Missouri Senate
Senate Action for 1/23/03

SB 0015 - Childers - Creates a Legislative Academy within the General Assembly
01/23/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Economic Development,
Tourism & Local Government Committee

SB 0017 - Childers - A percentage of insurance premium taxes shall fund various fire protection programs
01/23/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Economic Development,
Tourism & Local Government Committee

SB 0036 - Klindt - Requires risk assessment and cost-benefit analysis be prepared when certain environmental rules are promulgated
01/23/03 -- Hearing Conducted S Agriculture, Conservation, Parks
& Natural Resources Committee-Continued

SB 0044 - Dougherty - Allows employees to take six weeks of paid leave for family or medical reasons
01/23/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Aging, Families & Mental &
Public Health Committee

SB 0061 - Caskey - Limits the private use of an individual's Social Security Number in certain situations
01/23/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary & Civil &
Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 0065 - Goode - Modifies provisions of the unmarked human burial act
01/23/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Financial & Governmental
Organization, Veterans' Affairs & Elections Committee

SB 0068 - Childers - Modifies provision regarding refunds of ambulance and fire protection district sales tax
01/23/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Economic Development,
Tourism & Local Government Committee

SB 0083 - Cauthorn - Allows issuance of permits to carry concealed weapons
01/23/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Pensions & General Laws
Committee

SB 0084 - Cauthorn - Allows specific tax credits be taken on a quarterly basis
01/23/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Agriculture, Conservation,
Parks and Natural Resources Committee

SB 0091 - Coleman - Requires law enforcement officers to provide specified notice before administering portable chemical test
01/23/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary & Civil &
Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 0104 - Goode - Increases the Housing Trust Fund fee from $3 to $5 and applies the fee to all recordable instruments
01/23/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Small Business, Insurance
and Industrial Relations Committee

SB 0113 - Loudon - Makes it illegal to install fake air bags in automobiles
01/23/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary & Civil &
Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 0115 - Dougherty - Allows the department of health to investigate complaints of air quality in public schools
01/23/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Aging, Families & Mental &
Public Health Committee

SB 0152 - Bland - Prohibits sale of firearms without a trigger locking device
01/23/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary & Civil &
Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 0174 - Childers - Limits paddlesport outfitters liability
01/23/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary & Civil &
Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 0198 - Caskey - Modifies DNA profiling system
01/23/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary & Civil &
Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 0202 - Childers - Requires access to water supply for fire protection entities during emergencies
01/23/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Economic Development,
Tourism & Local Government Committee

SB 0215 - Foster - Alters conditions by which a school district may transfer moneys from the incidental fund to the capital projects fund
01/23/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Education Committee

SB 0223 - Foster - Creates the State Board of Auctioneers to oversee licensing of persons engaged in the practice of auctioneering
01/23/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Financial & Governmental
Organization, Veterans' Affairs & Elections Committee

SB 0226 - Klindt - Exempts motorcyclists age 21 and older from wearing a helmet when operating a motorcycle or motortricycle
01/23/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Transportation Committee

SB 0227 - Cauthorn - Caps county road speed limits to 45 mph and limits sign posting to roads with speed limits less than 45 mph
01/23/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Transportation Committee

SB 0230 - Bray - Modifies law on formulation of transportation development districts
01/23/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Transportation Committee

SB 0231 - Caskey - Authorizes custodial interrogations of persons suspected of committing felonies must be recorded
01/23/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary & Civil &
Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 0233 - Foster - Modifies the provisions of the public school and nonteacher retirement systems
01/23/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Pensions & General Laws
Committee

SB 0234 - Quick - Allows Clay County to open or operate a concession stand at privately operated marinas
01/23/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Economic Development,
Tourism & Local Government Committee

SB 0235 - Quick - Considers the value of a redevelopment area when calculating local indebtedness limit
01/23/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Economic Development,
Tourism & Local Government Committee

SB 0236 - DePasco - Creates a one-dollar check-off on income tax returns to fund the workers memorial
01/23/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Ways and Means Committee

SB 0238 - Caskey - Modifies provisions regarding incorporation or annexation of unincorporated areas in Cass County
01/23/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Economic Development,
Tourism & Local Government Committee

SB 0239 - Mathewson - Authorizes conveyance of National Guard Armory in Sedalia to the Sedalia School District Foundation
01/23/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Economic Development,
Tourism & Local Government Committee

SB 0240 - Mathewson - Allows honorably discharged veterans to obtain "U.S. VET" motor vehicle license plates
01/23/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Transportation Committee

SB 0242 - Yeckel - Limits the amount of a supersedeas bond an appellant is required to post while an appeal is pending to $25 million
01/23/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary & Civil &
Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 0243 - Yeckel - Creates the State Property Preservation Fund
01/23/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Financial & Governmental
Organization, Veterans' Affairs & Elections Committee

SB 0244 - Russell - Creates the Exhibition Center and Recreation Facility District Act for certain counties
01/23/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Economic Development,
Tourism & Local Government Committee

SB 0245 - Shields - Requires that any increase in the Gaming Proceeds for Education Fund be transferred to the Classroom Trust Fund
01/23/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Education Committee

SB 0246 - Steelman - Modifies provisions for Public Service Commission residency, staffing, and ex parte communications
01/23/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Commerce and Environment
Committee

SB 0247 - Dolan - Modifies the provisions of the public school and nonteacher retirement systems
01/23/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Education Committee

SB 0248 - Gross - Allows ALJs and legal advisors hired after 2003 to be included in the state employees retirement system
01/23/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Pensions & General Laws
Committee

SB 0250 - Stoll - Allows certain counties to enact a one-half percent sales tax for law enforcement purposes
01/23/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Economic Development,
Tourism & Local Government Committee

SB 0251 - Childers - Exempts retailers from sales tax for inventory donated to private or public education entities
01/23/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Education Committee

SB 0252 - Steelman - Authorizes additional bonds for water, sewer, and stormwater projects
01/23/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Commerce and Environment
Committee

SB 0254 - Goode - Increases the taxes on cigarette and tobacco products
01/23/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Ways and Means Committee

SB 0255 - Kinder - Eliminates PSC ratemaking oversight for certain not-for- profit electrical cooperatives
01/23/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Commerce and Environment
Committee

SB 0256 - Goode - Limits judicial discretion where jury is unable to unanimously agree on the death penalty
01/23/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary & Civil &
Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 0257 - Steelman - Establishes the MO Patients' Compensation Fund to assist health care providers with excess liability coverage
01/23/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Small Business, Insurance
and Industrial Relations Committee

SB 0258 - Steelman - Modifies transportation development district law as it relates to special assessments
01/23/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Transportation Committee

SB 0259 - Steelman - Imposes additional surcharges and drivers' license suspensions on any person failing to yield the right-of-way
01/23/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Transportation Committee

SB 0260 - Stoll - Modifies appropriation procedures for community college districts
01/23/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Education Committee

SB 0261 - Clemens - Allows members of the MO Foxtrotting Horse Breed Association to obtain specialized license plates
01/23/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Transportation Committee

SB 0262 - Clemens - Exempts all public and private retirement benefits from income tax
01/23/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Ways and Means Committee

SB 0263 - Jacob - Revises provisions for sealing and closing of court records
01/23/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary & Civil &
Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 0264 - Shields - Certain school districts shall not be obligated to comply with certain salary compliance provisions
01/23/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Education Committee

SB 0265 - Shields - State board shall issue teaching certificates valid for the life span of the teacher
01/23/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Education Committee

SB 0266 - Shields - Requires the DMH to develop a plan for developmentally disabled persons that are on the waiting list for services
01/23/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Aging, Families & Mental &
Public Health Committee

SB 0267 - Shields - Alters the criteria DESE employs for designating a school, or school district, as "priority"
01/23/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Education Committee

SB 0268 - Loudon - Authorizes special motion to dismiss in Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation (SLAPP)
01/23/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary & Civil &
Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 0269 - Quick - Enables Excelsior Springs to submit a public safety sales tax to its voters
01/23/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Economic Development,
Tourism & Local Government Committee

SB 0270 - Foster - Establishes the Highway Patrol Trust Fund and imposes a surcharge on licenses to fund it
01/23/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Transportation Committee

SB 0271 - Jacob - Restricts big trucks to 65 mph on interstates and increases diesel fuel tax and other registration fees
01/23/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Transportation Committee

SB 0273 - Bland - Extends the KC public mass transportation system sales tax from December 31, 2003 to December 31, 2005
01/23/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Transportation Committee

SB 0274 - Caskey - Requires insurers to provide coverage for hearing aids for children
01/23/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Small Business, Insurance
and Industrial Relations Committee

SB 0275 - Russell - Repeals authority of governor to convey certain state property in Cole County
01/23/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Economic Development,
Tourism & Local Government Committee

SB 0277 - Jacob - Excuses ophthalmologists from jury duty
01/23/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary & Civil &
Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 0278 - Steelman - Allows for recovery of certain purchased energy costs by electrical corporations
01/23/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Commerce and Environment
Committee

SB 0281 - Shields - Allows first class counties to acquire, erect, operate, manage, etc. buildings and property outside the county seat
01/23/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Economic Development,
Tourism & Local Government Committee

SB 0282 - Shields - Revises the maximum time a county commission may issue a lease or concession grant for certain public facilities
01/23/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Economic Development,
Tourism & Local Government Committee

SB 0283 - Klindt - Reenacts legislation repealed by a prior unconstitutional bill
01/23/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Small Business, Insurance
and Industrial Relations Committee

SB 0284 - Loudon - Includes certain pro bono attorneys in legal expense fund
01/23/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary & Civil &
Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 0286 - Dougherty - Allows metropolitan school districts the power to raise the compulsory attendance age to 17
01/23/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Education Committee

SB 0287 - Childers - Removes work done on behalf of schools from the requirements of the prevailing wage laws in some instances
01/23/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Small Business, Insurance
and Industrial Relations Committee

SB 0289 - Dolan - Names the portion of Highway 71 within Jasper County the "Trooper Charles P. Corbin Memorial Highway"
01/23/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Transportation Committee

SB 0290 - Gross - Allows for recovery of certain infrastructure and security costs by electrical corporations
01/23/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Commerce and Environment
Committee

SB 0299 - Champion - Requires performance-based budgeting
01/23/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Governmental
Accountability and Fiscal Oversight Committee

SB 0317 - Stoll - Establishes a December 15, 2003, deadline for a MCHCP study which is presently required by law but possesses no deadline
01/23/03 -- S First Read

SB 0318 - Stoll - Revises the MAP assessment subject matter "test domains" by limiting the scope of said domains
01/23/03 -- S First Read

SB 0319 - Stoll - Expands the crime of peace disturbance to include a continuous bark in some situations
01/23/03 -- S First Read

SB 0320 - Stoll - Creates a phased-in earned income tax credit
01/23/03 -- S First Read

SB 0321 - Days - Requires persons discharged from prison or parole, to be imformed of the procedures to register to vote
01/23/03 -- S First Read

SB 0322 - Days - Allows adopted persons eighteen and older to obtain copies of their original birth certificate
01/23/03 -- S First Read

SB 0323 - Days - Prohibits discrimination based upon a person's sexual orientation
01/23/03 -- S First Read

SB 0324 - Loudon - Allows the state to order medical examination for Second Injury claims and modifies admissibility of medical reports
01/23/03 -- S First Read

SB 0325 - Steelman - Requires schools to observe Veterans Day
01/23/03 -- S First Read

SB 0326 - Steelman - Exempts veterans over 65 from state and local taxes
01/23/03 -- S First Read

SB 0327 - Gross - Modifies provisions of real estate appraiser licensing
01/23/03 -- S First Read

SB 0328 - Coleman - Creates the mobile home landlord and tenant rights act
01/23/03 -- S First Read

SB 0329 - Griesheimer - Extends the waste tire collection fee from 2004 to 2014
01/23/03 -- S First Read

SB 0330 - Caskey - Allows child support orders to be sent to employers by regular or certified mail
01/23/03 -- S First Read

SB 0331 - Childers - Allows any qualified applicant for the "SILVER STAR" license plate to obtain two sets of plates
01/23/03 -- S First Read

SB 0332 - Childers - Limits individuals eligible to receive the prevailing wage and modifies how the prevailing wage is set
01/23/03 -- S First Read

SB 0333 - Childers - Allows some political subdivisions to exempt themselves from the state prevailing wage law upon voter approval
01/23/03 -- S First Read

SB 0334 - Goode - Changes the jurisdiction over underground storage tanks to the Missouri Hazardous Waste Management Commission
01/23/03 -- S First Read

SB 0335 - Goode - Increases penalties imposed by the PSC for safety-related violations of the natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act
01/23/03 -- S First Read

SB 0336 - Bray - Changes economic development programs regarding distressed communities and small business investment tax credits
01/23/03 -- S First Read

SB 0337 - Cauthorn - Allows participation in FFA, FHA, FCCLA, 4-H, and State Fair competition to count as attendance for purpose of state aid
01/23/03 -- S First Read

SB 0338 - Cauthorn - Restores the moratorium on the expenditure minimum for beds in long-term care facilities
01/23/03 -- S First Read

SB 0339 - Jacob - Limits disconnections of water service
01/23/03 -- S First Read

SB 0340 - Wheeler - Allows an equalizing COLA adjustment for certain employees of the Kansas City police retirement system
01/23/03 -- S First Read

SB 0341 - Wheeler - Revises provisions of the Kansas City Police and Civilians Retirement Systems
01/23/03 -- S First Read

SB 0342 - Dolan - Adds various forms of cancer to the diseases currently presumed to be suffered by firemen in the line of duty
01/23/03 -- S First Read

SB 0343 - Dolan - Revises the procedures relating to the issuance of disabled license plates and placards
01/23/03 -- S First Read

SB 0344 - Scott - Relating to emergency sirens in public schools
01/23/03 -- S First Read

SB 0345 - Jacob - Relating to the number of circuit judges in the 13th judicial circuit
01/23/03 -- S First Read

SB 0346 - Yeckel - Relating to banking
01/23/03 -- S First Read

SB 0347 - Loudon - Relating to workers compensation law
01/23/03 -- S First Read

SB 0348 - Coleman - Relating to civilian review boards
01/23/03 -- S First Read

SCR 003 - Loudon - Relating to the state of Illinois recognizing Missouri law pertaining to parental consent
01/23/03 -- S First Read

SJR 001 - Bland - Ratifies the United States Equal Rights Amendment
01/23/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary & Civil &
Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SJR 002 - Bland - Repeals portions of the Hancock Amendment concerning total state revenues and tax increases
01/23/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Ways and Means Committee

SJR 003 - Gross - Exempts property owned by veterans' organizations from property taxation
01/23/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Ways and Means Committee

SJR 004 - Cauthorn - Allows private school students to ride public school buses
01/23/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Education Committee

SJR 005 - Bland - Creates a fund to hold excess revenue of the state
01/23/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Ways and Means Committee

SJR 006 - Bartle - Abolishes the highway commission and replaces it with a director of transportation
01/23/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Transportation Committee

SJR 007 - Loudon - Amends the Constitution to allow the commission to design, acquire, construct, maintain, and operate toll facilities
01/23/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Transportation Committee

SJR 008 - Bartle - Creates a limit of two terms for offices of attorney general, state auditor, secretary of state & lt. governor
01/23/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Financial & Governmental
Organization, Veterans' Affairs & Elections Committee

SJR 011 - Bartle - Reduces number of representatives from 163 to 105 and increases number of senators from 34 to 35
01/23/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Financial & Governmental
Organization, Veterans' Affairs & Elections Committee

SJR 012 - Mathewson - Increases the motor fuel tax by four cents to retire state road bonds authorized by the General Assembly
01/23/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Transportation Committee

SJR 014 - Jacob - Amends the Constitution to create a Revenue Stabilization Fund
01/23/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Ways and Means Committee

SJR 015 - Gross - Relating to the Missouri citizen's commission on compensation
01/23/03 -- S First Read

SR 0030 - Shields - Notice of Proposed Rule Change - Rule 30
01/23/03 -- Hearing Conducted S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions &
Ethics Committee

HCR 006 - Bruns - Disapproves the salary recommendations submitted by the Mo. Citizen's Comm. on Compensation for Elected Officials
01/23/03 -- S First Read