
breaker tax credit, which allowed certain renters and property owners to receive a tax
credit for property taxes paid or rent constituting taxes paid.
SB 680 Nieves Firearms Narrrows the ability of municipalities to regulate firearms.
SB 684 Crowell Tax Credits #######################################################################
SB 696 Kraus Traffic
Allows uninsured motor vehicles to be towed under certain circumstances and
increases fines, suspensions and reinstatement fees for certain uninsured motorists.
SB 698 Richard Bidding Imposes construction contract bidding mandates for political subdivisions.
Senate Joint Resolutions
SJR31 Chappelle-Nadal St. Louis and St. Louis
Makes St. Louis City a part of St. Louis County upon voter approval.
County
SJR32 Chappelle-Nadal St. Louis Freeholders Proposes a constitutional amendment to require the St. Louis Board of Freeholders to
meet monthly, and authorizes the people of St. Louis City and County to modify the
Missouri Constitution regarding the Board.
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SJR34 Purgason Fair Tax/Mega Tax Replaces all taxes on income with a sales and use tax, upon voter approval (Opposed by
MML Policy).
SJR35 Ridgeway Fair Tax/Mega Tax Replaces all taxes on income with a sales and use taxes that are capped at certain rates
(Opposed by MML Policy).
SJR36 Ridgeway Property Tax Cap for Proposed a constitutional amendment for voter approval that would freeze the
Seniors property tax levied on residential real estate owned by a person who is 62 years old or
older beginning with all tax years on or after January 1, 2013.
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Bills listed as Tracked on Gov.Watch
But not reported
HB 1106 county collectors and treasurers
HB 1091 prevailing wage exemption for schools
HB 1114 Taney county emergency services
HB 1153 Prefection of Security Interests
HB 1159 Seniors bankruptcy
sb 635
SB467 Munzlinge Missouri
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ility Portal agencies
that
receive
federal
grants to
track and
disclose
the usage
of the
funds and
the
Governor
to report
withholdi
ngs.
SB 598 Dempsey Economic This act
Developm would
ent modify TIF
law and
provide
that
schools
and
library
districts
would be
reimburse
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special
allocation
fund in an
amount
equal to
the
portion of
PILOTs
under the
TIF. This
would
only apply
to TIFs
started
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