Missouri State Senate

Senate Action for 1/18/2007


SB 54 - Koster - Modifies provisions relating to renewable energy, alternative fuel, and environmental regulation
1/18/2007 -- Hearing Conducted S Commerce, Energy and the Environment Committee

SB 222 - Gross - Requires the balance of all state funds to be transferred and credited to the state General Revenue Fund if state revenue does not increase by more than 2 percent
1/18/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Ways & Means Committee

SB 223 - Rupp - Modifies the required time frame in which the Air Conservation Commission must set fees for air pollution emissions
1/18/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Commerce, Energy and the Environment Committee

SB 224 - Rupp - Allows married taxpayers filing joint returns to deduct a portion of contributions to the Missouri Higher Education Savings Program from income
1/18/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Ways & Means Committee

SB 225 - Stouffer - Designates 100-year flood plains as "Hunting Heritage Protection Areas" where hunting shall not be prohibited
1/18/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee

SB 226 - Stouffer - Modifies various provisions relating to the administration of intoxication-related traffic offenses
1/18/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Transportation Committee

SB 227 - Graham - Explicitly grants the Missouri Higher Education Loan authority (MOHELA) the ability to sell or liquidate any asset of the authority
1/18/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Education Committee

SB 228 - Graham - Explicitly grants the Missouri Higher Education Loan authority (MOHELA) the ability to sell or liquidate any asset of the authority
1/18/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Education Committee

SB 229 - Coleman - Modifies law relating to voter registration and election offenses
1/18/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 230 - Crowell - Exempts social security benefits from income taxation
1/18/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Ways & Means Committee

SB 231 - Crowell - Modifies local zoning authorities' control over billboards and allows the Highways and Transportation Commission to void billboard permits under certain conditions
1/18/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Transportation Committee

SB 232 - Crowell - Designates a portion of Missouri Route 74/34 within Cape Girardeau County as the "John Oliver Jr. Parkway" and a portion of U.S. Highway 60 contained in Stoddard County as the "Sergeant Carl Dewayne Graham Jr. Memorial Highway"
1/18/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Transportation Committee

SB 233 - Crowell - Authorizes a sales tax to fund certain services
1/18/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee

SB 234 - Crowell - Modifies provisions relating to juvenile courts and officers
1/18/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 235 - Shields - Modifies certain provisions relating to the Missouri State Water Patrol
1/18/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 236 - Shields - Requires the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to develop standards for high-quality mentoring for beginning teachers and principals
1/18/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Education Committee

SB 237 - Shields - Allows Kansas City to establish an administrative adjudication system for adjudicating certain municipal code violations
1/18/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee

SB 238 - Stouffer - Requires removable windshield placards to be renewed every four years rather than two years
1/18/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Transportation Committee

SB 239 - Stouffer - Modifies various provisions relating to transportation and the regulation of motor vehicles
1/18/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Transportation Committee

SB 240 - Stouffer - Modifies numerous provisions relating to transportation and motor vehicles
1/18/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Transportation Committee

SB 241 - Stouffer - Allows the Department of Revenue to implement the requirements of the Federal Real ID Act
1/18/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Transportation Committee

SB 242 - Nodler - Amends various provisions of the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement
1/18/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 243 - Mayer - Increases the compulsory school attendance age for all children in Missouri to seventeen years of age
1/18/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Education Committee

SB 244 - Mayer - Extends the termination date for certain alternative retirement provisions in the teacher and school employee retirement systems
1/18/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee

SB 245 - Goodman - Authorizes nonprofit sewer companies to provide domestic water services in certain areas
1/18/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Commerce, Energy and the Environment Committee

SB 246 - Goodman - Modifies provisions regarding the termination of alimony and maintenance payments
1/18/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 247 - Bray - Revises membership qualifications for members of the regional taxicab commissions
1/18/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee

SB 248 - Days - Establishes a long-term care insurance public-private partnership program
1/18/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Health and Mental Health Committee

SB 249 - Gross - Reinstates federal standards for overtime wages for public employees
1/18/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Small Business, Insurance & Industrial Relations Committee

SB 250 - Ridgeway - Modifies certain provisions relating to the Water Patrol
1/18/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 251 - Ridgeway - Prohibits certain political telephone calls
1/18/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Commerce, Energy and the Environment Committee

SB 252 - Ridgeway - Exempts motorcyclists age 21 and older from wearing a helmet when operating a motorcycle or motortricycle
1/18/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Transportation Committee

SB 253 - Ridgeway - Exempts real and personal property of veterans' organizations from taxation
1/18/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Ways & Means Committee

SB 254 - Nodler - Creates the "Missouri Legacy Fund" to provide college financial assistance
1/18/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Education Committee

SB 255 - Loudon - Reinstates federal standards for overtime wages
1/18/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Small Business, Insurance & Industrial Relations Committee

SB 256 - Loudon - Modifies provisions relating to the investigation of Internet sex crimes against children
1/18/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 257 - Engler - Modifies the treatment of firearms during state emergencies
1/18/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 258 - Engler - Requires the selection of an execution team and creates legal protections for the team members
1/18/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 259 - Engler - Allows real estate agents to contribute to a buyer or seller's account to fund education
1/18/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 260 - Koster - Modifies provisions on child care subsidies
1/18/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Seniors, Families and Public Health Committee

SB 261 - Koster - Modifies provisions limiting what qualifies as a previous prison commitment
1/18/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 262 - Green - Requires cable television companies to automatically issue prorated credits to subscribers for service disruption
1/18/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Commerce, Energy and the Environment Committee

SB 263 - Green - Modifies out-of-state committee reporting requirements
1/18/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 264 - Green - Alters the process for annexing property to a street light maintenance district
1/18/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee

SB 265 - Green - Prohibits imposition of penalties and interest on certain property tax payments
1/18/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Ways & Means Committee

SB 266 - Bray - Prohibits discrimination based upon a person's sexual orientation
1/18/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 267 - Bray - Allows small employers to obtain medical coverage through the Missouri Consolidated Health Care Plan
1/18/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Health and Mental Health Committee

SB 268 - Coleman - Modifies provisions regarding benefits and actuarial valuations required for the St. Louis City Police Retirement System
1/18/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee

SB 269 - Scott - Reorganizes State Emergency Management Agency within the Department of Public Safety
1/18/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 270 - Scott - Modifies provisions relating to the Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission
1/18/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 271 - Scott - Amends requirements for filing financial interest statements
1/18/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 272 - Scott - Modifies various provisions relating to professional licensing
1/18/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 273 - Shields - Modifies various provisions relating to the State Legal Expense Fund
1/18/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 274 - Shields - Creates the "Healthcare Technology Fund"
1/18/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Health and Mental Health Committee

SB 275 - Ridgeway - Modifies provisions relating to the Missouri Women's Council
1/18/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 276 - Koster - Modifies the maximum number of members on the Clean Water Commission who may belong to the same political party
1/18/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 277 - Koster - Restricts worker's compensation payments for dependents
1/18/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 278 - Koster - Requires certain sex offenders to serve a mandatory minimum prison term of at least three years
1/18/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 279 - Griesheimer - Reinstates federal standards for overtime wages for firefighters, police and EMTs
1/18/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Small Business, Insurance & Industrial Relations Committee

SB 280 - Griesheimer - Establishes enforcement standards for red light violations detected by automated photo red light enforcement systems
1/18/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 281 - Griesheimer - Establishes inactive license status and continuing education requirements for landscape architects
1/18/2007 -- Second Read and Referred S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 305 - Kennedy - Creates the "Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act"
1/18/2007 -- S First Read

SB 306 - Crowell - Requires the Office of Administration to provide senators and representatives with access to the dome of the state capitol
1/18/2007 -- S First Read

SB 307 - Crowell - Provides that certain persons may not be required to disclose news sources or information
1/18/2007 -- S First Read

SB 308 - Crowell - Modifies licensing standards and practice of certain professionals
1/18/2007 -- S First Read

SB 309 - Stouffer - Modifies various provisions relating to the realm of surplus lines insurance
1/18/2007 -- S First Read

SB 310 - Stouffer - Submits to the voters a one-cent sales tax proposal to assist in the reconstruction, rebuilding, construction, and conversion of Interstate 70 and Interstate 44 into an eight-lane interstate system
1/18/2007 -- S First Read

SB 311 - Scott - Modifies several provisions of law relating to transportation development districts
1/18/2007 -- S First Read

SB 312 - Scott - Creates the Fleet Management Fund and modifies laws concerning the Office of Administration
1/18/2007 -- S First Read

SB 313 - Scott - Modifies various provisions relating to regulation of manufactured homes by the Public Service Commission
1/18/2007 -- S First Read

SB 314 - Clemens - Licenses clinical laboratory science personnel
1/18/2007 -- S First Read

SB 315 - Clemens - Modifies provisions pertaining to cleanup of hazardous waste spills, liability for crop damage, and the voluntary permitting of certain agricultural operations
1/18/2007 -- S First Read

SB 316 - Clemens - Exempts owners of anhydrous ammonia from certain cleanup costs when caused by illegal tampering
1/18/2007 -- S First Read

SB 317 - Clemens - Requires individuals to pay restitution to the state for illegally obtained antlered deer intended to be sold
1/18/2007 -- S First Read

SB 318 - Clemens - Authorizes an income tax credit for employer-provided tuition reimbursement programs
1/18/2007 -- S First Read

SB 319 - Clemens - Modifies the income tax exemption for certain annuity, pension, and retirement incomes
1/18/2007 -- S First Read

SB 320 - Clemens - Creates the "Large Animal Veterinary Student Loan Program" and modifies the Large Animal Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program
1/18/2007 -- S First Read

SB 321 - Engler - Exempts corrections officers from jury service
1/18/2007 -- S First Read

SB 322 - Engler - Modifies various provisions relating to construction-related activities such as changing the requirements for designing and constructing state buildings and expanding commercial zones in certain areas of the state
1/18/2007 -- S First Read

SB 323 - Graham - Modifies provisions relating to the Community Children's Services Fund and the foster parent's bill of rights
1/18/2007 -- S First Read

SB 324 - Loudon - Modifies provisions of the special needs adoption tax credit program
1/18/2007 -- S First Read

SB 325 - Loudon - Modifies various insurance law provisions
1/18/2007 -- S First Read

SB 326 - Loudon - Establishes the Uninsured Motorist Stipulation of Benefits Act of 2007 which limits the recovery for non-economic damages by uninsured motorists
1/18/2007 -- S First Read

SB 327 - Loudon - Establishes procedure for insurers intervening in civil actions to determine coverage issues
1/18/2007 -- S First Read

SJR 14 - Clemens - Creates a two year budget cycle
1/18/2007 -- S First Read

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