The Senate Minute
April 2015
April 30, 2015 — Missouri senators debate House Bill 514, a measure that would modify provisions relating to tax increment financing. The proposal now returns to the Missouri House of Representatives with Senate amendments. We’ve included actualities from Senate Majority Floor Leader Ron Richard, R-Joplin, and Sen. Jamilah Nasheed, D-St. Louis, in this feature report narrated by Senate Communications Officer Dean Morgan.
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April 29, 2015 — Missouri senators give initial approval to Senate Bill 199, a measure that would modify provisions specifying when law enforcement officers are justified in using deadly force. The proposal still needs another affirmative vote before it could move to the Missouri House of Representatives for similar consideration. We’ve included actualities from Sen. Maria Chappelle-Nadal, D-University City, and Sen. Rob Schaaf, R-St. Joseph, in this feature report narrated by Senate Communications Officer Dean Morgan.
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April 28, 2015 — Missouri senators send back to the Missouri House of Representatives House Bill 458, legislation that would change the laws regarding bullying in schools and establish specific components that a district must include in its antibullying policy. We’ve included actualities from Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Glendale, and Sen. Maria Chappelle-Nadal, D-University City, in this feature report narrated by Senate Communications Officer Dean Morgan.
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April 27, 2015 — Missouri senators say yes to House Concurrent Resolution 38, which would create the Human Trafficking Task Force, and Senate Bill 386, a measure that would modify provisions relating to hemp extract. We’ve included actualities from Senate President Pro Tem Tom Dempsey, R-St. Charles, and Senate Minority Floor Leader Joseph Keaveny, D-St. Louis, in this feature report narrated by Senate Communications Officer Dean Morgan.
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April 23, 2015 — Missouri senators give preliminary approval to Senate Bill 433, which would adopt the “Compact for a Balanced Budget.” The measure has received first-round Missouri Senate approval and still needs another affirmative vote before it could move to the Missouri House of Representatives for similar consideration. We’ve included actualities from Sen. Bob Dixon, R-Springfield, and Sen. Jason Holsman, D-Kansas City, in this feature report narrated by Senate Communications Officer Dean Morgan.
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April 22, 2015 — Preliminary approval is given to Senate Bill 145, which would require health benefit plans cover diagnosis and treatment of eating disorders. The measure still needs another vote before it could move to the Missouri House of Representatives for its consideration. We’ve included actualities from Sen. David Pearce, R-Warrensburg, and Sen. Jason Holsman, D-Kansas City, in this feature report narrated by Senate Communications Officer Dean Morgan.
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April 21, 2015 — Missouri senators spend time on Senate Bill 400, which would provide that the state could not require maintenance of licensure or any form of specialty medical board certification to practice medicine. The measure has been set aside for future debate. We’ve included actualities from Sen. Bob Onder, R-Lake St. Louis, and Sen. Jill Schupp, D-Creve Coeur, in this feature report narrated by Senate Communications Officer Dean Morgan.
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April 20, 2015 — Missouri senators send House Bill 150 back to the Missouri House of Representatives. The measure would modify the duration of unemployment compensation, the method to pay federal advances and raise the fund trigger causing contribution rate reductions. We’ve included actualities from Sen. Mike Kehoe, R-Jefferson City, and Senate Minority Floor Leader Joseph Keaveny, D-St. Louis, in this feature report narrated by Senate Communications Officer Dean Morgan.
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April 16, 2015 — Missouri senators give first-round approval to Senate Bill 321, which would allow victims of sexual assault to receive protective orders and modify the definitions of sexual assault and stalking as they relate to orders of protection. The measure still needs another affirmative vote before it could move to the Missouri House of Representatives for similar consideration. We’ve included actualities from Sen. Dan Hegeman, R-Cosby, and Sen. Gina Walsh, D-Bellefontaine Neighbors, in this feature report narrated by Senate Communications Officer Dean Morgan.
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April 15, 2015 — Missouri senators debate Senate Bill 540, which aims to raise the tax on motor fuel by 6 cents per gallon, over a 10-year period, and adjust it annually for inflation. The measure has been set aside for further discussion. We’ve included actualities from Sen. Sen. Doug Libla, R-Poplar Bluff, and Sen. Jason Holsman, D-Kansas City, in this feature report narrated by Senate Communications Officer Dean Morgan.
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April 14, 2015 — Missouri senators spend time debating House Bill 42, which would modify provisions relating to elementary and secondary education. The measure has been referred to the Governmental Accountability and Fiscal Oversight Committee before a final vote can be taken in the Missouri Senate. We’ve included actualities from Sen. David Pearce, R-Warrensburg, and Sen. Maria Chappelle-Nadal, D-University City, in this feature report narrated by Senate Communications Officer Dean Morgan.
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April 13, 2015 — Missouri senators continue to debate legislation on the Senate floor, with five weeks remaining in the 2015 regular session. This includes Senate Bill 197, which would modify provisions relating to the Joint Committee on MO HealthNet, and Senate Bill 155, which would create the Neighborhood Watch Fund for the creation of neighborhood watch organizations throughout the state. We’ve included actualities from Sen. Dan Brown, R-Rolla, and Sen. Jamilah Nasheed, D-St. Louis, in this feature report narrated by Senate Communications Officer Dean Morgan.
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April 9, 2015 — Missouri senators spend time debating Senate Bill 389, which would modify provisions relating to competitive bidding. The measure has been given preliminary approval and still needs another affirmative vote before it could move to the Missouri House of Representatives for similar consideration. We’ve included actualities from Sen. Ryan Silvey, R-Kansas City, and Sen. Gina Walsh, D-Bellefontaine Neighbors, in this feature report narrated by Senate Communications Officer Dean Morgan.
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April 8, 2015 — Missouri senators approve their own version of a spending plan for Missouri’s next fiscal year. Next up, Missouri Senate and House negotiators will meet to hammer out details for a final budget for Fiscal Year 2016, which will start on July 1, 2015. We’ve included actualities from Sen. Kurt Schaefer, R-Columbia, and Sen. Paul LeVota, D-Independence, in this feature report narrated by Senate Communications Officer Dean Morgan.
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April 7, 2015 — Missouri senators are ready to start debating the 13 individual bills that make up Missouri’s Fiscal Year 2016 operating budget, which will start on July 1, 2015. We’ve included actualities from Sen. David Pearce, R-Warrensburg, and Senate Minority Floor Leader Joseph Keaveny, D-St. Louis, in this feature report narrated by Senate Communications Officer Dean Morgan.
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April 2, 2015 — Missouri senators debate Senate Bill 345, which would increase fees imposed on certain lenders by the director of the Missouri Division of Finance, and Senate Bill 386, which would modify provisions relating to last year’s hemp extract bill. We’ve included actualities from Sen. Jay Wasson, R-Nixa, and Senate Minority Floor Leader Joseph Keaveny, D-St. Louis, in this feature report narrated by Senate Communications Officer Dean Morgan.
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April 1, 2015 — Missouri senators spend time debating Senate Bill 452, which would ensure that no person could be found guilty of failure to appear, if the criminal matter solely involves certain traffic-related infractions. The legislation has been set aside for further debate. We’ve included actualities from Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Glendale, and Sen. Jamilah Nasheed, D-St. Louis, in this feature report narrated by Senate Communications Officer Dean Morgan.
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