Springfield Business Journal_2021-01-29

46 · SBJ.NET WINTER 2021 MISCELLANY SPRINGFIELD AREA STATE REPRESENTATIVES Name District Party Counties Represented Cities/Areas Representative Committee Memberships Recent Bills Sponsored 1 Legislative Assistant Address Phone E-mail Year First Elected JOHN BLACK 137 Republican Greene, Webster Fair Grove, Marshfield, Rogersville, Strafford Budget; Higher Education; Utilities; Subcommittee on Appropriations- Education; Conference Committee on Budget HB 1784: Creates the Missouri Nuclear Clean Power Act, allowing clean base load electric generating plants to charge for construction costs before operating John Darnall 201 W Capitol Ave, Room 115-A Jefferson City 65101 573-751-3819 john.black@house.mo.gov 2018 SCOTT CUPPS 158 Republican Barry, Lawerence, Stone Cassville, Purdy, Shell Knob, Agricultural Policy; Budget; Special Committee on Student Accountability; Tourism; Urban Issues; Conference Committee on Budget HB 2676: Allows feral hog hunting on public land if the population in Missouri hasn't been eliminated by 2025; HB 2677: Specifies that the Department of Conservation will be financially responsible for damage caused by feral hogs Austin Tanck 201 W Capitol Ave, Room 115-H Jefferson City 65101 573-751-1488 scott.cupps@house.mo.gov 2019 BISHOP DAVIDSON 130 Republican Greene Bois D'Arc, Republic, Walnut Grove, Willard General Laws; Insurance; Professional Registration & Licensing HB 310: Establishes the "Second Amendment Preservation Act," which creates additional protections for gun ownership; HB 439: Allows school districts to issue school district teaching permits for people without a certificate of license to teach granted by the state board of eduction Isaac Hampton 201 W Capitol Ave, Room 201-CA Jefferson City 65101 573-751-2381 bishop.davidson@house.mo.gov 2020 TRICIA DERGES 140 Republican Christian Chadwick, Fremont Hills, Ozark, Sparta Health & Mental Health Policy; Professional Registration & Licensing; Special Committee on Small Business HB 550: Allows eligiblity for an assistant physician to be a licensed general practitioner if they completed step 3 of the medical license exam & has 5 years of post-graduate practice; HB 551: Medical professionals can receive continuing education credit for volunteering at nonprofits Steve Coller 201 W Capitol Ave, Room 115-J Jefferson City 65101 573-751-2565 tricia.derges@house.mo.gov 2020 CRAIG FISHEL 136 Republican Greene Southeast Springfield Local Government (vice chair); Economic Development; Workforce Development HB 1700: Authorizes the city of Springfield to levy a transient guest tax upon voter approval; HB 2492: Makes changes to licensing, regulation & oversight of entities providing retail installment agreements to Missouri consumers Christine Bondurant 201 W Capitol Ave, Room 201-E Jefferson City 65101 573-751-0232 craig.fishel@house.mo.gov 2018 BETSY FOGLE 135 Democrat Greene East Springfield Budget None Hannah Brashers 201 W Capitol Ave, Room 109-H Jefferson City 65101 (573) 571-9809 betsy.fogle@house.mo.gov 2020 BRAD HUDSON 138 Republican Christian, Stone, Taney Branson West, Billings, Crane, Kimberling City Subcommittee on Appropriations- General Administration (vice chair); Budget; Local Government; Special Committee on Tourism HB 1403: Prohibits municipalities from requiring a person to obtain a permit, license or other prior approval to operate a home-based business Amy Volkart 201 W Capitol Ave, Room 116A-2 Jefferson City 65101 573-751-3851 brad.hudson@house.mo.gov 2018 JEFF KNIGHT 129 Republican Dallas, Laclede Buffalo, Lebanon Agriculture Policy; Conservation & Natural Resources; Economic Development HRJ 124: Dissolves the Highways & Transportation Commission; HB 1699: Allows establishments with a liquor license to sell liquor starting at 6 am Sundays until 1:30 am Mondays Brenda Frank 201 W Capitol Ave, Room 413-A Jefferson City 65101 573-751-1167 jeff.knight@house.mo.gov 2018 BILL OWEN 131 Republican Greene North Springfield Downsizing State Government; Financial Institutions; Pensions HB 563: Authorizes the city of Springfield to create a land bank; HB 571: Changes regulations regarding consumer loans John Darnall 201 W Capitol Ave, Room 410-A Jefferson City 65101 573-751-2948 bill.owen@house.mo.gov 1980 2 CRYSTAL QUADE (minority floor leader) 132 Democrat Greene Central Springfield Ex-officio member of all committees in the House HB 1478: Establishes the Hand-Up program, to allow recipients to qualify for transitional child care benefits without having to qualify for full child care benefits; HB 1480: Authorizes counties to impose with voter approval a quarter-cent sales tax on retail sales to fund early childhood education Michelle Brent 201 W Capitol Ave, Room 204 Jefferson City 65101 573-751-3795 crystal.quade@house.mo.gov 2016 ALEX RILEY 134 Republican Greene Southwest Springfield General Laws (vice chair); Professional Registration & Licensing; Subcommittee on Appropriations - Health HB 575: Establishes the "Missouri Religious Freedom Protection Act." HB 576: Requires a state agency to repeal two existing rules before enacting a new one. Lindsay Farrow 201 W Capitol Ave, Room 116-1 Jefferson City 65101 573-751-2210 alex.riley@house.mo.gov 2020 BRIAN SEITZ 156 Republican Taney Branson, Hollister Crime Prevention; Special Committee on Small Business; Special Committee on Tourism None Jake Ayers 201 W Capitol Ave, Room 116-5 Jefferson City 65101 573-751-1309 brian.seitz@house.mo.gov 2020 TRAVIS SMITH 155 Republican Douglas, Ozark, Taney Ava, Gainesville, Theodosia Special Committee on Tourism (vice chair); Economic Development; Health and Mental Health Policy HB 513: Designates the first full week in September as Fox Trotter Week. Melinda Fairfax 201 W Capitol Ave, Room 110-A Jefferson City 65101 573-751-2042 travis.smith@house.mo.gov 2020 MIKE STEPHENS 128 Republican Cedar, Polk Bolivar, Pleasant Hope, Stockton Health & Mental Health Policy; Consent & House Procedure (chair); Agriculture Policy; Joint Committee on Public Assistance; Subcommittee on Medicaid Reform HB 2706: Creates a category for charitable pharmacies to provide donated prescriptions to needy or uninsured individuals; HB: 2422: Allows for remote dispensing site pharmacies to operate with a pharmacy technician or intern while supervised via web by a pharmacist Ashley Sennott 201 W Capitol Ave, Room 306-B Jefferson City 65101 573-751-1347 mike.stephens@house.mo.gov 2016 JERED TAYLOR 139 Republican Christian Highlandville, Nixa, Spokane Downsizing State Government (chair); General Laws (vice chair); Economic Development; Joint Committee on Government Accountability HB 2673: Requires new tobacco product manufacturers to submit a certification to the DOR that a premarket application has been submitted to the FDA for each new tobacco product; HB 1643: Requires all food sold in the state capitol building to be made in the USA Ashley Sennott 201 W Capitol Ave, Room 306-A Jefferson City 65101 573-751-3833 jered.taylor@house.mo.gov 2014 CURTIS TRENT 133 Republican Greene Battlefield, West Springfield Subcommittee on Appropriations-General Administration (chair); Budget; Elementary & Secondary Education HB 1596: States that a person injured by a product that is neglected in design, manufacturing, sale or distribution has 15 years to file a claim for damages; HB 1953: Adds individual customer usage & billing by city- owned utilities to the list of records exempt from disclosure Christine Boindurant 201 W Capitol Ave, Room 201-F Jefferson City 65101 573-751-0136 curtis.trent@house.mo.gov 2016 As of June 29, 2020, with the exception of representatives who were elected to in November 2020. Listed alphabetically. Information collection from House.Mo.Gov. 1 Sponsored bills are a mix of approved and under review legislation. 2 Bill Owen was reelected to his second term in November 2020. Researched by Karen Bliss © Copyright 2021 SBJ. All rights reserved. This material may not be republished, rebroadcast, rewritten or redistributed.