Missouri State Senate

Senate Action for 2/21/2008

SB 711 - Gibbons - Modifies provisions regarding property taxation
2/21/2008 -- SSA 1 for SA 2 to SS for SCS S offered & adopted (Ridgeway)--(3297S14.18S)
2/21/2008 -- SA 3 to SS for SCS S offered & adopted (Callahan)--(3297S14.26S)
2/21/2008 -- SA 4 to SS for SCS S offered & adopted (Ridgeway)--(3297S14.14S)
2/21/2008 -- SA 5 to SS for SCS S offered & adopted (Rupp)--(3297S14.25S)
2/21/2008 -- SA 6 to SS for SCS S offered (Shoemyer)--(3297S14.09S)
2/21/2008 -- SSA 1 for SA 6 to SS for SCS S offered & adopted (Gibbons)--(3297S14.24S)
2/21/2008 -- SA 7 to SS for SCS S offered & adopted (Gibbons)--(3297S14.23S)
2/21/2008 -- SA 8 to SS for SCS S offered & adopted (Gibbons)--(3297S14.22S)
2/21/2008 -- SS for SCS, as amended, S adopted
2/21/2008 -- Perfected

SB 712 - Gibbons - Allows consumers to place security freezes on their credit reports and creates requirements for merchandise rebates
2/21/2008 -- Reported from S Commerce, Energy and the Environment Committee to Floor w/SCS

SB 714 - Loudon - Modifies various provisions relating to sexual offenses
2/21/2008 -- Reported from S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee to Floor w/SCS

SB 718 - Kennedy - Modifies provisions of certain tax credit programs administered by the Department of Economic Development
2/21/2008 -- S Third Read and Passed
2/21/2008 -- H First Read

SB 724 - Scott - Gives advanced practice registered nurses prescriptive authority for scheduled drugs
2/21/2008 -- H Second Read

SB 729 - Griesheimer - Creates the Missouri County Planning Act
2/21/2008 -- Reported from S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee to Floor w/SCS

SB 749 - Ridgeway - Creates various tax incentives for certain energy uses
2/21/2008 -- Reported from S Ways & Means Committee to Floor w/SCS

SB 753 - Mayer - Designates certain stretches of highway after law enforcement or military personnel
2/21/2008 -- Reported from S Transportation Committee to Floor w/SCS - Consent

SB 762 - Wilson - Modifies provisions relating to elementary and secondary education
2/21/2008 -- S Third Read and Passed
2/21/2008 -- H First Read

SB 768 - Rupp - Creates the Missouri Commission on Autism Spectrum Disorders and the Office of Autism Services
2/21/2008 -- Reported from S Seniors, Families and Public Health Committee to Floor w/SCS

SB 776 - Justus - Modifies provisions on child care subsidies
2/21/2008 -- Reported from S Seniors, Families and Public Health Committee to Floor w/SCS

SB 801 - Ridgeway - Increases the maximum amount of compensation which the Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners may pay officers
2/21/2008 -- H Second Read

SB 809 - Stouffer - Imposes various billboard standards to billboards adjacent to Interstate 70 and Interstate 44 during period of interstate construction
2/21/2008 -- Reported from S Transportation Committee to Floor w/SCS

SB 820 - Rupp - Allows a county, after meeting the required assessed valuation, to become a second class county upon a vote of the governing body to change classifications
2/21/2008 -- H Second Read

SB 841 - Stouffer - Modifies law with respect to certain motor vehicle weight regulations
2/21/2008 -- Reported from S Transportation Committee to Floor - Consent

SB 845 - Rupp - Modifies provisions relating to political subdivisions
2/21/2008 -- H Second Read

SB 846 - Rupp - Modifies the A+ Schools Program and the Kids' Chance Scholarship Program
2/21/2008 -- Reported from S Education Committee to Floor w/SCS

SB 850 - Justus - Requires the board of optometry to give notice of its meetings
2/21/2008 -- Reported from S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee to Floor w/SCS - Consent

SB 856 - Engler - Creates the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal specialized license plate and exempts permanent nonexpiring license plates from reissuance program
2/21/2008 -- Reported from S Transportation Committee to Floor - Consent

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
2/21/2008 -- Reported from S Education Committee to Floor w/SCS

SB 874 - Graham - Requires the general assembly to separately appropriate funds for the highway patrol uniform allowance
2/21/2008 -- Hearing Conducted S Governmental Accountability & Fiscal Oversight Committee

SB 895 - Clemens - Creates the Manufacturer Responsibility and Consumer Convenience Computer Equipment Collection and Recovery Act
2/21/2008 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Commerce, Energy and the Environment Committee (3369S.02C)

SB 896 - Stouffer - Modifies the methods in which certain special road districts may form, expand or dissolve within fourth class counties
2/21/2008 -- Reported from S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee to Floor - Consent

SB 898 - Clemens - Modifies provisions pertaining to the administration of agriculture incentives and programs
2/21/2008 -- Reported from S Agriculture, Conservation, Parks & Natural Resources Committee to Floor w/SCS

SB 901 - Loudon - Modifies workers' compensation payments to dependents
2/21/2008 -- Referred S Governmental Accountability and Fiscal Oversight Committee

SB 909 - Engler - Modifies requirements pertaining to petition circulators
2/21/2008 -- Reported from S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee to Floor w/SCS

SB 930 - Stouffer - Modifies various provisions relating to the regulation of transportation and the regulation of motor vehicles
2/21/2008 -- SCS Voted Do Pass (w/SCS/SBs 930 & 947) S Governmental Accountability & Fiscal Oversight Committee (4251S.02C)
2/21/2008 -- Reported from S Governmental Accountability & Fiscal Oversight Committee to Floor w/SCS

SB 931 - Purgason - Modifies provisions pertaining to the administration of agriculture incentives and programs
2/21/2008 -- H Second Read

SB 935 - Griesheimer - Creates the "Deputy Sheriff Salary Supplementation Fund", consisting of money generated by a $10 fee collected for serving civil summons and subpoena
2/21/2008 -- H Second Read

SB 936 - Griesheimer - Allow motorists to operate vehicles without current registrations for the purpose of resetting emissions readiness monitors in order to pass emissions inspection retests
2/21/2008 -- Reported from S Transportation Committee to Floor - Consent

SB 942 - Clemens - Modifies provisions pertaining to the administration of agriculture incentives and programs
2/21/2008 -- Reported from S Education Committee to Floor w/SCS - Consent

SB 943 - Clemens - Allows cities to annex land within airport zones in Greene County if cities agree to enforce Springfield's airport zoning ordinance
2/21/2008 -- H Second Read

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
2/21/2008 -- Bill Combined w/SCS/SBs 930 & 947 (4251S.02C)

SB 952 - Scott - Modifies the licensing requirements and practice of certified public accountants and accounting firms
2/21/2008 -- Reported from S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee to Floor w/SCS - Consent

SB 955 - Shields - Allows motor vehicle owners to receive refunds for unused registration fees under certain conditions
2/21/2008 -- Reported from S Transportation Committee to Floor - Consent

SB 991 - Loudon - Establishes the ice cream cone as the official state dessert
2/21/2008 -- Reported from S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee to Floor - Consent

SB 993 - Crowell - Creates the Missouri Special Needs Scholarship Tax Credit Program
2/21/2008 -- Reported from S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee to Floor w/SCS

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
2/21/2008 -- Reported from S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee to Floor - Consent

SB 1002 - Justus - Modifies the penalties for certain zoning violations
2/21/2008 -- Reported from S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee to Floor - Consent

SB 1007 - Loudon - Modifies minimum wage and overtime laws
2/21/2008 -- Reported from S Small Business, Insurance & Industrial Relations Committee to Floor

SB 1008 - Loudon - Modifies various provisions relating to health insurance and automobile insurance
2/21/2008 -- Reported from S Small Business, Insurance & Industrial Relations Committee to Floor w/SCS - Consent

SB 1035 - Scott - Limits civil actions against motor vehicle dealers for unlawful merchandising practices to only motor vehicle dealers directly involved in the retail transaction
2/21/2008 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Commerce, Energy and the Environment Committee (4256S.03C)

SB 1038 - Shields - Repeals campaign contribution limits and modifies reporting requirements
2/21/2008 -- S Third Read and Passed - EC defeated
2/21/2008 -- H First Read

SB 1039 - Clemens - Modifies minimum volunteer ambulance staffing requirements and requires Christian County to appoint an emergency services board upon voter approval of a county sales tax for central dispatching of emergency services
2/21/2008 -- Reported from S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee to Floor w/SCS - Consent

SB 1048 - Kennedy - Modifies the law regarding trademark application and registration
2/21/2008 -- Hearing Conducted S Commerce, Energy and the Environment Committee

SB 1059 - Engler - Creates civil and criminal penalties for mortgage fraud and imposes sanctions upon certain licensed professionals and unlicensed individuals who commit the crime
2/21/2008 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Commerce, Energy and the Environment Committee (4655S.03C)

SB 1061 - Barnitz - Requires county coroners and their assistants to register with the Missouri Coroners' and Medical Examiners' Association
2/21/2008 -- Reported from S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee to Floor - Consent

SB 1066 - Ridgeway - Modifies provisions relating to elementary and secondary education
2/21/2008 -- SA 1 S offered & adopted (Ridgeway)--(4814S02.01S)
2/21/2008 -- SA 2 S offered & defeated (Bartle)--(4814S02.07S)
2/21/2008 -- SA 3 S offered & adopted (Green)--(8063S08.01S)
2/21/2008 -- SA 4 S offered & adopted (Coleman)--(8006S08.01S)
2/21/2008 -- Perfected

SB 1116 - Days - Authorizes the issuance of an additional $40 million in bonds for certain water-related grants and loans
2/21/2008 -- Hearing Conducted S Commerce, Energy and the Environment Committee

SB 1117 - Smith - Creates the "Show Me Green" sales tax holiday
2/21/2008 -- Re-referred S Commerce, Energy and the Environment Committee

SB 1162 - Clemens - Licenses clinical laboratory science personnel
2/21/2008 -- Second Read and Referred S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 1163 - Rupp - Modifies the school bus endorsement criminal background check procedure
2/21/2008 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 1164 - Loudon - Modifies workers' compensation payments to dependents
2/21/2008 -- Second Read and Referred S Small Business, Insurance & Industrial Relations Committee

SB 1165 - Crowell - Provides that certain persons may not be required to disclose news sources or information
2/21/2008 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 1166 - Dempsey - Provides for cost of living increases for Department of Mental Health contracted community providers
2/21/2008 -- Second Read and Referred S Health and Mental Health Committee

SB 1167 - Stouffer - Modifies various provisions of law relating to members of the military and their families
2/21/2008 -- Second Read and Referred S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee

SB 1168 - Dempsey - Revises the formula for computing a refund for credit insurance
2/21/2008 -- S First Read--SB 1168-Dempsey and Smith

SB 1169 - Champion - Establishes a school-based influenza vaccination pilot program
2/21/2008 -- S First Read--SB 1169-Champion and Smith

SB 1170 - Mayer - Creates the Rebuild Missouri Schools Program and allows education boards to enter into lease-purchase agreements with twenty-five successive options
2/21/2008 -- S First Read--SB 1170-Mayer

SB 1171 - Goodman - Places a two year moratorium upon the issuance of new licenses to operate excursion gambling boats
2/21/2008 -- S First Read--SB 1171-Goodman

SB 1172 - Goodman - Modifies various provisions relating to weapons
2/21/2008 -- S First Read--SB 1172-Goodman

SB 1173 - Stouffer - Provides for transfer of long-term care beds to certain new health care facilities
2/21/2008 -- S First Read--SB 1173-Stouffer

SCR 32 - Purgason - Urges Congress to withdraw the United States from any further participation in the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America and any other multilateral activity which seeks to advance the creation of North America Union
2/21/2008 -- Referred S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions & Ethics 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
2/21/2008 -- Reported from S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee to Floor w/SCS

SJR 38 - Clemens - Creates a two year budget cycle
2/21/2008 -- Hearing Scheduled But Not Heard S Governmental Accountability & Fiscal Oversight Committee

HCR 4 - Wright - Requests the U.S. Department of Agriculture to add June 1st and September 1st as additional rice reporting dates on the Agricultural Statistics Board calendar
2/21/2008 -- Referred S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions & Ethics Committee

HJR 55 - McGhee - Proposes a constitutional amendment reaffirming a citizen's right to free expression of religion on public property
2/21/2008 -- S First Read--HCS for HJR 55
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