The Senate met pursuant to adjournment.

     President Pro Tem Mathewson in the Chair.

     The Chaplain offered the following prayer:

     Heavenly Father, Your presence is evident in so many ways. We are thankful that though others may forsake us, You have promised to never leave us alone. You are with us in good times and in bad, when we are at our best and when we fall short. Be with us that what we do might accomplish something worthwhile. Amen.

     The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag was recited.

     A quorum being established, the Senate proceeded with its business.

     The Journal of the previous day was read and approved.

     The following Senators were present during the day's proceedings:

	Present--Senators
Banks	Bentley	Caskey	Clay
Curls	DePasco	Ehlmann	Flotron
Goode	Graves	House	Howard
Johnson	Kenney	Kinder	Klarich
Lybyer	Mathewson	Maxwell	McKenna
Melton	Moseley	Mueller	Quick
Rohrbach	Russell	Schneider	Scott
Sims	Singleton	Staples	Treppler
Westfall	Wiggins--34
	Absent with leave--Senators--None
	The Lieutenant Governor was present.

     President Wilson assumed the Chair.

     SB 789--By Scott.

     An Act to repeal section 32.057, RSMo 1994, relating to taxation, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating to the same subject, with penalty provisions.

     SB 790--By DePasco.

     An Act to repeal sections 567.010 and 567.020, RSMo 1994, relating to prostitution, and to enact in lieu thereof four new sections relating to the same subject, with penalty provisions.

     SB 791--By Westfall.

     An Act to amend chapter 221, RSMo, by adding one new section relating to damage to jail property, with penalty provisions.

     SB 792--By Westfall.

     An Act to repeal section 301.330, RSMo 1994, relating to the display of information on commercial motor vehicles, and to enact one new section relating to the same subject.

     SB 793--By Scott and Wiggins.

     An Act to repeal sections 313.540 and 313.660, RSMo 1994, relating to off-track pari-mutuel wagering, and to enact in lieu thereof ten new sections relating to the same subject, with penalty provisions.

     SB 794--By McKenna.

     An Act to repeal sections 313.540 and 313.660, RSMo 1994, relating to off-track pari-mutuel wagering, and to enact in lieu thereof nine new sections relating to the same subject, with penalty provisions.

     SCA 1 was taken up.

     Senator Staples moved that the above amendment be adopted, which motion prevailed.

     Senator Caskey offered SS for SB 503, entitled:

     Senator Caskey moved that SS for SB 503 be adopted.

     Senator Staples requested a roll call vote be taken and was joined in his request by Senators Bentley, Goode, Howard and Mueller.

     At the request of Senator Staples, SB 503, with SS (pending), was placed on the Informal Calendar.

     SB 795--By Maxwell.

     An Act to repeal sections 151.150, 163.011, 163.021 and 163.031, RSMo 1994, relating to state aid for public schools, and to enact in lieu thereof four new sections relating to the same subject.

     SB 796--By Flotron.

     An Act to repeal section 103.083, RSMo 1994, relating to the health plan for state employees, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating to the same subject.

     SB 797--By Flotron and Westfall.

     An Act to amend chapter 376, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to health benefit plans.

     SB 798--By Flotron.

     An Act to amend chapter 160, RSMo, by enacting eight new sections relating to education.

     SB 799--By Clay and Schneider.

     An Act to repeal section 36.150, RSMo 1994, relating to certain political activities, and to enact in lieu thereof five new sections relating to the same subject, with penalty provisions.

     Mr. President: I am instructed by the House of Representatives to inform the Senate that the House has offered into and adopted HCR 3.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a committee of ten (10) from the House be appointed by the Speaker to act with a committee of ten (10) from the Senate, appointed by the President Pro Tem, to wait upon the Governor of the State of Missouri and inform His Excellency that the House of Representatives and the Senate of the Eighty-Eighth General Assembly, Second Regular Session, are now organized and ready for business and to receive any message or communication that His Excellency may desire to submit, and that the Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives be directed to inform the Senate of the adoption of this resolution.

In which the concurrence of the Senate is respectfully requested.

     Also,

     Mr. President: I am instructed by the House of Representatives to inform the Senate that the Speaker has appointed the following Represen-tatives to act with a committee of ten from the Senate to wait upon the Governor of the State of Missouri. Representatives: Klumb, Murray (69), Davis, Carter, Wiggins, Farnen, Evans, Brown, McClelland, Shields.

     On motion of Senator Banks, the Senate adjourned until 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, January 17, 1996.