Missouri State Senate

Senate Action for 4/3/2013


SB 2 - Rupp - Modifies the law relating to initiative and referendum petititons
4/3/2013 -- SCS S adopted
4/3/2013 -- Perfected
4/3/2013 -- Reported Truly Perfected S Rules Committee

SB 12 - Schaefer - Modifies various laws relating to judicial procedures
4/3/2013 -- Referred H Judiciary Committee

SB 16 - Munzlinger - Exempts farm work performed by children under 16 from certain child labor requirements
4/3/2013 -- Hearing Conducted H Agriculture Policy Committee
4/3/2013 -- Voted Do Pass H Agriculture Policy Committee - Consent

SB 29 - Brown - Requires authorization for certain labor unions to use dues and fees to make political contributions and requires consent for withholding earnings from paychecks
4/3/2013 -- Hearing Conducted H Workforce Development & Workplace Safety Committee

SB 33 - Lamping - Modifies provisions relating to individuals with mental disabilities and establishes Pallister-Killian Syndrome (PKS) Awareness Day
4/3/2013 -- Hearing Conducted H Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities Committee

SB 34 - Cunningham - Requires the Division of Workers' Compensation to develop and maintain a workers' compensation claims database and modifies provisions relating to experience ratings for workers' compensation insurance
4/3/2013 -- Hearing Conducted H Workforce Development & Workplace Safety Committee

SB 35 - Wallingford - Creates an income tax return check-off program to provide funds for CureSearch for Children's Cancer
4/3/2013 -- Referred H General Laws Committee

SB 36 - Wallingford - Modifies provisions related to juvenile offenders who have been certified as adults and found guilty in a court of general jurisdiction
4/3/2013 -- Referred H Judiciary Committee

SB 47 - Lamping - Adds to the list of legal guardians of a child who may receive subsidies
4/3/2013 -- Hearing Conducted H Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities Committee

SB 59 - Rupp - Modifies provisions relating to the regulation of the Missouri Property and Casualty Insurance Association and the Missouri Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association
4/3/2013 -- Referred H Health Insurance Committee

SB 60 - Rupp - Modifies the law regarding the accreditation requirements for reinsurance companies and specifies when insurers can take credit or reduce liability due to reinsurance
4/3/2013 -- Referred H Insurance Policy Committee

SB 66 - Dixon - Repeals a number of expired or obsolete committees
4/3/2013 -- H Second Read
4/3/2013 -- Referred H Downsizing State Government Committee

SB 69 - Keaveny - Modifies provisions relating to administrative child support orders
4/3/2013 -- Referred H Judiciary Committee

SB 72 - Schaefer - Designates the month of May as "Motorcycle Awareness Month" and designates December 4th as "Pallister-Killian Syndrome (PKS) Day"
4/3/2013 -- Referred H Tourism & Natural Resources Committee

SB 73 - Schaefer - Modifies provisions relating to the judicial process, including provisions relating to motorcycle brake lights
4/3/2013 -- Referred H Judiciary Committee

SB 77 - Lamping - Allows for certain neighborhood youth development programs to be exempt from child care licensing requirements
4/3/2013 -- Hearing Conducted H Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities Committee

SB 82 - Schaefer - Requires the Governor to call a special election if the office of Lieutenant Governor is vacated
4/3/2013 -- Bill Placed on Informal Calendar

SB 83 - Parson - Modifies provisions of law relating to political subdivisions, traffic offenses and taxation
4/3/2013 -- Reported Truly Perfected S Rules Committee

SB 106 - Brown - Modifies various provisions relating to veterans and members of the military including the awarding of academic credit, professional licenses, and child custody rights
4/3/2013 -- Reported Do Pass H Veterans Committee
4/3/2013 -- Referred to H Rules Committee

SB 112 - Rupp - Modifies provisions relating to tax incentives
4/3/2013 -- SS S offered (Rupp)--(0461S.03F)
4/3/2013 -- SA 1 to SS S offered (Justus)--(8052S13.02S)
4/3/2013 -- Bill Placed on Informal Calendar
4/3/2013 -- SA 1 to SS S defeated
4/3/2013 -- SS S withdrawn
4/3/2013 -- SA 1 S offered & adopted (Rupp)--(0461S03.08S)
4/3/2013 -- SA 2 S offered & defeated (Schaefer)--(0461S02.04S)
4/3/2013 -- Perfected

SB 116 - Kraus - Modifies the law relating to uniformed military and overseas voters
4/3/2013 -- Referred H Elections Committee

SB 117 - Kraus - Modifies provisions relating to military affairs
4/3/2013 -- HCS Reported Do Pass H Veterans Committee
4/3/2013 -- Referred to H Rules Committee

SB 126 - Sater - Prohibits any requirement that pharmacies carry a specific drug or device
4/3/2013 -- SCS S adopted
4/3/2013 -- Perfected
4/3/2013 -- Reported Truly Perfected S Rules Committee

SB 142 - Sifton - Repeals a provision requiring corporate paid-in surplus distributions to be identified as liquidating dividends
4/3/2013 -- SA 1 S offered & adopted (Sifton)--(0827S01.01S)
4/3/2013 -- Perfected
4/3/2013 -- Reported Truly Perfected S Rules Committee

SB 147 - Wasson - Requires a health carrier that provides coverage for prescription eye drops to cover a refill without regard to a restriction for an early refill if it is authorized by the prescribing health care provider
4/3/2013 -- Referred H Health Insurance Committee

SB 178 - Schaaf - Modifies provisions relating to safety provisions in mental health facilities
4/3/2013 -- Referred H Health Care Policy Committee

SB 182 - Kehoe - Eliminates state and local use taxes on motor vehicle sales and modifies state and local sales taxes on such purchases
4/3/2013 -- HA 1 to HCS H offered and adopted (Haahr)--(0935H10.04H)
4/3/2013 -- HCS, as amended, H adopted
4/3/2013 -- H Third Read and Passed - EC adopted
4/3/2013 -- S concurs in HCS, as amended
4/3/2013 -- S Third Read and Passed - EC adopted
4/3/2013 -- Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed (w/EC)

SB 186 - Brown - Authorizes the release of certain information in order to identify veterans' remains and the owners of abandoned military medals, and modifies provisions relating to the registering and issuance of death certificates
4/3/2013 -- Referred H Veterans Committee

SB 188 - Romine - Modifies provisions relating to civil commitment of sexually violent predators
4/3/2013 -- H Second Read
4/3/2013 -- Referred H Special Standing Committee on Corrections Committee

SB 191 - Lamping - Allows the Public Service Commission to publish certain papers, studies, reports, decisions and orders electronically
4/3/2013 -- Hearing Conducted H Utilities Committee
4/3/2013 -- Voted Do Pass H Utilities Committee - Consent
4/3/2013 -- Reported Do Pass H Utilities Committee - Consent
4/3/2013 -- Referred to H Rules Committee

SB 193 - Schaefer - Establishes the Advisory Council on the Education of Gifted and Talented Children and requires the State Board of Education to designate a staff person in charge of gifted and talented education
4/3/2013 -- Referred H Elementary and Secondary Education Committee

SB 208 - Justus - Raises the age limit for when a youth may reenter into foster care
4/3/2013 -- Referred H Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities Committee

SB 211 - Rupp - Requires the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to develop guidelines for the training of school employees in the care needed for students with diabetes
4/3/2013 -- Referred H Elementary and Secondary Education Committee

SB 216 - Silvey - Prohibits political activity restrictions on first responders and modifies current political activity restrictions on the Kansas City Police Department
4/3/2013 -- Hearing Conducted H Crime Prevention & Public Safety Committee
4/3/2013 -- Voted Do Pass H Crime Prevention & Public Safety Committee

SB 222 - Lamping - Modifies provisions relating to domestic violence
4/3/2013 -- Referred H Judiciary Committee

SB 224 - Curls - Modifies provisions relating to crimes and law enforcement officers and agencies
4/3/2013 -- Referred H Crime Prevention & Public Safety Committee

SB 229 - Brown - Modifies provisions relating to the Mental Health Employment Disqualification Registry
4/3/2013 -- SA 1 to SCS S offered & adopted (Brown)--(1110S02.02S)
4/3/2013 -- SCS, as amended, S adopted
4/3/2013 -- Perfected
4/3/2013 -- Reported Truly Perfected S Rules Committee

SB 230 - Brown - Establishes Chloe's Law which requires newborn screenings for critical congenital heart disease
4/3/2013 -- Referred H Health Care Policy Committee

SB 235 - Cunningham - Modifies the law relating to residential real estate loan reporting
4/3/2013 -- H Second Read
4/3/2013 -- Referred H Financial Institutions Committee

SB 236 - Parson - Provides that a Highway Patrol fund include money for the maintenance of Highway Patrol vehicles, watercraft, and aircraft and be used for the maintenance of such items
4/3/2013 -- Referred H Crime Prevention & Public Safety Committee

SB 237 - Emery - Exempts certain telecommunications companies from Public Service Commission price caps
4/3/2013 -- Hearing Conducted H Utilities Committee
4/3/2013 -- Voted Do Pass H Utilities Committee - Consent
4/3/2013 -- Reported Do Pass H Utilities Committee - Consent
4/3/2013 -- Referred to H Rules Committee

SB 240 - Lager - Modifies provisions relating to ratemaking for gas corporations
4/3/2013 -- Referred H Utilities Committee

SB 241 - Lager - Creates the Uniform Wireless Communications Infrastructure Deployment Act and modifies provisions relating to utility right-of-way
4/3/2013 -- Referred H Utilities Committee

SB 248 - Wasson - Modifies provisions relating to neighborhood improvement districts and delinquent property taxes
4/3/2013 -- Referred H Economic Development Committee

SB 254 - Pearce - Raises the fees a lender can charge for certain loans
4/3/2013 -- SA 1 to SCS S offered & adopted (Schaaf)--(1380S02.05S)
4/3/2013 -- SA 2 to SCS S offered & defeated (Rupp)--(1380S02.04S)
4/3/2013 -- SCS, as amended, S adopted
4/3/2013 -- Perfected
4/3/2013 -- Reported Truly Perfected S Rules Committee

SB 261 - Rupp - Requires the State Tax Commission to assign a hearing officer within 60 days of appeals from boards of equalization
4/3/2013 -- Bill Placed on Informal Calendar
4/3/2013 -- Perfected
4/3/2013 -- Reported Truly Perfected S Rules Committee

SB 264 - Dempsey - Allows owners of property in a residential subdivision to file a petition seeking to have their subdivision excluded from a fire protection district
4/3/2013 -- Hearing Conducted S Jobs, Economic Development and Local Government Committee

SB 265 - Nieves - Prohibits the state and political subdivisions from implementing policies affecting property rights and from entering into certain relationships with organizations
4/3/2013 -- SA 1 S offered & withdrawn (Justus)--(1330S01.01S)
4/3/2013 -- Perfected
4/3/2013 -- Reported Truly Perfected S Rules Committee

SB 268 - Nieves - Repeals authority for political subdivisions to regulate open carrying of firearms and requires certain local ordinances to incorporate statutory justifications
4/3/2013 -- Voted Do Pass S General Laws Committee

SB 270 - Nieves - Prohibits state enforcement of provisions of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012
4/3/2013 -- Voted Do Pass S General Laws Committee

SB 271 - Nieves - Requires 911 operators to receive training regarding self-defense and defense of others
4/3/2013 -- Voted Do Pass S General Laws Committee

SB 289 - Sifton - Modifies the provisions which require an applicant's Social Security number when applying for a professional license renewal
4/3/2013 -- H Second Read

SB 306 - Wasson - Allows the Board of Pharmacy to test the drugs possessed by licensees
4/3/2013 -- H Second Read
4/3/2013 -- Referred H Professional Registration and Licensing Committee

SB 324 - Wallingford - Regulates the sale of travel insurance and establishes a limited lines travel insurance producer licensure system
4/3/2013 -- Referred H Insurance Policy Committee

SB 329 - Brown - Modifies the definition of eggs
4/3/2013 -- Referred H Agriculture Policy Committee

SB 330 - Wasson - Modifies provisions relating to professional licenses
4/3/2013 -- H Second Read

SB 339 - Romine - Establishes the Missouri Works Training Program and modifies provisions relating to unemployment compensation
4/3/2013 -- Voted Do Pass S Governmental Accountability & Fiscal Oversight Committee

SB 344 - Parson - Requires the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to issue an annual report card for each public school that rates the school with a grade of A, B, C, D, or F
4/3/2013 -- Hearing Conducted S Education Committee

SB 350 - Dempsey - Eliminates the renter's portion of the Senior Citizens Property Tax Credit and creates the Missouri Senior Services Protection Fund
4/3/2013 -- H Second Read
4/3/2013 -- Referred H Budget Committee

SB 376 - Sater - Allows hospital districts to permit higher education institutions to use space for health care education or training
4/3/2013 -- H Second Read
4/3/2013 -- Referred H Health Care Policy Committee

SB 378 - Pearce - Modifies provisions of the A+ Program, Bright Flight Scholarship Program, and the Access Missouri Financial Assistance Program
4/3/2013 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Education Committee - (1623S.04C)

SB 396 - Holsman - Creates the Electrical Corporation Net Metering and Easy Connection Act and modifies the renewable energy standard
4/3/2013 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy and the Environment Committee - (1078S.07C)

SB 408 - Emery - Modifies provisions relating to elementary and secondary education
4/3/2013 -- Hearing Conducted S Education Committee

SB 410 - Kehoe - Renames Linn State Technical College as "State Technical College of Missouri" effective July 1, 2014
4/3/2013 -- Voted Do Pass S Education Committee

SB 417 - Lager - Modifies provisions relating to the Department of Natural Resources
4/3/2013 -- Hearing Conducted S Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy and the Environment Committee

SB 420 - Lager - Modifies provisions relating to renewable energy
4/3/2013 -- Voted Do Pass S Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy and the Environment Committee

SB 423 - Nasheed - Requires the Supervisor of Parking Meters in the city of St. Louis to supervise a parking division rather than a parking enforcement division and a parking meter division
4/3/2013 -- Hearing Conducted S Jobs, Economic Development and Local Government Committee

SB 442 - Silvey - Allows a property owner to authorize a collector to assign a property tax lien to a third party
4/3/2013 -- Hearing Conducted S Jobs, Economic Development and Local Government Committee

SB 454 - Nieves - Requires county assessors to use a specified single nationally recognized guide to determine the value of a motor vehicle for personal property tax assessment purposes
4/3/2013 -- Hearing Conducted S Jobs, Economic Development and Local Government Committee

SCR 2 - Richard - Directs the State Historical Society of Missouri to develop plans to commemorate and celebrate the State of Missouri's bicentennial
4/3/2013 -- Referred H General Laws Committee

SCR 5 - Lamping - Urges the federal government to stop the Affordable Care Act's disproportionate share hospital (DSH) payment reductions
4/3/2013 -- Referred H Health Care Policy Committee

SJR 14 - Schaefer - Modifies constitutional provisions regarding the right to keep and bear arms
4/3/2013 -- Voted Do Pass S Governmental Accountability and Fiscal Oversight Committee

HB 64 - Burlison - Allows payroll deductions from employees and members of labor organizations for political purposes upon consent
4/3/2013 -- Hearing Conducted S Governmental Accountability & Fiscal Oversight Committee

HB 152 - Solon - Modifies provisions relating to school officers
4/3/2013 -- S First Read--HB 152-Solon, et al

HB 169 - Diehl, Jr. - Modifies provisions relating to the Missouri Prosecuting Attorneys and Circuit Attorneys' Retirement System Fund, allows law enforcement officers to charge for their services in cases disposed of by a traffic violations bureau and creates the MODEX fund
4/3/2013 -- S First Read--HCS for HB 169

HB 202 - Reiboldt - Allows University of Missouri Extension Councils to form extension districts made up of cooperating counties
4/3/2013 -- Hearing Conducted S Education Committee

HB 303 - Scharnhorst - Designates several highways and bridges located in Missouri
4/3/2013 -- S First Read--HCS for HBs 303 & 304

HB 306 - Hoskins - Designates the dog known as "Old Drum" as the historical dog of the state and designates the dog known as "Jim the Wonder Dog" as Missouri's Wonder Dog
4/3/2013 -- S First Read--HCS for HB 306

HB 331 - Miller - This act modifies provisions relating to telecommunications
4/3/2013 -- S First Read--HB 331-Miller and Funderburk

HB 334 - Dugger - Exempts farm work performed by children under 16 years of age from certain child labor requirements
4/3/2013 -- S First Read--HB 334-Dugger, et al

HB 406 - Wieland - Requires all employers with more than fifty employees to remit payments to the Family Support Payment Center by electronic means
4/3/2013 -- S First Read--HB 406-Wieland

HB 428 - Schatz - Modifies law regarding the issuance of salvage titles and registration of vehicles
4/3/2013 -- S First Read--HB 428-Schatz

HB 429 - Schatz - Requires Department of Revenue to notify insurers of any discovered motor vehicle owners and lienholders so that insurers can notify owners and lienholders of their intent to obtain salvage titles or junking certificates
4/3/2013 -- S First Read--HB 429-Schatz

HB 433 - Korman - Prohibits the Department of Health and Senior Services from inspecting meat processors for criteria they have already been inspected for by the state or federal Department of Agriculture
4/3/2013 -- S First Read--HB 433-Korman, et al

HB 438 - Rowland - Allows certain out-of-state colleges and universities to authorize the use of their official school emblems on special license plates
4/3/2013 -- S First Read--HCS for HB 438

HB 440 - Webb - Allows certain cottage food production operations to be exempt from state health or food code laws
4/3/2013 -- S First Read--HCS for HB 440

HB 442 - Hoskins - Adds professional therapy dog to the definition of service dog
4/3/2013 -- S First Read--HB 442-Hoskins, et al

HB 445 - Engler - Modifies the Mark Twain Highway designation and designates an additional portion of Interstate 70 as the "Andy Gammon Memorial Highway"
4/3/2013 -- S First Read--HB 445-Engler and Black

HB 450 - Carpenter - Authorizes the issuance of a medallion, medal and certificate to veterans who served in certain wars
4/3/2013 -- S First Read--HB 450-Carpenter, et al

HB 451 - Fraker - Allows and establishes procedures for counties to decrease their annual budgets when faced with an unanticipated decline in funds
4/3/2013 -- S First Read--HB 451-Fraker, et al

HB 460 - Engler - Authorizes the Governor to convey certain state properties
4/3/2013 -- S First Read--HB 460-Engler

HB 471 - Spencer - Designates each third week of February as "Engineers Awareness Week"
4/3/2013 -- S First Read--HB 471-Spencer, et al

HB 478 - Wieland - Modifies the manner in which credit union shares may be issued and paid
4/3/2013 -- S First Read--HB 478-Wieland, et al

HB 498 - Jones - Repeals a provision requiring corporate paid-in surplus distributions to be identified as liquidating dividends
4/3/2013 -- S First Read--HB 498-Jones (50), et al

HB 525 - Franklin - Allows the Commissioner of Administration to hold reverse auctions
4/3/2013 -- S First Read--HB 525-Franklin, et al

HB 568 - Lauer - Modifies provisions relating Neighborhood Improvement Districts
4/3/2013 -- S First Read--HB 568-Lauer and Gatschenberger

HB 581 - Roorda - Designates a portion of State Highway 32 in Farmington as the "Sergeant Jeffry Kowalski Memorial Highway" and a portion of Interstate 70 in St. Louis as the "Police Officer Daryl Hall Memorial Highway"
4/3/2013 -- S First Read--HB 581-Roorda, et al

HB 585 - Schieffer - Designates each November 21st as "Stan Musial Day"
4/3/2013 -- S First Read--HB 585-Schieffer, et al

HB 625 - Burlison - Modifies provisions relating to collaborative practice arrangements
4/3/2013 -- S First Read--HB 625-Burlison

HB 632 - Dunn - Designates each December 4th as "Alpha Phi Alpha Day"
4/3/2013 -- S First Read--HB 632-Dunn, et al

HB 634 - Elmer - Designates each month of February as "Turner Syndrome Awareness Month"
4/3/2013 -- S First Read--HB 634-Elmer

HB 650 - Ross - Modifies provisions relating to the Department of Natural Resources
4/3/2013 -- S First Read--HB 650-Ross, et al

HB 656 - May - Requires the Supervisor of Parking Meters in the City of St. Louis to supervise a parking division rather than a parking enforcement division and a parking meter division
4/3/2013 -- S First Read--HCS for HB 656

HB 673 - Schatz - Renames Linn State Technical College as "State Technical College of Missouri" effective July 1, 2014
4/3/2013 -- S First Read--HB 673-Schatz

HB 702 - Lorenz Englund - Authorizes the release of certain information to identify the owners of abandoned military medals
4/3/2013 -- S First Read--HB 702-Englund, et al

HB 715 - McCaherty - Allows motorcycles to be equipped with a means of varying the brightness of the vehicle's brake light for up to five seconds upon application of the vehicle's brakes
4/3/2013 -- S First Read--HB 715-McCaherty

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