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2004 Bill(s)

* SCS HCS HB 1074
Sponsor: Byrd, Richard
Status: GOVERNOR SIGNED
Description: Make cross burning a crime.
See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status
  • HB 1156
    Sponsor: Byrd, Richard
    Status: H Communications, Energy & Technology
    Description: Exclude a requirement for rates to be just and reasonable from the rates set by an incumbent local phone exchange.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status
  • * HB 1228
    Sponsor: Byrd, Richard
    Status: H Children
    Description: Transfer child support enforcement to the Public Safety Department from the Child Services agency.
    See: Official legislative description and status

    * CCS HB 1304
    Sponsor: Byrd, Richard
    Status: GOVERNOR VETOED
    Description: Impose restrictions on lability lawsuits and lawsuit awards. SS includes regulation of medical malpractice insurance.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status
  • * CCS HB 1305
    Sponsor: Byrd, Richard
    Status: Conference: CCR to S
    Description: Impose restrictions on medical malpractice insurance rate increases & termination. Require rates be filed.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status
  • HB 1310
    Sponsor: Byrd, Richard
    Status: H Communications, Energy & Technology
    Description: Require notice to the Public Service Commission when one acquires five percent or more interest in a utility.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status
  • HB 1311
    Sponsor: Byrd, Richard
    Status: H Crime Prevention
    Description: Require a juvenile sex offender to file his registration with his school.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status
  • * HB 1312
    Sponsor: Byrd, Richard
    Status: H Judiciary
    Description: Impose restrictions on discrimination lawsuit awards.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status
  • * HB 1349
    Sponsor: Byrd, Richard
    Status: H Children
    Description: Authorize stripping the license or any state privilege of a person owing more than $5,000 in child support.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status
  • * HB 1350
    Sponsor: Byrd, Richard
    Status: H Judiciary
    Description: Expand exemptions from attachment in bankruptcy including a wedding ring and raise various exemption amounts.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status
  • HB 1354
    Sponsor: Byrd, Richard
    Status: H Judiciary
    Description: Limit the state's legal defense fund payments to $500,000 to any one claimant. A couple of other changes in the fund.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status
  • HB 1355
    Sponsor: Byrd, Richard
    Status: H Judiciary
    Description: Impose a cap on punitive damages in some types of liability lawsuits.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status
  • HB 1436
    Sponsor: Byrd, Richard
    Status: H Crime Prevention
    Description: Extend the statute of limitations for child sex abuse cases.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status
  • * HB 1468
    Sponsor: Byrd, Richard
    Status: H Transportation
    Description: Let police give tickets for not wearing seat belts. Repeal a requirement that the driver be stopped for something else.
    See: Official legislative description and status

    SS HS HB 1511
    Sponsor: Byrd, Richard
    Status: GOVERNOR SIGNED
    Description: Totally rewrite Missouri's laws on trusts.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status
  • HB 1588
    Sponsor: Byrd, Richard
    Status: H Judiciary
    Description: Prohibit lawsuits against real estate agents for findings & claims made in seller disclosures & various inspections.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status
  • HB 1595
    Sponsor: Byrd, Richard
    Status: H Job Creation
    Description: Expand areas that can have tax breaks for developers.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status
  • HB 1743
    Sponsor: Byrd, Richard
    Status: H Judiciary
    Description: A large number of court procedure changes.
    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.