Missouri State Senate

Senate Action for 1/9/2006


SB 557 - Gibbons - Modifies laws against sexual offenders
1/9/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 558 - Gibbons - Removes the termination date for experimental tariffs put in place by the Public Service Commission and gas corporations for schools
1/9/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Commerce, Energy and the Environment Committee

SB 559 - Gibbons - Considers any municipality, governmental unit, or public corporation created under the laws of any state or the United States a person
1/9/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Commerce, Energy and the Environment Committee

SB 560 - Gross - Modifies the laws relating to eminent domain and blighted areas
1/9/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee

SB 561 - Gross - Limits the amount of expenditures from gaming boat admission fees revenue
1/9/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Ways & Means Committee

SB 562 - Gross - Enacts provisions relating to the capacity of an unborn child to experience pain during an abortion
1/9/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 563 - Loudon - Strengthens laws against sexual offenders
1/9/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 564 - Loudon - Allows the use of available tax credits for nonresident adoptions under certain circumstances
1/9/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Ways & Means Committee

SB 565 - Loudon - Creates a tax deduction for organ donation
1/9/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Ways & Means Committee

SB 566 - Dougherty - Gives advanced practice registered nurses prescription authority
1/9/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Aging, Families, Mental & Public Health Committee

SB 567 - Dougherty - Modifies provisions relating to health insurance
1/9/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Aging, Families, Mental & Public Health Committee

SB 568 - Dougherty - Creates the "Children's Environmental Health and Protection Advisory Council"
1/9/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Aging, Families, Mental & Public Health Committee

SB 569 - Cauthorn - Requires one hundred percent of fuel sold after January 1, 2007, be ethanol blended
1/9/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Agriculture, Conservation, Parks & Natural Resources Committee

SB 570 - Cauthorn - Increases minimum sentences for some sexual offenses and strengthens registration requirements for all sex offenders
1/9/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 571 - Cauthorn - Modifies the law on using justifiable force to protect persons and property
1/9/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 572 - Coleman - Creates an educational grant for children and spouses of veterans killed in combat
1/9/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee

SB 573 - Coleman - Modifies various provisions relating to delinquent child support payments
1/9/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 574 - Coleman - Requires health benefit plans to provide coverage for diagnostic testing services for chronic kidney disease patients
1/9/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Aging, Families, Mental & Public Health Committee

SB 575 - Scott - Modifies provisions on donation of unused prescription drugs
1/9/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Aging, Families, Mental & Public Health Committee

SB 576 - Scott - Authorizes advanced practice registered nurses to prescribe certain controlled substances
1/9/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Aging, Families, Mental & Public Health Committee

SB 577 - Scott - Limits the number of excursion gambling boat licenses that may be issued
1/9/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Ways & Means Committee

SB 578 - Shields - Prohibits protest activities during funeral services
1/9/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 579 - Shields - Expands the crime of sexual contact with a student
1/9/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 580 - Shields - Requires collaboration between certain departments in order to achieve a more efficient and effective educational system
1/9/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Education Committee

SB 582 - Griesheimer - Modifies existing tax base determination for municipal taxation of telecommunication businesses
1/9/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Commerce, Energy and the Environment Committee

SB 583 - Griesheimer - Establishes a decentralized emission inspection program which utilizes on-board diagnostic testing on certain motor vehicles
1/9/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Transportation Committee

SB 584 - Champion - Bans bus drivers who are convicted of intoxication-related traffic offenses from possessing a school bus endorsement
1/9/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 585 - Champion - Modifies conflicting language relating to special needs children adoption tax credits
1/9/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Ways & Means Committee

SB 586 - Champion - Establishes surcharges on domestic relations petitions to fund Missouri court-appointed special advocate programs
1/9/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 587 - Bartle - Extends the August 28, 2006, expiration date for the surcharge on certain criminal cases to August 28, 2013
1/9/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 588 - Bartle - Modifies the laws regarding sexual offenders
1/9/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 589 - Bartle - Adds one circuit judge position and modifies one circuit judge position within the Sixteenth Judicial Circuit
1/9/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 590 - Nodler - Renders several alterations to the state's higher education policy
1/9/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Education Committee

SB 591 - Nodler - Modifies the law relating to concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) and the penalties for offenses perpetrated by these operations
1/9/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Agriculture, Conservation, Parks & Natural Resources Committee

SB 592 - Nodler - Allocates additional funding from the Crime Victims' Compensation Fund to certain recipients
1/9/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 593 - Bray - Allows small employers to obtain medical coverage through the Missouri Consolidated Health Care Plan
1/9/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Small Business, Insurance & Industrial Relations Committee

SB 594 - Bray - Allows senior citizens to defer property tax payments
1/9/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Ways & Means Committee

SB 595 - Bray - Requires amount of taxes paid to another state for property taxes to be added back in for purposes of income tax calculation
1/9/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Ways & Means Committee

SB 596 - Days - Authorizes a court to appoint a standby guardian for a minor
1/9/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 597 - Days - Mandates health insurance coverage for morbid obesity
1/9/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Small Business, Insurance & Industrial Relations Committee

SB 598 - Days - Modifies law regarding the use of credit information by insurance companies
1/9/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Small Business, Insurance & Industrial Relations Committee

SB 599 - Wheeler - Allows physicians to jointly negotiate with certain health insurance carriers
1/9/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Aging, Families, Mental & Public Health Committee

SB 600 - Wheeler - Creates an income tax deduction for organ donation
1/9/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Ways & Means Committee

SB 601 - Wheeler - Allows for detachment of territory within water districts prior to new infrastructure development
1/9/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee

SB 602 - Callahan - Establishes a procedure for annexation of certain territory of the Kansas City School District to the Independence School District
1/9/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Education Committee

SB 603 - Callahan - Exempts certain motorists from presenting birth certificates and other documents indicating proof of lawful presence
1/9/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Transportation Committee

SB 604 - Callahan - Increases income tax exemption for retirement and pension income
1/9/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee

SB 605 - Ridgeway - Provides a tax credit for contributions to pregnancy resource centers
1/9/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Ways & Means Committee

SB 606 - Ridgeway - Establishes an administrative procedure to suspend driver's licenses and motor vehicle registrations for failure to pay towing charges
1/9/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Transportation Committee

SB 608 - Crowell - Requires emergency contraceptives to be distributed by prescription only
1/9/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 609 - Crowell - Protects the conscience rights of pharmaceutical professionals
1/9/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 610 - Crowell - Requires employee authorization for public employee labor unions to withhold fees from paychecks
1/9/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee

SB 611 - Engler - Modifies the laws relating to eminent domain and condemnation proceedings
1/9/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee

SB 612 - Engler - Authorizes the conveyance of property owned by the state in St. Francois County to the Farmington American Legion Post 416
1/9/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee

SB 613 - Engler - Allows residential and business cell phone users to voluntarily sign up with the no-call list
1/9/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Commerce, Energy and the Environment Committee

SB 614 - Stouffer - Creates an income tax credit for contributions to residential treatment agencies
1/9/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Ways & Means Committee

SB 615 - Stouffer - Extends the Animal Research and Production Facilities Protection Act to include all agricultural research and production facilities
1/9/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 616 - Stouffer - Prescribes requirements for assisted living facilities
1/9/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Aging, Families, Mental & Public Health Committee

SB 617 - Koster - Prescribes departmental requirements before closing or downsizing state-funded mental health facilities
1/9/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Aging, Families, Mental & Public Health Committee

SB 618 - Koster - Provides that electronic access cards may be issued to custodial parents for disbursement of child support payments
1/9/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 619 - Koster - Increases penalty for failing to register as a sexual offender when required to do so by law
1/9/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 620 - Green - Modifies the prevailing wage law
1/9/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Small Business, Insurance & Industrial Relations Committee

SB 621 - Green - Makes various changes to regulation of state and private mental health facilities
1/9/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Aging, Families, Mental & Public Health Committee

SB 622 - Green - Creates an income tax deduction for small businesses and farmers that provide health insurance coverage for employees
1/9/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Ways & Means Committee

SB 623 - Graham - Modifies provisions of the law relating to ambulatory surgical centers
1/9/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Aging, Families, Mental & Public Health Committee

SB 624 - Graham - Modifies the law relating to ombudsman volunteers
1/9/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Aging, Families, Mental & Public Health Committee

SB 625 - Graham - Requires all health clubs to have at least one automated external defibrillator
1/9/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Aging, Families, Mental & Public Health Committee

SB 626 - Wilson - Creates a trust fund and commission for youth smoking prevention programs
1/9/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Aging, Families, Mental & Public Health Committee

SB 627 - Wilson - Modifies provisions on mandatory reporters of child abuse
1/9/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Aging, Families, Mental & Public Health Committee

SB 628 - Wilson - Makes possession or discharge of stun/taser guns an unlawful use of a weapon
1/9/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 629 - Gross - Exempts contractors from paying sales taxes on materials used in Department of Transportation projects and modifies sales tax exemption for certain motor vehicles
1/9/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Transportation Committee

SB 630 - Gross - Modifies eligibility requirements for the Homestead Preservation Tax Credit
1/9/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Ways & Means Committee

SB 632 - Dougherty - Restricts credit card companies from raising interest or fees
1/9/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 633 - Dougherty - Restricts consumer reporting agencies' determination of credit risk scores
1/9/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 634 - Dougherty - Provides Medicaid benefits to all cancer patients
1/9/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee

SB 635 - Cauthorn - Exempts motorcyclists age 21 and older from wearing a helmet when operating a motorcycle or motortricycle
1/9/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Transportation Committee

SB 636 - Cauthorn - Permits hand fishing for the months of June and July
1/9/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Agriculture, Conservation, Parks & Natural Resources Committee

SB 637 - Cauthorn - Changes the laws regarding midwives and the practice of midwifery
1/9/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee

SB 638 - Coleman - Requires notification of any radio frequency identification tag
1/9/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Commerce, Energy and the Environment Committee

SB 639 - Coleman - Establishes surcharges on certain court proceedings to fund certain school-related educational programs
1/9/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 640 - Coleman - Modifies provisions relating to prostitution
1/9/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 641 - Scott - Requires all contributions to the Missouri Higher Education Savings Program be held for twelve months
1/9/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 642 - Scott - Creates a graduated increase in payments to sheltered workshops
1/9/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Aging, Families, Mental & Public Health Committee

SB 643 - Scott - Establishes the "State Fair Escrow Fund"
1/9/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Agriculture, Conservation, Parks & Natural Resources Committee

SB 644 - Shields - Alters provisions regarding public school funding
1/9/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Education Committee

SB 645 - Griesheimer - Modifies the Missouri Business Use Incentive for Large-Scale Development Act
1/9/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee

SB 646 - Griesheimer - Allows for the formation of and conversion to reorganized common sewer districts
1/9/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee

SB 647 - Griesheimer - Requires insurance companies to provide coverage for computerized prosthetic devices
1/9/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Small Business, Insurance & Industrial Relations Committee

SB 648 - Champion - Replaces the term "lunatic asylum" with "mental health facility" in statute about fire escapes and stairs
1/9/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Aging, Families, Mental & Public Health Committee

SB 649 - Champion - Modifies requirements for continuing child support obligation for children over 18 years of age
1/9/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 650 - Champion - Specifies terms of office and eligibility criteria for the governing board of Missouri State University
1/9/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Education Committee

SB 651 - Bartle - Dedicates at least ten percent of future TIF increments to schools affected by the tax increment financing
1/9/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee

SB 652 - Bartle - Allows the Department of Transportation to construct toll roads under certain conditions
1/9/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Transportation Committee

SB 653 - Bartle - Fully reimburses certain school districts for costs associated with offering certain special education services
1/9/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Education Committee

SB 654 - Nodler - Establishes the "Associate Degree Transfer Incentive Scholarship Program"
1/9/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Education Committee

SB 655 - Nodler - Allows the Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority to provide primary school loans
1/9/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Education Committee

SB 656 - Nodler - Modifies requirements for out-of-state public higher education institutions
1/9/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Education Committee

SB 657 - Bray - Requires applicants for Medicaid and CHIPs to identify the proposed beneficiary employer
1/9/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee

SB 658 - Bray - Prohibits any governmental entity from interfering with the right to obtain or use contraceptives
1/9/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 659 - Bray - Modifies the law regarding residential property insurance
1/9/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Small Business, Insurance & Industrial Relations Committee

SB 660 - Days - Requires state employees to contribute a percentage of income toward their health insurance
1/9/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee

SB 661 - Ridgeway - Repeals the option of voting a straight-party ticket
1/9/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 662 - Crowell - Increases the amount of the "Bright Flight" scholarship from $2,000 a year to $4,000 a year
1/9/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Education Committee

SB 663 - Crowell - Removes statutory restriction that prohibits employer purchasing alliances from forming for the purpose of providing group health insurance
1/9/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee

SB 664 - Crowell - Adopts the Nurse Licensure Compact
1/9/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 665 - Engler - Increases the penalties for poaching
1/9/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Agriculture, Conservation, Parks & Natural Resources Committee

SB 666 - Engler - Modifies provisions regarding fire protection
1/9/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee

SB 667 - Engler - Designates several portions of highways within Missouri after Missouri highway patrolmen
1/9/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Transportation Committee

SB 668 - Koster - Creates an income tax deduction for organ donation
1/9/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Ways & Means Committee

SB 669 - Koster - Imposes additional fines and driver's license suspensions on persons failing to yield the right-of-way at intersections
1/9/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Transportation Committee

SB 670 - Green - Creates an income tax deduction for higher education expenses
1/9/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Ways & Means Committee

SB 671 - Green - Requires any applicant for health care benefits under a public assistance program to identify his or her employer
1/9/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee

SB 672 - Green - Modifies Missouri's tax increment financing law
1/9/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee

SB 807 - Gross - WITHDRAWN
1/9/2006 -- Bill Withdrawn

SB 821 - Griesheimer - Modifies the definition of "salvage vehicle"
1/9/2006 -- S First Read

SB 822 - Gross - Extends FRA, Pharmacy Tax, Nursing Facility reimbursement allowance, and Medicaid managed care reimbursement allowance sunsets
1/9/2006 -- S First Read

SB 823 - Klindt - Makes information collected in the course of an insurance compliance audit privileged information
1/9/2006 -- S First Read

SB 824 - Klindt - Establishes procedure for insurers intervening in civil actions to determine coverage issues
1/9/2006 -- S First Read

SB 825 - Koster - Creates the "Kansas and Missouri Regional Investment District Compact" to promote public transit projects within the Kansas City metropolitan area
1/9/2006 -- S First Read

SB 826 - Mayer - Modifies law regarding the Scenic Byway Program
1/9/2006 -- S First Read

SB 827 - Dougherty - Creates a commission to study the death penalty in Missouri and prohibits use of the death penalty for a time period
1/9/2006 -- S First Read

SB 828 - Scott - Repeals the sunset provision for dental hygienists
1/9/2006 -- S First Read

SR 1695 - Bartle - Notice of Proposed Rule Change - Rule 96
1/9/2006 -- Offered
1/9/2006 -- Referred S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions & Ethics Committee

HCR 1 - Dempsey - Joint Session for the State of the State Address.
1/9/2006 -- S Escort Committee Appointed (Gross, Klindt, Cauthorn, Engler, Goodman, Coleman, Days, Wilson, Dougherty, Callahan)

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