Missouri Rep. Leonard Hughes (D)

MO - HB1557 Changes the laws regarding the use of credit information when underwriting insurance contracts

MO - HB2042 Authorizes, upon voter approval, an increase in the fee charged for recorded instruments by the county recorder of deeds from $3 to $10 to fund assistance programs for the homeless

MO - HB1508 Establishes the Economic Development Grant Program for companies to reopen a closed manufacturing factory

MO - HB1555 Requires all food or food products sold in Missouri which are derived from a cloned animal to be labeled indicating that the food is or contains products derived from a cloned animal

MO - HB1506 Establishes the Minority Business Enterprise and Women's Business Enterprise Oversight Review Committee to assist these business enterprises in bidding on state contracts

MO - HB1957 Establishes the Duty Free Zone Act, upon voter approval of a constitutional amendment, to authorize the creation of tax-free or reduced-tax zones

MO - HB2477 Authorizes the expungement of certain criminal records including convictions for any nonviolent crime, misdemeanor, or nonviolent drug violation

MO - HB1553 Authorizes, upon voter approval, an increase in the fee charged for recorded instruments from $3 to $10 to be designated for assistance programs for the homeless

MO - HB1559 Prohibits an employer from discriminating against an individual based on his or her credit score or credit history

MO - HB1558 Establishes the Missouri Universal Health Insurance Act to provide comprehensive and necessary health care services for Missouri residents

MO - HB1509 Limits the amount of interest a title lender can charge on loans and requires the average interest rate being charged by credit unions to be made available to the public

MO - HB2541 Establishes the Voter Caging Prohibition Act of 2008

MO - HB2566 Establishes the School Improvement District Act

MO - HB1554 Authorizes an income tax credit for contributions to nonprofit special needs education support organizations

MO - HB1556 Increases the length of time from no later than 15 days to no later than 60 days after the birth of a child in which the father has to establish paternity prior to an adoption

MO - HB1507 Eliminates the payment of an intervention fee as a condition of parole

MO - HB2230 Requires immunizations for certain school children for the human papillomavirus at the option of the child's parent or guardian

MO - HB2131 Changes the laws regarding the Missouri individual income tax

MO - HB2092 Changes the laws regarding limited liability companies

MO - HB2088 Allows any registered voter who is eligible to vote in a particular election to do so by absentee ballot

MO - HB2085 Requires persons requesting 50 or more voter registration applications to provide certain information to the Office of the Secretary of State

MO - HB1361 Establishes the Children's Product Safety Act

MO - HB1641 Repeals the requirement that the Director of the Department of Revenue, upon order of the court, suspend the driver's license of a person who fails to appear on any moving traffic violation charge

MO - HB2147 Increases from $5 million to $10 million the amount that the General Assembly can appropriate each fiscal year to the Utilicare Stabilization Fund

MO - HB2323 Establishes the Missouri Child Abuse, Rape, and Domestic Violence Commission and the Child Abuse, Rape, and Domestic Violence Section in the Department of Social Services to coordinate victim services

MO - HB1870 Establishes the Commission on the Death Penalty and places a moratorium on all executions until January 1, 2012

MO - HB2076 Renames the Division of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities within the Department of Mental Health to the Division of Developmental Disabilities

MO - HB1886 Establishes Bryce's Law which authorizes a tax credit for individuals who donate to a scholarship-granting organization if the donation is not claimed on their federal income tax return

MO - HB1940 Changes the laws regarding hospital patient safety

MO - HB1941 Adds farm-raised quail and pheasant to the list of animals considered as livestock as it applies to the crime of stealing

MO - HB2441 Establishes the Prostate Cancer Pilot Program to provide screening and treatment for prostate cancer for certain uninsured or economically challenged men

MO - HB2587 Allows public utilities to require a deposit for new residential service or continued residential service under certain circumstances

MO - HB2585 Prohibits a health carrier from refusing to issue or renew a health benefit plan based solely on an individual's prior donation of a kidney

MO - HB1661 Exempts property taxes paid by certain nonresident taxpayers from being added-back to their adjusted gross income under certain circumstances

MO - HB2087 Allows any registered voter who is eligible to vote in a particular election to do so by absentee ballot

MO - HB2030 Establishes the Public Employment Relations Act which changes the laws regarding public employee labor organizations

MO - HB1898 Changes the laws regarding redacting certain identifying information from court records prior to disclosure to the public

MO - HB2225 Adds the costs of gifted education programs back into the school foundation formula as categorical funding

MO - HB2114 Changes the number of ballots the election authority in St. Charles County is required to provide and requires election authorities to offer voters the option of voting with paper ballots

MO - HB1868 Requires the eligibility criteria for certain health care benefits to be no more restrictive than those in effect on January 10, 2005

MO - HB1856 Changes the laws regarding the registration of a trademark

MO - HB2272 Changes the laws regarding sexual education, abortions, and pregnancy prevention

MO - HB2353 Requires child care facilities to maintain the required local licenses and permits for the operation of a child care facility in order to have a state license to operate a child care facility

MO - HB1461 Establishes the Uniform Debt-Management Services Act to regulate debt-management services

MO - HB1667 Establishes the Missouri Homeowners' Protection Act relating to residential mortgage brokers

MO - HB1685 Prohibits the display or posting of financial information on the Internet if consent was not obtained by the individual or entity

MO - HB1732 Establishes the Public Service Accountability Act which requires most public bodies to analyze the costs and benefits of privatizing any service valued at $25,000 or more

MO - HB2073 Requires the State Highway Patrol to collect any online identifiers used by a registered sexual offender and allows certain businesses to use the data to check for a match with a registered offender

MO - HB2074 Allows grant money distributed by the Department of Public Safety to investigate Internet sex crimes against children to be used to also fund training for prosecuting and circuit attorneys

MO - HB1950 Authorizes the licensure of loan officers under the newly created Board of Loan Officers within the Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions, and Professional Registration

MO - HB2421 Allows a Kansas City festival district promotional association to obtain a license to sell alcohol for consumption within the festival district

MO - HB2458 Establishes the Children's Education Freedom Act which authorizes a 50% tax credit for taxpayers who donate to a scholarship-granting organization under certain circumstances

MO - HB2586 Changes the laws regarding mortgage brokers

MO - HJR58 Proposes a constitutional amendment transferring the initial responsibility for congressional and legislative redistricting from a congressional committee to a state demographer

MO - HB2588 Requires motor vehicle inspection and emission stations to have liability insurance to cover any possible damages to a vehicle during an inspection

MO - HB2565 Establishes the Healthy Families, Healthy Communities Act which requires all employers to provide sick leave for employees

MO - HB2521 Establishes the Missouri Earned Income Tax Credit Act which authorizes an individual income tax credit equal to 20% of any earned income tax credit claimed by the taxpayer on his or her federal income tax return

MO - HB2117 Allows the City of St. Louis to control its police force without state intervention by passing an ordinance

MO - HB2260 Re-authorizes the tax credits for qualified research expenses, establishes the annual cap at $10 million, limits the qualified research activities, and requires that the credits be issued

MO - HB1866 Requires the Department of Revenue to award fee office contracts with a priority given to school districts and charitable organizations over individuals in a competitive bid process

MO - HB1462 Changes the laws regarding unsecured loans of $500 or less, sometimes referred to as payday loans, and allows the Attorney General to maintain an action to enforce compliance

MO - HB2093 Requires purchasers of vehicles sold for salvage, dismantling, or rebuilding to present a title to the Department of Revenue within 10 days of the purchase, regardless of the vehicle's age

MO - HB2107 Allows unclaimed remains of veterans to be collected by a veterans' service organization for the purpose of internment in a veterans' cemetery under certain circumstances

MO - HB2370 Changes the laws regarding midwives and the practice of midwifery

MO - HB1966 Prohibits expiration dates earlier than five years after the date of issuance or post-purchase fees on gift certificates sold in this state

MO - HB2442 Changes the laws regarding energy efficiency and conservation

MO - HB1901 Allows any person selling raw milk or cream to an individual for his or her own use to do so without a permit from the State Milk Board within the Department of Agriculture

MO - HB1949 Requires certain surpluses in the Missouri Disaster Fund to be used to provide grants to political subdivisions to purchase necessary equipment for local emgency personnel to respond to a disaster