Missouri Senate
Senate Action for 4/27/98

SB 0470 - Schneider - Abuse and neglect reports of mental health patients
04/27/98 -- Reported Duly Enrolled S Rules Committee
04/27/98 -- Signed by Senate President

SB 0479 - Caskey - A public water district may be created by simple majority if the district cannot issue bonds
04/27/98 -- S Concurred in HCS
04/27/98 -- S Third Read and Passed
04/27/98 -- Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed

SB 0496 - Mueller - Exempts certain firearms from the crime of transferring firearm without permit
04/27/98 -- Reported Duly Enrolled S Rules Committee
04/27/98 -- Signed by Senate President

SB 0517 - Graves - Changes requirements for the formation of housing cooperatives
04/27/98 -- Reported Duly Enrolled S Rules Committee
04/27/98 -- Signed by Senate President

SB 0522 - Sims - Increases provisions for the reporting of impaired operators of motor vehicles
04/27/98 -- Hearing Conducted S Budget Control Committee
04/27/98 -- Voted Do Pass S Budget Control Committee

SB 0526 - Childers - Inspections of seasonal resorts to be done by August 1, annually
04/27/98 -- S Concurred in HCS
04/27/98 -- S Third Read and Passed
04/27/98 -- Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed

SB 0535 - Caskey - Modifies equivalent sales ratio studies by State Tax Commission
04/27/98 -- S Concurred in HCS
04/27/98 -- S Third Read and Passed
04/27/98 -- Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed

SB 0558 - Wiggins - Establishes liability for tax-exempt entity which uses unauthorized or improper project exemption certificates
04/27/98 -- Reported Duly Enrolled S Rules Committee
04/27/98 -- Signed by Senate President

SB 0565 - Goode - Modifies the regulation of child care providers
04/27/98 -- Defeated on S Third Reading

SB 0566 - Goode - Increases penalties for violations of utility laws
04/27/98 -- S Third Read and Passed
04/27/98 -- H First Read

SB 0604 - Rohrbach - Modifies method for obtaining a motor fuel tax refund
04/27/98 -- Reported Duly Enrolled S Rules Committee
04/27/98 -- Signed by Senate President

SB 0610 - Singleton - Standards for liquefied petroleum gas storage tanks
04/27/98 -- HCS Reported Do Pass H Agriculture Committee

SB 0613 - Goode - Fee for repairs of leaking water service lateral lines in St. Louis County
04/27/98 -- Hearing Conducted S Budget Control Committee
04/27/98 -- Voted Do Pass S Budget Control Committee

SB 0615 - McKenna - Defines gambling device and allows slot machines for use at home if not for gambling
04/27/98 -- Referred H Budget-Fiscal Note

SB 0626 - Mathewson - Revises law relating to the sale of certain equipment manufacturers, wholesalers and dealers
04/27/98 -- S Concurred in HCA 1
04/27/98 -- S Third Read and Passed, as amended
04/27/98 -- Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed

SB 0631 - Bentley - Allows sale of certain records in the possession of the Secretary of State
04/27/98 -- Reported Duly Enrolled S Rules Committee
04/27/98 -- Signed by Senate President

SB 0651 - McKenna - Makes various changes to custody, visitation and child support laws
04/27/98 -- Referred H Children, Youth & Families Committee

SB 0689 - Jacob - Relates to blood tests for pregnant women
04/27/98 -- HCS Reported Do Pass H Public Health & Safety
Committee

SB 0698 - Maxwell - Creates the Family Investment Trust
04/27/98 -- Reported Truly Perfected S Rules Committee

SB 0701 - Maxwell - Excludes funeral expenses from asset consideration in public assistance
04/27/98 -- Reported Duly Enrolled S Rules Committee
04/27/98 -- Signed by Senate President

SB 0719 - Yeckel - Modifies mortgage insurance requirements for residential loans
04/27/98 -- Reported Duly Enrolled S Rules Committee
04/27/98 -- Signed by Senate President

SB 0762 - Wiggins - Mandates health insurance coverage of dental anesthesia and hospital charges for certain patients
04/27/98 -- S Third Read and Passed
04/27/98 -- H First Read

SB 0766 - Maxwell - Clarifies law regarding calculation of minimum prison terms
04/27/98 -- Signed by Governor (w/EC)

SB 0771 - Sims - Relates to child placement and the rights of parents and guardians
04/27/98 -- Reported Truly Perfected S Rules Committee
04/27/98 -- Referred S Budget Control Committee

SB 0773 - Howard - Extends certificate of need moratorium dates
04/27/98 -- SSA 1 for SA 1 S withdrawn
04/27/98 -- SSA 2 for SA 1 S offered & defeated (Sims)
04/27/98 -- SSA 3 for SA 1 S offered (Flotron)

SB 0778 - Jacob - Reduces amount of time county collectors have to collect delinquent personal property taxes from five years to three
04/27/98 -- S Refuses to Concur in HCS
04/27/98 -- S Requests H Recede or Grant Conference

SB 0793 - Childers - Places cost limits on what the Department of Revenue can obtain for collecting charitable contributions
04/27/98 -- Reported Duly Enrolled S Rules Committee
04/27/98 -- Signed by Senate President

SB 0802 - Curls - Preserves Walt Disney Film Studio as historic site
04/27/98 -- Hearing Conducted S Budget Control Committee
04/27/98 -- Voted Do Pass S Budget Control Committee

SB 0804 - Curls - Allows Kansas City to require forfeiture of vehicle used to dump waste illegally
04/27/98 -- Reported From S Local Government & Economic
Development Committee to Floor

SB 0805 - Jacob - Authorizes certain design and build contracts when the contractor is not licensed in Missouri
04/27/98 -- Reported From S Local Government & Economic
Development Committee to Floor w/SCS

SB 0809 - Klarich - Allows choice of municipalities for overlapping property
04/27/98 -- S Refuses to Concur in HCS
04/27/98 -- S Requests H Recede or Grant Conference

SB 0813 - Flotron - Aviation: Airport assistance, airport authorities and jet fuel tax use
04/27/98 -- Hearing Conducted S Budget Control Committee
04/27/98 -- Voted Do Pass S Budget Control Committee

SB 0818 - Goode - Changes to the Unclaimed Property Law
04/27/98 -- Reported From S Ways & Means Committee to Floor

SB 0819 - Caskey - Revises provisions regarding computation of prosecutors' salaries
04/27/98 -- Reported Duly Enrolled S Rules Committee
04/27/98 -- Signed by Senate President

SB 0844 - Klarich - Modifies registration requirements of business utilities and permits electronic filing
04/27/98 -- S Concurred in HCS
04/27/98 -- S Third Read and Passed (w/EC)
04/27/98 -- Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed (w/EC)

SB 0852 - Quick - Various changes to banking and credit practices
04/27/98 -- Reported Truly Perfected S Rules Committee

SB 0861 - Johnson - Modifies law governing transportation development districts
04/27/98 -- Reported Duly Enrolled S Rules Committee
04/27/98 -- Signed by Senate President

SB 0868 - Maxwell - School districts may "hop over" one county and join a community college district in a nonadjoining county
04/27/98 -- Reported From S Local Government & Economic
Development Committee to Floor

SB 0871 - Howard - Creates crime of financial exploitation of the elderly
04/27/98 -- S Third Read and Passed
04/27/98 -- H First Read

SB 0884 - Rohrbach - Eliminates requirement for "student curator" on Board of Curators of Lincoln University
04/27/98 -- Reported Duly Enrolled S Rules Committee
04/27/98 -- Signed by Senate President

SB 0896 - Staples - Exempts certain individuals from any criminal penalty for carrying a concealed firearm and requires training
04/27/98 -- Reported From S Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence
Committee to Floor

SB 0900 - Schneider - Clarifies takings analysis procedures
04/27/98 -- Reported Duly Enrolled S Rules Committee
04/27/98 -- Signed by Senate President

SB 0910 - Caskey - Revises various provisions regarding child support enforcement
04/27/98 -- Reported Truly Perfected S Rules Committee
04/27/98 -- Referred S Budget Control Committee

SB 0933 - Flotron - Allows for tax credits and tax credit assignments in the placement and adoption of special needs children
04/27/98 -- Reported From S Ways & Means Committee to Floor

SB 0940 - Maxwell - Clarifies regulation of licensure of consignment sales of certain drugs
04/27/98 -- Reported Duly Enrolled S Rules Committee
04/27/98 -- Signed by Senate President

SCR 041 - Schneider - Relating to the Department of Elementary & Secondary Education
04/27/98 -- S First Read

SCR 042 - Howard - Relating to agriculture
04/27/98 -- S First Read
04/27/98 -- Referred S Rules, Joint Rules & Resolutions Committee

HB 0964 - Barry - Requires insurance coverage for services provided by certain medical personnel
04/27/98 -- Referred S Corrections & General Laws Committee

HB 1020 - Franklin - APPROPRIATE MONEY FOR PLANNING, EQUIPMENT, AND FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ADDITIONS,
04/27/98 -- S First Read

HB 1126 - Thomason - Digital Signatures Act; execution of contracts by facsimile signature
04/27/98 -- Hearing Conducted S Financial & Governmental
Organization Committee
04/27/98 -- Voted Do Pass w/SCA 1 S Financial & Governmental
Organization Committee

HB 1144 - Mays (050) - Increases penalties for failure to comply with the federal Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act
04/27/98 -- Voted Do Pass w/SCA 1 S Labor & Industrial Relations
Committee

HB 1161 - Wiggins - Public drinking water program
04/27/98 -- Hearing Conducted S Budget Control Committee

HB 1229 - Copeland - Modifies state deferred compensation matching amount for state employees
04/27/98 -- Hearing Conducted S Budget Control Committee

HB 1237 - Luetkenhaus - Modifies provisions of workers' compensation law
04/27/98 -- Referred S Budget Control Committee

HB 1302 - Bland - Designation of physicians as Essential Community Providers
04/27/98 -- Hearing Conducted S Public Health & Welfare Committee

HB 1315 - Dougherty - Health insurance coverage mandates for cancer, ob/gyns and mastectomies
04/27/98 -- Referred S Budget Control Committee

HB 1469 - Relford - Certification of teachers: Revises disciplinary actions and provides certification for out-of-state teaching
04/27/98 -- Hearing Conducted S Budget Control Committee

HB 1519 - Boucher - Disposition of revenue in the Gaming Commission Fund
04/27/98 -- Hearing Conducted S Budget Control Committee

HB 1562 - Relford - Sale of surplus Highway Patrol vehicles
04/27/98 -- S Third Read and Passed - Consent
04/27/98 -- Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed

HB 1601 - Treadway - Regulation of certain professions
04/27/98 -- Hearing Conducted S Budget Control Committee

HB 1620 - Overschmidt - Division of Tourism Supplemental Revenue Fund
04/27/98 -- Hearing Conducted S Budget Control Committee

HB 1626 - Thomason - CHANGES PERIOD FOR WHICH A MOTOR VEHICLE LIEN IS RELEASED AFTER DEMAND AND CREATES A PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO COMPLY
04/27/98 -- S First Read

HB 1643 - Monaco - REVISES THE BUYER'S GUIDE FOR LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE
04/27/98 -- S First Read

HB 1681 - Koller - Establishes Joint Committee on Transportation Oversight, new Director of Transportation
04/27/98 -- Hearing Conducted S Budget Control Committee

HB 1694 - Gaw/Farnen - Creates the "Advantage Missouri Program"
04/27/98 -- Hearing Conducted S Budget Control Committee

HB 1734 - Backer - Allows counties to permit advance payment of property taxes in installments
04/27/98 -- SCS S adopted
04/27/98 -- S Third Read and Passed - Consent

HB 1736 - Wilson - ENACTS THE FAMILY INVESTMENT TRUST ACT
04/27/98 -- S First Read

HB 1822 - Kelly (027) - Institutes federal mandates relating to the adoption and placement of children
04/27/98 -- Referred S Aging, Families & Mental Health Committee
04/27/98 -- Hearing Scheduled S Aging, Families & Mental Health
Committee

HB 1836 - Dougherty - Makes various changes to custody, visitation and child support laws
04/27/98 -- Hearing Conducted S Corrections & General Laws Comm.
04/27/98 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Corrections & General Laws Comm.

HCR 008 - Green - Creates the Harry S Truman Commission
04/27/98 -- SCA 1 S adopted

HCR 009 - Stoll - Names Highway 21, The Veterans Memorial Highway and names a portion of Highway 21 The Korean War Memorial Highway
04/27/98 -- S adopted

HCR 020 - Williams (121) - Renames the State Information Center The James C. Kirkpatrick State Information Center
04/27/98 -- S Adopted