Missouri State Senate

Senate Action for 2/29/2012

SB 490 - Munzlinger - Modifies the laws regarding certain private nuisance actions
2/29/2012 -- Hearing Conducted S Agriculture, Food Production and Outdoor Resources Committee

SB 549 - Lembke - Modifies how school districts maintain vacant or unused school buildings
2/29/2012 -- Voted Do Pass S Education Committee

SB 562 - Dixon - Modifies provisions relating to the transfer of property by certain state universities
2/29/2012 -- SA 1 to SCS S offered & withdrawn (Green)--(4560S02.01S)
2/29/2012 -- SCS S adopted
2/29/2012 -- Perfected
2/29/2012 -- Reported Truly Perfected S Rules Committee

SB 563 - Dixon - Modifies provisions relating to higher education
2/29/2012 -- SA 1 to SCS S offered & adopted (Lager)--(4408S03.01S)
2/29/2012 -- SCS, as amended, S adopted
2/29/2012 -- Perfected
2/29/2012 -- Reported Truly Perfected S Rules Committee

SB 568 - Parson - Modifies various provisions relating to transportation
2/29/2012 -- SCS S defeated
2/29/2012 -- Perfected
2/29/2012 -- Reported Truly Perfected S Rules Committee

SB 578 - Parson - Modifies provisions relating to property owned by the state
2/29/2012 -- Perfected
2/29/2012 -- Reported Truly Perfected S Rules Committee

SB 587 - Chappelle-Nadal - Allows school districts and charter schools to establish and implement an age-appropriate curriculum to educate students about domestic violence
2/29/2012 -- Hearing Scheduled But Not Heard S Education Committee

SB 595 - Kraus - Transfers the administration of special education due process hearings from the State Board of Education to the Administrative Hearing Commission
2/29/2012 -- Hearing Conducted S Education Committee

SB 599 - Schaefer - Modifies provisions relating to education
2/29/2012 -- Voted Do Pass S Education Committee

SB 621 - Brown - Amends various provisions regarding the licensure and inspection of hospitals
2/29/2012 -- Taken up for Perfection
2/29/2012 -- Bill Placed on Informal Calendar

SB 631 - Parson - Modifies provisions relating to animals and agriculture
2/29/2012 -- Hearing Scheduled But Not Heard S Agriculture, Food Production and Outdoor Resources Committee

SB 635 - Pearce - Modifies the law relating to financial institutions, school funds, private roads, real estate appraisal, agricultural education programs, liens, and state purchasing preferences
2/29/2012 -- Bill Placed on Informal Calendar

SB 648 - Dempsey - Modifies law on temporary instruction permits, towing companies, and use of ignition interlock devices by drunk drivers
2/29/2012 -- Reported Truly Perfected S Rules Committee

SB 652 - Lager - Prohibits a political subdivision from restricting a firefighter from engaging in certain political activities
2/29/2012 -- Voted Do Pass S Jobs, Economic Development and Local Government Committee

SB 655 - Green - Creates the Higher Education Capital Fund to provide matching funds to public colleges and universities for capital projects under certain circumstances
2/29/2012 -- Reported Truly Perfected S Rules Committee

SB 666 - Keaveny - Modifies provisions relating to the Large Carnivore Act and creates the Nonhuman Primate Act
2/29/2012 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Agriculture, Food Production and Outdoor Resources Committee - (4032S.08C)

SB 690 - Engler - Modifies provisions related to public safety
2/29/2012 -- Perfected
2/29/2012 -- Reported Truly Perfected S Rules Committee

SB 691 - Engler - Expands eligibility and increases benefits for suppliers of automobile manufacturers under the Manufacturing Jobs Program
2/29/2012 -- Hearing Conducted S Jobs, Economic Development and Local Government Committee

SB 695 - Parson - Requires farm employees who videotape suspected acts of animal abuse to turn over the recording to law enforcement within 24 hours
2/29/2012 -- Voted Do Pass S Agriculture, Food Production and Outdoor Resources Committee

SB 699 - Goodman - Modifies laws relating to criminal offenders under the supervision of the Department of Corrections
2/29/2012 -- SS for SCS S offered (Goodman)--(5321S.12F)
2/29/2012 -- SA 1 to SS for SCS S offered & defeated (Dempsey)--(5321S12.03S)
2/29/2012 -- SA 2 to SS for SCS S offered & adopted (Crowell)--(5321S11.02S)
2/29/2012 -- SS for SCS, as amended, S adopted
2/29/2012 -- Perfected

SB 710 - Engler - Establishes a Prescription Drug Monitoring Program and modifies other provisions relating to controlled substances
2/29/2012 -- Bill Placed on Informal Calendar

SB 717 - Stouffer - Creates the traffic offense of distracted driving
2/29/2012 -- Bill Placed on Informal Calendar

SB 727 - Schaaf - Creates a child care subsidy pilot program for parents to continue to receive subsidies while sharing in the costs of the benefits by enacting the Low-Wage Trap Elimination Act
2/29/2012 -- Bill Placed on Informal Calendar

SB 734 - Richard - Establishes the Missouri Works Training Program
2/29/2012 -- Hearing Conducted S Jobs, Economic Development and Local Government Committee

SB 736 - Engler - Exempts St. Francois County from a requirement that certain amounts of money from the county's special road and bridge tax be spent in certain areas
2/29/2012 -- Perfected
2/29/2012 -- Reported Truly Perfected S Rules Committee

SB 738 - Stouffer - Allows the killing of mountain lions
2/29/2012 -- Hearing Conducted S Agriculture, Food Production and Outdoor Resources Committee

SB 760 - Dempsey - Modifies various provisions relating to natural resources, use of weapons, and utilities
2/29/2012 -- Voted Do Pass S Agriculture, Food Production and Outdoor Resources Committee

SB 762 - Keaveny - Modifies provisions relating to alternative educational procedures for charter schools
2/29/2012 -- Hearing Conducted S Education Committee

SB 781 - Goodman - Modifies provisions relating to emergencies and political subdivisions
2/29/2012 -- Voted Do Pass S Jobs, Economic Development and Local Government Committee

SB 786 - Keaveny - Requires the State Auditor to audit and compare the costs of death penalty cases and first-degree murder cases in which the death penalty is not sought
2/29/2012 -- Hearing Conducted S Governmental Accountability Committee

SB 794 - Schmitt - Establishes the Missouri Works program that provides tax incentives for qualifying companies
2/29/2012 -- Hearing Conducted S Jobs, Economic Development and Local Government Committee

SB 856 - Rupp - Establishes the "Senate Interim Committee on the Structure of the Missouri Employers Mutual Insurance Company" to study whether MEMIC should be sold, privatized, or have its current structure modified
2/29/2012 -- S First Read--SB 856-Rupp

SB 857 - Brown - Allows certain funds collected for a sheriff's operating costs to be used to supplement the sheriff's base salary
2/29/2012 -- S First Read--SB 857-Brown

SB 858 - Schaaf - Modifies provisions relating to safety provisions in mental health facilities
2/29/2012 -- S First Read--SB 858-Schaaf

SB 859 - Nieves - Authorizes the Division of Professional Registration to regulate mixed martial arts and creates rules for amateur contests
2/29/2012 -- S First Read--SB 859-Nieves

SB 860 - Nieves - Authorizes the State Fire Marshal to issue certificates to fire sprinkler contractors
2/29/2012 -- S First Read--SB 860-Nieves

SB 861 - Purgason - Creates the Task Force on Government Continuity
2/29/2012 -- S First Read--SB 861-Purgason

SB 862 - Engler - Modifies the Missouri Public Prompt Payment Act
2/29/2012 -- S First Read--SB 862-Engler

SB 863 - Wright-Jones - Requires parents to file parenting plans after paternity has been established in court
2/29/2012 -- S First Read--SB 863-Wright-Jones

SB 864 - Wright-Jones - Modifies provisions regarding the data required as to the rehospitalizations of premature infants
2/29/2012 -- S First Read--SB 864-Wright-Jones

SB 865 - Pearce - Allows University of Missouri Extension Councils to form extension districts made up of cooperating counties
2/29/2012 -- S First Read--SB 865-Pearce

SB 866 - Lembke - Requires Missouri Employers Mutual Insurance Company to transition into a private mutual insurance company by January 1, 2014
2/29/2012 -- S First Read--SB 866-Lembke

SB 867 - Lembke - Categorizes site consultants as executive lobbyists
2/29/2012 -- S First Read--SB 867-Lembke

SB 868 - Kehoe - Modifies the filing of reports and fees relating to hazardous materials
2/29/2012 -- S First Read--SB 868-Kehoe

SB 869 - Kehoe - Modifies provisions pertaining to the Public Service Commission, Office of Public Counsel, and nuclear plant development cost recovery
2/29/2012 -- S First Read--SB 869-Kehoe, et al

SB 870 - Lamping - Authorizes a certification for school social workers
2/29/2012 -- S First Read--SB 870-Lamping

SB 871 - Lamping - Modifies provisions relating to domestic violence
2/29/2012 -- S First Read--SB 871-Lamping

SB 872 - Justus - Modifies provisions relating to criminal law
2/29/2012 -- S First Read--SB 872-Justus

SB 873 - Lembke - Creates an exemption from real estate appraiser license requirement for persons representing property owners in appealing assessments
2/29/2012 -- S First Read--SB 873-Lembke

SB 874 - McKenna - Modifies record-keeping provisions in the Property Assessment Clean Energy (PACE) Act
2/29/2012 -- S First Read--SB 874-McKenna

SB 875 - Goodman - Allows $9,999 in an irrevocable trust for certain funeral expenses to not be considered an asset when determining eligibility for public assistance
2/29/2012 -- S First Read--SB 875-Goodman

SB 876 - Kehoe - Prohibits beer manufacturers and liquor wholesalers from owning certain interests in each other
2/29/2012 -- S First Read--SB 876-Kehoe and Parson

SB 877 - Mayer - Requires each state department to quarterly report certain information about its employees to the General Assembly
2/29/2012 -- S First Read--SB 877-Mayer

SB 878 - Mayer - Modifies the law relating to workers' compensation
2/29/2012 -- S First Read--SB 878-Mayer

SB 879 - Wasson - Allows insurers that purchase vehicles through the claims adjustment process to obtain salvage certificate of titles or junking certificates under certain conditions
2/29/2012 -- S First Read--SB 879-Wasson

SB 880 - Wasson - Modifies provisions relating to physician assistant supervision during declared emergencies
2/29/2012 -- S First Read--SB 880-Wasson

SCR 21 - Pearce - Urges Congress to support greater domestic development of North American sources of oil and approve the Keystone XL pipeline project
2/29/2012 -- Voted Do Pass S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics Committee

SCR 24 - Stouffer - Urges the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to rescind its newly published rule regarding hours of service and refrain from adopting regulations concerning sleep apnea and other measures affecting the trucking industry
2/29/2012 -- Voted Do Pass S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics Committee

SJR 37 - Crowell - Requires all meetings of apportionment commissions to be conducted in public and prohibits commission members from serving in the General Assembly for six years after service on commission
2/29/2012 -- Bill Placed on Informal Calendar

HCR 8 - Guernsey - Disapproves the new values for agricultural and horticultural property filed by the State Tax Commission
2/29/2012 -- Voted Do Pass S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics Committee
2/29/2012 -- Reported from S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics Committee to Floor
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