Missouri State Senate

Senate Action for 2/11/2008


SB 717 - Kennedy - Increases the amount of tax credits available for taxpayers who modify their home for disabled persons residing with such taxpayers
2/11/2008 -- Hearing Conducted S Ways & Means Committee

SB 722 - Coleman - Exempts motor fuel used for school buses from the motor fuel tax
2/11/2008 -- Hearing Conducted S Ways & Means Committee

SB 723 - Scott - Modifies educational requirements for certain law enforcement personnel and requires the revisor to change certain references related to criminal records
2/11/2008 -- Voted Do Pass S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee - Consent

SB 724 - Scott - Gives advanced practice registered nurses prescriptive authority for scheduled drugs
2/11/2008 -- Bill Placed on Informal Calendar

SB 725 - Scott - Modifies provisions regarding sales taxation of trade-in or exchange transactions
2/11/2008 -- Hearing Conducted S Ways & Means Committee

SB 767 - Goodman - Modifies provisions relating to the public defender system and the number of judges in various circuits
2/11/2008 -- Hearing Conducted S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 781 - Smith - Modifies various provisions relating to landlords, tenants, and real property
2/11/2008 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee (3109S.03C)

SB 788 - Scott - Moves certain divisions and boards to the Department of Insurance and modifies law with respect to preneed funeral contracts, physical therapists and real estate brokers
2/11/2008 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee (3494S.04C)

SB 802 - Ridgeway - Makes it a class D felony to steal energized or live wire, electrical transformer, or any other device conducting electricity
2/11/2008 -- Bill Combined w/(SCS/SBs 1034 & 802)

SB 805 - Mayer - Modifies the definition of the term "agricultural and horticultural property" for property tax purposes
2/11/2008 -- Hearing Conducted S Ways & Means Committee

SB 850 - Justus - Requires the board of optometry to give notice of its meetings
2/11/2008 -- Hearing Conducted S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections 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
2/11/2008 -- Voted Do Pass S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 891 - Green - Prohibits imposition of penalties and interest on certain property tax payments
2/11/2008 -- Hearing Conducted S Ways & Means Committee

SB 951 - Scott - Modifies the law relating to emergency response within financial institutions
2/11/2008 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee - Consent (4030S.03C)

SB 952 - Scott - Modifies the licensing requirements and practice of certified public accountants and accounting firms
2/11/2008 -- Hearing Conducted S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

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
2/11/2008 -- Voted Do Pass S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee - Consent

SB 968 - Shields - Provides that nonpartisan commissions that select judges for gubernatorial appointment shall be subject to the Missouri Sunshine Act and shall not close meetings, records or votes relating to personnel matters
2/11/2008 -- Hearing Conducted S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 970 - Scott - Amends requirements for filing financial interest statements
2/11/2008 -- Voted Do Pass S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee - Consent

SB 999 - Scott - Allows the Attorney General to bring an action for unlawful merchandising practices when the name of a financial institution is deceptively used
2/11/2008 -- Hearing Conducted S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 1034 - Mayer - Modifies record-keeping requirements for purchasers of scrap metal and creates penalties for unlawful purchases of certain scrap metals
2/11/2008 -- SCS Voted Do Pass (w/SCS/SBs 1034 & 802) S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee (4360S.08C)

SB 1038 - Shields - Repeals campaign contribution limits and modifies reporting requirements
2/11/2008 -- Hearing Conducted S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 1054 - Dempsey - Modifies provisions relating to juvenile courts and juvenile court jurisdiction
2/11/2008 -- Hearing Scheduled But Not Heard S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 1056 - Justus - Modifies the membership on the Missouri Housing Development Commission
2/11/2008 -- Hearing Conducted S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 1061 - Barnitz - Requires county coroners and their assistants to register with the Missouri Coroners' and Medical Examiners' Association
2/11/2008 -- Hearing Conducted S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 1064 - Dempsey - Authorizes a dependency exemption for stillborn children
2/11/2008 -- Hearing Scheduled But Not Heard S Ways & Means Committee

SB 1071 - Smith - Creates a method to publicly finance election campaigns for legislative and gubernatorial candidates
2/11/2008 -- Hearing Conducted S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 1110 - Clemens - Prevents the disclosure of unemployment records
2/11/2008 -- S First Read--SB 1110-Clemens

SB 1111 - Clemens - Modifies license requirements for grain dealers and public grain warehouses
2/11/2008 -- S First Read--SB 1111-Clemens

SB 1112 - Clemens - Modifies provisions relating to unemployment compensation
2/11/2008 -- S First Read--SB 1112-Clemens

SB 1113 - Bray - Requires the posting of nurse staffing levels at hospitals
2/11/2008 -- S First Read--SB 1113-Bray, et al

SB 1114 - Bray - Prohibits businesses from deceptively listing fictitious or assumed business names in telephone directories or directory assistance databases
2/11/2008 -- S First Read--SB 1114-Bray

SB 1115 - Bray - Creates a collective bargaining process for public employees
2/11/2008 -- S First Read--SB 1115-Bray, et al

SB 1116 - Days - Authorizes the issuance of an additional $40 million in bonds for certain water-related grants and loans
2/11/2008 -- S First Read--SB 1116-Days

SB 1117 - Smith - Creates the "Show Me Green" sales tax holiday
2/11/2008 -- S First Read--SB 1117-Smith

SB 1118 - Griesheimer - Authorizes the imposition of a fee on wireless phone services to fund enhanced 911 services
2/11/2008 -- S First Read--SB 1118-Griesheimer

SB 1119 - Griesheimer - Creates a ten-dollar court cost to reimburse counties for the cost of incarcerating state prisoners
2/11/2008 -- S First Read--SB 1119-Griesheimer

SB 1120 - Loudon - Provides that the Department shall not require by rule any vaccinations that are not specified under current law
2/11/2008 -- S First Read--SB 1120-Loudon

SB 1121 - Loudon - Eliminates the requirement that product liability insurance companies report claims that do not result in payment on the insured's behalf
2/11/2008 -- S First Read--SB 1121-Loudon

SJR 30 - Coleman - Creates an exception to the prohibition against laws retrospective in operation by allowing the sexual offender registry laws to be applied retrospectively
2/11/2008 -- Hearing Conducted S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SJR 34 - Crowell - Creates an exception to the prohibition against laws retrospective in operation by allowing the sexual offender registry laws to be applied retrospectively
2/11/2008 -- Hearing Conducted S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

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