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2017 Bill(s)

HCS HB 451
Sponsor: Austin, Kevin
Status: GOVERNOR SIGNED
Description: Prevent an local government from losing a power granted by state law for local government of a certain population range if local government's population grows or falls outside that range. Currently, only St. Louis City can retain the statuatory power if its population falls below the population
See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • * SS HCS HB 452
    Sponsor: Austin, Kevin
    Status: GOVERNOR SIGNED
    Description: Expand a definition of who is covered in a law providing limits in medical practice lawsuits from "physician employee" who works for a hospital to include any "employee" who works for a health care provider.
    See: 
  • House roll call - HCS HB 452 (03/16/2017): 3rd reading of a bill to expand who is covered by a law providing medical malpractice lawsuit limits.
  • Senate roll call - SS HCS HB 452 (05/11/2017): 3rd reading of a bill to expand who is covered under a law providing medical malpractice lawsuit limits.
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • * HB 552
    Sponsor: Austin, Kevin
    Status: H Litigation Reform
    Description: Impose various restrictions on discrimination lawsuits by an employees against employers. Require discrimination be a motivating factor. Exclude from the discrimination lawsuit law private clubs, smaller businesses and religious organizations. Establish award limits.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • HB 633
    Sponsor: Austin, Kevin
    Status: H 2nd Read
    Description: Require the Education Department to recalculate how much state aid a school district would have gotten based on how much the district recorded revenues from taxes in 2005 if the district had placed the money in the capital projects fund or the debt service fund. The provision would take effect only when the legislature fully funds the School Foundation Formula. Technically, the bill would adjust upwards the local effort of taxing which is a factor in the formula.
    See: Official legislative description and status

    HB 760
    Sponsor: Austin, Kevin
    Status: H Local Government
    Description: Let Greene County or any city in the county impose a sales tax to fund early childhood education programs upon voter approval.
    See: Official legislative description and status

    HB 951
    Sponsor: Austin, Kevin
    Status: H Local Government
    Description: Let Greene County or any city in the county impose a sales tax to fund early childhood education programs upon voter approval.
    See: Official legislative description and status

    HB 970
    Sponsor: Austin, Kevin
    Status: H Elementary & Secondary Education
    Description: Require a school district to provide financial support for a student to take virtual classes under some circmstances.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • Note: The descriptions of bills, amendments and roll-call votes are written by MDN journalists. MDN's database may not include committee assignments of bills made on the last day of the session since it is too late for the committee to act on the bill and, thus, the delayed assignment has no practical effect.