Missouri Senate
Senate Action for 4/17/03
- SB 0002 - Russell - Refines various provisions of employment security
- 04/17/03 -- H Second Read
- SB 0004 - Caskey - Creates the Antiterrorism Fund and Fight Terrorism license plate
- 04/17/03 -- HCA 1 H adopted
- 04/17/03 -- H Third Read and Passed, as amended - Consent
- SB 0005 - Caskey - Makes numerous changes to sentencing laws
- 04/17/03 -- H Second Read
- SB 0012 - Kinder - Enacts the Religious Freedom Restoration Act
- 04/17/03 -- Hearing Conducted S Governmental Accountability &
- Fiscal Oversight Committee
- 04/17/03 -- Voted Do Pass S Governmental Accountability & Fiscal
- Oversight Committee
- 04/17/03 -- Reported From S Governmental Accountability & Fiscal
- Oversight Committee to Floor
- 04/17/03 -- S Third Read and Passed
- SB 0014 - DePasco - Revises maximum allowable salary for certain Kansas City police officers
- 04/17/03 -- H Third Read and Passed - Consent
- 04/17/03 -- Truly Agreed to and Finally Passed
- SB 0028 - Gross - Specifies calculation of revenue estimates for governor's recommended budget each fiscal year
- 04/17/03 -- S Third Read and Passed
- 04/17/03 -- H First Read
- SB 0030 - Gross - Creates the Alert Missouri program
- 04/17/03 -- HCS Reported Do Pass H Children & Families Committee
- SB 0034 - Loudon - Imposes civil liability on any person violating Missouri's informed consent law for abortions
- 04/17/03 -- Reported Do Pass H Health Care Policy Committee
- SB 0036 - Klindt - Requires risk assessment and cost-benefit analysis be prepared when certain environmental rules are promulgated
- 04/17/03 -- HCS Reported Do Pass H Agriculture Committee
- SB 0038 - Klindt - Creates the "Missouri Biomass Technology Commission"
- 04/17/03 -- S Third Read and Passed
- 04/17/03 -- H First Read
- SB 0039 - Cauthorn - Revises numerous provisions relating to emergency services
- 04/17/03 -- Hearing Conducted S Governmental Accountability &
- Fiscal Oversight Committee
- 04/17/03 -- Voted Do Pass S Governmental Accountability & Fiscal
- Oversight Committee
- 04/17/03 -- Reported From S Governmental Accountability & Fiscal
- Oversight Committee to Floor
- 04/17/03 -- S Third Read and Passed
- SB 0050 - Coleman - Modifies time for election authority to complete verification of initiative or referendum petition signatures
- 04/17/03 -- H Third Read and Passed - Consent
- 04/17/03 -- Truly Agreed to and Finally Passed
- SB 0054 - Griesheimer - Allows biennial vehicle emissions testing in certain attainment areas
- 04/17/03 -- Reported Do Pass H Transportation & Motor Vehicle
- Committee
- SB 0055 - Nodler - Renames Missouri Southern State College as Missouri Southern State University-Joplin
- 04/17/03 -- Reported Do Pass H Education Committee
- SB 0068 - Childers - Modifies provision regarding refunds of ambulance and fire protection district sales tax
- 04/17/03 -- HCS H adopted
- 04/17/03 -- H Third Read and Passed - Consent
- SB 0069 - Yeckel - Creates the Small Business Regulatory Fairness Board to serve as liaison between agencies and small businesses
- 04/17/03 -- Referred H Small Business Committee
- SB 0084 - Cauthorn - Allows specific tax credits be taken on a quarterly basis
- 04/17/03 -- HCS Reported Do Pass H Agriculture Committee
- SB 0130 - Gross - Authorizes conveyance of state property along Knaust Road in St. Charles County
- 04/17/03 -- HCS H adopted
- 04/17/03 -- H Third Read and Passed - EC adopted - Consent
- SB 0184 - Bartle - Allows the sexual offender registry to be posted on the Internet
- 04/17/03 -- Hearing Conducted S Governmental Accountability &
- Fiscal Oversight Committee
- 04/17/03 -- Voted Do Pass S Governmental Accountability & Fiscal
- Oversight Committee
- 04/17/03 -- Reported From S Governmental Accountability & Fiscal
- Oversight Committee to Floor
- 04/17/03 -- S Third Read and Passed
- SB 0194 - Scott - Allows Indian tribes to be considered employers
- 04/17/03 -- H Third Read and Passed - EC adopted
- 04/17/03 -- Truly Agreed to and Finally Passed (w/EC)
- SB 0199 - Childers - Modifies the classification of counties
- 04/17/03 -- S Third Read and Passed
- 04/17/03 -- H First Read
- SB 0218 - Goode - Authorizes imposition of lateral sewer service repair fee in certain situations
- 04/17/03 -- HCS H adopted
- 04/17/03 -- H Third Read and Passed - Consent
- SB 0219 - Steelman - Creates the Korean Conflict Medallion Program
- 04/17/03 -- Referred S Governmental Accountability & Fiscal
- Oversight Committee
- 04/17/03 -- Hearing Conducted S Governmental Accountability &
- Fiscal Oversight Committee
- 04/17/03 -- Voted Do Pass S Governmental Accountability & Fiscal
- Oversight Committee
- 04/17/03 -- Reported From S Governmental Accountability & Fiscal
- Oversight Committee to Floor
- 04/17/03 -- S Third Read and Passed - EC adopted
- SB 0232 - Cauthorn - Authorizes conveyance of state property in Thousand Hills State Park
- 04/17/03 -- H Third Read and Passed - Consent
- 04/17/03 -- Truly Agreed to and Finally Passed
- SB 0234 - Quick - Allows Clay County to open or operate a concession stand at privately operated marinas
- 04/17/03 -- HCS H adopted
- 04/17/03 -- H Third Read and Passed - EC adopted - Consent
- 04/17/03 -- S concurs in HCS
- 04/17/03 -- S Third Read and Passed - EC adopted
- 04/17/03 -- Truly Agreed to and Finally Passed (w/EC)
- SB 0235 - Quick - Considers the value of a redevelopment area when calculating local indebtedness limit
- 04/17/03 -- H Third Read and Passed - Consent
- 04/17/03 -- Truly Agreed to and Finally Passed
- SB 0239 - Mathewson - Authorizes conveyance of National Guard Armory in Sedalia to the Sedalia School District Foundation
- 04/17/03 -- H Third Read and Passed - Consent
- 04/17/03 -- Truly Agreed to and Finally Passed
- SB 0243 - Yeckel - Creates the State Property Preservation Fund
- 04/17/03 -- H Second Read
- SB 0255 - Kinder - Eliminates PSC ratemaking oversight for certain not-for- profit electrical cooperatives
- 04/17/03 -- H Third Read and Passed - Consent
- 04/17/03 -- Truly Agreed to and Finally Passed
- SB 0266 - Shields - Requires the department of mental health to develop plans for children and persons on waiting lists
- 04/17/03 -- HCS H adopted
- 04/17/03 -- H Third Read and Passed - Consent
- SB 0296 - Griesheimer - Requires the state board of education to offer two levels of professional teacher certification
- 04/17/03 -- HS for HCS H offered (Sutherland)
- 04/17/03 -- HA 1 to HS for HCS H offered & adopted (Sutherland)
- 04/17/03 -- HA 2 to HS for HCS H offered (Crawford)
- 04/17/03 -- HS for HCS, as amended, H adopted
- 04/17/03 -- H Third Read and Passed
- SB 0298 - Griesheimer - Revises liquor license requirements, operational restrictions, and enforcement provisions
- 04/17/03 -- Hearing Conducted H Local Government Committee
- SB 0303 - Gibbons - Allows licensed ground ambulance services in St. Louis to transport patients within a 130-mile radius
- 04/17/03 -- Referred H Health Care Policy Committee
- SB 0371 - Foster - Allows MOHELA to provide loans for nonsectarian tuition and other costs for certain students
- 04/17/03 -- H Third Read and Passed - Consent
- 04/17/03 -- Truly Agreed to and Finally Passed
- SB 0385 - Scott - Modifies how taxes are calculated for workers compensation policies with deductible options
- 04/17/03 -- HCS Voted Do Pass H Financial Services Committee
- SB 0427 - Bartle - Adopts Missouri Securities Act of 2003
- 04/17/03 -- Voted Do Pass w/HCA 1 H Financial Services Committee
- SB 0438 - Clemens - Designates a portion of U.S. Highway 60 as the Korea Veterans' Memorial Freeway
- 04/17/03 -- Referred H Tourism & Cultural Affairs Committee
- SB 0481 - Dolan - Enacts various accountability measures which pertain to the operation of the department of transportation
- 04/17/03 -- Referred H Transportation & Motor Vehicle Committee
- SB 0485 - Shields - Allows public hospitals in Clay and Boone counties to close certain records and meetings
- 04/17/03 -- Reported From S Pensions & General Laws Committee to
- Floor w/SCS
- SB 0555 - Kinder - Addresses ability of certain aluminum smelters and cities to purchase energy outside of PSC oversight
- 04/17/03 -- S Third Read and Passed - EC adopted
- 04/17/03 -- H First Read (w/EC)
- SB 0556 - Kinder - Modifies various provisions relating to the protection of the elderly
- 04/17/03 -- Hearing Conducted H Special Committee on General Laws
- Committee
- SB 0620 - Loudon - Modifies the BUILD program and implements certain job retention provisions
- 04/17/03 -- Hearing Conducted S Governmental Accountability &
- Fiscal Oversight Committee
- 04/17/03 -- Voted Do Pass S Governmental Accountability & Fiscal
- Oversight Committee
- 04/17/03 -- Reported From S Governmental Accountability & Fiscal
- Oversight Committee to Floor
- 04/17/03 -- S Third Read and Passed - EC adopted
- SB 0686 - Russell - Articulates conditions upon which school districts may transfer unrestricted funds
- 04/17/03 -- HCS Reported Do Pass H Education Committee
- SB 0695 - Goode - Modifies the law relating to the funding of Medicaid services
- 04/17/03 -- SS S offered & defeated (Goode)
- 04/17/03 -- Bill Placed on Informal Calendar
- SCR 004 - Jacob - Relating to the construction of a hotel/convention center complex in Columbia
- 04/17/03 -- Reported From S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions &
- Ethics Committee to Floor
- SCR 011 - Steelman - Relating to the creation of the comprehensive patient education and health care cost improvement pilot project
- 04/17/03 -- Reported From S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions &
- Ethics Committee to Floor
- 04/17/03 -- Referred S Governmental Accountability & Fiscal
- Oversight Committee
- SCR 014 - Dolan - Relating to defense of the United States
- 04/17/03 -- Reported From S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions &
- Ethics Committee to Floor
- SCR 016 - Goode - Creates the Joint Interim Committee on Education
- 04/17/03 -- Reported From S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions &
- Ethics Committee to Floor
- SCR 017 - Cauthorn - Expresses support of Senate to faith-based and community organizations
- 04/17/03 -- Hearing Conducted S Rules, Joint Rules & Resolutions
- & Ethics Committee
- SCR 018 - Mathewson - Creates an interim committee to study the streamlining of state employee benefits
- 04/17/03 -- Hearing Conducted S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions &
- Ethics Committee
- HB 0073 - Luetkemeyer - Creates the Missouri Higher Education Deposit Program
- 04/17/03 -- Bill Placed on Informal Calendar
- HB 0122 - Johnson - Extends the KC public mass transportation sales tax from December 31, 2003, to December 31, 2005
- 04/17/03 -- Bill Placed on Informal Calendar
- HB 0142 - Dempsey - Prohibits the PSC from imposing any restrictions on high- speed Internet or broadband services
- 04/17/03 -- S First Read
- HB 0144 - Luetkemeyer - Authorizes sales taxes for exhibition centers and tourism for certain counties
- 04/17/03 -- Reported From S Ways & Means Committee to Floor w/SCS
- HB 0182 - May (149) - Establishes "Big Bluestem" as the official state grass
- 04/17/03 -- Hearing Conducted S Agriculture, Conservation, Parks
- & Natural Resources Committee
- HB 0208 - Engler - Revises various provisions regarding the Public Service Commission
- 04/17/03 -- Reported From S Commerce & Environment Committee to
- Floor w/SCS
- HB 0221 - Luetkemeyer - Revises banking laws
- 04/17/03 -- H concurs in SCS, as amended
- 04/17/03 -- H Third Read and Passed
- 04/17/03 -- Truly Agreed to and Finally Passed
- HB 0257 - Munzlinger - Allows specific tax credits to be taken on a quarterly basis
- 04/17/03 -- Hearing Conducted S Agriculture, Conservation, Parks
- and Natural Resources Committee
- HB 0267 - Smith (118) - Revises various provisions relating to the powers of county commissions
- 04/17/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Pensions & General Laws
- Committee
- HB 0284 - Crawford - Repeals a doubly-enacted section relating to the towing of motor vehicles from private property
- 04/17/03 -- Removed from S Consent Calendar
- HB 0286 - Bearden - Extends the expiration date for the federal reimbursement allowance program for hospitals
- 04/17/03 -- Reported From S Aging, Families, Mental & Public
- Health Committee to Floor w/SCS
- HB 0289 - Dempsey - Creates the Missouri Downtown and Rural Economic Stimulus Act and modifies tax increment financing provisions
- 04/17/03 -- Voted Do Pass S Governmental Accountability & Fiscal
- Oversight Committee
- HB 0321 - Wilson - Modifies various provisions of the workers' compensation law
- 04/17/03 -- Bill Placed on Informal Calendar
- HB 0380 - Byrd - Adopts Missouri Securities Act of 2003
- 04/17/03 -- SA 1 to SCS S offered & adopted (Bartle)
- 04/17/03 -- SCS, as amended, S adopted
- 04/17/03 -- S Third Read and Passed
- 04/17/03 -- H concurs in SCS
- 04/17/03 -- H Third Read and Passed
- 04/17/03 -- Truly Agreed to and Finally Passed
- HB 0390 - Behnen - Regulates the licensing and registration of anesthesiologist assistants
- 04/17/03 -- Bill Placed on Informal Calendar
- HB 0435 - Engler - Requires operators of commercial motor vehicles to reduce speed and check that a railroad track is clear of an
- 04/17/03 -- S First Read
- HB 0444 - Jackson - Alters the distribution of the Gaming Commission Fund
- 04/17/03 -- Reported From S Financial & Governmental Organization
- Vet. Affairs & Elections to Floor w/SCS
- HB 0445 - Portwood - Includes Christian Science practitioners in the definition of "minister" for purposes of mandatory child abuse reports
- 04/17/03 -- Removed from S Consent Calendar
- HB 0470 - Mayer - Requires ephedrine and ephedrine-based products to be behind the counter
- 04/17/03 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary & Civil &
- Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
- HB 0511 - Deeken - Revises election laws to comply with the Help America Vote Act of 2002
- 04/17/03 -- Reported From S Financial & Governmental Organization
- Veterans' Affairs & Elections Com. to Floor w/SCS
- HB 0564 - Behnen - Revises professional registration laws.
- 04/17/03 -- S First Read
- HB 0600 - Cooper - Makes various modifications to the law on taxation
- 04/17/03 -- Voted Do Pass S Governmental Accountability & Fiscal
- Oversight Committee
- HB 0679 - Hanaway - Enacts and modifies various provisions regarding the state foster care system.
- 04/17/03 -- S First Read
- HCR 011 - Moore - Creates the Joint Legislative Committee on Out-of-School Programs
- 04/17/03 -- Hearing Conducted S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions &
- Ethics Committee
- HCR 015 - Behnen - Establishes March 6th as Lymphedema D-Day in Missouri.
- 04/17/03 -- Reported From S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions &
- Ethics Committee to Floor