Missouri State Senate

Senate Action for 4/4/2006

SB 568 - Dougherty - Creates the "Children's Environmental Health and Protection Advisory Council"
4/4/2006 -- Referred H Children and Families Committee

SB 582 - Griesheimer - Modifies existing tax base determination for municipal taxation of telecommunication businesses
4/4/2006 -- Referred H Ways & Means Committee

SB 589 - Bartle - Adds one circuit judge position and modifies one circuit judge position within the Sixteenth Judicial Circuit
4/4/2006 -- SA 1 S offered & adopted (Champion)--(3338S01.05S)
4/4/2006 -- SA 2 S offered & adopted (Purgason)--(3338S01.06S)
4/4/2006 -- SA 3 S offered & adopted (Loudon)--(3338S01.07S)
4/4/2006 -- SA 4 S offered (Crowell)--(3338S01.09S)
4/4/2006 -- SA 1 to SA 4 S offered & adopted (Crowell)--(3338S01.10S)
4/4/2006 -- SA 4 to SS for SCS, as amended, S adopted
4/4/2006 -- Perfected, as amended

SB 590 - Nodler - Renders several alterations to the state's higher education policy
4/4/2006 -- Hearing Conducted H Higher Education Committee

SB 596 - Days - Authorizes a court to appoint a standby guardian for a minor
4/4/2006 -- SS S offered & adopted (Days)--(3792S.03F)
4/4/2006 -- Perfected

SB 613 - Engler - Allows residential and business cell phone users to voluntarily sign up with the no-call list
4/4/2006 -- SS for SCS S offered (Engler)--(3468S.09F)
4/4/2006 -- SA 1 to SS for SCS S offered & adopted (Koster)--(3468S09.01S)
4/4/2006 -- SA 2 to SS for SCS S offered & adopted (Callahan)--(3468S09.01F)
4/4/2006 -- SA 3 to SS for SCS S offered & adopted (Coleman)--(3468S09.02F)
4/4/2006 -- SA 4 to SS for SCS S offered & adopted (Days)--(3968S09.03S)
4/4/2006 -- SS for SCS, as amended, S adopted
4/4/2006 -- Perfected
4/4/2006 -- Reported Truly Perfected S Rules Committee

SB 641 - Scott - Requires all contributions to the Missouri Higher Education Savings Program be held for twelve months
4/4/2006 -- Hearing Conducted H Financial Institutions Committee

SB 643 - Scott - Establishes the "State Fair Escrow Fund"
4/4/2006 -- Perfected

SB 645 - Griesheimer - Modifies the Missouri Business Use Incentive for Large-Scale Development Act
4/4/2006 -- Hearing Conducted H Rules Committee
4/4/2006 -- Voted Do Pass H Rules Committee

SB 646 - Griesheimer - Allows for the formation of and conversion to reorganized common sewer districts
4/4/2006 -- SA 1 to SCS S offered & adopted (Griesheimer)--(3389S04.02S)
4/4/2006 -- SCS, as amended, S adopted
4/4/2006 -- Perfected

SB 650 - Champion - Specifies terms of office and eligibility criteria for the governing board of Missouri State University
4/4/2006 -- Hearing Conducted H Higher Education Committee

SB 665 - Engler - Increases the penalties for poaching
4/4/2006 -- SA 1 to SCS S offered (Cauthorn)--(3284S05.04S)
4/4/2006 -- Bill Placed on Informal Calendar

SB 666 - Engler - Modifies provisions regarding fire protection
4/4/2006 -- Hearing Conducted H Crime Prevention & Public Safety Committee

SB 676 - Wilson - Alters provisions with regard to charter schools
4/4/2006 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Education Committee (3114S.02C)

SB 688 - Scott - Exempts purple heart license plate recipients from paying the $15 specialty license plate fee
4/4/2006 -- Hearing Conducted S Transportation Committee

SB 689 - Scott - Modifies lobbyist reporting requirements and campaign finance disclosure for public officials
4/4/2006 -- SA 1 S offered & adopted (Gross)--(8104S06.01S)
4/4/2006 -- Perfected, as amended

SB 690 - Champion - Prohibits closing a child abuse investigation if the child dies during the course of the investigation
4/4/2006 -- SCS S adopted
4/4/2006 -- Perfected

SB 696 - Nodler - Modifies laws relating to economic development projects
4/4/2006 -- SS S offered & adopted (Nodler)--(3397S.04F)
4/4/2006 -- Perfected
4/4/2006 -- Reported Truly Perfected S Rules Committee

SB 697 - Nodler - Modifies the law relating to transportation and motor vehicles
4/4/2006 -- Referred H Transportation Committee

SB 701 - Crowell - Modifies educational assistance benefits for Missouri National Guard members
4/4/2006 -- Hearing Conducted H Rules Committee
4/4/2006 -- Voted Do Pass H Rules Committee - Consent

SB 718 - Crowell - Modifies the authority of certain boards, commissions, and authorities to grant loans
4/4/2006 -- SS for SCS S offered (Crowell)--(3198S.08F)
4/4/2006 -- SA 1 to SS for SCS S offered & defeated (Barnitz)--(3198S08.01F)
4/4/2006 -- SS for SCS S adopted
4/4/2006 -- Perfected

SB 725 - Bray - Alters provisions regarding alcoholic beverages
4/4/2006 -- Referred H Local Government Committee

SB 726 - Bray - Modifies paperwork requirements in the formation of a new political party
4/4/2006 -- Referred H Elections Committee

SB 727 - Bray - Allows the hiring of retired teachers to work between 550 and 800 hours without losing their retirement benefits
4/4/2006 -- Hearing Scheduled But Not Heard S Education Committee

SB 748 - Vogel - Provides temporary retirement and medical incentives for certain employees currently eligible to retire under MOSERS
4/4/2006 -- Referred H Retirement Committee

SB 756 - Clemens - Modifies requirements for licensing and registration of certain professionals
4/4/2006 -- Referred H Professional Registration & Licensing Committee

SB 769 - Mayer - Permits school districts meeting certain criteria to make a one-time additional fund transfer and to reduce their school terms
4/4/2006 -- Referred H Elementary and Secondary Education Committee

SB 778 - Ridgeway - Requires proof of payment of personal property taxes on certain vessels, raises vessel fees and creates the "Missouri State Water Patrol Fund"
4/4/2006 -- Reported from S Governmental Accountability and Fiscal Oversight Committee to Floor
4/4/2006 -- Bill Placed on Informal Calendar
4/4/2006 -- S Third Read and Passed
4/4/2006 -- H First Read

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
4/4/2006 -- SA 1 S offered & adopted (Klindt)--(4125S01.10S)
4/4/2006 -- SA 2 S offered (Callahan)--(4125S01.07S)
4/4/2006 -- SSA 1 for SA 2 S offered (Bray)--(4125S01.02S)
4/4/2006 -- Bill Placed on Informal Calendar
4/4/2006 -- SSA 1 for SA 2 S defeated
4/4/2006 -- SA 2 S defeated
4/4/2006 -- SA 3 S offered & adopted (Bray)--(4125S01.14S)
4/4/2006 -- SA 4 S offered & adopted (Dougherty)--(4125S01.11S)
4/4/2006 -- SA 5 S offered & Ruled out of order (Bray)--(4125S01.01S)
4/4/2006 -- Perfected, as amended
4/4/2006 -- Reported Truly Perfected S Rules Committee

SB 785 - Alter - Allows any jailer to serve an arrest warrant on a person who is already an inmate in the custody of the jailer
4/4/2006 -- Referred H Judiciary Committee

SB 798 - Nodler - Authorizes the Missouri Board of Architects, Professional Engineers, Professional Land Surveyors and Landscape Architects to impose civil penalties
4/4/2006 -- SCS S adopted
4/4/2006 -- Perfected
4/4/2006 -- Reported Truly Perfected S Rules Committee

SB 818 - Scott - Amends requirements for filing financial interest statements
4/4/2006 -- Voted Do Pass H Elections Committee

SB 825 - Koster - Creates the "Kansas and Missouri Regional Investment District Compact" to promote public transit projects within the Kansas City metropolitan area
4/4/2006 -- SS for SCS S offered (Koster)--(4113S.04F)
4/4/2006 -- Bill Placed on Informal Calendar
4/4/2006 -- SS for SCS S adopted
4/4/2006 -- Perfected

SB 832 - Griesheimer - Modifies Missouri's tax increment finance law
4/4/2006 -- SS for SCS S offered (Griesheimer)--(4307S.09F)
4/4/2006 -- SA 1 to SS for SCS S offered (Gross)--(4307S09.01S)
4/4/2006 -- Bill Placed on Informal Calendar
4/4/2006 -- Bill Taken Up
4/4/2006 -- Bill Placed on Informal Calendar

SB 837 - Loudon - Modifies the membership of various governing bodies that administer state insurance programs
4/4/2006 -- HCS Voted Do Pass H Insurance Policy Committee

SB 845 - Kennedy - Modifies fees and reinstatement processes in the event of corporate administrative dissolution
4/4/2006 -- Referred H Judiciary Committee

SRB 848 - Bartle - Repeals certain sections of law which have expired, sunset, terminated, or are ineffective
4/4/2006 -- SCS S adopted
4/4/2006 -- Perfected
4/4/2006 -- Reported Truly Perfected S Rules Committee

SB 878 - Champion - Modifies provisions relating to child protection
4/4/2006 -- Referred H Children and Families Committee

SB 884 - Callahan - Modifies Missouri's tax increment finance law
4/4/2006 -- Referred H Local Government Committee

SB 892 - Scott - Modifies laws relating to financial institutions
4/4/2006 -- SS for SCS S offered (Scott)--(4317S.04F)
4/4/2006 -- SA 1 to SS for SCS S offered & adopted (Cauthorn)--(4317S04.01S)
4/4/2006 -- SA 2 to SS for SCS S offered (Engler)--(4317S04.01F)
4/4/2006 -- SSA 1 for SA 2 to SS for SCS S offered (Stouffer)--(4317S04.04S)
4/4/2006 -- SA 1 to SSA 1 for SA 2 to SS for SCS S offered & defeated (Callahan)--(4317S04.06S)
4/4/2006 -- SSA 1 for SA 2 to SS for SCS S defeated
4/4/2006 -- SA 2 to SS for SCS S defeated
4/4/2006 -- SS for SCS, as amended, S adopted
4/4/2006 -- Perfected

SB 894 - Nodler - Renders multiple alterations to the state's education policy
4/4/2006 -- SS for SCS S offered (Nodler)--(3097S.05F)
4/4/2006 -- Perfected
4/4/2006 -- Reported Truly Perfected S Rules Committee

SB 901 - Shields - Establishes the "Joint Committee on Health"
4/4/2006 -- Perfected

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
4/4/2006 -- Hearing Conducted S Governmental Accountability & Fiscal Oversight Committee
4/4/2006 -- Voted Do Pass S Governmental Accountability & Fiscal Oversight Committee
4/4/2006 -- Reported from S Governmental Accountability and Fiscal Oversight Committee to Floor
4/4/2006 -- S Third Read and Passed
4/4/2006 -- H First Read

SB 920 - Coleman - Establishes the "Urban Flight Scholarship Program"
4/4/2006 -- Hearing Conducted S Education Committee

SB 921 - Coleman - Establishes the "Missouri Senior Cadets Program"
4/4/2006 -- Hearing Conducted S Education Committee

SB 925 - Cauthorn - Makes various technical changes to sections pertaining to hazardous waste
4/4/2006 -- Referred H Special Committee on Energy and Environment Committee

SB 931 - Scott - Gives property owners one vote per acre when electing directors for a transportation development district
4/4/2006 -- Referred H Transportation Committee

SB 933 - Scott - Transfers the duty of appointing railroad policemen from the Highway Patrol to the Director of the Department of Public Safety
4/4/2006 -- Hearing Conducted H Crime Prevention & Public Safety Committee
4/4/2006 -- Voted Do Pass H Crime Prevention & Public Safety Committee - Consent

SB 938 - Stouffer - Creates the "Missouri Public-Private Partnerships Transportation Act"
4/4/2006 -- Referred H Transportation Committee

SB 947 - Shields - Requires the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to develop standards for high-quality early childhood education
4/4/2006 -- Hearing Conducted H Special Committee on Education Funding Committee
4/4/2006 -- HCS Voted Do Pass H Special Committee on Education Funding Committee
4/4/2006 -- HCS Reported Do Pass H Special Committee on Education Funding Committee - Consent
4/4/2006 -- Referred to Rules Committee pursuant to Rule 25(26)(f)

SB 952 - Goodman - Designates the Table Rock Lake bridge on Highway 39 in Barry County near the census-designated place of Shell Knob as the "State Senator Larry Gene Taylor Memorial Bridge"
4/4/2006 -- Referred H Transportation Committee

SB 968 - Green - Creates more requirements for fire protection districts, departments, and volunteer associations
4/4/2006 -- Referred H Local Government Committee

SB 980 - Clemens - Modifies the student loan program for nursing students
4/4/2006 -- Referred H Special Committee on Student Achievement and Finance Committee

SB 981 - Goodman - Allows a Highway Patrol member to accept other employment under a general order issued by the Superintendent
4/4/2006 -- Hearing Conducted H Crime Prevention & Public Safety Committee
4/4/2006 -- HCS Voted Do Pass H Crime Prevention & Public Safety Committee - Consent

SB 994 - Dougherty - Alters the "special education threshold" for any school district with a higher-than-average student population with elevated blood lead levels
4/4/2006 -- Hearing Conducted S Education Committee

SB 1002 - Mayer - Allows the imposition of an additional fee for drainage districts
4/4/2006 -- S Third Read and Passed
4/4/2006 -- H First Read

SB 1003 - Mayer - Authorizes the Governor to convey state property
4/4/2006 -- Referred H Corrections & Public Institutions Committee

SB 1004 - Days - Removes the special education statute from the sunset provision of the First Steps Program
4/4/2006 -- Referred H Elementary and Secondary Education Committee

SB 1008 - Klindt - Creates the "Governor's Advisory Council on Agricultural Science and Technology"
4/4/2006 -- Referred H Agriculture Policy Committee

SB 1016 - Gross - Requires county commissions to set tax rates by September 20
4/4/2006 -- Referred H Local Government Committee

SB 1017 - Clemens - Modifies several agricultural programs
4/4/2006 -- Referred H Agriculture Policy Committee

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
4/4/2006 -- Referred H Small Business Committee

SB 1026 - Cauthorn - Authorizes the Lieutenant Governor to administer certain veterans' programs and funds
4/4/2006 -- Referred H Veterans Committee

SB 1036 - Mayer - Modifies watercraft law with respect to personal floatation devices, use of lights, approaching emergency vehicles and other issues
4/4/2006 -- Voted Do Pass S Transportation Committee

SB 1037 - Mayer - Extends the expiration date for the public drinking water primacy fees until September 1, 2011
4/4/2006 -- Perfected
4/4/2006 -- Reported Truly Perfected S Rules Committee

SB 1039 - Bray - Eliminates the annual state of the state transportation address given by the Director of the Department of Transportation to the General Assembly
4/4/2006 -- Referred H Transportation Committee

SB 1045 - Goodman - Provides that the statute of limitations for recovery of lands does not extend to lands held by public utilities
4/4/2006 -- Referred H Judiciary Committee

SB 1048 - Shields - Allows a motor vehicle owner to receive refunds for unused registration fees, provided the unused portion is in an amount of five dollars or greater, when the owner sells the motor vehicle and does not replace it with another
4/4/2006 -- Referred H Transportation Committee

SB 1056 - Griesheimer - Modifies the method of how community improvement districts may impose sales taxes
4/4/2006 -- Referred H Ways & Means Committee

SB 1057 - Loudon - Includes physical therapists in the definition of health practitioner for the purposes of liens
4/4/2006 -- Referred H Professional Registration & Licensing Committee

SB 1059 - Kennedy - Designates a portion of I-55 in St. Louis County as the "Officer Thomas G. Smith Jr. Memorial Highway"
4/4/2006 -- Referred H Transportation Committee

SB 1060 - Kennedy - Modifies provisions regarding the tax contribution designation for the Missouri Military Family Relief Fund
4/4/2006 -- Referred H Veterans Committee

SB 1064 - Stouffer - Prohibits condition of issuing certain types of permits on removing outdoor advertising and allows Highways and Transportation Commission to void billboard permits under certain conditions
4/4/2006 -- SCS S adopted
4/4/2006 -- Perfected
4/4/2006 -- Reported Truly Perfected S Rules Committee

SB 1066 - Klindt - Provides certain telecommunication companies the opportunity to request a waiver from the requirement that tariffs be filed to reduce rates for any service in which the current rate exceeds the maximum allowable price
4/4/2006 -- SS S offered & adopted (Klindt)--(4840S.04F)
4/4/2006 -- Perfected
4/4/2006 -- Reported Truly Perfected S Rules Committee

SB 1080 - Coleman - Authorizes the Governor to convey the Midtown State Office Building to St. Louis University
4/4/2006 -- Referred H Corrections & Public Institutions Committee

SB 1084 - Gibbons - Extends the sunset date for the Healthcare for Uninsured Children Program and non-Medicaid eligible personal care services
4/4/2006 -- Referred H Health Care Policy Committee

SB 1085 - Kennedy - Modifies provisions regarding the self-administeration of medication by students
4/4/2006 -- Referred H Elementary and Secondary Education Committee

SB 1092 - Klindt - Prohibits political subdivisions from regulating the content, cost or distribution of information over a broadband Internet connection by imposing fees, licenses or taxes
4/4/2006 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Commerce, Energy and the Environment Committee (5311S.03C)

SB 1094 - Champion - Allows Springfield to dissolve a special business district
4/4/2006 -- Referred H Local Government Committee

SB 1101 - Griesheimer - Allows the City of Sullivan and the portion of the Sullivan C-2 School District located in Franklin County to levy a transient guest tax
4/4/2006 -- Referred H Local Government Committee

SB 1108 - Engler - Modifies provisions on personal care assistance services
4/4/2006 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee (5321S.04C)

SB 1115 - Nodler - Modifies the laws relating to fiber optic networks
4/4/2006 -- Hearing Conducted S Commerce, Energy and the Environment Committee

SB 1117 - Stouffer - Modifies provisions of the Missouri Rx Plan Advisory Commission
4/4/2006 -- Referred H Health Care Policy Committee

SB 1122 - Shields - Allows certain state universities to convey or transfer, except in fee simple, the title or interest in real property
4/4/2006 -- Referred H Higher Education Committee

SB 1124 - Shields - Modifies the law related to professional licensing
4/4/2006 -- Referred H Professional Registration & Licensing Committee

SB 1126 - Clemens - Requires the State Highways and Transportation Commission to close rest areas to certain vehicles and prohibits the Commission from building new rest areas
4/4/2006 -- Hearing Conducted S Transportation Committee

SB 1130 - Green - Repeals the statute that allows fourth-class cities to pay members of certain city boards up to $200 per month
4/4/2006 -- Referred H Local Government 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"
4/4/2006 -- Referred H Transportation Committee

SB 1143 - Mayer - Modifies numerous penalties for violations of motor vehicle licensing, registration, and equipment statutes
4/4/2006 -- Voted Do Pass S Transportation Committee

SB 1145 - Mayer - Creates the "Guard at Home Program" to assist families of deployed guard members
4/4/2006 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee (5241S.03C)

SB 1146 - Ridgeway - Modifies the process for review of an administrative agency's decisions
4/4/2006 -- Referred H Judiciary Committee

SB 1155 - Stouffer - Modifies provisions of the technical advisory committee on the quality of patient care and nursing practices
4/4/2006 -- Referred H Special Committee on Health Care Facilities Committee

SB 1162 - Nodler - Modifies the authority of the Small Business Regulatory Finance Board
4/4/2006 -- Hearing Conducted S Governmental Accountability & Fiscal Oversight Committee

SB 1163 - Nodler - Transfers the duty to administer the Crime Victims' Compensation Fund from the Director of Revenue to the Director of Public Safety
4/4/2006 -- Hearing Conducted S Governmental Accountability & Fiscal Oversight Committee
4/4/2006 -- Bill Combined w/ SCS/SBs 1185, 1162, 1163, 1174, 1200 & 1225

SB 1165 - Klindt - Extends the fees imposed under the water pollution statutes until December 31, 2009
4/4/2006 -- Referred H Special Committee on Energy and Environment Committee

SB 1166 - Klindt - Repeals the Motor Vehicle Safety Inspection Program effective January 1, 2007, except for school buses
4/4/2006 -- Hearing Conducted S Transportation Committee (continued)

SB 1174 - Stouffer - Transfers the authority to approve blood alcohol and other chemical testing methods and devices from the Department of Health and Senior Services to the Department of Transportation
4/4/2006 -- Hearing Conducted S Governmental Accountability & Fiscal Oversight Committee
4/4/2006 -- Bill Combined w/ SCS/SBs 1185, 1162, 1163, 1174, 1200 & 1225

SB 1175 - Stouffer - Allows the City of Excelsior Springs to issue bonds and impose a sales tax for the development of a community center
4/4/2006 -- Referred H Local Government Committee

SB 1177 - Callahan - Allows a local registrar to be an employee of either a county or city health agency
4/4/2006 -- Referred H Local Government Committee

SB 1181 - Griesheimer - Modifies several provisions of law relating to motor vehicle dealers and the registration process
4/4/2006 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Transportation Committee (5412S.03C)

SB 1185 - Engler - Reorganizes duties within state agencies
4/4/2006 -- Hearing Conducted S Governmental Accountability & Fiscal Oversight Committee
4/4/2006 -- SCS Voted Do Pass (w/ SCS/SBs 1185, 1163, 1174, 1200 & 1225) S Governmental Accountability & Fiscal Oversight Committee (5418S.04C)

SB 1189 - Gibbons - Creates the "Holocaust Education and Awareness Commission"
4/4/2006 -- Referred H Veterans Committee

SB 1197 - Wheeler - Allows sixteen-year olds to donate blood with parental permission
4/4/2006 -- Referred H Children and Families Committee

SB 1200 - Scott - Transfers collection of surplus lines tax from the Department of Insurance to the Department of Revenue
4/4/2006 -- Hearing Conducted S Governmental Accountability & Fiscal Oversight Committee
4/4/2006 -- Bill Combined w/ SCS/SBs 1185, 1162, 1163, 1174, 1200 & 1225

SB 1206 - Mayer - Revises the Interstate Compact for Juveniles
4/4/2006 -- Referred H Children and Families Committee

SB 1207 - Mayer - Allows New Madrid County to impose an additional sales tax, which proceeds shall be shared among the county and the cities, towns and villages within the county
4/4/2006 -- Referred H Local Government Committee

SB 1208 - Koster - Modifies law allowing corporations to amend their articles of incorporation
4/4/2006 -- Referred H Judiciary Committee

SB 1211 - Coleman - Allows private, not-for-profit colleges or universities to appoint and employ college or university police officers
4/4/2006 -- Hearing Conducted S Education Committee

SB 1216 - Goodman - Modifies the law relating to travel clubs
4/4/2006 -- Referred H Special Committee on General Laws Committee

SB 1217 - Goodman - Modifies bidding and notice requirements for public projects
4/4/2006 -- Hearing Conducted S Governmental Accountability & Fiscal Oversight Committee
4/4/2006 -- Voted Do Pass S Governmental Accountability & Fiscal Oversight Committee

SB 1221 - Goodman - Modifies laws relating to crime
4/4/2006 -- Referred H Crime Prevention & Public Safety Committee

SB 1225 - Ridgeway - Transfers administration of the domestic violence shelter tax credit from the Department of Public Safety to the Department of Social Services
4/4/2006 -- Hearing Conducted S Governmental Accountability & Fiscal Oversight Committee
4/4/2006 -- Bill Combined w/ SCS/SBs 1185, 1162, 1163, 1174, 1200 & 1225

SB 1247 - Vogel - Extends the sunset clause on the Motorist Insurance Identification Database Program from June 30, 2007, to June 30, 2012
4/4/2006 -- Referred H Insurance Policy Committee

SB 1254 - Shields - Modifies laws relating to reporting requirements, expenditures and campaign contributions
4/4/2006 -- Referred H Elections Committee

HB 978 - Smith - Establishes the "Vietnam War Medallion Program" and the "Vietnam War Veteran's Recognition Award Fund"
4/4/2006 -- Hearing Conducted S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee - Consent

HB 1035 - Young - Requires all new signs erected after August 28, 2006, to contain the words "Accessible Parking" instead of "Handicap Parking"
4/4/2006 -- Hearing Conducted S Transportation Committee - Consent

HB 1037 - Sander - Changes the laws regarding environmental controls and plasma arc technology
4/4/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Commerce, Energy and the Environment Committee

HB 1053 - Jolly - Allows victims of certain offenses against the family access to official court records in certain circumstances
4/4/2006 -- S First Read

HB 1078 - Cunningham - Establishes a tuition grant for dependants and spouses of certain military veterans
4/4/2006 -- Hearing Conducted S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee

HB 1088 - Schaaf - Provides that when the usual and customary retail price of a prescription drug is less than the copayment applied by a HMO or insurer, the enrollee is only required to pay the usual and customary retail price
4/4/2006 -- S First Read

HB 1135 - Nance - Extends the commercial zones of various communities
4/4/2006 -- S First Read

HB 1138 - Johnson - Changes provisions regarding military leave for Kansas City police officers and civilian employees
4/4/2006 -- Hearing Conducted S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee - Consent

HB 1244 - Ruestman - Modifies minimum experience requirements for interior designer registration
4/4/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

HB 1256 - Haywood - Designates February 4th as the annual "Rosa Parks Day"
4/4/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee

HB 1306 - Smith - Modifies various provisions regarding state employee retirement
4/4/2006 -- Hearing Conducted S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee - Consent

HB 1310 - Lipke - Increases penalties for motorists who fail to move over when approaching stationary emergency vehicles
4/4/2006 -- Hearing Conducted S Transportation Committee

HB 1344 - Villa - Modifies provisions regarding the Firemen's Retirement System of St. Louis
4/4/2006 -- Hearing Conducted S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee - Consent

HB 1357 - Johnson - Modifies provisions regarding supplemental retirement benefits for Kansas City police officers and civilian employees
4/4/2006 -- Hearing Conducted S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee

HB 1382 - Brown - Modifies various provisions relating to specialized military license plates
4/4/2006 -- S First Read

HB 1411 - Smith - Modifies laws relating to certain boards, commissions and councils
4/4/2006 -- S First Read

HB 1440 - Sutherland - Creates an income tax checkoff for donations for cervical cancer awareness and treatment
4/4/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Ways & Means 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
4/4/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Agriculture, Conservation, Parks & Natural Resources Committee

HB 1449 - Wright - A substitute or part-time teacher employed within one year of the teacher's retirement shall not be subject to an additional background check
4/4/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Education Committee

HB 1488 - Roorda - Designates a portion of Interstate 55 in Jefferson County as the "Officer Thomas G. Smith Jr. Memorial Highway"
4/4/2006 -- S First Read

HB 1494 - Emery - Modifies licensure requirements for professional engineers and land surveyors
4/4/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

HB 1508 - Bruns - Modifies provisions relating to fire protection districts, departments, and firefighters
4/4/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee

HB 1509 - Bruns - Modifies the duties of the State Fire Marshal
4/4/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee

HB 1511 - Lager - Requires the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to develop standards for high-quality early childhood education
4/4/2006 -- S First Read

HB 1515 - Behnen - Requires physicians to report to provide information regarding collaborative practice arrangements
4/4/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Aging, Families, Mental & Public Health Committee

HB 1551 - Tilley - Creates a grace period for barber shop and cosmetology licensure when the establishment changes ownership or location
4/4/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

HB 1552 - Brown - Allows homeless veterans to use addresses of certain charitable organizations on applications for state or federal assistance
4/4/2006 -- S First Read

HB 1623 - St. Onge - Authorizes the Highways and Transportation Commission to receive electonic bids for highway and bridge contracts
4/4/2006 -- S First Read

HB 1653 - Walton - Modifies requirements for continuing child support obligation for children over eighteen years of age
4/4/2006 -- S First Read

HB 1679 - Johnson - Revises the laws regarding chemical tests for intoxication by requiring that drivers involved in collisions which result in death or serious physical injury be administered the test
4/4/2006 -- S First Read

HB 1703 - Yates - Provides that political subdivisions forming a business entity for the purpose of providing liability insurance are not to be considered an insurance company
4/4/2006 -- S First Read

HB 1707 - Dusenberg - Allows local registrars to be an employee of either a county or city health agency and gives the Jackson County Recorder of Deeds more discretion regarding where documents are recorded
4/4/2006 -- S First Read

HB 1710 - Robb - Provides the Boone County governing body exclusive control over a regional recreational district located only in that county on land owned by the county
4/4/2006 -- S First Read

HB 1711 - Robb - Changes the method in Boone County for disbursing funds among affected taxing districts in industrial development projects
4/4/2006 -- S First Read

HB 1715 - Pratt - Modifies the law regarding the internal operations of corporations
4/4/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

HB 1742 - Portwood - Modifies provisions relating to health care
4/4/2006 -- Hearing Conducted S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee

HB 1746 - Day - Transfers the administration of certain veterans' programs and funds from the Missouri Veterans Commission to the Lieutenant Governor
4/4/2006 -- S First Read

HB 1759 - Wasson - Modifies requirements for licensure of athletic trainers
4/4/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

HB 1787 - Jackson - Creates the "Guard at Home" program to assist families of deployed guard members
4/4/2006 -- S First Read (w/EC)

HB 1833 - Wood - Designates the crayfish as the official state invertebrate
4/4/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Agriculture, Conservation, Parks & Natural Resources Committee

HB 1857 - Lipke - Specifies when a prosecution is commenced for a misdemeanor and a felony
4/4/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

HB 1936 - Tilley - Modifies provisions on health care
4/4/2006 -- S First Read

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.
4/4/2006 -- S First Read

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
4/4/2006 -- Reported to the Senate
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