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1997 Bill(s)
HB 36
Sponsor: Hosmer, Craig
Status: WITHDRAWN
Description: Exempt groceries from the state sales tax.
See: Official legislative description and status
* HCS HB 37
Sponsor: Hosmer, Craig
Status: H Perf
Description: Toughen law against staging or attending animal fights.
See: Official legislative description and status
HB 38
Sponsor: Hosmer, Craig
Status: WITHDRAWN
Description: Raise manditory school age to 18. Require be in school to get driver's license.
See: Official legislative description and status
* HB 39
Sponsor: Hosmer, Craig
Status: IN HB 493
Description: Put a faculty member on the university governing boards. MU would have four faculty members, one from each campus.
See: Official legislative description and status
* HB 40
Sponsor: Hosmer, Craig
Status: H Perf
Description: No professional license if in default on student loan.
See: Official legislative description and status
HB 41
Sponsor: Hosmer, Craig
Status: GOVERNOR SIGNED
Description: Make courthouse available for political party meetings. In 2nd & 3rd class counties for the post-primary meeting.
See: Official legislative description and status
HB 42
Sponsor: Hosmer, Craig
Status: H Transportation
Description: Let county bridge funds be used for parks & storm water projects.
See: Official legislative description and status
* HCS HB 43
Sponsor: Hosmer, Craig
Status: H Perf
Description: Ease limits on political activity by merit system workers. But retains ban on running for partisan office.
See: Official legislative description and status
* HB 44
Sponsor: Hosmer, Craig
Status: IN HB 486
Description: Require attorney present to use mentally retarded confession in a criminal case.
See: Official legislative description and status
HB 59
Sponsor: Hosmer, Craig
Status: GOVERNOR SIGNED
Description: Give 31st circuit power to appoint probate commissioner. Fixes mistake in 1996 law that had the 30th circuit instead.
See: Official legislative description and status
* HB 240
Sponsor: Hosmer, Craig
Status: H Education
Description: Raise mandatory school-attendance age from 16 to 18.
See: Official legislative description and status
* HB 241
Sponsor: Hosmer, Craig
Status: H Ways & Means
Description: Tax credit for elderly for prescription drug costs.
See: Official legislative description and status
* HB 242
Sponsor: Hosmer, Craig
Status: H Criminal Law
Description: Lower evidence required for crime of AIDS infection risk behavior. Make positive HIV test prima facia evidence.
See: Official legislative description and status
* HB 243
Sponsor: Hosmer, Craig
Status: H Correctional and State Institutions
Description: Ban smoking in state prisons & possession by year 2000.
See: Official legislative description and status
HB 244
Sponsor: Hosmer, Craig
Status: GOVERNOR SIGNED
Description: Extend emergency vehicle law to hazardous substance vehicle.
See: Official legislative description and status
* HCS HB 396
Sponsor: Hosmer, Craig
Status: H Perf
Description: Allow hotel to refuse service or evict for various causes. Including creating public nuisance, breaking law, etc.
See: Official legislative description and status
* HB 442
Sponsor: Hosmer, Craig
Status: H Ways & Means
Description: Lower the sales tax on groceries to 1 percent.
See: Official legislative description and status
* HB 447
Sponsor: Hosmer, Craig
Status: H Judiciary
Description: Add requirement for lawsuit against licensed professional. Require affidavit by expert about defendant's actions.
See: Official legislative description and status
HB 448
Sponsor: Hosmer, Craig
Status: H Judiciary
Description: Allow economic loss in architect or construction lawsuit.
See: Official legislative description and status
* HB 502
Sponsor: Hosmer, Craig
Status: H Judiciary
Description: Expand mechanic's lien rights for architects and engineers.
See: Official legislative description and status
HB 503
Sponsor: Hosmer, Craig
Status: IN HB 364
Description: Expand investment powers of court in partition suits.
See: Official legislative description and status
HB 568
Sponsor: Hosmer, Craig
Status: H Professional Registration
Description: Regulation and licensing of massage therapists.
See: Official legislative description and status
* HB 569
Sponsor: Hosmer, Craig
Status: H Civil and Administrative Law
Description: Let municipal judges conduct weddings.
See: Official legislative description and status
HB 610
Sponsor: Hosmer, Craig
Status: S Financial & Governmental Organization
Description: Includes federal securities advisors under securites law.
See: Official legislative description and status
* CCS HB 738
Sponsor: Hosmer, Craig
Status: Conference: CCR to S
Description: Several changes toughening drunken driving laws and zero tolerance laws for minors.
See: Official legislative description and status
* HB 777
Sponsor: Hosmer, Craig
Status: S Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence
Description: Extend crime victim assistance to terrorism outside U.S. against a Missouri resident.
See: Official legislative description and status
* HCS HJR 1
Sponsor: Hosmer, Craig
Status: Back to S
Description: Split crime forfeitures between police training & schools.
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.