Missouri Senate
Senate Action for 2/18/98
- SB 0475 - Banks - Establishes voluntary registration of child care providers
- 02/18/98 -- Hearing Conducted S Budget Control Committee
- 02/18/98 -- Voted Do Pass S Budget Control Committee
- 02/18/98 -- Reported From S Budget Control Committee to Floor
- 02/18/98 -- Defeated on S Third Reading
- SB 0488 - Goode - Special School District of St. Louis County
- 02/18/98 -- S Third Read and Passed (EC adopted) - Consent
- SB 0532 - Wiggins - Revises drug laws to include crimes involving methamphetamines
- 02/18/98 -- Hearing Conducted S Budget Control Committee
- 02/18/98 -- Voted Do Pass S Budget Control Committee
- 02/18/98 -- Reported From S Budget Control Committee to Floor
- 02/18/98 -- S Third Read and Passed
- SB 0551 - Johnson - Modifies election dates for water district bonds
- 02/18/98 -- H First Read
- SB 0553 - Bentley - Postsecondary course option available for high school students at all grade levels
- 02/18/98 -- S Third Read and Passed - Consent
- SB 0568 - Singleton - Perfected liens on manufactured homes to have priority over real estate interests
- 02/18/98 -- Hearing Scheduled S Insurance & Housing Committee
- SB 0569 - Singleton - Requires a standardized form for explanation of benefits to providers by insurers
- 02/18/98 -- SCS Voted Do Pass w/SCS SBs 569 & 578 S Insurance
- & Housing Committee
- SB 0578 - Singleton - Requires health insurers to issue standarized insurance cards
- 02/18/98 -- Bill Combined w/SCS SBs 569 & 578
- SB 0579 - Russell - Authorizes conveyance of state property in Osage Beach
- 02/18/98 -- H First Read
- SB 0584 - Schneider - Increases salaries of certain employees of the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations
- 02/18/98 -- Reported From S Judiciary Committee to Floor w/SCS
- SB 0588 - Caskey - Increases state payments to sheltered workshops
- 02/18/98 -- S Third Read and Passed - Consent
- SB 0622 - Ehlmann - Code of state regulations to be electronically accessible; members of gen. assembly to have standing to challenge rules
- 02/18/98 -- Hearing Conducted S Judiciary Committee
- SB 0625 - Caskey - Revises provisions regarding emergency services
- 02/18/98 -- SA 1 to SCS S offered & adopted (Quick)
- 02/18/98 -- SA 2 to SCS S offered (Quick)
- SB 0629 - Goode - Authorizes levy of property tax to protect homeowners against declining property values
- 02/18/98 -- SCA 1 S adopted
- 02/18/98 -- SA 1 to SCA 2 S offered & adopted (Goode)
- 02/18/98 -- SCA 2, as amended, S adopted
- 02/18/98 -- SA 1 S offered & adopted (House)
- 02/18/98 -- Perfected, as amended
- 02/18/98 -- Reported Truly Perfected S Rules Committee
- SB 0632 - Quick - Providing health care for certain uninsured individuals
- 02/18/98 -- Placed on Informal Calendar
- SB 0650 - McKenna - Creates the State Committee of Dietitians to regulate dietitians
- 02/18/98 -- Placed on Informal Calendar
- SB 0657 - Caskey - Modifies transfer of retirement provisions of administrative hearing commissioners & state retirement systems
- 02/18/98 -- SS S offered (Caskey)
- 02/18/98 -- SA 1 to SS S offered & adopted (Caskey)
- 02/18/98 -- SS, as amended, S adopted
- 02/18/98 -- Perfected
- SB 0658 - Caskey - Fund transfers and levy increases for capital projects for certain school districts
- 02/18/98 -- S Third Read and Passed (EC adopted) - Consent
- SB 0664 - Westfall - Exempts motor vehicle rental policies having insurance aspects from insurance regulation
- 02/18/98 -- Voted Do Pass S Insurance & Housing Committee
- SB 0674 - Sims - Makes technical changes to state adoption laws
- 02/18/98 -- H First Read
- SB 0675 - Johnson - Lowers age for circuit breaker to 62; raises minimum base to $8,900 and maximum upper limit to $18,000
- 02/18/98 -- Placed on Informal Calendar
- SB 0695 - Kinder - Authorizes transfer of Southeast Missouri State University property to Cape Girardeau
- 02/18/98 -- Hearing Conducted S Education Committee-Consent
- SB 0697 - House - Creates State Board of Certified Shorthand Reporter Examiners to license shorthand reporters
- 02/18/98 -- Hearing Conducted S Judiciary Committee
- SB 0723 - Sims - Establishes college tuition exemption for senior citizens
- 02/18/98 -- Hearing Conducted S Education Committee-Consent
- SB 0726 - Jacob - Governing boards of state colleges and universities; establishes faculty representative
- 02/18/98 -- Hearing Conducted S Education Committee
- SB 0732 - Schneider - Clarifies initial licensure requirements of psychologists
- 02/18/98 -- H First Read
- SB 0733 - Johnson - Modifies certain provisions of Public School Retirement System and Non-Teachers Retirement System
- 02/18/98 -- Hearing Conducted S Education Committee-Consent
- SB 0753 - Caskey - Revises laws regarding decertification of teachers for certain crimes
- 02/18/98 -- SCS S adopted
- 02/18/98 -- Perfected
- SB 0754 - Banks - Requires HMOs to cover the costs of second opinions
- 02/18/98 -- Placed on Informal Calendar
- SB 0756 - Sims - Allows employee leave for stepparents
- 02/18/98 -- S Third Read and Passed - Consent
- SB 0759 - Schneider - Commission on Judicial Resources may evaluate judicial positions
- 02/18/98 -- Hearing Conducted S Judiciary Committee
- SB 0762 - Wiggins - Mandates health insurance coverage of dental anesthesia and hospital charges for certain patients
- 02/18/98 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Insurance & Housing Committee
- SB 0768 - Maxwell - Allows small employers to participate in the Missouri state health plan
- 02/18/98 -- Hearing Conducted S Insurance & Housing Committee-
- Continued
- SB 0780 - House - Makes technical revisions to education laws
- 02/18/98 -- Reported Truly Perfected S Rules Committee
- SB 0781 - House - Revises provisions relating to school desegregation, school funding and urban schools
- 02/18/98 -- Committee Vote Reconsidered
- 02/18/98 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Education Committee
- SB 0788 - Flotron - Revises product liability procedure regarding "innocent seller" of merchandise
- 02/18/98 -- Hearing Conducted S Judiciary Committee
- SB 0789 - Flotron - Charter Schools Act
- 02/18/98 -- Hearing Conducted S Education Committee-Opponents
- SB 0797 - McKenna - Changes pay calculation for senior judges
- 02/18/98 -- Hearing Conducted S Judiciary Committee
- SB 0800 - Curls - Land trustees may convey property for housing purposes at less than 2/3 value
- 02/18/98 -- Voted Do Pass S Insurance & Housing Committee
- SB 0812 - Flotron - Commissioner of Education may waive certain regulations for certain school districts
- 02/18/98 -- Hearing Conducted S Education Committee
- SB 0843 - House - Establishes new board for public school teacher standards and certification
- 02/18/98 -- Hearing Conducted S Education Committee
- SB 0862 - House - MOSTARS Higher Education Savings Program
- 02/18/98 -- Hearing Conducted S Education Committee
- SB 0863 - Kinder - Creates various criminal provisions and requirements regarding concealed weapons
- 02/18/98 -- Hearing Scheduled But Not Heard S Civil & Criminal
- Jurisprudence Committee
- SB 0876 - Curls - Allows cities to impose a vacant housing fee
- 02/18/98 -- Hearing Conducted S Insurance & Housing Committee
- SB 0877 - Curls - Restricts sales of tax-foreclosed property in two situations
- 02/18/98 -- Hearing Conducted S Insurance & Housing Committee
- SB 0878 - Curls - Cities must use part of certain TIF funds for affordable housing
- 02/18/98 -- Hearing Conducted S Insurance & Housing Committee
- SB 0879 - Curls - Protects children from firearms in school and at home
- 02/18/98 -- Hearing Scheduled But Not Heard S Civil & Criminal
- Jurisprudence Committee
- SB 0880 - Curls - Only owners of record to be named as defendants in abandoned property proceedings
- 02/18/98 -- Hearing Conducted S Insurance & Housing Committee
- SB 0883 - Staples - Establishes accountability provisions for the Department of Transportation
- 02/18/98 -- SCA 1 S adopted
- 02/18/98 -- SA 1 S offered & adopted (Staples)
- 02/18/98 -- SA 2 S offered & adopted (Ehlmann)
- 02/18/98 -- SA 3 S offered & withdrawn (Caskey)
- 02/18/98 -- SA 4 S offered & adopted (Staples)
- 02/18/98 -- Perfected, as amended
- SB 0886 - DePasco - Makes manslaughter a class B felony if the victim is an on duty peace officer
- 02/18/98 -- Hearing Conducted S Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence
- Committee
- SB 0891 - Kinder - Requires certification of dog-handler teams used in police work
- 02/18/98 -- Hearing Scheduled But Not Heard S Civil & Criminal
- Jurisprudence Committee
- SB 0892 - Singleton - Amends training and certification requirements for peace officers and reserve officers
- 02/18/98 -- Hearing Scheduled But Not Heard S Civil & Criminal
- Jurisprudence Committee
- SB 0896 - Staples - Exempts certain individuals from any criminal penalty for carrying a concealed firearm and requires training
- 02/18/98 -- Hearing Conducted S Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence
- Committee
- SB 0904 - Jacob - Creates crime of counterfeiting of merchandise
- 02/18/98 -- Hearing Conducted S Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence
- Committee
- SB 0917 - Caskey - Raises county and township non-bid limit; increases township officer per diem
- 02/18/98 -- Referred S Local Government & Economic Development
- Committee
- SB 0918 - Howard - Relating to lease of land
- 02/18/98 -- Referred S Appropriations Committee
- SB 0919 - Wiggins - Postmark rule for mailing license taxes; Dept. of Revenue to state reason for taxpayer negligence in inc. tax assessment
- 02/18/98 -- Referred S Ways & Means Committee
- SB 0920 - House - Revises underground facility safety notification requirements
- 02/18/98 -- Referred S Commerce & Environment Committee
- SB 0921 - Rohrbach - Telephone service for prison inmates
- 02/18/98 -- Referred S Commerce & Environment Committee
- SB 0922 - House - Modifies certain provisions relating to employment security
- 02/18/98 -- Referred S Labor & Industrial Relations Committee
- SB 0923 - Scott - Provides for the deregulation of the transmission and distribution of electricity
- 02/18/98 -- Referred S Commerce & Environment Committee
- SB 0925 - Scott - Relating to firefighters retirement system of city of St. Louis
- 02/18/98 -- S First Read
- SB 0926 - Singleton - Relating to public school retirement
- 02/18/98 -- S First Read
- SB 0927 - Bentley - Relating to enterprise zones
- 02/18/98 -- S First Read
- SB 0928 - House - Relating to conveyance of property to city of St. Peters
- 02/18/98 -- S First Read
- SB 0929 - Caskey - Relating to banning of partial birth abortions
- 02/18/98 -- S First Read
- SJR 027 - Schneider - Commission on Judicial Resources may evaluate judicial positions
- 02/18/98 -- Hearing Conducted S Judiciary Committee
- HB 1014 - Franklin - To appropriate money for supplemental purposes for several departments and offices of state government
- 02/18/98 -- S First Read