Missouri State Senate

Senate Action for 4/24/2008


SB 711 - Gibbons - Modifies provisions regarding property taxation
4/24/2008 -- Referred H Fiscal Review Committee

SB 718 - Kennedy - Modifies provisions of certain tax credit programs administered by the Department of Economic Development
4/24/2008 -- Hearing Conducted H Special Committee on Job Creation and Economic Development Committee
4/24/2008 -- HCS Voted Do Pass H Special Committee on Job Creation and Economic Development Committee
4/24/2008 -- HCS Reported Do Pass H Special Committee on Job Creation and Economic Development Committee
4/24/2008 -- Referred to Rules Committee pursuant to Rule 25(21)(f)

SB 738 - Nodler - Modifies penalties for persistent violations of air or water pollution laws, prohibits certain county solid waste laws, and requires energy efficiency disclosures for new home sales
4/24/2008 -- Reported Truly Perfected S Rules Committee

SB 748 - Ridgeway - Requires property taxes paid by certain non-resident taxpayers to be added-back to adjusted gross income
4/24/2008 -- Rules - Hearing Conducted
4/24/2008 -- Rules - Voted Do Pass
4/24/2008 -- Rules - Reported Do Pass
4/24/2008 -- Referred H Fiscal Review Committee

SB 754 - Mayer - Modifies provisions relating to the DNA profiling system
4/24/2008 -- Referred H Crime Prevention & Public Safety Committee

SB 762 - Wilson - Modifies provisions relating to elementary and secondary education
4/24/2008 -- HCS Reported Do Pass H Special Committee on Student Achievement Committee
4/24/2008 -- Referred to Rules Committee pursuant to Rule 25(21)(f)

SB 767 - Goodman - Modifies provisions relating to the public defender system and the number of judges in various circuits
4/24/2008 -- Referred H Judiciary Committee

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
4/24/2008 -- Referred H Special Committee on Professional Registration and Licensing Committee

SB 790 - Champion - Creates a "Crime Laboratory Review Commission" to independently review the operations of crime laboratories in the state of Missouri that receive state-administered funding
4/24/2008 -- Referred H Crime Prevention & Public Safety Committee

SB 805 - Mayer - Modifies the definition of the term "agricultural and horticultural property" for property tax purposes
4/24/2008 -- Referred H Ways & Means Committee

SB 817 - Goodman - Modifies provisions relating to anatomic pathology services and vision services
4/24/2008 -- S Third Read and Passed
4/24/2008 -- H First Read

SB 841 - Stouffer - Modifies law with respect to certain motor vehicle weight regulations
4/24/2008 -- Hearing Conducted H Fiscal Review Committee
4/24/2008 -- HCS Voted Do Pass H Fiscal Review Committee
4/24/2008 -- HCS Reported Do Pass H Fiscal Review 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
4/24/2008 -- SA 1 to SCS S offered & adopted (Loudon)--(8106S08.01S)
4/24/2008 -- SCS, as amended, S adopted
4/24/2008 -- Perfected

SB 931 - Purgason - Modifies provisions pertaining to the administration of agriculture incentives and programs
4/24/2008 -- Rules - Hearing Conducted
4/24/2008 -- Rules - Voted Do Pass w/HCS
4/24/2008 -- Rules - Reported Do Pass w/HCS
4/24/2008 -- Referred H Fiscal Review Committee

SB 945 - Green - Requires certain water corporations to disclose additional information in its annual report to the Public Service Commission
4/24/2008 -- Hearing Conducted S Commerce, Energy and the Environment Committee

SB 1021 - Loudon - Changes the laws regarding midwives and the practice of midwifery
4/24/2008 -- SA 1 to SSA 1 for SA 1 S offered & adopted (Loudon)--(4656S08.02S)
4/24/2008 -- SA 2 to SSA 1 for SA 1 S offered & adopted (Ridgeway)--(4656S08.14S)
4/24/2008 -- SSA 1 for SA 1, as amended, S adopted
4/24/2008 -- SA 2 to SS for SCS S offered (Shields)--(4656S08.12S)
4/24/2008 -- Bill Placed on Informal Calendar

SB 1034 - Mayer - Modifies record-keeping requirements for purchasers of scrap metal and creates penalties for unlawful purchases of certain scrap metals
4/24/2008 -- Rules - Hearing Conducted
4/24/2008 -- Rules - Voted Do Pass w/HCS

SB 1040 - Clemens - Modifies requirements relating to the issuance of grants and loans by the Department of Natural Resources for storm water control
4/24/2008 -- S Third Read and Passed
4/24/2008 -- H First Read

SB 1041 - Green - Prohibits utilities and their heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) affiliates from selling and installing home generators
4/24/2008 -- Hearing Conducted S Commerce, Energy and the Environment Committee

SB 1081 - Nodler - Modifies provisions regarding quality assurance and safety in the Division of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Community Programs
4/24/2008 -- Referred H Health Care Policy Committee

SB 1089 - Justus - Allows the City of Grandview to impose a transient guest tax
4/24/2008 -- Referred H Local Government Committee

SB 1159 - Gibbons - Modifies provisions relating to forensic examinations of sexual offense victims
4/24/2008 -- Referred H Crime Prevention & Public Safety Committee

SB 1160 - Lager - Authorizes the Public Service Commission to assess a penalty up to $25,000 for violating any order relating to federal natural gas safety standards
4/24/2008 -- Voted Do Pass S Commerce, Energy and the Environment Committee

SB 1172 - Goodman - Modifies various provisions relating to weapons
4/24/2008 -- S Third Read and Passed
4/24/2008 -- H First Read

SB 1181 - Engler - Modifies and creates provisions pertaining to energy efficiency and energy regulation
4/24/2008 -- Reported Truly Perfected S Rules Committee
4/24/2008 -- Referred S Governmental Accountability and Fiscal Oversight Committee

SB 1194 - Goodman - Increases the punishment for forcibe rape or sodomy of a child under the age of twelve to be either death or life imprisonment without probation or parole
4/24/2008 -- Reported from S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee to Floor

SB 1225 - Mayer - Modifies provisions relating to elementary and secondary education
4/24/2008 -- HCS Reported Do Pass H Special Committee on Student Achievement Committee
4/24/2008 -- Referred to Rules Committee pursuant to Rule 25(21)(f)

SB 1245 - Nodler - Bars felons from holding public office
4/24/2008 -- Perfected
4/24/2008 -- Reported Truly Perfected S Rules Committee

SB 1283 - Dempsey - Creates the Missouri Health Transformation Act
4/24/2008 -- Reported Truly Perfected S Rules Committee
4/24/2008 -- Referred S Governmental Accountability and Fiscal Oversight Committee

SCR 29 - Mayer - 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
4/24/2008 -- H First Read

SCR 31 - Barnitz - Expresses support for the Chamois ferryboat project and urges various agencies to assist in securing moneys for the location and construction of the ferryboat
4/24/2008 -- Referred H Conservation and Natural Resources Committee

SCR 36 - Green - Condemns the actions of the United States Air Force in awarding the contract for replacing the refueling tanker fleet to a non-American company
4/24/2008 -- Referred H Special Committee on Homeland Security Committee

SCR 39 - Shields - Request the withdrawal of proposed federal rules relating to Direct Graduate Medical Education Funds
4/24/2008 -- H First Read

SJR 45 - Clemens - Modifies requirements relating to the issuance of grants and loans by the Department of Natural Resources for storm water control
4/24/2008 -- S Third Read and Passed
4/24/2008 -- H First Read

HB 1321 - Sutherland - Modifies provisions of law relating to property taxes
4/24/2008 -- Hearing Conducted S Ways & Means Committee

HB 1341 - Ruestman - Requires owners of for-profit swimming pools to maintain adequate liability insurance in the event of injury or death of a patron
4/24/2008 -- Reported from S Small Business, Insurance & Industrial Relations Committee to Floor

HB 1383 - Cox - Modifies the law regarding duties of business owners or operators to guard against criminal acts
4/24/2008 -- S First Read

HB 1393 - Dusenberg - Exempts persons 21 years of age or older from wearing protective headgear when operating or riding motorcycles or motortricycles
4/24/2008 -- Reported from S Transportation Committee to Floor

HB 1532 - Davis - Allows motorcycle headlamps to be wired to modulate either the upper beam or lower beam from its maximum intensity to lesser intensity
4/24/2008 -- Reported from S Transportation Committee to Floor w/SCS

HB 1617 - Cunningham - Authorizes financial institutions to assign fiduciary obligations relating to irrevocable life insurance trusts
4/24/2008 -- Reported from S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee to Floor

HB 1626 - Emery - Requires applicants to prove citizenship, permanent residence, or lawful presence in order to receive state or local public benefits
4/24/2008 -- S First Read

HB 1656 - Nance - Modifies provisions regarding long-term care facilities
4/24/2008 -- Reported from S Seniors, Families and Public Health Committee to Floor w/SCS

HB 1678 - Day - Modifies various laws relating to members of the military and their families
4/24/2008 -- Reported from S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee to Floor

HB 1715 - Schad - Modifies various provisions relating to the Water Patrol and watercraft regulations
4/24/2008 -- Reported from S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee to Floor w/SCS

HB 1876 - Cunningham - Modifies provisions relating to elementary and secondary education
4/24/2008 -- Reported from S Education Committee to Floor w/SCS

HB 1973 - Franz - Modifies provisions relating to compensation for education personnel
4/24/2008 -- Reported from S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee to Floor w/SCS

HB 1983 - Pratt - Authorizes the conversion of certain business organizations
4/24/2008 -- Reported from S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee to Floor w/SCS

HB 2059 - Wilson - Creates the Professional Relationships Between Teachers and School Districts Act
4/24/2008 -- S First Read

HB 2188 - Pearce - Creates civil and criminal penalties for mortgage fraud and imposes sanctions upon certain licensed professionals and unlicensed individuals who commit the crime
4/24/2008 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Commerce, Energy and the Environment Committee (4918S.05C)
4/24/2008 -- Reported from S Commerce, Energy and the Environment Committee to Floor w/SCS

HB 2226 - Muschany - Allows married taxpayers filing jointly to deduct up to $16,000 in contributions to the Missouri Higher Education Savings Program from their taxable income
4/24/2008 -- Reported from S Ways & Means Committee to Floor

HB 2393 - Richard - Modifies provisions of the enhanced enterprise tax benefit program
4/24/2008 -- Reported from S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee to Floor w/SCS

HJR 43 - Portwood - Requires rollbacks of current levies due to increases in assessed value
4/24/2008 -- Hearing Conducted S Ways & Means Committee

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