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SB 748 - Ridgeway - Requires property taxes paid by certain non-resident taxpayers to be added-back to adjusted gross income: 4/9/2008 -- Referred S Governmental Accountability and Fiscal Oversight Committee

SB 768 - Rupp - Creates the Missouri Commission on Autism Spectrum Disorders and the Office of Autism Services: 4/9/2008 -- Voted Do Pass S Governmental Accountability and Fiscal Oversight Committee; 4/9/2008 -- Reported from S Governmental Accountability and Fiscal Oversight Committee to Floor

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: 4/9/2008 -- HCS Voted Do Pass H Local Government Committee - Consent

SB 822 - Shoemyer - Allows cities, towns, villages and counties to impose a property tax to fund cemetery maintenance: 4/9/2008 -- Referred H Special Committee on Government Affairs Committee

SB 839 - Engler - Modifies adjustment to funds payable resulting from transfer of title to real property for certain school districts: 4/9/2008 -- Hearing Conducted H Elementary and Secondary Education Committee; 4/9/2008 -- Voted Do Pass H Elementary and Secondary Education Committee - Consent

SB 845 - Rupp - Modifies provisions relating to political subdivisions: 4/9/2008 -- Hearing Cancelled H Local Government Committee

SB 846 - Rupp - Modifies the A+ Schools Program and the Kids' Chance Scholarship Program: 4/9/2008 -- Voted Do Pass S Governmental Accountability and Fiscal Oversight Committee; 4/9/2008 -- Reported from S Governmental Accountability and Fiscal Oversight Committee to Floor

SB 885 - Graham - Modifies provisions relating to the Community Children's Services Fund: 4/9/2008 -- Rules - HCS Voted to return to committee of origin; 4/9/2008 -- Rules - HCS Returned to committee of origin

SB 896 - Stouffer - Modifies the methods in which certain special road districts may form, expand or dissolve within fourth class counties: 4/9/2008 -- Voted Do Pass H Local Government Committee - Consent

SB 907 - Engler - Modifies provisions pertaining to motor fuel storage tanks and equipment: 4/9/2008 -- Hearing Conducted H Conservation and Natural Resources Committee

SB 925 - Days - Modifies provisions relating to school district procedures.: 4/9/2008 -- Hearing Conducted H Elementary and Secondary Education Committee

SB 939 - Stouffer - Modifies various provisions relating to levee and drainage districts: 4/9/2008 -- Referred H Special Committee on General Laws Committee

SB 942 - Clemens - Modifies provisions pertaining to the administration of agriculture incentives and programs: 4/9/2008 -- Hearing Conducted H Rules Committee; 4/9/2008 -- Rules - HCS Voted Do Pass; 4/9/2008 -- Rules - HCS Reported Do Pass

SB 943 - Clemens - Allows cities to annex land within airport zones in Greene County if cities agree to enforce Springfield's airport zoning ordinance: 4/9/2008 -- HCS Voted Do Pass H Local Government Committee - Consent

SB 944 - Engler - Modifies the fees the Auditor receives for registering bonds: 4/9/2008 -- Hearing Conducted H Special Committee on Financial Institutions Committee; 4/9/2008 -- Voted Do Pass H Special Committee on Financial Institutions Committee

SB 967 - Mayer - Allows Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority to originate federally guaranteed student loans under certain conditions.: 4/9/2008 -- Hearing Conducted H Higher Education Committee; 4/9/2008 -- Voted Do Pass H Higher Education Committee; 4/9/2008 -- Reported Do Pass H Higher Education Committee; 4/9/2008 -- Referred to Rules Committee pursuant to Rule 25(21)(f)

SB 980 - Ridgeway - Modifies provisions regarding supplemental and disability retirement benefits for Kansas City police officers and civilian employees: 4/9/2008 -- Hearing Conducted H Special Committee on Retirement Committee

SB 1002 - Justus - Modifies the penalties for certain zoning violations: 4/9/2008 -- HCS Voted Do Pass H Local Government Committee - Consent

SB 1010 - Nodler - Authorizes the Governor to convey state property in Jasper County and Camden County: 4/9/2008 -- HCS Voted Do Pass H Corrections & Public Institutions Committee

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: 4/9/2008 -- HCS Reported Do Pass H Special Committee on Government Affairs Committee - Consent; 4/9/2008 -- Referred to Rules Committee pursuant to Rule 25(21)(f)

SB 1044 - Stouffer - Modifies provisions regarding minimum ambulance staffing for ambulances staffed with volunteers: 4/9/2008 -- Hearing Conducted H Local Government Committee; 4/9/2008 -- Voted Do Pass H Local Government Committee - Consent

SB 1066 - Ridgeway - Modifies provisions relating to elementary and secondary education: 4/9/2008 -- HA 1 H offered & defeated (Bringer)--(4814S02.06H); 4/9/2008 -- Laid Over

SB 1068 - Mayer - Modifies provisions relating to pharmacies and pharmacists: 4/9/2008 -- Voted Do Pass H Health Care Policy Committee

SB 1069 - Coleman - Exempts federal tax rebates from state income tax: 4/9/2008 -- Hearing Conducted S Ways & Means Committee

SB 1073 - Dempsey - Creates a state and local sales and use tax exemption for defense articles sold to foreign governments: 4/9/2008 -- Hearing Conducted H Special Committee on Job Creation and Economic Development Committee; 4/9/2008 -- Voted Do Pass H Special Committee on Job Creation and Economic Development Committee - Consent; 4/9/2008 -- Reported Do Pass H Special Committee on Job Creation and Economic Development Committee - Consent; 4/9/2008 -- Referred to Rules Committee pursuant to Rule 25(21)(f)

SB 1135 - Callahan - Changes the law regarding street grading in cities with over 300,000 inhabitants: 4/9/2008 -- Hearing Conducted H Local Government Committee; 4/9/2008 -- HCS Voted Do Pass H Local Government Committee - Consent

SB 1153 - Crowell - Modifies provisions relating to several public employee retirement systems: 4/9/2008 -- Hearing Conducted H Special Committee on Retirement Committee

SB 1159 - Gibbons - Modifies provisions relating to forensic examinations of sexual offense victims: 4/9/2008 -- SS S offered & adopted (Gibbons)--(3977S.07F); 4/9/2008 -- Perfected; 4/9/2008 -- Reported Truly Perfected S Rules Committee

SB 1168 - Dempsey - Revises the formula for computing a refund for credit insurance: 4/9/2008 -- Hearing Conducted H Special Committee on Financial Institutions Committee; 4/9/2008 -- Voted Do Pass H Special Committee on Financial Institutions Committee - Consent

SB 1197 - Crowell - Requires drug screening and testing for TANF applicants and recipients: 4/9/2008 -- Voted Do Pass S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee

SB 1203 - Rupp - Allows political subdivisions to elect to cover certain personnel as members of the Missouri local government employees' retirement system: 4/9/2008 -- Voted Do Pass S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee

SB 1221 - Lager - Creates the P-20 Council to create a more efficient and effective education system: 4/9/2008 -- Hearing Conducted S Education Committee

SB 1234 - Shields - Modifies provisions of the enhanced enterprise tax benefit program: 4/9/2008 -- SS for SCS S offered (Shields)--(5349S.07F); 4/9/2008 -- SA 1 to SS for SCS S offered (Crowell)--(5349S07.14S); 4/9/2008 -- Bill Placed on Informal Calendar; 4/9/2008 -- SA 1 to SS for SCS S withdrawn; 4/9/2008 -- SA 2 to SS for SCS S offered (Crowell)--(5349S.07F); 4/9/2008 -- SSA 1 for SA 2 to SS for SCS S offered & withdrawn (Shields)--(5349S07.01F); 4/9/2008 -- SA 2 to SS for SCS S withdrawn; 4/9/2008 -- SA 3 to SS for SCS S offered (Green)--(5349S07.30S); 4/9/2008 -- SSA 1 for SA 3 to SS for SCS S offered & adopted (Green)--(5349S07.31S); 4/9/2008 -- SA 4 to SS for SCS S offered (Crowell)--(5349S07.48S); 4/9/2008 -- SA 1 to SA 4 to SS for SCS S offered & adopted (Koster)--(5349S07.49S); 4/9/2008 -- SA 2 to SA 4 to SS for SCS S offered & withdrawn (Callahan)--(5349S07.50S); 4/9/2008 -- SA 3 to SA 4 to SS for SCS S offered & adopted (Callahan)--(5349S07.51S); 4/9/2008 -- SA 4 to SS for SCS, as amended, S adopted; 4/9/2008 -- Bill Placed on Informal Calendar

SB 1240 - Dempsey - Repeals certain liquor control provisions pertaining to wholesalers: 4/9/2008 -- Bill Placed on Informal Calendar

SB 1244 - Barnitz - Creates the Entrepreneurial Development Council within the Department of Economic Development: 4/9/2008 -- Bill Placed on Informal Calendar

SB 1266 - Bray - Decouples Missouri income tax law from the Internal Revenue Code with regard to depreciation deductions provided by the enactment of the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008: 4/9/2008 -- Hearing Scheduled But Not Heard S Ways & Means Committee

SB 1275 - Vogel - Allows the Director of Revenue to require certain tax returns be filed electronically: 4/9/2008 -- Voted Do Pass S Ways & Means Committee

SCR 40 - Ridgeway - Urges Congress and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission to strengthen laws regarding furniture tip-over hazards: 4/9/2008 -- Hearing Conducted S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions & Ethics Committee; 4/9/2008 -- Voted Do Pass S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions & Ethics Committee

HB 1305 - Day - Modifies provisions relating to elementary and secondary education: 4/9/2008 -- Hearing Conducted S Education Committee; 4/9/2008 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Education Committee (3147S.04C) - Consent

HB 1309 - Day - Allows any family member older than 21 years of age to give written permission for a temporary instruction permit application and to occupy the seat beside the driver with a temporary permit: 4/9/2008 -- Voted Do Pass S Transportation Committee - Consent

HB 1313 - Wright - Requires the state and political subdivisions to favor service disabled veteran businesses when letting contracts: 4/9/2008 -- Hearing Conducted S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee

HB 1320 - Brown - Allows community improvement districts, which are political subdivisions, to sponsor and operate a polytechnic institute for science and technology within the city or county that authorized the district: 4/9/2008 -- Voted Do Pass S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee

HB 1368 - Thomson - Modifies membership requirements for the Northwest Missouri State University Board of Regents: 4/9/2008 -- Hearing Conducted S Education Committee; 4/9/2008 -- Voted Do Pass S Education Committee - Consent

HB 1410 - Flook - Increases the maximum amount of compensation which the Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners may pay officers: 4/9/2008 -- Voted Do Pass S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee - Consent

HB 1416 - Nance - Designates the morel mushroom as the official state mushroom: 4/9/2008 -- Hearing Conducted S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee

HB 1422 - St. Onge - Authorizes the State Highways and Transportation Commission to take the necessary steps to implement and administer a state plan to conform with the Unified Carrier Registration Act of 2005: 4/9/2008 -- Hearing Conducted S Transportation Committee; 4/9/2008 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Transportation Committee - Consent - (3482S.03C)

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: 4/9/2008 -- Hearing Conducted S Transportation Committee; 4/9/2008 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Transportation Committee - Consent - (4017S.03C)

HB 1574 - Jones - Increases the death benefit of an active member of the Sheriffs' Retirement System: 4/9/2008 -- Hearing Conducted S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee

HB 1595 - Swinger - Creates a tax credit for the construction of storm shelters: 4/9/2008 -- Hearing Conducted S Ways & Means Committee; 4/9/2008 -- Voted Do Pass S Ways & Means Committee

HB 1628 - Cooper - Exempts historical vehicles powered by liquid petroleum or natural gas from the alternative fuel decal requirement and tax: 4/9/2008 -- Voted Do Pass S Ways & Means Committee-Consent

HB 1661 - LeVota - Requires property taxes paid by certain nonresident taxpayers to be added-back to adjusted gross income: 4/9/2008 -- Voted Do Pass S Governmental Accountability & Fiscal Oversight Committee; 4/9/2008 -- Reported from S Governmental Accountability & Fiscal Oversight Committee to Floor

HB 1670 - Cooper - Removes the requirement for certification by the Department of Natural Resources before a sales and use tax exemption applies to the purchase or lease of certain items used to monitor water and air pollution: 4/9/2008 -- Voted Do Pass S Ways & Means Committee-Consent

HB 1677 - Franz - Allows political subdivisions to elect to cover certain personnel as members of the Missouri Local Government Employees' Retirement System: 4/9/2008 -- Hearing Conducted S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee; 4/9/2008 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee (4453L.02C)

HB 1678 - Day - Modifies various laws relating to members of the military and their families: 4/9/2008 -- Hearing Conducted S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee

HB 1706 - Baker - Allows retired members of PSRS and PEERS to work up to full time for up to two years without losing benefits: 4/9/2008 -- Hearing Conducted S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee

HB 1710 - Flook - Modifies provisions regarding supplemental and disability retirement for Kansas City police officers and civilian employees: 4/9/2008 -- Hearing Conducted S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee

HB 1711 - Weter - Modifies provisions relating to public services provided by certain political subdivisions: 4/9/2008 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government - Consent - Committee (4267S.05C)

HB 1773 - Funderburk - Creates an income tax dependency exemption for stillborn children: 4/9/2008 -- Hearing Conducted 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: 4/9/2008 -- Hearing Conducted S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee

HB 1783 - Meadows - Requires all government buildings to fly the U.S. and Missouri flags at half-staff when any Missouri resident is killed in combat: 4/9/2008 -- Hearing Conducted S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee

HB 1784 - Meadows - Requires any American or Missouri flag flown on state property to be manufactured in the United States: 4/9/2008 -- Hearing Conducted S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee

HB 1804 - Corcoran - Modifies certain provisions relating to home-rule cities and third class cities: 4/9/2008 -- Hearing Conducted S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee; 4/9/2008 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee (4619S.03C); 4/9/2008 -- Committee Vote Reconsidered; 4/9/2008 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee (4619S.04C) - Consent

HB 1807 - Cox - Changes the name of the State Schools for Severely Handicapped Children to Missouri Schools for the Severely Disabled.: 4/9/2008 -- Hearing Conducted S Education Committee; 4/9/2008 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Education Committee (3965S.03C) - Consent

HB 1824 - Schlottach - Establishes the ice cream cone as the official state dessert: 4/9/2008 -- Hearing Conducted S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee

HB 1828 - Sutherland - Requires the Director of the Department of Revenue to establish and enforce reasonable sales and use tax rules and regulations: 4/9/2008 -- Hearing Conducted S Ways & Means Committee; 4/9/2008 -- Voted Do Pass S Ways & Means Committee-Consent

HB 1864 - Parson - Modifies provisions of law regarding the licensing of operators of excursion gambling boats by allowing checks to be deposited on the next business day of the financial institution: 4/9/2008 -- Hearing Conducted S Ways & Means Committee

HB 1869 - Wilson - Requires the Missouri Revisor of Statutes to change all references of the term "junior college" to "community college" in the Revised Statutes of Missouri: 4/9/2008 -- Hearing Conducted S Education Committee; 4/9/2008 -- Voted Do Pass S Education Committee -Consent

HB 1876 - Cunningham - Modifies provisions relating to elementary and secondary education: 4/9/2008 -- Hearing Conducted S Education Committee; 4/9/2008 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Education Committee (3964S.03C) - Consent

HB 1887 - Parson - Designates a portion of State Highway 13 in Polk County as the "Rick Seiner Memorial Highway": 4/9/2008 -- Hearing Conducted S Transportation Committee; 4/9/2008 -- Voted Do Pass S Transportation Committee - Consent

HB 1888 - Schoeller - Allows a municipality to annex land within the airport zone of the City of Springfield if it agrees to enforce Springfield's zoning ordinance: 4/9/2008 -- Hearing Conducted S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee; 4/9/2008 -- Voted Do Pass S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee - Consent

HB 1910 - Ervin - Exempts first class counties from certain procedural requirements when promulgating regulations relating to increasing speed limits: 4/9/2008 -- Hearing Conducted S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee; 4/9/2008 -- Voted Do Pass S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee

HB 1937 - Pearce - Modifies procedure for forming transportation development districts within multiple counties: 4/9/2008 -- Hearing Conducted S Transportation Committee; 4/9/2008 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Transportation Committee -(4539S.03C)

HB 1952 - Loehner - Designates a bridge in Maries County as the "Roy Bassett Memorial Bridge": 4/9/2008 -- Hearing Conducted S Transportation Committee; 4/9/2008 -- Voted Do Pass S Transportation Committee - Consent

HB 1972 - Franz - Modifies provisions relating to compensation for education personnel: 4/9/2008 -- Hearing Conducted S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee

HB 1973 - Franz - Modifies provisions relating to compensation for education personnel: 4/9/2008 -- Hearing Conducted S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee

HB 1995 - Schieffer - 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: 4/9/2008 -- Hearing Conducted S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee; 4/9/2008 -- Voted Do Pass S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee

HB 2047 - Curls - Changes the law regarding street grading in cities with over 300,000 inhabitants and allows certain counties of the third classification to impose a tax on agricultural and horticultural land, upon voter approval, for purchasing road rock: 4/9/2008 -- Hearing Conducted S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee; 4/9/2008 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government - Consent - Committee (4783S.02C)

HB 2048 - Zimmerman - Creates the Textbook Transparency Act requiring textbook publishers to provide certain information to higher education institutions: 4/9/2008 -- Hearing Conducted S Education Committee; 4/9/2008 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Education Committee (4627S.03C) - Consent

HB 2055 - Viebrock - Removes certain limitations from investments made by boards of trustees of police and firemen's retirement systems: 4/9/2008 -- Hearing Conducted S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee

HB 2056 - Viebrock - Modifies provisions relating to the investment of funds for teacher and school employee retirement systems: 4/9/2008 -- Hearing Conducted S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee

HB 2104 - Viebrock - Modifies laws relating to several public employee retirement systems: 4/9/2008 -- Hearing Conducted S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee

HB 2204 - Ervin - Modifies provisions relating to compensation for education personnel: 4/9/2008 -- Hearing Conducted S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee

HB 2206 - Sutherland - Requires the Department of Transportation to provide full consideration for bicyclists, pedestrians, disabled persons, and transit users in its plans, programs, and projects: 4/9/2008 -- Hearing Conducted S Transportation Committee

HB 2213 - Kraus - Requires the Governor to annually issue a proclamation declaring the second week of September as Parent and Family Involvement in Education Week: 4/9/2008 -- Hearing Conducted S Education Committee; 4/9/2008 -- Voted Do Pass S Education Committee - Consent

HB 2224 - Jones - Modifies various provisions relating to law enforcement: 4/9/2008 -- Hearing Conducted S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee

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: 4/9/2008 -- Hearing Conducted S Ways & Means Committee

HB 2360 - Guest - Designates a portion of Highway 169 in Gentry County as the "Mo. Hwy. Patrol Corporal Henry C. Bruns Memorial Highway": 4/9/2008 -- Hearing Conducted S Transportation Committee; 4/9/2008 -- Voted Do Pass S Transportation Committee - Consent

HCR 30 - Emery - Creates the Joint Interim Committee on Voice Communications Regulation: 4/9/2008 -- 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: 4/9/2008 -- Hearing Conducted S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee