Missouri Rep. Rory Ellinger (D)

MO - Ethics (House)

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Vice Chair

MO - Judiciary (House)

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Member

MO - Ways and Means (House)

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Member

MO - Appropriations - Health, Mental Health, and Social Services (House)

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Member

MO - Corrections (House)

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Member

MO - Child Abuse and Neglect

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Member

MO - HB512 Changes the laws regarding the possession of less than 35 grams of marijuana and the possession of marijuana drug paraphernalia

MO - HB753 Requires a felon who has a previous prison commitment for any felony offense and who is a first-time dangerous felony offender to be granted parole after serving a specified portion of his or her sentence

MO - HB545 Makes it a class C felony to manufacture, import, possess, purchase, sell, or transfer any assault weapon or large capacity magazine

MO - HB619 Revises the laws regarding first degree murder

MO - HB624 Changes the laws regarding sexual offender registration

MO - HB511 Authorizes the expungement for specified offenses and increases the surcharge on petitions for expungement from $100 to $500

MO - HB556 Changes the time for a man to file an action to establish paternity or file with the putative father registry from 15 days to 60 days after the birth of the child

MO - HB752 Changes the minimum sentencing requirements for felons who have no previous prison commitments and are first-time dangerous felons

MO - HB557 Requires all substantiated cases of child abuse and neglect in the central registry to be classified based on risk of future harm to the child

MO - HCR31 Urges the United States Congress to enact the Improved and Expanded Medicare for All Act

MO - HB546 Increases the excise tax on cigarettes of 17 cents per pack of 20 cigarettes by 4 cents per pack per year for four years until the excise tax on cigarettes reaches 33 cents per pack

MO - HB953 Changes the eligibility requirements for medical assistance under the MO HealthNet program

MO - HB139 Changes the laws regarding conflicts of interest and lobbying, ethics, and campaign finance

MO - HB164 Prohibits an employer from using a job applicant's personal credit history as a hiring criteria except where the credit history is shown to be directly related to the position sought by the applicant

MO - HB166 Establishes a pilot program to allow increased visitation of children with incarcerated mothers

MO - HB167 Repeals the provisions which allow the use of the death penalty and specifies that certain persons sentenced to death must be sentenced to life without eligibility for parole

MO - HB180 Extends the expiration date of certain provisions of the Open Meetings and Records Law

MO - HB187 Requires that all sales or transfers of firearms be processed through a licensed firearms dealer

MO - HB188 Allows any registered voter who is eligible to vote in a particular election to do so by absentee ballot without being required to state a reason

MO - HB192 Increases from $14,300 to $16,000 the minimum base used to calculate the Senior Citizens Property Tax Credit, commonly known as circuit breaker

MO - HB210 Changes the laws regarding the Missouri Criminal Code

MO - HB218 Changes the laws regarding the sale and possession of controlled substances

MO - HB237 Specifies that a title lender is liable for the actions of the persons employed or contracted by him or her to take possession of titled personal property upon the expiration or default of a title loan

MO - HB238 Authorizes a one-time expungement of certain criminal records including a conviction for any nonviolent crime, misdemeanor, or nonviolent drug violation

MO - HB240 Establishes the Malcolm X Day Commission to organize activities and events in honor of the civil rights leader

MO - HB244 Requires all food or food products sold in Missouri that are derived from a cloned animal to be labeled indicating that the food is or contains products derived from cloned animals

MO - HB245 Requires all food and food products sold in Missouri that are or contain genetically modified products to be labeled indicating that the food is or contains genetically modified products

MO - HB259 Specifies that a state employee who works 10-hour days and 40 hours per week cannot be required to take two hours of vacation leave for paid holidays

MO - HB267 Changes the laws regarding delinquent real estate taxes or mortgage notes

MO - HB268 Exempts property in bankruptcy which is exempt from attachment or execution under common and statutory law of Missouri or under federal law

MO - HB269 Changes the laws regarding abandoned property

MO - HB284 Changes the laws regarding the Large Carnivore Act and establishes the Nonhuman Primate Act.

MO - HB285 Creates the crime of distribution of a controlled substance near a child care facility

MO - HB297 Requires the Department of Social Services to seek a federal waiver to mandate the use of photo identification for continued eligibility in the food stamp program

MO - HB310 Establishes the Seniors' Retirement Protection Act which specifies that up to $125,000 of the value of the primary residence of a person who is 62 years old or older will be exempt from attachment or execution

MO - HB359 Requires the Department of Health and Senior Services to establish cord blood collection sites across the state for transportation to the Saint Louis Cord Blood Bank

MO - HB360 Prohibits the denial of mental health care and treatment for children who are alleged victims of abuse and neglect and requires guardians ad litem to have training in child abuse and neglect or in mental health

MO - HB361 Authorizes counties to assess a fee on all civil case filings by the circuit court to provide funding to qualified nonprofit organizations to implement a neutral site child custody exchange program

MO - HB362 Adds one active member of the Missouri Deputy Sheriff's Association to the Missouri Sheriff Methamphetamine Relief Taskforce

MO - HB363 Allows for the appointment of an acting county municipal court judge on a temporary basis if any judge of a county municipal court becomes ill or is otherwise unavailable

MO - HB390 Specifies that a person commits the crime of unlawful use of weapons if he or she possesses a firearm while also knowingly in possession of a specified amount of a controlled substance

MO - HB391 Authorizes an income tax credit for certain small businesses who hire a person who is disabled or who was recently discharged from a correctional facility

MO - HB392 Revises the crime of unlawful use of weapons and requires the revocation of a concealed carry endorsement if the holder pleads guilty or is found guilty of a felony while in the possession of a firearm

MO - HB394 Prohibits all drivers, regardless of age, from text messaging while operating a moving vehicle unless the device being used is equipped with technology allowing for voice-recognition hands-free texting

MO - HB395 Changes the laws regarding the resale of certain scrap metals

MO - HB405 Changes the laws regarding the management and maintenance of museum donations and collections

MO - HB459 Establishes procedures for approving changes to redevelopment projects in St. Louis County, St. Charles County, and Jefferson County

MO - HB462 Changes the laws regarding the state sexual offender registry and its requirements

MO - HB477 Changes the laws regarding bullying in schools

MO - HB490 Requires the prosecuting or circuit attorney to file a motion for the court-ordered sexually transmitted disease testing of a defendant charged with certain sexual offenses

MO - HB494 Specifies that any person who owns, possesses, manufactures, purchases, or sells a high capacity firearm magazine will be guilty of a class D felony under certain circumstances

MO - HB496 Prohibits a merchant or lessor from imposing a surcharge on a holder who elects to use a credit or charge card for any sales or lease transaction, with exceptions

MO - HB497 Revises the definition of "relative" for purposes of the guardianship subsidy to include fictive kin

MO - HB500 Requires the Director of the Department of Revenue to enter into the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement and changes the laws regarding taxation

MO - HB501 Creates the High Performance Energy Efficient Schools Transparency Act which requires each school district to earn and maintain an Energy Star efficiency rating on each of the district's buildings

MO - HB502 Establishes requirements for environmentally sustainable construction for certain state-funded buildings

MO - HB505 Changes the laws regarding child abuse and neglect

MO - HB523 Establishes new laws regarding smoking in public places

MO - HB524 Prohibits all drivers, regardless of age, from text messaging while operating a moving vehicle unless the device being used is equipped with technology allowing for voice-recognition hands-free texting

MO - HB529 Allows certain felons to be eligible for food stamp program benefits

MO - HB547 Changes the laws regarding the termination of parental rights

MO - HB548 Establishes the Informed Growth Act which requires an economic impact study to be completed as part of a review of land use permit applications for large-scale retail developments

MO - HB549 Requires personal care items sold in this state to include on its label whether the items contain gluten

MO - HB550 Establishes the Toxic Fire Retardant Prevention Act

MO - HB553 Allows the Department of Revenue and Office of Administration to enter into a reciprocal collection and offset of indebtedness agreement with the federal government

MO - HB569 Establishes the Employment Advertisement Fairness Act which prohibits a person or entity from including in a job advertisement certain statements requiring an applicant to be currently employed

MO - HB570 Establishes the Rosa Parks Observance Day Commission within the Governor's Office to organize and coordinate activities and events to celebrate her life and raise awareness of her legacy

MO - HB571 Establishes Nathan's Law that changes the laws regarding licensing requirements for child-care facilities

MO - HB572 Revises the definintion of "child-care worker" as it relates to the Family Care Safety Act and requires child-care workers to submit to fingerprinting for comparison by the Federal Bureau of Investigation

MO - HB574 Requires certain food or food products sold or offered for sale as kosher or kosher for Passover to have a label or symbol affixed to it identifying the person, agency, or entity that certified the product

MO - HB575 Changes the laws regarding criminal procedure as it relates to obtaining and using eyewitness identification testimony, in-custody informant testimony, and the identification, collection, and preservation of biological evidence

MO - HB580 Prohibits an insurance company using a consumer's zip code as a factor in underwriting from taking any adverse action based on that factor without consideration of another factor not related to the zip code

MO - HB584 Establishes the Commission on the Death Penalty, places a moratorium on all executions until January 1, 2016, and creates the Cold Case Investigation Revolving Fund

MO - HB591 Designates the bridge on Interstates 55, 64, 70 and U.S. Route 40 crossing the Mississippi River between downtown St. Louis and southwestern Illinois as the "Congressman William L. Clay Bridge"

MO - HB615 Changes the laws regarding complaints filed with the Missouri Commission on Human Rights regarding discrimination based upon a person's sexual orientation or gender identity

MO - HB626 Requires the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to establish a grant program for unaccredited and provisionally accredited districts that commit to extended school time

MO - HB627 Changes the eligibility requirements for medical assistance under the MO HealthNet program

MO - HB629 Requires that one voting member of the University of Missouri Board of Curators be a student

MO - HB644 Repeals the provisions that allow the use of the death penalty in Missouri

MO - HB648 Prohibits the sale or giving away of energy drinks to a person less than 18 years of age

MO - HB682 Allows a voter to cast an advance ballot

MO - HB686 Allows an individual at a general election to vote a straight party line ticket by voting for all candidates of the same political party with a single punch or mark

MO - HB687 Allows an employee who is injured on the job to select his or her own health care provider to cure and relieve the effects of the injury at the expense of the employer

MO - HB742 Requires the Department of Corrections to perform specified actions to improve the ability of inmates to obtain employment upon release from incarceration

MO - HB766 Requires every medical malpractice insurer to establish a premium rate based on the average of all judgments awarded during the previous year in the county in which the provider practices

MO - HB781 Changes the laws regarding MO HealthNet-funded home- and community-based care

MO - HB792 Requires every employee and volunteer of a health care facility inspected by the Department of Health and Senior Services to receive an influenza vaccination each year

MO - HB796 Allows the Missouri Real Estate Appraiser's Commission to impose monetary penalties in disciplinary actions against real estate appraisers

MO - HB800 Allows a debtor facing nonjudicial foreclosure of real estate under a power of sale to elect to participate in dispute resolution or convert to judicial foreclosure

MO - HB807 Requires certain offenders 60 years of age or older serving a sentence of life without parole for a minimum of 50 years to receive a parole hearing after serving 15 years of his or her sentence

MO - HB843 Changes the laws regarding the Missouri individual income tax

MO - HB864 Requires the Director of the Department of Revenue to enter into the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement and changes the laws regarding taxation

MO - HB873 Establishes the Missouri Tuition Equity Act, which requires a Missouri higher education institution that receives state funding to recognize a student as a Missouri resident for tuition purposes under specified circumstances

MO - HB904 Establishes the Missouri Parent/Teacher Involvement Act to provide grant awards to schools to develop and build relationships between families and school staff

MO - HB905 Authorizes a tax on tickets to sporting events to fund youth sports programs

MO - HB906 Changes the eligibility requirements for medical assistance under the MO HealthNet program

MO - HB907 Authorizes a tax credit for a contribution to a public school foundation

MO - HB908 Changes the eligibility requirements for medical assistance under the MO HealthNet program

MO - HB918 Waives business fees for a person who is a member of the Missouri National Guard or any other military branch, resides in Missouri, and shows proof to the Secretary of State of service

MO - HB946 Creates a right to unpaid leave for employees who are affected by domestic violence.

MO - HB950 Changes the eligibility requirements for medical assistance under the MO HealthNet program

MO - HB958 Changes the eligibility requirements for medical assistance under the MO HealthNet program

MO - HB959 Changes the eligibility requirements for medical assistance under the MO HealthNet program

MO - HB960 Changes the eligibility requirements for medical assistance under the MO HealthNet program

MO - HB961 Changes the eligibility requirements for medical assistance under the MO HealthNet program

MO - HB969 Changes the eligibility requirements for medical assistance under the MO HealthNet program

MO - HB976 Requires the driver and all passengers in a car or truck to wear a safety belt with certain exceptions

MO - HB1019 Repeals the expiration date of a portion of the public mass transportation sales tax in Kansas City and repeals the requirement that the system be in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act on that date

MO - HJR14 Proposes a constitutional amendment authorizing the General Assembly to issue bonds to fund higher education improvements, construction, landscaping, land or building purchases, and transportation infrastructure

MO - HJR18 Proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting a person from serving more than 16 years in the General Assembly in any proportion split between the House of Representatives and the Senate

MO - HJR34 Proposes a constitutional amendment allowing anyone elected to the General Assembly after November 1, 2014, to serve up to 12 years in any one house and up to 24 years total in both houses

MO - HCR36 Establishes Missouri's ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment to the United States Constitution

MO - HCR37 Recognizes July 1, 2013, as "Lucille Bluford Day" in Missouri in honor of a brave and persistent civil rights activist