Missouri Senate
Senate Action for 3/12/03

SB 0009 - Goode - Amends various provisions regarding the use of child restraint systems in motor vehicles
03/12/03 -- Bill Combined (SCS SBs 381, 384, 432 & 9) S
Transportation Committee

SB 0016 - Childers - Allows first class counties to retain a larger percentage of a portion of the assessed valuation
03/12/03 -- Reconsidered S Economic Development, Tourism and
Local Government Committee
03/12/03 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Economic Development, Tourism &
Local Government Committee-Consent

SB 0045 - Kennedy - Requires certain facilities to provide immunizations for influenza and pneumonia to elderly residents
03/12/03 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Aging, Families, Mental and
Public Health Committee

SB 0089 - Kennedy - Requires that amateur radio license plates contain the words "AMATEUR RADIO" in place of the words "SHOW-ME-STATE"
03/12/03 -- Bill Combined (SCS SBs 343, et al) S Transportation
Committee

SB 0120 - Caskey - Allows Cass County to use a small portion of its property tax revenue for collection costs
03/12/03 -- Reconsidered S Economic Development, Tourism and
Local Government Committee
03/12/03 -- Voted Do Pass S Economic Development, Tourism and
Local Government Committee-Consent

SB 0134 - Loudon - Allows surviving spouses/other relatives of a peace officer killed in line of duty to receive special license plates
03/12/03 -- Bill Combined (SCS SBs 343, et al) S Transportation
Committee

SB 0159 - Bland - Establishes coordinated health program board to prevent student obesity, cardiovascular disease, & type II diabetes
03/12/03 -- Hearing Conducted S Aging, Families & Mental & Public
Health Committee
03/12/03 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Aging, Families, Mental & Public
Health Committee-Consent

SB 0171 - Loudon - Allows surviving spouses/other relatives of a firefighter killed in the line of duty to receive license plates
03/12/03 -- Bill Combined (SCS SBs 343, et al) S Transportation
Committee

SB 0201 - Steelman - Prohibits health carriers from changing health services codes without the permission of the physician
03/12/03 -- Hearing Conducted S Small Business, Insurance and
Industrial Relations Committee

SB 0207 - Mathewson - Modifies the law regarding damage claims by rental companies for rental motor vehicles
03/12/03 -- Bill Placed on Informal Calendar

SB 0209 - Steelman - Requires the division of medical services to annually recalculate the Medicaid nursing home reimbursement amount
03/12/03 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Aging, Families, Mental & Public
Health Committee

SB 0240 - Mathewson - Allows honorably discharged veterans to obtain "U.S. VET" motor vehicle license plates
03/12/03 -- Bill Combined (SCS SBs 343, et al) S Transportation
Committee

SB 0261 - Clemens - Allows members of the MO Foxtrotting Horse Breed Association to obtain specialized license plates
03/12/03 -- Bill Combined (SCS SBs 343, et al) S Transportation
Committee

SB 0264 - Shields - Certain school districts shall not be obligated to comply with certain salary compliance provisions
03/12/03 -- Bill Placed on Informal Calendar

SB 0266 - Shields - Requires the DMH to develop a plan for developmentally disabled persons that are on the waiting list for services
03/12/03 -- Hearing Conducted H Health Care Policy Committee

SB 0280 - Scott - Enacts various tort reform measures
03/12/03 -- SS for SCS S offered (Bartle)
03/12/03 -- SS for SS for SCS S offered (Scott)
03/12/03 -- SA 1 to SS for SS for SCS S offered (Jacob)
03/12/03 -- SSA 1 for SA 1 to SS for SS/SCS S offered (Jacob)
03/12/03 -- Bill Placed on Informal Calendar
03/12/03 -- SSA 1 for SA 1 to SS for SS/SCS S withdrawn
03/12/03 -- SA 1 to SS for SS for SCS S withdrawn
03/12/03 -- SA 2 to SS for SS for SCS S offered (Jacob)
03/12/03 -- SSA 1 for Part 1 of SA 2 to SS for SS for
SCS S offered & defeated (Jacob)
03/12/03 -- SSA 2 for Part 1 of SA 2 to SS for SS for
SCS S offered & defeated (Steelman)
03/12/03 -- Part 1 of SA 2 to SS for SS for SCS S defeated
03/12/03 -- Part 2 of SA 2 to SS for SS for SCS S defeated
03/12/03 -- Bill Placed on Informal Calendar

SB 0293 - Vogel - Allows the department of revenue to specify the minimum income tax filing level
03/12/03 -- Voted Do Pass S Ways and Means Committee - Consent

SB 0296 - Griesheimer - Requires rules for classifying public schools to be in place for two years prior to implementation
03/12/03 -- Re-referred H Special Committee on General Laws

SB 0299 - Champion - Requires performance-based budgeting
03/12/03 -- Hearing Conducted H Budget Committee

SB 0311 - Dougherty - Modifies various provisions relating to the protection of the elderly
03/12/03 -- Bill Combined (SCS SBs 556 & 311) S Aging, Families,
Mental & Public Health Committee

SB 0316 - Kennedy - Requires health plans to cover all services provided or ordered by registered nurse first assistants
03/12/03 -- Hearing Conducted S Small Business, Insurance and
Industrial Relations Committee

SB 0331 - Childers - Allows any qualified applicant for the "SILVER STAR" license plate to obtain two sets of plates
03/12/03 -- Bill Combined (SCS SBs 343, et al) S Transportation
Committee

SB 0338 - Cauthorn - Restores the moratorium on the expenditure minimum for beds in long-term care facilities
03/12/03 -- Hearing Conducted S Aging, Families & Mental & Public
Health Committee

SB 0343 - Dolan - Revises disabled license plate law and creates numerous special license plates
03/12/03 -- SCS Voted Do Pass (SCS SBs 343, et al) S
Transportation Committee

SB 0349 - Dougherty - Mandates insurance coverage for new phases of clinical trials undertaken for the treatment of cancer
03/12/03 -- Voted Do Pass S Aging, Families, Mental and Public
Health Committee

SB 0351 - Dougherty - Changes the procedure in which parental or guardian consent is noted for the organ donation process of minors
03/12/03 -- Reconsidered S Aging, Families, Mental and Public
Health Committee
03/12/03 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Aging, Families, Mental & Public
Health Committee-Consent

SB 0368 - Gibbons - Allows members of the Missouri State Society Daughters of the American Revolution to obtain special license plates
03/12/03 -- Bill Combined (SCS SBs 343, et al) S Transportation
Committee

SB 0369 - Gibbons - Creates the "Friends of Kids with Cancer" license plate
03/12/03 -- Bill Combined (SCS SBs 343, et al) S Transportation
Committee

SB 0380 - Cauthorn - Allows nursing home districts to establish and maintain senior housing
03/12/03 -- Hearing Conducted S Aging, Families, Mental & Public
Health Committee

SB 0381 - Dolan - Enacts various measures relating to transportation safety
03/12/03 -- SCS Voted Do Pass (SCS SBs 381, 384, 432 & 9) S
Transportation Committee

SB 0384 - Dolan - Prohibits trucks from being driven in the far left-hand lane on certain highways of this state
03/12/03 -- Bill Combined (SCS SBs 381, 384, 432 & 9) S
Transportation Committee

SB 0386 - Cauthorn - Creates the Respect Life license plate and establishes a fund to promote alternatives to abortion
03/12/03 -- Voted Do Pass S Transportation Committee

SB 0419 - Stoll - Allows motorists to obtain organ donor special license plates
03/12/03 -- Bill Combined (SCS SBs 343, et al) S Transportation
Committee

SB 0432 - Cauthorn - Makes various changes to commercial motor vehicle laws
03/12/03 -- Bill Combined (SCS SBs 381, 384, 432 & 9) S
Transportation Committee

SB 0438 - Clemens - Designates a portion of U.S. Highway 60 as the Korea Veterans' Memorial Freeway
03/12/03 -- Voted Do Pass S Transportation Committee-Consent

SB 0444 - Shields - Requires health carriers to provide coverage for chiropractic care as par for basic health care services
03/12/03 -- Hearing Cancelled S Aging, Families & Mental & Public
Health Committee

SB 0484 - Shields - Allows members or alumni of Alpha Phi Omega to obtain specialized license plates
03/12/03 -- Bill Combined (SCS SBs 343, et al) S Transportation
Committee

SB 0490 - Dolan - Requires alcohol related reports submitted by law enforcement officers to be certified
03/12/03 -- Voted Do Pass S Transportation Committee-Consent

SB 0504 - Clemens - Enables a satellite enterprise zone in Springfield
03/12/03 -- Hearing Conducted S Economic Development, Tourism &
Local Government Committee
03/12/03 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Economic Development, Tourism &
Local Government Committee-Consent

SB 0513 - Kennedy - Removes discretion of board of police commissioners as to paid vacation and holidays in some situations
03/12/03 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Economic Development, Tourism &
Local Government Committee-Consent

SB 0517 - Jacob - Increases length of revocation periods and amount of liability insurance that must be carried by certain drivers
03/12/03 -- Hearing Conducted S Small Business, Insurance and
Industrial Relations Committee

SB 0533 - Cauthorn - Allows some individuals to waive the protections of the workers' compensation law
03/12/03 -- Hearing Conducted S Small Business, Insurance and
Industrial Relations Committee

SB 0534 - Cauthorn - Includes definitions for protective oversight and voluntary leave in the Omnibus Nursing Home Act
03/12/03 -- Hearing Conducted S Aging, Families, Mental & Public
Health Committee
03/12/03 -- Voted Do Pass S Aging, Families, Mental & Public
Health Committee - Consent

SB 0539 - Bray - Modifies law regarding residential property insurance
03/12/03 -- Hearing Conducted S Small Business, Insurance and
Industrial Relations Committee

SB 0551 - Yeckel - Creates the Missouri Medical Malpractice Joint Underwriting Association
03/12/03 -- Hearing Conducted S Small Business, Insurance and
Industrial Relations Committee

SB 0556 - Kinder - Modifies various provisions relating to the protection of the elderly
03/12/03 -- SCS Voted Do Pass (SCS SBs 556 & 311) S Aging,
Families, Mental & Public Health Comm.
03/12/03 -- Reported From S Aging, Families & Mental & Public
Health Committee to Floor w/SCS

SB 0562 - Griesheimer - Authorizes conveyance of state property located in St. Louis County to the City of Pacific
03/12/03 -- Hearing Conducted S Economic Development, Tourism &
Local Government Committee
03/12/03 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Economic Development, Tourism &
Local Government Committee-Consent

SB 0571 - Loudon - Includes Christian Science practitioners within the definition of Minister for mandated reports of child abuse
03/12/03 -- Hearing Conducted S Aging, Families & Mental & Public
Health Committee-Consent
03/12/03 -- Voted Do Pass S Aging, Families, Mental and Public
Health Committee-Consent

SB 0577 - Shields - Authorizes the conveyance of an easement in the form of a right-of-way in the City of St. Joseph
03/12/03 -- Hearing Conducted S Economic Development, Tourism &
Local Government Committee
03/12/03 -- Voted Do Pass S Economic Development, Tourism and
Local Government Committee-Consent

SB 0578 - Shields - Authorizes the conveyance of land owned by the state in Platte County
03/12/03 -- Hearing Conducted S Economic Development, Tourism &
Local Government Committee
03/12/03 -- Voted Do Pass S Economic Development, Tourism and
Local Government Committee - Consent

SB 0581 - Clemens - Amends various provisions regarding special license plates
03/12/03 -- Bill Combined (SCS SBs 343, et al) S Transportation
Committee

SB 0583 - Nodler - Repeals the small business guaranty fee tax credit
03/12/03 -- Voted Do Pass S Ways and Means Committee - Consent

SB 0590 - Shields - Enables an increase in the senior citizens' services tax by five cents with voter approval
03/12/03 -- Hearing Conducted S Economic Development, Tourism &
Local Government Committee
03/12/03 -- Voted Do Pass S Economic Development, Tourism and
Local Government Committee-Consent

SB 0592 - Foster - Moneys collected under 488.426, RSMo, may be expended for courtroom renovation & technology in certain counties
03/12/03 -- Hearing Conducted S Economic Development, Tourism &
Local Government Committee
03/12/03 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Economic Development, Tourism &
Local Government Committee-Consent

SB 0594 - Bray - Allows operators of low-speed vehicles to use public highways under certain conditions
03/12/03 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Transportation
Committee-Consent

SB 0598 - Childers - Establishes the Corporal Bobbie J. Harper Memorial Highway on U.S. Highway 71 in McDonald County
03/12/03 -- Voted Do Pass S Transportation Committee-Consent

SB 0618 - Kennedy - Requires the Department of Mental Health to develop a state suicide prevention plan
03/12/03 -- Hearing Conducted S Aging, Families, Mental & Public
Health Committee
03/12/03 -- Voted Do Pass S Aging, Families, Mental & Public
Health Committee-Consent

SB 0620 - Loudon - Modifies the BUILD program and implements certain job retention provisions
03/12/03 -- Hearing Conducted S Economic Development, Tourism &
Local Government Committee
03/12/03 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Economic Development, Tourism &
Local Government Committee

SB 0621 - Loudon - Allows certain cities to abate certain types of public nuisances and charge the cost of removal against owner
03/12/03 -- Hearing Conducted S Economic Development, Tourism &
Local Government Committee
03/12/03 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Economic Development, Tourism &
Local Government Committee-Consent

SB 0633 - Shields - Enables property in two cities to be annexed into only one of the two cities
03/12/03 -- Hearing Scheduled, Not Heard S Economic Development,
Tourism, Local Government Committee

SB 0635 - Mathewson - Modifies statutes to reflect reorganization of executive branch departments by executive order
03/12/03 -- Hearing Conducted S Economic Development, Tourism &
Local Government Committee
03/12/03 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Economic Development, Tourism &
Local Government Committee-Consent

SB 0673 - Coleman - Requires the Department of Health and Senior Services to offer a vaccination program for first responders
03/12/03 -- Hearing Scheduled, Not Heard S Aging, Families,
Mental & Public Health Committee

SB 0674 - Gross - Authorizes the conveyance of Marshall Habilitation Center and Midtown Habilitation Center
03/12/03 -- Hearing Scheduled, Not Heard S Economic Development,
Tourism & Local Government Committee

SB 0694 - Klindt - Allows Caldwell County to have a jail anywhere within their county
03/12/03 -- Hearing Conducted S Economic Development, Tourism &
Local Government Committee
03/12/03 -- Voted Do Pass S Economic Development, Tourism and
Local Government Committee-Consent

SB 0697 - Nodler - Designates a George Washington Carver Memorial Highway on a portion of Interstate 44 in Jasper and Newton Counties
03/12/03 -- Voted Do Pass S Transportation Committee-Consent

HB 0059 - Johnson - Implements a state suicide prevention plan.
03/12/03 -- S First Read

HB 0181 - Seigfreid - Authorizes a transient guest tax in certain cities.
03/12/03 -- S First Read

HB 0187 - Cooper - Removes requirement for veterans to have served during a period of war to obtain special motorcycle license plates.
03/12/03 -- S First Read

HB 0202 - Portwood - Enacts the Missouri Calcium Initiative which gives purchasing preference to foods and beverages containing
03/12/03 -- S First Read

HB 0208 - Engler - PSC jurisdiction of electric corporations.
03/12/03 -- S First Read

HB 0245 - Marsh - Designates a portion of U.S. Highway 60 as the "Korea War Veterans' Memorial Freeway".
03/12/03 -- S First Read

HB 0247 - Ward - Allows special mobile equipment to operate on weekends and legal holidays under certain circumstances.
03/12/03 -- S First Read

HB 0253 - Shoemaker - Prohibits the disclosure of the Social Security number of the petitioner for an order of protection.
03/12/03 -- S First Read

HB 0277 - Wright - Authorizes removal of property from the Springfield community improvement district.
03/12/03 -- S First Read

HB 0278 - Davis - Authorizes a conveyance in St. Charles County.
03/12/03 -- S First Read

HB 0286 - Bearden - Extends the sunset on the federal hospital reimbursement allowance program to 2006.
03/12/03 -- S First Read

HB 0292 - Wagner - Designates the Desoto Armory as the William E. "Bud" Lewis armory.
03/12/03 -- S First Read

HB 0314 - Engler - Prohibits the requirement of public projects to be bonded by any particular insurance or surety company.
03/12/03 -- S First Read