Missouri State Senate

Senate Action for 4/18/2007


SB 5 - Loudon - Modifies the laws on child pornography
4/18/2007 -- Voted Do Pass S Governmental Accountability and Fiscal Oversight Committee
4/18/2007 -- Reported from S Governmental Accountability and Fiscal Oversight Committee to Floor
4/18/2007 -- S Third Read and Passed - EC adopted
4/18/2007 -- H First Read (w/EC)

SB 19 - Shields - Allows motor vehicle owners to receive refunds for unused registration fees under certain conditions
4/18/2007 -- Hearing Conducted H Special Committee on General Laws Committee
4/18/2007 -- Voted Do Pass H Special Committee on General Laws Committee
4/18/2007 -- Reported Do Pass H Special Committee on General Laws Committee
4/18/2007 -- Referred to Rules Committee pursuant to Rule 25(26)(f)

SB 54 - Koster - Modifies provisions relating to renewable energy, alternative fuel, and environmental regulation
4/18/2007 -- HCS Voted Do Pass H Special Committee on Energy and Environment Committee
4/18/2007 -- HCS Reported Do Pass H Special Committee on Energy and Environment Committee
4/18/2007 -- Referred to Rules Committee pursuant to Rule 25(26)(f)

SB 62 - Goodman - Modifies the laws on the use of force and firearms
4/18/2007 -- HCS Voted Do Pass H Special Committee on General Laws Committee
4/18/2007 -- HCS Reported Do Pass H Special Committee on General Laws Committee
4/18/2007 -- Referred to Rules Committee pursuant to Rule 25(26)(f)

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
4/18/2007 -- Hearing Conducted H Rules Committee
4/18/2007 -- Voted Do Pass H Rules Committee
4/18/2007 -- Reported Do Pass H Rules Committee

SB 75 - Coleman - Provides for a tuition limitation for certain combat veterans
4/18/2007 -- Reported Truly Perfected S Rules Committee

SB 82 - Griesheimer - Modifies various provisions relating to the regulation of motor vehicles
4/18/2007 -- HCS Voted Do Pass H Special Committee on General Laws Committee
4/18/2007 -- HCS Reported Do Pass H Special Committee on General Laws Committee
4/18/2007 -- Referred to Rules Committee pursuant to Rule 25(26)(f)

SB 161 - Shields - Modifies provisions relating to education
4/18/2007 -- Hearing Conducted H Rules Committee
4/18/2007 -- HCS Voted Do Pass H Rules Committee
4/18/2007 -- HCS Reported Do Pass H Rules 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
4/18/2007 -- Bill Reconsidered
4/18/2007 -- HCS Voted Do Pass H Insurance Policy Committee
4/18/2007 -- HCS Reported Do Pass H Insurance Policy Committee
4/18/2007 -- Referred to Rules Committee pursuant to Rule 25(26)(f)

SB 237 - Shields - Allows Kansas City to establish an administrative adjudication system for adjudicating certain municipal code violations
4/18/2007 -- HCS Reported Do Pass H Local Government Committee
4/18/2007 -- Referred to Rules Committee pursuant to Rule 25(26)(f)

SB 271 - Scott - Amends requirements for filing financial interest statements
4/18/2007 -- Reported Do Pass H Local Government Committee
4/18/2007 -- Referred to Rules Committee pursuant to Rule 25(26)(f)

SB 306 - Crowell - Requires the Office of Administration to provide senators and representatives with access to the dome of the state capitol
4/18/2007 -- Hearing Conducted H Special Committee on General Laws Committee
4/18/2007 -- Voted Do Pass H Special Committee on General Laws Committee
4/18/2007 -- HCS Reported Do Pass H Special Committee on General Laws Committee
4/18/2007 -- Referred to Rules Committee pursuant to Rule 25(26)(f)

SB 325 - Loudon - Modifies various insurance law provisions
4/18/2007 -- HCS Voted Do Pass H Insurance Policy Committee
4/18/2007 -- HCS Reported Do Pass H Insurance Policy Committee
4/18/2007 -- Referred to Rules Committee pursuant to Rule 25(26)(f)

SB 358 - Engler - Modifies several provisions of law relating to the regulation of motor vehicles
4/18/2007 -- Reported Truly Perfected S Rules Committee

SB 368 - Barnitz - Modifies requirements for corporate filings
4/18/2007 -- Reported Truly Perfected S Rules Committee

SB 389 - Nodler - Modifies several provisions regarding the state's higher education system
4/18/2007 -- SS#4 for SCS S withdrawn
4/18/2007 -- SS#5 for SCS S offered (Nodler)--(1654S.29F)
4/18/2007 -- SA 1 to SS#5 for SCS S offered (Graham)--(1654S27.10S)
4/18/2007 -- SSA 1 for SA 1 to SS#5 for SCS S offered (Graham)--(1654S27.26S)
4/18/2007 -- SA 1 to SSA 1 for SA 1 to SS#5 for SCS S offered & adopted (Graham)--(1654S27.27S)
4/18/2007 -- SSA 1 for SA 1 to SS#5 for SCS, as amended, S adopted
4/18/2007 -- Bill Placed on Informal Calendar
4/18/2007 -- SA 2 to SS#5 for SCS S offered (Nodler)--(1654S29.13S)
4/18/2007 -- SA 1 to SA 2 to SS#5 for SCS S offered & adopted (Graham)--(1654S29.01F)
4/18/2007 -- SA 2 to SS#5 for SCS, as amended, S adopted
4/18/2007 -- SA 3 to SS#5 for SCS S offered & adopted (Green)--(1654S29.12S)
4/18/2007 -- SA 4 to SS#5 to SCS S offered & defeated (Green)--(1654S29.03S)
4/18/2007 -- SA 5 to SS#5 for SCS S offered & defeated (Green)--(1654S29.01S)
4/18/2007 -- SA 6 to SS#5 for SCS S offered (Smith)--(1654S27.23S)
4/18/2007 -- SA 1 to SA 6 to SS#5 for SCS S offered & withdrawn (Smith)--(1654S29.15S)
4/18/2007 -- SA 2 to SA 6 to SS#5 for SCS S offered & withdrawn (Smith)--(1654S29.18S)
4/18/2007 -- SA 6 to SS#5 for SCS S withdrawn
4/18/2007 -- SA 7 to SS#5 for SCS S offered & defeated (Shoemyer)--(1654S20.02S)
4/18/2007 -- SA 8 to SS#5 for SCS S offered & withdrawn (Bray)--(1654S27.13S)
4/18/2007 -- SA 9 to SS#5 for SCS S offered (Smith)--(1654S29.14S)
4/18/2007 -- SSA 1 for SA 9 to SS#5 for SCS S offered (Smith)--(1654S29.02F)
4/18/2007 -- SA 1 to SSA 1 for SA 9 to SS#5 for SCS S offered & adopted (Smith)--(1654S29.03F)
4/18/2007 -- SSA 1 for SA 9 to SS$5 for SCS, as amended, S adopted
4/18/2007 -- SA 10 to SS#5 for SCS S offered & adopted (Smith)--(1654S29.24S)
4/18/2007 -- SA 11 to SS#5 for SCS S offered (Bray)--(1654S29.23S)
4/18/2007 -- SA 1 to SA 11 to SS#5 for SCS S offered & adopted (Bray)--(1654S29.25S)
4/18/2007 -- SA 11 to SS#5 for SCS, as amended, S defeated
4/18/2007 -- SA 12 to SS#5 for SCS S offered & defeated (Bray)--(1654S27.01S)
4/18/2007 -- SA 13 to SS#5 for SCS S offered & defeated (Justus)--(1654S29.02S)
4/18/2007 -- SA 14 to SS#5 for SCS S offered & defeated (Justus)--(1654S29.05S)
4/18/2007 -- SA 15 to SS#5 for SCS S offered & defeated (Justus)--(1654S29.11S)
4/18/2007 -- SS#5 for SCS S withdrawn
4/18/2007 -- SS#6 for SCS S offered (Nodler)--(1654S.33F)
4/18/2007 -- SA 1 to SS#6 for SCS S offered (Nodler)--(1654S33.01S)
4/18/2007 -- SSA 1 for SA 1 to SS#6 for SCS S offered (Graham)--(1654S33.02S)
4/18/2007 -- SA 1 to SSA 1 for SA 1 to SS#6 for SCS S offered & defeated (Graham)--(1654S33.03S)
4/18/2007 -- SSA 1 for SA 1 to SS#6 for SCS S defeated
4/18/2007 -- SA 1 to SS#6 for SCS S adopted
4/18/2007 -- SA 2 to SS#6 for SCS S offered & defeated (Graham)--(1654S33.04S)
4/18/2007 -- SA 3 to SS#6 for SCS S offered & defeated (Graham)--(1654S29.06S)
4/18/2007 -- SA 4 to SS#6 for SCS S offered (Graham)--(1654S29.07S)
4/18/2007 -- Motion to adopt Previous Question - adopted
4/18/2007 -- SA 4 to SS#6 for SCS S defeated
4/18/2007 -- Motion to adopt Previous Question - adopted
4/18/2007 -- SS#6 for SCS, as amended, S adopted
4/18/2007 -- Motion to adopt Previous Question - adopted
4/18/2007 -- Perfected

SB 391 - Days - Authorizes the issuance of an additional $40 million in bonds for certain water-related grants and loans
4/18/2007 -- Reported Truly Perfected S Rules Committee

SB 418 - Champion - Increases the monthly personal needs payment under the Supplemental Nursing Care Program
4/18/2007 -- Hearing Conducted H Special Committee on Senior Citizen Advocacy Committee
4/18/2007 -- Voted Do Pass H Special Committee on Senior Citizen Advocacy Committee

SB 419 - Kennedy - Modifies various provisions relating to natural resources
4/18/2007 -- Hearing Conducted H Conservation and Natural Resources Committee

SB 428 - Purgason - Modifies various provisions relating to agriculture
4/18/2007 -- Referred S Governmental Accountability and Fiscal Oversight Committee

SB 496 - Koster - Revises the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act
4/18/2007 -- Voted Do Pass S Governmental Accountability and Fiscal Oversight Committee
4/18/2007 -- Reported from S Governmental Accountability and Fiscal Oversight Committee to Floor

SB 502 - Koster - Authorizes the Governor to convey an easement over property in Johnson County to the city of Warrensburg
4/18/2007 -- HCS Reported Do Pass H Corrections & Public Institutions Committee
4/18/2007 -- Referred to Rules Committee pursuant to Rule 25(26)(f)

SB 563 - Lager - Allows electric utilities to manage vegetation within specified areas to ensure reliable service
4/18/2007 -- SS for SCS S offered (Lager)--(2328S.04F)
4/18/2007 -- SA 1 to SS for SCS S offered & adopted (Green)--(2328S04.02S)
4/18/2007 -- Bill Placed on Informal Calendar

SB 611 - Goodman - Modifies provisions relating to the public defender system
4/18/2007 -- Voted Do Pass S Governmental Accountability and Fiscal Oversight Committee
4/18/2007 -- Reported from S Governmental Accountability and Fiscal Oversight Committee to Floor
4/18/2007 -- S Third Read and Passed
4/18/2007 -- H First Read

SB 654 - Kennedy - Allows the St. Louis Board of Police Commissioners to delegate some of its powers to hearing officers
4/18/2007 -- Reported Truly Perfected S Rules Committee

SB 661 - Callahan - Creates tax incentives for secondary mining uses
4/18/2007 -- Hearing Conducted S Ways & Means Committee

SB 664 - Scott - Modifies laws relating to the Board of Nursing Home Administrators
4/18/2007 -- SCS S adopted
4/18/2007 -- Perfected
4/18/2007 -- Reported Truly Perfected S Rules Committee

SB 668 - Loudon - Modifies workers' compensation payments
4/18/2007 -- SS for SCS S offered & adopted (Loudon)--(2452S.05F)
4/18/2007 -- Perfected
4/18/2007 -- Reported Truly Perfected S Rules Committee

SCR 26 - Loudon - Encourages the Security and Exchange Commission to create and enforce rules and regulations to eliminate fraud
4/18/2007 -- S First Read

SJR 23 - Ridgeway - Limits reassessment of residential real property to years in which transfer of title occurs
4/18/2007 -- Hearing Conducted S Ways & Means Committee

HB 16 - Icet - To appropriate money for supplemental purposes for the several departments and offices of state government,and to transfer money among certain funds, from funds designated for period ending 6-30-07
4/18/2007 -- Bill Placed on Informal Calendar
4/18/2007 -- SS for SCS S offered (Gross)--(0016S.05F)
4/18/2007 -- Motion to adopt Previous Question - adopted
4/18/2007 -- SS for SCS S adopted
4/18/2007 -- Motion to adopt Previous Question - adopted
4/18/2007 -- S Third Read and Passed

HB 28 - Cunningham - Allows common carriers of household goods to request rate adjustments from the State Highways and Transportation Commission and repeals exemption for household carriers under Chapter 390, RSMo
4/18/2007 -- Hearing Conducted S Transportation Committee
4/18/2007 -- Voted Do Pass S Transportation Committee

HB 56 - Sater - Designates a memorial bridge after Senator Bond and designates several memorial highways.
4/18/2007 -- Removed S Consent Calendar

HB 74 - Wilson - Allows rural empowerment zones to exist in any county with 16,000 or fewer residents
4/18/2007 -- Hearing Conducted S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee
4/18/2007 -- Voted Do Pass S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee

HB 75 - Sutherland - Authorizes the Director of the Department of Natural Resources to enter into agreements with private, not-for-profit organizations to provide services for state parks
4/18/2007 -- Removed S Consent Calendar

HB 131 - Cooper - Modifies various sales tax provisions and creates a tax credit for certain eligible expenses incurred by freight line companies
4/18/2007 -- Hearing Conducted S Ways & Means Committee

HB 135 - Pearce - Modifies laws regarding military and veterans' affairs
4/18/2007 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee (0633S.04C)

HB 165 - Cooper - Enacts the 2007 Municipal Telecommunications Business License Tax Simplification Act
4/18/2007 -- Hearing Conducted S Ways & Means Committee

HB 184 - Dempsey - Requires city or county reimbursement to the community children's services fund in an amount equal to the portion of tax revenues used for tax increment finance projects that would have been allocated to the fund
4/18/2007 -- Hearing Conducted S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee
4/18/2007 -- Voted Do Pass S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee

HB 205 - Marsh - Modifies various provisions relating to the promotion of tourism
4/18/2007 -- Removed S Consent Calendar

HB 245 - St. Onge - Requires commercial driver's license tests to be given in the English language
4/18/2007 -- Hearing Conducted S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee

HB 265 - Cunningham - Modifies provisions relating to education
4/18/2007 -- Removed S Consent Calendar

HB 267 - Jones - Modifies provisions relating to education
4/18/2007 -- Removed S Consent Calendar

HB 268 - Moore - Authorizes the Governor to convey an easement over, on, and under state property located in Callaway County to the City of Fulton
4/18/2007 -- Removed S Consent Calendar

HB 272 - Viebrock - Designates the three-toed box turtle as the official reptile of the State of Missouri
4/18/2007 -- Removed S Consent Calendar

HB 344 - Munzlinger - Modifies liability for crop damage or destruction
4/18/2007 -- Removed S Consent Calendar

HB 351 - Wood - Designates the crayfish as the official state invertebrate of the State of Missouri
4/18/2007 -- Removed S Consent Calendar

HB 428 - Cox - Creates the State Fair Escrow Fund for expenses associated with the Missouri State Fair and off-season events
4/18/2007 -- Removed S Consent Calendar

HB 459 - Sutherland - Requires land transfers between municipalities to be filed with the county assessor
4/18/2007 -- Removed S Consent Calendar

HB 467 - Cox - Authorizes the Governor to convey state property in Pettis County to the Girl Scouts-Heart of Missouri Council, Incorporated
4/18/2007 -- Removed S Consent Calendar

HB 488 - Wasson - Creates a tax credit for the use of idle reduction technology
4/18/2007 -- Hearing Conducted S Ways & Means Committee

HB 489 - Baker - Modifies various provisions regarding education
4/18/2007 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Education Committee (1215S.05C)

HB 554 - Cooper - Bars entities from discriminating between licensed professional counselors
4/18/2007 -- Removed S Consent Calendar

HB 555 - Cooper - Modifies complaint procedures and record retention requirements for complaints against professional licensed counselors and social workers
4/18/2007 -- Removed S Consent Calendar

HB 574 - St. Onge - Modifies procedures for enforcing alcohol-related traffic offenses and allows the St. Louis Board of Police Commissioners to delegate powers to hearing officers
4/18/2007 -- Removed S Consent Calendar

HB 596 - St. Onge - Modifies various provisions relating to transportation and the regulation of motor vehicles
4/18/2007 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Transportation Committee (1766S.04C)

HB 608 - Smith - Exempts real and personal property owned by veterans' organizations from property taxes
4/18/2007 -- Hearing Conducted S Ways & Means Committee

HB 616 - Wood - Removes the county assessor from a county board of equalization and requires the county commission to appoint two additional members to the board
4/18/2007 -- Removed S Consent Calendar

HB 636 - Day - Creates an individual income tax credit equal to the amount of the tax that would be due military retirement benefits received by a taxpayer
4/18/2007 -- Voted Do Pass S Ways & Means Committee

HB 654 - Stream - Increases grants for veterans' service officer programs, establishes the Stolen Valor Act of 2007, and exempts real and personal property owned by veterans' organizations from taxation
4/18/2007 -- Hearing Conducted S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee

HB 665 - Ervin - Modifies various provisions relating to county documents
4/18/2007 -- Removed S Consent Calendar

HB 680 - May - Designates Big Bluestem as the official state grass
4/18/2007 -- Removed S Consent Calendar

HB 684 - Bruns - Authorizes the Governor to convey state property located in the cities of St. Louis and Kansas City and the counties of St. Francois, Texas, Newton, Greene, and Livingston
4/18/2007 -- Removed S Consent Calendar

HB 740 - Pearce - Authorizes the Governor to convey an easement over state property to the City of Warrensburg and the Board of Regents of Northwest Missouri State University to convey state property located in Nodaway County
4/18/2007 -- Removed S Consent Calendar

HB 741 - Pearce - Establishes the Missouri Economic Development Code and the Regional Economic Development District Law
4/18/2007 -- Hearing Conducted S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee
4/18/2007 -- Voted Do Pass S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee

HB 744 - St. Onge - Changes the laws regarding outdoor advertising and commercial drivers' licenses
4/18/2007 -- Voted Do Pass S Transportation Committee

HB 780 - Wasson - Modifies various provisions relating to professional licensing
4/18/2007 -- Removed S Consent Calendar

HB 795 - Flook - Allows for the creation of theater, cultural arts, and entertainment districts in certain cities and counties, defines transect-based zoning, and authorizes certain taxes in certain political subdivisions
4/18/2007 -- Removed S Consent Calendar

HB 796 - Dethrow - Exempts any disabled person 65 years of age or older from the physician's statement requirement when renewing disabled license plates or placards
4/18/2007 -- Removed S Consent Calendar

HB 845 - Dixon - Allows hunting and fishing permit applicants to receive a voter registration application form as part of the application for such permits
4/18/2007 -- S First Read

HB 851 - Onder - Provides for state enforcement of federal immigration laws
4/18/2007 -- Hearing Conducted S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee

HB 875 - Franz - Modifies multiple provisions relating to employee benefit plans
4/18/2007 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee (2171S.03C)

HB 933 - Grill - Allows an application for a driver's license for a person deployed with the United States armed forces to be signed by a person who holds general power of attorney for the applicant
4/18/2007 -- Removed S Consent Calendar

HJR 19 - Bearden - Proposes a constitutional amendment guaranteeing a citizen's First Amendment right to free religious expression
4/18/2007 -- Hearing Conducted S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee

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