Missouri State Senate

Senate Action for 1/16/2007


SB 1 - Gibbons - Requires criminal background checks for certain employees in positions with substantial direct contact with children
1/16/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 2 - Gibbons - Creates the crime of knowingly receiving, selling, or obtaining personal health information
1/16/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Health and Mental Health Committee

SB 3 - Gibbons - Enacts provisions on mental health reform
1/16/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Health and Mental Health Committee

SB 4 - Gross - Extends the Federal Reimbursement Allowance, Pharmacy Tax, Nursing Facility Reimbursement Allowance, and Medicaid Managed Care Reimbursement Allowance sunsets
1/16/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Health and Mental Health Committee

SB 5 - Loudon - Modifies the laws on child pornography
1/16/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 6 - Loudon - Establishes the "Safe Schools Fund" and allows local school districts to utilize such moneys for a variety of safety-related expenses
1/16/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Education Committee

SB 7 - Loudon - Creates an income tax deduction for medical expenses
1/16/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Ways & Means Committee

SB 8 - Kennedy - Provides a tax credit for modifying a home for a disabled person
1/16/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Ways & Means Committee

SB 9 - Kennedy - Modifies the amount of time for which an owner is liable for an occupant's sewer or water bill in St. Louis City
1/16/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee

SB 10 - Kennedy - Enacts licensing requirements for private investigators
1/16/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 11 - Coleman - Creates a hot weather rule for maintenance of utility service
1/16/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Commerce, Energy and the Environment Committee

SB 12 - Coleman - Creates an educational grant for children and spouses of veterans who are killed in combat
1/16/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee

SB 13 - Coleman - Creates labeling requirements for radio frequency identification tags
1/16/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Commerce, Energy and the Environment Committee

SB 14 - Scott - Authorizes volunteer transportation services for the elderly
1/16/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Seniors, Families and Public Health Committee

SB 15 - Scott - Establishes a long-term care insurance public-private partnership program
1/16/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Health and Mental Health Committee

SB 16 - Scott - Provides that each child enrolled in kindergarten or first grade is to receive a comprehensive vision examination
1/16/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Seniors, Families and Public Health Committee

SB 17 - Shields - Repeals the motor vehicle safety inspection program and modifies enforcement of the seat belt law
1/16/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Transportation Committee

SB 18 - Shields - Repeals the law currently prohibiting Kansas City police officers from participating in certain political activities
1/16/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee

SB 19 - Shields - Allows motor vehicle owners to receive refunds for unused registration fees under certain conditions
1/16/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Transportation Committee

SB 20 - Griesheimer - Modifies the laws relating to tax increment financing
1/16/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee

SB 21 - Griesheimer - Allows for the formation of and conversion to reorganized common sewer districts
1/16/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee

SB 22 - Griesheimer - Modifies laws relating to political subdivisions
1/16/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee

SB 23 - Champion - Adds a circuit judge to the Thirty-First Judicial Circuit
1/16/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 24 - Champion - Bans bus drivers who are convicted of intoxicated-related traffic offenses from possessing a school bus endorsement
1/16/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Transportation Committee

SB 25 - Champion - Modifies provisions relating to children's services
1/16/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Seniors, Families and Public Health Committee

SB 26 - Bartle - Allows Department of Transportation to construct toll roads under certain conditions
1/16/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Transportation Committee

SB 27 - Bartle - Modifies regulations regarding sexually oriented billboards
1/16/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 28 - Bartle - Modifies circuit and associate circuit judge positions within the Sixteenth Judicial Circuit
1/16/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 29 - Nodler - Alters various provisions of the state's higher education policy
1/16/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Education Committee

SB 30 - Nodler - Expands the sales tax exemption for common carriers
1/16/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Ways & Means Committee

SB 31 - Nodler - Authorizes the Missouri Board of Architects, Professional Engineers, Professional Land Surveyors and Landscape Architects to impose civil penalties
1/16/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 32 - Bray - Allows senior citizens to defer property tax payments
1/16/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Ways & Means Committee

SB 33 - Bray - Requires certain employers to dedicate a percentage of profits for health care costs
1/16/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Health and Mental Health Committee

SB 34 - Bray - Requires amount of taxes paid to another state for property taxes be added back in for income tax calculation
1/16/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Ways & Means Committee

SB 35 - Days - Authorizes a court to appoint a standby guardian for a minor
1/16/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 36 - Days - Removes special education statute from the sunset provision of the First Steps Program
1/16/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Governmental Accountability & Fiscal Oversight Committee

SB 37 - Days - Creates an advance voting system for elections
1/16/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 38 - Ridgeway - Prohibits the use or possession of alcoholic beverage vaporizers
1/16/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 39 - Ridgeway - Allows common household goods carriers to request rate adjustments, makes certain indemnity agreements in motor carrier transportation contracts unenforceable, and subjects intrastate household good movers to motor carrier regulations in certain areas
1/16/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Transportation Committee

SB 40 - Ridgeway - Creates various tax incentives for certain energy uses
1/16/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Ways & Means Committee

SB 41 - Purgason - Modifies the laws on the use of force
1/16/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 42 - Purgason - Allows retailers to pay sales tax on behalf of customers
1/16/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Ways & Means Committee

SB 43 - Purgason - Modifies provisions within the Missouri Local Government Employees' Retirement System
1/16/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee

SB 44 - Mayer - Modifies provisions relating to county law enforcement restitution funds
1/16/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 45 - Mayer - Modifies various provisions relating to transportation and motor vehicles
1/16/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Transportation Committee

SB 46 - Mayer - Creates the "Faith-Based Organization Liaison Act"
1/16/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Seniors, Families and Public Health Committee

SB 47 - Engler - Modifies provisions regarding fire protection
1/16/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee

SB 48 - Engler - Reduces the tax on E-85 fuel
1/16/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Ways & Means Committee

SB 49 - Engler - Modifies the state do-not-call list and requires political phone calls to include a "paid for by" statement
1/16/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Commerce, Energy and the Environment Committee

SB 50 - Stouffer - Amends various provisions relating to commercial drivers licenses
1/16/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Transportation Committee

SB 51 - Stouffer - Increases the maximum length of driveaway saddlemount combinations from 75 feet to 97 feet
1/16/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Transportation Committee

SB 52 - Stouffer - Modifies various provisions relating to transportation and the regulation of motor vehicles
1/16/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Transportation Committee

SB 53 - Koster - Uses money from the state General Revenue Fund to supplement the expense of law enforcement activities of county sheriffs' departments
1/16/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee

SB 54 - Koster - Modifies provisions relating to renewable energy, alternative fuel, and environmental regulation
1/16/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Commerce, Energy and the Environment Committee

SB 55 - Koster - Modifies the law on the establishment of paternity
1/16/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 56 - Graham - Requires the General Assembly to separately appropriate funds for the Highway Patrol Uniform Allowance
1/16/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Governmental Accountability & Fiscal Oversight Committee

SB 57 - Graham - Requires all health clubs to have at least one automated external defibrillator
1/16/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Seniors, Families and Public Health Committee

SB 58 - Graham - Provides that certain persons may not be required to disclose news sources or information
1/16/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 59 - Wilson - Exempts 25 percent of the amount of social security benefits included in senior citizen taxpayers' federal adjusted gross income
1/16/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Ways & Means Committee

SB 60 - Wilson - Expands the crime of unlawful use of a weapon to include discharging a firearm for celebrating in an urban area
1/16/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 61 - Wilson - Requires a permit to acquire a stun gun or taser
1/16/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 62 - Goodman - Modifies the laws on the use of force and firearms
1/16/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 63 - Goodman - Requires insurers to provide notice of coinsurance or other cost sharing features in the evidence of coverage they issue to enrollees
1/16/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Health and Mental Health Committee

SB 64 - Goodman - Authorizes school districts to set school opening date up to a certain date prior to Labor Day and provides for exemption to make-up days requirement based on inclement weather
1/16/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Education Committee

SB 65 - Rupp - Expands the state No-Call List to include automated calls and requires a "paid for by" statement on political phone calls
1/16/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Commerce, Energy and the Environment Committee

SB 66 - Rupp - Modifies various provisions of law relating to investments by insurance companies, enforcement powers of the Department of Insurance, and revises title insurance code
1/16/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Small Business, Insurance & Industrial Relations Committee

SB 67 - Rupp - Modifies certain provisions relating to missing and endangered persons
1/16/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 68 - Shoemyer - Requires farmers to pay a fee for retaining genetically-modified seed
1/16/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Agriculture, Conservation, Parks & Natural Resources Committee

SB 69 - Shoemyer - Prohibits trespassing on farms to enforce contracts for certain agricultural products
1/16/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Agriculture, Conservation, Parks & Natural Resources Committee

SB 70 - Shoemyer - Restricts favorable tax treatment and loan eligibility for employers
1/16/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Small Business, Insurance & Industrial Relations Committee

SB 71 - Justus - Modifies provisions on child care subsidies
1/16/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Seniors, Families and Public Health Committee

SB 72 - Justus - Enacts provisions relating to the duty of a pharmacy to fill prescriptions
1/16/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 73 - Justus - Modifies the crime of animal neglect
1/16/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 74 - Coleman - Restricts predatory lending
1/16/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 75 - Coleman - Provides for a tuition limitation for certain combat veterans
1/16/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee

SB 76 - Coleman - Prohibits the use of expiration dates and service fees on gift certificates
1/16/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Commerce, Energy and the Environment Committee

SB 77 - Scott - Creates a graduated increase in payments for sheltered workshops
1/16/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Seniors, Families and Public Health Committee

SB 78 - Scott - Modifies provisions relating to liability for tort claims against the state or its public entities
1/16/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 79 - Scott - Creates the "State Fair Escrow Fund"
1/16/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Agriculture, Conservation, Parks & Natural Resources Committee

SB 80 - Shields - Modifies provisions of the Metabolic Distribution Formula Program
1/16/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Seniors, Families and Public Health Committee

SB 81 - 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
1/16/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee

SB 82 - Griesheimer - Modifies various provisions relating to the regulation of motor vehicles
1/16/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Transportation Committee

SB 83 - Griesheimer - Establishes a county municipal court in Franklin County and alters the foundation formula to compensate Franklin County School Districts for any loss of revenue from the establishment of the new municipal court
1/16/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Education Committee

SB 84 - Champion - Modifies provisions relating to child placements and protection
1/16/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Seniors, Families and Public Health Committee

SB 85 - Champion - Establishes a drug monitoring program and modifies existing record keeping for controlled substances and pseudoephedrine products
1/16/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Seniors, Families and Public Health Committee

SB 86 - Champion - Modifies provisions of the Children in Crisis Tax Credit Program
1/16/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Ways & Means Committee

SB 87 - Bartle - Requires the Governor to appoint new members of the Board of Missouri Employers Mutual Insurance Company
1/16/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Small Business, Insurance & Industrial Relations Committee

SB 88 - Bartle - Creates the "Office of Enterprise Technology"
1/16/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 89 - Bartle - Excludes gambling establishments from the definition of "qualified company" under the Quality Jobs Act
1/16/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee

SB 273 - Shields - Modifies various provisions relating to the State Legal Expense Fund
1/16/2007 -- S First Read

SB 274 - Shields - Creates the "Healthcare Technology Fund"
1/16/2007 -- S First Read

SB 275 - Ridgeway - Modifies provisions relating to the Missouri Women's Council
1/16/2007 -- S First Read

SB 276 - Koster - Modifies the maximum number of members on the Clean Water Commission who may belong to the same political party
1/16/2007 -- S First Read

SB 277 - Koster - Restricts worker's compensation payments for dependents
1/16/2007 -- S First Read

SB 278 - Koster - Requires certain sex offenders to serve a mandatory minimum prison term of at least three years
1/16/2007 -- S First Read

SB 279 - Griesheimer - Reinstates federal standards for overtime wages for firefighters, police and EMTs
1/16/2007 -- S First Read

SB 280 - Griesheimer - Establishes enforcement standards for red light violations detected by automated photo red light enforcement systems
1/16/2007 -- S First Read

SB 281 - Griesheimer - Establishes inactive license status and continuing education requirements for landscape architects
1/16/2007 -- S First Read

SB 282 - Griesheimer - Modifies provisions of certain Department of Economic Development Programs
1/16/2007 -- S First Read

SB 283 - Griesheimer - Modifies provisions of the Enhanced Enterprise Zone Tax Benefit Program
1/16/2007 -- S First Read

SB 284 - Griesheimer - Authorizes statewide video service franchise agreements
1/16/2007 -- S First Read

SB 285 - Crowell - Protects the conscience rights of pharmaceutical professionals
1/16/2007 -- S First Read

SB 286 - Crowell - Exempts military pensions and retirement income from income taxation
1/16/2007 -- S First Read

SB 287 - Crowell - Modifies several provisions relating to the distribution of proceeds in the Gaming Commission Fund
1/16/2007 -- S First Read

SB 288 - Engler - Authorizes the Governor to convey certain state properties
1/16/2007 -- S First Read

SB 289 - Engler - Amends the law relating to the practice of professional counselors
1/16/2007 -- S First Read

SB 290 - Engler - Authorizes minimum amounts of compensation for certain corrections personnel
1/16/2007 -- S First Read

SB 291 - Mayer - Requires licensure for wholesale distributors of prescription drugs
1/16/2007 -- S First Read

SB 292 - Mayer - Revises the Interstate Compact for Juveniles
1/16/2007 -- S First Read

SB 293 - Vogel - Transfers administration of the Deferred Compensation Fund to the Board of Trustees for Missouri State Employees' Retirement System
1/16/2007 -- S First Read

SB 294 - Vogel - Allows the Director of Revenue to require certain tax returns be filed electronically
1/16/2007 -- S First Read

SB 295 - Vogel - Extends the sunset clause on the Mandatory Insurance Database Program from June 30, 2007, to June 30, 2012
1/16/2007 -- S First Read

SB 296 - Loudon - Authorizes the Joint Committee on Wagering and Gaming to solicit bids for university study of pathological gambling in Missouri
1/16/2007 -- S First Read

SB 297 - Loudon - Prohibits persons from selling vehicle protection products in Missouri unless certain conditions are met
1/16/2007 -- S First Read

SCR 4 - Lager - Disapproves the salary recommendations of the Citizen's Commission on Compensation for Elected Officials
1/16/2007 -- Referred S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions & Ethics Committee

SCR 5 - Shields - Recognizes November 21, 2007, as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Awareness Day (COPD) and November as COPD month in Missouri
1/16/2007 -- S offered

SJR 12 - Crowell - Alters the composition of the state Board of Education
1/16/2007 -- S First Read

SJR 13 - Vogel - Creates a property tax exemption for personal property of active duty military personnel
1/16/2007 -- S First Read

SR 70 - Scott - Amends Senate Rule 96 to prohibit smoking in Senate Galleries
1/16/2007 -- Referred S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions & Ethics Committee

SR 85 - Vogel - Use of Senate Chamber by the Rotary, March 19, 2007
1/16/2007 -- S offered
1/16/2007 -- S adopted

SR 86 - Vogel - Use of Senate Chamber by the Missouri Catholic Conference, September 29, 2007
1/16/2007 -- S offered
1/16/2007 -- S adopted

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