Missouri State Senate

Senate Action for 12/1/2005


SB 557 - Gibbons - Modifies laws against sexual offenders
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SB 558 - Gibbons - Removes the termination date for experimental tariffs put in place by the Public Service Commission and gas corporations for schools
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SB 559 - Gibbons - Considers any municipality, governmental unit, or public corporation created under the laws of any state or the United States a person
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SB 560 - Gross - Modifies the laws relating to eminent domain and blighted areas
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SB 561 - Gross - Limits the amount of expenditures from gaming boat admission fees revenue
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SB 562 - Gross - Enacts provisions relating to the capacity of an unborn child to experience pain during an abortion
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SB 563 - Loudon - Strengthens laws against sexual offenders
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SB 564 - Loudon - Allows the use of available tax credits for nonresident adoptions under certain circumstances
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SB 565 - Loudon - Creates a tax deduction for organ donation
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SB 566 - Dougherty - Gives advanced practice registered nurses prescription authority
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SB 567 - Dougherty - Modifies provisions relating to health insurance
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SB 568 - Dougherty - Creates the "Children's Environmental Health and Protection Advisory Council"
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SB 569 - Cauthorn - Requires one hundred percent of fuel sold after January 1, 2007, be ethanol blended
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SB 570 - Cauthorn - Increases minimum sentences for some sexual offenses and strengthens registration requirements for all sex offenders
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SB 571 - Cauthorn - Modifies the law on using justifiable force to protect persons and property
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SB 572 - Coleman - Creates an educational grant for children and spouses of veterans killed in combat
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SB 573 - Coleman - Modifies various provisions relating to delinquent child support payments
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SB 574 - Coleman - Requires health benefit plans to provide coverage for diagnostic testing services for chronic kidney disease patients
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SB 575 - Scott - Modifies provisions on donation of unused prescription drugs
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SB 576 - Scott - Authorizes advanced practice registered nurses to prescribe certain controlled substances
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SB 577 - Scott - Limits the number of excursion gambling boat licenses that may be issued
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SB 578 - Shields - Prohibits protest activities during funeral services
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SB 579 - Shields - Expands the crime of sexual contact with a student
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SB 580 - Shields - Requires collaboration between certain departments in order to achieve a more efficient and effective educational system
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SB 581 - Griesheimer - WITHDRAWN
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SB 582 - Griesheimer - Modifies existing tax base determination for municipal taxation of telecommunication businesses
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SB 583 - Griesheimer - Establishes a decentralized emission inspection program which utilizes on-board diagnostic testing on certain motor vehicles
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SB 584 - Champion - Bans bus drivers who are convicted of intoxication-related traffic offenses from possessing a school bus endorsement
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SB 585 - Champion - Modifies conflicting language relating to special needs children adoption tax credits
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SB 586 - Champion - Establishes surcharges on domestic relations petitions to fund Missouri court-appointed special advocate programs
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SB 587 - Bartle - Extends the August 28, 2006, expiration date for the surcharge on certain criminal cases to August 28, 2013
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SB 588 - Bartle - Modifies the laws regarding sexual offenders
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SB 589 - Bartle - Adds one circuit judge position and modifies one circuit judge position within the Sixteenth Judicial Circuit
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SB 590 - Nodler - Renders several alterations to the state's higher education policy
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SB 591 - Nodler - Modifies the law relating to concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) and the penalties for offenses perpetrated by these operations
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SB 592 - Nodler - Allocates additional funding from the Crime Victims' Compensation Fund to certain recipients
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SB 593 - Bray - Allows small employers to obtain medical coverage through the Missouri Consolidated Health Care Plan
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SB 594 - Bray - Allows senior citizens to defer property tax payments
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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
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SB 596 - Days - Authorizes a court to appoint a standby guardian for a minor
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SB 597 - Days - Mandates health insurance coverage for morbid obesity
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SB 598 - Days - Modifies law regarding the use of credit information by insurance companies
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SB 599 - Wheeler - Allows physicians to jointly negotiate with certain health insurance carriers
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SB 600 - Wheeler - Creates an income tax deduction for organ donation
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SB 601 - Wheeler - Allows for detachment of territory within water districts prior to new infrastructure development
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SB 602 - Callahan - Establishes a procedure for annexation of certain territory of the Kansas City School District to the Independence School District
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SB 603 - Callahan - Exempts certain motorists from presenting birth certificates and other documents indicating proof of lawful presence
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SB 604 - Callahan - Increases income tax exemption for retirement and pension income
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SB 605 - Ridgeway - Provides a tax credit for contributions to pregnancy resource centers
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SB 606 - Ridgeway - Establishes an administrative procedure to suspend driver's licenses and motor vehicle registrations for failure to pay towing charges
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SB 607 - Ridgeway - WITHDRAWN
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SB 608 - Crowell - Requires emergency contraceptives to be distributed by prescription only
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SB 609 - Crowell - Protects the conscience rights of pharmaceutical professionals
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SB 610 - Crowell - Requires employee authorization for public employee labor unions to withhold fees from paychecks
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SB 611 - Engler - Modifies the laws relating to eminent domain and condemnation proceedings
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SB 612 - Engler - Authorizes the conveyance of property owned by the state in St. Francois County to the Farmington American Legion Post 416
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SB 613 - Engler - Allows residential and business cell phone users to voluntarily sign up with the no-call list
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SB 614 - Stouffer - Creates an income tax credit for contributions to residential treatment agencies
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SB 615 - Stouffer - Extends the Animal Research and Production Facilities Protection Act to include all agricultural research and production facilities
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SB 616 - Stouffer - Prescribes requirements for assisted living facilities
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SB 617 - Koster - Prescribes departmental requirements before closing or downsizing state-funded mental health facilities
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SB 618 - Koster - Provides that electronic access cards may be issued to custodial parents for disbursement of child support payments
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SB 619 - Koster - Increases penalty for failing to register as a sexual offender when required to do so by law
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SB 620 - Green - Modifies the prevailing wage law
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SB 621 - Green - Makes various changes to regulation of state and private mental health facilities
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SB 622 - Green - Creates an income tax deduction for small businesses and farmers that provide health insurance coverage for employees
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SB 623 - Graham - Modifies provisions of the law relating to ambulatory surgical centers
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SB 624 - Graham - Modifies the law relating to ombudsman volunteers
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SB 625 - Graham - Requires all health clubs to have at least one automated external defibrillator
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SB 626 - Wilson - Creates a trust fund and commission for youth smoking prevention programs
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SB 627 - Wilson - Modifies provisions on mandatory reporters of child abuse
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SB 628 - Wilson - Makes possession or discharge of stun/taser guns an unlawful use of a weapon
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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
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SB 630 - Gross - Modifies eligibility requirements for the Homestead Preservation Tax Credit
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SB 631 - Gross - WITHDRAWN
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SB 632 - Dougherty - Restricts credit card companies from raising interest or fees
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SB 633 - Dougherty - Restricts consumer reporting agencies' determination of credit risk scores
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SB 634 - Dougherty - Provides Medicaid benefits to all cancer patients
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SB 635 - Cauthorn - Exempts motorcyclists age 21 and older from wearing a helmet when operating a motorcycle or motortricycle
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SB 636 - Cauthorn - Permits hand fishing for the months of June and July
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SB 637 - Cauthorn - Changes the laws regarding midwives and the practice of midwifery
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SB 638 - Coleman - Requires notification of any radio frequency identification tag
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SB 639 - Coleman - Establishes surcharges on certain court proceedings to fund certain school-related educational programs
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SB 640 - Coleman - Modifies provisions relating to prostitution
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SB 641 - Scott - Requires all contributions to the Missouri Higher Education Savings Program be held for twelve months
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SB 642 - Scott - Creates a graduated increase in payments to sheltered workshops
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SB 643 - Scott - Establishes the "State Fair Escrow Fund"
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SB 644 - Shields - Alters provisions regarding public school funding
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SB 645 - Griesheimer - Modifies the Missouri Business Use Incentive for Large-Scale Development Act
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SB 646 - Griesheimer - Allows for the formation of and conversion to reorganized common sewer districts
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SB 647 - Griesheimer - Requires insurance companies to provide coverage for computerized prosthetic devices
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SB 648 - Champion - Replaces the term "lunatic asylum" with "mental health facility" in statute about fire escapes and stairs
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SB 649 - Champion - Modifies requirements for continuing child support obligation for children over 18 years of age
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SB 650 - Champion - Specifies terms of office and eligibility criteria for the governing board of Missouri State University
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SB 651 - Bartle - Dedicates at least ten percent of future TIF increments to schools affected by the tax increment financing
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SB 652 - Bartle - Allows the Department of Transportation to construct toll roads under certain conditions
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SB 653 - Bartle - Fully reimburses certain school districts for costs associated with offering certain special education services
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SB 654 - Nodler - Establishes the "Associate Degree Transfer Incentive Scholarship Program"
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SB 655 - Nodler - Allows the Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority to provide primary school loans
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SB 656 - Nodler - Modifies requirements for out-of-state public higher education institutions
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SB 657 - Bray - Requires applicants for Medicaid and CHIPs to identify the proposed beneficiary employer
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SB 658 - Bray - Prohibits any governmental entity from interfering with the right to obtain or use contraceptives
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SB 659 - Bray - Modifies the law regarding residential property insurance
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SB 660 - Days - Requires state employees to contribute a percentage of income toward their health insurance
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SB 661 - Ridgeway - Repeals the option of voting a straight-party ticket
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SB 662 - Crowell - Increases the amount of the "Bright Flight" scholarship from $2,000 a year to $4,000 a year
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SB 663 - Crowell - Removes statutory restriction that prohibits employer purchasing alliances from forming for the purpose of providing group health insurance
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SB 664 - Crowell - Adopts the Nurse Licensure Compact
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SB 665 - Engler - Increases the penalties for poaching
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SB 666 - Engler - Modifies provisions regarding fire protection
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SB 667 - Engler - Designates several portions of highways within Missouri after Missouri highway patrolmen
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SB 668 - Koster - Creates an income tax deduction for organ donation
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SB 669 - Koster - Imposes additional fines and driver's license suspensions on persons failing to yield the right-of-way at intersections
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SB 670 - Green - Creates an income tax deduction for higher education expenses
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SB 671 - Green - Requires any applicant for health care benefits under a public assistance program to identify his or her employer
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SB 672 - Green - Modifies Missouri's tax increment financing law
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SB 673 - Graham - Requires that one voting member of the governing boards of certain state institutions of higher education be a student
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SB 674 - Wilson - Defines "bullying" and prohibits school employees, volunteers, or students from bullying a student while on school property
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SB 675 - Wilson - Modifies the state's No-Call List to include wireless numbers and fax numbers
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SB 676 - Wilson - Alters provisions with regard to charter schools
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SB 677 - Gross - Removes references to the Committee on Radiation Control from Chapter 192, RSMo
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SB 678 - Gross - Repeals the quarterly tax collections report requirement for temporary tax collection
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SB 679 - Gross - Extends the termination date for a grant program regarding capital improvements for engineering colleges in the University of Missouri system
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SB 680 - Dougherty - Provides consumer protection for computerized personal information
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SB 681 - Dougherty - Allows young adults to participate in the Missouri Consolidated Health Care Plan, and subjects health services corporations to premium taxes to offset costs
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SB 682 - Cauthorn - Exempts pension and retirement income of seniors from income taxation
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SB 683 - Cauthorn - Allows cell phone and business users to sign up for the No-Call List
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SB 684 - Cauthorn - Allows military personnel to fish without permits while on leave
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SB 685 - Coleman - Prohibits expiration dates or service fees for dormancy on gift certificates issued by companies
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SB 686 - Coleman - Modifies provisions relating to lead abatement administrative penalties assessed by the health department
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SB 687 - Scott - Provides for each child enrolled in kindergarten or first grade to receive a comprehensive vision examination
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SB 688 - Scott - Exempts purple heart license plate recipients from paying the $15 specialty license plate fee
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SB 689 - Scott - Modifies lobbyist reporting requirements and campaign finance disclosure for public officials
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SB 690 - Champion - Prohibits closing a child abuse investigation if the child dies during the course of the investigation
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SB 691 - Champion - Amends various provisions relating to withholding of retirement payments for income tax purposes
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SB 692 - Champion - Provides for vocational rehabilitation referrals for Medicaid recipients receiving assistance based on disability
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SB 693 - Bartle - Requires the Governor to appoint new members of the Missouri Employers Mutual Insurance Company Board
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SB 694 - Bartle - Limits certificate of need to long-term care facilities
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SB 695 - Nodler - Authorizes the Governor to appoint the Lieutenant Governor upon a vacancy
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SB 696 - Nodler - Modifies laws relating to economic development projects
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SB 697 - Nodler - Modifies the law relating to transportation and motor vehicles
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SB 698 - Bray - WITHDRAWN
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SB 699 - Bray - Creates the crime of "negligent storage of a firearm"
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SB 700 - Bray - Removes references to male and female employees and requires equal pay for the same work regardless of gender
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SB 701 - Crowell - Modifies educational assistance benefits for Missouri National Guard members
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SB 702 - Crowell - Prohibits the use of public funds for health and social service programs that subsidize abortion services
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SB 703 - Crowell - Provides a tax credit for contributions to pregnancy resource centers
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SB 704 - Engler - Designates two bridges within Van Buren after Sgt. Dewayne Graham Jr. of the Missouri State Highway Patrol
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SB 705 - Engler - Authorizes minimum amounts of compensation for certain Corrections personnel
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SB 706 - Wilson - Permits both public and private entities to conduct research utilizing embryonic and adult stem cells
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SB 707 - Wilson - Alters provisions with regard to charter schools
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SB 708 - Wilson - Provides tuition grants to war veterans who served in Iraq
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SB 709 - Cauthorn - Subjects certain sales at prison stores to state sales tax
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SB 710 - Cauthorn - Modifies procedures for complaints against licensed nurses and record keeping
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SB 711 - Cauthorn - Penalizes animal pounds for sterilizing hunting dogs prior to offering them for adoption
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SB 712 - Scott - Authorizes the Governor to convey various pieces of state property
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SB 713 - Champion - Requires the Joint Committee on Legislative Research to file its annual report regarding ineffective statutes by October 15 instead of January 3
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SB 714 - Nodler - Provides for unused prescription drugs to be donated to charities for distribution outside the state or abroad
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SB 715 - Bray - Eliminates the death penalty
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SB 716 - Bray - Prohibits discrimination based upon a person's sexual orientation
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SB 717 - Bray - Modifies various tax provisions
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SB 718 - Crowell - Modifies the authority of certain boards, commissions, and authorities to grant loans
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SB 719 - Crowell - Prohibits political subdivisions from using photo radar or automated traffic control systems to enforce traffic laws
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SB 720 - Crowell - Limits certificate of need to long-term care facilities
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SB 721 - Wilson - Creates the crime of distribution of a controlled substance near a park
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SB 722 - Cauthorn - Modifies provisions of the law relating to ambulatory surgical centers
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SB 723 - Cauthorn - Directs the Department of Conservation to reimburse the Department of Transportation for every deer carcass the Department of Transportation removes from state highways
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SB 724 - Cauthorn - Requires laboratories to calculate glomerular filtration rates when testing for kidney disease
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SB 725 - Bray - Alters provisions regarding alcoholic beverages
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SB 726 - Bray - Modifies paperwork requirements in the formation of a new political party
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SB 727 - Bray - Allows the hiring of retired teachers to work between 550 and 800 hours without losing their retirement benefits
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SB 728 - Crowell - Reduces the certificate of need application fee
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SB 729 - Crowell - Requires an affidavit of merit to be filed in actions against certain licensed professionals
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SB 730 - Crowell - Requires voters to provide photographic identification
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SB 731 - Cauthorn - Eliminates the requirement that one must obtain a concealable firearm permit before acquiring a handgun
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SB 732 - Cauthorn - Requires the use of biodiesel fuel
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SB 733 - Cauthorn - Adjusts state employee salaries
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SB 734 - Bray - Creates the "Public Employee Due Process Act"
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SB 735 - Crowell - Modifies procedures for filing documents with the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission
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SB 736 - Crowell - Allows public school districts to offer a class or classes in which the Bible is incorporated
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SB 737 - Crowell - Creates a system to freeze consumer credit reports
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SB 738 - Cauthorn - Modifies fee exemptions for emergency services
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SB 739 - Cauthorn - Exempts diesel fuel used for agricultural purposes from sales tax
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SB 740 - Cauthorn - Provides that sheltered workshop employment income shall not be considered income for Medicaid-eligibility purposes
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SB 741 - Crowell - Permits an income tax deduction for amount of retirement or pension income taxed by another state
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SB 742 - Crowell - Exempts motor fuel used to transport students for educational purposes from the motor fuel tax
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SB 743 - Crowell - Gives citizens an option to pay more income taxes
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SJR 21 - Cauthorn - Resubmits the Conservation Sales Tax to the voters every ten years
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SJR 22 - Cauthorn - Allows a school district to provide transportation for private school pupils
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SJR 23 - Bartle - Grants the power to determine public school funding exclusively to the General Assembly and Governor, not the Judiciary
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SJR 24 - Bartle - Gives the Highways and Transportation Commission authority to finance, construct, operate, and maintain toll facilities
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SJR 25 - Clemens - Creates a two-year budget cycle
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SJR 26 - Ridgeway - Exempts property owned by veterans' organizations from taxation
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SJR 27 - Crowell - Dismantles the Missouri Citizen's Commission on the Compensation for Elected Officials
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SJR 28 - Engler - Prohibits the use of eminent domain for the purpose of economic development
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SJR 29 - Engler - Eliminates the provisions allowing for the use of eminent domain to end blight
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SJR 30 - Graham - Ensures that stem cell research can be conducted in Missouri
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