Missouri State Senate

Senate Action for 5/25/2007


SB 3 - Gibbons - Enacts provisions on mental health reform
5/25/2007 -- Reported Duly Enrolled S Rules Committee
5/25/2007 -- Signed by Senate President

SB 16 - Scott - Provides that each child enrolled in kindergarten or first grade is to receive a comprehensive vision examination
5/25/2007 -- Reported Duly Enrolled S Rules Committee
5/25/2007 -- Signed by Senate President

SB 22 - Griesheimer - Modifies laws relating to political subdivisions
5/25/2007 -- Reported Duly Enrolled S Rules Committee
5/25/2007 -- Signed by Senate President

SB 25 - Champion - Modifies provisions relating to children's services
5/25/2007 -- Reported Duly Enrolled S Rules Committee
5/25/2007 -- Signed by Senate President

SB 30 - Nodler - Expands the sales tax exemption for common carriers
5/25/2007 -- Reported Duly Enrolled S Rules Committee
5/25/2007 -- Signed by Senate President

SB 46 - Mayer - Creates the "Faith-Based Organization Liaison Act"
5/25/2007 -- Reported Duly Enrolled S Rules Committee
5/25/2007 -- Signed by Senate President

SB 47 - Engler - Modifies provisions regarding fire protection
5/25/2007 -- Reported Duly Enrolled S Rules Committee
5/25/2007 -- Signed by Senate President

SB 54 - Koster - Modifies provisions relating to renewable energy, alternative fuel, and environmental regulation
5/25/2007 -- Reported Duly Enrolled S Rules Committee
5/25/2007 -- Signed by Senate President

SB 62 - Goodman - Modifies the laws on the use of force and firearms
5/25/2007 -- Reported Duly Enrolled S Rules Committee
5/25/2007 -- Signed by Senate President

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
5/25/2007 -- Reported Duly Enrolled S Rules Committee
5/25/2007 -- Signed by Senate President

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
5/25/2007 -- Reported Duly Enrolled S Rules Committee
5/25/2007 -- Signed by Senate President

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
5/25/2007 -- Reported Duly Enrolled S Rules Committee
5/25/2007 -- Signed by Senate President

SB 82 - Griesheimer - Modifies various provisions relating to the regulation of motor vehicles
5/25/2007 -- Reported Duly Enrolled S Rules Committee
5/25/2007 -- Signed by Senate President

SB 84 - Champion - Modifies provisions relating to child placements and protection
5/25/2007 -- Reported Duly Enrolled S Rules Committee
5/25/2007 -- Signed by Senate President

SB 86 - Champion - Modifies provisions of the Children in Crisis Tax Credit Program
5/25/2007 -- Reported Duly Enrolled S Rules Committee
5/25/2007 -- Signed by Senate President

SB 91 - Nodler - Exempts dealers who sell only emergency vehicles from certain dealer licensure requirements
5/25/2007 -- Reported Duly Enrolled S Rules Committee
5/25/2007 -- Signed by Senate President

SB 112 - Rupp - Modifies provisions relating to special education
5/25/2007 -- Reported Duly Enrolled S Rules Committee
5/25/2007 -- Signed by Senate President

SB 127 - Mayer - Modifies provisions within the Department of Transportation and Highway Patrol Employees' Retirement System
5/25/2007 -- Reported Duly Enrolled S Rules Committee
5/25/2007 -- Signed by Senate President

SB 162 - Vogel - Modifies the definition of "state agency" with regard to income tax set offs
5/25/2007 -- Reported Duly Enrolled S Rules Committee
5/25/2007 -- Signed by Senate President

SB 163 - Mayer - Modifies various provisions with regards to the Basic Civil Legal Services Fund
5/25/2007 -- Reported Duly Enrolled S Rules Committee
5/25/2007 -- Signed by Senate President

SB 166 - Griesheimer - Modifies various provisions relating to tourism
5/25/2007 -- Reported Duly Enrolled S Rules Committee
5/25/2007 -- Signed by Senate President

SB 172 - Ridgeway - Modifies provisions regarding supplemental retirement benefits for Kansas City police officers and civilian employees
5/25/2007 -- Reported Duly Enrolled S Rules Committee
5/25/2007 -- Signed by Senate President

SB 195 - Crowell - Modifies the law relating to the licensing of pharmacists
5/25/2007 -- Reported Duly Enrolled S Rules Committee
5/25/2007 -- Signed by Senate President

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
5/25/2007 -- Reported Duly Enrolled S Rules Committee
5/25/2007 -- Signed by Senate President

SB 215 - Loudon - Allows for the formation of captive insurance companies within Missouri under certain conditions
5/25/2007 -- Reported Duly Enrolled S Rules Committee
5/25/2007 -- Signed by Senate President

SB 225 - Stouffer - Designates 100-year flood plains as "Hunting Heritage Protection Areas" where hunting shall not be prohibited
5/25/2007 -- Reported Duly Enrolled S Rules Committee
5/25/2007 -- Signed by Senate President

SB 233 - Crowell - Authorizes a sales tax to fund certain services
5/25/2007 -- Reported Duly Enrolled S Rules Committee
5/25/2007 -- Signed by Senate President

SB 270 - Scott - Modifies provisions relating to the Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission
5/25/2007 -- Reported Duly Enrolled S Rules Committee
5/25/2007 -- Signed by Senate President

SB 272 - Scott - Modifies various provisions relating to professional licensing
5/25/2007 -- Reported Duly Enrolled S Rules Committee
5/25/2007 -- Signed by Senate President

SB 298 - Engler - Modifies the election process of hospital district directors in Iron County
5/25/2007 -- Reported Duly Enrolled S Rules Committee
5/25/2007 -- Signed by Senate President

SB 299 - Purgason - Modifies various provisions relating to liquor control
5/25/2007 -- Reported Duly Enrolled S Rules Committee
5/25/2007 -- Signed by Senate President

SB 302 - Loudon - Modifies provisions relating to commercial real estate liens and mechanic liens
5/25/2007 -- Reported Duly Enrolled S Rules Committee
5/25/2007 -- Signed by Senate President

SB 308 - Crowell - Modifies licensing standards and practice of certain professionals
5/25/2007 -- Reported Duly Enrolled S Rules Committee
5/25/2007 -- Signed by Senate President

SB 320 - Clemens - Creates the "Large Animal Veterinary Student Loan Program" and modifies the Large Animal Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program
5/25/2007 -- Reported Duly Enrolled S Rules Committee
5/25/2007 -- Signed by Senate President

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
5/25/2007 -- Reported Duly Enrolled S Rules Committee
5/25/2007 -- Signed by Senate President

SB 352 - Clemens - Adds vehicles driven by conservation agents to the list of vehicles considered "emergency vehicles"
5/25/2007 -- Reported Duly Enrolled S Rules Committee
5/25/2007 -- Signed by Senate President

SB 384 - Coleman - Modifies procedure for replacing stolen license plate tabs and allows license plates to be encased in transparent covers
5/25/2007 -- Reported Duly Enrolled S Rules Committee
5/25/2007 -- Signed by Senate President

SB 397 - Stouffer - Modifies provisions relating to applications for long-term care facilities
5/25/2007 -- Reported Duly Enrolled S Rules Committee
5/25/2007 -- Signed by Senate President

SB 406 - Crowell - Modifies multiple provisions regarding several employee benefit plans
5/25/2007 -- Reported Duly Enrolled S Rules Committee
5/25/2007 -- Signed by Senate President

SB 407 - Shoemyer - Allows public water supply districts to enter into contracts with other water districts and municipalities to supply water
5/25/2007 -- Reported Duly Enrolled S Rules Committee
5/25/2007 -- Signed by Senate President

SB 416 - Goodman - Modifies the law with regard to lands held by certain utilities and Public Service Commission approval of certain territorial agreements for water and electric service areas
5/25/2007 -- Reported Duly Enrolled S Rules Committee
5/25/2007 -- Signed by Senate President

SB 418 - Champion - Increases the monthly personal needs payment under the Supplemental Nursing Care Program
5/25/2007 -- Reported Duly Enrolled S Rules Committee
5/25/2007 -- Signed by Senate President

SB 420 - Gibbons - Provides that no more than four, rather than three, members of the Clean Water Commission may be from the same political party
5/25/2007 -- Reported Duly Enrolled S Rules Committee
5/25/2007 -- Signed by Senate President

SB 433 - Callahan - Changes laws relating to unemployment compensation for veterans
5/25/2007 -- Reported Duly Enrolled S Rules Committee
5/25/2007 -- Signed by Senate President

SB 456 - Gross - Grants additional payment to school districts in certain situations
5/25/2007 -- Reported Duly Enrolled S Rules Committee
5/25/2007 -- Signed by Senate President

SB 497 - Scott - Modifies provisions relating to county officials
5/25/2007 -- Reported Duly Enrolled S Rules Committee
5/25/2007 -- Signed by Senate President

SB 513 - Clemens - Allows nurses working in any area of need to qualify for the Professional and Practical Nursing Student Loan Program
5/25/2007 -- Reported Duly Enrolled S Rules Committee
5/25/2007 -- Signed by Senate President

SB 577 - Shields - Enacts the "Missouri Health Improvement Act of 2007"
5/25/2007 -- Reported Duly Enrolled S Rules Committee
5/25/2007 -- Signed by Senate President

SB 591 - Scott - Modifies laws relating to credit union membership expansion
5/25/2007 -- Reported Duly Enrolled S Rules Committee
5/25/2007 -- Signed by Senate President

SRB 613 - Goodman - Repeals certain laws that have expired, sunset, terminated, or are ineffective
5/25/2007 -- Reported Duly Enrolled S Rules Committee
5/25/2007 -- Signed by Senate President

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
5/25/2007 -- Signed by Senate President
5/25/2007 -- Delivered to Governor

HB 56 - Sater - Designates a memorial bridge after Senator Bond and designates several memorial highways.
5/25/2007 -- Signed by Senate President
5/25/2007 -- Delivered to Governor

HB 62 - Ruestman - Designates the Department of Agriculture's building at 1616 Missouri Boulevard in Jefferson City as the "George Washington Carver Building"
5/25/2007 -- Signed by Senate President
5/25/2007 -- Delivered to Governor

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
5/25/2007 -- Signed by Senate President
5/25/2007 -- Delivered to Governor

HB 98 - Parson - Authorizes volunteer transportation services for the elderly
5/25/2007 -- Signed by Senate President
5/25/2007 -- Delivered to Governor

HB 134 - Guest - Modifies provisions regarding appropriations requests for equipment by the University of Missouri
5/25/2007 -- Signed by Senate President
5/25/2007 -- Delivered to Governor

HB 181 - Sander - Requires captioning of electronic video instructional material
5/25/2007 -- Signed by Senate President
5/25/2007 -- Delivered to Governor

HB 182 - Bruns - Establishes the Outside the Hospital Do-Not-Resuscitate Act to permit the execution of do-not-resuscitate orders for use by emergency medical providers for patients receiving treatment outside a hospital
5/25/2007 -- Signed by Senate President
5/25/2007 -- Delivered to Governor

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
5/25/2007 -- Signed by Senate President
5/25/2007 -- Delivered to Governor

HB 205 - Marsh - Modifies various provisions relating to the promotion of tourism
5/25/2007 -- Signed by Senate President
5/25/2007 -- Delivered to Governor

HB 220 - Stevenson - Makes a technical correction to Section 456.5-501 of the Missouri Uniform Trust Code
5/25/2007 -- Signed by Senate President
5/25/2007 -- Delivered to Governor

HB 221 - Yates - Modifies law with respect to motor vehicle extended service contracts and enacts similar provisions relating to other types of service contracts
5/25/2007 -- Signed by Senate President
5/25/2007 -- Delivered to Governor

HB 264 - Cunningham - Allows the state Board of Education to invest in government securities offered at a discount or at less than par value
5/25/2007 -- Signed by Senate President
5/25/2007 -- Delivered to Governor

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
5/25/2007 -- Signed by Senate President
5/25/2007 -- Delivered to Governor

HB 272 - Viebrock - Designates the three-toed box turtle as the official reptile of the State of Missouri
5/25/2007 -- Signed by Senate President
5/25/2007 -- Delivered to Governor

HB 298 - Cooper - Regulates various blasting and excavation activities
5/25/2007 -- Signed by Senate President
5/25/2007 -- Delivered to Governor

HB 327 - Richard - Modifies provisions of certain Department of Economic Development programs
5/25/2007 -- Signed by Senate President
5/25/2007 -- Delivered to Governor

HB 329 - Cunningham - Allows debt adjusters to administer debt managment plans
5/25/2007 -- Signed by Senate President
5/25/2007 -- Delivered to Governor

HB 344 - Munzlinger - Modifies liability for crop damage or destruction
5/25/2007 -- Signed by Senate President
5/25/2007 -- Delivered to Governor

HB 351 - Wood - Designates the crayfish as the official state invertebrate of the State of Missouri
5/25/2007 -- Signed by Senate President
5/25/2007 -- Delivered to Governor

HB 352 - Hobbs - Modifies provisions relating to Sheltered Workshops
5/25/2007 -- Signed by Senate President
5/25/2007 -- Delivered to Governor

HB 426 - Parson - Creates the "Missouri Propane Safety Act"
5/25/2007 -- Signed by Senate President
5/25/2007 -- Delivered to Governor

HB 428 - Cox - Creates the State Fair Escrow Fund for expenses associated with the Missouri State Fair and off-season events
5/25/2007 -- Signed by Senate President
5/25/2007 -- Delivered to Governor

HB 431 - Pratt - Modifies laws relating to business organizations and merchandising practices
5/25/2007 -- Signed by Senate President
5/25/2007 -- Delivered to Governor

HB 459 - Sutherland - Requires land transfers between municipalities to be filed with the county assessor
5/25/2007 -- Signed by Senate President
5/25/2007 -- Delivered to Governor

HB 467 - Cox - Authorizes the Governor to convey state property in Pettis County to the Girl Scouts-Heart of Missouri Council, Incorporated
5/25/2007 -- Signed by Senate President
5/25/2007 -- Delivered to Governor

HB 497 - Sater - Amends the law relating to physician assistants
5/25/2007 -- Signed by Senate President
5/25/2007 -- Delivered to Governor

HB 554 - Cooper - Bars entities from discriminating between licensed professional counselors
5/25/2007 -- Signed by Senate President
5/25/2007 -- Delivered to Governor

HB 555 - Cooper - Modifies complaint procedures and record retention requirements for complaints against professional licensed counselors and social workers
5/25/2007 -- Signed by Senate President
5/25/2007 -- Delivered to Governor

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
5/25/2007 -- Signed by Senate President
5/25/2007 -- Delivered to Governor

HB 576 - Cooper - Designates the bobwhite quail as the official state game bird of the State of Missouri
5/25/2007 -- Signed by Senate President
5/25/2007 -- Delivered to Governor

HB 579 - Dempsey - Provides immunity from liability for health care professionals deployed during a state of emergency
5/25/2007 -- Signed by Senate President
5/25/2007 -- Delivered to Governor

HB 583 - Johnson - Modifies provisions relating to crime victims
5/25/2007 -- Signed by Senate President
5/25/2007 -- Delivered to Governor

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
5/25/2007 -- Signed by Senate President
5/25/2007 -- Delivered to Governor

HB 619 - Aull - Specifies situations in which the Civil Air Patrol may be activated, which missions are considered federal or state, and who shall pay for such missions
5/25/2007 -- Signed by Senate President
5/25/2007 -- Delivered to Governor

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
5/25/2007 -- Signed by Senate President
5/25/2007 -- Delivered to Governor

HB 678 - Marsh - Exempts school districts in declared federal disaster areas based on inclement weather in January 2007 from making up days and time lost due to the inclement weather
5/25/2007 -- Signed by Senate President
5/25/2007 -- Delivered to Governor

HB 680 - May - Designates Big Bluestem as the official state grass
5/25/2007 -- Signed by Senate President
5/25/2007 -- Delivered to Governor

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
5/25/2007 -- Signed by Senate President
5/25/2007 -- Delivered to Governor

HB 686 - Smith - Expands the rule-making authority of the Board of Nursing Home Administrators
5/25/2007 -- Signed by Senate President
5/25/2007 -- Delivered to Governor

HB 732 - Parson - Adds emergency personnel killed while performing their duties to the list of individuals who are exempt from the formalized highway naming process set forth in Section 227.299, RSMo
5/25/2007 -- Signed by Senate President
5/25/2007 -- Delivered to Governor

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
5/25/2007 -- Signed by Senate President
5/25/2007 -- Delivered to Governor

HB 754 - Kelly - Allows the Department of Corrections to disburse federal and other funds
5/25/2007 -- Signed by Senate President
5/25/2007 -- Delivered to Governor

HB 791 - Wilson - Requires health carriers to provide certain claims and financial data for the previous three years when requested by an employer
5/25/2007 -- Signed by Senate President
5/25/2007 -- Delivered to Governor

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
5/25/2007 -- Signed by Senate President
5/25/2007 -- Delivered to Governor

HB 801 - Kraus - Modifies provisions relating to telecommunication services and telephone calls
5/25/2007 -- Signed by Senate President
5/25/2007 -- Delivered to Governor

HB 820 - Moore - Requires the selection of an execution team and creates legal protections for the team members
5/25/2007 -- Signed by Senate President
5/25/2007 -- Delivered to Governor

HB 948 - Schaaf - Modifies provisions relating to genetic and metabolic disease programs
5/25/2007 -- Signed by Senate President
5/25/2007 -- Delivered to Governor

HB 952 - Wilson - Modifies provisions relating to fire safety standards in long-term care facilities
5/25/2007 -- Signed by Senate President
5/25/2007 -- Delivered to Governor

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