Missouri Rep. Sharon Pace (D)

MO - Crime Prevention and Public Safety (House)

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MO - Health Care Policy (House)

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MO - Appropriations - Transportation and Economic Development (House)

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MO - HB1503 Creates the crimes of assault of a utility worker or an employee of a mass transit system in the first, second, and third degrees

MO - HB1240 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 - HB1215 Requires the Director of the Department of Revenue to enter into the multistate Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement and the department to implement the compliance provisions

MO - HB1216 Increases the maximum annual grant amount that the University of Missouri Board of Curators can award for a research project on Alzheimer's disease and related disorders

MO - HB1218 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 - HB1220 Requires the Department of Corrections to establish a two-year pilot project to increase the access that children have to their incarcerated mothers

MO - HB1262 Requires the State Board of Education to establish a coordinated health program board to develop a program designed to prevent student obesity, cardiovascular disease, and type II diabetes

MO - HB1279 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 - HB1284 Adds an elected official or his or her staff to the list of persons protected by enhanced penalties for assault in the first, second, and third degrees

MO - HB1294 Changes the laws regarding consumer credit interest rates

MO - HB1302 Establishes the Capital Green Program to provide funding to the state for energy efficiency improvements to certain state buildings and for geothermal, wind, and solar energy resources

MO - HB1315 Requires a leave to be granted to state employees and certain other employees who are members of the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary when performing authorized military duties

MO - HB1316 Changes the laws regarding public utilities and creates the Public Counsel Fund

MO - HB1317 Specifies that a person commits the crime of child abuse if he or she knowingly causes physical injury to a child which results in abusive head trauma

MO - HB1318 Changes the laws regarding the use of a Social Security number as an employee number and the laws regarding mental health

MO - HB1320 Changes the laws regarding campaign contributions

MO - HB1328 Changes the laws regarding the sale and possession of controlled substances

MO - HB1339 Removes the June 30, 2012 expiration date of the provisions requiring every child enrolling in kindergarten or first grade in a public school to receive a comprehensive vision examination

MO - HB1344 Authorizes a person to apply to a court for the closure of certain criminal records

MO - HB1350 Establishes Nathan's Law which changes the laws regarding child care facilities

MO - HB1351 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

MO - HB1352 Repeals the Indoor Clean Air Act and establishes new laws regarding smoking in public places

MO - HB1354 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 - HB1405 Establishes the Missouri Universal Health Assurance Program to provide a publicly financed, statewide insurance program for all residents of this state

MO - HB1406 Changes the laws regarding the use of credit information when underwriting insurance contracts and prohibits insurers from taking adverse actions based on a person's credit report or insurance score

MO - HB1407 Establishes the Sickle Cell Standing Committee to study and make recommendations regarding the impact of sickle cell disease on urban communities, examine existing services, and address any needs

MO - HB1408 Designates July 3 of each year as "Organ Donor Recognition Day"

MO - HB1409 Changes the laws regarding certain mortgage disclosures and requires any lender making a reverse mortgage loan to allow for the repayment of the loan after the death of the person who entered into the loan

MO - HB1415 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 - HB1417 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 - HB1418 Allows an employee of any public body to form and join a labor organization to collectively bargain regarding salaries and other conditions of employment

MO - HB1419 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

MO - HB1420 Establishes a commission on the death penalty and places a moratorium on all executions until January 1, 2015

MO - HB1421 Changes the laws regarding the classification of marijuana as a controlled substance and allows its use for medicinal purposes under certain conditions

MO - HB1426 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 - HB1427 Authorizes an income tax credit for certain small businesses who hire a person who is disabled or recently discharged from a correctional facility

MO - HB1428 Revises the crime of unlawful use of weapons and authorizes the revocation of a concealed carry endorsement when the holder is convicted of committing a felony while in the possession of a firearm

MO - HB1429 Authorizes an income tax credit for certain costs incurred in the renovation of a taxpayer's rented dwelling or residence

MO - HB1430 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 - HB1436 Adds an individual with mental disabilities to the list of people who must be afforded the same rights as those without disabilities in public places and the right to be accompanied by a service dog

MO - HB1437 Changes the laws regarding domestic violence

MO - HB1438 Allows a voter to cast an advance ballot

MO - HB1439 Changes the laws regarding sex education in schools and establishes the Compassionate Assistance for Rape Emergencies Act, the Birth Control Protection Act, and a women's health services program

MO - HB1440 Requires a pharmacy to fill a valid and lawful prescription for any federal Food and Drug Administration-approved drug or device to prevent pregnancy, including emergency contraceptives, without delay

MO - HB1446 Authorizes an income tax deduction for 100% of tuition and fees paid for up to the last nine or 18 hours required to complete an associate or bachelor degree from a public two-year or four-year college

MO - HB1447 Changes the laws regarding telemarketing practices

MO - HB1452 Requires any person younger than 14 years of age to wear an approved personal flotation device when on a watercraft on Missouri waters unless the person is in a fully enclosed part of the watercraft

MO - HB1456 Authorizes the Department of Corrections to establish a mental health assessment pilot program for certain criminal offenders

MO - HB1463 Changes the laws regarding the distribution of certain local sales tax revenues in St. Louis County

MO - HB1470 Expands the list of mandatory reporters of child abuse and neglect to include a coach, scout leader, youth leader, and any volunteer who has direct contact with children

MO - HB1471 Changes the laws regarding the requirements for the testing of persons with tuberculosis

MO - HB1474 Prohibits the Department of Corrections from charging an intervention fee to an inmate when he or she leaves prison

MO - HB1475 Requires the parent or guardian of any person younger than 17 years of age prior to the minor using a tanning device in a tanning facility to appear in person giving consent to the minor's use of a device

MO - HB1478 Increases the tax on tobacco products and the excise tax on cigarettes of $.17 per pack of 20 cigarettes to $.89 per pack to be used for public education purposes

MO - HB1490 Changes the laws regarding health care

MO - HB1496 Prohibits the imposition of the death penalty, halts pending executions, provides for resentencing of offenders sentenced to death, and changes the laws regarding the death penalty

MO - HB1497 Establishes the Parent Time For Missouri Program in the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to allow parents paid leave from work to help their children in their school

MO - HB1500 Changes the laws regarding complaints filed with the Missouri Commission on Human Rights and makes discrimination based upon a person's sexual orientation or gender identity unlawful

MO - HB1520 Repeals the provisions which allow for the use of the death penalty and specifies that certain persons sentenced to death must be sentenced to life without eligibility for parole

MO - HB1531 Requires the newborn screening requirements to include severe combined immune deficiency disease , also known as bubble boy disease

MO - HB1546 Requires every health carrier to file its premium rates and classification of risks with the Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions and Professional Registration

MO - HB1564 Specifies that any personal identifying information that is utilized in a voluntary registry of persons with health-related ailments to assist them during an emergency is not considered a public record

MO - HB1570 Changes the laws regarding early childhood services

MO - HB1571 Establishes the Good Jobs First Act which provides development subsidies to certain corporations

MO - HB1581 Requires all health carriers and health benefit plans providing prescription drug coverage to allow insureds to fill a mail order prescription at a participating in-network retail pharmacy

MO - HB1587 Requires that one voting member of the University of Missouri Board of Curators be a student

MO - HB1597 Changes the laws regarding bullying in schools

MO - HB1598 Changes the criteria for domestic assault in the third degree to include three responses by law enforcement for alleged abuse or violation of an order of protection by the same person

MO - HB1604 Establishes class sizes for school districts in St. Louis City and St. Louis County that are smaller than the minimum and desirable standards of the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

MO - HB1605 Prohibits a lender from imposing a fine, fee, or penalty for the prepayment of any loan and repeals the provision allowing a prepayment fee to be charged on a second mortgage loan

MO - HB1606 Establishes the Missouri Earned Income Tax Credit Act authorizing 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 - HB1607 Establishes the Compassionate Assistance for Rape Emergencies Act which requires hospitals and health care facilities to provide emergency contraception to sexual assault victims

MO - HB1611 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 - HB1615 Changes the laws regarding actions against a person for conduct or speech at a public hearing or meeting

MO - HB1616 Changes the laws regarding the Missouri individual income tax

MO - HB1617 Eliminates the state income tax deduction for federal income tax liability beginning January 1, 2013

MO - HB1623 Changes the laws regarding the membership of a city economic development tax board

MO - HB1624 Changes the laws regarding clemency in death penalty cases

MO - HB1625 Prohibits any state agent from seeking the death penalty on the basis of race and permits the use of statistical evidence in certain criminal and post-conviction relief proceedings in death penalty case

MO - HB1631 Allows any public school to offer dating abuse information in its health curriculum in grades seven through twelve

MO - HB1632 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 - HB1636 Allows certain cities, town, and villages to elect to have only certain municipal ordinance violations heard by an associate circuit court or county municipal court

MO - HB1651 Designates the month of October as "Spinal Cord Injury Month" in Missouri

MO - HB1652 Designates the month of May as "Fibromyalgia Month" in Missouri

MO - HB1653 Requires certain tax records to be disclosed to the Missouri Ethics Commission by certain entities who make more than $25,000 in campaign contributions during a year

MO - HB1654 Exempts animal shelters from the licensure fees for animal care facilities

MO - HB1660 Allows for the establishment of an urban agriculture zone

MO - HB1663 Authorizes an advanced practice registered nurse in a collaborative practice arrangement with a licensed physician to determine whether the restraint of a patient in a mental health facility is necessary

MO - HB1665 Designates the month of May each year as "Lupus Awareness Month" in Missouri

MO - HB1666 Authorizes a tax return check-off box on individual and corporate income tax forms for the newly created Lupus Revolving Research Trust Fund

MO - HB1673 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 - HB1694 Changes the fee for a Breast Cancer special license plate from going to the Friends of the Missouri Women's Council to going to the Department of Health and Senior Services

MO - HB1704 Requires a health insurance carrier to provide coverage for the initial device deemed necessary to treat a newborn who has been screened and assessed for a hearing impairment

MO - HB1711 Requires every health carrier to file its premium rates and classification of risks with the Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions and Professional Registration for approval

MO - HB1756 Changes the laws regarding ethics

MO - HB1761 Removes the 10-year statute of limitation for certain actions to recover damages regarding child abuse and sexual offenses committed against a child

MO - HB1762 Prohibits the state, as an employer or provider of public or housing assistance, from requiring an applicant to disclose any prior felony plea or conviction

MO - HB1763 Establishes the Malcolm X Day Commission to organize activities and events in honor of the civil rights leader

MO - HB1765 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 - HB1805 Establishes an income tax credit for the stipend or salary paid to certain interns

MO - HB1822 Changes the laws regarding domestic violence orders of protection

MO - HB1853 Prohibits a vasectomy from being performed on a man unless it is to prevent the death or to avert serious risk of substantial and irreversible physical impairment of a major bodily function of the man

MO - HB1855 Establishes the Missouri Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Initiative within the Department of Higher Education

MO - HB1879 Requires all elementary and high schools to conduct an energy audit and report the results to the Office of Administration

MO - HB1894 Changes the laws regarding the crime of trafficking drugs in the first and second degrees

MO - HB1910 Prohibits any product containing bisphenol-A for a child under three years of age from being sold in this state

MO - HB1913 Requires the words "Allow 8' For Lift Deployment" to be added to van accessible parking signs

MO - HB1914 Changes the laws regarding child support for higher education

MO - HB1938 Designates March 27 of each year as Medical Radiation Safety Awareness Day in Missouri

MO - HB1939 Changes the laws regarding conflicts of interest and lobbying, ethics, and campaign finance

MO - HB1952 Establishes the Meth Lab Elimination Act which reclassifies some forms of methamphetamine precursor drugs from Schedule IV and V controlled substances to Schedule III requiring a prescription

MO - HB1957 Allows the Department of Revenue to create an emergency information database for holders of instruction permits, driver's licenses, and non-driver's identification cards

MO - HB1974 Prohibits an investor-owned utility from including any costs associated with a settlement from a whistle-blower case in its rate case request to the Missouri Public Service Commission

MO - HB1975 Requires a professional sports team to make its financial records and ownership public if it is going to receive any state funds

MO - HB1976 Increases, upon voter approval, the excise tax on cigarettes from 17 cents to 75% of the national average with a specified amount to be used for tobacco use prevention and cessation purposes

MO - HB1977 Changes the laws regarding the reporting of cruelty, abuse, or neglect of the elderly, children, or animals

MO - HB1978 Requires the development of caseload standards by the departments of Health and Senior Services and Mental Health

MO - HB1993 Extends the provisions regarding the Children in Crisis Tax Credit from August 28, 2012, to August 28, 2018

MO - HB2073 Repeals the provisions regarding nonjudicial foreclosure proceedings and requires all foreclosure proceedings to be handled judicially beginning August 28, 2012

MO - HB2077 Establishes the Missouri Yellow Dot Program within the Department of Revenue to provide emergency responders with health and emergency contact information when an individual is in an accident

MO - HB2078 Requires the Children's Division to establish rules to modify the income eligibility criteria for individuals receiving a child care subsidy benefit

MO - HJR62 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 - HJR65 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 - HJR66 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 - HJR83 Proposes a constitutional amendment allowing a law to be retrospective in its operation with respect to a new obligation, duty, or disability imposed upon sexual offenders

MO - HCR10 Urges Congress to address the pervasiveness of sickle cell trait and disease and the need to increase public awareness of the available programs and screenings

MO - HCR16 Requests the Missouri Congressional delegation to support the efforts of the National Women's History Museum to secure a permanent home in the nation's capital at the National Mall

MO - HCR17 Designates the week of March 25, 2012, as "Colon Cancer Awareness Week" in Missouri

MO - HCR18 Designates April 2012 as "Donate Life Month" in Missouri

MO - HCR19 Designates the week of May 13 - 19, 2012, as "Sickle Cell Awareness Week" in the State of Missouri

MO - HCR20 Designates August 1, 2012, as "Minority Organ Donor Awareness Day" in Missouri

MO - HCR21 Designates December 15, 2012, as "American Red Cross Minority Blood Drive Day" in Missouri

MO - HCR24 Recognizes the week of January 22-28, 2012, as "Reproductive Rights Awareness Week" in Missouri

MO - HCR26 Urges the State of Missouri to recognize the yellow with three stripes heritage and freedom flag as the official flag of the Vietnamese-American community

MO - HCR27 Congratulates the students and teachers of the St. Louis Public Schools for the progress the school district has made toward re-accreditation

MO - HCR28 Urges the United States Congress to enact the Improved and Expanded Medicare for All Act

MO - HCR29 Requests the Adjutant General of the Missouri National Guard to establish a voluntary reporting program for Missouri National Guard members and veterans who have been exposed to depleted uranium

MO - HCR40 Establishes Missouri's ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment to the United States Constitution

MO - HCR51 Recognizes "Whole Child Month" in Missouri and encourages every school to celebrate by identifying at least one of the whole child tenets to promote and encourage during the month of March