Missouri State Senate

Senate Action for 1/17/2007


SB 90 - Nodler - Makes English the language of all official proceedings in the state
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee

SB 91 - Nodler - Exempts dealers who sell only emergency vehicles from certain dealer licensure requirements
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Transportation Committee

SB 92 - Nodler - Creates a time limit for claims for damage to underground facilities caused by excavation
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Commerce, Energy and the Environment Committee

SB 93 - Bray - Prohibits commissioners and certain employees of the Public Service Commission from being employed by a public utility for two years after leaving the Commission
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Commerce, Energy and the Environment Committee

SB 94 - Bray - Repeals a portion of the law that provides certain utilities the opportunity to apply for alternate rate schedules
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Commerce, Energy and the Environment Committee

SB 95 - Bray - Requires applicants for Medicaid and Comprehensive Health Insurance Pool to identify the proposed beneficiary's employer
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Health and Mental Health Committee

SB 96 - Days - Amends laws relating to unsecured loans of $500 or less
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 97 - Days - Mandates health insurance coverage for morbid obesity
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Small Business, Insurance & Industrial Relations Committee

SB 98 - Days - Modifies law regarding the use of credit information by insurance companies
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Small Business, Insurance & Industrial Relations Committee

SB 99 - Mayer - Increases by $250 million the assessed value thresholds for tax rates that may be imposed without voter approval by junior college districts
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Education Committee

SB 100 - Mayer - Requires health carriers to provide certain claims and financial data for the previous three years when requested by an employer
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Small Business, Insurance & Industrial Relations Committee

SB 101 - Mayer - Modifies numerous penalties for violations of motor vehicle licensing, registration, and equipment laws
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Transportation Committee

SB 102 - Stouffer - Increases the weight limit for certain motor vehicles equipped with idle reduction technology
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Transportation Committee

SB 103 - Stouffer - Modifies various provisions that relate to the registration of motor vehicles
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Transportation Committee

SB 104 - Stouffer - Modifies various provisions relating to regulation of motor vehicles
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Transportation Committee

SB 105 - Graham - Allows license plates to be encased in transparent covers
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Transportation Committee

SB 106 - Graham - Adds voting student members to the governing boards of various public higher education institutions
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Education Committee

SB 107 - Wilson - Creates the crime of distribution of a controlled substance near a park
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 108 - Wilson - Extends medical assistance beyond the age of eighteen for certain foster children
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Seniors, Families and Public Health Committee

SB 109 - Wilson - Creates a trust fund and commission for youth smoking prevention
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Seniors, Families and Public Health Committee

SB 111 - Rupp - Eliminates the Missouri Advisory Council of Certification for Educators and replaces it with a Commissioner's Advisory Council on Teacher Quality
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Education Committee

SB 112 - Rupp - Modifies provisions relating to special education
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Governmental Accountability & Fiscal Oversight Committee

SB 113 - Shoemyer - Requires health carriers to include certain durable medical equipment providers within their service provider networks
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Small Business, Insurance & Industrial Relations Committee

SB 114 - Scott - Creates penalties for individuals who set fires in areas proclaimed to be emergency drought conditions
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 115 - Scott - Authorizes the Governor to convey state property in Pettis County to the Girl Scouts-Heart of Missouri Council, Inc.
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee

SB 116 - Griesheimer - Alters the benefits afforded retired teachers who are 70 years old and older
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee

SB 117 - Griesheimer - Exempts ski area operators from liability for inherent risks related to skiing
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 118 - Griesheimer - Requires insurance companies to provide coverage for computerized prosthetic devices
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Small Business, Insurance & Industrial Relations Committee

SB 119 - Nodler - Makes English the language of all official proceedings in the state
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee

SB 120 - Nodler - Increases the cap on the Aviation Trust Fund and allows the Aviation Trust Fund to be used for certain federal air traffic control cost-sharing programs
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Governmental Accountability & Fiscal Oversight Committee

SB 121 - Nodler - Requires the utilization of fiber optic networks by certain public governmental bodies
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 122 - Bray - Establishes a commission to study the possible implementation of a Missouri universal health assurance program
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Health and Mental Health Committee

SB 123 - Bray - Creates statutory warranties for home buyers and homeowners and also prevents home solicitors from engaging in certain deceptive practices
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Commerce, Energy and the Environment Committee

SB 124 - Bray - Creates the "Local Community Rail Security Act of 2007"
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Transportation Committee

SB 125 - Days - Requires state employees to contribute a percentage of income toward their health insurance
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Health and Mental Health Committee

SB 126 - Days - Bars sitting senators and representatives from contracting with one another for fundraising and consulting for campaigns
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 127 - Mayer - Modifies provisions within the Department of Transportation and Highway Patrol Employees' Retirement System
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee

SB 128 - 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
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 129 - Stouffer - Modifies how local governments can regulate outdoor advertising and modifies provisions relating to sexually oriented billboards
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Transportation Committee

SB 130 - Stouffer - Modifies various provisions relating to the regulation of billboards
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Transportation Committee

SB 131 - Rupp - Renders the Missouri sunset provision not applicable to the early intervention program for infants and toddlers with disabilities (First Steps Program)
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Governmental Accountability & Fiscal Oversight Committee

SB 132 - Rupp - Allows the state Board of Education to invest in government securities offered at a discount or at less than par value
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 133 - Rupp - Alters provisions regarding expedited due process hearings
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Education Committee

SB 135 - Nodler - Allows the Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority to provide primary school loans
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Education Committee

SB 136 - Nodler - Eliminates the Missouri Advisory Council of Certification for Educators and replaces it with a Commissioner's Advisory Council on Teacher Quality
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Education Committee

SB 137 - Bray - Allows the hiring of a retired teacher to work up to full-time without losing their retirement benefits
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Education Committee

SB 138 - Bray - Modifies paperwork requirements in the formation of a new political party
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 139 - Bray - Eliminates the annual State of the State Transportation Address given by the Director of the Department of Transportation to the General Assembly
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Transportation Committee

SB 140 - Rupp - Provides local boards of education the authority to identify a designee to bind the school district in a settlement agreement reached during the resolution session of a special education due process hearing
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Education Committee

SB 141 - Nodler - Removes the reference to sunset of the statute that provides authority for special education of the ages 3 to 21 population
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Governmental Accountability & Fiscal Oversight Committee

SB 142 - Nodler - Renders the Missouri Sunset Act not applicable with regard to the early intervention program for infants and toddlers with disabilities (First Steps Program)
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Governmental Accountability & Fiscal Oversight Committee

SB 143 - Nodler - Allows the state Board of Education to invest in government securities offered at a discount or at less than par value
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 144 - Bray - Creates the crime of negligent storage of a firearm
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 145 - Bray - Modifies the law relating to the establishment of paternity
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 146 - Bray - Creates the "Public Employee Due Process Act"
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 147 - Nodler - Alters provisions regarding expedited due process hearings
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Education Committee

SB 148 - Nodler - Provides local boards of education the authority to identify a designee to bind the school district in a settlement agreement reached during the resolution session of a special education due process hearing
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Education Committee

SB 149 - Nodler - Alters provisions regarding higher education scholarships
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Education Committee

SB 150 - Mayer - Limits investment firm and law firm support in bond elections
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 151 - Engler - Creates penalties for poaching while trespassing
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Agriculture, Conservation, Parks & Natural Resources Committee

SB 152 - Engler - Authorizes the Governor to convey state property located in St. Francois County to the city of Park Hills
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee

SB 153 - Engler - Establishes a consistent set of administrative, civil and criminal enforcement tools for all of Missouri's insurance laws and regulations of bail bond agents
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Small Business, Insurance & Industrial Relations Committee

SB 154 - Graham - Requires retail suppliers of electrical energy to use specified amounts of renewable energy resources
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Commerce, Energy and the Environment Committee

SB 155 - Engler - Regulates various blasting and excavation activities
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 156 - Engler - Modifies various provisions pertaining to agriculture and the Department of Agriculture
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 157 - Engler - Modifies laws pertaining to dam and reservoir safety
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Commerce, Energy and the Environment Committee

SB 158 - Engler - Bars entities from discriminating between licensed professional counselors
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 159 - Engler - Modifies complaint procedures and record retention requirements for complaints against professional licensed counselors and social workers
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 160 - Rupp - Alters provisions regarding higher education scholarships
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Education Committee

SB 161 - Shields - Modifies provisions relating to education
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Seniors, Families and Public Health Committee

SB 162 - Vogel - Modifies the definition of "state agency" with regard to income tax set offs
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Ways & Means Committee

SB 163 - Mayer - Modifies various provisions with regards to the Basic Civil Legal Services Fund
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 164 - Scott - Modifies various statutes to implement the Governor's executive order that created the Department of Insurance, Financial and Professional Regulation
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Governmental Accountability & Fiscal Oversight Committee

SB 165 - Scott - Expands the state No-Call List to include automated calls
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Commerce, Energy and the Environment Committee

SB 166 - Griesheimer - Modifies various provisions relating to tourism
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee

SB 167 - Bartle - Creates a methamphetamine offense registry within the Missouri State Highway Patrol
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 168 - Mayer - Codifies the employment-at-will doctrine
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Small Business, Insurance & Industrial Relations Committee

SB 169 - Rupp - Creates a tax credit for qualified equity investments
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Ways & Means Committee

SB 170 - Engler - Revises the filing fees paid by certain insurance organizations to cover administrative expenses incurred by the Department of Insurance, Financial and Professional Regulation
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Small Business, Insurance & Industrial Relations Committee

SB 171 - Nodler - Changes the name of the board overseeing architects, engineers and land surveyors
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 172 - Ridgeway - Modifies provisions regarding supplemental retirement benefits for Kansas City police officers and civilian employees
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee

SB 173 - Ridgeway - Authorizes peer review committees for providers of certain emergency medical services
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Seniors, Families and Public Health Committee

SB 174 - Green - Modifies laws on mental health facilities and group homes for the mentally retarded and developmentally disabled
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Health and Mental Health Committee

SB 175 - Green - Modifies the prevailing wage law
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Small Business, Insurance & Industrial Relations Committee

SB 176 - Green - Modifies the Missouri tax increment financing law
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee

SB 177 - Green - Provides for mandatory minimum punishment for securities fraud crimes against the elderly or disabled
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 178 - Green - Bars employers from misclassifying employees as independent contractors
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Small Business, Insurance & Industrial Relations Committee

SB 179 - Green - Requires any applicant for health care benefits under a public assistance program to identify his or her employer
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Health and Mental Health Committee

SB 180 - Green - Amends law relating to the hiring of unqualified employees on public projects
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee

SB 181 - Green - Creates the "Public Service Accountability Act"
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Small Business, Insurance & Industrial Relations Committee

SB 182 - Green - Amends requirements for workers' compensation and benefit payments
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Small Business, Insurance & Industrial Relations Committee

SB 183 - Green - Modifies various laws relating to ethics
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 184 - Green - Creates certain registration requirements for fire protection districts, departments, and volunteer associations
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee

SB 185 - Green - Establishes the "Drunk Driving Memorial Sign Program"
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Transportation Committee

SB 186 - Green - Creates an income tax deduction for small businesses and farmers that provide health insurance coverage for employees
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Ways & Means Committee

SB 187 - Green - Creates an income tax deduction for higher education expenses
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Ways & Means Committee

SB 188 - Green - Repeals the timely file discount for sales tax remittance
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Ways & Means Committee

SB 189 - Green - Requires the superintendent of each public school district to ensure that all students, prior to promotion from grade nine to grade ten, attend a tour of a proximate state correctional center
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Education Committee

SB 190 - Green - Prohibits commercial inserts or other forms of advertising from accompanying motor vehicle registration notices
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Transportation Committee

SB 191 - Days - Enacts provisions on children's mental health
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Health and Mental Health Committee

SB 192 - Crowell - Allows municipalities to use automated traffic control systems to enforce traffic laws under certain conditions
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 193 - Griesheimer - Creates the "Missouri County Planning Act"
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee

SB 194 - Crowell - Requires that English be the language of all official proceedings in Missouri
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee

SB 195 - Crowell - Modifies the law relating to the licensing of pharmacists
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 196 - Gross - Enacts provisions relating to the capacity of an unborn child to experience pain during an abortion
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 197 - Loudon - Modifies law with respect to motor vehicle extended service contracts and enacts similar provisions relating to other types of service contracts
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Small Business, Insurance & Industrial Relations Committee

SB 198 - Mayer - Modifies provisions relating to crime in or near parks, cooperative agreements with state parks, certain historic shipwrecks, and certain hunting activities on private land
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Agriculture, Conservation, Parks & Natural Resources Committee

SB 199 - Stouffer - Exempts contractors from paying sales taxes on materials used in Department of Transportation projects
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Ways & Means Committee

SB 200 - Stouffer - Authorizes the Highways and Transportation Commission to take the necessary steps to implement and administer a state plan to conform with the Unified Carrier Registration Act of 2005
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Transportation Committee

SB 202 - Stouffer - Creates a tax credit for the use of idle reduction technology
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Ways & Means Committee

SB 203 - Lager - Adds an additional $500 annual payment to teachers under the Career Ladder Program
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Education Committee

SB 204 - Stouffer - Requires all diesel fuel sold at retail in Missouri after April 1, 2009, to be a biodiesel-blended fuel
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Agriculture, Conservation, Parks & Natural Resources Committee

SB 205 - Stouffer - Assesses fee on certain transporters that ship or transport radioactive waste within the state
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Transportation Committee

SB 206 - Justus - Creates the "Large Carnivore Act" which regulates the possession and care of large carnivores
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Agriculture, Conservation, Parks & Natural Resources Committee

SB 207 - Gross - Exempts contractors from paying sales taxes on materials used in Department of Transportation projects
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Ways & Means Committee

SB 209 - Griesheimer - Modifies provisions of the Municipal Telecommunications Business License Tax Simplification Act
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Ways & Means Committee

SB 210 - Crowell - Modifies consumer protection law regarding telephone communication
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Commerce, Energy and the Environment Committee

SB 211 - Goodman - Modifies requirements for decreasing county officials' salaries
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee

SB 212 - Goodman - Establishes the "Uniform Real Property Electronic Recording Act"
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee

SB 213 - McKenna - Modifies provisions relating to Jefferson County ordinances
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee

SB 214 - McKenna - Modifies laws affecting limited liability companies, limited partnerships, and nonprofit companies
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 215 - Loudon - Allows for the formation of captive insurance companies within Missouri under certain conditions
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Small Business, Insurance & Industrial Relations Committee

SB 216 - Crowell - Creates the crime of driving with any controlled substance in the body
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 217 - Crowell - Limits the power of political subdivisions to regulate the open carrying of firearms or discharge of firearms within a jurisdiction unless in conformity with state law
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 218 - Graham - Provides the county governing body more control when a regional recreational district is located only in that county and changes the requirements for directors of Community Improvement District Boards
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee

SB 219 - Graham - Bars elected officials and members of the General Assembly from working as lobbyists
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 220 - McKenna - Creates financial incentive programs for the reduction of waste associated with building construction and demolition
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Commerce, Energy and the Environment Committee

SB 221 - Callahan - Establishes a procedure whereby certain territory of the Kansas City School District may be annexed to the Independence School District
1/17/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Education Committee

SB 298 - Engler - Modifies the election process of hospital district directors in Iron County
1/17/2007 -- S First Read

SB 299 - Purgason - Modifies various provisions relating to liquor control
1/17/2007 -- S First Read

SB 300 - Bartle - Modifies the laws regulating sexually oriented businesses
1/17/2007 -- S First Read

SB 301 - Bartle - Creates a tax credit for family friendly work programs
1/17/2007 -- S First Read

SB 302 - Loudon - Modifies provisions relating to commercial real estate liens and mechanic liens
1/17/2007 -- S First Read

SB 303 - Loudon - Changes the laws regarding midwives and the practice of midwifery
1/17/2007 -- S First Read

SB 304 - Loudon - Creates the "Interstate Insurance Product Regulation Compact"
1/17/2007 -- S First Read

SCR 2 - Callahan - Disapproves the salary recommendations of the Citizen's Commission on Compensation for Elected Officials
1/17/2007 -- Hearing Conducted S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions & Ethics Committee

SCR 3 - Engler - Disapproves the salary recommendations of the Citizen's Commission on Compensation for Elected Officials
1/17/2007 -- Hearing Conducted 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
1/17/2007 -- Referred S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions & Ethics Committee

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