Missouri State Senate

Senate Action for 2/25/2008

SB 711 - Gibbons - Modifies provisions regarding property taxation
2/25/2008 -- Reported Truly Perfected S Rules Committee
2/25/2008 -- Referred S Governmental Accountability and Fiscal Oversight Committee

SB 718 - Kennedy - Modifies provisions of certain tax credit programs administered by the Department of Economic Development
2/25/2008 -- H Second Read

SB 720 - Coleman - Modifies provisions relating to utilities
2/25/2008 -- SA 1 to SCS S offered & adopted (Graham)--(3054S02.01S)
2/25/2008 -- SCS, as amended, S adopted
2/25/2008 -- Perfected
2/25/2008 -- Reported Truly Perfected S Rules Committee

SB 762 - Wilson - Modifies provisions relating to elementary and secondary education
2/25/2008 -- H Second Read

SB 765 - Goodman - Modifies the process for incorporating a village
2/25/2008 -- SA 1 to SCS S offered & adopted (Callahan)--(3074S03.02S)
2/25/2008 -- SCS, as amended, S adopted
2/25/2008 -- Perfected
2/25/2008 -- Reported Truly Perfected S Rules Committee

SB 781 - Smith - Modifies various provisions relating to landlords, tenants, and real property
2/25/2008 -- SA 1 to SCS S offered & adopted (Smith)--(3109S03.02S)
2/25/2008 -- SCS, as amended, S adopted
2/25/2008 -- Perfected

SB 797 - Bray - Modifies the laws relating to elections
2/25/2008 -- Hearing Conducted S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 808 - Engler - Limits the types of individuals and organizations to whom the director of the department of revenue may award fee office contracts
2/25/2008 -- Hearing Conducted S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 811 - Stouffer - Creates a tax credit for the use of idle reduction technology
2/25/2008 -- Hearing Conducted S Ways & Means Committee

SB 819 - Rupp - Modifies various provisions relating to dog fighting
2/25/2008 -- Hearing Conducted S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 821 - Shoemyer - Modifies the membership of the MO HealthNet Oversight Committee
2/25/2008 -- SS for SCS S offered & Ruled out of order (Shoemyer)--(3440S.06F)
2/25/2008 -- Bill Placed on Informal Calendar

SB 823 - Shoemyer - Creates a state and local sales and use tax exemption for sales of weather radios
2/25/2008 -- Voted Do Pass S Ways & Means Committee

SB 834 - Bartle - Creates penalties for owners of dogs that injure people or property and creates an absolute defense against civil liability or prosecution for killing a dog in certain circumstances
2/25/2008 -- Hearing Conducted S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 894 - Green - Creates an income tax deduction for higher education expenses
2/25/2008 -- Hearing Conducted S Ways & Means Committee

SB 917 - Goodman - Creates licensing requirements for prescribing psychologists
2/25/2008 -- Voted Do Pass S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 979 - Vogel - Terminates eligibility for surviving spouse of public safety officer income tax credit upon remarriage
2/25/2008 -- Hearing Conducted S Ways & Means Committee

SB 982 - Purgason - Modifies laws relating to dogs
2/25/2008 -- Hearing Conducted S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 988 - Shoemyer - Exempts Veterans, service, and fraternal organizations from bingo and pull tab taxes
2/25/2008 -- Hearing Conducted S Ways & Means Committee

SB 989 - Wilson - Creates an income tax credit for poll workers
2/25/2008 -- Voted Do Pass S Ways & Means Committee

SB 992 - Loudon - Limits increases in assessed value of residential real property due to reassessment until a transfer of ownership occurs
2/25/2008 -- Hearing Conducted S Ways & Means Committee

SB 1009 - Loudon - Modifies the current legal requirement that funds conveyed to settlement agents in real estate closings be certified funds
2/25/2008 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee - Consent (4647S.04C)

SB 1016 - Mayer - Provides that a portion of the tort victims' compensation fund shall be transferred to the basic civil legal services fund
2/25/2008 -- Hearing Conducted S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 1032 - Dempsey - Modifies provisions relating to dangerous animal registration
2/25/2008 -- Hearing Conducted S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 1038 - Shields - Repeals campaign contribution limits and modifies reporting requirements
2/25/2008 -- H Second Read

SB 1052 - Rupp - Modifies provisions relating to the allocation and use of gaming revenues
2/25/2008 -- Voted Do Pass S Ways & Means Committee

SB 1058 - Mayer - Enacts provisions regarding the coercion of abortions
2/25/2008 -- Voted Do Pass S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 1064 - Dempsey - Authorizes a dependency exemption for stillborn children
2/25/2008 -- Voted Do Pass S Ways & Means Committee

SB 1066 - Ridgeway - Modifies provisions relating to elementary and secondary education
2/25/2008 -- Reported Truly Perfected S Rules Committee

SB 1073 - Dempsey - Creates a state and local sales and use tax exemption for defense articles sold to foreign governments
2/25/2008 -- Hearing Conducted S Ways & Means Committee

SB 1105 - Coleman - Creates an income tax check-off for contributions to the breast cancer awareness trust fund
2/25/2008 -- Hearing Conducted S Ways & Means Committee

SB 1107 - Scott - Modifies various provisions relating to the Water Patrol and watercraft regulations
2/25/2008 -- Hearing Conducted S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 1108 - Scott - Modifies the law relating to debt settlement providers
2/25/2008 -- Hearing Conducted S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 1109 - Scott - Modifies the scope of practice for licensed professional counselors
2/25/2008 -- Hearing Conducted S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 1119 - Griesheimer - Creates a ten-dollar court cost to reimburse counties for the cost of incarcerating state prisoners
2/25/2008 -- Hearing Cancelled S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 1126 - Scott - Exempts certain independent contractors from being licensed as private investigators
2/25/2008 -- Hearing Conducted S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 1143 - Mayer - Modifies the law regarding false or misleading television advertisements for legal services
2/25/2008 -- Hearing Conducted S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 1168 - Dempsey - Revises the formula for computing a refund for credit insurance
2/25/2008 -- Second Read and Referred S Small Business, Insurance & Industrial Relations Committee

SB 1169 - Champion - Establishes a school-based influenza vaccination pilot program
2/25/2008 -- Second Read and Referred S Seniors, Families and Public Health Committee

SB 1170 - Mayer - Creates the Rebuild Missouri Schools Program and allows education boards to enter into lease-purchase agreements with twenty-five successive options
2/25/2008 -- Second Read and Referred S Education Committee

SB 1171 - Goodman - Places a two year moratorium upon the issuance of new licenses to operate excursion gambling boats
2/25/2008 -- Second Read and Referred S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee

SB 1172 - Goodman - Modifies various provisions relating to weapons
2/25/2008 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 1173 - Stouffer - Provides for transfer of long-term care beds to certain new health care facilities
2/25/2008 -- Second Read and Referred S Seniors, Families and Public Health Committee

SB 1174 - Goodman - Provides that covenants for transfer fees on real estate shall be unenforceable against subsequent owners
2/25/2008 -- S First Read--SB 1174-Goodman

SB 1175 - Goodman - Modifies various provisions of law relating to the Missouri Housing Development Commission
2/25/2008 -- S First Read--SB 1175-Goodman

SB 1176 - Barnitz - Makes concealed carry endorsements valid for a period of six years rather than three years
2/25/2008 -- S First Read--SB 1176-Barnitz

SB 1177 - Barnitz - Designates licensed professional counselors as mental health professionals in certain circumstances
2/25/2008 -- S First Read--SB 1177-Barnitz

SB 1178 - Barnitz - Modifies property posting provisions
2/25/2008 -- S First Read--SB 1178-Barnitz

SB 1179 - Crowell - Authorizes the Missouri Veterans' Commission to promulgate any rules necessary to administer current laws regarding the creation and maintenance of veterans' cemeteries
2/25/2008 -- S First Read--SB 1179-Crowell

SB 1180 - Crowell - Modifies provisions of law authorizing an income tax exemption for certain retirement benefits
2/25/2008 -- S First Read--SB 1180-Crowell

SB 1181 - Engler - Modifies and creates provisions pertaining to energy efficiency and energy regulation
2/25/2008 -- S First Read--SB 1181-Engler

SB 1182 - Smith - Creates the Missouri 4 For More Program to allow four hours of paid leave per month for parents to work with their children in school
2/25/2008 -- S First Read--SB 1182-Smith and Justus

SB 1183 - Bray - Modifies the membership on the Missouri Housing Development Commission
2/25/2008 -- S First Read--SB 1183-Bray

SB 1184 - Bray - Modifies various provisions relating to domestic violence
2/25/2008 -- S First Read--SB 1184-Bray

SB 1185 - Gibbons - Modifies various provisions relating to prosecutors
2/25/2008 -- S First Read--SB 1185-Gibbons and Bartle

SCR 33 - Bray - Urges the President of the United States, the State Department and the United States Congress to support the peace process in Sudan
2/25/2008 -- S First Read--SCR 33-Bray

SJR 46 - Purgason - Increases term limits for members of the General Assembly from eight years to twelve years in each house
2/25/2008 -- Second Read and Referred S Commerce, Energy and the Environment Committee

SJR 47 - Wilson - Authorizes the creation of tax free zones
2/25/2008 -- Second Read and Referred S Ways & Means Committee

HB 1310 - Hoskins - Modifies the filings for independent candidates
2/25/2008 -- S First Read--HB 1310-Hoskins

HB 1406 - Deeken - Establishes the drunk driving memorial sign program
2/25/2008 -- S First Read--HB 1406-Deeken, et al

HB 1661 - LeVota - Requires property taxes paid by certain nonresident taxpayers to be added-back to adjusted gross income
2/25/2008 -- Second Read and Referred S Ways & Means Committee

HB 1774 - Wallace - Increases the maximum percentage of increase in annual compensation for certain members of the Public School Retirement System
2/25/2008 -- S First Read--HCS for HB 1774

HB 2019 - Icet - Appropriates money for supplemental purposes for the University of Missouri, for the purchase of equipment, planning, expenses for capital improvements, from funds designated for perion ending 5-30-08
2/25/2008 -- Signed by Governor
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