Missouri State Senate

Senate Action for 4/30/2008


SB 718 - Kennedy - Modifies provisions of certain tax credit programs administered by the Department of Economic Development
4/30/2008 -- Rules - Hearing Conducted
4/30/2008 -- Rules - Voted to return to committee of origin
4/30/2008 -- Rules - Returned to committee of origin

SB 754 - Mayer - Modifies provisions relating to the DNA profiling system
4/30/2008 -- HCS Reported Do Pass H Crime Prevention & Public Safety Committee
4/30/2008 -- Referred to Rules Committee pursuant to Rule 25(21)(f)

SB 762 - Wilson - Modifies provisions relating to elementary and secondary education
4/30/2008 -- Rules - Hearing Conducted
4/30/2008 -- Rules - HCS Voted Do Pass
4/30/2008 -- Rules - HCS Reported Do Pass

SB 765 - Goodman - Modifies the process for incorporating a village
4/30/2008 -- HCS Voted Do Pass H Local Government Committee
4/30/2008 -- HCS Reported Do Pass H Local Government Committee
4/30/2008 -- Referred to Rules Committee pursuant to Rule 25(21)(f)

SB 768 - Rupp - Creates the Missouri Commission on Autism Spectrum Disorders and the Office of Autism Services
4/30/2008 -- Reported Do Pass H Health Care Policy Committee
4/30/2008 -- Referred to Rules Committee pursuant to Rule 25(21)(f)

SB 778 - Justus - Provides information and the opportunity to be immunized for the human papilloma virus
4/30/2008 -- HCS Reported Do Pass H Health Care Policy Committee
4/30/2008 -- Referred to Rules Committee pursuant to Rule 25(21)(f)

SB 781 - Smith - Modifies various provisions relating to landlords, tenants, and real property
4/30/2008 -- Rules - Hearing Conducted
4/30/2008 -- Rules - HCS Voted to return to committee of origin
4/30/2008 -- Rules - HCS Returned to committee of origin

SB 805 - Mayer - Modifies the definition of the term "agricultural and horticultural property" for property tax purposes
4/30/2008 -- Hearing Conducted H Ways & Means Committee

SB 830 - Coleman - Limits the tuition that may be charged by a higher education institution to certain combat veterans
4/30/2008 -- HA 2 to HCS H offered & Ruled out of order (Schoemehl)--(3061L05.01H)
4/30/2008 -- HA 3 to HCS H offered (Skaggs)--(3061L05.03H)
4/30/2008 -- HSA 1 for HA 3 to HCS H offered & withdrawn (Avery)--(3061L03.01H)
4/30/2008 -- HA 1 to HA 3 to HCS H offered (Avery)--(3061L05.01F)
4/30/2008 -- Placed on Calendar
4/30/2008 -- HA 3 to HCS H withdrawn

SB 841 - Stouffer - Modifies law with respect to certain motor vehicle weight regulations
4/30/2008 -- S refuses to concur in HCS, as amended
4/30/2008 -- S requests H recede or grant conference

SB 845 - Rupp - Modifies provisions relating to political subdivisions
4/30/2008 -- HCS Voted Do Pass H Local Government Committee
4/30/2008 -- HCS Reported Do Pass H Local Government Committee
4/30/2008 -- Referred to Rules Committee pursuant to Rule 25(21)(f)

SB 863 - Rupp - Allows married taxpayers filing joint returns to deduct a portion of contributions to the Missouri Higher Education Savings Program from income and provides similar tax treatment for other qualified tuition savings programs
4/30/2008 -- HCS H adopted
4/30/2008 -- H Third Read and Passed

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
4/30/2008 -- S Third Read and Passed

SB 930 - Stouffer - Modifies various provisions relating to the regulation of transportation and the regulation of motor vehicles
4/30/2008 -- Rules - Hearing Conducted
4/30/2008 -- Rules - Voted to return bill to committee of origin

SB 939 - Stouffer - Modifies various provisions relating to levee and drainage districts
4/30/2008 -- S concurs in HCS
4/30/2008 -- S Third Read and Passed
4/30/2008 -- Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed

SB 976 - Ridgeway - Modifies a variety of laws on a variety of topics, including but not limited to laws regarding business organizations, real property, compensation for sheriffs, disposition of dead human bodies, drug monitoring, juvenile law, workers' compensation, banks, and courts
4/30/2008 -- Rules - Hearing Conducted
4/30/2008 -- Rules - HCS Voted to return to committee of origin
4/30/2008 -- Rules - HCS Returned to committee of origin

SB 1068 - Mayer - Modifies provisions relating to pharmacies and pharmacists
4/30/2008 -- HA 1 H offered & adopted (Sater)--(4717L01.16H)
4/30/2008 -- HA 2 H offered & Ruled out of order (Schaaf)--(4717L01.05H)
4/30/2008 -- HA 3 H offered & adopted (Curls)--(4717L01.12H)
4/30/2008 -- H Third Read and Passed, as amended

SB 1074 - Dempsey - Modifies liens for certain design professionals
4/30/2008 -- HA 1 to HCS H offered & adopted (Smith-14)--(4870L02.04H)
4/30/2008 -- HA 2 to HCS H offered & adopted (Stevenson)--(4870L02.05H)
4/30/2008 -- HCS, as amended, H adopted
4/30/2008 -- H Third Read and Passed

SB 1081 - Nodler - Modifies provisions regarding quality assurance and safety in the Division of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Community Programs
4/30/2008 -- HCS Reported Do Pass H Health Care Policy Committee
4/30/2008 -- Referred to Rules Committee pursuant to Rule 25(21)(f)

SB 1089 - Justus - Allows the City of Grandview to impose a transient guest tax
4/30/2008 -- Hearing Scheduled H Local Government Committee--(Upon Morning Recess - HR 4)

SB 1140 - Vogel - Modifies the law relating to the Office of Administration
4/30/2008 -- HCS H adopted
4/30/2008 -- H Third Read and Passed - EC adopted

SB 1170 - Mayer - Creates the Rebuild Missouri Schools Program and allows education boards to enter into lease-purchase agreements with twenty-five successive options
4/30/2008 -- Reported Truly Perfected S Rules Committee

SB 1209 - Callahan - Modifies provisions of law relating to taxes and fees
4/30/2008 -- HCS Voted Do Pass H Ways & Means Committee

SB 1225 - Mayer - Modifies provisions relating to elementary and secondary education
4/30/2008 -- Rules - Hearing Conducted
4/30/2008 -- Rules - HCS Voted to return to committee of origin
4/30/2008 -- Rules - HCS Returned to committee of origin

SCR 27 - Champion - Encourages the Missouri Supreme Court to work with various entities to efficiently allocate resources among the state judicial circuits
4/30/2008 -- Voted Do Pass S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions & Ethics Committee

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
4/30/2008 -- Hearing Conducted H Conservation and Natural Resources Committee
4/30/2008 -- Voted Do Pass H Conservation and Natural Resources Committee
4/30/2008 -- Reported Do Pass H Conservation and Natural Resources Committee
4/30/2008 -- Referred to Rules Committee pursuant to Rule 25(21)(f)

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
4/30/2008 -- Voted Do Pass S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions & Ethics Committee

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
4/30/2008 -- Voted Do Pass S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions & Ethics Committee

SCR 35 - Shoemyer - Urges the U.S. Congress to support the continuation of horse processing in the United States
4/30/2008 -- Voted Do Pass 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
4/30/2008 -- Reported Do Pass H Crime Prevention & Public Safety Committee
4/30/2008 -- Referred to Rules Committee pursuant to Rule 25(21)(f)

HB 1314 - Cunningham - Grants civil immunity to certain education personnel under certain conditions
4/30/2008 -- Hearing Conducted S Education Committee

HB 1474 - Cunningham - Establishes a process for converting manufactured homes from personal property into real property and vice versa
4/30/2008 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee (3708S.04C)

HB 1549 - Onder - Modifies the law relating to illegal immigrants
4/30/2008 -- Voted Do Pass S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee

HB 1550 - Stevenson - Modifies provisions relating to courts
4/30/2008 -- Referred S Governmental Accountability & Fiscal Oversight Committee

HB 1595 - Swinger - Creates a tax credit for the construction of storm shelters
4/30/2008 -- Referred S Governmental Accountability & Fiscal Oversight Committee

HB 1626 - Emery - Requires applicants to prove citizenship, permanent residence, or lawful presence in order to receive state or local public benefits
4/30/2008 -- Hearing Conducted S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee

HB 1678 - Day - Modifies various laws relating to members of the military and their families
4/30/2008 -- Voted Do Pass S Governmental Accountability & Fiscal Oversight Committee
4/30/2008 -- Reported from S Governmental Accountability & Fiscal Oversight Committee to Floor
4/30/2008 -- SS S offered (Stouffer)--(4102S.02F)
4/30/2008 -- SA 1 to SS S offered & Ruled out of order (Kennedy)--(8172S08.01S)
4/30/2008 -- SA 2 to SS S offered & adopted (Coleman)--(4102S02.01F)
4/30/2008 -- SA 3 to SS S offered & Ruled out of order (Graham)--(4102S02.02S)
4/30/2008 -- SA 4 to SS S offered & adopted (Koster)--(8194S08.01S)
4/30/2008 -- SA 5 to SS S offered & Ruled out of order (Wilson)--(4102S02.01S)
4/30/2008 -- Bill Placed on Informal Calendar
4/30/2008 -- SS, as amended, S adopted
4/30/2008 -- S Third Read and Passed

HB 1711 - Weter - Modifies provisions relating to public services provided by certain political subdivisions
4/30/2008 -- SS for SCS S offered (Clemens)--(4267S.09F)
4/30/2008 -- SA 1 to SS for SCS S offered (Kennedy)--(4267S09.10S)
4/30/2008 -- Part 1 of SA 1 S adopted
4/30/2008 -- Part 2 of SA 2 S defeated
4/30/2008 -- Bill Placed on Informal Calendar

HB 1722 - Wallace - Modifies provisions relating to elementary and secondary education
4/30/2008 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Education Committee (3183S.04C)

HB 1779 - Emery - Modifies laws regarding underground facilities and telecommunications services
4/30/2008 -- Voted Do Pass S Governmental Accountability & Fiscal Oversight Committee
4/30/2008 -- Reported from S Governmental Accountability & Fiscal Oversight Committee to Floor
4/30/2008 -- S Third Read and Passed

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
4/30/2008 -- Hearing Conducted S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee

HB 1904 - Cox - Modifies various provisions of law relating to financial limitations placed on boards and commissions
4/30/2008 -- Reported from S Governmental Accountability & Fiscal Oversight Committee to Floor w/SCS

HB 1923 - Jones - Modifies requirements for corporate filings
4/30/2008 -- Referred S Governmental Accountability & Fiscal Oversight Committee

HB 2034 - Munzlinger - Modifies various provisions relating to weapons
4/30/2008 -- Hearing Conducted S Agriculture, Conservation, Parks & Natural Resources Committee
4/30/2008 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Agriculture, Conservation, Parks & Natural Resources Committee (4708S.08C)

HB 2058 - Pearce - Provides tax incentives for business development
4/30/2008 -- Hearing Conducted S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee

HB 2059 - Wilson - Creates the Professional Relationships Between Teachers and School Districts Act
4/30/2008 -- Hearing Conducted S Education Committee

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
4/30/2008 -- Hearing Conducted S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee

HB 2081 - Dougherty - Modifies the definition of "practice of embalming"
4/30/2008 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee (4865S.02C)

HB 2191 - Nasheed - Modifies provisions relating to higher education scholarships
4/30/2008 -- Hearing Conducted S Education Committee
4/30/2008 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Education Committee (5133S.03C)

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
4/30/2008 -- Hearing Conducted S Commerce, Energy and the Environment Committee

HB 2279 - Wright - Modifies provisions relating to utilities
4/30/2008 -- Hearing Conducted S Commerce, Energy and the Environment Committee

HB 2393 - Richard - Modifies provisions of the enhanced enterprise tax benefit program
4/30/2008 -- Voted Do Not Pass 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
4/30/2008 -- Hearing Conducted S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions & Ethics Committee

HCR 5 - Smith - Urgently requests the United States Congress to pass assured funding for veterans' health care
4/30/2008 -- Hearing Conducted S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions & Ethics Committee

HCR 7 - Pearce - Encourages students and faculty to promote international education at Missouri colleges and universities
4/30/2008 -- Voted Do Pass S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions & Ethics Committee

HCR 16 - Bivins - Urges the United States Congress to immediately repeal the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision of the Social Security Act
4/30/2008 -- Hearing Conducted S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions & Ethics Committee

HCR 18 - Fisher - Recognizes the I-49 Coalition as the official organization for the project to upgrade U.S. Highway 71 to interstate standards
4/30/2008 -- Hearing Conducted S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions & Ethics Committee

HCR 19 - Sander - Endorses the "Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children's Bill of Rights"
4/30/2008 -- Hearing Conducted S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions & Ethics Committee

HCR 23 - Dixon - Declares February 6th of each year to be "Ronald Reagan Day" in Missouri
4/30/2008 -- Voted Do Pass w/ SCA #1 S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions & Ethics Committee (4832L01.01S)

HCR 30 - Emery - Creates the Joint Interim Committee on Voice Communications Regulation
4/30/2008 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions & Ethics Committee (5246S.04C)

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