Missouri State Senate

Senate Action for 4/28/2008


SB 714 - Loudon - Modifies various provisions relating to sexual offenses
4/28/2008 -- Rules - Hearing Conducted
4/28/2008 -- Rules - Voted Do Pass
4/28/2008 -- Rules - Reported Do Pass

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
4/28/2008 -- S Third Read and Passed
4/28/2008 -- H First Read

SB 806 - Engler - Requires all government buildings to fly the U.S. and Missouri flags at half-staff when any Missouri resident is killed in combat
4/28/2008 -- H Third Read and Passed
4/28/2008 -- Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed

SB 817 - Goodman - Modifies provisions relating to anatomic pathology services and vision services
4/28/2008 -- H Second Read

SB 818 - Rupp - Modifies various provisions relating to stalking and harassment
4/28/2008 -- Rules - Hearing Conducted
4/28/2008 -- Rules - HCS Voted Do Pass
4/28/2008 -- Rules - HCS Reported Do Pass

SB 845 - Rupp - Modifies provisions relating to political subdivisions
4/28/2008 -- Hearing Conducted H Local Government 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
4/28/2008 -- Reported Truly Perfected S Rules Committee

SB 877 - Mayer - Establishes the Missouri Catastrophe Fund to help protect property and casualty insurers against insolvencies caused by earthquakes
4/28/2008 -- Bill Placed on Informal Calendar

SB 901 - Loudon - Modifies workers' compensation payments to dependents
4/28/2008 -- Rules - Hearing Conducted
4/28/2008 -- Rules - HCS Voted Do Pass
4/28/2008 -- Rules - HCS Reported Do Pass

SB 958 - Goodman - Allows rural electric cooperatives to manage vegetation within specified areas to ensure reliable service
4/28/2008 -- HCS H adopted
4/28/2008 -- H Third Read and Passed

SB 967 - Mayer - Allows Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority to originate federally guaranteed student loans under certain conditions.
4/28/2008 -- HA 1 H offered & Ruled out of order (Bringer)--(4258S02.01H)
4/28/2008 -- H Third Read and Passed - EC adopted
4/28/2008 -- Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed (w/EC)

SB 1038 - Shields - Repeals campaign contribution limits and modifies reporting requirements
4/28/2008 -- Rules - Hearing Conducted
4/28/2008 -- Rules - Voted Do Pass
4/28/2008 -- Rules - Reported Do Pass

SB 1040 - Clemens - Modifies requirements relating to the issuance of grants and loans by the Department of Natural Resources for storm water control
4/28/2008 -- H Second Read

SB 1105 - Coleman - Creates an income tax check-off for contributions to the breast cancer awareness trust fund
4/28/2008 -- H Third Read and Passed
4/28/2008 -- Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed

SB 1116 - Days - Authorizes the issuance of an additional $40 million in bonds for certain water-related grants and loans
4/28/2008 -- Rules - Hearing Conducted
4/28/2008 -- Rules - Voted Do Pass
4/28/2008 -- Rules - Reported Do Pass

SB 1157 - Green - Authorizes the Governor to convey state property located in St. Louis County
4/28/2008 -- Rules - Hearing Conducted
4/28/2008 -- Rules - Voted Do Pass
4/28/2008 -- Rules - Reported Do Pass

SB 1172 - Goodman - Modifies various provisions relating to weapons
4/28/2008 -- H Second Read

SB 1181 - Engler - Modifies and creates provisions pertaining to energy efficiency and energy regulation
4/28/2008 -- Voted Do Pass S Governmental Accountability and Fiscal Oversight Committee
4/28/2008 -- Reported from S Governmental Accountability and Fiscal Oversight Committee to Floor
4/28/2008 -- S Third Read and Passed
4/28/2008 -- H First Read

SB 1245 - Nodler - Bars felons from holding public office
4/28/2008 -- S Third Read and Passed
4/28/2008 -- H First Read

SB 1283 - Dempsey - Creates the Missouri Health Transformation Act
4/28/2008 -- Voted Do Pass S Governmental Accountability and Fiscal Oversight Committee
4/28/2008 -- Reported from S Governmental Accountability & Fiscal Oversight Committee to Floor
4/28/2008 -- S Third Read and Passed
4/28/2008 -- H First Read

SCR 40 - Ridgeway - Urges Congress and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission to strengthen laws regarding furniture tip-over hazards
4/28/2008 -- Rules - Hearing Conducted
4/28/2008 -- Rules - Voted Do Pass
4/28/2008 -- Rules - Reported Do Pass

SJR 45 - Clemens - Modifies requirements relating to the issuance of grants and loans by the Department of Natural Resources for storm water control
4/28/2008 -- H Second Read

HB 1383 - Cox - Modifies the law regarding duties of business owners or operators to guard against criminal acts
4/28/2008 -- Second Read and Referred S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee

HB 1423 - St. Onge - Toughens ignition interlock device law for certain repeat offenders and allows prior pleas and other dispositions to be used to enhance the punishment of intoxication-related traffic offenders
4/28/2008 -- S First Read--HCS#2 for HB 1423

HB 1474 - Cunningham - Establishes a process for converting manufactured homes from personal property into real property and vice versa
4/28/2008 -- Hearing Conducted S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

HB 1516 - Bruns - Changes the laws regarding protections for vulnerable adults and children and transfers the Division of Aging from the Department of Social Services to the Department of Health and Senior Services
4/28/2008 -- S First Read--HCS for HB 1516

HB 1550 - Stevenson - Modifies provisions relating to courts
4/28/2008 -- Voted Do Pass S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

HB 1619 - Jones - Modifies provisions relating to drug monitoring
4/28/2008 -- Voted Do Pass S Governmental Accountability & Fiscal Oversight Committee
4/28/2008 -- Reported from S Governmental Accountability & Fiscal Oversight 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
4/28/2008 -- Second Read and Referred S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee

HB 1649 - Franz - Requires registered sex offenders to obtain driver's licenses with unique codes and limits license to a one-year period
4/28/2008 -- Hearing Conducted S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
4/28/2008 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee (3140S.03C)

HB 1661 - LeVota - Requires property taxes paid by certain nonresident taxpayers to be added-back to adjusted gross income
4/28/2008 -- Bill Placed on Informal Calendar

HB 1678 - Day - Modifies various laws relating to members of the military and their families
4/28/2008 -- Referred S Governmental Accountability & Fiscal Oversight Committee

HB 1700 - Wasson - Modifies the law relating to professional licensing and registration
4/28/2008 -- S First Read--HCS for HB 1700

HB 1704 - Wallace - Increases the appropriation amount for small school grants and allows certain schools to receive a flat amount per student
4/28/2008 -- S First Read--HCS for HB 1704

HB 1707 - Baker - Authorizes school districts to enter into design-build contracts for construction projects costing more than $15,000
4/28/2008 -- Hearing Conducted S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

HB 1716 - Guest - Modifies law regarding proving lawful presence for driver's license purposes and prohibits the collection and dissemination of driver's license and motor vehicle information in order to comply with the REAL ID Act
4/28/2008 -- Hearing Conducted S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

HB 1756 - Walton - Modifies the provisions relating to the counterfeiting of goods
4/28/2008 -- S First Read--HB 1756-Walton, et al

HB 1779 - Emery - Modifies laws regarding underground facilities and telecommunications services
4/28/2008 -- SS for SCS S offered (Griesheimer)--(4260S.09F)
4/28/2008 -- SA 1 to SS for SCS S offered (Griesheimer)--(4260S09.01S)
4/28/2008 -- Bill Placed on Informal Calendar

HB 1788 - Day - Authorizes an income tax deduction from a taxpayer's Missouri adjusted gross income for 100% of any military retirement income, regardless of age or income
4/28/2008 -- S First Read--HCS for HBs 1788 & 1882

HB 1813 - Dougherty - Repeals certain bingo and pull-tab card taxes
4/28/2008 -- S First Read--HCS for HB 1813

HB 1831 - Onder - Enacts provisions regarding the coercion of abortions
4/28/2008 -- Hearing Conducted S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

HB 1923 - Jones - Modifies requirements for corporate filings
4/28/2008 -- Voted Do Pass S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

HB 2016 - Icet - Appropriates money for capital improvement and other purposes for several departments of state government
4/28/2008 -- S First Read--HCS for HB 2016

HB 2023 - Icet - Appropriates money for planning, expenses, and for capital improvements
4/28/2008 -- S First Read--HCS for HB 2023

HB 2034 - Munzlinger - Modifies various provisions relating to weapons
4/28/2008 -- S First Read--HCS for HB 2034

HB 2059 - Wilson - Creates the Professional Relationships Between Teachers and School Districts Act
4/28/2008 -- Second Read and Referred S Education Committee

HB 2060 - Deeken - Authorizes minimum amounts of compensation for certain corrections personnel
4/28/2008 -- S First Read--HCS for HB 2060

HB 2062 - Pearce - Modifies various provisions of law relating to the provision of benefits to certain public employees, including members of the military and their families
4/28/2008 -- S First Read--HCS for HBs 2062 & 1518

HB 2078 - Hubbard - Prohibits issuance of driver's licenses to persons 15 to 18 years of age if a school submits information that a student is not in compliance with the eligibility standards
4/28/2008 -- S First Read--HB 2078-Hubbard, et al

HB 2114 - Zimmerman - Modifies the ballot requirements for elections
4/28/2008 -- S First Read--HCS for HB 2114

HB 2202 - Kelly - Department of Corrections custody personnel shall be eligible for a specific pay parameter based on the hazards of such jobs, years of service, and a twenty-four-hour seven-day-a-week staffing requirement
4/28/2008 -- S First Read--HB 2202-Kelly

HB 2250 - Sutherland - Establishes the Show-Me Green Tax Holiday Act which authorizes a state sales and use tax exemption on the purchase of certain energy efficient products each November
4/28/2008 -- S First Read--HCS for HB 2250

HB 2266 - Jones - Modifies provisions relating to the Missouri Teaching Fellows Program
4/28/2008 -- S First Read--HB 2266-Jones (89), et al

HB 2279 - Wright - Modifies provisions relating to utilities
4/28/2008 -- S First Read--HCS for HB 2279

HB 2393 - Richard - Modifies provisions of the enhanced enterprise tax benefit program
4/28/2008 -- Referred S Governmental Accountability & Fiscal Oversight Committee

HB 2590 - Moore - Modifies various provisions relating to civil actions against government entities, agents, officers, and employees
4/28/2008 -- S First Read--HB 2590-Moore, et al

HCR 15 - Kuessner - Urges the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to establish a controlled pilot program allowing 19 to 21 year-olds to obtain a CDL for interstate commerce
4/28/2008 -- S First Read

HCR 34 - Sutherland - Recognizes "Walk and Bicycle to School" month, week, and day during October 2008 in Missouri
4/28/2008 -- S First Read--HCR 34-Sutherland

HCR 35 - Sutherland - Recognizes the month of May 2008 as "National Bike Month" and the week of May 12-16, 2008, as "Bike to Work Week"
4/28/2008 -- S First Read

HCR 43 - Funderburk - Urges the United States Air Force to reconsider its decision to replace a Boeing-made refueling tanker with a tanker supplied by a foreign country
4/28/2008 -- S First Read

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