Missouri Rep. Marilyn Ruestman (R)

MO - Conservation and Natural Resources (House)

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Chair

MO - Senior Citizen Advocacy (House)

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Member

MO - Rural Community Development (House)

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Member

MO - Professional Registration & Licensing (House)

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Member

MO - HB1351 Authorizes an income tax credit for volunteer firefighters who complete certain training programs

MO - HB2276 Establishes the School Construction Act which exempts the construction and maintenance work done for certain school districts from the prevailing wage rate requirement upon the school board's approval

MO - HB1350 Changes the laws regarding assessed valuation of residential real property

MO - HB1960 Establishes the School Construction Act which exempts the construction and maintenance work done for certain school districts from the prevailing wage rate requirement upon the school board's approval

MO - HB1864 Authorizes a state and local sales tax and use exemption for specified farm products sold at a farmers' market

MO - HB1207 Classifies sawmills and planing mills as agricultural and horticultural property instead of commercial property for property taxation purposes

MO - HB1208 Adds the person designated by a military member in a United States Department of Defense form to the term next-of-kin as it relates to the right of sepulcher in final dispostition of the decedent's remains

MO - HB1222 Authorizes a sales tax exemption for membership fees and dues paid to any health or fitness club or facility

MO - HB1223 Specifies that no person will be cited for a violation of certain traffic regulations in a construction or work zone if no highway workers are located or working in the zone

MO - HB1224 Establishes the Missouri National Guard and Missouri Reservists Family Education Grant Program

MO - HB1230 Establishes the Missouri Firearms Freedom Act

MO - HB1231 Requires Missouri driver's examinations to be administered in English

MO - HB1232 Revises the crime of unlawful use of weapons by allowing any individual who is lawfully allowed to possess a firearm or weapon to openly carry it into any church or assembled place of worship

MO - HB1239 Increases the period of time a concealed carry endorsement is valid from three years to five years from the date of issuance or renewal

MO - HB1240 Authorizes a state income tax deduction for tuition costs for any dependent of a resident taxpayer enrolled in any elementary or secondary school or postsecondary education institution in this state

MO - HB1243 Authorizes an income tax deduction for taxpayers who purchase certain qualified fuel cell or solar energy property to generate electricity for their residences

MO - HB1244 Authorizes a state and local sales and use tax exemption for over-the-counter or nonprescription drugs which are prescribed by a practitioner

MO - HB1248 Requires gasoline kept, offered, or exposed for sale or sold at retail which is advertised as premium gasoline to be identified as containing or not containing ethanol

MO - HB1249 Authorizes an income tax credit for food or cash donations to a senior citizen services center

MO - HB1254 Allows rural empowerment zones to exist in any county with 20,000 or fewer residents but prohibits more than one rural empowerment zone in any county

MO - HB1255 Increases the limit in small claims court from $3,000 to $5,000

MO - HB1265 Prohibits the use of global positioning systems or other technology to monitor the mileage traveled by any motor vehicle in order to impose any mileage tax

MO - HB1288 Establishes the Large Carnivore Act which regulates the ownership, possession, transportation, and breeding of large carnivores

MO - HB1336 Requires the Governor to issue an annual proclamation designating March 12 as "Girl Scout Day"

MO - HB1352 Increases the period of time a concealed carry endorsement is valid from three years to five years from the date of issuance or renewal

MO - HB1365 Specifies that no pharmacy can be required to perform, assist, recommend, refer to, or participate in any act or service resulting in an abortion and it will be immune from liability for refusing to do so

MO - HB1366 Changes the laws regarding the membership of the Elevator Safety Board within the Department of Public Safety

MO - HB1377 Requires the Department of Social Services to test applicants for or recipients of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families benefits for the illegal use of controlled substances

MO - HB1383 Adds citizenship information to the sexual offender registration form and requires the State Highway Patrol to report to the federal government any non-U.S. citizen on the sexual offender registry

MO - HB1386 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 - HB1408 Changes the time period before interest is paid on an overpayment of income tax from four months to 45 days after the last date to file a return, including an extension, or the date the return was filed

MO - HB1426 Allows wireless telephone users to be added to the No-call List and revises the definition of "telephone solicitation" to include voice, facsimile, graphic imaging, or data communication

MO - HB1454 Allows a landlord to file a claim in a small claims court for the ejectment of a tenant in order to obtain possession of a premises

MO - HB1497 Requires special elections to fill vacancies in the offices of Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, State Auditor, State Treasurer, and United States Senator

MO - HB1498 Changes the laws regarding the requirements for reimbursing health insurance claims

MO - HB1506 Establishes the Missouri Firearms Freedom Act

MO - HB1515 Establishes the Missouri Firearms Freedom Act

MO - HB1551 Establishes the Community Protection Act which regulates sexually oriented businesses

MO - HB1583 Changes the laws regarding the Missouri State Employees' Retirement System

MO - HB1602 Establishes the Missouri Energy Freedom Act which exempts any energy produced in the state and which remains within the state from federal law or regulation

MO - HB1627 Authorizes the Family Support Division to assist certain elderly individuals who qualify for the federal Food Stamp Program in obtaining supplemental food stamps

MO - HB1633 Requires a telecommunications company to provide caller location information in certain emergency situations

MO - HB1669 Changes the laws regarding concealed weapons

MO - HB1682 Authorizes the State Registrar to issue a heritage birth or marriage certificate for a $50 fee

MO - HB1713 Requires all health insurance policies issued to Missouri residents on or after January 1, 2011, to include coverage for adopted children on the same basis as other dependents of the enrollee

MO - HB1757 Requires the Board of Probation and Parole to make periodic reviews of certain convicted offenders serving sentences of 50 years or life without the possibility of parole

MO - HB1767 Exempts all sales of eyeglasses from state and local sales and use taxes

MO - HB1768 Authorizes an individual income tax credit for excess school district property taxes paid

MO - HB1784 Limits the increase in assessed valuation of residential property to the percentage increase in Social Security benefits for some elderly and disabled citizens who own and live in their principal residence

MO - HB1833 Establishes the Farm to Institution Initiative to improve public awareness of and access to agricultural products produced or processed by small farmers and small agribusinesses

MO - HB1872 Establishes the Fair Influence in Government Act which prohibits the use of public funds for lobbying purposes

MO - HB1884 Adds prescribed, medically necessary hearing aids to the list of services covered under the MO HealthNet Program

MO - HB1952 Allows any registered voter to challenge another voter's registration

MO - HB2124 Establishes requirements for the licensure of naturopathic physicians

MO - HB2137 Allows any local governing agency to establish a work for restitution program and requires certain nonviolent offenders to participate in and complete the program

MO - HB2146 Authorizes an individual income tax credit of up to $1,000 for actual educational expenses paid for a taxpayer's dependent or up to $2,000 if the dependent has special emotional and physical needs

MO - HB2176 Establishes the State Authority and Federal Tax Fund Act and reasserts the state's authority under the Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution

MO - HB2180 Changes the laws regarding initiative and referendum petitions

MO - HB2204 Requires benefits for the Ticket-to-Work, MO HealthNet, and other public assistance programs which are not federal mandated to be subject to annual appropriations

MO - HB2277 Specifies that summer school attendance will not be included in the calculation of average daily attendance for state school aid

MO - HB2357 Prohibits any public retirement plan of the state or a political subdivision from investing funds with foreign companies that have active ties to specified countries that are nonhumanitarian in nature

MO - HJR48 Proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting any person, employer, or health care provider from being compelled to participate in any health care system

MO - HJR49 Proposes a constitutional amendment establishing the Missouri Taxpayer Protection Initiative which prohibits state funds from being expended for certain cloning, human research, and abortion services

MO - HJR57 Proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting any person, employer, or health care provider from being compelled to participate in any health care system

MO - HJR64 Proposes a constitutional amendment changing the laws regarding voter identification

MO - HJR68 Proposes a constitutional amendment eliminating the personal property tax, limiting the tax on real property to no more than 1% of its true value, and authorizing taxing districts to impose a sales and use tax

MO - HJR72 Proposes a constitutional amendment establishing the same term limits for the Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, and State Auditor as for the Governor and State Treasurer

MO - HJR82 Proposes a constitutional amendment requiring impeachments to be tried by the Senate except for an impeachment of the Governor which is to be tried by the Missouri Supreme Court

MO - HJR88 Proposes a constitutional amendment asserting the state's sovereignty and the sovereignty of its citizens under the Tenth Amendment of the United States Constitution

MO - HJR93 Proposes a constitutional amendment declaring that all persons have a natural right to economic freedom

MO - HCR25 Claims sovereignty for the states under the Tenth Amendment of the United States Constitution for all powers not otherwise enumerated and granted to the federal government under the Constitution

MO - HCR28 Establishes this State's position on the power and limits of the federal government

MO - HCR29 Affirms of the sovereignty of the people of Missouri under the Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution

MO - HCR32 Urges the United States Congress to refuse to enact cap and trade legislation establishing a cap on greenhouse gas emissions which will result in increased costs of goods and services

MO - HCR46 Urges the Environmental Protection Agency to rescind its formal endangerment finding on greenhouse gases and urges our congressional delegation to vote against H.R. 2454 known as "Cap and Trade"

MO - HCR77 Calls on the Attorney General to file an independent lawsuit or join 13 state attorneys general in their lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the federal health care reform legislation

MO - HCR84 Declares the General Assembly's strong stand against the recent court ruling regarding the unconstitutionality of setting aside a day as a National Day of Prayer