Missouri State Senate

Senate Action for 4/7/2005


SB 3 - Loudon - Allows the full amount of adoption tax credites to be issued regardless of whether the adoption is an in-state or out-of-state adoption
4/7/2005 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Ways & Means Committee (0413S.04C)

SB 23 - Griesheimer - Creates criminal use of property by operating audiovisual recording devices while in a movie
4/7/2005 -- S Third Read and Passed
4/7/2005 -- H First Read

SB 24 - Griesheimer - Places an expiration date on $10 court fee imposed on most cases in Franklin County
4/7/2005 -- HCS Voted Do Pass H Judiciary Committee - Consent
4/7/2005 -- HCS Reported Do Pass H Judiciary Committee - Consent

SB 37 - Nodler - Modifies various provisions concerning alcohol related offenses
4/7/2005 -- Reported from S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee to Floor w/SCS

SB 50 - Taylor - Requires proof of U.S. citizenship when registering to vote
4/7/2005 -- SS for SCS S offered (Taylor)--(0252S.03F)
4/7/2005 -- Bill Placed on Informal Calendar

SB 55 - Klindt - Makes information collected in the course of an insurance compliance audit privileged information
4/7/2005 -- Reported from S Small Business, Insurance & Industrial Relations Committee to Floor w/SCS

SB 57 - Klindt - Exempts certain employees from holding a title insurance license
4/7/2005 -- Hearing Conducted H Local Government Committee

SB 64 - Kennedy - Creates the Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Quality Assurance Act
4/7/2005 -- Reported from S Aging, Families, Mental & Public Health Committee to Floor w/SCS

SB 70 - Shields - Modifies the BUILD tax credit program, tax increment financing, the quality jobs program, the local economic development sales tax, and health insurance claims history
4/7/2005 -- HCS Voted Do Pass H Job Creation & Economic Development Committee

SB 90 - Dougherty - Authorizes advanced practice nurses to prescribe certain controlled substances
4/7/2005 -- Reported from S Aging, Families, Mental & Public Health Committee to Floor w/SCS

SB 93 - Cauthorn - Creates the crime of endangering a corrections employee
4/7/2005 -- Reported from S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee to Floor w/SCS

SB 95 - Coleman - Modifies various provisions relating to lead abatement
4/7/2005 -- SS S offered & adopted (Coleman) (0223S.09F)
4/7/2005 -- Perfected

SB 99 - Champion - Modifies the procedure of the Joint Committee on Economic Development policy and planning
4/7/2005 -- Voted Do Pass H Job Creation & Economic Development Committee - Consent
4/7/2005 -- Reported Do Pass H Job Creation & Economic Development Committee - Consent
4/7/2005 -- Referred to Rules Committee pursuant to Rule 25(26)(f)

SB 131 - Loudon - Allows insurance companies to invest capital, reserves, and surplus in preferred or guaranteed stocks
4/7/2005 -- Reported Do Pass H Transportation Committee - Consent
4/7/2005 -- Referred to Rules Committee pursuant to Rule 25(26)(f)

SB 133 - Loudon - Requires Office of Administration to include certain products in the cafeteria plan for state employees
4/7/2005 -- Reported Do Pass H Transportation Committee - Consent
4/7/2005 -- Referred to Rules Committee pursuant to Rule 25(26)(f)

SB 138 - Wheeler - Extends the Kansas City mass transportation sales tax indefinitely
4/7/2005 -- Hearing Conducted H Local Government Committee

SB 156 - Shields - Modifies powers of port authorities with respect to property ownership and development
4/7/2005 -- Voted Do Pass H Job Creation & Economic Development Committee - Consent
4/7/2005 -- Reported Do Pass H Job Creation & Economic Development Committee - Consent
4/7/2005 -- Referred to Rules Committee pursuant to Rule 25(26)(f)
4/7/2005 -- Hearing Conducted H Rules Committee

SB 161 - Gross - Establishes the "Founding Documents Protection Act"
4/7/2005 -- HCS Reported Do Pass H Elementary and Secondary Education Committee - Consent
4/7/2005 -- Referred to Rules Committee pursuant to Rule 25(26)(f)

SB 165 - Bartle - Changes the procedure for appeal of a Public Service Commission order
4/7/2005 -- HCS Voted Do Pass H Judiciary Committee - Consent

SB 168 - Dolan - Creates a process to resolve disputes arising out of alleged construction defects in residential property
4/7/2005 -- Referred H Local Government Committee

SB 194 - Engler - Modifies provisions relating to sentencing and crime victims' rights
4/7/2005 -- Reported from S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee to Floor

SB 199 - Gross - Extends the application deadline for the Korean Conflict medallion to January 1, 2006
4/7/2005 -- Reported from S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee to Floor

SB 202 - Crowell - Merges the Administrative Law Judge retirement system into the state employees' retirement system
4/7/2005 -- S concurred in HCS
4/7/2005 -- S Third Read and Passed - EC adopted
4/7/2005 -- Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed (w/EC)

SB 210 - Griesheimer - Modifies provisions affecting political subdivisions
4/7/2005 -- Hearing Conducted H Local Government Committee

SB 214 - Scott - Each child enrolled in kindergarten, or first grade to receive comprehensive vision examinations
4/7/2005 -- Reported from S Aging, Families, Mental & Public Health Committee to Floor w/SCS

SB 220 - Dolan - Restores sovereign immunity to Metro and KCATA, provides immunity to state employees for official actions, and removes St. Louis and Kansas City Police Boards from legal defense fund coverage
4/7/2005 -- Reported from S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee to Floor

SB 221 - Dolan - Modifies several provisions of law relating to motor vehicles including primary seat belt enforcement
4/7/2005 -- Referred H Transportation Committee

SB 225 - Cauthorn - Modifies various sections pertaining to hazardous waste
4/7/2005 -- SA 1 to SS#2 for SCS S offered & adopted (Crowell)--(1138S09.03S)
4/7/2005 -- SA 2 to SS#2 for SCS S offered & adopted (Gross)--(0095sga05.01S)
4/7/2005 -- SS#2 for SCS, as amended, S adopted
4/7/2005 -- Perfected

SB 232 - Loudon - Modifies special motion to dismiss in Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation (SLAPP)
4/7/2005 -- Perfected

SB 236 - Klindt - Provides for cost recovery for course materials for private applicators of pesticide
4/7/2005 -- Reported from S Commerce, Energy and the Environment Committee to Floor

SB 240 - Scott - Modifies numerous provisions regarding lobbying and campaign finance disclosure
4/7/2005 -- Reported from S Governmental Accountability & Fiscal Oversight Committee to Floor

SB 241 - Scott - Repeals requirement that lobbyists report on legislation they are supporting or opposing
4/7/2005 -- Reported from S Governmental Accountability & Fiscal Oversight Committee to Floor

SB 242 - Scott - Requires deputies and associated assistants to the coroner to register with the Missouri Coroners' and Medical Examiners' Association
4/7/2005 -- Hearing Conducted H Local Government 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
4/7/2005 -- Reported from S Transportation Committee to Floor w/SCS

SB 254 - Engler - Criminalizes distribution and possession of certain prescription medications on school property
4/7/2005 -- Reported from S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee to Floor

SB 261 - Loudon - Creates certain requirements for the operation of the Missouri health insurance plan
4/7/2005 -- Reported Do Pass H Transportation Committee - Consent
4/7/2005 -- Referred to Rules Committee pursuant to Rule 25(26)(f)

SB 262 - Griesheimer - Changes provisions relating to alcohol
4/7/2005 -- Hearing Conducted H Local Government Committee

SB 266 - Gibbons - Alters the definition of "teacher" in the teacher tenure act
4/7/2005 -- Reported Do Pass H (ESEC) Committee - Consent
4/7/2005 -- Referred to Rules Committee pursuant to Rule 25(26)(f)

SB 268 - Gibbons - Authorizes a property tax increase for Missouri history museum subdistricts
4/7/2005 -- Hearing Conducted H Local Government Committee

SB 269 - Shields - Amends provisions of the entertainer and athlete tax relating to allocation of funds
4/7/2005 -- H Second Read
4/7/2005 -- Referred H Special Committee on Urban Issues Committee

SB 270 - Scott - Modifies the linked deposit program and other duties of the State Treasurer
4/7/2005 -- HCS Voted Do Pass H Rules Committee (w/no time limit for debate on Third Reading)

SB 274 - Taylor - Regulates travel clubs
4/7/2005 -- S Third Read and Passed
4/7/2005 -- H First Read

SB 287 - Shields - Transitions the state away from a tax-rate driven education funding formula to a student-needs based education funding formula
4/7/2005 -- Reported from S Education Committee to Floor w/SCS

SB 298 - Coleman - Alters provisions regarding the superintendent and teachers of the St. Louis public school system
4/7/2005 -- Reported Do Pass H Elementary and Secondary Education Committee - Consent
4/7/2005 -- Referred to Rules Committee pursuant to Rule 25(26)(f)

SB 299 - Coleman - Removes school principals from certain sections of the Metropolitan school district's teacher tenure statute
4/7/2005 -- Reported Do Pass H Elementary and Secondary Education Committee - Consent
4/7/2005 -- Referred to Rules Committee pursuant to Rule 25(26)(f)

SB 302 - Coleman - Changes the election date for certain St. Louis school board members
4/7/2005 -- Reported Do Pass H Elementary and Secondary Education Committee - Consent
4/7/2005 -- Referred to Rules Committee pursuant to Rule 25(26)(f)

SB 306 - Purgason - Raises the amount school board members may accept for performing services for (or selling property to) their district
4/7/2005 -- Reported Do Pass H Elementary and Secondary Education Committee - Consent
4/7/2005 -- Referred to Rules Committee pursuant to Rule 25(26)(f)

SB 307 - Purgason - Increases the amount that public officials or employees can accept for services to their political subdivision
4/7/2005 -- Hearing Conducted H 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
4/7/2005 -- S Third Read and Passed
4/7/2005 -- H First Read

SB 321 - Shields - Establishes the Dental Carve-Out Act of 2005 to implement a process of providing dental benefits to public assistance recipients
4/7/2005 -- Reported from S Aging, Families, Mental & Public Health Committee to Floor

SB 323 - Bartle - Establishes the eligibility criteria for grants to umbilical cord blood banks
4/7/2005 -- Hearing Conducted H Health Care Policy Committee

SB 339 - Gross - Removes Department of Revenue branch office language from Section 32.040
4/7/2005 -- Reported from S Ways & Means Committee to Floor w/SCS

SB 343 - Bartle - Changes the laws regarding job development programs administered by the Department of Economic Development
4/7/2005 -- Reported from S Governmental Accountability and Fiscal Oversight Committee to Floor
4/7/2005 -- S Third Read and Passed
4/7/2005 -- H First Read

SB 346 - Clemens - Limits paddlesport outfitters liability
4/7/2005 -- S Third Read and Passed
4/7/2005 -- H First Read

SB 365 - Mayer - Provides health insurance coverage for phase I and phase II clinical trials for cancer treatment
4/7/2005 -- Reported from S Aging, Families, Mental & Public Health Committee to Floor w/SCS

SB 373 - Bartle - Amends provisions dealing with members of the board of directors for the Missouri Employers Mutual Insurance Company
4/7/2005 -- Reported from S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee to Floor

SB 380 - Wheeler - Removes the requirement that the chief executive of the urban public library district be a qualified librarian
4/7/2005 -- Hearing Conducted H Special Committee on Urban Issues Committee

SB 402 - Gibbons - Modifies laws relating to underage drinking
4/7/2005 -- Reported from S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee to Floor

SB 434 - Cauthorn - Transfers appeal authority to the administrative hearing commission
4/7/2005 -- Reported from S Governmental Accountability & Fiscal Oversight Committee to Floor

SB 440 - Ridgeway - Amends provisions for the exemption from sales and use tax of electricity used in manufacturing
4/7/2005 -- Hearing Conducted S Ways & Means Committee

SB 462 - Klindt - Modifies acquisition of sewer or water corporations by public utilities
4/7/2005 -- Referred H Local Government Committee

SB 468 - Griesheimer - Allows for the creation or reorganized common sewer districts
4/7/2005 -- S Third Read and Passed
4/7/2005 -- H First Read

SB 470 - Engler - Creates the Missouri Blasting Safety Act
4/7/2005 -- Reported from S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee to Floor

SB 476 - Scott - Modifies authority of Division of Finance over banks and other financial institutions
4/7/2005 -- SA 1 S offered & adopted (Scott)--(1750S01.01S)
4/7/2005 -- Perfected, as amended

SB 481 - Shields - Alters policies regarding public school special education services
4/7/2005 -- Reported from S Education Committee to Floor w/SCS

SB 500 - Gibbons - Provides for family cost participation in the Part C early intervention system
4/7/2005 -- Reported from S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee to Floor w/SCS

SB 509 - Dolan - Creates tax credit for a percentage of the adjusted purchase price paid for a qualified equity investment
4/7/2005 -- Hearing Conducted S Ways & Means Committee

SB 516 - Griesheimer - Eliminates a provision in Section 99.847 allowing districts to receive reimbursement for emergency services
4/7/2005 -- Hearing Conducted H Job Creation & Economic Development Committee
4/7/2005 -- Voted Do Pass H Job Creation & Economic Development Committee - Consent
4/7/2005 -- Reported Do Pass H Job Creation & Economic Development Committee - Consent
4/7/2005 -- Referred to Rules Committee pursuant to Rule 25(26)(f)

SB 518 - Kennedy - Creates the Assistive Technology Trust Fund for assistive technology
4/7/2005 -- Hearing Conducted H Health Care Policy Committee

SB 539 - Purgason - Modifies provisions in various health care and social services programs
4/7/2005 -- HA 8 H offered & defeated (Hoskins)
4/7/2005 -- HA 9 H offered & defeated (Page)
4/7/2005 -- HA 10 H offered & defeated (Low)
4/7/2005 -- HA 11 H offered & defeated (Bland)
4/7/2005 -- HA 12 H offered & defeated (Curls)
4/7/2005 -- HA 13 H offered & defeated (Lampe)
4/7/2005 -- HA 14 H offered & defeated (Darrough)
4/7/2005 -- HA 15 H offered & defeated (Bringer)
4/7/2005 -- HA 16 H offered & defeated (Brown)
4/7/2005 -- HA 17 H offered & defeated (Bowman)
4/7/2005 -- HA 18 H offered & defeated (Whorton)
4/7/2005 -- H Third Read and Passed
4/7/2005 -- Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed

SCR 5 - Mayer - Comprehensive Cancer Action Plan for Missouri
4/7/2005 -- Voted Do Pass S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions & Ethics Committee

SCR 7 - Loudon - Urges Congress to consider establishing the Chiropractic Center for Military Research at Logan College of Chiropractic
4/7/2005 -- Voted Do Pass S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions & Ethics Committee

SCR 9 - Bray - Opposes restructuring the Social Security Trust Fund
4/7/2005 -- Voted Do Not Pass S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions & Ethics Committee

SCR 10 - Scott - Urges PSC to adopt rules governing the application process telecommunication providers can be certified as "eligible telecomunications carriers"
4/7/2005 -- Voted Do Pass S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions & Ethics Committee

SCR 12 - Koster - Urges Congress to establish a domestic energy policy that promotes greater energy efficiency
4/7/2005 -- Voted Do Pass S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions & Ethics Committee

SJR 1 - Klindt - Resubmits the parks and soils tax to a vote of the people starting in 2008
4/7/2005 -- Voted Do Pass H Conservation and Natural Resources Committee

SR 901 - Mayer - Urges Congress to adopt the Constitution Restoration Act of 2005
4/7/2005 -- Hearing Conducted S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions & Ethics Committee

HB 14 - Lager - To appropriate money for supplemental purposes for the several departments and offices of state government.
4/7/2005 -- Signed by House Speaker
4/7/2005 -- Signed by Senate President
4/7/2005 -- Delivered to Governor

HB 186 - Emery - Modifies provisions affecting county government
4/7/2005 -- Hearing Conducted S Ways & Means Committee

HB 321 - Yates - Creates the Assistive Technology Trust Fund and places requirements upon the Assistive Technology Advisory Council
4/7/2005 -- Hearing Conducted S Ways & Means Committee

HB 365 - Munzlinger - Allows moneys from the county sheriff's revolving fund to be used for expenses with concealed carry endorsements
4/7/2005 -- Reported from S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee to Floor

HB 592 - Cooper - Requires jackpots over $1,200 won by self-excluded problem gamblers be deposited into the Compulsive Gamblers Fund
4/7/2005 -- Hearing Conducted S Ways & Means Committee

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