Missouri Senate
Senate Action for 1/28/98

SB 0477 - Caskey - Allows for donations of wild game to charity
01/28/98 - SCS S adopted
01/28/98 - Perfected

SB 0478 - Caskey - Allows probation & parole personnel to carry firearms at all times
01/28/98 - Voted Do Pass S Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Comm.

SB 0486 - Staples - Adds one associate circuit judge to St. Francois County
01/28/98 - Hearing Conducted S Judiciary Committee

SB 0493 - Singleton - Creates the crime of leaving the scene of a shooting
01/28/98 - Bill Combined w/SCS/SBs 646, 573, 527, 493, 575, 546
& 663

SB 0496 - Mueller - Exempts certain firearms from the crime of transferring firearm without permit
01/28/98 - Voted Do Pass S Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence
Committee-Consent

SB 0501 - Johnson - Modifications to the Public School Retirement System
01/28/98 - SCS S adopted
01/28/98 - Perfected

SB 0502 - Johnson - Portion of debt service and capital projects levies may generate state school aid & apply toward minimum levy
01/28/98 - Hearing Conducted S Education Committee

SB 0512 - McKenna - Adds one circuit judge to twenty-third judicial circuit and one circuit judge to eleventh judicial circuit
01/28/98 - Hearing Conducted S Judiciary Committee

SB 0518 - Graves - Motor vehicle safety inspections shall be one-time only
01/28/98 - Voted Do Pass S Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Comm.

SB 0527 - Childers - Imposes penalty for jumping from commercial passenger boats
01/28/98 - Bill Combined w/SCS/SBs 646, 573, 527, 493, 575, 546
& 663

SB 0532 - Wiggins - Revises drug laws to include crimes involving methamphetamines
01/28/98 - SCS Voted Do Pass w/SCS/SBs 532, 806 & 633 S Civil
& Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 0537 - Caskey - Changes effective date of durable power of attorney laws from '97; provides for payment of trustees
01/28/98 - Voted Do Pass S Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence
Committee-Consent

SB 0546 - Singleton - Taking a weapon from an officer constitutes assault; creates crime of evading officer
01/28/98 - Bill Combined w/SCS/SBs 646, 573, 527, 493, 575, 546
& 663

SB 0555 - Sims - Allows recovery of a sales commission from any principal
01/28/98 - Voted Do Pass S Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence
Committee-Consent

SB 0556 - Sims - Prohibits visitation by individual convicted of certain crimes when child was victim
01/28/98 - Voted Do Pass S Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence
Committee-Consent

SB 0569 - Singleton - Requires a standardized form for explanation of benefits to providers by insurers
01/28/98 - Hearing Conducted S Insurance & Housing Committee

SB 0573 - Wiggins - Creates crime of assault of sports officials
01/28/98 - Bill Combined w/SCS SBs 646, 573, 527, 493, 575, 546
& 663

SB 0575 - Russell - Prohibition of the tattooing and body piercing of minors without parent consent
01/28/98 - Bill Combined w/SCS/SBs 646, 573, 527, 493, 575, 546
& 663

SB 0606 - Westfall - Provides for licensure of massage therapists
01/28/98 - SCS Voted Do Pass S Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence
Committee

SB 0633 - Ehlmann - Allows search warrants to be issued over the telephone
01/28/98 - Bill Combined w/SCS/SBs 532, 806 & 633

SB 0641 - House - Survivor grant program to include disabled public safety officer, officer's spouse and children
01/28/98 - Hearing Conducted S Education Committee

SB 0646 - House - Creates crimes of assault or killing of a police animal
01/28/98 - SCS Voted Do Pass w/SCS/SBs 646, 573, 527, 493, 575,
546 & 663 S Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 0656 - Childers - Establishes a rural housing development program
01/28/98 - Hearing Conducted S Insurance & Housing Committee

SB 0658 - Caskey - Fund transfers and levy increases for capital projects for certain school districts
01/28/98 - Voted Do Pass S Education Committee-Consent

SB 0659 - Caskey - Provides job security for deputy sheriffs, who shall no longer serve "at the pleasure" of sheriffs"
01/28/98 - SCS Voted Do Pass S Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence
Committee

SB 0663 - Westfall - Creates crimes of killing and abuse of police animal, including search and rescue dogs
01/28/98 - Bill Combined w/SCS/SBs 646, 573, 527, 493, 575, 546
& 663

SB 0664 - Westfall - Exempts motor vehicle rental policies having insurance aspects from insurance regulation
01/28/98 - Hearing Conducted S Insurance & Housing Committee

SB 0673 - Sims - Requires counties to track and report homicides resulting from domestic violence
01/28/98 - Voted Do Pass w/SCA 1 S Civil & Criminal
Jurisprudence Committee-Consent

SB 0684 - Caskey - Revises juvenile offender procedures allowing placement with Division of Youth Services
01/28/98 - SCS Voted Do Pass S Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence
Committee-Consent

SB 0692 - Jacob - Student representative may attend all curators/regents board meetings
01/28/98 - Hearing Conducted S Education Committee

SB 0693 - Jacob - Establishes Missouri College Guarantee Program
01/28/98 - Hearing Conducted S Education Committee

SB 0702 - Clay - Prohibits death sentence in first degree murder case involving mentally retarded defendant
01/28/98 - Hearing Conducted S Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence
Committee

SB 0703 - Clay - Requires judge to order life without parole in capital cases where jury has deadlocked on punishment
01/28/98 - Hearing Conducted S Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence
Committee

SB 0704 - Banks - Requires bounty hunters to be certified and regulated
01/28/98 - Hearing Conducted S Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence
Committee
01/28/98 - Voted Do Pass S Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Comm.

SB 0716 - Childers - Counties may associate to insure for the health costs of jail prisoners
01/28/98 - Hearing Conducted S Insurance & Housing Committee

SB 0718 - House - Creates civil liability for manufacture, production and distribution of pornography
01/28/98 - Hearing Conducted S Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence
Committee

SB 0719 - Yeckel - Limits mortgage insurance on residential loans
01/28/98 - Hearing Conducted S Insurance & Housing Com.-Consent

SB 0721 - Klarich - Revises registration of offenders requirements
01/28/98 - Hearing Conducted S Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence
Committee

SB 0737 - Sims - Prohibits possession of firearms on school property; creates "The Children's Firearm Accident and Prevention Act"
01/28/98 - Hearing Conducted S Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence
Committee

SB 0759 - Schneider - Commission on Judicial Resources may evaluate judicial positions
01/28/98 - Hearing Scheduled But Not Heard S Judiciary Committee

SB 0780 - House - Makes technical revisions to education laws
01/28/98 - Hearing Conducted S Education Committee

SB 0781 - House - Revises provisions relating to school desegregation, school funding and urban schools
01/28/98 - Hearing Conducted S Education Committee

SB 0806 - Maxwell - Enhances drug laws against methamphetamine; amends law about multijurisdictional enforcement groups
01/28/98 - Hearing Conducted S Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence
Committee
01/28/98 - Bill Combined w/SCS/SBs 532, 806 & 633

SB 0837 - Jacob - Relating to the authorization of additional state bonds
01/28/98 - S First Read

SB 0838 - Sims - Authorizes automated traffic enforcement programs
01/28/98 - S First Read

SB 0839 - Howard - Requires notification of unemployment benefit eligibility by certain employers
01/28/98 - S First Read

SB 0840 - Howard - Relating to the Commodity Councils Merchandising Fund
01/28/98 - S First Read

SB 0841 - Caskey - Allows reduced early benefits for certain surviving spouses in county employees' retirement system
01/28/98 - S First Read

SB 0842 - Caskey - Prohibits alkaloids "of controlled substances" in prisons; allows expungement of previous convictions for same
01/28/98 - S First Read

SB 0843 - House - Establishes new board for public school teacher standards and certification
01/28/98 - S First Read

SB 0844 - Klarich - Modifies requirements for registration of certain business agents with the Secretary of State
01/28/98 - S First Read

SJR 027 - Schneider - Commission on Judicial Resources may evaluate judicial positions
01/28/98 - Hearing Scheduled But Not Heard S Judiciary Committee

SJR 030 - Schneider - Revises the composition and duties of the Missouri Citizens' Commission on the Compensation for Elected Officials
01/28/98 - S First Read