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2016 Bill(s)
HB 2186 Sponsor:Ross, Robert Status: S Education Description: Let a school district award credit for participation in the Missouri Supreme Court's Constitution Project.
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SCS HCS HB 2187 Sponsor:Ross, Robert Status: S 3rd Read Description: Require the Natural Resources Department to sell any property in Oregon County that was purchased through legal settlement funds of the Natural Resources Department. Prohibit any state department from purchasing any land in the county after August 28, 2016.
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HB 2229 Sponsor:Ross, Robert Status: H Perfection Description: Prohibit expenditure of state funds for employing or hiring a person to influence the passage or defeat of legislation.
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HB 2230 Sponsor:Ross, Robert Status: S 3rd Read Description: Exempt water jet skis and boats without railing from a law prohibiting a person from riding on various locations on a boat such as decking below the bow, the top of a seat back, etc.
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HB 2266 Sponsor:Ross, Robert Status: H Select Com. on Labor Description: Provide grants, subject to appropriations, for paying Workers' Compensation premiums for volunteer firefighter associations. Wokers' Comp. provides coverage for workers injured on the job.
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HB 2405 Sponsor:Ross, Robert Status: H Select Com. on Agriculture Description: Establish property rights involving rivers and streams for owners of property along the waterway. Give the adjoining landowners ownership of the watercourse bed if the watercourse is not navigable.
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HCS HB 2461 Sponsor:Ross, Robert Status: H Perfection Description: Repeal a requirement for three letters of reference to be licensed as a land surveyor.
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HB 2610 Sponsor:Ross, Robert Status: H 2nd Read Description: Give legislators with two or more years experience rights to practice law and serve as a circuit judge without a law degree.
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HB 2670 Sponsor:Ross, Robert Status: H 2nd Read Description: Make land owned by the Natural Resources Department, including state parks, subject to local property taxes. Require legislative approval for a state agency to purchase land or accept transfer of land.
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HB 2707 Sponsor:Ross, Robert Status: H 2nd Read Description: Require a school district post a sign at the school if it has authorized any employee to carry a concealed weapon on the school grounds. Require a school to advise another district considering a former employee of the district of any violations by the former employee.
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HB 2826 Sponsor:Ross, Robert Status: H 2nd Read Description: Change the membership of the Geographic Names Board. Add one member from the Agriculture Dept.
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HJR 100 Sponsor:Ross, Robert Status: H 2nd Read Description: Make the salary increases for judges and elected state officials recommended by the Salary Commission subject to appropriations. It effectively would give the legislature power to lower the recommendations through the apprpriations process each year. Under current provisions, the commission's recommendations for a two year period automatically take effect unless rejected by the House and Senate.
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HJR 101 Sponsor:Ross, Robert Status: H Conservation & Natural Resources Description: Repeal the five-yar limit on how long the Natural Resources Department must pay a county for property taxes lost by acquisition of land for parks.
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HJR 102 Sponsor:Ross, Robert Status: H 2nd Read Description: Repeal the exemption from property taxation of land downed by the Natural Resources or Conservation departments.
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HJR 103 Sponsor:Ross, Robert Status: H 2nd Read Description: Repeal the constitutional right of the Conversation Commission to purchase land, accept gifts of land or obtain land by eminent domain.
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