Missouri State Senate

Senate Action for 1/31/2005


SB 50 - Taylor - Requires proof of U.S. citizenship when registering to vote
1/31/2005 -- Hearing Cancelled Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 54 - Loudon - Repeals the option of voting a straight party ticket
1/31/2005 -- Hearing Conducted S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 84 - Bray - Modifies paperwork requirements in the formation of a new political party
1/31/2005 -- Hearing Conducted S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 129 - Vogel - Changes the title of the official required to hear employment security cases from "referee" to "administrative appeals judge"
1/31/2005 -- Hearing Conducted S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 140 - Days - Requires state employees health care plan premiums to be based on the employee's salary
1/31/2005 -- Hearing Conducted S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 160 - Bartle - Prohibits human cloning
1/31/2005 -- Hearing Conducted S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 176 - Vogel - Provides for elections in Cole County and the City of Poplar Bluff
1/31/2005 -- Hearing Conducted H Rules Committee
1/31/2005 -- Voted Do Pass H Rules Committee
1/31/2005 -- Reported Do Pass H Rules Committee

SB 178 - Shields - Modifies provisions regarding licensing of podiatrists
1/31/2005 -- Hearing Conducted S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 201 - Green - Repeals law setting limits on campaign contributions to candidates for elected office
1/31/2005 -- Hearing Conducted S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 231 - Crowell - Increases the General Assembly's fiscal supervision of public higher education institutions
1/31/2005 -- Second Read and Referred S Education Committee

SB 232 - Loudon - Modifies special motion to dismiss in Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation (SLAPP)
1/31/2005 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 233 - Stouffer - Designates certain bridges and highways and requires future highway designations to go through a new process
1/31/2005 -- Second Read and Referred S Transportation Committee

SB 234 - Purgason - Allows money from the County Sheriff's Revolving Fund to be used for necessary expenses with concealed carry endorsements
1/31/2005 -- Second Read and Referred S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee

SB 235 - Wheeler - Allows physicians to jointly negotiate with certain health insurance carriers
1/31/2005 -- Second Read and Referred S Aging, Families, Mental & Public Health Committee

SB 236 - Klindt - Provides for cost recovery for course materials for private applicators of pesticide
1/31/2005 -- Second Read and Referred S Commerce, Energy and the Environment Committee

SB 237 - Klindt - Modifies various telecommunications regulations
1/31/2005 -- Second Read and Referred S Commerce, Energy and the Environment Committee

SB 240 - Scott - Modifies numerous provisions regarding lobbying and campaign finance disclosure
1/31/2005 -- Second Read and Referred S Governmental Accountability & Fiscal Oversight Committee

SB 241 - Scott - Repeals requirement that lobbyists report on legislation they are supporting or opposing
1/31/2005 -- Second Read and Referred S Governmental Accountability & Fiscal Oversight Committee

SB 242 - Scott - Requires deputies and associated assistants to the coroner to register with the Missouri Coroners' and Medical Examiners' Association
1/31/2005 -- Second Read and Referred S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 243 - Scott - Modifies various provisions dealing with the reporting and investigating of an individual's death
1/31/2005 -- Second Read and Referred S Aging, Families, Mental & Public Health Committee

SB 244 - Scott - Prohibits health carriers from requiring applicants to submit tax information to obtain insurance coverage
1/31/2005 -- Second Read and Referred S Small Business, Insurance & Industrial Relations Committee

SB 245 - Scott - Creates a partial sales tax exemption for sales of modular units
1/31/2005 -- Second Read and Referred S Ways & Means Committee

SB 246 - Days - Allows state to issue bonds for grants and loans pursuant to several sections of Article III of the Missouri Constitution
1/31/2005 -- Second Read and Referred S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 247 - Dolan - Modifies law with respect to professional engineers license plates
1/31/2005 -- Second Read and Referred S Transportation Committee

SB 248 - Dolan - Creates a tax deduction for elementary and secondary school expenses
1/31/2005 -- Second Read and Referred S Ways & Means Committee

SB 250 - Dolan - Allows primary enforcement of seat belt law and modifies law with respect to child passenger restraint
1/31/2005 -- Second Read and Referred S Transportation Committee

SB 251 - Ridgeway - Creates a tax credit for contributions to support pregnancy resource centers
1/31/2005 -- Second Read and Referred S Ways & Means Committee

SB 252 - Koster - Creates the Missouri Military Preparedness and Enhancement Commission
1/31/2005 -- Second Read and Referred S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee

SB 253 - Koster - Modifies law regarding titling and registering motor vehicles and requires school districts to perform criminal background checks on school bus drivers
1/31/2005 -- Second Read and Referred S Transportation Committee

SB 254 - Engler - Criminalizes distribution and possession of certain prescription medications on school property
1/31/2005 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 255 - Dolan - Provides a cash benefit to Missouri veterans who died or were wounded while serving in the War on Terror
1/31/2005 -- Second Read and Referred S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee

SB 256 - Dolan - Allows primary enforcement of the seat belt law
1/31/2005 -- Second Read and Referred S Transportation Committee

SB 257 - Koster - Authorizes the Cass County Commission to seek a board of election commissioners
1/31/2005 -- Second Read and Referred S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee

SB 258 - Koster - Allows the Cass and Cooper County Commissions to submit the question of establishing a health center after a majority vote
1/31/2005 -- Second Read and Referred S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee

SB 259 - Koster - Prohibits the Cass County Commissioner and the County Highway Engineer on the county planning board from voting
1/31/2005 -- Second Read and Referred S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee

SB 260 - Koster - Designates the presiding commissioner in Cass County as the county budget officer
1/31/2005 -- Second Read and Referred S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee

SB 261 - Loudon - Creates certain requirements for the operation of the Missouri health insurance plan
1/31/2005 -- Second Read and Referred S Small Business, Insurance & Industrial Relations Committee

SB 262 - Griesheimer - Changes provisions relating to alcohol
1/31/2005 -- S First Read

SB 263 - Griesheimer - Makes the election of the Warren County emergency services board during the first yearly municipal election
1/31/2005 -- S First Read

SB 264 - Stouffer - Adds ethanol's byproducts, including but not limited to dry distilled grain, to the list of items exempt from sales and use tax
1/31/2005 -- S First Read

SB 265 - Taylor - Allows the board of directors of any public water supply district to sell and convey property in certain instances
1/31/2005 -- S First Read

SB 266 - Gibbons - Alters the definition of "teacher" in the teacher tenure act
1/31/2005 -- S First Read

SB 267 - Gibbons - Amends provisions relating to property tax reassessment
1/31/2005 -- S First Read

SB 268 - Gibbons - Authorizes a property tax increase for Missouri history museum subdistricts
1/31/2005 -- S First Read

SB 269 - Shields - Amends provisions of the entertainer and athlete tax relating to allocation of funds
1/31/2005 -- S First Read

SJR 13 - Bartle - Reduces the number of representatives from 163 to 99 and the number of senators from 34 to 33
1/31/2005 -- Hearing Conducted S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SJR 14 - Klindt - Increases membership of the Conservation Commission
1/31/2005 -- S First Read

SR 150 - Shields - Modifies numerous Senate Rules
1/31/2005 -- Hearing Conducted S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions & Ethics Committee
1/31/2005 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions & Ethics Committee (0976S.08C)
1/31/2005 -- Reported from S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions & Ethics Committee to Floor w/SCS

HCR 10 - Dempsey - Schedules the State of the State of Transportation.
1/31/2005 -- S adopted

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