President Wilson in the Chair.

     The Chaplain offered the following prayer:

     Heavenly Father, we are thankful to be living in such an exciting time. There are so many things for us to enjoy and new things to try. But with all that is new, we are most thankful for one another-for families, friends and co-workers and the contribution that is made by everyone we meet. 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	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	Sims	Singleton
Staples	Treppler	Westfall	Wiggins--32
	Absent with leave--Senators
Bentley	Scott--2
	The Lieutenant Governor was present.

     Senator House and Senator Ehlmann offered Senate Resolution No. 758, regarding Reid L. Bronson, St. Charles, which was adopted.

     Senator House and Senator Ehlmann offered Senate Resolution No. 759, regarding Ben Blanton, St. Charles, which was adopted.

     Senator House and Senator Ehlmann offered Senate Resolution No. 760, regarding Dee Pundmann, St. Charles, which was adopted.

     Senator Schneider offered Senate Resolution No. 761, regarding Mary Brummel, St. Louis, which was adopted.

     Senator Schneider offered Senate Resolution No. 762, regarding Linda Behlmann, Florissant, which was adopted.

     Senator Mueller offered Senate Resolution No. 763, regarding the Kirkwood Area Chamber of Commerce, which was adopted.

     Senator Mueller offered Senate Resolution No. 764, regarding Pat Pierce, Kirkwood, which was adopted.

     Senator Mueller offered Senate Resolution No. 765, regarding Lera Crady, Kirkwood, which was adopted.

     The following Bills were read the 1st time and 1,000 copies ordered printed:

     SB 835--By Klarich.

     An Act to repeal sections 351.200, 351.245, 351.250, 351.265, 351.320, 351.478, 351.482, 351.483 and 351.488, RSMo Supp. 1995, relating to corporations, and to enact in lieu thereof nine new sections relating to the same subject.

     SB 836--By Quick.

     An Act to repeal sections 362.471, 427.041, 443.130, 456.500, 456.520 and 456.600, RSMo 1994, and section 361.160, RSMo Supp. 1995, relating to certain financial transactions, and to enact in lieu thereof twelve new sections relating to the same subject.

     SB 837--By Mathewson.

     An Act to repeal sections 2.080 and 2.091, RSMo 1994, relating to journals of the senate and the house of representatives, and to enact in lieu thereof two new sections relating to the same subject.

     SS for SB 503 was again taken up.

     At the request of Senator Caskey, SS for SB 503 was withdrawn.

     Senator Caskey offered SS No. 2 for SB 503, entitled:

     An Act to repeal sections 304.009 and 304.010, RSMo Supp. 1995, relating to speed limits for motor vehicles, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating to the same subject, with an emergency clause.

     Senator Caskey moved that SS No. 2 for SB 503 be adopted.

     Senator Quick assumed the Chair.

     Senator Caskey offered SA 1:

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

     Senator Flotron offered SA 2:

     "3. The department of highways and transportation may lower or raise a speed limit set in subsection 2 of this section for particular sections of state highways, but only after a lower or higher speed limit is indicated by an engineering study and after holding public hearings in the areas affected. No speed limit shall be changed under this subsection unless the particular section of highway is at least ten miles in length. Any changes made by the depart-ment under this subsection shall be promulgated by rule under section 536.024, RSMo, and in addition to the grounds for suspending a rule under that section the joint committee on administrative rules shall be able to suspend a rule on the ground that it is against public policy."; and

     Further amend said section, by renumbering the remaining subsections accordingly.

     Senator Flotron moved that the above amendment be adopted.

     At the request of Senator Staples, SB 503, with SS No. 2 and SA 2 (pending), was placed on the Informal Calendar.

     Senator Moseley, Chairman of the Committee on Education, submitted the following report:

     Mr. President: Your Committee on Education, to which was referred SB 540, begs leave to report that it has considered the same and recommends that the Senate Committee Substitute, hereto attached, do pass.

     SB 838--By Schneider and DePasco.

     An Act to repeal sections 301.550, 301.559, 407.810, 407.815, 407.825 and 407.830, RSMo 1994, relating to motor vehicle franchise practices, and to enact in lieu thereof twelve new sections relating to the same subject, with penalty provisions.

     SB 839--By McKenna.

     An Act to repeal sections 313.805, 313.812 and 313.817, RSMo 1994, relating to operation of excursion gambling boats, and to enact in lieu thereof three new sections relating to the same subject.

     The following Bills were read the 2nd time and referred to the Committees indicated:

     SB 771--Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence.

     SB 772--Public Health and Welfare.

     SB 773--Financial and Governmental Operations.

     SB 774--Judiciary.

     SB 775--Conservation, Parks and Tourism.

     SB 776--Public Health and Welfare.

     SB 777--Judiciary.

     SB 778--Education.

     SB 779--Corrections and General Laws.

     SB 780--Transportation.

     SB 781--Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence.

     SB 782--Conservation, Parks and Tourism.

     SB 783--Labor and Industrial Relations.

     SB 784--Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence.

     SB 785--Public Health and Welfare.

     SB 786--Education.

     SB 787--Elections, Pensions and Veterans' Affairs.

     SB 788--Commerce and Environment.

     SB 789--Ways and Means.

     SB 790--Public Health and Welfare.

     SB 791--Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence.

     SB 792--Transportation.

     SB 793--Corrections and General Laws.

     SB 794--Corrections and General Laws.

     SB 796--Corrections and General Laws.

     SB 797--Public Health and Welfare.

     SB 798--Education.

     SB 799--Elections, Pensions and Veterans' Affairs.

     SB 800--Corrections and General Laws.

     SB 801--Financial and Governmental Operations.

     SB 802--Financial and Governmental Operations.

     SB 803--Corrections and General Laws.

     SB 804--Labor and Industrial Relations.

     SB 805--Education.

     SB 806--Agriculture and Local Government.

     SB 807--Ethics.

     SB 808--Public Health and Welfare.

     SB 809--Education.

     SB 810--Transportation.

     SB 811--Agriculture and Local Government.

     SB 812--Public Health and Welfare.

     SB 813--Corrections and General Laws.

     SB 814--Corrections and General Laws.

     SB 815--Public Health and Welfare.

     SB 816--Aging, Families and Mental Health.

     Senator Mathewson introduced to the Senate, the Physician of the Day, A. J. Campbell, M.D., Sedalia.

     Senator Singleton introduced to the Senate, Mark Rakes and Mitch McCumber, Neosho.

     Senator Russell introduced to the Senate, Vera Harrell, Lebanon.

     Senator Rohrbach introduced to the Senate, Bill Deeken, Jefferson City.

     On motion of Senator Banks, the Senate adjourned until 9:30 a.m., Thursday, January 25, 1996.