Missouri State Senate

Senate Action for 3/10/2011


SB 3 - Stouffer - Establishes photo identification requirements for voting and requirements for advance voting
3/10/2011 -- HCS Reported Do Pass H Elections Committee
3/10/2011 -- Referred to Rules Committee pursuant to Rule 25(32)(f)

SB 17 - Lembke - Requires the Department of Health and Senior Services to make available resources relating to umbilical cord blood
3/10/2011 -- Reported from S Health, Mental Health, Seniors and Families Committee to Floor w/SCS

SB 19 - Schmitt - Places a cap on corporated franchise taxes and phases-out the corporate franchise tax over a five-year period
3/10/2011 -- Reported Do Pass H International Trade & Job Creation Committee
3/10/2011 -- Referred to Rules Committee pursuant to Rule 25(32)(f)

SB 29 - Brown - Modifies various provisions of law regarding the licensing of certain professions
3/10/2011 -- Reported from S Agriculture, Food Production and Outdoor Resources Committee to Floor w/SCS

SB 36 - Lembke - Allows employees of certain employers to take a leave of absence for civil air patrol emergency service duty or counter narcotics missions
3/10/2011 -- Reported from S Jobs, Economic Development and Local Government Committee to Floor

SB 37 - Lembke - Establishes the "Students First Interscholastic Activities Act" to allow each student of high school age the opportunity to seek to participate in interscholastic activities.
3/10/2011 -- Reported from S General Laws Committee to Floor w/SCS

SB 54 - Cunningham - Creates the Amy Hestir Student Protection Act and establishes the Task Force on the Prevention of Sexual Abuse of Children
3/10/2011 -- Reported from S Education Committee to Floor w/SCS

SB 55 - Brown - Classifies sawmills and planing mills as agricultural and horticultural property for tax purposes
3/10/2011 -- Reported Truly Perfected S Rules Committee

SB 61 - Keaveny - Enacts various provisions relating to local government
3/10/2011 -- S Third Read and Passed
3/10/2011 -- H First Read

SB 62 - Schaaf - Modifies provisions relating to health care providers
3/10/2011 -- Reported from S Health, Mental Health, Seniors and Families Committee to Floor w/SCS

SB 63 - Mayer - Modifies provisions pertaining to utilities
3/10/2011 -- S Third Read and Passed
3/10/2011 -- H First Read

SB 65 - Mayer - Modifies provisions relating to abortion with respect to viability
3/10/2011 -- Reported from S General Laws Committee to Floor w/SCS

SB 72 - Kraus - Requires the Attorney General to sue the federal government to enforce federal immigration laws
3/10/2011 -- Reported from S Governmental Accountability Committee to Floor

SB 81 - Pearce - Modifies provisions relating to education
3/10/2011 -- Reported from S Education Committee to Floor w/SCS

SB 111 - Schaaf - Requires health carriers to provide Internet access to its standard fee schedules and prohibits carriers from refusing to contract with providers willing to meet certain provider participation terms and conditions
3/10/2011 -- Voted Do Pass S Health, Mental Health, Seniors and Families Committee

SB 113 - Parson - Modifies the Animal Care Facilities Act and the Puppy Mill Cruelty Prevention Act
3/10/2011 -- Hearing Conducted S Ways and Means and Fiscal Oversight Committee
3/10/2011 -- Voted Do Pass S Ways & Means and Fiscal Oversight Committee
3/10/2011 -- Reported from S Ways & Means and Fiscal Oversight Committee to Floor
3/10/2011 -- S Third Read and Passed - EC defeated
3/10/2011 -- H First Read

SB 116 - Justus - Updates the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act
3/10/2011 -- Reported from S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee to Floor - Consent

SB 131 - Rupp - Makes numerous changes to provisions relating to the regulation of transportation
3/10/2011 -- Reported from S Transportation Committee to Floor w/SCS

SB 135 - Schaefer - Modifies provisions pertaining to environmental protection
3/10/2011 -- Hearing Conducted S Ways and Means and Fiscal Oversight Committee
3/10/2011 -- Voted Do Pass S Ways & Means and Fiscal Oversight Committee
3/10/2011 -- Reported from S Ways & Means and Fiscal Oversight Committee to Floor
3/10/2011 -- S Third Read and Passed
3/10/2011 -- H First Read

SB 143 - Crowell - Prohibits the approval of new applications under the Missouri Downtown and Rural Stimulus Act after August 28, 2011
3/10/2011 -- Hearing Scheduled But Not Heard S Ways and Means and Fiscal Oversight Committee

SB 161 - Munzlinger - Modifies provisions relating to agriculture
3/10/2011 -- Reported Truly Perfected S Rules Committee

SB 163 - Pearce - Modifies the composition of the Coordinating Board for Higher Education, Board of Curators of the University of Missouri and the governing board of Missouri State University
3/10/2011 -- Reported Truly Perfected S Rules Committee

SB 165 - Goodman - Extends the sunset on the Basic Civil Legal Services Fund
3/10/2011 -- Reported from S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee to Floor w/SCS - Consent

SB 173 - Dixon - Modifies provisions of law relating to transportation and infrastructure
3/10/2011 -- Reported Truly Perfected S Rules Committee

SB 175 - Munzlinger - Modifies restrictions on the use of organized labor on public contract projects
3/10/2011 -- Reported from S Small Business, Insurance and Industry Committee to Floor

SB 176 - Munzlinger - Modifies Missouri's prevailing wage law
3/10/2011 -- Reported from S Small Business, Insurance and Industry Committee to Floor

SB 177 - Brown - Modifies provisions relating to public health policies
3/10/2011 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Health, Mental Health, Seniors and Families Committee - (1178S.02C)

SB 188 - Lager - Modifies the law relating to the Missouri Human Rights Act and employment discrimination
3/10/2011 -- Hearing Conducted S Ways and Means and Fiscal Oversight Committee
3/10/2011 -- Voted Do Pass S Ways & Means and Fiscal Oversight Committee
3/10/2011 -- Reported from S Ways & Means and Fiscal Oversight Committee to Floor
3/10/2011 -- S Third Read and Passed
3/10/2011 -- H First Read

SB 200 - Crowell - Modifies the ability of state educational institutions to issue bonds and incur debt
3/10/2011 -- Reported from S Governmental Accountability Committee to Floor

SB 202 - Crowell - Requires authorization for certain labor unions to withhold fees from paychecks to make political contributions
3/10/2011 -- Reported from S Small Business, Insurance and Industry Committee to Floor

SB 207 - Lager - Modifies provisions pertaining to energy and property taxation
3/10/2011 -- S Third Read and Passed
3/10/2011 -- H First Read

SB 219 - Wasson - Allows owners of automated teller machines to charge access fees to those with bank accounts in foreign countries and gambling boats to accept credit instruments
3/10/2011 -- S Third Read and Passed
3/10/2011 -- H First Read

SB 220 - Wasson - Modifies liens for certain design professionals and the statute of limitations for actions against land surveyors
3/10/2011 -- Reported from S General Laws Committee to Floor

SB 224 - Stouffer - Allows the governing body of Macon County to grant tax relief to certain properties to alleviate blight
3/10/2011 -- Hearing Conducted S Ways and Means and Fiscal Oversight Committee

SB 226 - Engler - Modifies provisions relating to emergency services
3/10/2011 -- Reported from S Financial and Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee to Floor

SB 231 - Lager - Prohibits a political subdivision from restricting a firefighter from engaging in certain political activities
3/10/2011 -- Voted Do Pass S Jobs, Economic Development and Local Government Committee

SB 235 - Schaefer - Extends the sunsets on certain provider taxes
3/10/2011 -- Voted Do Pass (w/SCA#1) S Health, Mental Health, Seniors and Families Committee - (1172S01.01S)

SB 237 - Schaefer - Requires that the September 1996 Supreme Court standards for representation by guardians ad litem be updated
3/10/2011 -- Reported from S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee to Floor - Consent

SB 242 - Cunningham - Allows a pupil to enroll in an adjoining school district if the student's residence is located closer to a school in the adjoining district or in cases of transportation hardship
3/10/2011 -- Reported from S General Laws Committee to Floor w/SCS

SB 247 - Pearce - Modifies the elementary and secondary education funding formula
3/10/2011 -- Reported from S Education Committee to Floor

SB 250 - Kehoe - Requires sexual assault offenders to complete certain programs prior to being eligible for parole and prohibits them from living near child care facilities
3/10/2011 -- Reported from S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee to Floor

SB 280 - Purgason - Modifies provisions of Missouri tax credit programs in accordance with recommendations made by the Missouri Tax Credit Review Commission Report
3/10/2011 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Ways and Means and Fiscal Oversight Committee - (1537S.02C)
3/10/2011 -- Reported from S Ways and Means and Fiscal Oversight Committee to Floor w/SCS

SB 282 - Engler - Modifies numerous laws relating to elections
3/10/2011 -- Reported from S Financial and Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee to Floor

SB 284 - Wasson - Modifies the disciplinary authority of the Board of Pharmacy, defines the term legend drug for the purpose of certain pharmacy statutes, and grants exemption from sales tax for certain medical equipment and drugs
3/10/2011 -- S Third Read and Passed - EC adopted
3/10/2011 -- H First Read

SB 293 - Schaaf - Makes authorizations for allocations of nonresident entertainer and athlete income tax revenues perpetual
3/10/2011 -- Hearing Conducted S Ways and Means and Fiscal Oversight Committee

SB 306 - Wasson - Modifies laws relating to the administration of credit unions
3/10/2011 -- Reported from S Financial and Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee to Floor

SB 322 - Schaefer - Extends the sunsets on certain provider taxes to 2016 and on the Missouri RX plan to 2015
3/10/2011 -- Voted Do Pass S Appropriations Committee
3/10/2011 -- Reported from S Appropriations Committee to Floor

SB 418 - Chappelle-Nadal - Establishes a paper ballot as the official ballot
3/10/2011 -- Second Read and Referred S Financial and Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 419 - Kraus - Modifies the law currently prohibiting Kansas City police officers from participating in some political activities
3/10/2011 -- Second Read and Referred S General Laws Committee

SB 420 - Mayer - Modifies the operation and maintenance of the second injury fund
3/10/2011 -- Second Read and Referred S Small Business, Insurance and Industry Committee

SB 421 - Pearce - Bars felons from holding public office
3/10/2011 -- Second Read and Referred S Financial and Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 422 - Lager - Modifies the state's renewable energy standard
3/10/2011 -- Second Read and Referred S Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy and the Environment Committee

SB 423 - Lager - Modifies various provisions pertaining to the regulation and protection of natural resources
3/10/2011 -- Second Read and Referred S Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy and the Environment Committee

SB 424 - Cunningham - Requires an informal hearing before the Secretary of State in certain instances
3/10/2011 -- Second Read and Referred S General Laws Committee

SB 425 - Goodman - Specifies when the crime of receiving stolen property is a felony offense
3/10/2011 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 426 - Lamping - Requires certain landlords to hold security deposits in federally insured accounts, separate from the landlord's own funds
3/10/2011 -- Second Read and Referred S General Laws Committee

SB 427 - Lamping - Repeals state and local use taxes
3/10/2011 -- Second Read and Referred S Ways and Means and Fiscal Oversight Committee

SB 428 - Ridgeway - Allows a sheriff to receive reimbursement for the actual costs of transporting a person to and from a mental health facility
3/10/2011 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 429 - Ridgeway - Requires the Department of Health and Senior Services to issue recommendations on adequate nurse staffing levels in certain health care facilities
3/10/2011 -- Second Read and Referred S Health, Mental Health, Seniors and Families Committee

SB 430 - Mayer - Modifies the law relating to Workers' Compensation
3/10/2011 -- Second Read and Referred S Small Business, Insurance and Industry Committee

SB 431 - Munzlinger - Creates a state do-not-mail list for consumers who do not wish to receive solicitations from direct mail marketers
3/10/2011 -- Second Read and Referred S Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy and the Environment Committee

SB 432 - Munzlinger - Regulates contingency-fee contracts between state entities and private attorneys
3/10/2011 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 433 - Kraus - Modifies the law relating to deeds of trust
3/10/2011 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SJR 2 - Stouffer - Allows enabling legislation for advance voting and photographic identification for voting
3/10/2011 -- HCS Reported Do Pass H Elections Committee
3/10/2011 -- Referred to Rules Committee pursuant to Rule 25(32)(f)

SJR 11 - Munzlinger - Asserts the right of Missourians to hunt and fish
3/10/2011 -- Reported from S Agriculture, Food Production and Outdoor Resources Committee to Floor w/SCS

SJR 18 - Munzlinger - Amends the Constitution to require the development and sale of a veterans lottery ticket
3/10/2011 -- Hearing Conducted S Ways and Means and Fiscal Oversight Committee

HB 45 - Hoskins - Modifies provisions of the Big Government Get Off My Back Act and creates an income tax deduction for small business job creation
3/10/2011 -- Hearing Conducted S Ways and Means and Fiscal Oversight Committee

HB 46 - Diehl - Extends the expiration date concerning the installation of fire sprinklers in certain home dwellings and modifies adoption by a political subdivision of certain residence codes
3/10/2011 -- Second Read and Referred S Jobs, Economic Development and Local Government Committee

HB 71 - Nasheed - Allows the City of St. Louis to establish and maintain a municipal police force completely under the city's authority
3/10/2011 -- Second Read and Referred S Financial and Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

HB 112 - Day - Classifies sawmills and planing mills as agricultural and horticultural property for tax purposes
3/10/2011 -- S First Read--HCS for HBs 112 & 285

HB 139 - Smith - Requires financial and policy information about public schools, county and municipal governments and the Governor's travel to be included on the Missouri Accountability Portal
3/10/2011 -- Second Read and Referred S General Laws Committee

HB 167 - Nolte - Requires Missouri driver's license examinations to only be administered in English
3/10/2011 -- S First Read--HB 167-Nolte, et al

HB 174 - Thomson - Modifies the composition of the Coordinating Board for Higher Education, Board of Curators of the University of Missouri and the governing board of Missouri State University
3/10/2011 -- S First Read--HCS for HB 174

HB 266 - Smith - Changes the laws regarding weight limitations for vehicles hauling livestock or agricultural products on state highways
3/10/2011 -- S First Read--HCS for HB 266

HB 339 - Pollock - Modifies telecommunications provisions relating to carrier of last resort obligations
3/10/2011 -- S First Read--HB 339-Pollock, et al

HJR 2 - McGhee - Proposes a constitutional amendment reaffirming a citizen's right to prayer
3/10/2011 -- S First Read--HJR 2-McGhee, et al

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