Missouri Senate - Daily Action

Missouri Senate
Senate Action for 4/15/98

SB 0470 - Schneider - Abuse and neglect reports of mental health patients
04/15/98 -- Removed H Consent Calendar
04/15/98 -- Voted Do Pass H Civil & Administrative Law
Committee - Consent

04/15/98 -- Reported Do Pass H Civil & Administrative Law
Committee-Consent

SB 0489 - Goode - Clarifies reduction in purchase price for trade-in items for sales tax purposes
04/15/98 -- HCS Voted Do Pass H Ways & Means Committee

SB 0496 - Mueller - Exempts certain firearms from the crime of transferring firearm without permit
04/15/98 -- Reported Do Pass H Correctional & State Institutions
Committee-Consent

SB 0515 - Klarich - Creates procedure for civil commitment of sexually violent offenders
04/15/98 -- Referred S Budget Control Committee
04/15/98 -- Hearing Conducted S Budget Control Committee
04/15/98 -- Voted Do Pass S Budget Control Committee

SB 0517 - Graves - Changes requirements for the formation of housing cooperatives
Matters Committee

04/15/98 -- Reported Do Pass H Local Government & Related
Matters Committee-Consent

SB 0526 - Childers - Inspections of seasonal resorts to be done by August 1, annually
04/15/98 -- HCS Reported Do Pass H Tourism, Recreation &
Cultural Affairs Committee - Consent

SB 0532 - Wiggins - Revises drug laws to include crimes involving methamphetamines
04/15/98 -- HCS Voted Do Pass H Criminal Law Committee

SB 0536 - Caskey - Allows any county to regulate fireworks
04/15/98 -- Hearing Conducted H Miscellaneous Bills Committee
04/15/98 -- Voted Do Pass H Miscellaneous Bills Committee
04/15/98 -- Reported Do Pass H Miscellaneous Bills Com.-Consent

SB 0558 - Wiggins - Establishes liability for tax-exempt entity which uses unauthorized or improper project exemption certificates
04/15/98 -- Reported Do Pass H Ways & Means Committee - Consent

SB 0565 - Goode - Modifies the regulation of child care providers
04/15/98 -- Hearing Conducted S Budget Control Committee

SB 0604 - Rohrbach - Simplifies applications for motor fuel tax refunds
04/15/98 -- Hearing Conducted H Transportation Committee
04/15/98 -- Voted Do Pass H Transportation Committee-Consent
04/15/98 -- Reported Do Pass H Transportation Committee-Consent

SB 0610 - Singleton - Sets minimum storage tanks for all liquified petroleum retailers
04/15/98 -- HCS Reported Do Pass H Agriculture Comm.-Consent

SB 0614 - McKenna - Allows first-class counties to appoint a probate commissioner and deputy commissioner
04/15/98 -- Hearing Conducted H Judiciary Committee

SB 0627 - Goode - Modifies provisions relating to taxation of telecommunications companies
04/15/98 -- S Third Read and Passed (w/EC)
04/15/98 -- H First Read

SB 0629 - Goode - Authorizes levy of property tax to protect homeowners against declining property values
04/15/98 -- Voted Do Pass w/HCAs 1, 2 & 3 H Municipal
Corporations Committee

SB 0631 - Bentley - Allows sale of certain records in the possession of the Secretary of State
04/15/98 -- Voted Do Pass H Civil & Administrative Law
Committee - Consent

04/15/98 -- Reported Do Pass H Civil & Administrative Law
Committee - Consent

SB 0634 - Westfall - Minors who refuse breathalyzer test may have license revoked
04/15/98 -- HCS Voted Do Pass H Criminal Law Committee-Consent
04/15/98 -- HCS Reported Do Pass H Criminal Law Committee-Consent

SB 0651 - McKenna - Makes various changes to custody, visitation and child support laws
04/15/98 -- Hearing Conducted S Budget Control Committee
04/15/98 -- Voted Do Pass S Budget Control Committee

SB 0673 - Sims - Requires counties to track and report homicides resulting from domestic violence
04/15/98 -- HCS Voted Do Pass H Criminal Law Committee

SB 0675 - Johnson - Lowers age for circuit breaker to 62; raises minimum base to $8,900 and maximum upper limit to $18,000
04/15/98 -- HCS Voted Do Pass H Ways & Means Committee

SB 0676 - Johnson - Allows county commissions to replace absentee board members
04/15/98 -- HCS Reported Do Pass H Local Government & Related
Matters Committee - Consent

SB 0689 - Jacob - Relates to blood tests for pregnant women
04/15/98 -- Hearing Conducted H Public Health & Safety Committee

SB 0701 - Maxwell - Excludes funeral expenses from asset consideration in public assistance
04/15/98 -- Reported Do Pass H Social Services, Medicaid & the
Elderly Committee-Consent

SB 0719 - Yeckel - Modifies mortgage insurance requirements for residential loans
04/15/98 -- Hearing Conducted H Banks & Financial Institutions
Committee

04/15/98 -- Voted Do Pass H Banks & Financial Institutions
Committee-Consent

04/15/98 -- Reported Do Pass H Banking & Financial Institutions
Committee-Consent

SB 0724 - Bentley - Earmarks estimated income tax revenue on nonresident athletes and entertainers to certain funds
04/15/98 -- HCS Voted Do Pass H Ways & Means Committee

SB 0731 - Wiggins - Exempts items from sales/use tax, including livestock or poultry feed, electrodes and pesticides or herbicides
04/15/98 -- SSA 1 for SA 2 to SS for SCS, as amended, S defeated
04/15/98 -- SSA 2 for SA 2 to SS for SCS S offered &
defeated (Jacob)

04/15/98 -- SA 2 S withdrawn
04/15/98 -- SA 3 to SS for SCS S offered & withdrawn (Caskey)
04/15/98 -- SA 4 to SS for SCS S offered & defeated (Jacob)
04/15/98 -- SA 5 to SS for SCS S offered & adopted (Mueller)
04/15/98 -- SA 6 to SS for SCS S offered (Maxwell)
04/15/98 -- SSA 1 for SA 6 to SS for SCS S offered &
withdrawn (Wiggins)

04/15/98 -- SSA 2 for SA 6 to SS for SCS S offered (Maxwell)
04/15/98 -- SA 1 to SSA 2 for SA 6 to SS for SCS S offered &
adopted (Singleton)

04/15/98 -- SSA 2 for SA 6 to SS for SCS, as amended, S defeated
04/15/98 -- SSA 3 for SA 6 to SS for SCS S offered (Schneider)
04/15/98 -- SA 1 to SSA 3 for SA 6 to SS for SCS S offered
(Maxwell)

SB 0734 - Caskey - Authorizes the Health and Educational Facilities Authority to issue bonds for cultural facilities
04/15/98 -- HCS Voted Do Pass H Civil & Administrative Law
Committee

SB 0746 - Wiggins - Revises provisions governing when penalties may be imposed for failure to pay certain state and local taxes
04/15/98 -- Voted Do Pass w/HCA 1 H Ways & Means Committee

SB 0751 - Mathewson - Authorizes income tax credit to bowling alley operators equal to 10% of purchase price of machinery and equipment
04/15/98 -- Hearing Conducted S Budget Control Committee
04/15/98 -- Voted Do Pass S Budget Control Committee

SB 0778 - Jacob - Reduces amount of time county collectors have to collect delinquent personal property taxes from five years to three
04/15/98 -- HCS Reported Do Pass H Local Government & Related
Matters Committee-Consent

SB 0786 - Clay - Changes term of definition in human rights law (chapter 213, RSMo)
04/15/98 -- HCS Voted Do Pass H Civil & Administrative Law
Committee - Consent

04/15/98 -- HCS Reported Do Pass H Civil & Administrative Law
Committee-Consent

SB 0790 - Westfall - Prohibits civil actions for discrimination against dentists because of free or reduced services
04/15/98 -- Hearing Conducted H Judiciary Committee
04/15/98 -- Voted Do Pass H Judiciary Committee - Consent
04/15/98 -- Reported Do Pass H Judiciary Committee

SB 0793 - Childers - Places cost limits on what the Department of Revenue can claim due to its handling of charitable contributions
04/15/98 -- Reported Do Pass H Social Services, Medicaid & the
Elderly Committee-Consent

SB 0809 - Klarich - Allows choice of municipalities for overlapping property
04/15/98 -- HCS Reported Do Pass H Local Government & Related
Matters Committee - Consent

SB 0819 - Caskey - Revises provisions regarding computation of prosecutors' salaries
04/15/98 -- Voted Do Pass H Civil & Administrative Law
Committee - Consent

04/15/98 -- Reported Do Pass H Civil & Administrative Law
Committee-Consent

SB 0844 - Klarich - Modifies requirements for registration of certain business agents with the Secretary of State
04/15/98 -- HCS Voted Do Pass H Civil & Administrative Law
Committee - Consent

04/15/98 -- HCS Reported Do Pass H Civil & Administrative Law
Committee-Consent

SB 0861 - Johnson - Transportation development districts-alternate tax collection; mortgages
04/15/98 -- Hearing Conducted H Transportation Committee
04/15/98 -- Voted Do Pass H Transportation Committee-Consent
04/15/98 -- Reported Do Pass H Transportation Committee-Consent

SB 0897 - Johnson - Disposition of natural resources by the University of Missouri
04/15/98 -- Reported Do Pass H Agriculture Committee-Consent

SB 0898 - Maxwell - Specifies that volunteer fire protection associations may respond to emergencies
04/15/98 -- HCS Reported Do Pass H Local Government & Related
Matters Committee-Consent

SB 0900 - Schneider - Clarifies takings analysis procedures
04/15/98 -- Voted Do Pass H Civil & Administrative Law
Committee - Consent

04/15/98 -- Reported Do Pass H Civil & Administrative Law
Committee-Consent

SB 0908 - Flotron - Administrative proceedings to remedy detrimental reliance
04/15/98 -- HCS Voted Do Pass H Civil & Administrative Law
Committee

SB 0941 - Banks - Eligibility for public assistance
04/15/98 -- Reported Do Pass H Social Services, Medicaid & the
Elderly Committee-Consent

SB 0963 - Flotron - Extends deadline for the completion of facility expansion
04/15/98 -- HCS Voted Do Pass H Social Services, Medicaid & the
Elderly Committee-Consent

04/15/98 -- HCS Reported Do Pass H Social Services, Medicaid &
the Elderly Committee

SB 0970 - Maxwell - Proprietary information filed with Dept. of Agriculture exempt from chapter 610
04/15/98 -- HCS Reported Do Pass H Agriculture Committee-Consent

SJR 024 - Maxwell - Issuance of bonds for water pollution control
04/15/98 -- HCS Voted Do Pass H Budget Committee

HB 0893 - Backer - ELECTRONIC FILING OF REPORTS TO THE ETHICS COMMISSION
04/15/98 -- Referred S Ethics Committee

HB 0927 - Hosmer - Pertaining to political activites of certain state employees
04/15/98 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Financial & Governmental
Organization Committee

HB 0977 - Bauer - Expands abatement measures for nuisance properties
04/15/98 -- Hearing Conducted S Insurance & Housing Committee

HB 0987 - Richardson - Exempts social security number on marriage license application from public record examination and copying
04/15/98 -- Referred S Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
04/15/98 -- Hearing Conducted S Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence
Committee-Consent

04/15/98 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence
Committee-Consent

04/15/98 -- Reported From S Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence
Committee to Floor w/SCS - Consent

HB 1033 - Franklin - Modifies survivor option percentages and deferred allowance provisions under LAGERS
04/15/98 -- Reported From S Elections, Pensions & Veterans'
Affairs Committee to Floor - Consent

HB 1055 - Thomason - Regulates franchising practices of motorcycle manufacturers
04/15/98 -- Hearing Conducted S Judiciary Committee-Consent
04/15/98 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Judiciary Committee-Consent
04/15/98 -- Reported From S Judiciary Committee to Floor w/
SCS - Consent

HB 1059 - Liese - Permits loan fees for financial institutions; surveyors and notaries
04/15/98 -- Voted Do Pass S Financial & Governmental Organization
Committee-Consent

HB 1066 - Clayton - Perfection of security interests under Article 8
04/15/98 -- Reported From S Ways & Means Committee to Floor w/
SCS - Consent

HB 1080 - Auer - Commercial casualty insurance-limits on notices
04/15/98 -- Voted Do Pass w/SCA 1 S Insurance & Housing
Committee-Consent

04/15/98 -- Reported From S Insurance & Housing Committee to
Floor w/SCA 1 - Consent

HB 1102 - Ostmann - Person who murders a child 12 or younger is eligible for death penalty
04/15/98 -- Hearing Conducted S Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence
Committee

04/15/98 -- Voted Do Pass S Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence
Committee

HB 1143 - Mays (050) - Creates wireless service provider enhanced 911 board in the Dept. of Public Safety
04/15/98 -- Voted Do Pass w/SCAs 1 & 2 S Commerce & Environment
Committee

04/15/98 -- Committee Vote Reconsidered
04/15/98 -- Voted Do Pass w/SCAs 1 & 2 S Commerce & Environment
Committee

HB 1147 - Hosmer - Enhances drug laws against methamphetamine; creates multi- jurisdictional enforcement groups; allows drug courts
04/15/98 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence
Committee

HB 1157 - McClelland - Allows Community Service Commission to solicit grants and donations
04/15/98 -- Voted Do Pass S Financial & Governmental Organization
Committee-Consent

04/15/98 -- Reported From S Financial & Governmental Organization
Committee to Floor - Consent

HB 1161 - Wiggins - Public drinking water program
04/15/98 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Commerce & Environment Committee

HB 1189 - Liese - Fees for loan prepayments and collection actions
04/15/98 -- Voted Do Pass w/SCA 1 S Financial & Governmental
Organization Committee-Consent

04/15/98 -- Reported From S Financial & Governmental Organization
Committee to Floor w/SCA 1 - Consent

HB 1198 - Auer - Revises licensing procedures for insurance agents and brokers
04/15/98 -- Hearing Scheduled But Not Heard S Insurance & Housing
Committee

HB 1226 - May (108) - Allows a family court administrator to appoint the superintendent of a detention facility
04/15/98 -- Voted do Pass S Judiciary Committee-Consent
04/15/98 -- Reported From S Judiciary Committee to Floor-Consent

HB 1265 - Kreider - CHANGES THE SCHOOL BUILDING REVOLVING FUND
04/15/98 -- Referred S Education Committee

HB 1272 - Holand - Springfield school board members to serve four-year terms
04/15/98 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Education Committee
04/15/98 -- Reported From S Education Committee to
Floor w/SCS - Consent

HB 1274 - Farnen - Relates to local authority over Head Start programs
04/15/98 -- Removed S Consent Calendar

HB 1301 - Campbell - Extends rights of appeals notification and penalty waivers to both sales and income taxpayers
04/15/98 -- Voted Do Pass w/SCA 1 S Ways & Means Comm.-Consent
04/15/98 -- Reported From S Ways & Means Com. to Floor
w/SCA 1 - Consent

HB 1412 - Harlan - Establishes a small business health insurance pool to be administered by the MCHCP Board
04/15/98 -- Hearing Conducted S Insurance & Housing Committee

HB 1480 - DeMarce - Allows county recorder to use funds from user fee for state Historical Records Grant Program
04/15/98 -- SCS S adopted
04/15/98 -- S Third Read and Passed - Consent

HB 1507 - Bray - Allows Director of Revenue to increase or decrease filing and payment requirements for certain taxes
04/15/98 -- Reported From S Ways & Means Committee to Floor w/
SCS - Consent

HB 1510 - Campbell - REVISES DISPOSITION OF UNCLAIMED PROPERTY LAW
04/15/98 -- Referred S Ways & Means Committee

HB 1526 - May (108) - Revises laws regarding pawnbrokers and secured interests
04/15/98 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Commerce & Environment Committee

HB 1531 - Hoppe - Reduces amount of time county collectors have to collect delinquent personal property taxes from 5 years to 3
04/15/98 -- Reported Do Pass S Ways & Means Committee to
Floor - Consent

HB 1566 - Johnson - Allows triple damages for injuries resulting from certain crimes involving controlled substances
04/15/98 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence
Committee-Consent

04/15/98 -- Reported From S Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence
Committee to Floor w/SCS - Consent

HB 1587 - Luetkenhaus - O'Fallon authorized to impose 5% hotel tax
04/15/98 -- Committee Vote Reconsidered
04/15/98 -- Voted Do Pass S Agriculture, Conservation, Parks
and Tourism Committee-Consent

04/15/98 -- Reported From S Agriculture, Conservation, Parks
and Tourism Committee to Floor - Consent

HB 1599 - Clayton - Allows reduced early benefits for surviving spouses and part time work for members in county employees' retirement system
04/15/98 -- Reported From S Elections, Pensions & Veterans'
Affairs Committee to Floor w/SCS - Consent

HB 1600 - Williams (159) - Technical changes to commercial feed law
04/15/98 -- Hearing Conducted S Agriculture, Conservation, Parks
and Tourism Committee-Consent

04/15/98 -- Voted Do Pass S Agriculture, Conservation, Parks
and Tourism Committee-Consent

04/15/98 -- Reported From S Agriculture, Conservation, Parks &
Tourism Committee to Floor - Consent

HB 1656 - Bray - PROVIDES TAX RELIEF IN DISTRESSED COMMUNITIES
04/15/98 -- S First Read

HB 1683 - Fitzwater - Revises alternative education placement hearings
04/15/98 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Education Committee-Consent
04/15/98 -- Reported From S Education Committee to
Floor w/SCS - Consent

HB 1694 - Gaw/Farnen - Creates the "Advantage Missouri Program"
04/15/98 -- Hearing Conducted S Education Committee
04/15/98 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Education Committee

HB 1698 - Hosmer - Allows sales tax in fire protection district, or in any municipality containing such district
04/15/98 -- Voted Do Pass S Financial & Governmental Organization
Committee-Consent

HB 1744 - Akin - Exempts ROTH IRA benefits from execution and attachment
04/15/98 -- Reported From S Ways & Means Com. to Floor-Consent

HB 1763 - Stoll - Modifies certain provisions of Public School Retirement System and Non Teacher Retirement System
04/15/98 -- Voted Do Pass S Education Committee

HB 1791 - Clayton - Ratification of Mid-America Port Commission Agreement
04/15/98 -- Voted Do Pass w/SCAs 1, 2 & 3 S Interstate
Cooperation Committee-Consent

04/15/98 -- Reported From S Interstate Cooperation Committee to
Floor w/SCAs 1, 2 & 3 - Consent

HB 1837 - Hollingsworth - Allows county collectors to place property tax in escrow upon notification of appeal
04/15/98 -- Reported From S Ways & Means Com. to Floor-Consent

HB 1847 - Kreider - Excludes certain fire protection districts from certain audit procedures
04/15/98 -- Voted Do Pass S Financial & Governmental Organization
Committee-Consent

04/15/98 -- Reported From S Financial & Governmental Organization
Committee to Floor - Consent

HB 1856 - Hosmer - Requires uniform measurement for taxi meters
04/15/98 -- Referred S Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
04/15/98 -- Hearing Conducted S Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence
Committee-Consent

04/15/98 -- Voted Do Pass S Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence
Committee-Consent

04/15/98 -- Reported From S Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence
Committee to Floor - Consent

HB 1859 - Thomason - Cotton growers ballot eligibility
04/15/98 -- Hearing Conducted S Agriculture, Conservation, Parks
and Tourism Committee-Consent

04/15/98 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Agriculture, Conservation, Parks
and Tourism Committee-Consent

04/15/98 -- Reported From S Agriculture, Conservation, Parks &
Tourism Committee to Floor w/SCS - Consent

HB 1862 - Crawford - Prohibits removal or moving land survey monuments or markers except by a Registered Land Surveyor
04/15/98 -- Hearing Conducted S Agriculture, Conservation, Parks
and Tourism Committee-Consent

04/15/98 -- Voted Do Pass w/SCAs 1 & 2 S Agriculture,
Conservation, Parks & Tourism Committee

04/15/98 -- Reported From S Agriculture, Conservation, Parks &
Tourism Committee to Floor w/SCAs 1 & 2 - Consent

HB 1876 - Leake - CHANGES THE COLLECTION OF AGRICULTURAL CHECKOFFS
04/15/98 -- Referred S Appropriations Committee

HB 1880 - Hickey - Civil immunity given with regard to airbag on-off switches
04/15/98 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Judiciary Committee-Consent
04/15/98 -- Reported From S Judiciary Committee to Floor w/SCS -
Consent

HB 1905 - Green - Changes composition of museum district boards
04/15/98 -- Voted Do Pass S Financial & Governmental Organization
Committee-Consent

04/15/98 -- Reported From S Financial & Governmental Organization
Committee to Floor - Consent

HB 1907 - Lakin - Health care employers required to perform criminal back- ground checks; still must exercise diligence in hiring
04/15/98 -- Reported From S Public Health & Welfare Committee to
Floor w/SCS - Consent

HB 1918 - Lograsso - Removes defense of marriage to charge of sexual assault or deviant sexual assault; revises adoption laws
04/15/98 -- Hearing Conducted S Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence
Committee-Consent

04/15/98 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence
Committee-Consent

04/15/98 -- Reported From S Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence
Committee to Floor w/SCS - Consent