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SB 588 - Nodler - Modifies provisions of law requiring notices of projected tax liability: 4/20/2010 -- Voted Do Pass H Rules-Pursuant Committee; 4/20/2010 -- Reported Do Pass H Rules Committee

SB 605 - Mayer - Modifies various provisions relating to powers of political subdivisions: 4/20/2010 -- Committee vote reconsidered; 4/20/2010 -- HCS Voted Do Pass H Special Standing Committee on General Laws Committee

SB 639 - Schmitt - Authorizes individuals to sue for MO HealthNet fraud under a state false claims act: 4/20/2010 -- Bill Placed on Informal Calendar

SB 643 - Keaveny - Allows the City of St. Louis to control its police force without state intervention: 4/20/2010 -- SS for SCS S offered (Keaveny)--(3356S.11F); 4/20/2010 -- SA 1 to SS for SCS S offered (Lembke)--(3356S11.03S); 4/20/2010 -- SA 1 to SA 1 to SS for SCS S offered (Lembke)--(3356S11.05S); 4/20/2010 -- Bill Placed on Informal Calendar

SB 714 - Crowell - Modifies provisions relating to retirement: 4/20/2010 -- Voted Do Pass S Governmental Accountability and Fiscal Oversight Committee; 4/20/2010 -- Reported from S Governmental Accountability and Fiscal Oversight Committee to Floor; 4/20/2010 -- S Third Read and Passed; 4/20/2010 -- H First Read

SB 733 - Pearce - Modifies provisions of the Bright Flight Scholarship Program and Access Missouri Financial Assistance Program: 4/20/2010 -- HCS Voted Do Pass Higher Education Committee; 4/20/2010 -- HCS Reported Do Pass H Higher Education Committee; 4/20/2010 -- Referred to Rules Committee pursuant to Rule 25(32)(f); 4/20/2010 -- HCS Voted Do Pass H Rules-Pursuant Committee; 4/20/2010 -- Reported Do Pass H Rules Committee

SB 734 - Pearce - Requires Regional Professional Development Centers to provide assistance to school districts and modifies gifted education requirements: 4/20/2010 -- Voted Do Pass S Governmental Accountability and Fiscal Oversight Committee; 4/20/2010 -- Reported from S Governmental Accountability and Fiscal Oversight Committee to Floor; 4/20/2010 -- S Third Read and Passed; 4/20/2010 -- H First Read

SB 739 - Lembke - Modifies the provisions governing fire department employee residency requirements: 4/20/2010 -- Hearing Conducted H Public Safety Committee; 4/20/2010 -- HCS Voted Do Pass H Public Safety Committee

SB 741 - Griesheimer - Allows members of an ambulance district board of directors to be subject to recall from office: 4/20/2010 -- Hearing Conducted H Elections Committee; 4/20/2010 -- HCS Voted Do Pass H Elections Committee

SB 744 - Pearce - Mandates that insurers provide coverage for eating disorders and establishes the Missouri Eating Disorder Council to administer various eating disorder education and awareness programs: 4/20/2010 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Small Business, Insurance and Industry Committee - 3474S.02C

SB 753 - Dempsey - Allows county commissions to invest cemetery trust funds in certificates of deposit: 4/20/2010 -- Referred H Financial Institutions Committee

SB 754 - Dempsey - Modifies provisions related to cemeteries, the licensing of certain professions, death certificates, public assistance programs, and various other provisions: 4/20/2010 -- HCS Voted Do Pass H Rules-Pursuant Committee; 4/20/2010 -- Reported Do Pass H Rules Committee

SB 757 - Rupp - Establishes the Joint Committee on Recovery Accountability and Transparency, requires amounts withheld from the state budget and out of state travel to be posted on the Missouri Accountability Portal, and requires county auditors to inventory certain property: 4/20/2010 -- HCS Voted Do Pass H Budget Committee

SB 774 - Lembke - Creates additional measures intended to increase safety at the Department of Mental Health: 4/20/2010 -- HCS Reported Do Pass H Corrections & Public Institutions Committee; 4/20/2010 -- Referred to Rules Committee pursuant to Rule 25(32)(f)

SB 781 - McKenna - Modifies various provisions relating to the regulation of motor vehicles: 4/20/2010 -- HCS Voted Do Pass H Transportation Committee

SB 791 - Griesheimer - Modifies provisions pertaining to sewer and water utilities: 4/20/2010 -- HCS Voted Do Pass H Utilities Committee

SB 804 - Schmitt - Establishes each February 14th as Epilepsy Awareness Day: 4/20/2010 -- Referred H Healthcare Transformation Committee

SB 812 - Schmitt - Creates various specialty license plates and modifies the administrative process for issuing and developing specialty license plates: 4/20/2010 -- Referred H Transportation Committee

SB 815 - Bartle - Modifies provisions relating to elementary and secondary education: 4/20/2010 -- H Second Read

SB 816 - Lembke - Modifies provisions of law allowing interest on overpayments of income tax: 4/20/2010 -- S Third Read and Passed; 4/20/2010 -- H First Read

SB 819 - Lembke - Allows employees of certain employers to take a leave of absence for civil air patrol emergency service duty or counter narcotics missions: 4/20/2010 -- Hearing Conducted H Public Safety Committee

SB 834 - Rupp - Establishes a procedure for the voluntary liquidation and dissolution of domestic stock insurance companies: 4/20/2010 -- Referred H Insurance Policy Committee

SB 841 - Schmitt - Designates various stretches of highways after deceased individuals: 4/20/2010 -- Referred H Transportation Committee

SB 842 - Schmitt - Modifies provisions relating to public assistance programs administered by the state: 4/20/2010 -- HCS Voted Do Pass H Special Standing Committee on General Laws Committee

SB 848 - Barnitz - Modifies various provisions pertaining to utilities, energy, and animal care: 4/20/2010 -- Hearing Conducted H Agriculture Policy Committee

SB 877 - Keaveny - Modifies provisions relating to child support: 4/20/2010 -- Hearing Conducted H Special Standing Committee on General Laws Committee

SB 878 - Lembke - Allows debts owed to ambulance service providers to be collected from income tax refunds and lottery winnings of patients: 4/20/2010 -- SS for SCS S offered (Lembke)--(4691S.03F); 4/20/2010 -- Bill Placed on Informal Calendar

SB 880 - Schaefer - Modifies various provisions relating to intoxication-related traffic offenses: 4/20/2010 -- SS for SCS S offered (Schaefer)--(4877S.06F); 4/20/2010 -- SA 1 to SS for SCS S offered (Justus)--(4877S06.01S); 4/20/2010 -- Bill Placed on Informal Calendar

SB 887 - Schaefer - Modifies provisions relating to political subdivisions, controlled substances, law enforcement agencies, taxes, tax credits, waste management and crimes: 4/20/2010 -- Hearing Conducted H Public Safety Committee

SB 888 - Crowell - Bars employers from requiring employees to engage in or cease engaging in certain labor practices: 4/20/2010 -- Hearing Scheduled But Not Heard S Small Business, Insurance and Industry Committee

SB 894 - Dempsey - Requires state employee health care plan to offer actuarially equivalent benefit products to Medicare eligible participants and enacts various provisions relating to the diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorders: 4/20/2010 -- Referred H Special Standing Committee on Health Insurance Committee

SB 897 - Lager - Modifies provisions pertaining to utilities and certain clean water requirements and fees: 4/20/2010 -- HCS Voted Do Pass H Utilities Committee

SB 928 - Lager - Modifies provisions of law regarding the sales tax treatment of sales for resale: 4/20/2010 -- Hearing Conducted H Special Standing Committee on General Laws Committee; 4/20/2010 -- Voted Do Pass H Special Standing Committee on General Laws Committee

SB 940 - Pearce - Modifies various provisions relating to bingo: 4/20/2010 -- H Second Read; 4/20/2010 -- Referred H Veterans Committee

SB 943 - Shields - Modifies provisions relating to elementary and secondary education funding and planning processes: 4/20/2010 -- Voted Do Pass S Governmental Accountability and Fiscal Oversight Committee; 4/20/2010 -- Reported from S Governmental Accountability and Fiscal Oversight Committee to Floor; 4/20/2010 -- S Third Read and Passed - EC defeated; 4/20/2010 -- H First Read

SB 966 - Barnitz - Modifies provisions pertaining to enhanced 911 services: 4/20/2010 -- Hearing Conducted S Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy and the Environment Committee

SB 971 - Lembke - Requires the Department of Health and Senior Services to make available resources relating to umbilical cord blood: 4/20/2010 -- Referred H Health Care Policy Committee

SB 984 - Lembke - Modifies the provision of law which makes it a class B misdemeanor for any gaming licensee to exchange tokens, chips, or other forms of credit used on gambling games for anything of value: 4/20/2010 -- Voted Do Pass H Rules-Pursuant Committee; 4/20/2010 -- Reported Do Pass H Rules Committee

SB 987 - Stouffer - Increases the statutory award amount for research projects funded by the University of Missouri Board of Curators: 4/20/2010 -- HCS Voted Do Pass Higher Education Committee; 4/20/2010 -- HCS Reported Do Pass H Higher Education Committee; 4/20/2010 -- Referred to Rules Committee pursuant to Rule 25(32)(f); 4/20/2010 -- Voted Do Pass H Rules-Pursuant Committee; 4/20/2010 -- Reported Do Pass H Rules Committee

SB 1007 - Dempsey - Amends various requirements for public assistance programs administered by the state: 4/20/2010 -- Reported Truly Perfected S Rules Committee; 4/20/2010 -- Referred S Governmental Accountability and Fiscal Oversight Committee

SB 1014 - Bartle - Modifies provisions relating to crime: 4/20/2010 -- H Second Read

SB 1022 - Stouffer - Adds to the list of entities that are required to report disciplinary action against health care professionals: 4/20/2010 -- Perfected; 4/20/2010 -- Reported Truly Perfected S Rules Committee

SB 1023 - Cunningham - Modifies provisions regarding hospital licensure: 4/20/2010 -- Hearing Conducted S Health, Mental Health, Seniors and Families Committee

SCR 36 - Schmitt - Urges Congress to pass a balanced budget amendment to the United States Constitution: 4/20/2010 -- HCS Voted Do Pass H Rules-Pursuant Committee; 4/20/2010 -- Reported Do Pass H Rules Committee

SCR 50 - Shoemyer - Urges the President and Congress to lift tariffs on die cast magnesium alloys from China and find a creative solution to protect the nation's lone magnesium producer and the United States die casting industry: 4/20/2010 -- Hearing Conducted S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics Committee

SCR 54 - Purgason - Creates the Joint Interim Committee on Reducing the Size of State Government: 4/20/2010 -- HCS Voted Do Pass H Budget Committee; 4/20/2010 -- HCS Reported Do Pass H Budget Committee; 4/20/2010 -- Referred to Rules Committee pursuant to Rule 25(32)(f)

SCR 55 - Nodler - Urges the president not to implement recommendations made by the Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force if recreational fishing is not recognized as a key activity: 4/20/2010 -- Voted Do Pass S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics Committee; 4/20/2010 -- Reported from S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics Committee to Floor

SCR 56 - Schmitt - Urges the Department of Natural Resources to consider the use of certain coal technology in its permitting of new coal-fired power plants: 4/20/2010 -- Voted Do Pass S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics Committee; 4/20/2010 -- Reported from S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics Committee to Floor

SCR 57 - Ridgeway - Endorses an observer status for Taiwan in the International Civil Aviation Organization: 4/20/2010 -- Hearing Conducted S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics Committee

SJR 44 - Shields - Proposes a constitutional amendment to eliminate the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and the Department of Higher Education and instead create a new Department of Education: 4/20/2010 -- SS S offered & adopted (Shields)--(5296S.04F); 4/20/2010 -- Perfected; 4/20/2010 -- Reported Truly Perfected S Rules Committee; 4/20/2010 -- Referred S Governmental Accountability and Fiscal Oversight Committee

SJR 45 - Shields - Modifies the State Board of Education and requires the advice and consent of the Senate for the appointment of the Commissioner of Education: 4/20/2010 -- SS for SCS S offered (Shields)--(5512S.04F); 4/20/2010 -- SA 1 to SS for SCS S offered (Shields)--(5512S04.03S); 4/20/2010 -- SA 1 to SA 1 to SS for SCS S offered & withdrawn (Schaefer)--(5512S04.06S); 4/20/2010 -- SA 1 to SS for SCS S adopted; 4/20/2010 -- SA 2 to SS for SCS S offered (Nodler)--(5512S04.08S); 4/20/2010 -- Bill Placed on Informal Calendar

SR 1744 - Shields - Amends the Senate Rules to provide that each employee of the Senate must provide a statement to the Secretary of the Senate if the employee earns more than $5,000 of outside income in a calendar year: 4/20/2010 -- Voted Do Pass S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics Committee; 4/20/2010 -- Reported from S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics Committee to Floor

HB 1244 - Sater - Exempts sales of over-the-counter drugs prescribed by a practitioner and medical equipment, supplies, or devices paid for by Medicare, Medicaid, or a third-party provider from state and local sales and use tax: 4/20/2010 -- Second Read and Referred S Ways and Means Committee

HB 1311 - Scharnhorst - Requires health carriers to provide coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorders and provides for the licensure of applied behavior analysts: 4/20/2010 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Small Business, Insurance and Industry Committee - 3679S.04C

HB 1375 - Cooper - Modifies provisions relating to certain sexually transmitted diseases: 4/20/2010 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Health, Mental Health, Seniors and Families Committee - 3591S.04C

HB 1404 - Cox - Creates the crime of failure to adequately control an animal: 4/20/2010 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

HB 1446 - Jones - Modifies the law relating to certain financial transactions and financial and insurance products: 4/20/2010 -- Hearing Conducted S Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy and the Environment Committee

HB 1524 - Largent - Modifies laws connected to military forces: 4/20/2010 -- Second Read and Referred S General Laws Committee

HB 1612 - Molendorp - Modifies provisions relating to sewer districts: 4/20/2010 -- Removed S Consent Calendar

HB 1677 - Hoskins - Removes Lincoln's and Truman's birthdays as state holidays and enacts "Dress Blue for Colon Cancer Awareness Day": 4/20/2010 -- Voted Do Pass S Governmental Accountability & Fiscal Oversight Committee; 4/20/2010 -- Reported from S Governmental Accountability & Fiscal Oversight Committee to Floor; 4/20/2010 -- S Third Read and Passed - EC adopted

HB 1750 - Jones - Requires certain telephone companies to reduce intrastate exchange access rates: 4/20/2010 -- Hearing Conducted S Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy and the Environment Committee

HB 1764 - Diehl - Modifies several provisions of law relating to the regulation of insurance: 4/20/2010 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Small Business, Insurance and Industry Committee - 4419S.04C

HB 1788 - Parson - Modifies requirements pertaining to petition circulators: 4/20/2010 -- S First Read--HCS for HB 1788

HB 1802 - Gatschenberger - Modifies provisions of the criminal code concerning personal protection: 4/20/2010 -- Hearing Conducted S General Laws Committee

HB 1871 - Schoeller - Modifies provisions pertaining to environmental protection: 4/20/2010 -- Second Read and Referred S Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy and the Environment Committee

HB 1893 - Kelly - Modifies provisions of law regarding excursion gambling boats: 4/20/2010 -- Hearing Conducted S General Laws Committee; 4/20/2010 -- Voted Do Pass (w/SCA#1) S General Laws Committee - 3899L03.01S

HB 1965 - McNary - Repeals and modifies provisions deemed to be obsolete: 4/20/2010 -- Hearing Conducted S General Laws Committee

HB 1966 - Diehl - Establishes advance voting and photo identification requirements for voting: 4/20/2010 -- S First Read--HCS for HB 1966

HB 2001 - Icet - Appropriates money to the Board of Fund Commissioners: 4/20/2010 -- S refuses to recede and grants conference; 4/20/2010 -- S conferees appointed: Mayer, Schaefer, Rupp, Bray, Green; 4/20/2010 -- H conferees appointed: Icet, Stream, Silvey, Lampe Kelly

HB 2002 - Icet - Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the State Board of Education and Department of Elementary and Secondary Education: 4/20/2010 -- S refuses to recede and grants conference; 4/20/2010 -- S conferees appointed: Mayer, Schaefer, Rupp, Bray, Green; 4/20/2010 -- H conferees appointed: Icet, Stream, Silvey, Lampe, Bringer

HB 2003 - Icet - Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Department of Higher Education: 4/20/2010 -- S refuses to recede and grants conference; 4/20/2010 -- S conferees appointed: Mayer, Schaefer, Rupp, Bray, Green; 4/20/2010 -- H conferees appointed: Icet, Stream, Silvey, Lampe, Kelly

HB 2004 - Icet - Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Department of Revenue: 4/20/2010 -- S refuses to recede and grants conference; 4/20/2010 -- S conferees appointed: Mayer, Schaefer, Rupp, Bray, Green; 4/20/2010 -- H conferees appointed: Icet, Stream, Silvey, Lampe, Komo

HB 2005 - Icet - Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Office of Administration, Department of Transportation, and Department of Public Safety: 4/20/2010 -- S refuses to recede and grants conference; 4/20/2010 -- S conferees appointed: Mayer, Schaefer, Rupp, Bray, Green; 4/20/2010 -- H conferees appointed: Icet, Stream, Silvey, Lampe, Bringer

HB 2006 - Icet - Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Department of Agriculture, Department of Natural Resources, and Department of Conservation: 4/20/2010 -- S refuses to recede and grants conference; 4/20/2010 -- S conferees appointed: Mayer, Schaefer, Rupp, Bray, Green; 4/20/2010 -- H conferees appointed: Icet, Stream, Silvey, Harris, Bringer

HB 2007 - Icet - Appropriates money for the expenses and distributions of the Depts. of Economic Development,Insurance, Financial Institutions, Professional Registration,Labor Industrial Relations, Transportation: 4/20/2010 -- S refuses to recede and grants conference; 4/20/2010 -- S conferees appointed: Mayer, Schaefer, Rupp, Bray, Green; 4/20/2010 -- H conferees appointed: Icet, Stream, Silvey, Komo, Bringer

HB 2008 - Icet - Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Department of Public Safety: 4/20/2010 -- S refuses to recede and grants conference; 4/20/2010 -- S conferees appointed: Mayer, Schaefer, Rupp, Bray, Green; 4/20/2010 -- H conferees appointed: Icet, Stream, Silvey, Lampe, Harris

HB 2009 - Icet - Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Department of Corrections: 4/20/2010 -- S refuses to recede and grants conference; 4/20/2010 -- S conferees appointed: Mayer, Schaefer, Rupp, Bray, Green; 4/20/2010 -- H conferees appointed: Icet, Stream, Silvey, Harris, Bringer

HB 2010 - Icet - Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Department of Mental Health, Board of Public Buildings, and Department of Health and Senior Services: 4/20/2010 -- S refuses to recede and grants conference; 4/20/2010 -- S conferees appointed: Mayer, Schaefer, Rupp, Bray, Green; 4/20/2010 -- H conferees appointed: Icet, Stream, Silvey, Curls, Bringer

HB 2011 - Icet - Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, and distributions of the Department of Social Services: 4/20/2010 -- S refuses to recede and grants conference; 4/20/2010 -- S conferees appointed: Mayer, Schaefer, Rupp, Bray, Green; 4/20/2010 -- H conferees appointed: Icet, Stream, Silvey, Curls, Bringer

HB 2012 - Icet - Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of statewide elected officials, the Judiciary, Office of the State Public Defender, and General Assembly: 4/20/2010 -- S refuses to recede and grants conference; 4/20/2010 -- S conferees appointed: Mayer, Schaefer, Rupp, Bray, Green; 4/20/2010 -- H conferees appointed: Icet, Stream, Silvey, Kelly, Bringer

HB 2013 - Icet - Appropriates money for real property leases and related services: 4/20/2010 -- S refuses to recede and grants conference; 4/20/2010 -- S conferees appointed: Mayer, Schaefer, Rupp, Bray, Green; 4/20/2010 -- H conferees appointed: Icet, Stream, Silvey, Lampe, Kelly

HB 2070 - Kelly - Modifies provisions of law regarding the use of revenues derived from taxes levied for joint central fire and emergency dispatching services: 4/20/2010 -- Second Read and Referred S Jobs, Economic Development and Local Government Committee

HB 2081 - Riddle - Allows a woman to use deadly force if she reasonably believes that such deadly force is necessary to protect her unborn child against death, serious physical injury, or any forcible felony: 4/20/2010 -- Second Read and Referred S General Laws Committee

HCR 52 - Gray - Designates the week of May 9 - 15, 2010, as "Sickle Cell Awareness Week" in the State of Missouri: 4/20/2010 -- Hearing Conducted S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics Committee

HJR 64 - Cox - Allows enabling legislation for advance voting, photographic identification for voting, and absentee voting: 4/20/2010 -- S First Read--HCS for HJR 64

HJR 78 - Smith - Proposes a constitutional amendment requiring a three-fifths majority vote to amend the Missouri Constitution: 4/20/2010 -- S First Read--HJR 78-Smith (150), et al