Missouri State Senate

Senate Action for 3/2/2006


SB 558 - Gibbons - Removes the termination date for experimental tariffs put in place by the Public Service Commission and gas corporations for schools
3/2/2006 -- H First Read

SB 559 - Gibbons - Considers any municipality, governmental unit, or public corporation created under the laws of any state or the United States a person
3/2/2006 -- H First Read

SB 580 - Shields - Requires collaboration between certain departments in order to achieve a more efficient and effective educational system
3/2/2006 -- SCS S adopted
3/2/2006 -- S Third Read and Passed - Consent

SB 582 - Griesheimer - Modifies existing tax base determination for municipal taxation of telecommunication businesses
3/2/2006 -- Reported from S Commerce, Energy and the Environment Committee to Floor - Consent

SB 583 - Griesheimer - Establishes a decentralized emission inspection program which utilizes on-board diagnostic testing on certain motor vehicles
3/2/2006 -- Voted Do Pass S Governmental Accountability and Fiscal Oversight Committee
3/2/2006 -- Reported from S Governmental Accountability and Fiscal Oversight Committee to Floor
3/2/2006 -- S Third Read and Passed
3/2/2006 -- H First Read

SB 589 - Bartle - Adds one circuit judge position and modifies one circuit judge position within the Sixteenth Judicial Circuit
3/2/2006 -- Reported from S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee to Floor

SB 612 - Engler - Authorizes the conveyance of property owned by the state in St. Francois County to the Farmington American Legion Post 416
3/2/2006 -- H First Read (w/EC)

SB 613 - Engler - Allows residential and business cell phone users to voluntarily sign up with the no-call list
3/2/2006 -- Reported from S Commerce, Energy and the Environment Committee to Floor w/SCS

SB 616 - Stouffer - Prescribes requirements for assisted living facilities
3/2/2006 -- Reported from S Aging, Families, Mental & Public Health Committee to Floor w/SCS

SB 618 - Koster - Provides that electronic access cards may be issued to custodial parents for disbursement of child support payments
3/2/2006 -- H First Read

SB 630 - Gross - Modifies eligibility requirements for the Homestead Preservation Tax Credit
3/2/2006 -- H First Read

SB 635 - Cauthorn - Exempts motorcyclists age 21 and older from wearing a helmet when operating a motorcycle or motortricycle
3/2/2006 -- Reported from S Transportation Committee to Floor

SB 637 - Cauthorn - Changes the laws regarding midwives and the practice of midwifery
3/2/2006 -- Reported from S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee to Floor w/SCS

SB 641 - Scott - Requires all contributions to the Missouri Higher Education Savings Program be held for twelve months
3/2/2006 -- H First Read

SB 648 - Champion - Replaces the term "lunatic asylum" with "mental health facility" in statute about fire escapes and stairs
3/2/2006 -- H First Read

SB 650 - Champion - Specifies terms of office and eligibility criteria for the governing board of Missouri State University
3/2/2006 -- SCS S adopted
3/2/2006 -- S Third Read and Passed - Consent - EC adopted

SB 677 - Gross - Removes references to the Committee on Radiation Control from Chapter 192, RSMo
3/2/2006 -- H First Read

SB 678 - Gross - Repeals the quarterly tax collections report requirement for temporary tax collection
3/2/2006 -- H First Read

SB 711 - Cauthorn - Penalizes animal pounds for sterilizing hunting dogs prior to offering them for adoption
3/2/2006 -- Hearing Conducted S Agriculture, Conservation, Parks & Natural Resources Committee

SB 712 - Scott - Authorizes the Governor to convey various pieces of state property
3/2/2006 -- H First Read

SB 718 - Crowell - Modifies the authority of certain boards, commissions, and authorities to grant loans
3/2/2006 -- Reported from S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee to Floor w/SCS

SB 746 - Klindt - Allows cities with a population of 1,000 or less to establish by ordinance a citywide vote for the election of aldermen
3/2/2006 -- H First Read

SB 747 - Klindt - Requires used car dealers to complete educational seminars in order to obtain a license
3/2/2006 -- H First Read

SB 749 - Engler - Modifies minimum experience requirements for interior designer registration
3/2/2006 -- H First Read

SB 765 - Dougherty - Enacts provisions relating to emergency medical treatment
3/2/2006 -- H First Read (w/EC)

SB 802 - Shields - Defines the terms "owner", "registered voter" and "voter" when used in provisions about certain sewer districts
3/2/2006 -- H First Read (w/EC)

SB 805 - Gross - Modifies provisions relating to taxation
3/2/2006 -- H First Read

SB 818 - Scott - Amends requirements for filing financial interest statements
3/2/2006 -- H First Read

SB 819 - Scott - Modifies licensure requirements for professional engineers and land surveyors
3/2/2006 -- H First Read

SB 822 - Gross - Extends FRA, Pharmacy Tax, Nursing Facility reimbursement allowance, and Medicaid managed care reimbursement allowance sunsets
3/2/2006 -- Reported from S Ways & Means Committee to Floor

SB 825 - Koster - Creates the "Kansas and Missouri Regional Investment District Compact" to promote public transit projects within the Kansas City metropolitan area
3/2/2006 -- Reported from S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee to Floor w/SCS

SB 828 - Scott - Repeals the sunset provision for dental hygienists
3/2/2006 -- H First Read

SB 834 - Nodler - Alters various provisions of the state's special education policy
3/2/2006 -- Reported from S Education Committee to Floor - Consent

SB 837 - Loudon - Modifies the membership of various governing bodies that administer state insurance programs
3/2/2006 -- S Third Read and Passed - Consent

SB 840 - Stouffer - Modifies the highway and bridge naming process and allows the Highway Commission to dispose of excess real property under certain conditions
3/2/2006 -- S Third Read and Passed - Consent

SB 862 - Engler - Allows the use of "environmental covenants"
3/2/2006 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Agriculture, Conservation, Parks & Natural Resources Committee (4373S.02C)

SB 872 - Gibbons - Enacts various provisions relating to the safe operation of motor vehicles to ensure the safety of highway workers, emergency workers and other motorists
3/2/2006 -- Voted Do Pass S Governmental Accountability and Fiscal Oversight Committee
3/2/2006 -- Reported from S Governmental Accountability and Fiscal Oversight Committee to Floor
3/2/2006 -- S Third Read and Passed
3/2/2006 -- H First Read

SB 881 - Engler - Authorizes the Governor to convey state property to St. Francois County
3/2/2006 -- H First Read

SB 900 - Shields - Modifies provisions on the Missouri Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Fund
3/2/2006 -- H First Read

SB 901 - Shields - Establishes the "Joint Committee on Health"
3/2/2006 -- Reported from S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee to Floor

SB 906 - Engler - Modifies various provisions relating to lead abatement
3/2/2006 -- S Third Read and Passed - Consent

SB 908 - Stouffer - Authorizes the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission to make electronic bids for highway and bridge contracts
3/2/2006 -- S Third Read and Passed - Consent

SB 915 - Koster - Sets targets for renewable energy use
3/2/2006 -- H First Read

SB 925 - Cauthorn - Makes various technical changes to sections pertaining to hazardous waste
3/2/2006 -- Hearing Conducted S Agriculture, Conservation, Parks & Natural Resources Committee-Consent

SB 932 - Scott - Modifies laws relating to county officials
3/2/2006 -- SCS S adopted
3/2/2006 -- S Third Read and Passed - Consent

SB 933 - Scott - Transfers the duty of appointing railroad policemen from the Highway Patrol to the Director of the Department of Public Safety
3/2/2006 -- S Third Read and Passed - Consent

SB 934 - Engler - Creates a grace period for cosmetology and barber shop licensure when the establishment changes ownership or location
3/2/2006 -- SCS S adopted
3/2/2006 -- S Third Read and Passed - Consent

SB 947 - Shields - Requires the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to develop standards for high-quality early childhood education
3/2/2006 -- Reported from S Education Committee to Floor - Consent

SB 951 - Cauthorn - Requires cities to send excess revenues derived from traffic violations to the Department of Revenue if such fines and court costs exceed 35% of the city's annual general operating revenue
3/2/2006 -- Reported from S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee to Floor - Consent

SB 974 - Shields - Extends date for the Department of Mental Health to complete mental health services plans for persons on waitlists
3/2/2006 -- Reported from S Aging, Families, Mental & Public Health Committee to Floor - Consent

SB 981 - Goodman - Allows a Highway Patrol member to accept other employment under a general order issued by the Superintendent
3/2/2006 -- Reported from S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee to Floor - Consent

SB 1001 - Griesheimer - Modifies lawful presence requirements for driver's licenses, modifies graduated driver's license law and allows the Highway Commission to revoke licenses and registrations of motor carriers in certain circumstances
3/2/2006 -- S Third Read and Passed - EC adopted
3/2/2006 -- H First Read (w/EC)

SB 1008 - Klindt - Creates the "Governor's Advisory Council on Agricultural Science and Technology"
3/2/2006 -- Reported from S Agriculture, Conservation, Parks & Natural Resources Committee to Floor w/SCS - Consent

SB 1020 - Vogel - Requires anyone who manufactures, installs, or repairs fuel storage tanks or piping for such tanks to maintain evidence of financial responsibility to cover the costs of corrective action after a fuel release
3/2/2006 -- Reported from S Commerce, Energy and the Environment Committee to Floor - Consent

SB 1031 - Klindt - Sets the maximum penalty for violating any order by the Public Service Commission relating to federal natural gas safety standards
3/2/2006 -- Reported from S Commerce, Energy and the Environment Committee to Floor w/SCS

SB 1037 - Mayer - Extends the expiration date for the public drinking water primacy fees until September 1, 2011
3/2/2006 -- Voted Do Pass S Agriculture, Conservation, Parks & Natural Resources Committee

SB 1038 - Mayer - Expands the ability currently available to the Department of Natural Resources to enter into cooperative agreements with particular organizations
3/2/2006 -- Voted Do Pass S Agriculture, Conservation, Parks & Natural Resources Committee

SB 1135 - Scott - Modifies various provisions of law relating to investments by insurance companies
3/2/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 1136 - Vogel - Requires licensees to renew sales tax licenses every two years
3/2/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Ways & Means Committee

SB 1137 - Vogel - Removes the full-year residency requirement from the property tax credit program
3/2/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Ways & Means Committee

SB 1138 - Vogel - Allows the Director of Revenue to require certain tax returns be filed electronically
3/2/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Ways & Means Committee

SB 1139 - Gibbons - Designates the portion of Highway 21 from the intersection of Lindbergh Avenue to the intersection of Gravois Road in St. Louis County as the "Sergeant William McEntee Memorial Highway"
3/2/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Transportation Committee

SB 1140 - Gibbons - Modifies provisions relating to the taxation of real property
3/2/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Ways & Means Committee

SB 1141 - Barnitz - Requires the State Highways and Transportation Commission to erect signs commemorating the Korean War at every state road or state highway that crosses or intersects the thirty-eighth parallel
3/2/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Transportation Committee

SB 1142 - Graham - Explicitly grants MOHELA the ability to sell assets, and specifies the manner in which proceeds from such assets may be utilized
3/2/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Education Committee

SB 1143 - Mayer - Modifies numerous penalties for violations of motor vehicle licensing, registration, and equipment statutes
3/2/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Transportation Committee

SB 1144 - Mayer - Authorizes issuance of temporary orders by a juvenile court and transfer of such orders to a circuit or probate court
3/2/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 1145 - Mayer - Creates the "Guard at Home Program" to assist families of deployed guard members
3/2/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee

SB 1146 - Ridgeway - Modifies the process for review of an administrative agency's decisions
3/2/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 1147 - Ridgeway - Provides a tax deduction for individuals that make qualifying contributions to health savings accounts and allows insurers to issue high deductible health policies in conjunction with health savings accounts
3/2/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee

SB 1148 - Ridgeway - Modifies the transition period for newly elected statewide officials
3/2/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 1149 - Kennedy - Requires construction employees to take drug tests before working on projects on school property
3/2/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Small Business, Insurance & Industrial Relations Committee

SCR 30 - Scott - Supports formation of a task force to develop a more balanced plan that incorporates the recreational, environmental and aesthetic values of the Lake of the Ozarks
3/2/2006 -- Referred S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions & Ethics Committee

HB 1014 - Icet - To appropriate money for supplemental purposes for the several department and offices of state government, and for the payment of various claims for refunds.
3/2/2006 -- Reported from S Appropriations Committee to Floor w/SCS

HB 1105 - Wilson - Exempts military personnel on active duty and their spouses from being required to renew their driver's licenses while they are stationed outside the United States
3/2/2006 -- S First Read

HB 1234 - Loehner - Revises the nursing student repayment loan program
3/2/2006 -- S First Read

HB 1249 - Spreng - Exempts all motor vehicles assembled and sold in Missouri from the state sales and use tax
3/2/2006 -- S First Read

HB 1393 - Behnen - Allows the Superintendent of the State Highway Patrol to set the circumstances under which members of the patrol may be engaged in secondary employment
3/2/2006 -- S First Read

HB 1688 - Johnson - Prohibits certain sales tax revenue from inclusion as economic activity tax revenue for TIF projects
3/2/2006 -- S First Read

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