Missouri Senate
Senate Action for 2/21/01

SB 0010 - Caskey - Modifies judicial procedures for blind pensions, Internet documents and certain judgments
02/21/01 -- H First Read

SB 0017 - Staples - Removes State Auditor from the Joint Committee on Transportation Oversight
02/21/01 -- Voted Do Pass S Transportation Committee

SB 0032 - Kinder - Provides funds for education of hearing-impaired children not attending the Missouri School for the Deaf
02/21/01 -- Hearing Conducted S Budget Control Committee

SB 0036 - Westfall - Provides for .08 DWI/BAC and increases collateral consequences; prohibits open containers for passengers
02/21/01 -- SA 10 to SCS S withdrawn
02/21/01 -- SA 11 to SCS S offered & adopted (Goode)
02/21/01 -- SA 12 to SCS S offered & defeated (Schneider)
02/21/01 -- SCS, as amended, S adopted
02/21/01 -- Perfected

SB 0066 - Gibbons - Protects a parent from liability for relinquishing custody of a newborn to a hospital
02/21/01 -- Committee Vote Reconsidered
02/21/01 -- Voted Do Pass S Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence
Committee-Consent

SB 0096 - Bentley - Allows Purple Heart recipients to receive free motor vehicle registration and specialized license plates
02/21/01 -- Voted Do Pass S Transportation Committee

SB 0124 - Kinder - Allows community notification regarding registered sex offenders, based on assessment of danger
02/21/01 -- Committee Vote Reconsidered
02/21/01 -- Bill Combined w/SCS SBs 214, 124, 209 & 322

SB 0136 - Wiggins - Modifies membership and duties of the Organ Donation Advisory Committee; allows increased contributions
02/21/01 -- SCS S adopted
02/21/01 -- S Third Read and Passed - Consent

SB 0209 - DePasco - Removes statute of limitations for certain unclassified crimes
02/21/01 -- Committee Vote Reconsidered
02/21/01 -- Bill Combined w/SCS SBs 214, 124, 209 & 322

SB 0214 - Gross - Revises crime of possession of child pornography
02/21/01 -- Committee Vote Reconsidered
02/21/01 -- SCS Voted Do Pass w/SCS SBs 214, 124, 209 & 322
S Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 0216 - Scott - Clarifies appointments to the State Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
02/21/01 -- H First Read

SB 0219 - Mathewson - Allows a surviving spouse to obtain an autopsy report
02/21/01 -- H First Read

SB 0223 - Caskey - Clarifies procedure for court instructions regarding lesser included offenses
02/21/01 -- Voted Do Pass S Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence
Committee-Consent

SB 0237 - Westfall - Requires drivers to obey the traffic-related signals and directions of sheriffs and deputy sheriffs
02/21/01 -- Voted Do Pass S Transportation Committee

SB 0240 - Stoll - Creates the Family and Community Investment Trust to strengthen community support systems for families
02/21/01 -- Hearing Conducted S Public Health & Welfare Committee

SB 0242 - Kenney - Establishes school building construction and renovation fund
02/21/01 -- Hearing Conducted S Education Committee

SB 0252 - Singleton - Authorizes the Missouri National Guard and the City of Joplin to exchange two parcels of property
02/21/01 -- S Third Read and Passed - Consent

SB 0257 - Caskey - Provides conservation agents additional benefit under the old retirement plan
02/21/01 -- Hearing Conducted S Pensions & General Laws Committee

SB 0258 - Rohrbach - Modifies provisions relating to court fees
02/21/01 -- H First Read

SB 0264 - Steelman - Division of benefits in divorce may begin on agreed upon date
02/21/01 -- Hearing Conducted S Pensions & General Laws Committee

SB 0274 - Caskey - Allows counties to contribute to county employees' retirement system
02/21/01 -- H First Read

SB 0301 - Johnson - Allows Missouri Western to convey property to the Extension Council of Buchanan County
02/21/01 -- SCS S adopted
02/21/01 -- S Third Read and Passed - Consent

SB 0304 - Klarich - Permits removal of a trustee upon petition of the settlor, co-trustee or any beneficiary
02/21/01 -- S Third Read and Passed - Consent

SB 0308 - Jacob - Expands the definition of employee under the County Employees' Retirement Fund
02/21/01 -- Hearing Conducted S Pensions & General Laws Committee

SB 0318 - Sims - Expands Medicaid eligibility to one hundred percent of the federal poverty level
02/21/01 -- Hearing Conducted S Public Health & Welfare Committee

SB 0322 - Gross - Increases penalty for third or subsequent offense of second degree sexual misconduct
02/21/01 -- Bill Combined w/SCS SBs 214, 124, 209 & 322

SB 0337 - House - Limits the ability of the government to interfere with the exercise of religion
02/21/01 -- Hearing Conducted S Pensions & General Laws Committee

SB 0343 - Scott - Counties that opt to have full-time prosecutors shall pay certain amount into retirement fund
02/21/01 -- Hearing Conducted S Pensions & General Laws Committee

SB 0371 - Scott - Modifies and clarifies provisions of certain state retirement systems
02/21/01 -- Hearing Conducted S Pensions & General Laws Committee

SB 0377 - Singleton - Requires the Department of Health to report on contracts between managed care entities and physicians
02/21/01 -- Hearing Conducted S Public Health & Welfare Committee

SB 0389 - Scott - Creates a defined contribution plan for certain employees of state colleges and universities
02/21/01 -- Hearing Conducted S Pensions & General Laws Committee

SB 0413 - Scott - Revises St. Louis Public School Retirement System laws
02/21/01 -- Hearing Conducted S Pensions & General Laws Committee

SB 0414 - Childers - Creates crime of sexual contact with an inmate
02/21/01 -- Hearing Conducted S Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence
Committee

SB 0426 - Loudon - Expands authority of courts to set aside past convictions and expunge criminal records
02/21/01 -- Hearing Conducted S Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence
Committee

SB 0438 - Bentley - Establishes teacher salary supplements for National Board teacher certification
02/21/01 -- Hearing Conducted S Education Committee

SB 0439 - Gibbons - Increases firearm crime penalties; creates Project Exile
02/21/01 -- Hearing Conducted S Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence
Committee

SB 0440 - DePasco - Increases handling fees for bad checks
02/21/01 -- Hearing Conducted S Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence
Committee-Consent

SB 0443 - Staples - Removes the requirement that water patrol officers be bonded in the same manner as sheriffs
02/21/01 -- Hearing Conducted S Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence
Committee-Consent

SB 0454 - Kinder - Establishes the Missouri Tobacco Settlement Attorney Compensation Act
02/21/01 -- Hearing Conducted S Pensions & General Laws Committee

SB 0456 - Stoll - Prohibits institutions of higher education from providing certain student information to parents
02/21/01 -- Hearing Conducted S Education Committee

SB 0458 - Caskey - Revises numerous theft crimes to reflect new felony limit of $500
02/21/01 -- Hearing Conducted S Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence
Committee

SB 0521 - Mathewson - Clarifies duty of workers' compensation insurance carriers
02/21/01 -- S First Read

SB 0522 - Johnson - Exempts farm animals who escape from definition of "adequate control" for animal animal abuse
02/21/01 -- S First Read

SB 0523 - Scott - Expands power of sports authority to construct and finance a new major league baseball stadium in St. Louis
02/21/01 -- S First Read

SB 0524 - Cauthorn - Creates a sales tax exemption for materials used in the construction of agricultural fencing
02/21/01 -- S First Read

SB 0525 - Cauthorn - Requires sellers of fuel blended with an oxygenate to notify buyers as to the amount and type of oxygenate
02/21/01 -- S First Read

SB 0526 - Dougherty - Replaces the inspection section with the Division of Labor Standards
02/21/01 -- S First Read

SB 0527 - Dougherty - Creates a tax credit for using alternative fuels
02/21/01 -- S First Read

SB 0528 - Dougherty - Allows reasonable efforts to be made when a child is subject to sexual abuse by a person other than a parent
02/21/01 -- S First Read

SB 0529 - Dougherty - Creates the Consumer Clean Energy Act to promote energy efficiency
02/21/01 -- S First Read

SB 0530 - Gross - Requires the first health insurance coverage benefits to apply to Missouri Consolidated Health Care Plan
02/21/01 -- S First Read

SB 0531 - Gross - Changes tax credits for CAPCO investments
02/21/01 -- S First Read

SB 0532 - Foster - Creates the Large Animal Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program
02/21/01 -- S First Read

SB 0533 - Jacob - Allows for premium reductions, in certain cases, when senior citizens take an auto safety course
02/21/01 -- S First Read

SB 0534 - Childers - Allows ambulance and fire protection districts to impose sales tax and subsequent property tax rate decrease
02/21/01 -- S First Read

SB 0535 - Rohrbach - Modifies law relating to reinsurers and insolvency proceedings
02/21/01 -- S First Read

SB 0536 - Schneider - Commission on Judicial Resources shall determine number of judges allocated to any circuit
02/21/01 -- S First Read

SB 0537 - Stoll - Sole caretakers of homebound voters may vote absentee
02/21/01 -- S First Read

SCR 019 - Sims - Declares Child Citizenship Day
02/21/01 -- Hearing Scheduled S Rules, Joint Rules,
Resolutions & Ethics Committee

SJR 010 - Quick - Reduces number of members of House of Representatives to 105
02/21/01 -- Hearing Conducted S Pensions & General Laws Committee

SJR 011 - Yeckel - Allows approval of school bond issues by simple majority
02/21/01 -- Hearing Conducted S Education Committee

SJR 012 - Singleton - Eliminates the Citizens' Commission on Compensation for Elected Officials (Salary Commission)
02/21/01 -- Hearing Conducted S Pensions & General Laws Committee

SJR 016 - Gross - Voters to determine whether tobacco proceeds are included in or excluded from total state revenues
02/21/01 -- Hearing Conducted S Pensions & General Laws Committee

SJR 017 - Schneider - Commission on Judicial Resources shall determine number of judges allocated to any circuit
02/21/01 -- S First Read