This Week in the Missouri Senate

 December

November

• Senate Bill 711, which requires CPR instruction and training during high school (Audio: Sen. Dan Brown, R-Rolla); and
• House Bill 1559, which designates July first as “Lucile Bluford Day” in Missouri (Audio: Sen. Shalonn “Kiki” Curls, D-Kansas City).

This feature report is narrated by Senate Communications Officer Dean Morgan.

October

• Senate Interim Committee on MO HealthNet Pharmacy Benefits (Audio: Committee chair, Sen. David Sater, R-Cassville);
• Legislative Task Force on Dyslexia (Audio: Committee member, Sen. Scott Sifton, D-Affton);
• Senate Interim Committee on Long-Term Care Facilities (Audio: Committee chair, Sen. Mike Cunningham, R-Rogersville);
• Senate Interim Committee on Utility Regulation and Infrastructure Investment (Audio: Committee chair, Sen. Ed Emery, R-Lamar); and
• Joint Committee on the Justice System.

This feature report is narrated by Senate Communications Officer Dean Morgan.

September

• House Bill 1631, which will ask voters to decide if Missouri will have voter ID (Audio: Sen. Will Kraus, R-Lee’s Summit, and Assistant Minority Floor Leader Gina Walsh, D-Bellefontaine Neighbors); and
• Senate Bill 656, legislation that will make changes to some of Missouri’s gun laws (Audio: Sen. Brian Munzlinger, R-Williamstown, and Sen. Walsh).

This feature report is narrated by Senate Communications Officer Dean Morgan.

• Senate Bill 816, a measure that would have repealed the death penalty in Missouri (Audio: Sen. Paul Wieland, R-Imperial);
• Senate Bill 653, which would have banned gender discrimination in the Show-Me State (Audio: Sen. Jill Schupp, D-Creve Coeur);
• Senate Bill 902, legislation that would have let the state issue Real ID (Audio: Sen. Ryan Silvey, R-Kansas City); and
• Senate Bill 907, which would have created a right to unpaid leave for employees affected by domestic violence (Audio: Sen. Gina Walsh, D-Bellefontaine Neighbors).

This feature report is narrated by Senate Communications Officer Dean Morgan.

August

• House Bill 1979, legislation that says lawmakers cannot become lobbyists until at least six months after leaving office;
• House Bill 1983, a measure that deals with political consultants (Audio: Sen. Brian Munzlinger, R-Williamstown, and Sen. Scott Sifton, D-Affton); and
• House Bill 2203, which relates to campaign finance (Audio: Senate Majority Floor Leader Mike Kehoe, R-Jefferson City, and Sen. Jason Holsman, D-Kansas City.

This feature report is narrated by Senate Communications Officer Dean Morgan.

Week of Aug. 22: This Week in the Missouri Senate reviews some of the new laws that are set to take effect on Aug. 28. Some of these include:

• Senate Bill 579, which modifies provisions relating to infection reporting of health care facilities and telehealth services (Audio: Sen. Rob Schaaf, R-St. Joseph, and Sen. Jamilah Nasheed, D-St. Louis);
• Senate Bill 578, a measure that allows certain circuits to appoint an additional court marshal, authorizes an additional judge in certain circuits, excludes firearms from bankruptcy and establishes the Missouri Commercial Receivership Act;
• Senate Bill 905, legislation that changes the effective date of the repeal and enactment of certain provisions of the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act; and
• Senate Concurrent Resolution 50, which designates the month of September as Suicide Prevention Awareness Month.

This feature report is narrated by Senate Communications Officer Dean Morgan.

July

June

May

• House Bill 1565, which would raise MO HealthNet asset limits for the disabled (Audio: Sen. Jill Schupp, D-Creve Coeur, and Sen. Kurt Schaefer, R-Columbia);
• Senate Bill 588, a measure that would make changes to expungement laws (Audio: Sen. Bob Dixon, R-Springfield);
• House Bill 1765, legislation that would change provisions relating to judicial proceedings (Audio: Senate Minority Floor Leader Joseph Keaveny, D-St. Louis);
• Senate Bill 814, which would allow an individual to deduct income earned through active military duty from their Missouri adjusted gross income (Audio: Sen. Wayne Wallingford, R-Cape Girardeau); and
• House Bill 1474, legislation that would make changes to how certain documents would be filed with the Missouri Ethics Commission (Audio: Sen. Shalonn “Kiki” Curls, D-Kansas City).

This feature report is narrated by Senate Communications Officer Dean Morgan.

• House Bill 1631, which would modify provisions of law relating to voter identification (Audio: Sen. Will Kraus, R-Lee’s Summit, and Sen. Jason Holsman, D-Kansas City);
• Senate Bill 588, legislation that would modify provisions relating to petitions for the expungement of criminal records (Audio: Sen. Bob Dixon, R-Springfield, and Sen. Shalonn “Kiki” Curls, D-Kansas City); and
• Senate Bill 586, a measure that would make changes to school funding (Audio: Sen. Jay Wasson, R-Nixa, and Sen. Maria Chappelle-Nadal, D-University City).

This feature report is narrated by Senate Communications Officer Dean Morgan.

April

• House Bill 1631, legislation that would modify provisions of law relating to voter identification (Audio: Sen. Will Kraus, R-Lee’s Summit, and Sen. Jill Schupp, D-Creve Coeur);
• House Bill 1568, which would allow pharmacists and pharmacy technicians to sell and dispense opioid antagonists (Audio: Sen. Dan Brown, R-Rolla, and Senate Minority Floor Leader Joseph Keaveny, D-St. Louis); and
• House Bill 1698, a measure that seeks to establish incentives to attract major out-of-state conventions to Missouri (Audio: Sen. David Sater, R-Cassville, and Sen. Keaveny).

This feature report is narrated by Senate Communications Officer Dean Morgan.

• Final passage of Missouri’s $27 billion operating budget for Fiscal Year 2017 (Audio: Sen. Kurt Schaefer, R-Columbia, and Sen. Jill Schupp, D-Creve Coeur);
• Ethics reform measures House Bill 1979, House Bill 2166 and House Bill 2203 (Audio: Sen. Bob Onder, R-Lake St. Louis, and Sen. Schupp);
• Senate Bill 590, a measure that seeks to modify provisions related to crime; and
• House Bill 1562, legislation that would expand the crime of sexual trafficking of a child to include advertising a child participating in a commercial sexual act.

This feature report is narrated by Senate Communications Officer Dean Morgan.

• Senate Resolution 1793 and Senate Resolution 1794, both of which issue summons to appear before the full Missouri Senate (Audio: Sen. Kurt Schaefer, R-Columbia, and Sen. Scott Sifton, D-Affton);
• Senate Bill 618, legislation that would modify provisions relating to the detention and shackling of juvenile offenders and detention and shackling of pregnant offenders (Audio: Sen. Wayne Wallingford, R-Cape Girardeau; Sen. Jill Schupp, D-Creve Coeur; and Sen. Jamilah Nasheed, D-St. Louis);
• House Bill 2014, the supplemental budget for the current fiscal year (Audio: Sen. Schaefer and Sen. Schupp); and
• House Bill 1983, which specifies no statewide elected official or member of the Missouri General Assembly can serve as a paid political consultant.

This feature report is narrated by Senate Communications Officer Dean Morgan.

• Missouri Senate action on the Fiscal Year 2017 state operating budget (Audio: Senate Appropriations Committee Chair, Sen. Kurt Schaefer, R-Columbia, and committee member, Sen. Shalonn “Kiki” Curls, D-Kansas City);
• House Bill 1631, a measure that would modify provisions of law relating to voter identification (Audio: Sen. Will Kraus, R-Lee’s Summit, and Sen. Curls); and
• Senate Bill 661, Senate Bill 588 and Senate Bill 590, all of which relate to criminal justice (Audio: Sen. Bob Dixon, R-Springfield, and Sen. Curls).

This feature report is narrated by Senate Communications Officer Dean Morgan.

March

• Senate Bill 623, which would — upon approval of Missouri voters — raise the state’s gas tax from 17 cents to 22.9 cents per gallon (Audio: Sen. Doug Libla, R-Poplar Bluff);
• House Bill 1983, legislation that would create new provisions of law relating to elected officials acting as paid political consultants (Audio: Sen. Brian Munzlinger, R-Williamstown, and Sen. Scott Sifton, D-Affton);
• Senate Bill 786, a measure that would modify the law relating to the prosecution of election offenses (Audio: Sen. Sifton); and
• The Senate Appropriations Committee begins marks ups on the Fiscal Year 2017 Missouri operating budget.

This feature report is narrated by Senate Communications Officer Dean Morgan.

• Senate Bill 1031, a measure that would establish the Missouri Child Protection Registry (Audio: Sen. David Sater, R-Cassville);
• Senate Bill 646, legislation that would require the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to develop training guidelines and school districts to adopt a policy for youth suicide awareness and prevention education (Audio: Sen. Jill Schupp, D-Creve Coeur);
• Senate Bill 1096, which would modify provisions pertaining to non-participating manufacturers in the Master Settlement Agreement (Audio: Sen. Bob Dixon, R-Springfield);
• Senate Bill 1028, a proposal that seeks to modify provisions relating to ratemaking for public utilities (Audio: Sen. Jason Holsman, D-Kansas City); and
• Senate Bill 980, which would require public retirement plans to provide certain financial information to participants and would modify the criteria for when a public retirement plan would be deemed delinquent (Audio: Senate Minority Floor Leader Joseph Keaveny, D-St. Louis, and Sen. Dan Hegeman, R-Cosby).

This feature report is narrated by Senate Communications Officer Dean Morgan.

• Senate Joint Resolution 39, which would — upon voter approval — prohibit the state from imposing penalties on individuals and religious entities who refuse to take part in same sex marriage ceremonies due to sincerely held religious beliefs (Audio: Sen. Bob Onder, R-Lake St. Louis; Sen. Jill Schupp, D-Creve Coeur; and Senate Minority Floor Leader Joseph Keaveny, D-St. Louis);
• Senate Bill 904, which would modify provisions related to gifted education (Audio: Sen. David Pearce, R-Warrensburg); and
• Senate Bill 1029, a measure that would modify several provisions relating to student safety (Audio: Sen. Schupp).

This feature report is narrated by Senate Communications Officer Dean Morgan.

February

• House Bill 1891, a measure that would prohibit any public employee from being required to pay dues or other fees to a labor organization (Audio: Sen. Bob Onder, R-Lake St. Louis, and Sen. Jill Schupp, D-Creve Coeur);
• House Bill 2203, which would change the laws regarding the investment of campaign funds (Audio: Sen. Mike Cunningham, R-Rogersville, and Sen. Schupp);
• Senate Concurrent Resolution 58 urges the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency to build a new facility in St. Louis (Audio: Senate Minority Floor Leader Joseph Keaveny, D-St. Louis, and Senate President Pro Tem Ron Richard, R-Joplin);
• Senate Bill 1037, legislation that would modify exemptions to duty to retreat when using force against another person; and
• Senate Bill 907, which seeks to create a right to unpaid leave for employees who are affected by domestic violence.

This feature report is narrated by Senate Communications Officer Dean Morgan.

• House Bill 2166, which seeks to modify provisions of law relating to ethics (Audio: Sen. Bob Onder, R-Lake St. Louis, and Sen. Jason Holsman, D-Kansas City);
• House Bill 1983, which would specify that no statewide elected official or member of the General Assembly shall serve as a paid political consultant;
• Senate Bill 656, a measure that specifies no additional fee, beyond $100, could be charged to process concealed carry permit applications and would allow military members extra time to renew their permits (Audio: Sen. Brian Munzlinger, R-Williamstown, and Senate Minority Floor Leader Joseph Keaveny, D-St. Louis);
• Senate Bill 1026, legislation that would create a lifetime permit to carry concealed firearms (Audio: Sen. Dave Schatz, R-Sullivan); and
• Senate Bill 822, which seeks to modify provisions relating to hemp extract (Audio: Sen. Keaveny).

This feature report is narrated by Senate Communications Officer Dean Morgan.

• House Bill 1979, which would impose a rule for lobbying by former members of the Missouri General Assembly, by former statewide elected officials and by former holders of an office that requires Missouri Senate confirmation (Audio: Sen. David Pearce, R-Warrensburg, and Sen. Jill Schupp, D-Creve Coeur);
• Senate Bill 847, which would modify provisions relating to the collateral source rule (Audio: Sen. Ed Emery, R-Lamar, and Sen. Schupp);
• Senate Bill 628, which seeks to require law enforcement agencies, in certain cities, to require their officers to wear a camera while on duty and in uniform and record all contacts with people (Audio: Sen. Jamilah Nasheed, D-St. Louis, and Sen. Dave Schatz, R-Sullivan); and
• Senate Bill 902, legislation that would allow the Missouri Department of Revenue to issue REAL ID-compliant driver’s licenses and identification cards.

This feature report is narrated by Senate Communications Officer Dean Morgan.

• Senate Bill 816, which would repeal the death penalty (Audio: Sen. Paul Wieland, R-Imperial, and Sen. Gina Walsh, D-Bellefontaine Neighbors);
• Senate Bill 608, a measure that would authorize certain MO HealthNet health care provider fees (Audio: Sen. David Sater, R-Cassville, and Sen. Jason Holsman, D-Kansas City); and
• Senate Bill 569 and Senate Bill 821, both which would apply the ban texting while driving to all drivers (Audio: Sen. David Pearce, R-Warrensburg, and Sen. Jill Schupp, D-Creve Coeur).

This feature report is narrated by Senate Communications Officer Dean Morgan.

• Senate Concurrent Resolution 58, which urges the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency to build a new facility in the city of St. Louis (Audio: Senate Minority Floor Leader Joseph Keaveny, D-St. Louis, and Senate President Pro Tem Ron Richard, R-Joplin);
• Senate Bill 661 and Senate Bill 726, which seek to change a provision specifying when law enforcement officers are justified in using deadly force (Audio: Sen. Bob Dixon, R-Springfield, and Sen. Jamilah Nasheed, D-St. Louis); and
• Senate Bill 851, a measure that would allow qualified motorcycle riders to operate motorcycles without protective headgear, under certain conditions (Audio: Sen. Dan Brown, R-Rolla, and Sen. Maria Chappelle-Nadal, D-University City).

This feature report is narrated by Senate Communications Officer Dean Morgan.

January

• Senate Concurrent Resolutions 51 and 52, which disapprove the regulation filed by the State Tax Commission on Dec. 29, 2015, that established new values for certain agricultural and horticultural property (Audio: Sen. Will Kraus, R-Lee’s Summit, and Sen. Jill Schupp, D-Creve Coeur);
• Senate Bill 572, a measure that would modify provisions relating to municipal courts (Audio: Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Glendale, and Sen. Schupp); and
• Senate Bill 731, legislation that would remove the current ban on carrying concealed firearms in higher education institutions, but allow institutions to ban concealed firearms under certain conditions (Audio: Sen. Brian Munzlinger, R-Williamstown, and Sen. Maria Chappelle-Nadal, D-University City).

This feature report is narrated by Senate Communications Officer Dean Morgan.

• Senate Bill 816, a measure that would repeal the death penalty in the Show-Me State (Audio: Sen. Paul Wieland, R-Imperial, and Senate Minority Floor Leader Joseph Keaveny, D-St. Louis);
• Senate Joint Resolution 20, which would modify provisions of law as they relate to voter photo identification, and Senate Bill 594, which would modify the law relating to voting procedures (Audio: Sen. Will Kraus, R-Lee’s Summit, and Sen. Jill Schupp, D-Creve Coeur); and
• Reaction to this week’s State of the State address (Audio: Senate Appropriations Committee Chair, Sen. Kurt Schaefer, R-Columbia, and Sen. Schupp).

This feature report is narrated by Senate Communications Officer Dean Morgan.

• Senate Bill 643, a measure that would modify provisions of law relating to ethics (Audio: Sen. Bob Onder, R-Lake St. Louis, and Sen. Jason Holsman, D-Kansas City);
• Senate Bill 644, which would modify provisions relating to abortion, including donation of fetal tissue, tissue reports, physician privileges and ambulatory surgical center licensing and inspections (Audio: Sen. Onder and Sen. Maria Chappelle-Nadal, D-University City); and
• Senate Bill 575, which seeks to repeal the earnings tax in the cities of Kansas City and St. Louis on Dec. 31, 2017 (Audio: Sen. Kurt Schaefer, R-Columbia, and Sen. Scott Sifton, D-Affton).

This feature report is narrated by Senate Communications Officer Dean Morgan.