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2015 Bill(s)

HB 189
Sponsor: Swan, Kathryn
Status: H Professional Registration
Description: Regulate and license music therapists. Prohibit anyone practicing as a music therapist without a license, with some exceptions.
See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • * HB 190
    Sponsor: Swan, Kathryn
    Status: S 3rd Read
    Description: Require annual on-site inspections of ambulatory surgical centers that perform abortions.
    See: 
  • House roll call - HB 190 (02/25/2015): 3rd reading of a bill to require annual inspections of some medical facilities where abortions are performed.
  • House roll call - HB 190 (02/23/2015): Perfection of a bill to impose an annual inspection requirement on some facilities that perform abortions.
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • HB 191
    Sponsor: Swan, Kathryn
    Status: WITHDRAWN
    Description: Require a "simplified school report card" be produced by the Education Department each year on each public school in the state.
    See: Official legislative description and status

    HB 192
    Sponsor: Swan, Kathryn
    Status: H 2nd Read
    Description: Require new or expanded tax credits awarded by the state be approved by the legislature. Currently, approval is required by the Senate Appropriations Committee and the House Budget Committee.
    See: Official legislative description and status

    HB 193
    Sponsor: Swan, Kathryn
    Status: H Select Com. on State & Local Gov't
    Description: Recognize emergency medical worker licenses in other states under a multi-state agreement.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • HCS HB 377
    Sponsor: Swan, Kathryn
    Status: S Education
    Description: Require school districts to develop policies for identifying students at risk of not being ready for college work or jobs. Require counseling of students so identified.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • HB 378
    Sponsor: Swan, Kathryn
    Status: H 2nd Read
    Description: Require approval of both the House and Senate for annual renewal of various tax credits. Currently, approval is required only by the Senate Appropriations Committee and the House Budget Committee.
    See: Official legislative description and status

    HB 379
    Sponsor: Swan, Kathryn
    Status: H Select Com. on Commerce
    Description: Require a statement from the Revenue Department that no taxes are due to get a city or county business license or to bid for a local government contract.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • HCS HB 380
    Sponsor: Swan, Kathryn
    Status: S Education
    Description: Establish a "career and technical education" high school diploma that focuses on careers in a technical field.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • HB 381
    Sponsor: Swan, Kathryn
    Status: IN HCS HB 405
    Description: Require the Education Department assure the high school equivalency test does not discriminate against persons with learning disabilities, if documented by a qualified professional.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • HB 382
    Sponsor: Swan, Kathryn
    Status: H Select Com. on Education
    Description: Require school districts to develop "comprehensive guidance and counseling" programs for students to serve students at risk of dropping out, committing suicide, using drugs or meet other criteria such as being gifted.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • * HB 426
    Sponsor: Swan, Kathryn
    Status: H Government Oversight
    Description: Prohibit a legislator serving as a lobbyist until two years after leaving office. Prohibit legislators working as paid political consultants.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • * HB 427
    Sponsor: Swan, Kathryn
    Status: H Children & Families
    Description: Put at the lowest priority allocation of family planning funds to private health provider like Planned Parenthood. Require annual inspections of some abortion every year.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • HB 428
    Sponsor: Swan, Kathryn
    Status: H Select Com. on Education
    Description: Establish a tax credit for making a contribution to an organization that funds various unmet health, hunger and hygiene needs for children in school.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • * SCS HCS HB 578
    Sponsor: Swan, Kathryn
    Status: S 3rd Read
    Description: Restrict the A+ scholarship program for college students to U.S. citizens or permanent residents in the U.S.
    See: 
  • House roll call - HCS HB 578 (03/19/2015): 3rd reading of a bill to require a student to pass a civics test in order to get a high school degree.
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • HB 755
    Sponsor: Swan, Kathryn
    Status: H Elementary & Secondary Education
    Description: Require a "simplified school report card" be produced by the Education Department each year on each public school in the state.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • HCS HB 803
    Sponsor: Swan, Kathryn
    Status: H Perfection
    Description: Various changes in tax breaks for production of films in Missouri. Require a statement or logo that the film was produced in Missouri. Exclude coverage for the costs of a "highly compensated individual" and wages to Missouri residents for the tax breaks.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • HB 804
    Sponsor: Swan, Kathryn
    Status: H Select Com. on Social Services
    Description: Require home-birth services to have malpractice insurance.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • HB 849
    Sponsor: Swan, Kathryn
    Status: H Elementary & Secondary Education
    Description: Increase state support to a school district for a student taking virtual courses.
    See: Official legislative description and status

    HB 850
    Sponsor: Swan, Kathryn
    Status: H Elementary & Secondary Education
    Description: Expand virtual school reimbursement provided for students in virtual courses to include courses offered by a charter school or a state "Missouri Virtual Program."
    See: Official legislative description and status

    HCS HB 1023
    Sponsor: Swan, Kathryn
    Status: S Education
    Description: Require the Education Department establish a school quality review model. Impose various "school quality indicators" the Board of Education must consider in school classification.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • HB 1077
    Sponsor: Swan, Kathryn
    Status: H Select Com. on Social Services
    Description: Require any private pain management clinic be owned by a licensed physician unless it is affiliated with a hospital.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • HB 1092
    Sponsor: Swan, Kathryn
    Status: H Select Com. on Education
    Description: Change a provision authorizing public school cooperation in post-secondary courses to cover two-year colleges rather than "community colleges." Assigned to committee on April 15.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • HB 1131
    Sponsor: Swan, Kathryn
    Status: H Children & Families
    Description: Require a judge that has a family court docket or who issues orders involving child custody or divorce to attend three hours of training on parental alienation every year.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • HB 1249
    Sponsor: Swan, Kathryn
    Status: H 2nd Read
    Description: Authorize local government, upon voter approval, to collect a sales tax for purchase of a motor vehicle from other than a Missouri licensed dealer. Add provisions prohibiting double taxation for motor vehicle purchases.
    See: Official legislative description and status

    HB 1255
    Sponsor: Swan, Kathryn
    Status: H Elementary & Secondary Education
    Description: Require public schools to screen studeents for dyslexia and related disorders.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • HB 1291
    Sponsor: Swan, Kathryn
    Status: H Ways & Means
    Description: Require a no-tax-due declaration by the Revenue Department for a company or person to get a local business license or to bid on government funded contracts.
    See: Official legislative description and status

    HB 1323
    Sponsor: Swan, Kathryn
    Status: H Local Government
    Description: Classify as a permanent easement if a temporary easement granted to a public entity is damaged so that the property is not longer fit for its original purpose.
    See: 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.