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House Committee meetings
As of (03/29/2024) at 01:49 AM

Hearing Date Tuesday, April 2, 2024


Committee:Children and Families
Chair:Hannah Kelly (141)
Date:Tuesday, April 2, 2024 - Upcoming
Time:9:00 A.M.
Location:House Hearing Room 6

Executive Session will be held on the following bills:
HB 2307 - Schnelting, Adam
Provide an exemption for a requirement for a state license for a children's home that is registered with an association that meets various requirements.
HB 1950 - Gragg, Jamie Ray
Establish various requirements involving removal of a child from the child's home and foster care placement.

Committee:Pensions
Chair:Barry Hovis (146)
Date:Tuesday, April 2, 2024 - Upcoming
Time:9:00 A.M.
Location:House Hearing Room 5

SS SCS SJR 71 --
Sponsor: Black, Rusty (Sen-12)
Provides for the levying of certain costs and fees to support the salaries and benefits of sheriffs, prosecuting attorneys, and circuit attorneys
Executive Session will be held on the following bills:
HB 1869 - Deaton, Dirk
Prohibit a state or local government retirement retirement system having investments controlled by the People's Republic of China, the Chinese Communist Party or certain other foreign investments. Require divestment of any such existing investments.
HB 2143 - Seitz, Brian
Creates the "Foreign Adversary Divestment Act", requiring the state and local government entities to divest from investments in foreign adversaries.

Committee:Special Committee on Education Reform
Chair:Bishop Davidson (130)
Date:Tuesday, April 2, 2024 - Upcoming
Time:9:00 A.M.
Location:House Hearing Room 1

Executive Session will be held on the following bills:
SS#2 SCS SB 727 --
Sponsor: Koenig, Andrew (Sen-15)
Creates and modifies provisions relating to elementary and secondary education

***Corrected***
Committee:Special Committee on Small Business
Chair:Chris Brown (16)
Date:Tuesday, April 2, 2024 - Upcoming
Time:9:00 A.M.
Location:House Hearing Room 7
Note:Time change.

HB 2332 - Knight, Jeff
Modifies provisions relating to home producers of alcohol and allows direct shipments of distilled spirits to residents of this state. #
Executive Session will be held on the following bills:
SS SB 895 --
Sponsor: Trent, Curtis (Sen-20)
Modifies provisions relating to landlord-tenant actions, including eviction proceeding moratoriums and filings for transfers of real property with outstanding collectible judgments

Committee:Rules - Administrative Oversight
Chair:Rick Francis (145)
Date:Tuesday, April 2, 2024 - Upcoming
Time:9:30 A.M.
Location:House Hearing Room 1

Executive Session will be held on the following bills:
HCS HB 1434 - Haley, Willard
Allow cosmetologists to provide services to "placebound clients" who are unable to travel to a facility because of illness for or a disability.
HB 1628 - Wright, Dale
Require health benefit plans include an enrollee's out-of-pocket maximum paid both by the enrollee but also on behalf of the enrollee.
HCR 50 -- MISSOURI SOUTHERN STATE UNIVERSITY
Sponsor: Smith, Cody (Rep-163)
Approves the statewide mission designation expansion for Missouri Southern State University
HCS HB 1753 - Pollitt, Brad
Require before closing an electric plant, an electric utility certify it has placed on line an equal or greater amount of power generation.
HB 1784 - Perkins, Chad
Require the St. Louis city sheriff to have a peace officer licenses as required by all other sheriffs. Also impose a minimum salary for deputies of the St. Louis city sheriff.
HCS HB 2056 - Keathley, Ben
Require local government and the Transportation Department to reimburse utilities relocation from the cost caused road maintenance.
HB 1617 - Seitz, Brian
Authorize various categories of sexual abuse child victims to bring civil lawsuits for damages. Extend the time limit for when the lawsuit can be filed.

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Committee:Local Government
Chair:Bill Falkner (10)
Date:Tuesday, April 2, 2024 - Upcoming
Time:9:45 A.M.
Location:House Hearing Room 7
Note:Time change.

Executive Session will be held on the following bills:
HB 2409 - Falkner, Bill
Extend the deadline for the "Task Force on the Future of Right-of-Way Management and Taxation" that also covers municipal video service taxes.
HB 2862 - Falkner, Bill
Establishes the "Uniform Easement Relocation Act". #

Committee:Rules - Legislative Oversight
Chair:Jeff Knight (142)
Date:Tuesday, April 2, 2024 - Upcoming
Time:9:45 A.M.
Location:House Hearing Room 1
Note:Pending bill referral.

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Committee:Consent and House Procedure
Chair:Sean Pouche (13)
Date:Tuesday, April 2, 2024 - Upcoming
Time:11:00 AM or upon morning recess (whichever is later)
Location:House Hearing Room 1
Note:Time and room change.

Public Hearings will be conducted for the following bills:
HR 4926 --
Sponsor: Plocher, Dean (Rep-089)
Grants use of the House Chamber for inducting the bust of Marie Watkins Oliver into the Hall of Famous Missourians on Monday, April 15, 2024, at 1 p.m.
Executive Session will be held on the following bills:
HR 4926 --
Sponsor: Plocher, Dean (Rep-089)
Grants use of the House Chamber for inducting the bust of Marie Watkins Oliver into the Hall of Famous Missourians on Monday, April 15, 2024, at 1 p.m.

Committee:Elections and Elected Officials
Chair:Peggy McGaugh (7)
Date:Tuesday, April 2, 2024 - Upcoming
Time:11:00 AM or upon morning recess (whichever is later)
Location:House Hearing Room 6

Public Hearings will be conducted for the following bills:
HB 2544 - Morse, Herman
Requires citations in political ads that reference material published in a newspaper, journal, or book or on websites. #
Executive Session will be held on the following bills:
HJR 69 - Stephens, Mike
Change the term limits for legislators to eight years in each chamber to 16 years total in the General Assembly.
SS#4 SCS SJRs 74, 48, 59, 61 & 83 --
Sponsor: Coleman, Mary Elizabeth (Sen-22)
Modifies provisions relating to constitutional amendments

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Committee:Ethics
Chair:Hannah Kelly (141)
Date:Tuesday, April 2, 2024 - Upcoming
Time:11:00 AM or upon morning recess (whichever is later)
Location:House Hearing Room 4
Note:Time change. Portions of the hearing may be closed under Article III, Sections 18 & 20, of the Constitution of Missouri, House Rule 37, House Resolution 85, and Sections 610.021(1), (3), (13) & (14) to discuss House Ethics Complaint 23-01.

Committee:Financial Institutions
Chair:Michael O'Donnell (95)
Date:Tuesday, April 2, 2024 - Upcoming
Time:11:00 AM or upon morning recess (whichever is later)
Location:House Hearing Room 5

Public Hearings will be conducted for the following bills:
SB 736 --
Sponsor: Crawford, Sandy (Sen-28)
Modifies provisions relating to the State Treasurer
HB 2452 - West, Richard
Modifies criteria in regards to credit union membership. #
Executive Session will be held on the following bills:
HB 2257 - Davis, Michael
Creates and modifies provisions relating to gold and silver. #
HB 1955 - Hardwick, Bill
Require gohale of gold and silver tender. Exempt the sale of gold or silver from state and local taxation. Require acceptance of gold or silver to pay public debts.

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Committee:Rules - Regulatory Oversight
Chair:Kurtis Gregory (51)
Date:Tuesday, April 2, 2024 - Upcoming
Time:11:15 AM or upon adjournment of Consent and House Procedure
Location:House Hearing Room 1
Note:Removing HCS HBs 1990 & 2135. Adding HCS HBs 1471, 1607 & 1797 and HCS HB 2763.

Executive Session will be held on the following bills:
HB 1795 - Hinman, Dave
Restrict state and local government requirements on work by children under 18 years of age. Prohibit a requirements for a work certificate or entertainment work permit.
HCS HB 1800 - Copeland, Ron
Require the background check and fingerprints for various profession licenses issued by the state be submitted to the Public Safety Department for transmission to the FBI rather than directly sent to the FBI.
HCS HB 2700 - Copeland, Ron
Expand provisions for violation of the crime for delivery of a controlled substance.
HB 2832 - Haffner, Mike
Extend the number of Public Service Commission from five to eleven. Require at least two PSC members be actively engaged in farming, one with experience in utilities and one with experience in finance.
HJR 87 - Black, John
Establish a constitutional right to hunt and fish.
HCS HB 1471 - Sander, Chris
Declare daylight saving time the year-round standard time for missouri.
HB 2763 - Diehl, Dane
Modifies requirements related to certain pesticide labeling. #

Committee:General Laws
Chair:Alex Riley (134)
Date:Tuesday, April 2, 2024 - Upcoming
Time:4:00 PM or upon adjournment (whichever is later)
Location:House Hearing Room 7

Public Hearings will be conducted for the following bills:
SB 1363 --
Sponsor: Crawford, Sandy (Sen-28)
Modifies provisions relating to county officials
Executive Session will be held on the following bills:
HB 1754 - Pollitt, Brad
Give law enforcement power to stop or detain a person to determine if a temporary license plate has expired.
HB 1992 - Gallick, Sherri
Require county planning board hearings be posted on the county's website.
HB 2108 - Christofanelli, Phil
Expand the provisions for expunging criminal records and simplify the expungement process with exceptions.
HB 2555 - Hicks, Justin
Expand the provisions for expunging criminal records and simplify the expungement process with exceptions.
HJR 131 - Sparks, Justin
Make it a felony crime to perform or induce an abortion except for a medical emergency.

Committee:Special Committee on Tourism
Chair:Brian Seitz (156)
Date:Tuesday, April 2, 2024 - Upcoming
Time:4:00 PM or upon adjournment (whichever is later)
Location:House Hearing Room 6

Executive Session will be held on the following bills:
HB 2171 - Gregory, Kurtis
Designates Waverly, MO as the apple capital of Missouri.
HB 2172 - Gregory, Kurtis
Designates Concordia, MO as the patriotic mural city of Missouri.

Hearing Date Wednesday, April 3, 2024


Committee:Elementary and Secondary Education
Chair:Brad Pollitt (52)
Date:Wednesday, April 3, 2024 - Upcoming
Time:8:00 A.M.
Location:House Hearing Room 7

Public Hearings will be conducted for the following bills:
SCR 22 --
Sponsor: Carter, Jill (Sen-32)
Modifies the statewide mission of Missouri Southern State University
HB 1758 - Pollitt, Brad
Create an Education Stablization Fund for disbursements to public schools, subject to appropriation, when General Revenue collections fall below the estimates upon which the state appropriations were based.
HCS HB 2184 - Haffner, Mike
Include "student growth" to be included in public school accountability report cards.
Executive Session will be held on the following bills:
HB 1663 - Peters, Tara
Require parental consent for a public school "individualized education program."
HB 2562 - Gregory, Kurtis
Modifies provisions governing the compensation of student athletes. #

Committee:Government Efficiency and Downsizing
Chair:Jim Murphy (94)
Date:Wednesday, April 3, 2024 - Upcoming
Time:8:00 A.M.
Location:House Hearing Room 6

HB 2869 - Lewis, Ed
Adds penalties for violations of provisions relating to compassionate care visits in health care facilities. #
Executive Session will be held on the following bills:
HB 1827 - Buchheit-Courtway, Cyndi
Modifies provisions for giving preference to Missouri companies in state contracts. #
HB 2648 - Gragg, Jamie Ray
Establishes requirements for library boards to be elected. #
HB 2206 - West, Richard
Establishes general requirements for meetings of governing bodies of political subdivisions. #

Committee:Special Committee on Government Accountability
Chair:Doug Richey (39)
Date:Wednesday, April 3, 2024 - Upcoming
Time:8:00 A.M.
Location:House Hearing Room 3

Public Hearings will be conducted for the following bills:
HB 2317 - Knight, Jeff
Requires used motor vehicles to be inspected prior to any sale. #
HB 1509 - Murphy, Jim
Prohibit local government from regulating various professions including physicians and veterinary medicine, prempting the entire field to the legislature. The Post-Dispatch reported a similar 2022 bill would block a ban on declawing cats in St. Louis city and county.
Executive Session will be held on the following bills:
HB 2803 - Lewis, Ed
Creates new provisions for contracting and purchasing by the department of social services and the department of elementary and secondary education. #

Committee:Professional Registration and Licensing
Chair:Jeff Coleman (32)
Date:Wednesday, April 3, 2024 - Upcoming
Time:12:00 PM or upon morning recess (whichever is later)
Location:House Hearing Room 1

HB 1549 - Sassmann, Bruce
Authorize the board that licenses massage therapists to adopt an emergency suspension of a license of a licensee that is subject of a criminal indictment and there is an immediate risk to public health, safety or welfare from the licensee.
HB 2158 - Gallick, Sherri
Require registration with the state Professional Registration Division for a person to use the title of "registered interior designer." Impose various qualification requirements.
Executive Session will be held on the following bills:
HB 2548 - Christ, Brad
Creates provisions relating to staffing requirements for emergency departments in hospitals. #

Committee:Special Committee on Homeland Security
Chair:Adam Schnelting (69)
Date:Wednesday, April 3, 2024 - Upcoming
Time:12:00 PM or upon morning recess (whichever is later)
Location:Joint Hearing Room (117)

HB 1415 - Stacy, Dan
Impose restrictions on on drones. Prohibit drones manufactored by certain countries, such as China. Require encryption for communication to or from a drone. Restrict internet connection with a drone operated by a government agency, with exceptions.
Executive Session will be held on the following bills:
HR 4210 --
Sponsor: Billington, Hardy (Rep-152)
States the support of the members of the Missouri House of Representatives for remedies to fully compensate military service members who were wrongfully terminated for their choice not to receive the COVID-19 vaccine

Committee:Special Committee on Property Tax Reform
Chair:Brad Christ (96)
Date:Wednesday, April 3, 2024 - Upcoming
Time:12:00 PM or upon morning recess (whichever is later)
Location:House Hearing Room 3

Public Hearings will be conducted for the following bills:
HB 2553 - Oehlerking, Philip
Expand what the State Tax Commission must include in an annual report on its actions to include properties exempt from taxation.
SS SCS SB 756 --
Sponsor: Luetkemeyer, Tony (Sen-34)
Modifies a property tax credit for certain seniors

Committee:Transportation Infrastructure
Chair:Cyndi Buchheit-Courtway (115)
Date:Wednesday, April 3, 2024 - Upcoming
Time:12:00 PM or upon morning recess (whichever is later)
Location:House Hearing Room 7

Public Hearings will be conducted for the following bills:
HCR 39 -- SUPPORT TO END MOTORCYCLING PROFILING
Sponsor: Chappell, Darin (Rep-137)
Expresses support for actions taken to end motorcycling profiling
HB 2214 - Griffith, Dave
Cut to 20 percent the costs due a towing company for towing or storing of an abandoned commerical vehicle if an associate circuit court determines the vehicle was wrongfully taken.

Committee:Utilities
Chair:Bob Bromley (162)
Date:Wednesday, April 3, 2024 - Upcoming
Time:12:00 PM or upon morning recess (whichever is later)
Location:House Hearing Room 5

HB 2167 - O'Donnell, Michael
Modifies provisions relating to the public service commission and creates a new procedure for determining utility rates. #
HB 2574 - McMullen, Aaron
Creates a community solar pilot program. #
Executive Session will be held on the following bills:
HB 2651 - Haden, Kent
Impose various changes on a property tax exemption for solar energy systems, at the discretion of the assessor. *

Committee:Workforce and Infrastructure Development
Chair:Louis Riggs (5)
Date:Wednesday, April 3, 2024 - Upcoming
Time:12:00 PM or upon morning recess (whichever is later)
Location:House Hearing Room 6
Note:Presentations by Ron Green, Executive Director and Gary Sage with digiSTORY Kansas City regarding the digital media industry growth in Missouri and Alex Earls with the Department of Corrections regarding re-entry programs for the incarcerated.

Executive Session will be held on the following bills:
HB 2614 - Casteel, David
Modifies provisions of the employment security program. #

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Committee:Special Committee on Policy Review
Chair:Chris Dinkins (144)
Date:Wednesday, April 3, 2024 - Upcoming
Time:2:00 PM or upon adjournment (whichever is later)
Location:Legislative Conference Room (B30)
Note:Time correction. Discussion about conflict of rules and policy and any conflicts the members have found.

Committee:Corrections and Public Institutions
Chair:Rudy Veit (59)
Date:Wednesday, April 3, 2024 - Upcoming
Time:4:00 PM or upon adjournment (whichever is later)
Location:House Hearing Room 1

Public Hearings will be conducted for the following bills:
HB 2936 - Thomas, Lisa
Authorizes the conveyance of certain state property in Miller County. #

Committee:Ethics
Chair:Hannah Kelly (141)
Date:Wednesday, April 3, 2024 - Upcoming
Time:4:00 PM or upon adjournment (whichever is later)
Location:House Hearing Room 4
Note:Portions of the hearing may be closed under Article III, Sections 18 & 20, of the Constitution of Missouri, House Rule 37, House Resolution 85, and Sections 610.021(1), (3), (13) & (14) to discuss House Ethics Complaint 23-01.