- SB 445 - Goodman - Establishes the Joint Committee on the Missouri Criminal Code
1/5/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee- SB 446 - Goodman - Specifies that drug courts may be funded by the county law enforcement restitution fund
1/23/2012 - Hearing Scheduled But Not Heard S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee- SB 452 - Cunningham - Allows a pupil to enroll in an adjoining school district if the student's residence is located closer to a school in the adjoining district or in cases of transportation hardship
1/31/2012 - Hearing Cancelled S General Laws Committee- SB 453 - Cunningham - Establishes damage caps for Human Rights Act cases and workers' compensation discrimination cases
1/5/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy and the Environment Committee- SB 456 - Pearce - Establishes procedures for the transfer of students from an unaccredited school district to an accredited school district in the same or an adjoining county
1/5/2012 - Second Read and Referred S General Laws Committee- SB 458 - Wright-Jones - Creates the Green Jobs-Green Missouri Act
1/5/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy and the Environment Committee- SB 459 - Wright-Jones - Requires those engaging in public works projects to employ individuals from the locality in which the project is being constructed
1/24/2012 - Hearing Scheduled But Not Heard S Small Business, Insurance and Industry Committee- SB 460 - Wright-Jones - Requires kindergarten attendance at the start of the school year for children who turn age five at any time during the calendar year
1/5/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Education Committee- SB 461 - Keaveny - Allows the City of St. Louis to control its police force without state intervention
1/5/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Financial and Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee- SB 462 - Keaveny - Amends laws relating to unsecured loans of $500 or less
2/6/2012 - Hearing Cancelled S Financial and Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee- SB 463 - Keaveny - Increases the fine for seat belt violations from $10 to $50
1/5/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Transportation Committee- SB 466 - Munzlinger - Modifies how money in the Gaming Commission Fund is allocated
1/5/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Ways and Means and Fiscal Oversight Committee- SB 468 - Munzlinger - Modifies the law relating to project labor agreements and the prevailing wage
1/5/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Small Business, Insurance and Industry Committee- SB 471 - Dixon - Extends the sunset on the Children in Crisis Tax Credit program
1/5/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Ways and Means and Fiscal Oversight Committee- SB 481 - Stouffer - Creates a tax credit for contributions to developmental disability care providers and modifies provisions of the residential treatment agency tax credit program
1/5/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Ways and Means and Fiscal Oversight Committee- SB 487 - Wright-Jones - Establishes a committee and plans to increase the participation of minority and women's business enterprises in state contracting
1/5/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Progress and Development Committee- SB 488 - Wright-Jones - Requires newly constructed state buildings to meet certain green building standards
1/5/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy and the Environment Committee- SB 493 - Stouffer - Allows the governing body of Macon County to grant tax relief to certain properties to alleviate blight
1/5/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Ways and Means and Fiscal Oversight Committee- SB 494 - Wright-Jones - Creates the Medical Harm Disclosure Act
1/5/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Health, Mental Health, Seniors and Families Committee- SB 495 - Wright-Jones - Establishes the Compassionate Assistance for Rape Emergencies Act
1/5/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Health, Mental Health, Seniors and Families Committee- SB 496 - Wright-Jones - Enacts the Prevention First Act
1/5/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Health, Mental Health, Seniors and Families Committee- SB 497 - Munzlinger - Increases the penalties for the crimes of trespassing and false impersonation and creates the crime of impersonating a public servant
1/5/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee- SB 499 - Munzlinger - Imposes an additional admission fee for excursion gambling boat licensees to fund Veterans Commission capital improvements
1/5/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Ways and Means and Fiscal Oversight Committee- SB 500 - Wright-Jones - Modifies state legal expense coverage of certain health professionals and modifies hospital patient safety policies
1/5/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Health, Mental Health, Seniors and Families Committee- SB 501 - Wright-Jones - Creates the Council on Digital Inclusion
1/5/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Education Committee- SB 502 - Wright-Jones - Allows elected officials to be excused from jury duty during their term of office
1/5/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee- SB 503 - Wright-Jones - Allows the Special Administrative Board governing the St. Louis City School District to sponsor charter schools under certain circumstances
1/25/2012 - Hearing Scheduled But Not Heard S Education Committee- SB 505 - Wright-Jones - Requires health carriers to devote a certain percentage of health insurance premiums to be used for the payment of health care services
1/5/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Small Business, Insurance and Industry Committee- SB 506 - Wright-Jones - Creates the crimes of assault of an employee of a mass transit system while in the scope of his or her duties in the first, second, and third degree
1/5/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee- SB 507 - Wright-Jones - Requires health insurance policies to cover ultrasound screenings where mammograms demonstrate dense breast tissue
1/5/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Small Business, Insurance and Industry Committee- SB 509 - Wright-Jones - Allows the governing body of St. Louis City to grant tax relief to certain properties to alleviate blight
1/5/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Ways and Means and Fiscal Oversight Committee- SB 512 - Schaaf - Prohibits restrictive physician employment contracts
1/5/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Health, Mental Health, Seniors and Families Committee- SB 513 - Crowell - Prohibits the approval of new applications under the Missouri Downtown Economic Stimulus Act after August 28, 2012
1/5/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Ways and Means and Fiscal Oversight Committee- SB 514 - Crowell - Bars employers from requiring employees to engage in or cease engaging in certain labor practices
1/17/2012 - Hearing Scheduled But Not Heard S General Laws Committee- SB 517 - Brown - Imposes an additional $1,500 fine for failing to drive in the right-hand lane
1/5/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Transportation Committee- SB 519 - Schaaf - Requires health carriers to provide Internet access to its standard fee schedules and prohibits carriers from refusing to contract with providers willing to meet certain provider participation terms and conditions
1/5/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Health, Mental Health, Seniors and Families Committee- SB 521 - Curls - Requires a non-custodial parent to pay child support until the child reaches 22 years of age instead of 21 years of age
1/5/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee- SB 522 - Curls - Modifies the eligibility requirements for food stamp assistance
1/5/2012 - Second Read and Referred S General Laws Committee- SB 524 - Curls - Modifies the membership qualifications for the Missouri Housing Development Commission
1/24/2012 - Hearing Scheduled But Not Heard S General Laws Committee- SB 525 - Engler - Provides for nonpartisan elections of judicial candidates and forbids certain judges and candidates from engaging in political activities
1/5/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee- SB 526 - Schaaf - Requires health carriers to credential health care professionals within 60 calendar days of receipt of complete application
1/5/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Small Business, Insurance and Industry Committee- SB 527 - Schaaf - Provides that home school students will receive the same consideration as non-home school students for purposes of higher education financial aid
1/5/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Education Committee- SB 529 - Schaaf - Prohibits hospitals from requiring physicians to agree to make patient referrals as a condition of receiving medical staff privileges
1/5/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Health, Mental Health, Seniors and Families Committee- SB 530 - Schaaf - Makes authorizations for allocations of nonresident entertainer and athlete income tax revenues perpetual
1/5/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Ways and Means and Fiscal Oversight Committee- SB 532 - Schaefer - Extends the tax credit for donations to food pantries until August 2022
1/5/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Ways and Means and Fiscal Oversight Committee- SB 533 - Schaaf - Allows for certain projects creating ten or more new full-time jobs to not have to obtain a certificate of need
1/5/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Health, Mental Health, Seniors and Families Committee- SB 534 - Schaaf - Prohibits insurers from denying reimbursement for providing diagnostic imaging services based solely on the speciality or professional board certification of a licensed physician
1/5/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Small Business, Insurance and Industry Committee- SB 535 - Chappelle-Nadal - Allows the City of St. Louis to control its police force without state intervention
1/5/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Financial and Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee- SB 536 - Chappelle-Nadal - Requires long-term care facilities to be encouraged to institute policies encouraging familial involvement in the well-being and support of its residents
1/5/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Health, Mental Health, Seniors and Families Committee- SB 537 - Chappelle-Nadal - Increases the penalty for the crime of harassment
1/5/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee- SB 538 - Chappelle-Nadal - Requires, subject to appropriations, an expansion of the variety of kosher foods approved under the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Special Supplemental Food Program
1/5/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Health, Mental Health, Seniors and Families Committee- SB 539 - Chappelle-Nadal - Creates a crime for employers who divulge certain personal information of employees and customers
1/5/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee- SB 541 - Chappelle-Nadal - Prohibits a workforce development agency from knowingly omitting from any bidding process an entity with whom it has a contract
1/5/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee- SB 543 - Chappelle-Nadal - Modifies provisions relating to elementary and secondary education
1/5/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Education Committee- SB 545 - Chappelle-Nadal - Requires certain public officials and certain staff members of the executive branch and legislature to submit to drug tests
1/5/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Health, Mental Health, Seniors and Families Committee- SB 550 - Schaaf - Requires certain state agencies to update and verify the accuracy of the information on the respective websites, as the websites pertain to health care
1/5/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Health, Mental Health, Seniors and Families Committee- SB 551 - Brown - Exempts feed for captive wildlife and seed, limestone, and fertilizer used for crops to be fed to captive wildlife from state and local sales tax
1/5/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Ways and Means and Fiscal Oversight Committee- SB 552 - Brown - Adds veterinarians to the statute of limitations for medical malpractice actions against certain health care providers
1/5/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee- SB 554 - Curls - Changes the notice requirement to a tenant in a foreclosure action from ten business days to ninety days
1/5/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee- SB 555 - Curls - Regulates certain contracts for the sale of residential real estate
1/5/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee- SB 556 - Curls - Allows courts to suspend imposition of an adult criminal sentence for certain juvenile offenders
1/5/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee- SB 559 - Curls - Allows petitions for expungement of certain criminal records
1/5/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee- SB 571 - Kraus - Requires tax credit recipients to file campaign finance reports with the Missouri Ethics Commission
1/5/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Ways and Means and Fiscal Oversight Committee- SB 582 - Dempsey - Reauthorizes the pregnancy resource center tax credit
1/5/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Ways and Means and Fiscal Oversight Committee- SB 583 - Wright-Jones - Allows employers to retain withholding taxes up to the amount spent on educational benefits for employees and unpaid interns or up to the amount spent on less than a year of job training for employees
1/5/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Jobs, Economic Development and Local Government Committee- SB 586 - Richard - Gives preference in the awarding of a fee office contract to a tax exempt organization whose primary administrative office is in the same county or legislative district as the fee office
1/5/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Ways and Means and Fiscal Oversight Committee- SB 597 - Dempsey - Changes the governance of the St. Louis International Airport
1/26/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Jobs, Economic Development and Local Government Committee- SB 598 - Dempsey - Modifies provisions related to tax increment financing so that school districts and library districts are reimbursed for tax revenue the districts would have received
1/26/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Ways and Means and Fiscal Oversight Committee- SB 600 - Lembke - Requires federal agents to personally notify the sheriff in the county where a federal warrant is to be served
1/26/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee- SB 601 - Lembke - Modifies provisions relating to school personnel
1/26/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Education Committee- SB 602 - Green - Enacts various regulations pertaining to contract carriers that transport railroad employees
1/26/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Transportation Committee- SB 604 - Green - Prohibits a state agency from requesting an additional appropriation of state moneys to satisfy an award of attorney fees and other expenses
1/26/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee- SB 608 - Wasson - Establishes the Missouri Health Insurance Exchange, the "Direct Payment Stop Loss Fund", and creates administrative procedure to collect unpaid medical claims
1/26/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Health, Mental Health, Seniors and Families Committee- SB 609 - Lembke - Modifies comparative fault by eliminating joint liability and allowing consideration of any nonparty's fault
1/26/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee- SB 610 - Lembke - Prohibits political subdivisions from using automated photo red light enforcement systems to enforce red light violations
1/26/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Transportation Committee- SB 612 - Lembke - Allows the full deductibility of federal income tax liability for state income tax purposes
1/26/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Ways and Means and Fiscal Oversight Committee- SB 613 - Kehoe - Requires courts to award prevailing defendants their costs and attorney's fees
1/26/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee- SB 614 - Kehoe - Requires courts to award costs and attorney's fees to a party when a case has no basis in law or an attorney acts in bad faith
1/26/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee- SB 617 - Schaaf - Requires the Department of Social Services to promulgate rules specifying the eligibility process for the MO HealthNet Spenddown Program
1/26/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Health, Mental Health, Seniors and Families Committee- SB 629 - Schaefer - Modifies the formula for determining how much money certain tobacco product manufacturers who are not participating in the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement receive back from escrow funds
2/2/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Ways and Means and Fiscal Oversight Committee- SB 630 - Parson - Extends the sunset on rolling stock tax credits
2/2/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Ways and Means and Fiscal Oversight Committee- SB 632 - Stouffer - Designates a portion of Interstate 70 in Lafayette County as the "Sergeant Joe C. Specker Memorial Highway"
2/2/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Transportation Committee- SB 638 - Lamping - Increases the tax on cigarettes by twenty-six cents and modifies the tax rates for state income taxes
2/2/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Ways and Means and Fiscal Oversight Committee- SB 639 - Schaaf - Modifies provisions relating to breast-feeding
2/2/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Health, Mental Health, Seniors and Families Committee- SB 640 - Schaaf - Modifies the Certificate of Need Program and amends the Health Facilities Review Committee
2/2/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Health, Mental Health, Seniors and Families Committee- SB 643 - Keaveny - Requires children in the St. Louis City School District and Kansas City School District to attend school at age five
2/2/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Education Committee- SB 646 - Engler - Makes the results of certain types of field tests for controlled substances admissible as evidence in certain preliminary hearings and applications for arrest warrants
2/2/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee- SB 662 - Schmitt - Requires all tax credit programs created on or after August 28, 2012 to comply with the Tax Credit Accountability Act of 2004
2/2/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Jobs, Economic Development and Local Government Committee- SB 663 - Chappelle-Nadal - Establishes Boulevard Brewery Company and Saint Louis Brewery, Inc. as the official breweries of the state
2/2/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy and the Environment Committee- SB 664 - Chappelle-Nadal - Enacts a statewide smoking ban
2/2/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy and the Environment Committee- SB 669 - Lembke - Modifies the retirement plans for judges, statewide elected officials, and members of the General Assembly who first take office after January 1, 2013
2/9/2012 - Hearing Cancelled S Veterans' Affairs, Emerging Issues, Pensions and Urban Affairs Committee- SB 670 - Green - Allows debtors facing nonjudicial foreclosure to chose mediation or judicial foreclosure as alternatives
2/2/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee- SB 674 - Schaaf - Requires insured to only pay usual and customary retail price of a prescription drug where the retail price is less than the applicable copayment
2/2/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Health, Mental Health, Seniors and Families Committee- SB 678 - Schaaf - Requires certain health care facilities to report adverse health events to the Department of Health and Senior Services
2/2/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Health, Mental Health, Seniors and Families Committee- SB 680 - Nieves - Repeals authority for political subdivisions to regulate open carrying of firearms and requires certain local ordinances incorporate statutory justifications
2/2/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee- SB 685 - Crowell - Modifies ex parte communication requirements involving the Public Service Commission
2/2/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee- SB 686 - Schaaf - Prohibits the re-sale or lease of returned electronic devices and appliances unless subsequent customers are notified
2/2/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy and the Environment Committee- SB 698 - Richard - Establishes construction contract bidding standards for political subdivisions
2/2/2012 - Second Read and Referred S General Laws Committee- SB 703 - Wright-Jones - Reinstates requirements that certain percentages of Lottery Commission contracts and subcontracts be awarded to minority and women owned businesses
2/2/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Ways and Means and Fiscal Oversight Committee- SB 704 - Wright-Jones - Requires inverse condemnation or dangerous public property suits against municipal corporations be brought in the county where the land or any part lies
2/2/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee- SB 708 - Wasson - Extends the sunset on the residential dwelling accessibility tax credit and modifies the allocation of tax credit cap from another tax credit program to this program
2/2/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Ways and Means and Fiscal Oversight Committee- SB 709 - Schaaf - Disqualifies certain persons receiving public assistance from engaging in gaming activities
4/19/2012 - Hearing Cancelled S Ways and Means and Fiscal Oversight Committee- SB 712 - Lamping - Modifies the criteria for determining that a child is a special needs child for the purposes of the special needs adoption tax credit
2/2/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Ways and Means and Fiscal Oversight Committee- SB 713 - Lamping - Modifies provisions relating to adoption records
2/2/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee- SB 716 - Schaaf - Prohibits agreements between health carriers and health care providers from containing Most Favored Nation Clauses
2/2/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Health, Mental Health, Seniors and Families Committee- SB 720 - Kehoe - Requires defendants in counties with prisons that have average populations of 1,000 or more to follow certain procedures for obtaining a change in venue
2/2/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee- SB 723 - Ridgeway - Modifies provisions of law regarding property tax assessment
2/2/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Ways and Means and Fiscal Oversight Committee- SB 725 - Crowell - Prohibits a municipality from adopting a redevelopment plan involving tax increment financing without a finding that the developer does not owe delinquent taxes
2/2/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Ways and Means and Fiscal Oversight Committee- SB 733 - Richard - Revises statutes concerning the Missouri Science and Reinvestment Act and related statutes
2/2/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Jobs, Economic Development and Local Government Committee- SB 740 - Pearce - Extends the aviation jet fuel sales and use tax exemption and expands the use of the Aviation Trust Fund
2/9/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Ways and Means and Fiscal Oversight Committee- SB 741 - Parson - Provides that law enforcement agencies only have to procure an independent audit of federal seizures if the proceeds from the federal seizures exceed $500,000
2/9/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee- SB 748 - Brown - Extends the sunset on the wood energy producers tax credit and caps the amount of tax credits available under the program each fiscal year
2/9/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Ways and Means and Fiscal Oversight Committee- SB 750 - Schmitt - Modifies provisions relating to advertisements by health care providers and delegation of authority
2/9/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Health, Mental Health, Seniors and Families Committee- SB 757 - Wasson - Eliminates the granting of new limited licenses for funeral directing after August 28, 2013
2/27/2012 - Hearing Cancelled S Financial and Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee- SB 766 - Schaefer - Extends the sunset on the Residential Treatment Agency Tax Credit program until August 2018 and modifies other provisions of the program
2/9/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Ways and Means and Fiscal Oversight Committee- SB 768 - Kraus - Authorizes circuit courts to create veterans treatment courts
2/9/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Veterans' Affairs, Emerging Issues, Pensions and Urban Affairs Committee- SB 770 - Wright-Jones - Requires additional information to be included in the annual report submitted by Area Agencies on Aging
2/9/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Health, Mental Health, Seniors and Families Committee- SB 771 - Nieves - Modifies the duties and liabilities of skiers and ski area operators
2/9/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee- SB 779 - Munzlinger - Authorizes certain officials to charge six dollars for cases disposed of by a traffic violations bureau and creates the MODEX fund
2/16/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee- SB 782 - Curls - Establishes the Lupus Research Trust Fund
2/16/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Ways and Means and Fiscal Oversight Committee- SB 783 - Curls - Modifies provisions of the Distressed Areas Land Assemblage Tax Credit
2/16/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Jobs, Economic Development and Local Government Committee- SB 784 - Curls - Designates the month of May each year as Lupus Awareness Month
2/16/2012 - Second Read and Referred S General Laws Committee- SB 785 - Parson - Modifies provisions relating to the dispensation of controlled substances
2/16/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Health, Mental Health, Seniors and Families Committee- SB 792 - Brown - Classifies a retailer with a machine that processes tobacco into a roll or tube as a manufacturer of cigarettes
2/16/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Ways and Means and Fiscal Oversight Committee- SB 796 - Justus - Repeals provision making changes enacted by Senate Bill 7 (1st Ext. Sess. 2011) contingent on the passage of another act
2/23/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Jobs, Economic Development and Local Government Committee- SB 798 - Justus - Prohibits discrimination based upon a person's sexual orientation or gender identity
2/23/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Progress and Development Committee- SB 799 - Justus - Changes the requirements for school anti-bullying policies
2/23/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Education Committee- SB 800 - Justus - Modifies provisions relating to sexual education
2/23/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Education Committee- SB 801 - Justus - Creates the Missouri Tuition Equity Act
2/23/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Education Committee- SB 802 - Justus - Requires school districts to contract with other agencies or entities for the provision of alternative education services for certain disruptive students
2/23/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee- SB 808 - Lembke - Implements recall elections for U.S. Senators
2/23/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Governmental Accountability Committee- SB 819 - Nieves - Prohibits state enforcement of provisions of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012
2/23/2012 - Second Read and Referred S General Laws Committee- SB 822 - Munzlinger - Modifies a reference to the Missouri Agricultural and Small Business Development Authority
2/23/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Agriculture, Food Production and Outdoor Resources Committee- SB 824 - Schaefer - Designates the month of May as "Motorcycle Awareness Month"
2/23/2012 - Second Read and Referred S General Laws Committee- SB 825 - Justus - Imposes campaign contribution limits
2/23/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics Committee- SB 826 - Crowell - Modifies the law relating to ethics
2/23/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics Committee- SB 827 - Crowell - Modifies the law relating to workers' compensation co-employee liability
2/23/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee- SB 828 - Crowell - Modifies the law relating to occupational disease under the workers' compensation system
2/23/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee- SB 830 - Wasson - Modifies provisions relating to physician assistant supervision
3/1/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Health, Mental Health, Seniors and Families Committee- SB 836 - Schaaf - Requires certain state agencies to update and verify the accuracy of the information on the respective websites, as the websites pertain to social service programs
3/1/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Health, Mental Health, Seniors and Families Committee- SB 840 - Ridgeway - Requires certain businesses to use an automated system for the collection of sales and use taxes
3/1/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Veterans' Affairs, Emerging Issues, Pensions and Urban Affairs Committee- SB 845 - Keaveny - Allows a city that adopts or has already adopted a local option economic development sales tax to increase the number of members on the economic development tax board
3/1/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Jobs, Economic Development and Local Government Committee- SB 846 - Engler - Modifies provisions of landlord and tenant law as they relate to bed bugs
3/1/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Jobs, Economic Development and Local Government Committee- SB 848 - Rupp - Modifies numerous provisions of law that specify the application of a particular interest rate
4/23/2012 - Hearing Scheduled But Not Heard S Financial and Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee- SB 849 - Purgason - Modifies provisions relating to solid waste management
3/1/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy and the Environment Committee- SB 850 - Purgason - Prohibits sterilization and disposition of seized or confiscated animals until the outcome of charges against the animals' owner have been determined
3/7/2012 - Hearing Cancelled S Agriculture, Food Production and Outdoor Resources Committee- SB 851 - Crowell - Bars legislators from lobbying and serving on boards commissions and committees for two years after leaving office
3/1/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics Committee- SB 852 - Crowell - Places newly hired St. Louis City firemen into a new retirement system if the city adopts such a new system
3/1/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Veterans' Affairs, Emerging Issues, Pensions and Urban Affairs Committee- SB 853 - Crowell - Removes St. Louis City firemen hired after August 28, 2012 from the current retirement system and places them in a new system
3/1/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Veterans' Affairs, Emerging Issues, Pensions and Urban Affairs Committee- SB 857 - Brown - Allows certain funds collected for a sheriff's operating costs to be used to supplement the sheriff's base salary
3/8/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Veterans' Affairs, Emerging Issues, Pensions and Urban Affairs Committee- SB 858 - Schaaf - Modifies provisions relating to safety provisions in mental health facilities
3/8/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Health, Mental Health, Seniors and Families Committee- SB 861 - Purgason - Creates the Task Force on Government Continuity
3/8/2012 - Second Read and Referred S General Laws Committee- SB 863 - Wright-Jones - Requires parents to file parenting plans after paternity has been established in court
3/8/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee- SB 864 - Wright-Jones - Modifies provisions regarding the data required as to the rehospitalizations of premature infants
3/8/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Health, Mental Health, Seniors and Families Committee- SB 866 - Lembke - Requires Missouri Employers Mutual Insurance Company to transition into a private mutual insurance company by January 1, 2014
3/8/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Small Business, Insurance and Industry Committee- SB 869 - Kehoe - Modifies provisions pertaining to the Public Service Commission, Office of Public Counsel, and nuclear plant development cost recovery
3/8/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Veterans' Affairs, Emerging Issues, Pensions and Urban Affairs Committee- SB 870 - Lamping - Authorizes a certification for school social workers
3/8/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Health, Mental Health, Seniors and Families Committee- SB 872 - Justus - Modifies provisions relating to criminal law
3/8/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee- SB 874 - McKenna - Modifies record-keeping provisions in the Property Assessment Clean Energy (PACE) Act
3/8/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy and the Environment Committee- SB 878 - Mayer - Modifies the law relating to workers' compensation
3/8/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Small Business, Insurance and Industry Committee- SB 880 - Wasson - Modifies provisions relating to physician assistant supervision during declared emergencies
3/8/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Health, Mental Health, Seniors and Families Committee- SB 881 - Pearce - Creates a tax credit for purchases of processed biomass engineered fiber fuel
3/8/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Ways and Means and Fiscal Oversight Committee- SB 882 - Pearce - Expands eligibility for the small business income tax deduction for new job creation
3/8/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Ways and Means and Fiscal Oversight Committee- SB 883 - Richard - Adopts an agreement to elect the president by national popular vote
3/8/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Financial and Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee- SB 884 - Nieves - Modifies provisions related to firearms
3/8/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee- SB 885 - Engler - Makes negligently casting flyrock onto property not under the responsibility of the person using explosives a violation of the Missouri Blasting Safety Act
3/8/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee- SB 886 - Engler - Subjects 383 malpractice associations to stricter surplus and solvency regulations
3/8/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Small Business, Insurance and Industry Committee- SB 887 - Ridgeway - Authorizes North Kansas City to impose a sales tax for improving public safety, upon approval of the voters
3/8/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Jobs, Economic Development and Local Government Committee- SB 888 - Ridgeway - Authorizes Franklin County and Clay County to establish a municipal court if approved by the county commission
3/8/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee- SB 892 - Kraus - Modifies the law relating to uniform military and overseas voters
4/2/2012 - Hearing Scheduled But Not Heard S Financial and Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee- SB 894 - Curls - Modifies the type of information required from applicants for a motor vehicle registration and a concealed carry endorsement
3/8/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee- SB 895 - Curls - Modifies provisions relating to school districts classified as provisionally accredited or unaccredited by the State Board of Education
3/8/2012 - Second Read and Referred S General Laws Committee- SB 896 - Schaefer - Requires the General Assembly to consider youth smoking statistics when appropriating money from the Life Sciences Research Fund
3/8/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Ways and Means and Fiscal Oversight Committee- SB 900 - Munzlinger - Requires the Office of State Courts Administrator to take certain actions when a person fails to pay, or honor an agreement to repay, debt owed to a county jail
3/8/2012 - Second Read and Referred S General Laws Committee- SB 901 - Lembke - Modifies the requirements for a county, city, town, or village to issue revenue bonds and the ability of industrial development corporations to issue bonds
3/8/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Jobs, Economic Development and Local Government Committee- SB 902 - Lamping - Modifies provisions relating to funding for the Office of Public Counsel and temporary rate adjustments for regulated utilities
3/8/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Veterans' Affairs, Emerging Issues, Pensions and Urban Affairs Committee- SB 904 - Mayer - Allows under certain circumstances outpatient-only ambulatory surgical centers to operate under a hospital license
4/3/2012 - Hearing Cancelled S Health, Mental Health, Seniors and Families Committee- SB 907 - Schaaf - Requires certain employers to post certain rights of employees with respect to labor organizations
3/8/2012 - Second Read and Referred S General Laws Committee- SB 908 - Kehoe - Modifies provisions regarding the crime of trespass
3/8/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee- SB 910 - Ridgeway - Allows political subdivisions to apply to the Office of Administration to use the state's ".mo.gov" internet domain name
3/8/2012 - Second Read and Referred S General Laws Committee- SCR 22 - Justus - Urges ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment to the United States Constitution
2/16/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics Committee- SCR 23 - Munzlinger - Urges Congress to further address the issue of allowing the interstate sale of state-inspected meat and poultry
2/16/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics Committee- SCR 27 - Ridgeway - Applies for a constitutional convention for proposing an amendment to the United States Constitution to require a balanced budget and restrict increases in taxes
3/5/2012 - Referred S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics Committee- SJR 28 - Munzlinger - Amends the Constitution to require the development and sale of a veterans lottery ticket
1/5/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Ways and Means and Fiscal Oversight Committee- SJR 31 - Chappelle-Nadal - Makes St. Louis City a part of St. Louis County
1/5/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Jobs, Economic Development and Local Government Committee- SJR 32 - Chappelle-Nadal - Proposes a constitutional amendment to require the St. Louis Board of Freeholders to meet monthly and authorizes the people of St. Louis City and County to modify the Missouri Constitution regarding the Board
1/5/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Jobs, Economic Development and Local Government Committee- SJR 33 - Chappelle-Nadal - Proposes a constitutional amendment replacing the Highways and Transportation Commission with a Director of Transportation
1/5/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Transportation Committee- SJR 34 - Purgason - Replaces all taxes on income with a sales and use tax
1/5/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Ways and Means and Fiscal Oversight Committee- SJR 35 - Ridgeway - Replaces all taxes on income with sales and use taxes that are capped at certain rates
1/5/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Ways and Means and Fiscal Oversight Committee- SJR 36 - Ridgeway - Caps the tax on real property and freezes the property taxes on individuals 62 years old or older
1/5/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Ways and Means and Fiscal Oversight Committee- SJR 38 - Kraus - Requires refunds to taxpayers when state revenues grow by seven and a half percent or more
1/5/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Ways and Means and Fiscal Oversight Committee- SJR 41 - Lembke - Provides for election of certain judges and appointment by Governor of a Supreme Court judge
1/12/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee- SJR 42 - Lembke - Provides for appointment by the Governor of certain judges with Senate approval
1/12/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee- SJR 44 - Green - Creates a two year budget cycle
2/2/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Ways and Means and Fiscal Oversight Committee- SJR 46 - Lager - Limits general revenue appropriations and mandates state income tax rate reductions in certain situations
2/2/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Ways and Means and Fiscal Oversight Committee- SJR 49 - Rupp - Prohibits laws interfering with religious beliefs
2/9/2012 - Second Read and Referred S General Laws Committee- SR 2075 - Dempsey - Declares May 3, 2012, the Missouri Day of Prayer
5/15/2012 - Hearing Scheduled But Not Heard S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics Committee- HB 1041 - Thomson - Modifies provisions relating to the transfer of property by certain state universities
3/8/2012 - Second Read and Referred S General Laws Committee- HB 1098 - Shumake - Prohibits cities from restricting veterans organizations from operating re-sale shops in certain areas
3/22/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Ways and Means and Fiscal Oversight Committee- HB 1099 - Fitzwater - Designates March 26 of each year as "Veterans of Operation Iraq/Enduring Freedom Day"
3/1/2012 - Second Read and Referred S General Laws Committee- HB 1100 - Fitzwater - Designates March 30 of each year as "Vietnam Veterans Day"
3/1/2012 - Second Read and Referred S General Laws Committee- HB 1110 - Barnes - Authorizes circuit courts to create veterans treatment courts
4/12/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Veterans' Affairs, Emerging Issues, Pensions and Urban Affairs Committee- HB 1117 - Brown - Establishes the Missouri and Midwest Rail Integration and Improvement Commission Act and the Missouri and Midwest Rail Integration and Improvement Commission
5/1/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Transportation Committee- HB 1137 - Lauer - Modifies provisions relating to adoption records and original birth certificates
5/1/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Health, Mental Health, Seniors and Families Committee- HB 1139 - Gatschenberger - Creates the 2012 State Employee Retirement Incentive Program for early retirement
3/8/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Veterans' Affairs, Emerging Issues, Pensions and Urban Affairs Committee- HB 1190 - Allen - Repeals record-sharing provisions for law enforcement agencies working in charter counties
4/5/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee- HB 1191 - Ruzicka - Requires the State Park Earnings Fund to retain its interest earnings and creates a renewable energy pilot program in a selected state park
3/29/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy and the Environment Committee- HB 1220 - Hubbard - Establishes a pilot program to encourage visitation between mothers in prison and their children
3/22/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee- HB 1245 - Lauer - Modifies several economic development and tax credit provisions of law
5/10/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Jobs, Economic Development and Local Government Committee- HB 1256 - Diehl - Modifies provisions relating to the judiciary
4/19/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Veterans' Affairs, Emerging Issues, Pensions and Urban Affairs Committee- HB 1267 - Denison - Requires all children over 15 years of age in foster care or in the Division of Youth Services to receive a visit to a state university or community or technical college in Missouri
4/5/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Health, Mental Health, Seniors and Families Committee- HB 1272 - Kelley - Specifies a standard of proof of gross negligence for actions against detention facilities for inmate suicides
4/12/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee- HB 1296 - Davis - Establishes procedures to follow in child custody and visitation cases for military personnel
4/5/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee- HB 1325 - Cox - Allows the Governor to convey an easement to the City of Sedalia for a fire station
4/5/2012 - Second Read and Referred S General Laws Committee- HB 1326 - Cox - Creates the Business Premises Safety Act
3/29/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee- HB 1341 - Dugger - Modifies eligibility criteria for energy efficiency incentive programs offered by electric companies to low-income customers
4/5/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy and the Environment Committee- HB 1342 - Smith - Requires courts to award litigation costs in certain situations where the judgment differs from settlement offers
4/26/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee- HB 1347 - Franz - Provides a bidding preference for veteran-owned businesses for state purchases
3/8/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Veterans' Affairs, Emerging Issues, Pensions and Urban Affairs Committee- HB 1349 - Jones - Modifies provisions relating to irrevocable life insurance trusts
3/8/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee- HB 1373 - Asbury - Establishes procedures for counties to decrease their annual budgets when unanticipated funding reductions occur
4/5/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Jobs, Economic Development and Local Government Committee- HB 1404 - Reiboldt - Designates the month of December as "Pet Breeders Appreciation Month"
3/22/2012 - Second Read and Referred S General Laws Committee- HB 1408 - Gray - Designates July 3 of each year as "Organ Donor Recognition Day"
4/5/2012 - Second Read and Referred S General Laws Committee- HB 1449 - Berry - Prohibits the issuance of tax credits under specific programs if Kansas prohibits economic incentives for certain jobs that relocate to Kansas or requires Missouri to spend more than Kansas for economic development
3/29/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Jobs, Economic Development and Local Government Committee- HB 1455 - Gatschenberger - Modifies several provisions affecting economic development and the types of vehicles eligible for alternative fuel decals and the fees associated with these decals
5/10/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Jobs, Economic Development and Local Government Committee- HB 1458 - Hinson - Modifies provisions relating to emergency services
4/19/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Jobs, Economic Development and Local Government Committee- HB 1492 - Molendorp - Authorizes Cass County to establish municipal county courts
4/5/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee- HB 1545 - Kirkton - Designates December 4 of each year as "PKS Day" in Missouri for awareness and educational activities regarding Pallister-Killian Syndrome
4/5/2012 - Second Read and Referred S General Laws Committee- HB 1574 - Meadows - Allows a person to apply for a veteran designation on his or her driver's license or identification card upon providing specified proof of service
4/26/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Veterans' Affairs, Emerging Issues, Pensions and Urban Affairs Committee- HB 1592 - Jones - Modifies the procedure for collecting Neighborhood Improvement District special assessments, the procedure for distributing taxes used for road and bridge purposes in certain counties, and creates a new type of economic development financing instrument known as a sales tax a
5/1/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Jobs, Economic Development and Local Government Committee- HB 1615 - Oxford - Modifies provisions relating to actions against a person for conduct or speech at a public hearing or meeting
4/5/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee- HB 1634 - Ruzicka - Repeals requirements for newspaper publishers relating to recycled newsprint
4/5/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy and the Environment Committee- HB 1636 - Fuhr - Allows certain municipalities to have only violations of their ordinances by individuals with special needs heard by associate circuit courts or county municipal courts
4/5/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee- HB 1651 - McGeoghegan - Designates the month of October as "Spinal Cord Injury Month" in Missouri
4/5/2012 - Second Read and Referred S General Laws Committee- HB 1652 - McGeoghegan - Designates the month of May as "Fibromyalgia Month" in Missouri
4/5/2012 - Second Read and Referred S General Laws Committee- HB 1665 - Jones - Designates the month of May each year as "Lupus Awareness Month" in Missouri
4/5/2012 - Second Read and Referred S General Laws Committee- HB 1710 - Hough - Modifies provisions of law regarding job training programs and creates tax credits and economic development programs
5/10/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Jobs, Economic Development and Local Government Committee- HB 1717 - Kelley - Modifies the eligibility for the state income tax deduction for small businesses that create new jobs and the requirements for how frequently certain employers must file withholding tax returns
4/26/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Ways and Means and Fiscal Oversight Committee- HB 1738 - Grisamore - Modifies the law regarding accessible parking spaces for persons with disabilities
4/5/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Jobs, Economic Development and Local Government Committee- HB 1741 - Leara - Modifies provisions relating to the County Employees' Retirement System and the College and University Retirement Program
5/1/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Veterans' Affairs, Emerging Issues, Pensions and Urban Affairs Committee- HB 1744 - Kelley - Designates the month of November as Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month in Missouri
4/5/2012 - Second Read and Referred S General Laws Committee- HB 1811 - Carter - Corrects a typographical error regarding the unsuitability of an anatomical gift by changing the word "transportation" to "transplantation"
4/5/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Health, Mental Health, Seniors and Families Committee- HB 1826 - Fitzwater - Allows the Board of Probation and Parole to conduct hearings with offenders via videoconference and establishes a mental health assessment pilot program for criminal offenders
4/26/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee- HB 1890 - Molendorp - Enacts various health insurance and medical malpractice insurance laws
4/26/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Small Business, Insurance and Industry Committee- HCR 11 - Kelley - Designates October 3, 2012 as "Missouri Animal Agriculture Day"
4/3/2012 - Referred S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics Committee
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