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HB 728: there’s something about that establishment clause

30 Wednesday Jan 2019

Posted by Michael Bersin in Missouri General Assembly, Missouri House

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In, not one, but, two places in the Missouri Constitution:

Article I
BILL OF RIGHTS
Section 7
Public aid for religious purposes–preferences and discriminations on religious grounds.
Section 7. That no money shall ever be taken from the public treasury, directly or indirectly, in aid of any church, sect or denomination of religion, or in aid of any priest, preacher, minister or teacher thereof, as such; and that no preference shall be given to nor any discrimination made against any church, sect or creed of religion, or any form of religious faith or worship.
Source: Const. of 1875, Art. II, § 7.

Article IX
EDUCATION
Section 8
Prohibition of public aid for religious purposes and institutions.
Section 8. Neither the general assembly, nor any county, city, town, township, school district or other municipal corporation, shall ever make an appropriation or pay from any public fund whatever, anything in aid of any religious creed, church or sectarian purpose, or to help to support or sustain any private or public school, academy, seminary, college, university, or other institution of learning controlled by any religious creed, church or sectarian denomination whatever; nor shall any grant or donation of personal property or real estate ever be made by the state, or any county, city, town, or other municipal corporation, for any religious creed, church, or sectarian purpose whatever.
Source: Const. of 1875, Art. XI, § 11.

Well, unless it involves playground materials.

There’s something about that establishment clause that irritates right wingnuts.

A bill introduced yesterday by Representative Hardy Billington (r):

HB 728
Requires the name of the real party in interest to be named in civil actions involving the separation of church and state unless the party in interest is a minor
Sponsor: Billington, Hardy (152)
Proposed Effective Date: 8/28/2019
LR Number: 1693H.01I
Last Action: 01/29/2019 – Introduced and Read First Time (H)
Bill String: HB 728
Next House Hearing: Hearing not scheduled
Calendar: HOUSE BILLS FOR SECOND READING

Wait, don’t right wingnuts keep telling everyone that there is no such thing as “separation of church and state”? Just asking.

The bill text:

FIRST REGULAR SESSION
HOUSE BILL NO. 728 [pdf]
100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE BILLINGTON. 1693H.01I DANA RADEMAN MILLER, Chief Clerk

AN ACT

To repeal section 507.010, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating to the name of the party in interest in certain civil actions.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:

Section A. Section 507.010, RSMo, is repealed and one new section enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as section 507.010, to read as follows: 507.010.

1. Except as provided in subsection 2 in this section, every action shall be prosecuted in the name of the real party in interest, but an executor, administrator, personal representative, guardian, conservator, trustee of an express trust, a party with whom or in whose name a contract has been made for the benefit of another, or a party authorized by statute may sue in his own name in such representative capacity without joining with him the party for whose benefit the action is brought; and when a statute so provides, an action for the use or benefit of another shall be brought in the name of the state of Missouri.

2. Except if the party in interest is a minor, in any action involving the separation of church and state, such action shall be prosecuted in the name of the real party in interest.

[emphasis added]

“…2. Except if the party in interest is a minor, in any action involving the separation of church and state, such action shall be prosecuted in the name of the real party in interest.”

That new section is quite a carve out.

HB 728: anything for a buck

24 Tuesday Jan 2017

Posted by Michael Bersin in Missouri General Assembly, Missouri House

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Bart Korman, HB 728, highways, nothing should surprise us anymore, prostitution

Kansas: Have some self respect, man.

Missouri: [mumble]

A bill introduced today:

HB 728
Allows the department of transportation to sell naming rights for highways and bridges not already named
Sponsor: Korman, Bart (042)
Proposed Effective Date: 8/28/2017
LR Number: 1512H.01I
Last Action: 01/24/2017 – Introduced and Read First Time (H)
Bill String: HB 728
Next Hearing: Hearing not scheduled
Calendar: HOUSE BILLS FOR SECOND READING
[….]

Think of the possibilities: “Brought to you by Dead Man’s Curve Funeral Home.”

The bill text:

FIRST REGULAR SESSION
HOUSE BILL NO. 728 [pdf]
99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE KORMAN.
1512H.01I D. ADAM CRUMBLISS, Chief Clerk

AN ACT

To amend chapter 227, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to the sale or lease of naming rights for highways and bridges.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Chapter 227, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be known as section 227.218, to read as follows:
227.218. 1. The highways and transportation commission may issue a request for proposals to sell or lease naming rights for a particular segment of highway or for a bridge to the best qualified bidder. All contracts for the sale or lease of naming rights shall be first approved by the highways and transportation commission and then approved by the joint committee on transportation. The highways and transportation commission and the joint committee on transportation may disapprove a contract for any reason. The proceeds of a sale or lease of naming rights shall be deposited into the state road fund.
2. The purchaser or lessee of a naming right shall pay the cost of erecting, maintaining, and removing signage as well as an annual fee as determined by the proposal.
3. The term of contract for naming rights shall not exceed ten years and may be shorter at the discretion of the highways and transportation commission. The purchaser or lessee of a naming right shall have an option of early termination.
4. No naming rights shall be sold or leased for any segment of roadway or bridge that has been designated prior to August 28, 2017, as a named memorial highway or bridge under this chapter or through the joint committee on transportation approval process 16 established under section 227.297.
5. The department of transportation may promulgate all necessary rules and regulations for the administration of this section. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010, that is created under the authority delegated in this section shall become effective only if it complies with and is subject to all of the provisions of chapter 536 and, if applicable, section 536.028. This section and chapter 536 are nonseverable, and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to chapter 536 to review, to delay the effective date, or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking authority and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28, 2017, shall be invalid and void.
6. The provisions of this section shall expire on December 31, 2037.

[emphasis in original]

At this point we’ve determined what we are, now we’re just haggling over the price.

HB 728: a lot of people could lose their cars

28 Thursday Feb 2013

Posted by Michael Bersin in Uncategorized

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Depending on who you ask, there are a lot of old professions.

A bill, introduced yesterday:

FIRST REGULAR SESSION

HOUSE BILL NO. 728

97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVES RIZZO (Sponsor), WEBB, LAFAVER, MIMS, DUNN, MAYFIELD AND MCMANUS (Co-sponsors).

1851L.01I        D. ADAM CRUMBLISS, Chief Clerk

AN ACT

To amend chapter 567, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to impoundment of a motor vehicle used to patronize prostitution, with a penalty provision.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:

           Section A. Chapter 567, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be known as section 567.082, to read as follows:

           567.082. 1. Any motor vehicle occupied by a person at the time such person commits an offense under this chapter shall be deemed a public nuisance and such person shall be subject to a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars. Any law enforcement officer who arrests a person for a violation under this chapter shall cause such motor vehicle to be impounded. Such motor vehicle may be reclaimed after payment of the fine imposed under this section and payment of all towing and storage costs, or the issuance of a court order releasing such motor vehicle.

           2. If the vehicle is not reclaimed or released by court order under subsection 1 of this section within thirty days of disposition of the case, the motor vehicle may be sold at auction. Any moneys from the sale of the motor vehicle in excess of any fine, towing and storage costs, and actual costs incurred in the sale of such motor vehicle shall be returned to the owner of such motor vehicle.

[emphasis in original]

Nah, you weren’t thinking about politicians, were you?

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