Missouri State Senate

Senate Action for 3/30/2005


SB 1 - Loudon - Amends various provisions of workers' compensation law
3/30/2005 -- Signed by Governor

SB 10 - Cauthorn - Requires pseudoephedrine products to be sold by a pharmacist or technician
3/30/2005 -- Referred H Crime Prevention & Public Safety Committee

SB 12 - Cauthorn - Exempts motorcyclists age 21 and older from wearing a helmet when operating a motorcycle or motortricycle
3/30/2005 -- Bill Placed on Informal Calendar

SB 23 - Griesheimer - Creates criminal use of property by operating audiovisual recording devices while in a movie
3/30/2005 -- Bill Placed on Informal Calendar

SB 32 - Bartle - Regulates sexually oriented businesses
3/30/2005 -- H Second Read

SB 74 - Champion - Creates new provisions with respect to the Department of Health and Senior Services
3/30/2005 -- Bill Placed on Informal Calendar

SB 84 - Bray - Modifies paperwork requirements in the formation of a new political party
3/30/2005 -- SCS S adopted
3/30/2005 -- S Third Read and Passed - Consent

SB 95 - Coleman - Modifies various provisions relating to lead abatement
3/30/2005 -- Bill Placed on Informal Calendar

SB 153 - Graham - Modifies the law relating to ombudsman volunteers
3/30/2005 -- Hearing Conducted S Aging, Families, Mental & Public Health Committee

SB 168 - Dolan - Creates a process to resolve disputes arising out of alleged construction defects in residential property
3/30/2005 -- SS for SCS S offered (Dolan) (0780S.06F)
3/30/2005 -- SA 1 to SS for SCS S offered & adopted (Dolan)--(0780S06.02S)
3/30/2005 -- SA 2 to SS for SCS S offered & adopted (Dolan)--(0121sga05.02S)
3/30/2005 -- SA 3 to SS for SCS S offered & adopted (Bray)--(0780S06.03S)
3/30/2005 -- SS for SCS, as amended, S adopted
3/30/2005 -- Perfected
3/30/2005 -- Reported Truly Perfected S Rules Committee

SB 170 - Gross - Extends the dry cleaning fee until 2012
3/30/2005 -- SCS S adopted
3/30/2005 -- S Third Read and Passed (EC adopted) - Consent

SB 179 - Griesheimer - Allows for utility companies to recover costs through alternate rate plans
3/30/2005 -- Voted Do Pass H Utilities Committee

SB 187 - Cauthorn - Changes the law relating to concentrated animal feeding operations
3/30/2005 -- Motion to reconsider Third Reading Vote - adopted
3/30/2005 -- S Third Read and Passed
3/30/2005 -- H First Read

SB 204 - Dougherty - Mandates insurance coverage for new phases of clinical trials undertaken for the treatment of cancer
3/30/2005 -- Bill Combined w/(SCS/SBs 365 & 204)

SB 232 - Loudon - Modifies special motion to dismiss in Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation (SLAPP)
3/30/2005 -- Bill Placed on Informal Calendar

SB 269 - Shields - Amends provisions of the entertainer and athlete tax relating to allocation of funds
3/30/2005 -- Reported Truly Perfected S Rules Committee
3/30/2005 -- Referred S Governmental Accountability and Fiscal Oversight Committee

SB 274 - Taylor - Regulates travel clubs
3/30/2005 -- Bill Placed on Informal Calendar

SB 301 - Coleman - Increases the maximum amount of compensation payable to St. Louis police officers
3/30/2005 -- Voted Do Pass S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee

SB 319 - Koster - Regulates unemployment benefits, the transfer of companies for the purpose of calculating the contribution rate for unemployment, and sets out provisions for alcohol and controlled substance tests
3/30/2005 -- Bill Placed on Informal Calendar

SB 347 - Clemens - Modifies education requirements for professional counselors
3/30/2005 -- S Third Read and Passed - Consent

SB 348 - Clemens - Exempts dentists from acupuncture licensing requirements
3/30/2005 -- Bill Placed on Informal Calendar

SB 349 - Green - Makes various changes relating to prevailing wage law
3/30/2005 -- Hearing Cancelled S Small Business, Insurance & Industrial Relations Committee

SB 358 - Taylor - Restructures the board of directors for tourism districts and recalculates the dispersion of sales taxes in those districts
3/30/2005 -- S Third Read and Passed - Consent

SB 365 - Mayer - Provides health insurance coverage for phase I and phase II clinical trials for cancer treatment
3/30/2005 -- SCS Voted Do Pass (w/SCS/SBs 365 & 204) S Aging, Families, Mental & Public Health Committee (1415S.02C)

SB 374 - Loudon - Designates a portion of State Highway 370 as the "Officer Scott Armstrong Memorial Highway"
3/30/2005 -- SCS S adopted
3/30/2005 -- S Third Read and Passed - Consent

SB 394 - Nodler - Repeals law requiring the State Treasurer to maintain a list of financial institutions doing business in Northern Ireland
3/30/2005 -- S Third Read and Passed - Consent

SB 401 - Kennedy - Repeals the three-child limit in police pension systems
3/30/2005 -- S Third Read and Passed - Consent

SB 412 - Taylor - Establishes the hazardous duty compensation act
3/30/2005 -- Hearing Cancelled S Small Business, Insurance & Industrial Relations Committee

SB 433 - Stouffer - Established the MO Health Care Stablilization Fund to assist health care providers with excess liability coverage
3/30/2005 -- Hearing Conducted S Aging, Families, Mental & Public Health Committee

SB 450 - Dolan - Authorizes the Governor to convey various pieces of state property
3/30/2005 -- SCS S adopted
3/30/2005 -- S Third Read and Passed - Consent

SB 457 - Wheeler - Modifies the law relating to ombudsman volunteers
3/30/2005 -- Hearing Conducted S Aging, Families, Mental & Public Health Committee

SB 458 - Wheeler - Requires pharmacists to fill prescriptions against religious beliefs unless an employer can accommodate a request not to do so
3/30/2005 -- Hearing Conducted S Aging, Families, Mental & Public Health Committee

SB 462 - Klindt - Modifies acquisition of sewer or water corporations by public utilities
3/30/2005 -- SS for SCS S offered & adopted (Klindt) (1848S.03F)
3/30/2005 -- Perfected
3/30/2005 -- Reported Truly Perfected S Rules Committee

SB 469 - Griesheimer - Consolidates tax collection in counties having township organization by eliminating township collectors
3/30/2005 -- Hearing Conducted S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee

SB 470 - Engler - Creates the Missouri Blasting Safety Act
3/30/2005 -- Voted Do Pass S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee

SB 479 - Scott - Modifies requirement of financial statement for official of certain political subdivisions
3/30/2005 -- S Third Read and Passed - Consent

SB 480 - Shields - Encourages effective involvement by parents and families in support of their children's education
3/30/2005 -- S Third Read and Passed - Consent

SB 484 - Stouffer - Allows fire protection districts to charge people who live outside the district for emergency services provided within the district
3/30/2005 -- Voted Do Pass S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee

SB 490 - Koster - Allows Warrensburg to annex areas along a road up to 2.5 miles from existing boundaries of the city
3/30/2005 -- S Third Read and Passed - Consent

SB 496 - Mayer - Removes the Corrections Officer Certification Commission's ability to make decisions concerning jailers
3/30/2005 -- SCS S adopted
3/30/2005 -- S Third Read and Passed - Consent

SB 502 - Gibbons - Authorizes the Governor to convey land to Manchester United Methodist Church in exchange for another parcel of land
3/30/2005 -- SCS S adopted
3/30/2005 -- S Third Read and Passed (EC adopted) - Consent

SB 507 - Graham - Raises from $250 to $1,000 the value of property for which the auditor in certain counties is required to inventory
3/30/2005 -- S Third Read and Passed - Consent

SB 516 - Griesheimer - Eliminates a provision in Section 99.847 allowing districts to receive reimbursement for emergency services
3/30/2005 -- S Third Read and Passed - Consent

SB 518 - Kennedy - Creates the Assistive Technology Trust Fund for assistive technology
3/30/2005 -- Taken up for Third Reading
3/30/2005 -- Motion to Third Read Bill withdrawn
3/30/2005 -- S Third Read and Passed - Consent

SB 519 - Callahan - Requires expenditures made by the Jackson County Sports Authority for over $5,000 to be competitively bid
3/30/2005 -- Voted Do Pass S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee

SB 523 - Cauthorn - Establishes a distant dental hygientist learning program
3/30/2005 -- Hearing Conducted S Aging, Families, Mental & Public Health Committee

SB 526 - Scott - Establishes a minimum length of time to hold contributions in the Missouri Higher Education Savings Program
3/30/2005 -- S Third Read and Passed - Consent

SB 539 - Purgason - Modifies provisions in various health care and social services programs
3/30/2005 -- Hearing Conducted H Special Committee on General Laws Committee

SB 543 - Callahan - Places term limits on the county executive and members of the legislature in Jackson County
3/30/2005 -- Hearing Conducted S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee

SB 544 - Gross - Permits the use of municipal grant funds for parks and recreational purposes
3/30/2005 -- Voted Do Pass S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee

SB 545 - Loudon - Creates the "Quality Jobs Act" for the state of Missouri
3/30/2005 -- Hearing Conducted S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee

SB 551 - Mayer - Adds a definition for emergency as it relates to removal of a child from the home
3/30/2005 -- Hearing Scheduled But Not Heard S Aging, Families, Mental & Public Health Committee

HB 40 - Tilley - Modifies the requirements for board of director members for an industrial development corporation in county of the second classification
3/30/2005 -- Second Read and Referred S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee

HB 43 - Wallace - Designates a portion of U. S. Highway 160 from State Route 76 to State Route 125 as the "Rick Harmon Memorial Highway"
3/30/2005 -- S First Read

HB 47 - Brown - Requires trustees of consolidated public library district to reside within the library district
3/30/2005 -- Second Read and Referred S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee

HB 53 - Swinger - Designates one highway and three bridge after prominent Missourians
3/30/2005 -- S First Read

HB 56 - Threlkeld - Allows pharmaceutical companies to rebate portions of copayments to multiple sclerosis patients without violating anti-kickback and anti-rebate laws
3/30/2005 -- Second Read and Referred S Aging, Families, Mental & Public Health Committee

HB 69 - Rupp - Allows insurance companies to invest capital, reserves, and surplus in preferred or guaranteed stocks
3/30/2005 -- Second Read and Referred S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

HB 108 - Schaaf - Allows insureds or enrolles to pay customary retail price of a prescription drug if the retail price is lower than the health carrier's copay
3/30/2005 -- S First Read

HB 119 - Jones - Requires continuation of life insurance benefits for state employees and retirees who are called to military service in times of active armed warfare
3/30/2005 -- Second Read and Referred S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee

HB 127 - Bivins - Limits the number of attendance fees that fire protection district board members can receive
3/30/2005 -- Second Read and Referred S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee

HB 135 - Richard - Modifies eligibility for the BUILD program, creates the Missouri quality jobs program and raises the T.I.F. and MODESA caps, and modifies the sales tax holiday
3/30/2005 -- Second Read and Referred S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee

HB 155 - Ruestman - Designates a portion of State Highway E in McDonald County as the "Albert Brumley Memorial Highway"
3/30/2005 -- S First Read

HB 163 - Smith - Extends the application deadline for Korean Conflict and World War II medallions, medals, and certificates
3/30/2005 -- Second Read and Referred S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee

HB 215 - Pearce - Allows Warrensburg to annex areas along the road or highway up to 2.5 miles from the existing city boundary
3/30/2005 -- S First Read

HB 229 - Portwood - Modifies the Homestead Exemption Tax Credit
3/30/2005 -- Second Read and Referred S Ways & Means Committee

HB 230 - Portwood - Prohibits a person from claiming both the circuit breaker income tax credit and the homestead property tax exemption credit
3/30/2005 -- Second Read and Referred S Ways & Means Committee

HB 236 - Goodman - Designates the National Guard armory located in Pierce City as the "Lawrence A. Witt National Guard Armory"
3/30/2005 -- S First Read

HB 243 - May - Designates a portion of U. S. Highway 63 in Phelps County as the "Korean War Veterans Association Memorial Highway"
3/30/2005 -- Second Read and Referred S Transportation Committee

HB 248 - Pearce - Allows lenders of motor vehicle time sale loans to collect a fee in advance for permitting the debtor to defer monthly loan payments
3/30/2005 -- Second Read and Referred S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

HB 269 - Bruns - Creates a cause of action for injury to emergency personnel caused by the tortious actions of another person
3/30/2005 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

HB 280 - Walsh - Requires election judges to take voting ballots and equipment to physically disabled voters unable to enter polling places
3/30/2005 -- S First Read

HB 297 - Pearce - Renders several alterations to the state's education policy
3/30/2005 -- Second Read and Referred S Education Committee

HB 342 - Baker - Authorizes the Cass County Commission to seek a board of election commissioners
3/30/2005 -- S First Read

HB 343 - Baker - Designates the presiding commissioner in Cass County as the county budget officer
3/30/2005 -- Second Read and Referred S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee

HB 345 - Baker - Prohibits the Cass County Commissioner and County Highway Engineer on the county planning board from voting
3/30/2005 -- Second Read and Referred S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee

HB 347 - Pratt - Creates a process to resolve disputes arising out of alleged construction defect for residential property
3/30/2005 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

HB 361 - Lipke - Exempts traffic violation cases from the $15 surcharge used for the DNA profiling analysis of convicted felons
3/30/2005 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

HB 362 - Lipke - Requires expunged records to be confidential
3/30/2005 -- S First Read

HB 379 - Cooper - Modifies compensation for certain employees of the divisions of finance and credit unions
3/30/2005 -- Second Read and Referred S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

HB 402 - Schaaf - Modifies provisions regarding licensing of podiatrists
3/30/2005 -- Second Read and Referred S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

HB 413 - Hubbard - Requires the Department of Health and Senior Services to offer a vaccination program for first responders deployed to disaster areas as a result of bioterrorism events
3/30/2005 -- Second Read and Referred S Aging, Families, Mental & Public Health Committee

HB 422 - Black - Authorizes the Governor to convey state property in Mississippi County to the City of Charleston
3/30/2005 -- S First Read

HB 423 - Kuessner - Designates a portion of state highway M as the "Trooper Robert Kolilis Memorial Highway" and a portion of U.S. Highway 54 as the "Trooper Ross S. Creach Memorial Highway"
3/30/2005 -- Second Read and Referred S Transportation Committee

HB 431 - Wright - Allows certain buildings in Springfield eligible to receive the sales and income tax increment of MODRESA
3/30/2005 -- Second Read and Referred S Transportation Committee

HB 441 - Behnen - Creates restrictions regarding the sale of products containing ephedrine and pseudoephedrine
3/30/2005 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

HB 445 - Guest - Allows municipal ordinances to incorporate by reference, state statutes about vehicle equipment regulations
3/30/2005 -- Second Read and Referred S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee

HB 456 - Kuessner - Eliminates a grand jury's duty to examine public buildings and report on their condition
3/30/2005 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

HB 468 - Richard - Modifies the linked deposit program and other duties of the State Treasurer
3/30/2005 -- Second Read and Referred S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

HB 479 - Ervin - Authorizes the disincorporation of a regional recreational district in Clay County upon the request of the district
3/30/2005 -- Second Read and Referred S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee

HB 486 - Bruns - Removes prohibition on service providers being related to sexual offender probationers when only one is in the area
3/30/2005 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

HB 515 - Wood - Amends provisions relating to tourism community enhancement districts
3/30/2005 -- S First Read

HB 524 - May - Repeals the requirement that lobbyists report on legislation they are supporting or opposing
3/30/2005 -- Second Read and Referred S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

HB 564 - Boykins - Allows person to receive two sets of two license plate tabs per year at no cost when replacing stolen tabs and prohibits issuance of ticket for stolen tabs
3/30/2005 -- Second Read and Referred S Transportation Committee

HB 567 - Stevenson - Changes the deadline for filing exception to a condemnation commissioners' report
3/30/2005 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

HB 592 - Cooper - Requires jackpots over $1,200 won by self-excluded problem gamblers be deposited into the Compulsive Gamblers Fund
3/30/2005 -- Second Read and Referred S Ways & Means Committee

HB 596 - Schaaf - Allows employers to provide or contract for health insurance at reduced rates for employees who do not use tobacco products
3/30/2005 -- S First Read

HB 638 - Cunningham - Removes the requirement that the chief executive of the urban public library district be a qualified librarian
3/30/2005 -- S First Read

HB 678 - Byrd - Outlines various provisions regarding uncertificated shares of stock and shareholder remedies
3/30/2005 -- S First Read

HB 684 - Lipke - Creates new provisions and makes modifications to certain statutes relating to the DNA profiling system
3/30/2005 -- S First Read

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