Missouri State Senate

Senate Action for 1/15/2008


SB 736 - Bartle - Requires school districts to adopt policies for the testing of student athletes for the unlawful use of a controlled substance, including but not limited to anabolic steroids
1/15/2008 -- Hearing Conducted S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 747 - Ridgeway - Modifies various provisions relating to abuse of alcohol
1/15/2008 -- Hearing Conducted S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 759 - Stouffer - Requires all diesel fuel sold at retail in Missouri after a certain date to be a biodiesel-blended fuel
1/15/2008 -- Hearing Conducted S Agriculture, Conservation, Parks & Natural Resources Committee

SB 766 - Goodman - Criminalizes prenatal drug or alcohol use
1/15/2008 -- Hearing Conducted S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 781 - Smith - Modifies various provisions relating to landlords, tenants, and real property
1/15/2008 -- Hearing Conducted S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 802 - Ridgeway - Makes it a class D felony to steal energized or live wire, electrical transformer, or any other device conducting electricity
1/15/2008 -- Hearing Conducted S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 863 - Rupp - Allows married taxpayers filing joint returns to deduct a portion of contributions to the Missouri Higher Education Savings Program from income and provides similar tax treatment for other qualified tuition savings programs
1/15/2008 -- Second Read and Referred S Ways & Means Committee

SB 864 - Rupp - Establishes a surcharge on criminal cases to fund a defined contribution system for certain law enforcement employees
1/15/2008 -- Second Read and Referred S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee

SB 865 - Rupp - Prohibits life insurers from taking underwriting actions or charging different rates based upon a person's past or future lawful travel destinations unless such action is based upon sound actuarial principles
1/15/2008 -- Second Read and Referred S Small Business, Insurance & Industrial Relations Committee

SB 866 - Shoemyer - Restricts favorable tax treatment and loan eligibility for employers
1/15/2008 -- Second Read and Referred S Ways & Means Committee

SB 867 - Shoemyer - Requires state employee salaries to be annually adjusted by the consumer price index
1/15/2008 -- Second Read and Referred S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 868 - Shoemyer - Makes it an unfair practice for an insurance company not to follow all components of a repair manual when appraising a damaged vehicle
1/15/2008 -- Second Read and Referred S Small Business, Insurance & Industrial Relations Committee

SB 869 - Shoemyer - Allows the Department of Insurance to take disciplinary action against a bail bond agent for certain felonies regardless of when such crime occurred
1/15/2008 -- Second Read and Referred S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 870 - Loudon - Modifies a provision of law relating to the practice of midwifery
1/15/2008 -- Second Read and Referred S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee

SB 871 - Bray - Removes language preventing appropriation of money to public colleges and universities that knowingly employ a professor or instructor who is a registered sex offender
1/15/2008 -- Second Read and Referred S Education Committee

SB 872 - Stouffer - Provides that certain billboards erected prior to August 28, 2002, but which fail to comply with new legal standards on that date shall be considered as legal conforming out of standard signs under Missouri law
1/15/2008 -- Second Read and Referred S Transportation Committee

SB 873 - Graham - Provides for a voting student curator on the University of Missouri board of curators if Missouri loses a congressional district based on the 2010 census
1/15/2008 -- Second Read and Referred S Education Committee

SB 874 - Graham - Requires the general assembly to separately appropriate funds for the highway patrol uniform allowance
1/15/2008 -- Second Read and Referred S Governmental Accountability & Fiscal Oversight Committee

SB 875 - Graham - Creates the "Missouri's Civil War Trail Fund"
1/15/2008 -- Second Read and Referred S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee

SB 876 - Graham - Creates a tax credit for contributions to organizations for the preservation of Missouri's civil war sites
1/15/2008 -- Second Read and Referred S Ways & Means Committee

SB 877 - Mayer - Establishes the Missouri Catastrophe Fund to help protect property and casualty insurers against insolvencies caused by earthquakes
1/15/2008 -- Second Read and Referred S Small Business, Insurance & Industrial Relations Committee

SB 878 - Graham - Provides that certain persons may not be required to disclose news sources or information
1/15/2008 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 879 - Clemens - Modifies the maximum amount of certain agricultural tax credits that may be issued each fiscal year and extends the expiration date for the tax credits
1/15/2008 -- Second Read and Referred S Agriculture, Conservation, Parks & Natural Resources Committee

SB 880 - Green - Modifies laws on mental health facilities and group homes for the mentally retarded and developmentally disabled
1/15/2008 -- Second Read and Referred S Health and Mental Health Committee

SB 881 - Green - Establishes the drunk driving memorial sign program
1/15/2008 -- Second Read and Referred S Transportation Committee

SB 882 - Green - Allows consumers to request that a security freeze be placed on the issuance of their credit reports or credit scores by credit reporting agencies
1/15/2008 -- Second Read and Referred S Commerce, Energy and the Environment Committee

SB 883 - Graham - Bars elected officials and members of the general assembly from working as lobbyists
1/15/2008 -- Second Read and Referred S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 884 - Graham - Modifies Missouri's seat belt law by making it applicable to all passengers and allows for primary enforcement
1/15/2008 -- Second Read and Referred S Transportation Committee

SB 885 - Graham - Modifies provisions relating to the Community Children's Services Fund
1/15/2008 -- Second Read and Referred S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee

SB 886 - Justus - Allows any municipality to adopt ordinances, orders, or regulations to control dangerous dogs, provided that no such ordinances, orders, or regulations are specific to breed
1/15/2008 -- Second Read and Referred S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee

SB 887 - Dempsey - Prohibits the operation of a motor vehicle while using a wireless telephone under certain circumstances
1/15/2008 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 888 - Green - Requires the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to recalculate state school aid for the Riverview Gardens School District to correct an error
1/15/2008 -- Second Read and Referred S Education Committee

SB 889 - Green - Provides for mandatory minimum punishment for securities fraud crimes against the elderly or disabled
1/15/2008 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 890 - Green - Prohibits commercial inserts or other forms of advertising from accompanying motor vehicle registration notices
1/15/2008 -- Second Read and Referred S Transportation Committee

SB 891 - Green - Prohibits imposition of penalties and interest on certain property tax payments
1/15/2008 -- Second Read and Referred S Ways & Means Committee

SB 892 - Green - Prohibits local governments from using automated photo red light enforcement systems unless the traffic control signals are also equipped with devices that display the numerical time remaining before the signals will display a red signal
1/15/2008 -- Second Read and Referred S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee

SB 893 - Green - Creates an income tax deduction for small businesses and farmers that provide health insurance coverage for employees
1/15/2008 -- Second Read and Referred S Ways & Means Committee

SB 894 - Green - Creates an income tax deduction for higher education expenses
1/15/2008 -- Second Read and Referred S Ways & Means Committee

SB 895 - Clemens - Creates the Manufacturer Responsibility and Consumer Convenience Computer Equipment Collection and Recovery Act
1/15/2008 -- Second Read and Referred S Commerce, Energy and the Environment Committee

SB 896 - Stouffer - Modifies the methods in which certain special road districts may form, expand or dissolve within fourth class counties
1/15/2008 -- Second Read and Referred S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee

SB 941 - Clemens - Modifies the definition of livestock for which it is a crime to steal, makes stealing certain quail or pheasants a crime, and modifies the penalties for such offenders
1/15/2008 -- S First Read--SB 941-Clemens

SB 942 - Clemens - Modifies provisions pertaining to the administration of agriculture incentives and programs
1/15/2008 -- S First Read--SB 942-Clemens

SB 943 - Clemens - Allows cities to annex land within airport zones in Greene County if cities agree to enforce Springfield's airport zoning ordinance
1/15/2008 -- S First Read--SB 943-Clemens

SB 944 - Engler - Modifies the fees the Auditor receives for registering bonds
1/15/2008 -- S First Read--SB 944-Engler, et al

SB 945 - Green - Requires certain water corporations to disclose additional information in its annual report to the Public Service Commission
1/15/2008 -- S First Read--SB 945-Green

SB 946 - Dempsey - Creates the Tobacco Use Prevention, Cessation and Enforcement fund to fund a comprehensive tobacco control program
1/15/2008 -- S First Read--SB 946-Dempsey and McKenna

SB 947 - Kennedy - Increases the cap on amount of aviation generated revenue that may be deposited in state aviation trust fund and expands purposes for which moneys in the aviation trust fund may be used
1/15/2008 -- S First Read--SB 947-Kennedy

SB 948 - Justus - Clarifies the duty of pharmacies to fill prescriptions
1/15/2008 -- S First Read--SB 948-Justus, et al

SB 949 - Scott - Modifies provisions of law relating to rural empowerment zones
1/15/2008 -- S First Read--SB 949-Scott

SB 950 - Scott - Modifies various provisions relating to manufactured housing
1/15/2008 -- S First Read--SB 950-Scott

SB 951 - Scott - Modifies the law relating to emergency response within financial institutions
1/15/2008 -- S First Read--SB 951-Scott

SB 952 - Scott - Modifies the licensing requirements and practice of certified public accountants and accounting firms
1/15/2008 -- S First Read--SB 952-Scott

SB 953 - Scott - Modifies certain bases for a public governmental body to close a record or meeting, and modifies who may be present in a closed meeting of a public governmental body
1/15/2008 -- S First Read--SB 953-Scott

SB 954 - Scott - Prohibits remuneration on a per-signature basis for initiative petition circulators and imposes a residency requirement
1/15/2008 -- S First Read--SB 954-Scott

SB 955 - Shields - Allows motor vehicle owners to receive refunds for unused registration fees under certain conditions
1/15/2008 -- S First Read--SB 955-Shields

SJR 42 - Griesheimer - Allows special laws to be adopted by the General Assembly when regulating the affairs of counties, cities, towns, or villages, or other political subdivisions within such local governments
1/15/2008 -- S First Read--SJR 42-Griesheimer

SR 1515 - Coleman - Proposes changes to Senate Rule 84
1/15/2008 -- S Offered--SR 1515-Coleman

SR 1524 - Shields - Establishes the rates of pay for Senate employees
1/15/2008 -- S Offered--SR 1524-Shields

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