Missouri Senate
Senate Action for 2/20/01

SB 0004 - Wiggins - Changes the salary ranges for various levels of police officers in Kansas City
02/20/01 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Local Government and Economic
Development Committee-Consent

SB 0010 - Caskey - Modifies judicial procedures for blind pensions, Internet documents and certain judgments
02/20/01 -- SCS S adopted
02/20/01 -- S Third Read and Passed - Consent

SB 0032 - Kinder - Provides funds for education of hearing-impaired children not attending the Missouri School for the Deaf
02/20/01 -- 002 S Calendar S Bills for Third Reading (In BC)
02/20/01 -- Hearing Conducted S State Budget Control Committee

SB 0036 - Westfall - Provides for .08 DWI/BAC and increases collateral consequences; prohibits open containers for passengers
02/20/01 -- Taken up for Perfection
02/20/01 -- Placed on the Informal Calendar
02/20/01 -- SA 4 to SCS S offered (Goode)
02/20/01 -- Bill Placed on Informal Calendar
02/20/01 -- SA 4 to SCS S withdrawn
02/20/01 -- SA 5 to SCS S offered & adopted (Kenney)
02/20/01 -- SA 6 to SCS S offered & adopted (Gross)
02/20/01 -- SA 7 to SCS S offered & defeated (Caskey)
02/20/01 -- SA 8 to SCS S offered & defeated (Schneider)
02/20/01 -- SA 9 to SCS S offered & defeated (Schneider)
02/20/01 -- SA 10 to SCS S offered (Jacob)
02/20/01 -- Bill Placed on Informal Calendar

SB 0046 - Bentley - Allows dental students to enroll in the loan repayment program and establishes a donated dental services program
02/20/01 -- Hearing Scheduled S Budget Control Committee
02/20/01 -- Voted Do Pass S Budget Control Committee
02/20/01 -- Reported From S Budget Control Committee to Floor

SB 0049 - Sims - Requires the MO Consolidated Health Care Plan to contract for a long-term care insurance option for state employees
02/20/01 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Insurance & Housing
Committee (0239S.03C)

SB 0076 - Wiggins - Extends the termination date on the Kansas City public transportation sales tax from 2001 to 2003
02/20/01 -- Voted Do Pass S Ways & Means Committee

SB 0117 - Wiggins - Provides additional protection for health care consumers
02/20/01 -- Hearing Conducted S Insurance & Housing Committee

SB 0136 - Wiggins - Modifies membership and duties of the Organ Donation Advisory Committee; allows increased contributions
02/20/01 -- Voted Do Pass S Budget Control Committee
02/20/01 -- Reported From S Budget Control Committee to Floor

SB 0147 - Wiggins - Exempts the sale of coffins, caskets, burial cases and burial vaults from sales/use tax
02/20/01 -- Hearing Conducted S Ways & Means Committee

SB 0185 - Loudon - Revises the process for the registration of historic motor vehicles
02/20/01 -- H First Read

SB 0187 - Schneider - Appeals of Public Service Commission orders shall go directly to the Court of Appeals
02/20/01 -- Bill Combined w/SCS SBs 346 & 187

SB 0193 - Rohrbach - Governs the qualifications and procedures for the licensing of insurance procedures
02/20/01 -- Voted Do Pass S Insurance & Housing Committee

SB 0216 - Scott - Clarifies appointments to the State Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
02/20/01 -- S Third Read and Passed - Consent

SB 0219 - Mathewson - Allows a surviving spouse to obtain an autopsy report
02/20/01 -- S Third Read and Passed - Consent

SB 0221 - Westfall - Exempts retailers from sales tax for inventory donated to private or public education entities
02/20/01 -- Hearing Conducted S Ways & Means Committee

SB 0224 - Russell - Authorizes the creation of law enforcement districts in Camden County
02/20/01 -- H First Read (w/EC)

SB 0228 - Jacob - Exempts clothing purchased in early August, 2001 from state and local sales and use taxation
02/20/01 -- Hearing Conducted S Ways & Means Committee

SB 0234 - Wiggins - Exempts certain interstate telecommunications services from sales taxes
02/20/01 -- Voted Do Pass S Ways & Means Committee

SB 0258 - Rohrbach - Modifies provisions relating to court fees
02/20/01 -- S Third Read and Passed - Consent

SB 0259 - Childers - A percentage of insurance premium taxes shall fund various fire protection programs
02/20/01 -- Hearing Conducted S Insurance & Housing Committee

SB 0270 - Schneider - Certain chief administrative law judges shall be elected for two years
02/20/01 -- Hearing Conducted S Judiciary Committee-Consent
02/20/01 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Judiciary Com.-Consent(0988S.02C)
02/20/01 -- Reported From S Judiciary Committee to
Floor w/SCS - Consent

SB 0274 - Caskey - Allows counties to contribute to county employees' retirement system
02/20/01 -- S Third Read and Passed - Consent

SB 0275 - Sims - Allows the placement of a deaf or hearing impaired notation on driver's licenses
02/20/01 -- H First Read

SB 0280 - Yeckel - Allows a tax credit for persons who contribute to unplanned pregnancy resource centers
02/20/01 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Ways & Means Committee

SB 0288 - Klarich - Revises provisions of Chapter 351 relating to corporations
02/20/01 -- Hearing Conducted S Judiciary Committee
02/20/01 -- Voted Do Pass w/SCA 1 S Judiciary Committee
02/20/01 -- Reported From S Judiciary Committee to
Floor w/SCA 1 - Consent

SB 0298 - Quick - Requires the state to reimburse counties for reasonable medical expenses of state prisoners held in county jail
02/20/01 -- Voted Do Pass S Local Government & Economic
Development Committee

SB 0305 - Jacob - Restricts big trucks to 65 mph and raises diesel fuel and registration fees for trucks
02/20/01 -- Hearing Conducted S Transportation Committee

SB 0307 - Jacob - Modifies the delinquent date for property and personal taxes
02/20/01 -- Hearing Conducted S Ways & Means Committee

SB 0313 - Caskey - Requires HMOs to provide for 24 chiropractic visits and requires insurance policies to cover chiropractic services
02/20/01 -- Hearing Conducted S Insurance & Housing Committtee

SB 0320 - Goode - Allows use of a single contract to design and build state facilities
02/20/01 -- Hearing Conducted S Labor & Industrial Relations
Committee

SB 0331 - DePasco - Revises the operation and participation of the one call notification center for excavators
02/20/01 -- Hearing Conducted S Commerce & Environment Committee

SB 0334 - Kinder - Establishes two one week clothing sales tax holidays
02/20/01 -- Hearing Conducted S Ways & Means Committee

SB 0340 - Stoll - Establishes the "Missouri Veterans' Business Council" within the Department of Economic Development
02/20/01 -- Hearing Conducted S Local Government &
Economic Development Committee

SB 0345 - House - Allows St. Peters to remove weeds or trash from property after providing notice
02/20/01 -- Hearing Conducted S Local Government & Economic
Development Committee

SB 0346 - Caskey - Expands persons who qualify for Division of Workers' Compensation Administrative Law Judge Retirement System
02/20/01 -- Hearing Conducted S Judiciary Committee
02/20/01 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Judiciary Committee
w/SCS SBs 346 & 187 (1150S.02C)

SB 0349 - Sims - Clarifies continuing coverage for prosthetic devices or reconstructive surgery due to breast cancer
02/20/01 -- Hearing Conducted S Insurance & Housing Committee

SB 0369 - Steelman - Allows political subdivisions to require permits for public utility right-of-way use
02/20/01 -- Hearing Conducted S Commerce & Environment Committee

SB 0370 - Caskey - Revises Principal and Income Act and the rule against perpetuities
02/20/01 -- Hearing Conducted S Judiciary Committee-Consent
02/20/01 -- Voted Do Pass S Judiciary Committee-Consent
02/20/01 -- Reported From S Judiciary Committee to Floor-Consent

SB 0372 - Gibbons - Allows abatement and prospective application of taxes in certain situations
02/20/01 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Ways & Means Committee - 1440S.03C

SB 0373 - Gibbons - Changes tax credits for investment in small businesses and distressed communities
02/20/01 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Ways & Means Committee - 1292S.03C

SB 0383 - Johnson - Authorizes the Governor to sell certain property in Platte County
02/20/01 -- Voted Do Pass S Local Government & Economic
Development Committee-Consent

SB 0387 - Goode - Allows electric utilities to recover certain costs impacted by natural gas prices
02/20/01 -- Hearing Conducted S Commerce & Environment Committee

SB 0392 - Kenney - Broadens the class of employees which count toward tax credit calculations for a certain new business facility
02/20/01 -- Voted Do Pass S Ways & Means Committee

SB 0396 - Schneider - Raises gas tax by 5 cents and raises registration fees and CDL's to consumer price index level
02/20/01 -- Hearing Conducted S Transportation Committee

SB 0404 - DePasco - Requires Revenue Department to reinstate driving privileges after court finds in favor of driver
02/20/01 -- Hearing Conducted S Judiciary Committee

SB 0408 - Dougherty - Allows partial abatement of real property taxes for certain purposes
02/20/01 -- Hearing Conducted S Local Government & Economic
Development Committee

SB 0410 - Dougherty - Increases the foster care reimbursement and adoption subsidy rates over a three-year period
02/20/01 -- Hearing Conducted S Aging, Families & Mental Health
Committee
02/20/01 -- Voted Do Pass S Aging, Families & Mental Health
Committee

SB 0416 - Stoll - Requires employers to keep records regarding child employees and makes technical changes to child labor chapter
02/20/01 -- Hearing Conducted S Labor & Industrial Relations
Committee-Consent

SB 0420 - Klarich - Creates a Regional Taxicab Commission in St. Louis City and St. Louis County
02/20/01 -- Hearing Conducted S Local Government &
Economic Development Committee

SB 0422 - Steelman - Extends the fee collection period for the State Emergency Management Agency
02/20/01 -- Hearing Conducted S Commerce & Environment Committee

SB 0428 - Loudon - Establishes standard for vicarious liability of employer for harassment of employee by supervisor
02/20/01 -- Hearing Conducted S Labor & Industrial Relations
Committee

SB 0430 - Dougherty - Allows St. Louis City to levy property tax for musical services
02/20/01 -- Hearing Conducted S Local Government & Economic
Development Committee-Consent
02/20/01 -- Voted Do Pass S Local Government & Economic
Development Committee-Consent

SB 0431 - Goode - Authorizes the Governor to convey the rights to certain water held in Mark Twain Lake
02/20/01 -- Hearing Conducted S Local Government & Economic
Development Committee

SB 0441 - Caskey - Allows Warrensburg to receive bids to be the depositary of city funds from banks at every regular meeting
02/20/01 -- Hearing Conducted S Local Government and
Economic Development Committee-Consent
02/20/01 -- Voted Do Pass S Local Government and Economic
Development Committee-Consent

SB 0449 - Sims - Promotes Alzheimer's Awareness through public recognition and increased training
02/20/01 -- Hearing Conducted S Aging, Families & Mental Health
Committee-Consent
02/20/01 -- Voted Do Pass S Aging, Families & Mental Health
Committee-Consent

SB 0450 - Goode - Phases in a six-cent gas tax over six years; raises the sales tax by 1/2 cent and increases registration fees
02/20/01 -- Hearing Conducted S Transportation Committee

SB 0459 - Westfall - Raises the motor fuel tax by two cents and reduces the amount other agencies get from the transportation fund
02/20/01 -- Hearing Conducted S Transportation Committee

SB 0471 - Scott - Prohibits insurance companies' examination fee deductions from exceeding annual tax liability
02/20/01 -- Hearing Conducted S Ways & Means Committee
02/20/01 -- Voted Do Pass S Ways & Means Committee

SB 0496 - Schneider - Modifies Second Injury Fund provisions
02/20/01 -- Hearing Conducted S Judiciary Committee

SB 0518 - DePasco - Creates State Board of Auctioneers to regulate auctioneers
02/20/01 -- S First Read

SB 0519 - Foster - Extends the period in which a wood energy producer can claim a tax credit from 5 years to 10 years
02/20/01 -- S First Read

SB 0520 - Foster - Clarifies that the highest weight for a property-carrying local commercial vehicle is 72,001-80,000 pounds
02/20/01 -- S First Read

SCR 018 - Goode - Establishes a joint legislative committee on Telecommunications and Energy
02/20/01 -- Second Read and Referred S Rules, Joint Rules,
Resolutions & Ethics Committee

SCR 019 - Sims - Declares Child Citizenship Day
02/20/01 -- Second Read and Referred S Rules, Joint Rules,
Resolutions & Ethics Committee

SJR 014 - Gibbons - Abolishes the Transportation Commission and replaces it with an appointed director in the Missouri Constitution
02/20/01 -- Hearing Conducted S Transportation Committee

SJR 015 - Westfall - Amends the Constitution so that 100% of the sales tax on motor vehicles is used for transportation purposes
02/20/01 -- Second Read and Referred S Transportation Committee

SJR 016 - Gross - Voters to determine whether tobacco proceeds are included in or excluded from total state revenues
02/20/01 -- Second Read and Referred S Pensions & General Laws
Committee

SB 0275 - Sims - Allows the placement of a deaf or hearing impaired notation on driver's licenses
02/20/01 -- H First Read