Missouri State Senate

Senate Action for 4/26/2006

SB 596 - Days - Authorizes a court to appoint a standby guardian for a minor
4/26/2006 -- Hearing Conducted H Children and Families Committee

SB 643 - Scott - Establishes the "State Fair Escrow Fund"
4/26/2006 -- Hearing Conducted H Rules Committee
4/26/2006 -- Voted Do Pass H Rules Committee

SB 666 - Engler - Modifies provisions regarding fire protection
4/26/2006 -- HA 1 to HCS H offered & adopted (Bruns)--(3281L06.01H)
4/26/2006 -- HA 2 to HCS H offered & adopted (Bruns)--(3281L06.01L)
4/26/2006 -- HA 3 to HCS H offered (Portwood)--(3281L06.01F)
4/26/2006 -- HA 1 to HA 3 to HCS H offered & Ruled out of order (Wildberger)--(3281L06.10H)
4/26/2006 -- HA 3 to HCS H adopted
4/26/2006 -- HA 4 to HCS H offered & adopted (Ruestman)--(3281L06.11H)
4/26/2006 -- HA 5 to HCS H offered (Parsons)--(3281L06.02F)
4/26/2006 -- Laid over

SB 689 - Scott - Modifies lobbyist reporting requirements and campaign finance disclosure for public officials
4/26/2006 -- HCS Reported Do Pass H Elections Committee
4/26/2006 -- Referred to Rules Committee pursuant to Rule 25(26)(f)

SB 780 - Klindt - Creates an assessment-based funding mechanism for the Office of Public Counsel similar to that currently utilized by the Public Service Commission
4/26/2006 -- HCS Voted Do Pass H Utilities Committee

SB 798 - Nodler - Authorizes the Missouri Board of Architects, Professional Engineers, Professional Land Surveyors and Landscape Architects to impose civil penalties
4/26/2006 -- Hearing Conducted H Professional Registration & Licensing Committee

SB 805 - Gross - Modifies provisions relating to taxation
4/26/2006 -- HCS Voted Do Pass H Ways & Means Committee

SB 837 - Loudon - Modifies the membership of various governing bodies that administer state insurance programs
4/26/2006 -- HCS H adopted
4/26/2006 -- H Third Read and Passed

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
4/26/2006 -- Voted Do Pass H Fiscal Review Committee
4/26/2006 -- Reported Do Pass H Fiscal Review Committee

SB 894 - Nodler - Renders multiple alterations to the state's education policy
4/26/2006 -- Hearing Conducted H Rules Committee
4/26/2006 -- Voted Do Pass H Rules Committee

SB 895 - Engler - Synchronizes the penalties, administrative orders, civil actions and other remedies available to the Director of the Department of Insurance throughout the insurance code; modifies law with respect to certain types of service contracts; and revises filing fees
4/26/2006 -- Hearing Scheduled H Insurance Policy Committee--BILL NOT HEARD

SB 905 - Engler - Requires medical malpractice insurers to file information with the Department of Insurance, and give notice prior to refusing to renew a policy of medical malpractice insurance
4/26/2006 -- Hearing Scheduled H Insurance Policy Committee--BILL NOT HEARD

SB 912 - Goodman - Establishes a virtual school program
4/26/2006 -- Hearing Conducted H Rules Committee
4/26/2006 -- Voted Do Pass H Rules Committee

SB 925 - Cauthorn - Makes various technical changes to sections pertaining to hazardous waste
4/26/2006 -- Hearing Conducted H Rules Committee
4/26/2006 -- Voted Do Pass H Rules Committee

SB 932 - Scott - Modifies laws relating to county officials
4/26/2006 -- S refuses to concur in HCS
4/26/2006 -- S requests H recede or grant conference

SB 938 - Stouffer - Creates the "Missouri Public-Private Partnerships Transportation Act"
4/26/2006 -- Hearing Conducted H Transportation Committee
4/26/2006 -- Voted Do Pass H Transportation Committee
4/26/2006 -- Reported Do Pass H Transportation Committee
4/26/2006 -- Referred to Rules Committee pursuant to Rule 25(26)(f)

SB 953 - Engler - Substantially revises the title insurance code and modifies provisions relating to motor vehicle extended service contracts
4/26/2006 -- Hearing Conducted H Insurance Policy Committee

SB 961 - Ridgeway - Makes certain indemnity agreements in motor carrier transportation contracts void and unenforceable
4/26/2006 -- Hearing Conducted H Transportation Committee

SB 969 - Stouffer - Modifies several provisions relating to transportation and laws pertaining to motor vehicles
4/26/2006 -- Hearing Conducted H Transportation Committee

SB 972 - Kennedy - Establishes "Hepatitis C Awareness Day"
4/26/2006 -- Voted Do Pass S Aging, Families, Mental & Public Health Committee

SB 976 - Gibbons - Assesses fees for the transportation of radioactive waste through or within the state
4/26/2006 -- Hearing Conducted H Conservation and Natural Resources Committee

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
4/26/2006 -- S refuses to concur in HCS, as amended
4/26/2006 -- S requests H recede or grant conference

SB 1023 - Gibbons - Modifies the laws relating to DNA Profiling Analysis and resulting restitution
4/26/2006 -- HCS Reported Do Pass H Crime Prevention & Public Safety Committee
4/26/2006 -- Referred to Rules Committee pursuant to Rule 25(26)(f)

SB 1031 - Klindt - Sets the maximum penalty for violating any order by the Public Service Commission relating to federal natural gas safety standards
4/26/2006 -- SA 1 to SCS S offered & adopted (Klindt)--(5109S02.02S)
4/26/2006 -- SCS, as amended, S adopted
4/26/2006 -- Perfected
4/26/2006 -- Reported Truly Perfected S Rules Committee

SB 1037 - Mayer - Extends the expiration date for the public drinking water primacy fees until September 1, 2011
4/26/2006 -- Hearing Conducted H Utilities Committee

SB 1041 - Gibbons - Creates the crime of "knowingly receiving, selling, or obtaining personal health information"
4/26/2006 -- HCS Reported Do Pass H Crime Prevention & Public Safety Committee
4/26/2006 -- Referred to Rules Committee pursuant to Rule 25(26)(f)

SB 1103 - Goodman - Prohibits practitioners from soliciting payment for anatomic pathology services unless certain conditions are met, allows HMOs to offer high-deductible policies, and limits application of rates of payments between HMOs and providers under certain circumstances
4/26/2006 -- Hearing Conducted H Insurance Policy Committee

SB 1107 - Cauthorn - Permits hand fishing for the months of June and July
4/26/2006 -- Hearing Conducted H Conservation and Natural Resources Committee

SB 1124 - Shields - Modifies the law related to professional licensing
4/26/2006 -- Referred H Fiscal Review Committee

SB 1140 - Gibbons - Modifies provisions relating to the taxation of real property
4/26/2006 -- Hearing Conducted H Ways & Means Committee
4/26/2006 -- Voted Do Pass H Ways & Means Committee

SB 1153 - Bartle - Modifies provisions on senior citizens and the disabled
4/26/2006 -- Voted Do Pass S Aging, Families, Mental & Public Health Committee

SB 1229 - Champion - Creates a tax credit for children in crisis
4/26/2006 -- Hearing Conducted H Children and Families Committee
4/26/2006 -- HCS Voted Do Pass H Children and Families Committee
4/26/2006 -- HCS Reported Do Pass H Children and Families Committee
4/26/2006 -- Referred to Rules Committee pursuant to Rule 25(26)(f)

SB 1230 - Dougherty - Modifies provisions on child care subsidies
4/26/2006 -- Hearing Conducted S Aging, Families, Mental & Public Health Committee

SB 1250 - Alter - Enacts multiple provisions regarding illegal aliens
4/26/2006 -- S Third Read and Passed
4/26/2006 -- H First Read

SCR 24 - Scott - Reauthorizes the Poultry Industry Committee
4/26/2006 -- Reported Do Pass H Agriculture Policy Committee
4/26/2006 -- Referred to Rules Committee pursuant to Rule 25(26)(f)

SCR 29 - Graham - Expresses opposition to the proposed sale of national forest land in the Mark Twain National Forest
4/26/2006 -- Hearing Conducted H Conservation and Natural Resources Committee
4/26/2006 -- Voted Do Pass H Conservation and Natural Resources Committee

SCR 31 - Purgason - Urges the United States Department of Agriculture to continue the voluntary National Animal Identification System program
4/26/2006 -- HCS Reported Do Pass H Agriculture Policy Committee
4/26/2006 -- Referred to Rules Committee pursuant to Rule 25(26)(f)

HB 978 - Smith - Establishes the "Vietnam War Medallion Program" and the "Vietnam War Veteran's Recognition Award Fund"
4/26/2006 -- Bill Placed on Informal Calendar

HB 1022 - Icet - To appropriate money for scholarships, planning, expenses, and for capital improvements including, but not limited to, major additions and renovations, new structures, and land improvements or acquisitions
4/26/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Appropriations Committee

HB 1099 - Schaaf - Modifies provisions on health care providers reporting ventilator-associated pneumonia
4/26/2006 -- Voted Do Pass S Aging, Families, Mental & Public Health Committee

HB 1118 - Dempsey - Provides for immunity from liability for certain health care professionals deployed during a state of emergency
4/26/2006 -- Committee Vote Reconsidered
4/26/2006 -- SCS#2 Voted Do Pass S Aging, Families, Mental & Public Health Committee (3724S.05C)

HB 1270 - Behnen - Requires that all gasoline sold as of January 1, 2008, in Missouri be fuel ethanol-blended gasoline
4/26/2006 -- H refuses to concur in SCS, as amended
4/26/2006 -- H requests S recede or grant conference

HB 1306 - Smith - Modifies various provisions regarding state employee retirement
4/26/2006 -- SA 1 to SS for SCS S offered & adopted (Green)--(3825S06.03S)
4/26/2006 -- SA 2 to SS for SCS S offered & adopted (Purgason)--(3825S06.06S)
4/26/2006 -- SA 3 to SS for SCS S offered & adopted (Griesheimer)--(3825S06.01F)
4/26/2006 -- SA 4 to SS for SCS S offered & adopted (Barnitz)--(3825S06.01S)
4/26/2006 -- SA 5 to SS for SCS S offered & defeated (Wilson)--(3825S06.07S)
4/26/2006 -- SA 6 to SS for SCS S offered & adopted (Koster)--(3825S06.09S)
4/26/2006 -- SA 7 to SS for SCS S offered & adopted (Green)--(3825S06.10S)
4/26/2006 -- SS for SCS, as amended, S adopted
4/26/2006 -- Referred S Governmental Accountability & Fiscal Oversight Committee
4/26/2006 -- Hearing Conducted S Governmental Accountability & Fiscal Oversight Committee

HB 1339 - Wood - Modifies licensing requirements for real estate brokers
4/26/2006 -- S Third Read and Passed
4/26/2006 -- Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed

HB 1358 - Portwood - Requires the Governor to annually issue a proclamation designating May 10 as "Hepatitis C Awareness Day"
4/26/2006 -- Voted Do Pass S Aging, Families, Mental & Public Health Committee

HB 1441 - Sutherland - Creates the "Large Carnivore Act"
4/26/2006 -- Hearing Conducted S Agriculture, Conservation, Parks & Natural Resources Committee

HB 1446 - Whorton - Allows the Department of Agriculture to exempt the Department of Transportation from biodiesel requirement in a variety of circumstances which are approved by the Department of Agriculture
4/26/2006 -- Hearing Conducted S Agriculture, Conservation, Parks & Natural Resources Committee
4/26/2006 -- Voted Do Pass S Agriculture, Conservation, Parks & Natural Resources Committee

HB 1456 - Roark - Modifies law regarding unemployment security
4/26/2006 -- SS for SCS S offered (Ridgeway)--(4598S.06F)
4/26/2006 -- SA 1 to SS for SCS S offered (Callahan)--(8011S06.01S)
4/26/2006 -- Bill Placed on Informal Calendar

HB 1477 - Schaaf - Modifies provisions on confidential medical test results
4/26/2006 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Aging, Families, Mental & Public Health Committee (4677S.04C)

HB 1827 - Wasson - Modifies law with respect to how group health insurance policies are issued and administered for certain types of associations
4/26/2006 -- Voted Do Pass S Small Business, Insurance & Industrial Relations Committee

HB 1837 - Yates - Modifies various provisions relating to malpractice insurance
4/26/2006 -- Hearing Conducted S Small Business, Insurance & Industrial Relations Committee

HB 1865 - Bearden - Establishes the "Access Missouri Scholarship Program"
4/26/2006 -- Reported from S Education Committee to Floor w/SCS

HB 1905 - Jetton - Provides for supplemental food stamp assistance for the elderly
4/26/2006 -- Hearing Conducted S Aging, Families, Mental & Public Health Committee

HB 1910 - Fisher - Creates the "Fairness in Public Construction Act"
4/26/2006 -- Hearing Conducted S Small Business, Insurance & Industrial Relations Committee

HB 1936 - Tilley - Modifies provisions on health care
4/26/2006 -- Voted Do Pass S Aging, Families, Mental & Public Health Committee
4/26/2006 -- Committee Vote Reconsidered
4/26/2006 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Aging, Families, Mental & Public Health Committee (5526S.02C)

HB 1944 - Hobbs - Modifies the laws relating to eminent domain
4/26/2006 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee (4100S.10C)

HCR 4 - Bruns - Recognizes April 27th of each year as "Autism Awareness Day" and the month of April each year as "Autism Awareness Month" in Missouri.
4/26/2006 -- Voted Do Pass S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions & Ethics Committee

HCR 9 - Ruestman - Directs the Comprehensive Cancer Action Plan for Missouri, which is a nationwide model of effective cancer control strategies, be posted annually on the Missouri state website homepage.
4/26/2006 -- Voted Do Pass S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions & Ethics Committee

HCR 10 - Zweifel - Urges the United States Congress to adopt a comprehensive federal law that protects consumer information from data thieves.
4/26/2006 -- Hearing Conducted S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions & Ethics Committee
4/26/2006 -- Voted Do Pass S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions & Ethics Committee

HCR 12 - Portwood - Designates the tenth of May each year as "Hepatitis C Awareness Day" in Missouri.
4/26/2006 -- Voted Do Pass S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions & Ethics Committee

HCR 15 - Jetton - Urges the United States Congress and Department of Agriculture to waive or amend the federal Food Stamp Program to increase the availability of food assistance for low-income elderly persons
4/26/2006 -- Voted Do Pass S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions & Ethics Committee

HCR 17 - Quinn - Concurs with the Governor that all reasonable and necessary action should be taken to prevent the planned man-made "spring rise" of the Missouri River.
4/26/2006 -- Voted Do Pass S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions & Ethics Committee

HCR 18 - Kuessner - Urges the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to establish a controlled pilot program allowing 18 to 21 year-olds to obtain a CDL for interstate commerce
4/26/2006 -- Hearing Conducted S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions & Ethics Committee

HCR 25 - Bowman Sr. - Urges the United States Congress to include in the Federal Defense Budget an allocation for the United States Air Force C-17 Globemaster III military transport plane program at Boeing St. Louis
4/26/2006 -- Voted Do Pass S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions & Ethics Committee

HCR 37 - Loehner - Expresses the support of the General Assembly for the installation of a ferryboat on the Missouri River at Chamois
4/26/2006 -- Hearing Conducted S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions & Ethics Committee
4/26/2006 -- Voted Do Pass S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions & Ethics Committee

HCR 41 - Sutherland - Declares October 2006 to be "Missouri Walk and Bicycle to School Month" and October 4, 2006, to be "Missouri Walk and Bicycle to School Day" in Missouri.
4/26/2006 -- S First Read

HJR 43 - Dethrow - Proposes a constitutional amendment requiring a two-thirds majority for voter approval of initiative proposals relating to hunting
4/26/2006 -- Hearing Conducted S Agriculture, Conservation, Parks & Natural Resources Committee
4/26/2006 -- Voted Do Pass S Agriculture, Conservation, Parks & Natural Resources Committee
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