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2017 Bill(s)

HCS HB 1
Sponsor: Fitzpatrick, Scott
Status: GOVERNOR SIGNED
Description: Appropriations to pay for state bonds and other debt.
See: Official legislative description and status

CCS HB 2
Sponsor: Fitzpatrick, Scott
Status: GOVERNOR SIGNED
Description: Appropriations for the Education Department and state funding to local public schools
See: 
  • Senate roll call - SSA 1 SA 2 SCS HCS HB 2 (04/25/2017): Adoption of an amendment to add $45 million to the Senate Appropriations Committee recommendation for state funding for public schools.
  • Official legislative description and status

    • CCS HB 3
    Sponsor: Fitzpatrick, Scott
    Status: GOVERNOR SIGNED
    Description: Appropriations for the Higher Education Department and state funding to public higher education institutions.
    See: 
  • House roll call - HA 3 HCS HB 3 (04/04/2017): Rejection of an amendment to the higher education to remove a provision prohibiting special tuition breaks for illegal foreigners at public universities.
  • Official legislative description and status

    • CCS HB 4
    Sponsor: Fitzpatrick, Scott
    Status: GOVERNOR SIGNED
    Description: Appropriationsfor the Revenue and Transportation departments.
    See: Official legislative description and status

    CCS HB 5
    Sponsor: Fitzpatrick, Scott
    Status: GOVERNOR SIGNED
    Description: Appropriations for the departments of Transportation, Conservation and Public Safety.
    See: 
  • House roll call - HA 7 HCS HB 5 (04/04/2017): Rejection of an amendment to delete funding for the governor's new Chief Operating Officer budget line of $125,000.
  • Official legislative description and status

    • CCS HB 6
    Sponsor: Fitzpatrick, Scott
    Status: GOVERNOR SIGNED
    Description: Appropriations for the deparments of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Conservation.
    See: Official legislative description and status

    CCS HB 7
    Sponsor: Fitzpatrick, Scott
    Status: GOVERNOR SIGNED
    Description: Appropriations for the departments of Economic Development, Insurance and Labor.
    See: Official legislative description and status

    CCS HB 8
    Sponsor: Fitzpatrick, Scott
    Status: GOVERNOR SIGNED
    Description: Appropriations for the Department of Public Safety.
    See: Official legislative description and status

    CCS HB 9
    Sponsor: Fitzpatrick, Scott
    Status: GOVERNOR SIGNED
    Description: Appropriations for the Corrections Department.
    See: Official legislative description and status

    CCS HB 10
    Sponsor: Fitzpatrick, Scott
    Status: GOVERNOR SIGNED
    Description: Appropriations for the Health and Mental Health departments.
    See: Official legislative description and status

    CCS HB 11
    Sponsor: Fitzpatrick, Scott
    Status: GOVERNOR SIGNED
    Description: Appropriations for the Social Services Department.
    See: 
  • Senate roll call - SA 1 SSA 1 SA 1 SCS HCS HB 11 (04/26/2017): Defeat of an amendment to remove funds to expand to rural areas managed care for Medicaid coverage rather than fee-for-service to health providers.
  • Official legislative description and status

    • CCS HB 12
    Sponsor: Fitzpatrick, Scott
    Status: GOVERNOR SIGNED
    Description: Appropriations for statewide elected officials, legislature and judiciary.
    See: Official legislative description and status

    SCS HCS HB 13
    Sponsor: Fitzpatrick, Scott
    Status: GOVERNOR SIGNED
    Description: Appropriations for office rent for various state departments.
    See: Official legislative description and status

    SCS HCS HB 14
    Sponsor: Fitzpatrick, Scott
    Status: GOVERNOR SIGNED
    Description: Emergency and supplemental appropriations for the remaining months of the 2017 fiscal year that runs until June 20, 3017.
    See: Official legislative description and status

    CCS HB 17
    Sponsor: Fitzpatrick, Scott
    Status: GOVERNOR SIGNED
    Description: Appropriations transfering money into various agency accounts.
    See: Official legislative description and status

    SCS HCS HB 18
    Sponsor: Fitzpatrick, Scott
    Status: GOVERNOR SIGNED
    Description: Appropriations for state government building maintenance.
    See: Official legislative description and status

    HCS HB 19
    Sponsor: Fitzpatrick, Scott
    Status: Conference
    Description: Appropriations for new building construction, upgrades and expansion.
    See: Official legislative description and status

    * HB 288
    Sponsor: Fitzpatrick, Scott
    Status: S 3rd Read
    Description: Shorten the number of weeks for which a person can collect unemployment compensation if the state's unemployment rate drops below nine percent. Make the number of weeks of eligibility a sliding scale based on the unemployment rate to as low as 13 weeks. The governor vetoed a similar bill, HB 150 in 2015. The legislature overrode the veto, but the override was struck down by the state Supreme Court based on the Senate delaying a vote on the override until the veto session.
    See: 
  • House roll call - HB 288 (02/23/2017): 3rd reading of a bill to reduce unemployment compensation coverage.
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • HB 289
    Sponsor: Fitzpatrick, Scott
    Status: S 3rd Read
    Description: Let a chapter S corporation shareholder with at least 40 percent interest in the corporation exempt himself/herself from Workers' Compensation coverage that provides coverage for workers injured on the job.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • * HB 290
    Sponsor: Fitzpatrick, Scott
    Status: H Budget
    Description: Require the Social Services Department to seek a waiver of federal regulations over Medicaid involving anything the legislature approves.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • HB 317
    Sponsor: Fitzpatrick, Scott
    Status: WITHDRAWN
    Description: Shorten the minimum space required between billboards on major state highways and interestates from 1,400 feet to 900 feet.
    See: Official legislative description and status

    HCS HB 502
    Sponsor: Fitzpatrick, Scott
    Status: S 3rd Read
    Description: Various changes in a law passed in 2016 (HB 1941) that authorizes, regulates and taxes fantasy sports gambling. Ease the requirement for prompt payment of winnings to allow mailing within five business days. Impose an annual license renewal fee.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • SCS HB 647
    Sponsor: Fitzpatrick, Scott
    Status: S 3rd Read
    Description: Establish provisions for consolidation of road districts within a county.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • HB 721
    Sponsor: Fitzpatrick, Scott
    Status: H Transportation
    Description: Allow highway interestate and federal highway billboards to be closer together in the town of Monett from 1,400 feet apart to 950 feet.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • * SS HCB 3
    Sponsor: Fitzpatrick, Scott
    Status: GOVERNOR VETOED
    Description: Repeal the property tax credit provided for lower income elderly and disabled home renters. Transfer the savings to a Senior Services Protection Fund. The final version, initiated by the Senate, eliminates the rental tax credit repeal and substitutes transferring to the Senior Services Protection Fund any unused fees and funds from commissions, licensing boards and agencies.
    See: 
  • House roll call - HCB 3 (03/18/2017): 3rd reading of a bill to repeal a tax break for lower income and disabled home renters.
  • Senate roll call - SS HCB 3 (05/08/2017): 3rd reading of the SS version of a bill to sweep unused licensing board and other agency fees to fund elderly services appropriations.
  • House roll call - SS HCB 3 (05/12/2017): 3rd reading and final passage of the SS version of a bill to sweep unused licensing board and other agency fees to fund elderly services appropriations.
  • House roll call - SS HCB 3 (09/13/2017): Defeat of a motion to override the governor's veto of a bill to sweep unused licensing board and other agency funds to finance elderly services appropriations.
  • Get the veto letter
  • 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.