Missouri Senate
Senate Action for 1/22/03

SB 0002 - Russell - Deems a positive test for controlled substances or excessive blood alcohol content misconduct connected with work
01/22/03 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Small Business, Insurance and
Industrial Relations Committee

SB 0006 - Caskey - Allows nonprobate transfers
01/22/03 -- Hearing Conducted S Judiciary & Civil & Criminal
Jurisprudence Committee

SB 0013 - Kinder - Prohibits certain suits by political subdivisions and the state against firearm manufacturers and dealers
01/22/03 -- Hearing Conducted S Judiciary & Civil & Criminal
Jurisprudence Committee

SB 0024 - Steelman - Modifies provisions relating to in-home services for the elderly
01/22/03 -- Hearing Conducted S Aging, Families and Mental &
Public Health Committee

SB 0033 - Loudon - Establishes the Open Contracting Act for state and local public works projects
01/22/03 -- Voted Do Pass S Small Business, Insurance and
Industrial Relations Committee

SB 0034 - Loudon - Imposes civil liability on any person violating Missouri's informed consent law for abortions
01/22/03 -- Hearing Conducted S Judiciary & Civil & Criminal
Jurisprudence Committee

SB 0060 - Russell - Exempts certain employees from union membership, prohibits payroll deductions for, and the requirement of, service fees
01/22/03 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Small Business, Insurance and
Industrail Relations Committee

SB 0063 - Caskey - Rulings on termination of parental rights shall be final for purposes of appeal
01/22/03 -- Hearing Conducted S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal
Jurisprudence Committee

SB 0075 - Steelman - Creates a certificate of birth for stillborn children
01/22/03 -- Hearing Conducted S Aging, Families & Mental & Public
Health Committee

SB 0096 - Russell - Allows recognition of bargaining unit upon approval of majority of employees in unit
01/22/03 -- Hearing Conducted S Small Business, Insurance and
Industrial Relations Committee

SB 0098 - Russell - Gives some employees a judicial remedy against labor organizations and allows revocation of their certification
01/22/03 -- Hearing Conducted S Small Business, Insurance and
Industrial Relations Committee

SB 0112 - Loudon - Allows parents to refuse to immunize their children without providing certain justifications
01/22/03 -- Hearing Conducted S Aging, Families & Mental & Public
Health Committee

SB 0119 - Russell - Prohibits labor organizations from acting as the exclusive representative in some instances
01/22/03 -- Hearing Conducted S Small Business, Insurance and
Industrial Relations Committee

SB 0142 - Goode - Gives the power of eminent domain to towns and villages
01/22/03 -- Hearing Conducted S Economic Development, Tourism &
Local Government Committee

SB 0170 - Quick - Authorizes the Clay County Commission to pay the salaries of deputy circuit clerks and division clerks
01/22/03 -- Hearing Scheduled But Not Heard S Economic Develop.
Tourism & Local Government Committee-Consent

SB 0173 - Quick - Modifies initial term of office for certain fire protection district directors
01/22/03 -- Hearing Conducted S Economic Development, Tourism &
Local Government Committee-Consent

SB 0176 - Wheeler - Authorizes the bureau of communicable diseases to monitor epidemiological studies for suspected bioterrorist agents
01/22/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Aging, Families & Mental &
Public Health Committee

SB 0178 - Bland - Enables persons with hardships to pay property taxes in installments
01/22/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Ways and Means Committee

SB 0179 - Bland - Prohibits an insurer from refusing to insure an eligible person's interest in certain residential property
01/22/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Small Business, Insurance
and Industrial Relations Committee

SB 0180 - Bland - Allows teachers and administrators in KC to come out of retirement & not relinquish retirement benefits for 4 years
01/22/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Education Committee

SB 0181 - Cauthorn - Certain state employees compensation would automatically adjust according to the Consumer Price Index level
01/22/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Financial & Governmental
Organization, Veterans' Affairs & Elections Committee

SB 0182 - Cauthorn - Requires consent 24-hours prior to an abortion and proof of financial responsibility to perform abortions
01/22/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Aging, Families & Mental &
Public Health Committee

SB 0183 - Dougherty - Requires security features on temporary registration tags and makes it a crime to counterfeit or alter such tags
01/22/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Transportation Committee

SB 0184 - Bartle - Allows the sexual offender registry to be posted on the Internet
01/22/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary & Civil &
Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 0185 - Wheeler - Creates the Missouri Office of Pharmaceutical Reporting
01/22/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Aging, Families & Mental &
Public Health Committee

SB 0186 - Cauthorn - Removes ability of Marion County Circuit Court to appoint Div. I circuit clerk if office is separated from recorder
01/22/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Economic Development,
Tourism & Local Government Committee

SB 0187 - Yeckel - Revises the charter school laws
01/22/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Education Committee

SB 0188 - Cauthorn - Exempts pension and retirement income of seniors from state income tax
01/22/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Ways and Means Committee

SB 0189 - Loudon - Allows Indian tribes to be employers
01/22/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Small Business, Insurance
and Industrial Relations Committee

SB 0190 - Loudon - Deems a positive test for controlled substances or excessive blood alcohol content misconduct connected with work
01/22/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Small Business, Insurance
and Industrial Relations Committee

SB 0191 - Bartle - Prohibits individuals from engaging in or using public funds and facilities for human cloning
01/22/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary & Civil &
Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 0193 - Loudon - Allows the transportation commission to construct toll roads
01/22/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Transportation Committee

SB 0194 - Scott - Allows Indian tribes to be considered employers
01/22/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Small Business, Insurance
and Industrial Relations Committee

SB 0196 - Scott - The state may not automatically purchase goods or services from MO Voc. Ent. if MO businesses provide the services
01/22/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Pensions & General Laws
Committee

SB 0197 - DePasco - Suspends all sales tax exemptions for two years with the exception of food, pharmaceuticals, and related items
01/22/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Ways and Means Committee

SB 0199 - Childers - Modifies the classification of counties
01/22/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Economic Development,
Tourism & Local Government Committee

SB 0200 - Bland - Enacts reciprocal nurse licensure compact
01/22/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Financial & Governmental
Organization, Veterans' Affairs & Elections Committee

SB 0201 - Steelman - Prohibits health carriers from changing health services codes without the permission of the physician
01/22/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Small Business, Insurance
and Industrial Relations Committee

SB 0203 - Bartle - Modifies enforcement of administrative subpoenas
01/22/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary & Civil &
Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 0204 - Yeckel - Authorizes school districts to designate an educational service agency
01/22/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Education Committee

SB 0205 - Gross - Adds CPI adjustment to "hold harmless" school districts' school aid
01/22/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Education Committee

SB 0206 - Champion - Creates crime of failing to obey the lawful order of a law enforcement officer at the scene of an accident or emergency
01/22/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary & Civil &
Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 0208 - Mathewson - Allows recreational vehicle dealers to hold shows at the Missouri state fairgrounds
01/22/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Economic Development,
Tourism & Local Government Committee

SB 0209 - Steelman - Requires the division of medical services to annually recalculate the Medicaid nursing home reimbursement amount
01/22/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Aging, Families & Mental &
Public Health Committee

SB 0210 - Steelman - Commissioners of the family court must be elected except where the nonpartisan court plan is used
01/22/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Financial & Governmental
Organization, Veterans' Affairs & Elections Committee

SB 0211 - Cauthorn - Specifies that sales at prison stores are subject to sales tax
01/22/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Ways and Means Committee

SB 0212 - Bartle - Modifies provisions relating to the Kansas City police retirement system
01/22/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Pensions & General Laws
Committee

SB 0213 - Bartle - Modifies Supreme Court Rule 23 to allow interlocutory appeals in class actions
01/22/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary & Civil &
Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 0214 - Bartle - Modifies witness fees
01/22/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary & Civil &
Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 0216 - Foster - Allows members of the Missouri Association of State Troopers Emergency Relief Society to obtain special license plates
01/22/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Transportation Committee

SB 0217 - Champion - Renames Southwest Missouri State University as "Missouri State University"
01/22/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Pensions & General Laws
Committee

SB 0218 - Goode - Authorizes imposition of lateral sewer service repair fee on certain condominiums
01/22/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Economic Development,
Tourism & Local Government Committee

SB 0219 - Steelman - Creates the Korean Conflict Medallion Program
01/22/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Financial & Governmental
Organization, Veterans' Affairs & Elections Committee

SB 0220 - Bartle - Creates a partial lump-sum option plan for KC police officers retirement system and changes board membership
01/22/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Pensions & General Laws
Committee

SB 0221 - Steelman - Prohibits the PSC from imposing any restrictions on high- speed Internet or broadband service
01/22/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Commerce & Environment
Committee

SB 0224 - Vogel - Authorizes the conveyance of certain state property in Callaway County to the City of Fulton
01/22/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Economic Development,
Tourism & Local Government Committee

SB 0228 - Griesheimer - Enables the City of Warrenton to levy a transient guest tax
01/22/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Economic Development,
Tourism & Local Government Committee

SB 0232 - Cauthorn - Authorizes conveyance of state property in Thousand Hills State Park
01/22/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Economic Development,
Tourism & Local Government Committee

SB 0237 - Russell - Allows fishing contests to be conducted without a permit
01/22/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Economic Development,
Tourism & Local Government Committee

SB 0306 - Steelman - Requires courts to appoint a guardian ad litem where there are substantiated allegations of child abuse and neglect
01/22/03 -- S First Read

SB 0307 - Steelman - Modifies the rebate amount for prescription drugs in the Missouri Senior Prescription Program
01/22/03 -- S First Read

SB 0308 - Steelman - Creates the Missouri Calcium Initiative
01/22/03 -- S First Read

SB 0309 - Caskey - Excludes certain environmental accounts from the calculation of Hancock refunds
01/22/03 -- S First Read

SB 0310 - Caskey - Revises the partnership, limited partnership, and limited liability company laws
01/22/03 -- S First Read

SB 0311 - Dougherty - Modifies various provisions relating to the protection of the elderly
01/22/03 -- S First Read

SB 0312 - Dolan - Changes minimum age of defendant for the crime of murder from sixteen to eighteen
01/22/03 -- S First Read

SB 0313 - Dolan - Expands diseases that are considered occupational disease under Chapter 287, RSMo
01/22/03 -- S First Read

SB 0314 - Dolan - Repeals a doubly-enacted section regarding the towing of motor vehicles from private property
01/22/03 -- S First Read

SB 0315 - Steelman - Relating to the establishment of an official state grass
01/22/03 -- S First Read

SB 0316 - Kennedy - Requires health plans to cover all services provided or ordered by registered nurse first assistants
01/22/03 -- S First Read

HCR 002 - Gibbons - State of the Judiciary Address by the Chief Justice-1/22/03
01/22/03 -- H escort committee appointed
01/22/03 -- S escort committee appointed