Missouri Senate
Senate Action for 2/14/00

SB 0556 - Mueller - Amends MO Not for Profit Act by allowing a church to amend its bylaws by approval of 2/3 votes cast by church's members
02/14/00 -- H First Read

SB 0573 - House - Revises repayment of state school aid overpayment for certain districts
02/14/00 -- Reported From S Education Committee to Floor-Consent

SB 0596 - Steelman - Allows tourism tax for New Madrid, New Madrid Co., Stoddard Co., Bloomfield, Caruthersville and St. James
02/14/00 -- H First Read (w/EC)

SB 0636 - Bland - Preserves Walt Disney film studio as historic site
02/14/00 -- Hearing Conducted S Agriculture, Conservation, Parks
& Tourism Committee

SB 0643 - Schneider - Modifies law regarding the amending of a condominium association's bylaws and declaration
02/14/00 -- Reported From S Insurance & Housing Committee to
Floor-Consent

SB 0657 - Childers - Authorizes automatic expungement for first violation of wildlife code which is a class "B" misdemeanor
02/14/00 -- H First Read

SB 0663 - Schneider - Corrects a section enacted in two separate bills affecting the licensing of psychologists
02/14/00 -- H First Read

SB 0669 - Goode - Vetoed bills become effective 90 days after successful vote to override the veto
02/14/00 -- H First Read

SB 0685 - Bland - Requires placement of warning signs in establishments licensed to sell or serve alcoholic beverages
02/14/00 -- Reported From S Public Health & Welfare Committee to
Floor w/SCS - Consent

SB 0703 - Steelman - Expands list of donees for state surplus property
02/14/00 -- Voted Do Pass S Financial & Governmental
Organizations Committee-Consent

SB 0709 - DePasco - Establishes a memorial for workers killed or injured on the job
02/14/00 -- Referred S Budget Control Committee

SB 0727 - Goode - Revises sunset on closure of certain municipal utility records
02/14/00 -- Voted Do Pass S Financial & Governmental
Organizations Committee-Consent

SB 0740 - Wiggins - Allows State to withhold moneys due to political subdivisions for audits unreimbursed
02/14/00 -- Voted Do Pass S Financial & Governmental
Organizations Committee-Consent

SB 0746 - Johnson - Expands the grant of immunity for the donation of fire equipment
02/14/00 -- Reported From S Judiciary Committee to
Floor w/SCS - Consent

SB 0765 - Kenney - Allows individuals to obtain POW/MIA specialized license plates
02/14/00 -- Reported From S Elections, Veterans' Affairs &
Corrections Committee to Floor w/SCS - Consent

SB 0788 - Johnson - Amends the "whistleblower" statute governing state employees
02/14/00 -- H First Read

SB 0798 - Ehlmann - Requires the State to award additional vacation time to state employees who mentor children
02/14/00 -- Hearing Conducted S Financial & Governmental
Organization Committee

SB 0804 - Yeckel - Allows mortgage insurance for up to 100% of the market value of the property
02/14/00 -- Hearing Conducted S Financial & Governmental
Organization Committee-Consent
02/14/00 -- Voted Do Pass S Financial & Governmental Organization
Committee-Consent

SB 0821 - Caskey - Prohibits certain retirement benefits from certain claims
02/14/00 -- Reported From S Pensions & General Laws Committee to
Floor w/SCA 1 - Consent

SB 0836 - Mueller - Clarifies a not-for-profit statute that limits corporate distributions
02/14/00 -- Reported From S Insurance & Housing Committee to
Floor-Consent

SB 0837 - Wiggins - Requires limited liability companies' articles of organization to reflect certain management information
02/14/00 -- Hearing Conducted S Financial & Governmental
Organization Committee

SB 0845 - Rohrbach - Residential mortgage brokers who post sufficient bond not required to provide annual certified audits
02/14/00 -- Hearing Conducted S Financial & Governmental
Organization Committee-Consent

SB 0857 - Maxwell - Prohibits discrimination in livestock purchasing and creates registration for stockyards
02/14/00 -- Hearing Conducted S Agriculture, Conservation, Parks
& Tourism Committee

SB 0858 - Maxwell - Revises the standard of proof for violations of the Sunshine Law
02/14/00 -- Voted Do Pass w/SCA 1 S Financial & Govermental
Organizations Committee

SB 0866 - Klarich - Provides a centralized filing system in the records of the Division of Finance
02/14/00 -- Voted Do Pass S Financial & Governmental
Organizations Committee

SB 0877 - Sims - Governor shall declare February as Missouri Lifelong Learning Month
02/14/00 -- Reported From S Education Committee to Floor-Consent

SB 0883 - Rohrbach - Removes requirement that a person be licensed to practice as a physical therapist assistant
02/14/00 -- Reported From S Public Health & Welfare Committee to
Floor w/SCS - Consent

SB 0915 - Clay - A political subdivision may take ownership of an abandoned cemetery and convey it to a civic association
02/14/00 -- Hearing Conducted S Financial & Governmental
Organization Committee

SB 0925 - Caskey - Creates the Missouri Agricultural Advocates Office
02/14/00 -- Hearing Conducted S Agriculture, Conservation, Parks
& Tourism Committee

SB 0934 - Caskey - Revises laws regarding intoxication-related traffic offenses
02/14/00 -- SS for SCS S offered (Caskey)
02/14/00 -- SA 1 to SS for SCS S offered & adopted (Sims)
02/14/00 -- SA 2 to SS for SCS S offered & adopted (Staples)
02/14/00 -- SA 3 to SS for SCS S offered (Howard)
02/14/00 -- SSA 1 for SA 3 to SS for SCS S offered &
withdrawn (Rohrbach)
02/14/00 -- SSA 2 for SA 3 to SS for SCS S offered (Goode)
02/14/00 -- SA 1 to SSA 2 for SA 3 to SS for SCS S offered &
adopted (Ehlmann)

SB 0951 - Scott - Raises compulsory school attendance age to 17 years
02/14/00 -- Referred S Education Committee

SB 0952 - Stoll - The Attorney General may investigate the abuse and neglect of residents of long term care facilities
02/14/00 -- Referred S Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 0953 - Johnson - Removes prohibition on collection of "tuition" by the University of Missouri
02/14/00 -- Referred S Education Committee

SB 0954 - Bentley - Creates a grant program for cultural tourism
02/14/00 -- Referred S Agriculture, Conservation, Parks &
Tourism Committee

SB 0955 - Mathewson - Creates the Department of Health and Aging and transfers the duties of the Division of Aging to the new department
02/14/00 -- Referred S Aging, Families & Mental Health Committee

SB 0956 - Flotron - Classifies a department or agency of Missouri as an exempt entity for sales tax purposes
02/14/00 -- Referred S Ways & Means Committee

SB 0957 - Johnson - Expands ability of Boards to fund sheltered services or programs for persons with developmental disabilities
02/14/00 -- Referred S Public Health & Welfare Committee

SB 0958 - Sims - Authorizes a tax credit for research and development
02/14/00 -- Referred S Commerce & Environment Committee

SB 0959 - Howard - Modifies the reporting of elder abuse and neglect and the delivery of in-home services for the elderly
02/14/00 -- Referred S Aging, Families & Mental Health Committee

SB 0960 - Howard - Creates new provisions relating to trespassing
02/14/00 -- Referred S Agriculture, Conservation, Parks &
Tourism Committee

SB 0961 - Stoll - Revises National Guard Scholarship Program
02/14/00 -- Referred S Education Committee

SB 0962 - Bentley - Limits title lenders from charging a fee more than 5% of the principal loan amount to defray operational expenses
02/14/00 -- Referred S Financial & Governmental Organizations
Committee

SB 0963 - Kenney - Restrictions on telemarketing and establishes a data base for individuals who object to telephone solicitation
02/14/00 -- Referred S Commerce & Environment Committee

SB 0964 - Jacob - Creates one license for any person who engages in the selling, negotiating and soliciting of insurance
02/14/00 -- Referred S Insurance & Housing Committee

SB 0965 - Childers - Creates "County Technology Fund" for purchase of computer hardware and software
02/14/00 -- Referred S Ways & Means Committee

SB 0966 - Kinder - Mandates ethanol phase-in in certain metropolitan areas and allows other areas to adopt ethanol phase-in programs
02/14/00 -- Referred S Commerce & Environment Committee

SB 0967 - Maxwell - Requires public hearing to determine necessity of proposed state rule
02/14/00 -- Referred S Commerce & Environment Committee

SB 0968 - Maxwell - Revises the Missouri Title Insurance Act
02/14/00 -- Referred S Insurance & Housing Committee

SB 0969 - Wiggins - Exempts special passenger trains from certain liability insurance requirements
02/14/00 -- Referred S Transportation Committee

SB 0970 - Flotron - Replaces all state administrative institutions hearings with a new Office of Administrative Hearings
02/14/00 -- Referred S Judiciary Committee

SB 0971 - Jacob - Establishes public campaign financing for legislative and statewide elected officials
02/14/00 -- Referred S Elections, Veterans' Affairs & Corrections
Committee

SB 0972 - Bland - Outlines minimum staffing requirements for skilled nursing facilities
02/14/00 -- Referred S Aging, Families & Mental Health Committee

SB 0973 - Schneider - Creates a civil cause of action when there is a claim of malpractice for treatment of work-related injuries
02/14/00 -- Referred S Judiciary Committee

SB 0974 - Bentley - Allows the establishment of a donated dental services program for certain eligible persons
02/14/00 -- Referred S Public Health & Welfare Committee

SB 0975 - DePasco - Modifies the Kansas City Public School Retirement System
02/14/00 -- Referred S Pensions & General Laws Committee

SB 0976 - Sims - Establishes the Office on Women's Health within the Department of Health
02/14/00 -- Referred S Public Health & Welfare Committee

SB 0977 - Kinder - Limits state agency contracts for legal services
02/14/00 -- Referred S Judiciary Committee

SB 0978 - House - Allows political subdivisions to pay for health insurance for the dependents of retired or deceased employees
02/14/00 -- Referred S Insurance & Housing Committee

SB 0979 - Kenney - Modifies domestic violence law
02/14/00 -- Referred S Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 0980 - Jacob - Extends domestic violence and criminal reporting laws
02/14/00 -- Referred S Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 0981 - Jacob - Creates the "Video Gaming Machine Network" to generate revenue for higher education
02/14/00 -- Referred S Education Committee

SB 0982 - Westfall - The Department of Conservation is responsible for damage caused by wild elk
02/14/00 -- Referred S Agriculture, Conservation, Parks &
Tourism Committee

SB 0983 - Goode - Establishes a fee structure for fees collected for waste water treatment
02/14/00 -- Referred S Commerce & Environment Committee

SB 0984 - Maxwell - Makes it an unfair trade practice for an insurer to require providers to participate in all plans offered by the insurer
02/14/00 -- Referred S Insurance & Housing Committee

SB 0985 - Maxwell - Authorizes the conveyance of a small part of the property of the Mexico Veterans home
02/14/00 -- Referred S Elections, Veterans' Affairs & Corrections
Committee

SB 0986 - Kenney - Creates spinal cord injury research grants, administered by a new advisory board created for that purpose
02/14/00 -- Referred S Public Health & Welfare Committee

SB 0987 - Ehlmann - Revises school operations
02/14/00 -- Referred S Education Committee

SB 0988 - Westfall - Requires drivers to take certain actions when emergency vehicle approaching
02/14/00 -- Referred S Transportation Committee

SB 0989 - Westfall - Revises state school aid formula, reduces minimum levy to $1.25, increases income tax and sales tax
02/14/00 -- Referred S Education Committee

SB 0990 - Howard - A private property owner may seek compensation from the government for "regulatory taking"
02/14/00 -- Referred S Agriculture, Conservation, Parks &
Tourism Committee

SB 0991 - Wiggins - Provides added assistance for compulsive gamblers
02/14/00 -- Referred S Ways & Means Committee

SB 0992 - Sims - Pension exemption applies only when included in federal adjusted gross income
02/14/00 -- Referred S Ways & Means Committee

SB 0993 - Maxwell - Creates Child Support Assurance Program
02/14/00 -- Referred S Aging, Families & Mental Health Committee

SB 0994 - Flotron - Allows citizens to register their vehicles, pay taxes and access various agency services via the Internet
02/14/00 -- Referred S Financial & Governmental Organizations
Committee

SB 0995 - Goode - Allows for suspension of motor vehicle emissions inspection program
02/14/00 -- Referred S Commerce & Environment Committee

SB 0996 - DePasco - Modifies the handling costs the prosecuting attorneys may charge a person for passing a bad check
02/14/00 -- Referred S Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 0997 - Caskey - Allows exemplary damages in probate cases where property has been improperly transferred from estate
02/14/00 -- Referred S Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 0998 - Flotron - Authorizes the establishment of Business and Industrial Development Companies
02/14/00 -- Referred S Local Government & Economic Development
Committee

SB 0999 - Kenney - Establishes a small business advocate within the Lieutenant Governor's Office
02/14/00 -- Referred S Commerce & Environment Committee

SB 1000 - Rohrbach - Changes method of providing state grants to libraries
02/14/00 -- Referred S Education Committee

SB 1007 - Scott - Relating to transportation sales taxation
02/14/00 -- S First Read

SB 1008 - Scott - Relating to tax relief in distressed communities
02/14/00 -- S First Read

SB 1009 - Bentley - Relating to geographical information systems
02/14/00 -- S First Read

SB 1010 - Childers - Relating to licenses
02/14/00 -- S First Read

SB 1011 - Singleton - Relating to patients' rights
02/14/00 -- S First Read

SB 1012 - Singleton - Relating to physicians
02/14/00 -- S First Read

SB 1013 - Stoll - Relating to certain school retirement systems
02/14/00 -- S First Read

SB 1014 - Stoll - Relating to exemptions from state & local sales & use taxes
02/14/00 -- S First Read

SB 1015 - Wiggins - Relating to certain police retirement systems
02/14/00 -- S First Read

SB 1016 - Jacob - Relating to sales & use tax
02/14/00 -- S First Read

SB 1017 - Mathewson - Relating to bonding for transportation
02/14/00 -- S First Read

SJR 051 - Flotron - Creates Tobacco Settlement Trust Fund and Alternatives to Abortion Fund
02/14/00 -- Referred S Pensions & General Laws Committee

SJR 054 - Westfall - Reduces maximum amount school levy without voter approval to $1.25 per $100 assessed value
02/14/00 -- Referred S Education Committee