All Secretary Of State Legislation - Missouri
HB2541 - HB 2541 - VOTER CAGING PROHIBITION ACT OF 2008 - Hughes, Leonard
Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - Referred: Elections (H) Bill Text HB 2541 - VOTER CAGING PROHIBITION ACT OF 2008 - Hughes, Leonard Establishes the Voter Caging Prohibition Act of 2008 Comment on Bill HB2497 - HB 2497 - BALLOTS REQUIRED AT POLLING PLACES - Hoskins, Theodore
Latest Action: 04/03/2008 - Referred: Elections (H) Bill Text HB 2497 - BALLOTS REQUIRED AT POLLING PLACES - Hoskins, Theodore Allows election authorities to reduce the number of required paper ballots provided based on the number of touch screen voting devices deployed HB2425 - HB 2425 - FILING PERIOD FOR CERTAIN CANDIDATES - Holsman, Jason R.
Latest Action: 04/03/2008 - Referred: Elections (H) Bill Text HB 2425 - FILING PERIOD FOR CERTAIN CANDIDATES - Holsman, Jason R. Requires certain candidates to file a written declaration of candidacy during the 10 business days in January immediately preceding the primary election in order to be placed on the official primary ballot HB2352 - HB 2352 - REGISTRATION OF BUSINESS NAMES - Schoeller, Shane
Latest Action: 04/01/2008 - Public Hearing Completed (H) Bill Text HB 2352 - REGISTRATION OF BUSINESS NAMES - Schoeller, Shane Changes the laws regarding the registration of fictitious business names Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - S Formal Calendar H Bills for Third Reading--HCS for HB 2321, with SCS (Crowell) Bill Text HB 2321 - VOTER REGISTRATION - Dixon, Bob Requires the local offices and resident hunting and fishing permit vendors of the Department of Conservation to make a voter registration application form available to all resident permit applicants HB2312 - HB 2312 - FUNDING OF ELECTION CAMPAIGNS - Holsman, Jason R.
Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - Referred: Elections (H) Bill Text HB 2312 - FUNDING OF ELECTION CAMPAIGNS - Holsman, Jason R. Establishes a process for funding elections that allows candidates to voluntarily agree to campaign finance limitations in exchange for public funding Latest Action: 04/03/2008 - Referred: Special Committee on General Laws (H) Bill Text HB 2305 - PAPER REDUCTION IN GOVERNMENT - Lampe, Sara Requires the Revisor of Statutes to make all copies of laws, resolutions, and constitutional measures available electronically to the public and eliminates the printing of certain state documents SB1267 - SB1267 - Bars the use of direct-recording electronic voting systems in certain circumstances
Latest Action: 03/03/2008 - Second Read and Referred S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee Bill Text SB 1267 - This act bars the use of direct-recording electronic voting systems except in polling places that do not have alternative systems that comply with a provision of the Help America Vote Act ensuring independence and privacy for individuals with disabilities. In those polling places, one direct-recording electronic voting machine shall be available and accessible to persons with disabilities upon request. CHRIS HOGERTY Latest Action: 03/03/2008 - Second Read and Referred S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee Bill Text SB 1251 - This act creates a system to allow voters to cast advance ballots at central voting locations and satellite sites. The advance voting period will begin the third Wednesday prior to an election and shall be conducted between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. and until 12:00 p.m. on Saturdays. The election authority shall consider factors including geographic location and demographics of the registered voters from the previous election to ensure nondiscrimination and provide adequate notice of the central locations and the satellite sites that are chosen. Election authorities shall create lists of names and addresses of each voter casting an advance ballot and such lists shall be confidential until 8:00 a.m. on the Friday before the election. Upon expiration of the confidential period, authorized individuals are entitled to view the lists and the election authority may make copies of the lists available to those individuals for a fee. A violation of confidentiality is a class four election [...] show full description Latest Action: 04/10/2008 - Public Hearing Completed (H) Bill Text HB 2289 - TECHNOLOGY TRUST FUND ACCOUNT - Lembke, Jim Removes the expiration date of the statutory authority of the Secretary of State to collect an additional $5 on certain filing fees which are deposited into the Technology Trust Fund Account Latest Action: 04/07/2008 - Voted Do Not Pass S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee Bill Text SB 1231 - This act requires a system of instant runoff voting in all primary, general, and special elections where there are three or more candidates running for the office of President and Vice President; United States Senate or House of Representatives; Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, Auditor, or State Senator or Representative. Under this system, voters rank the candidates and only a candidate with a majority of first choice rankings shall be elected or nominated. If no candidate has a majority, the lowest ranked candidate drops out and the next highest rankings on those ballots are attributed to the other candidates accordingly, until a candidate achieves a majority. CHRIS HOGERTY SB1224 - SB1224 - Modifies the deadline for the expiration of fictitious names
Latest Action: 02/28/2008 - Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee Bill Text SB 1224 - Currently, fictitious names filed prior to August 28, 2004, expire August 28, 2009, unless renewed. Under the act, these names will expire on the month and day on which they were originally filed immediately following August 28, 2009. Under current law, registrations filed prior to August 28, 2004, shall be inactivated by the Secretary of State on or after August 28, 2009. This act changes that deadline to on or before August 28, 2010. CHRIS HOGERTY Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - Referred: Elections (H) Bill Text HB 2262 - ELECTIONS - Frame, Michael Allows voters to cast advance ballots Latest Action: 03/27/2008 - Referred: Judiciary (H) Bill Text HB 2197 - CORPORATE FILINGS - Lampe, Sara Changes the laws regarding the requirements of corporate filings HB2200 - HB 2200 - UNIFORM LIMITED PARTNERSHIP LAW - Zimmerman, Jake
Latest Action: 02/28/2008 - Referred: Judiciary (H) Bill Text HB 2200 - UNIFORM LIMITED PARTNERSHIP LAW - Zimmerman, Jake Authorizes the Secretary of State to administratively cancel a certificate of limited partnership under certain conditions SB1150 - SB1150 - Extends the sunset provisions for fees to be credited to the technology trust fund
Latest Action: 05/29/2008 - Reported Duly Enrolled S Rules Committee Bill Text SCS/SB 1150 - Several provisions in current law allow the Secretary of State to collect an additional $5 fee on fees for filings relating to business organizations, commercial transactions, and trademarks, names and private emblems to be credited to the state's technology trust fund. These provisions are set to sunset on December 31, 2009. This act extends the sunset provisions to December 31, 2017. CHRIS HOGERTY Latest Action: 04/10/2008 - Hearing Scheduled H Judiciary Committee--(8:00 a.m. - HR 5) Bill Text SB 1151 - Under the act, corporate names shall only be reserved for 180 days. This act is similar to HB 1951 (2008). CHRIS HOGERTY Latest Action: 02/28/2008 - Referred: Judiciary (H) Bill Text HB 2166 - LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES - Grill, Jason Changes the laws regarding limited liability companies Latest Action: 02/19/2008 - Second Read and Referred S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee Bill Text SB 1137 - The act corrects punctuation, restructures some sectional divisions and makes various structural changes to the Missouri Securities Act. The act allows the Commissioner to issue orders that include civil penalties when individuals violate Missouri securities law. Currently, residential telephone numbers are not available for public examination for the purposes of Missouri securities law. The act provides that residential telephone numbers used as business numbers are public. Currently, the Commissioner may censure individuals for a variety of reasons if the individual has also engaged in dishonest or unethical practices. This act allows censure for any of the enumerated reasons regardless of whether the act was dishonest or unethical. This act is identical to SB 506 (2007). CHRIS HOGERTY SB1141 - SB1141 - Modifies provisions governing the transition periods for statewide elected officials
Latest Action: 04/10/2008 - Referred H Elections Committee Bill Text SB 1141 - The act modifies the transition periods for the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, Auditor, and Treasurer. Currently, all of the periods begin on the 15th day of November following the election. This date is changed to the 1st day following the election. Expenses incurred during the period may be paid after the actual end of the period. The Commissioner of Administration will request separate funding to cover the costs for setting up transition facilities in each of the offices so that they are operational the day following the election. The act also repeals references to typewriters, adding machines, duplicating machines, and payments for rentals and equipment purchases. This act is similar to HB 255 (2007). CHRIS HOGERTY Latest Action: 03/27/2008 - Referred: Elections (H) Bill Text HB 2160 - ELECTION BALLOTS - Grill, Jason Establishes procedures for listing candidates for statewide office in varying positions on the ballot and for counting votes when electronic voting is used for these ballots Latest Action: 05/05/2008 - Hearing Cancelled S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee Bill Text HB 2114 - PAPER BALLOTS AT ELECTIONS - Zimmerman, Jake Changes the laws regarding the use of paper ballots at elections Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - Referred: Elections (H) Bill Text HB 2085 - VOTER REGISTRATIONS - Skaggs, Trent Requires persons requesting 50 or more voter registration applications to provide certain information to the Office of the Secretary of State Latest Action: 03/27/2008 - Referred: Elections (H) Bill Text HB 2087 - ABSENTEE VOTING - Zimmerman, Jake Allows any registered voter who is eligible to vote in a particular election to do so by absentee ballot Latest Action: 03/27/2008 - Referred: Elections (H) Bill Text HB 2088 - ABSENTEE VOTING - Zimmerman, Jake Allows any registered voter who is eligible to vote in a particular election to do so by absentee ballot Latest Action: 03/27/2008 - Referred: Elections (H) Bill Text HB 2089 - INSTANT RUNOFF VOTING - Zimmerman, Jake Requires all primary and general elections held after January 1, 2009, for statewide offices and state representative and state senator to be conducted using instant runoff voting procedures HB2092 - HB 2092 - LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES - Burnett, John P.
Latest Action: 02/28/2008 - Referred: Judiciary (H) Bill Text HB 2092 - LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES - Burnett, John P. Changes the laws regarding limited liability companies Latest Action: 03/27/2008 - Referred: Elections (H) Bill Text HB 2080 - ABSENTEE VOTING - Hoskins, Theodore Allows any registered voter who is eligible to vote in a particular election to do so by absentee ballot HB1983 - HB1983 - Authorizes the conversion of certain business organizations
Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - S Inf Calendar H Bills for Third Reading--HB 1983-Pratt, with SCS (Goodman) Bill Text HB 1983 - BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS - Pratt, Bryan Allows for the conversion of other entities to domestic corporations and the conversion of domestic corporations to other entities Latest Action: 03/27/2008 - Referred: Elections (H) Bill Text HB 1965 - CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS - LeVota, Paul Changes the laws regarding campaign contributions by subjecting all committees to contribution limits Latest Action: 02/19/2008 - Public Hearing Completed (H) Bill Text HB 1951 - CORPORATE NAME RESERVATIONS - Cooper, Shannon Makes the holding period for not-for-profit and for-profit corporate name reservations uniform by limiting the total duration for which a not-for-profit corporate name can be reserved to 180 days Latest Action: 03/10/2008 - Hearing Scheduled S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee Bill Text SB 1062 - This act modifies the manner in which certain business organizations may file with the Secretary of State. The Secretary of State has the authority to establish a special handling and expedited services program. These services allow customers to purchase services that guarantee rapid processing on filings or other special handling. A limited liability corporation may electronically file its original articles of incorporation for a fee of $45 rather than the $100 currently required for paper filings. This act allows a corporation to change the filing month for its corporate registration report in return for an additional $20 filing fee. Corporations may also opt to file the corporate registration report biennially rather than annually. The filing fee for choosing this option will be twice the fee currently required for filing annually. The Secretary of State may collect an additional $10 fee, for deposit in the Secretary of State technology fund, for each biennial report [...] show full description Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - S Inf Calendar H Bills for Third Reading--HB 1923-Jones (117) and Pratt (Barnitz) Bill Text HB 1923 - CORPORATE FILINGS - Jones, Kenny Changes the laws regarding the requirements for corporate filings Latest Action: 04/03/2008 - Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H) Bill Text HB 1817 - SECURITIES PROTECTION - Zweifel, Clint Changes the process for registering securities Latest Action: 04/29/2008 - Public Hearing Scheduled, Bill not Heard (H) Bill Text HB 1818 - SECURITIES REGULATION - Zweifel, Clint Revises the definition of "security" in the laws regulating securities so that the sale of variable annuities will be governed by the Secretary of State Latest Action: 04/10/2008 - Referred: Elections (H) Bill Text HB 1821 - ELECTRONIC VOTING SYSTEMS - Bowman, John L. Requires electronic voting systems to provide a voter-verifiable paper record Latest Action: 04/10/2008 - Referred: Elections (H) Bill Text HB 1822 - VOTER REGISTRATION - Bowman, John L. Establishes one-stop voting sites which allow persons to register and vote at the same time HB1856 - HB 1856 - TRADEMARK REGISTRATIONS - Johnson, Connie "LaJoyce"
Latest Action: 03/13/2008 - Referred: Judiciary (H) Bill Text HB 1856 - TRADEMARK REGISTRATIONS - Johnson, Connie "LaJoyce" Changes the laws regarding the registration of a trademark HB1761 - HB 1761 - INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM PETITIONS - Storch, Rachel
Latest Action: 02/21/2008 - Referred: Elections (H) Bill Text HB 1761 - INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM PETITIONS - Storch, Rachel Changes the laws regarding initiative and referendum petitions HB1763 - HB1763 - Modifies requirements pertaining to petition circulators
Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - Bill Placed on Informal Calendar Bill Text HB 1763 - PETITION CIRCULATORS - Parson, Michael L. Changes the laws regarding petition circulators Latest Action: 04/03/2008 - Referred: Elections (H) Bill Text HB 1719 - ELECTIONS - Talboy, Mike Allows individuals to vote a straight party line ticket for all members of the same political party with a single punch or mark SB956 - SB956 - Modifies provisions relating to public water supply districts
Latest Action: 05/29/2008 - Reported Duly Enrolled S Rules Committee Bill Text SB 956 - The act changes the expiration dates of the staggered terms for the first appointed members of a public water supply district board by changing the ending month from June to April. Under current law, a circuit court must follow certain public notice requirements when holding a hearing regarding the detachment of property that is part of a public water supply district. This act increases the timeframe from 5 to 7 for the maximum number of days before the hearing date in which the last public hearing notice must be published in the county newspaper. In the event the court approves a detachment of property from a public water supply district, the court shall include in its decree a description of the district after the detachment as well as make any appropriate changes to the subdistrict boundary lines. Any changes in subdistrict boundaries shall not become effective until the next annual board of directors election. Certified copies of any court order regarding a detachment [...] show full description Latest Action: 03/11/2008 - Executive Session Completed (H) Bill Text HB 1647 - ELECTION OFFENSES - Viebrock, James Makes the use of an electronic recording device in a polling place an election offense SB908 - SB908 - Requires electronic publication and access to the "Blue Book" in lieu of physical publication and distribution
Latest Action: 01/28/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee Bill Text SB 908 - Under current law, the Secretary of State is required to prepare and publish 40,000 copies of the Missouri manual, commonly known as the "Blue Book". This act removes this requirement and instead requires the Secretary of State to electronically publish the manual on the Secretary of State's official website. CHRIS HOGERTY Latest Action: 02/05/2008 - Public Hearing Completed (H) Bill Text HB 1522 - ELECTION WATCHERS - Franz, Ward Requires election authorities to create a form to verify the eligibility of election watchers Latest Action: 01/17/2008 - Referred: Elections (H) Bill Text HB 1526 - NONPARTISAN ELECTIONS - Franz, Ward Removes the requirement to hold an election in nonpartisan elections when there are the same number of candidates as open offices HB1517 - HB 1517 - ANDREW JACKSON VOTE RESTORATION ACT - Cox, Stanley
Latest Action: 03/31/2008 - Rules - Executive Session Completed (H) Bill Text HB 1517 - ANDREW JACKSON VOTE RESTORATION ACT - Cox, Stanley Establishes the Andrew Jackson Vote Restoration Act which requires certain elections to be held even if the number of candidates filing for a position is equal to the number of positions available HB1488 - HB 1488 - CRIMINAL SECURITIES FRAUD - Donnelly, Margaret
Latest Action: 02/26/2008 - Public Hearing Completed (H) Bill Text HB 1488 - CRIMINAL SECURITIES FRAUD - Donnelly, Margaret Changes the laws regarding criminal securities fraud and sets a minimum penalty when it is committed against the elderly or disabled SB883 - SB883 - Bars elected officials and members of the general assembly from working as lobbyists
Latest Action: 01/15/2008 - Second Read and Referred S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee Bill Text SB 883 - The Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, Treasurer, Auditor, and members of the General Assembly shall be barred from being employed as lobbyists or working for lobbying firms. This act is identical to SB 219 (2007). CHRIS HOGERTY SB889 - SB889 - Provides for mandatory minimum punishment for securities fraud crimes against the elderly or disabled
Latest Action: 01/15/2008 - Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee Bill Text SB 889 - This act modifies provisions of the Missouri Securities Act of 2003 as it relates to the elderly and disabled. Definitions for "elderly" and "disabled persons" are added. Also, mandatory minimum penalties are added for those who commit criminal securities fraud against the elderly and disabled persons. This act provides that when a defendant is convicted of such crimes against an elderly or disabled person, the defendant may be fined not less than fifty thousand dollars and imprisoned for not less than five years. This act also provides for the Commissioner of Securities to impose enhanced penalties for securities fraud against the elderly or disabled. This act is identical to SB 177 (2007). ADRIANE CROUSE Latest Action: 01/29/2008 - Executive Session Completed (H) Bill Text HB 1407 - PETITION CIRCULATORS - Deeken, Bill Requires all petition circulators to be registered voters, residents of Missouri, and citizens of the United States and prohibits payment of petition circulators on a per-signature basis HJR48 - HJR48 - Allows laws to be established to require voters to provide valid government-issued photo identification in order to vote
Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - S Formal Calendar H Bills for Third Reading--HCS for HJR 48 (Scott) Bill Text HJR 48 - VOTER IDENTIFICATION - Cox, Stanley Proposes a constitutional amendment authorizing the General Assembly to require photo identification to vote in elections Latest Action: 01/29/2008 - Public Hearing Completed (H) Bill Text HJR 39 - INITIATIVE PETITIONS - Kuessner, J. C. Proposes a constitutional amendment increasing the percentage of required voter signatures in each of two-thirds of the Congressional districts before a petition can be placed on the ballot Latest Action: 04/07/2008 - Voted Do Pass S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee Bill Text HB 1310 - ELECTIONS FOR INDEPENDENT CANDIDATES - Hoskins, Theodore Requires independent candidates to file declarations of candidacy and petitions for nomination by the same deadlines established for other candidates HB1311 - HB1311 - Imposes certain requirements on write-in candidates for municipal office
Latest Action: 05/29/2008 - Signed by House Speaker Bill Text HB 1311 - WRITE-IN CANDIDATES - Hoskins, Theodore Prohibits any person who is in arrears for any unpaid city taxes or municipal-user fees from filing a declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate for election to any municipal office HB1317 - HB 1317 - VOTER REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS - Davis, Cynthia L.
Latest Action: 04/08/2008 - Executive Session Completed (H) Bill Text HB 1317 - VOTER REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS - Davis, Cynthia L. Requires election authorities to verify United States citizenship of all voter registration applicants Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - S concurs in HCS, as amended Bill Text HCS/SB 797 - This act modifies the paperwork requirements for the formation of a new political party and the nomination of independent candidates. The act repeals the requirement that the petition to form the new party must contain, if presidential electors are to be nominated by petition, the name of at least one qualified resident in each congressional district to be a nominee for presidential elector. Alternatively, this information will be provided when filing the respective declarations of candidacy. Currently, in counties which do not have board of election commissioners, election judges are selected from lists provided by the county committee of each party or at the discretion of the election authority. This act allows this discretionary option only when lists are not provided. This act is similar to SCS/SB 84 (2005), SB 726 (2006), and SB 138 (2007). CHRIS HOGERTY |
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