Missouri Senate
Senate Action for 1/30/03

SB 0011 - Kinder - Establishes a sales tax holiday
01/30/03 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Ways & Means Committee
01/30/03 -- Reported From S Ways & Means Committee to Floor w/SCS

SB 0013 - Kinder - Prohibits certain suits by political subdivisions and the state against firearm manufacturers and dealers
01/30/03 -- Reported From S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal
Jurisprudence Committee to Floor

SB 0015 - Childers - Creates a Legislative Academy within the General Assembly
01/30/03 -- Reported From S Economic Development, Tourism &
Local Government Committee to Floor

SB 0018 - Yeckel - Creates the Missouri Higher Education Deposit Program
01/30/03 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Financial & Governmental Org.,
Veterans' Affairs & Elections Committee
01/30/03 -- Reported From S Financial & Gov. Organizations, Vet.
Affairs & Elections Committee to Floor w/SCS

SB 0030 - Gross - Creates the Alert Missouri program
01/30/03 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Pensions & General Laws Committee
(0038S.08C)
01/30/03 -- Reported From S Pensions & General Laws Committee to
Floor w/SCS

SB 0033 - Loudon - Establishes the Open Contracting Act for state and local public works projects
01/30/03 -- Reported From S Small Business, Insurance and
Industrial Relations Committee to Floor

SB 0035 - Loudon - Authorizes Joint Committee on Wagering and Gaming to solicit bids for university study of pathological gambling in MO
01/30/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Education Committee

SB 0036 - Klindt - Requires risk assessment and cost-benefit analysis be prepared when certain environmental rules are promulgated
01/30/03 -- Hearing Scheduled But Not Heard S Agriculture,
Conservation, Parks & Nat. Resources Comm.-Continued

SB 0084 - Cauthorn - Allows specific tax credits be taken on a quarterly basis
01/30/03 -- Hearing Conducted S Agriculture, Conservation, Parks,
and Natural Resources Committee

SB 0112 - Loudon - Allows parents to refuse to vaccinate their child for religious, philosophical, or medical reasons
01/30/03 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Aging, Families, Mental & Public
Health Committee
01/30/03 -- Reported From S Aging, Families, Mental & Public
Health Committee to Floor w/SCS

SB 0172 - Goode - Revises regulation of tax increment financing
01/30/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Ways and Means Committee

SB 0241 - Yeckel - Prohibits residency requirements for peace officers in certain jurisdictions
01/30/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Economic Development,
Tourism & Local Government Committee

SB 0246 - Steelman - Modifies provisions for Public Service Commission residency, staffing, and ex parte communications
01/30/03 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Commerce & Environment
Committee (0728S.07C)
01/30/03 -- Reported From S Commerce & Environment Committee to
Floor w/SCS

SB 0249 - Shields - Revises laws on economic development
01/30/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Ways and Means Committee

SB 0253 - Steelman - Creates the Missouri Downtown Economic Stimulus Act
01/30/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Commerce and Environment
Committee

SB 0266 - Shields - Requires the DMH to develop a plan for developmentally disabled persons that are on the waiting list for services
01/30/03 -- Voted Do Pass S Aging, Families, Mental & Public
Health Committee - Consent

SB 0272 - Bland - Revises law concerning redevelopment of distressed communities
01/30/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Ways and Means Committee

SB 0276 - Jacob - Creates the Educational Job Retraining Fund which shall be funded by the repeal of the gambling loss limit
01/30/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Ways and Means Committee

SB 0285 - Dougherty - Repeals the $500 gambling boat loss limit
01/30/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Ways and Means Committee

SB 0331 - Childers - Allows any qualified applicant for the "SILVER STAR" license plate to obtain two sets of plates
01/30/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Transportation Committee

SB 0332 - Childers - Limits individuals eligible to receive the prevailing wage and modifies how the prevailing wage is set
01/30/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Economic Development,
Tourism & Local Government Committee

SB 0333 - Childers - Allows some political subdivisions to exempt themselves from the state prevailing wage law upon voter approval
01/30/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Economic Development,
Tourism & Local Government Committee

SB 0334 - Goode - Changes the jurisdiction over underground storage tanks to the Missouri Hazardous Waste Management Commission
01/30/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Commerce and Environment
Committee

SB 0335 - Goode - Increases penalties imposed by the PSC for safety-related violations of the natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act
01/30/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Commerce and Environment
Committee

SB 0336 - Bray - Changes economic development programs regarding distressed communities and small business investment tax credits
01/30/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Ways and Means Committee

SB 0338 - Cauthorn - Restores the moratorium on the expenditure minimum for beds in long-term care facilities
01/30/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Aging, Families & Mental &
Public Health Committee

SB 0339 - Jacob - Limits disconnections of water service
01/30/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Economic Development,
Tourism & Local Government Committee

SB 0340 - Wheeler - Allows an equalizing COLA adjustment for certain employees of the Kansas City police retirement system
01/30/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Pensions & General Laws
Committee

SB 0341 - Wheeler - Revises provisions of the Kansas City Police and Civilians Retirement Systems
01/30/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Pensions & General Laws
Committee

SB 0342 - Dolan - Adds various forms of cancer to the diseases currently presumed to be suffered by firemen in the line of duty
01/30/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Aging, Families & Mental &
Public Health Committee

SB 0343 - Dolan - Revises the procedures relating to the issuance of disabled license plates and placards
01/30/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Transportation Committee

SB 0344 - Scott - Requires emergency sirens in public schools to be uniform and possess the same ringing sound in each school
01/30/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Education Committee

SB 0345 - Jacob - Increases number of circuit judges in the 13th Judicial Circuit
01/30/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary & Civil &
Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 0346 - Yeckel - Revises banking laws
01/30/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Financial & Governmental
Organization, Veterans' Affairs & Elections Committee

SB 0347 - Loudon - Changes definitions within the chapter and modifies regulations as to occupational diseases in workers comp
01/30/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Small Business, Insurance
and Industrial Relations Committee

SB 0348 - Coleman - Extends powers to civilian review boards that investigate allegations of misconduct by local law enforcement officers
01/30/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary & Civil &
Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 0350 - Dougherty - Mandates insurance coverage for certain prostrate examinations
01/30/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Small Business, Insurance
and Industrial Relations Committee

SB 0351 - Dougherty - Changes the procedure in which parental or guardian consent is noted for the organ donation process of minors
01/30/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Aging, Families & Mental &
Public Health Committee

SB 0352 - Griesheimer - Creates the crime of assault while on the property of a hospital emergency room or trauma center
01/30/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary & Civil &
Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 0353 - Stoll - Aspires to establish the "Collaborative for Applied Experiences in Science" (CAES) program
01/30/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Education Committee

SB 0354 - Stoll - Requires the state board of education to study and evaluate the adequacy and equity of state school aid
01/30/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Education Committee

SB 0355 - Stoll - Allows persons registering their vehicle to make a $1 donation to the organ donor program
01/30/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Transportation Committee

SB 0356 - Stoll - Makes a technical change in the organ donation license law
01/30/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Transportation Committee

SB 0357 - Shields - Modifies venue for administrative actions involving real property
01/30/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Economic Development,
Tourism & Local Government Committee

SB 0358 - Shields - Requires budgetary approval of city or county for expenditures to local election board
01/30/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Financial & Governmental
Organization, Veterans' Affairs & Elections Committee

SB 0359 - Childers - Renders several modifications to the state's education, education funding, and taxation policies
01/30/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Education Committee

SB 0360 - Steelman - Exempts any sand or gravel operator that mines less than 5,000 tons of gravel per year from regulation and licensing
01/30/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Commerce and Environment
Committee

SB 0361 - Steelman - Extends the fee on waste tires to 2006
01/30/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Commerce and Environment
Committee

SB 0362 - Steelman - Requires tobacco product manufacturers to file certain certifications
01/30/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Pensions & General Laws
Committee

SB 0363 - Jacob - Modifies the distribution of moneys from the Gaming Commission Fund
01/30/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Ways and Means Committee

SB 0364 - Yeckel - Modifies allowable fees for handling refused instruments
01/30/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Financial & Governmental
Organization, Veterans' Affairs & Elections Committee

SB 0365 - Yeckel - Modifies allowable fees for late payments in certain contracts
01/30/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Financial & Governmental
Organization, Veterans' Affairs & Elections Committee

SB 0366 - Scott - Allows gas and electric corporations to petition PSC for preconstruction determination of ratemaking principles
01/30/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Commerce and Environment
Committee

SB 0367 - Scott - Requires criminal history check for certain persons related to the gaming industry and the state gaming commission
01/30/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Pensions & General Laws
Committee

SB 0368 - Gibbons - Allows members of the Missouri State Society Daughters of the American Revolution to obtain special license plates
01/30/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Transportation Committee

SB 0369 - Gibbons - Creates the "Friends of Kids with Cancer" license plate
01/30/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Transportation Committee

SB 0370 - Foster - Allows political subdivisions to enter into agreements for reciprocal emergency aid without approval of the governor
01/30/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Economic Development,
Tourism & Local Government Committee

SB 0371 - Foster - Allows MOHELA to provide loans for nonsectarian tuition and other costs for certain students
01/30/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Education Committee

SB 0384 - Dolan - Prohibits trucks from being driven in the far left-hand lane on certain highways of this state
01/30/03 -- S First Read

SB 0385 - Scott - Modifies how taxes are calculated for workers compensation policies with deductible options
01/30/03 -- S First Read

SB 0386 - Cauthorn - Creates the Respect Life license plate and establishes a fund to promote alternatives to abortion
01/30/03 -- S First Read

SB 0387 - Cauthorn - Requires director of insurance to approve or reject medical malpractice insurance rates on enumerated factors
01/30/03 -- S First Read

SB 0388 - Klindt - Increases the amount borrowers can be guaranteed from the single purpose animal facilities loan guarnatee fund
01/30/03 -- S First Read

SB 0389 - Steelman - Requires consideration of use and income derived from property in setting damages in condemnation proceedings
01/30/03 -- S First Read

SB 0390 - Jacob - Incorporates Southwest Missouri State University into, and becomes a campus of, the University of Missouri system
01/30/03 -- S First Read

SB 0391 - Shields - Establishes the Missouri State Advisory Council on Pain and Symptom Management
01/30/03 -- S First Read

SB 0392 - Shields - Extends the hazardous waste generator fees
01/30/03 -- S First Read

SB 0393 - Coleman - Creates the "Women's Right to Know Act"
01/30/03 -- S First Read

SB 0394 - Bartle - Modifies law governing corporate formalities
01/30/03 -- S First Read

SB 0395 - Bartle - Revises civil procedure for challenging a board of directors decision and shareholder appraisal
01/30/03 -- S First Read

SCR 001 - Gross - Rejects salary increase recommendations of the Citizens' Commission on Compensation for Elected Officials
01/30/03 -- Signed by House Speaker
01/30/03 -- Delivered to Governor

SR 0113 - Vogel - Allows the use of the Senate Chamber by the Rotary Club for Student Government Day - March 24, 2003
01/30/03 -- S First Read
01/30/03 -- S adopted

SR 0114 - Vogel - Allows the use of the Senate Chamber by the Missouri Catholic Conference - October 4, 2003
01/30/03 -- S First Read
01/30/03 -- S adopted

HCR 006 - Bruns - Dissapproves the salary recommendations submitted by the MO. Citizen's Comm. on Comensation for Elected Officials
01/30/03 -- Signed by House Speaker
01/30/03 -- Signed by Senate President Pro Term
01/30/03 -- Delivered to Governor