Missouri Rep. Dwight Scharnhorst (R)

MO - Ways and Means (House)

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Vice Chair

MO - General Laws (House)

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Member

MO - Financial Institutions (House)

Title:

Vice Chair

MO - HB1164 Prohibits a utility or affiliate from selling home generators for electrical production unless there are no existing heating, ventilation, or air conditioning providers in the service area

MO - HR232 Grants use of the House Chamber for presentation of Glory Awards on Monday, April 30, 2007, from 12 pm to 1:30 pm

MO - HB1282 Authorizes a sales and use tax exemption for purchases of equipment, machinery, materials, supplies, fixtures, and shoes used in the sport of bowling

MO - HCR51 Urges Congress to enact legislation to protect airline customers

MO - HB90 Requires all drivers and passengers in cars or trucks to wear a seat belt with certain exceptions

MO - HB95 Requires the Family Support Division to apply for waivers to increase access to health care, reform the Missouri Medicaid Program, and enable employed uninsured adults to purchase benefits

MO - HB97 Prohibits automated telephone solicitations relating to political campaigns to individuals on the No-Call List

MO - HB112 Expands the No-Call List to include cell phone numbers, prohibits sending unsolicited faxes and text messages, and prohibits using automatic dialing announcing devices in certain situations

MO - HB212 Allows enrollees to pay the lower of the copayment assigned by the health maintenance organization or health insurer or the usual and customary retail price of the prescription drug

MO - HB215 Expands the jurisdiction of juvenile courts to include individuals who are 17 and 18 years of age for the sole purpose of status offenses by redefining the terms "child," "adult," and "status offense"

MO - HB216 Establishes the Umbilical Cord Blood Bank Program to collect and provide researchers with umbilical cord blood for scientific research on human stem cells

MO - HB217 Authorizes an income tax deduction for any Social Security benefits received, regardless of age or income and removes the $6,000 limit on retirement benefits that can be deducted from state income

MO - HB250 Increases the amount of the Higher Education Academic Scholarship Program, commonly known as Bright Flight, from $2,000 to $4,000 a year

MO - HB262 Makes English the language for all official proceedings in Missouri

MO - HB263 Makes English, upon voter approval, the language for all official proceedings in Missouri

MO - HB353 Changes the laws regarding fraud and abuse in the Missouri Medicaid Program

MO - HB406 Changes the laws regarding operation of a watercraft while under the influence of alcohol

MO - HB427 Changes the laws regarding the Missouri Women's Council

MO - HB444 Authorizes an income tax deduction for any Social Security benefits received, regardless of age or income

MO - HB453 Authorizes an income tax credit for donations to food pantries

MO - HB454 Authorizes the Family Support Division to assist certain elderly individuals who qualify for the federal Food Stamp Program in obtaining supplemental food stamps

MO - HB487 Establishes the Missouri County Planning Act

MO - HB498 Establishes the Milton Friedman "Put Parents in Charge" Education Program and authorizes an individual and business tax credit for contributions to certified educational charitable organizations

MO - HB608 Exempts real and personal property owned by veterans' organizations from property taxes

MO - HB612 Expands the Vietnam Veteran's Survivors Grant Program to include Vietnam veterans who are 100% disabled as a result of injuries sustained while serving in the military during the Vietnam War

MO - HB615 Exempts municipal judges, state prosecutors, and federal flight deck officers from the crime of unlawful use of weapons under certain circumstances

MO - HB619 Specifies the situations in which the Civil Air Patrol may be activated, which missions are federal or state, and who pays for the missions

MO - HB622 Exempts driver's license applicants from proving lawful presence when the applicant has previously held a noncommercial driver's license, noncommercial instruction permit, or nondriver's license

MO - HB630 Establishes the Qualified Beef Tax Credit Act which authorizes a tax credit for the sale of certain qualifying beef cattle

MO - HB636 Authorizes an income tax deduction for military retirement benefits

MO - HB657 Expands the practice of audiology by adding the fitting, programming, and dispensing of hearing devices and adds certain educational requirements for instrument specialist licenses or permits

MO - HB676 Requires the Children's Division to develop rules to modify the income eligibility criteria for any person receiving state-funded child care assistance

MO - HB700 Requires all state agencies and political subdivisions to fly the United States and Missouri flags at half-staff the day after notice that a Missouri resident has been killed while on active duty

MO - HB727 Requires school nurses to be paid on the same pay scale as teachers with equivalent work history and working hours in their district

MO - HB734 Changes the laws regarding the requirements an association must meet to acquire group health insurance for its members

MO - HB756 Increases the penalty for littering by requiring at least 40 hours of community service and a $600 restitution payment

MO - HB804 Changes the laws regarding the small business investment tax credit

MO - HB805 Allows the Missouri Technology Corporation to authorize tax credits to certain taxpayers who contribute venture capital to a qualifying company

MO - HB807 Allows public school students to choose to attend a public school district other than the school district of his or her residence

MO - HB811 Allows an electric utility to trim, remove, or control trees that threaten the safe and reliable operation of electrical service

MO - HB814 Changes the laws regarding underage drinking

MO - HB910 Designates the smooth chanterelle as the official state mushroom

MO - HB940 Establishes the Teach for Missouri Act which allows for certain teachers who teach in provisionally or unaccredited school districts to receive a stipend to be applied to their student loans

MO - HB991 Establishes the Distressed Areas Land Assemblage Tax Credit Act

MO - HB1055 Establishes the Missouri Alternatives to Abortion Services Program and the Missouri Alternatives to Abortion Public Awareness Program

MO - HB1239 Allows school districts to offer open enrollment by contract if approved by voters

MO - HB1244 Limits the increase in assessed valuation of residential property by the percentage of increase in Social Security benefits for the elderly and disabled who own and live in their principal residence

MO - HB1245 Allows taxpayers to pay real property taxes in quarterly installments

MO - HB1246 Requires tax statements to be mailed out 45 days before the delinquent date

MO - HB1249 Authorizes a motor fuel tax holiday for gasoline and diesel fuel used in a personal vehicle for a four-day period during the Memorial Day and Labor Day holiday weekends

MO - HB1271 Establishes requirements regarding stem cell research

MO - HJR7 Proposes a constitutional amendment establishing English as the language for all official proceedings in Missouri

MO - HJR11 Proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting human cloning and authorizing the General Assembly to enact laws regarding health care research

MO - HJR12 Proposes a constitutional amendment requiring all impeachments to be tried by the Senate