Missouri Senate
Senate Action for 1/29/01

SB 0038 - Westfall - This act makes the Department of Conservation liable for all damages resulting from reintroduction of elk
01/29/01 -- Hearing Conducted S Agriculture, Conservation, Parks
& Tourism Committee

SB 0063 - Carter - Allows election authorities the option of providing early voting (voting before the election)
01/29/01 -- Hearing Cancelled

SB 0107 - Steelman - This act makes the Department of Conservation liable for all damages resulting from reintroduction of elk
01/29/01 -- Hearing Conducted S Agriculture, Conservation, Parks
and Tourism Committee

SB 0238 - Staples - Revises the Tourism Supplemental Revenue Fund
01/29/01 -- Hearing Conducted S Agriculture, Conservation, Parks
& Tourism Committee

SB 0250 - Bentley - Creates a grant and loan program to promote cultural tourism
01/29/01 -- Hearing Conducted S Agriculture, Conservation, Parks
& Tourism Committee

SB 0251 - Kinder - Requires that redistricting for Congress and the General Assembly be based upon actual population counts
01/29/01 -- Second Read and Referred S Financial & Governmental
Organizations, Veterans' Affairs & Elections Comm.

SB 0252 - Singleton - Authorizes the Missouri National Guard and the City of Joplin to exchange two parcels of property
01/29/01 -- Second Read and Referred S Local Government &
Economic Development Committee

SB 0253 - Gross - Revises the statute of limitations and damages for home improvements
01/29/01 -- Second Read and Referred S Pensions & General Laws
Committee

SB 0254 - Gross - Eliminates Missouri's motor voter registration program
01/29/01 -- Second Read and Referred S Transportation Committee

SB 0255 - Gross - Defines improper computer electronic mail communications
01/29/01 -- Second Read and Referred S Civil & Criminal
Jurisprudence Committee

SB 0257 - Caskey - Provides conservation agents additional benefit to remain in old retirement plan
01/29/01 -- Second Read and Referred S Pensions & General Laws
Committee

SB 0258 - Rohrbach - Modifies provisions relating to court fees
01/29/01 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary Committee

SB 0259 - Childers - A percentage of insurance premium taxes shall fund various fire protection programs
01/29/01 -- Second Read and Referred S Insurance & Housing
Committee

SB 0260 - Gross - Plaintiff must file an affidavit of a like professional in a suit against an architect, engineer or surveyor
01/29/01 -- Second Read and Referred S Pensions & General Laws
Committee

SB 0262 - Stoll - Establishes reciprocity for required courses in American history and institutions
01/29/01 -- Second Read and Referred S Education Committee

SB 0263 - Stoll - Establishes excess benefit plan in school retirement systems
01/29/01 -- Second Read and Referred S Pensions & General Laws
Committee

SB 0264 - Steelman - Division of benefits in divorce may begin on agreed upon date
01/29/01 -- Second Read and Referred S Pensions & General Laws
Committee

SB 0265 - Schneider - Revises certain procedures for Administrative Hearing Commission
01/29/01 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary Committee

SB 0266 - Bland - Establishes a program for inflammatory connective tissue disease, lupus, within the Health Department
01/29/01 -- Second Read and Referred S Public Health & Welfare
Committee

SB 0267 - Klarich - Revises various civil and criminal procedures
01/29/01 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary Committee

SB 0268 - Schneider - Eliminates certain trials de novo; chief ALJs elected for two-year terms
01/29/01 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary Committee

SB 0269 - Schneider - Establishes procedure for Tort Victims Compensation Fund
01/29/01 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary Committee

SB 0270 - Schneider - Certain chief administrative law judges shall be elected for two years
01/29/01 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary Committee

SB 0271 - Schneider - Removes time limit for establishing a circuit court library fee
01/29/01 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary Committee

SB 0272 - DePasco - Allows drivers to obtain insurance covering themselves as drivers of any vehicle driven by them
01/29/01 -- Second Read and Referred S Insurance & Housing
Committee

SB 0273 - Caskey - Modifies the regulation and supervision of physician assistants
01/29/01 -- Second Read and Referred S Public Health & Welfare
Committee

SB 0274 - Caskey - Allows counties to contribute to county employees' retirement system
01/29/01 -- Second Read and Referred S Local Government &
Economic Development Committee

SB 0275 - Sims - Allows the placement of a deaf or hearing impaired notation on driver's licenses
01/29/01 -- Second Read and Referred S Transportation Committee

SB 0276 - Sims - Allows foster children to receive a "balance scholarship" to state-funded colleges or universities
01/29/01 -- Second Read and Referred S Education Committee

SB 0277 - Sims - Modifies distribution of local excursion gambling boat taxes within St. Louis County
01/29/01 -- Second Read and Referred S Local Government &
Economic Development Committee

SB 0278 - Westfall - Allows a municipality to use condemnation in order to construct or acquire natural gas service
01/29/01 -- Second Read and Referred S Pensions & General Laws
Committee

SB 0279 - Staples - Substance Abuse and Crime Prevention Act - Establishes treatment requirements for nonviolent drug offenders
01/29/01 -- Second Read and Referred S Civil & Criminal
Jurisprudence Committee

SB 0280 - Yeckel - Allows a tax credit for persons who contribute to unplanned pregnancy resource centers
01/29/01 -- Second Read and Referred S Ways & Means Committee

SB 0281 - Yeckel - Freezes residential property valuation for senior citizens
01/29/01 -- Second Read and Referred S Ways & Means Committee

SB 0282 - Klarich - Authorizes certain post-conviction DNA testing of evidence
01/29/01 -- Second Read and Referred S Civil & Criminal
Jurisprudence Committee

SB 0283 - Steelman - Requires Missouri television stations to provide captioning of news, sports and weather
01/29/01 -- Second Read and Referred S Public Health & Welfare
Committee

SB 0284 - Steelman - Revises treatment of American sign language in higher education institutions
01/29/01 -- Second Read and Referred S Education Committee

SB 0285 - Steelman - Requires insurers to provide coverage for hearing exams, hearing aids and other hearing devices and services
01/29/01 -- Second Read and Referred S Insurance & Housing
Committee

SB 0287 - Klarich - Prohibits Department of Revenue from releasing information from its records regarding peace officers
01/29/01 -- Second Read and Referred S Transportation Committee

SB 0288 - Klarich - Revises provisions of Chapter 351 relating to corporations
01/29/01 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary Committee

SB 0289 - Sims - Requires insurers to provide annual claims reports to group policyholders
01/29/01 -- Second Read and Referred S Insurance & Housing
Committee

SB 0290 - Wiggins - Revises pension benefits for police officers in Kansas City
01/29/01 -- Second Read and Referred S Pensions & General Laws
Committee

SB 0291 - Westfall - Prohibits open containers of alcohol in motor vehicles
01/29/01 -- Second Read and Referred S Civil & Criminal
Jurisprudence Committee

SB 0292 - Singleton - Limits change of venue for criminal defendants
01/29/01 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary Committee

SB 0293 - Steelman - Creates Advisory Committee for Electronic Commerce
01/29/01 -- Second Read and Referred S Commerce & Environment
Committee

SB 0294 - Steelman - Commissioners of the family court must be elected except where the nonpartisan court plan is used
01/29/01 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary Committee

SB 0295 - Stoll - Revises use of capital funds for public community colleges
01/29/01 -- Second Read and Referred S Education Committee

SB 0296 - Gross - Modifies grandparent visitation provisions
01/29/01 -- Second Read and Referred S Aging, Families & Mental
Health Committee

SB 0297 - DePasco - Allows self-service storage facilities to collect late fees
01/29/01 -- Second Read and Referred S Commerce & Environment
Committee

SB 0298 - Quick - Requires the state to reimburse counties for reasonable medical expenses of state prisoners held in county jail
01/29/01 -- Second Read and Referred S Local Government &
Economic Development Committee

SB 0299 - Quick - Establishes the Missouri Tobacco Settlement Trust Fund
01/29/01 -- Second Read and Referred S Pensions & General Laws
Committee

SB 0300 - Rohrbach - Certain DNR rules shall be no stricter than federal regulations with exceptions
01/29/01 -- Second Read and Referred S Commerce & Environment
Committee

SB 0301 - Johnson - Allows Missouri Western to convey property to the University of Missouri
01/29/01 -- Second Read and Referred S Local Government &
Economic Development Committee

SB 0302 - Johnson - Creates liability for double damages for knowing destruction or damage of crops
01/29/01 -- Second Read and Referred S Agriculture, Conservation,
Parks & Tourism Committee

SB 0303 - Johnson - Allows school districts to directly enter into lease purchases with vendors
01/29/01 -- Second Read and Referred S Education Committee

SB 0304 - Klarich - Permits removal of a trustee upon petition of the settlor, co-trustee or any beneficiary
01/29/01 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary Committee

SB 0305 - Jacob - Restricts big trucks to 65 mph and raises diesel fuel and registration fees for trucks
01/29/01 -- Second Read and Referred S Transportation Committee

SB 0306 - Jacob - Requires insurers to provide notice to consumers regarding confidentiality of financial and health information
01/29/01 -- Second Read and Referred S Insurance & Housing
Committee

SB 0307 - Jacob - Modifies the delinquent date for property and personal taxes
01/29/01 -- Second Read and Referred S Ways & Means Committee

SB 0308 - Jacob - Expands the definition of employee under the County Employees' Retirement Fund
01/29/01 -- Second Read and Referred S Pensions & General Laws
Committee

SB 0309 - Steelman - Prohibits sealing of civil court records, with limited exceptions
01/29/01 -- Second Read and Referred S Civil & Criminal
Jurisprudence Committee

SB 0310 - Quick - Revises expiration of Petroleum Storage Tank Insurance Fund and changes certain board functions
01/29/01 -- Second Read and Referred S Commerce & Environment
Committee

SB 0311 - Mathewson - Allows resorts in certain counties who sell liquor by the drink to apply to remain open until 3:00 a.m.
01/29/01 -- Second Read and Referred S Local Government &
Economic Development Committee

SB 0312 - Caskey - Allows appeal of water pollution permit decisions by affected third parties
01/29/01 -- Second Read and Referred S Commerce & Environment
Committee

SB 0313 - Caskey - Requires HMOs to provide for 24 chiropractic visits and requires insurance policies to cover chiropractice services
01/29/01 -- Second Read and Referred S Insurance & Housing
Committee

SB 0314 - Steelman - Mandates time limitations for custody decisions
01/29/01 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary Committee

SB 0315 - Childers - Allows the killing of feral hogs
01/29/01 -- Second Read and Referred S Agriculture, Conservation,
Parks & Tourism Committee

SB 0316 - Stoll - Requires school retirement systems to promulgate joint rules
01/29/01 -- Second Read and Referred S Pensions & General Laws
Committee

SB 0317 - Stoll - Exempts used manufactured homes and certain used modular units from complying with manufactured housing codes
01/29/01 -- Second Read and Referred S Insurance & Housing
Committee

SB 0318 - Sims - Expands Medicaid eligibility to one hundred percent of the federal poverty level
01/29/01 -- Second Read and Referred S Public Health & Welfare
Committee

SB 0319 - Carter - Limits use of assessments of students for whom English is a second language
01/29/01 -- Second Read and Referred S Education Committee

SB 0320 - Goode - Allows use of a single contract to design and build state facilities
01/29/01 -- Second Read and Referred S Labor & Industrial
Relations Committee

SB 0372 - Gibbons - Allows abatement and prospective application of taxes in certain situations
01/29/01 -- S First Read

SB 0373 - Gibbons - Changes tax credits for investment in small businesses and distressed communities
01/29/01 -- S First Read

SB 0374 - Steelman - Establishes a program of air pollution emissions banking and trading
01/29/01 -- S First Read

SB 0375 - Steelman - Revises the Sunshine Law
01/29/01 -- S First Read

SB 0376 - Childers - Funds programs within Division of Fire Safety, allows fire district sales tax and property tax reduction
01/29/01 -- S First Read

SB 0377 - Singleton - Regulates physician contracts with managed care entities
01/29/01 -- S First Read

SB 0378 - Singleton - Tax collection in certain counties
01/29/01 -- S First Read

SB 0379 - Singleton - Regulates nurses' contracts with managed care entities
01/29/01 -- S First Read

SB 0380 - House - Industrial classification system for employer unemployment contributions
01/29/01 -- S First Read

SB 0381 - Klarich - Makes nonsolicitation agreements enforceable as they relate to certain employment practices
01/29/01 -- S First Read

SB 0382 - Yeckel - Prohibits release of nonpublic information by financial institutions
01/29/01 -- S First Read

SB 0383 - Johnson - Authorizes the Governor to sell certain property in Platte County
01/29/01 -- S First Read

SB 0384 - House - Adds additional criteria for the denial or revocation of dietitians' licenses
01/29/01 -- S First Read

SCR 002 - Singleton - Dissapproving the recommendation of the Citizen's Commission on Compensation for Elected Officials
01/29/01 -- H First Read

SR 0120 - Kinder - Revises rules of the Missouri Senate
01/29/01 -- S First Read