Missouri Senate - Daily Action

Missouri State Senate

Senate Action for 3/17/04

SB 0710 - Goode - Amends various provisions regarding the use of child restraint systems in motor vehicles: 03/17/04 -- 005 S Calendar S Bills for Perfection w/SCS

SB 0715 - Childers - Changes and creates provisions relating to counties: 03/17/04 -- 003 S Calendar S Bills for Third Reading (In Fiscal)

SB 0718 - Yeckel - Creates the Small Business Regulatory Fairness Board to serve as liaison between agencies and small businesses: 03/17/04 -- S Third Read and Passed; 03/17/04 -- H First Read

SB 0730 - Gross - Creates the Missouri Homestead Preservation Act: 03/17/04 -- Hearing Conducted H Budget Committee; 03/17/04 -- Voted Do Pass H Budget Committee; 03/17/04 -- Reported Do Pass H Budget Committee; 03/17/04 -- H Calendar S Bills for Third Reading w/HCS

SB 0738 - Loudon - Modifies laws relating to abortion services: 03/17/04 -- 007 S Calendar S Bills for Perfection w/SCS

SB 0739 - Klindt - Requires DNR to provide an impact statement on rules and state the reasons for denial of permits: 03/17/04 -- H Calendar S Bills for Third Reading w/HCS

SB 0741 - Klindt - Broadens the purpose of the Natural Resources Protection Fund: 03/17/04 -- S Consent Calendar (2/9)

SB 0755 - Shields - Renames Missouri Western State College as Missouri Western State University: 03/17/04 -- S Inf Calendar S Bills for Perfection w/SCS

SB 0757 - Shields - Modifies the law for "driveaway operation" and extends the area of operation for certain motor vehicles: 03/17/04 -- H First Read

SB 0762 - Champion - Modifies various provisions relating to foster care and protective services for children: 03/17/04 -- SCS#2 S adopted; 03/17/04 -- S Third Read and Passed - Consent

SB 0767 - Clemens - Designates the portion of Interstate 44 within Webster County the Edwin P. Hubble Memorial Highway

03/17/04 -- Hearing Scheduled H Transportation & Motor Vehicles

Committee

SB 0768 - Nodler - Articulates new qualifications for the board of governors of Missouri Southern State University-Joplin: 03/17/04 -- S Consent Calendar (3/1)

SB 0770 - Nodler - Removes a portion of I-44 from the designation of George Washington Carver Memorial Highway

03/17/04 -- Hearing Scheduled H Transportation & Motor Vehicles

Committee

SB 0771 - Bray - Allows operators of low-speed vehicles to use public highways under certain conditions: 03/17/04 -- S Consent Calendar w/SCS (2/23)

SB 0772 - Bray - Allows certain motor vehicles that stop to load or unload passengers to use alternately flashing warning signals: 03/17/04 -- S Consent Calendar (2/23)

SB 0788 - Childers - Exempts persons operating fire equipment during non-emergency functions from possessing a CDL: 03/17/04 -- SCS S adopted; 03/17/04 -- S Third Read and Passed - EC adopted - Consent

SB 0799 - Steelman - Requires the state registrar to issue a certification of stillbirth: 03/17/04 -- S Consent Calendar w/SCS (2/9)

SB 0809 - Klindt - Makes information collected in the course of an insurance compliance audit privileged information: 03/17/04 -- S Inf Calendar S Bills for Perfection

SB 0817 - Kennedy - Creates the Board of Counselors and Therapists: 03/17/04 -- 011 S Calendar S Bills for Perfection w/SCS

SB 0824 - Griesheimer - Modifies law regarding the seizure of motor vehicles that have missing or illegible identification numbers: 03/17/04 -- S Consent Calendar (3/8)

SB 0842 - Childers - Changes the expiration date of a lodging establishment license: 03/17/04 -- S Consent Calendar (3/15)

SB 0845 - Yeckel - Establishes the Grand Army of the Republic Veterans' Memorial Highway on a portion of Interstate 44: 03/17/04 -- SCS S adopted; 03/17/04 -- S Third Read and Passed - Consent

SB 0847 - Bland - Enables persons with hardships to pay property taxes in installments: 03/17/04 -- S Consent Calendar (3/15)

SB 0856 - Loudon - Modifies various provisions of the workers' compensation law: 03/17/04 -- S Inf Calendar S Bills for Perfection

SB 0883 - Klindt - Re-enacts legislation repealed by a prior unconstitutional bill: 03/17/04 -- H First Read

SB 0884 - Klindt - Instructs the revisor of statutes to amend the statutes to reflect certain cases: 03/17/04 -- S Consent Calendar (3/1)

SB 0894 - Goode - Amends the current Missouri bumper height law for certain motor vehicles: 03/17/04 -- S Third Read and Passed - Consent

SB 0899 - Goode - Amends the school bus inspection law to include the inspection of frames on school buses: 03/17/04 -- S Third Read and Passed - Consent

SB 0901 - Goode - Changes jurisdiction over underground storage tanks from the Clean water commission to the MO Hazardous Waste Management: 03/17/04 -- S Consent Calendar w/SCS (3/15)

SB 0906 - Foster - Allows health carriers to offer one or more health plans which contain deductibles, coinsurance or other options: 03/17/04 -- S Consent Calendar w/SCS (3/15)

SB 0933 - Yeckel - Creates "Missouri Higher Education Deposit Program": 03/17/04 -- S Inf Calendar S Bills for Perfection

SB 0941 - Coleman - Authorizes a three-year bid cycle for financial services for the St. Louis Public Schools: 03/17/04 -- S Consent Calendar w/SCS (3/15)

SB 0956 - Scott - Allows persons operating animal driven vehicles to use lanterns and reflective material during nighttime hours: 03/17/04 -- SCS S adopted; 03/17/04 -- S Third Read and Passed - Consent

SB 0960 - Gibbons - Makes clarifications to the property assessment law: 03/17/04 -- 003 S Calendar S Bills for Perfection w/SCS

SB 0961 - Champion - Creates requirements for orders and ordinances of political subdivisions relating to amateur radio antennas: 03/17/04 -- S Consent Calendar w/SCS (3/15)

SB 0966 - Shields - Establishes requirements a temporary help firm employee must follow before claiming unemployment benefits: 03/17/04 -- H First Read

SB 0972 - Stoll - Creates a Public Safety Medal of Valor for the state of Missouri: 03/17/04 -- S Consent Calendar w/SCS (3/15)

SB 0974 - Dougherty - Modifies the State Legal Expense Fund: 03/17/04 -- S Consent Calendar w/SCS (3/1)

SB 0983 - Quick - Creates a transfer process upon death for manufactured home owners: 03/17/04 -- S Consent Calendar w/SCS (3/15)

SB 0987 - Quick - Changes provisions about water service to annexed areas: 03/17/04 -- S Consent Calendar w/SCS (3/15)

SB 0988 - Steelman - Modifies waste tire fees and subsequent programs relating to those fees: 03/17/04 -- 004 S Calendar S Bills for Third Reading (In Fiscal)

SB 0989 - Gross - Establishes a system of environmental audits to reduce state and local regulation: 03/17/04 -- S Inf Calendar S Bills for Perfection

SB 0990 - Loudon - Establishes a electrical contractors license: 03/17/04 -- S Inf Calendar S Bills for Perfection w/SCS

SB 1006 - Goode - Designates a portiion of Missouri Route 364 in St. Louis County as the "Buzz Westfall Memorial Highway"

03/17/04 -- Hearing Scheduled H Transporation & Motor Vehicle

Committee

SB 1020 - Steelman - Revises provisions of the Sunshine Law: 03/17/04 -- S Third Read and Passed; 03/17/04 -- H First Read

SB 1036 - Steelman - Prohibits health carriers from changing health services codes without the permission of the physician

03/17/04 -- Hearing Scheduled S Small Business, Insurance and

Industrial Relations Committee

SB 1047 - Kennedy - Gives the Children's Division the sole authority to license foster homes and residential facilities: 03/17/04 -- S Consent Calendar (3/8)

SB 1055 - Bartle - Allows a funeral benefit of $1,000 for special consultants of certain retirement systems of the Kansas City Police Dept: 03/17/04 -- S Consent Calendar (3/1)

SB 1064 - Scott - Eliminates the expiration date of Section 488.2205, which allows for collection and distribution of some court costs: 03/17/04 -- S Consent Calendar (3/1)

SB 1066 - Steelman - Modifies provisions of the tort victims' compensation fund: 03/17/04 -- S Consent Calendar w/SCS (3/15)

SB 1069 - Gross - Modifies various statutes relating to telecommunications companies: 03/17/04 -- S Inf Calendar S Bills for Perfection

SB 1078 - Loudon - Modifies the criteria used for issuing extraordinary dividends by certain insurance holding companies: 03/17/04 -- H First Read

SB 1080 - Nodler - Amends certain policies with regard to MAP testing: 03/17/04 -- Hearing Conducted H Education Committee; 03/17/04 -- HCS Voted Do Pass H Education Committee

SB 1081 - Kinder - Permits contractors to resolve lawsuits without litigation: 03/17/04 -- Placed on Informal Calendar; 03/17/04 -- S Inf Calendar S Bills for Perfection

SB 1083 - Kennedy - Modifies the age limitation for the testing of lead poisoning in children: 03/17/04 -- S Consent Calendar (3/8)

SB 1084 - Foster - Renders alterations to the teacher retirement system: 03/17/04 -- S Consent Calendar w/SCS (3/8)

SB 1085 - Foster - Creates a one dollar check-off for the Multiple Sclerosis Fund

03/17/04 -- SCS S adopted

03/17/04 -- Referred S Governmental Accountability & Fiscal

Oversight Committee

03/17/04 -- S Consent Calendar (In Fiscal) (3/1)

SB 1086 - Cauthorn - Restricts lenders from requiring borrowers to obtain home owners insurance exceeding the property's replacement value: 03/17/04 -- H First Read

SB 1091 - Klindt - Alters provisions of the law regarding junior college districts: 03/17/04 -- S Consent Calendar w/SCS (3/15)

SB 1093 - Gibbons - Allows political subdivisions and other public entities to invest public funds: 03/17/04 -- S Consent Calendar w/SCS (2/9)

SB 1100 - Gibbons - Revises requirements for publishing of administrative rules

03/17/04 -- Hearing Scheduled H Judiciary Committee

(12:00 p.m. - HR 1)

SB 1111 - Klindt - Allows Grundy County to use certain moneys collected to be used for courtroom renovation and technology: 03/17/04 -- S Consent Calendar (3/1)

SB 1112 - Clemens - Modifies provision on uncontested elections for trustees of community college districts: 03/17/04 -- S Consent Calendar (3/8)

SB 1114 - Loudon - Extends the expiration date of a section relating to removal of nuisances: 03/17/04 -- S Third Read and Passed - Consent

SB 1119 - Cauthorn - Protects the conscience rights of pharmaceutical professionals

03/17/04 -- Hearing Scheduled S Aging, Families, Mental and

Public Health Committee

SB 1122 - Shields - Modifies provisions relating to the practice of dentistry: 03/17/04 -- S Inf Calendar S Bills for Perfection

SB 1123 - Gibbons - Requires the Division of Medical Services to annually recalculate the Medicaid nursing home reimbursement amount: 03/17/04 -- S Inf Calendar S Bills for Third Reading

SB 1124 - Goode - Provides Electrical Companies the Opportunity to Recover Incurred Costs: 03/17/04 -- 012 S Calendar S Bills for Perfection w/SCS

SB 1128 - Cauthorn - Revises laws regulating concentrated animal feeding operations: 03/17/04 -- 013 S Calendar S Bills for Perfection w/SCS

SB 1130 - Scott - Regional Planning Commission employees may enroll in Missouri Local Government Retirement System in some cases: 03/17/04 -- S Consent Calendar (3/1)

SB 1133 - Foster - Removes school principals from certain sections of the Metropolitan school district's teacher tenure statute: 03/17/04 -- S Consent Calendar (3/8)

SB 1138 - Bartle - Modifies provisions of court procedure: 03/17/04 -- S Inf Calendar S Bills for Perfection

SB 1141 - Loudon - Changes procedures for the formation of certain levee districts: 03/17/04 -- SCS S adopted; 03/17/04 -- Perfected

SB 1152 - Steelman - Reorganized Common Sewer Districts: 03/17/04 -- S Consent Calendar w/SCS (3/15)

SB 1155 - Cauthorn - Modifies the Missouri Rural Economic Stimulus Authority: 03/17/04 -- S Consent Calendar w/SCS (3/15)

SB 1156 - Caskey - Allows licensed professional counselors to diagnose

03/17/04 -- Hearing Scheduled S Aging, Families, Mental & Public

Health Committee

SB 1165 - Russell - Repeals the Shannon County Tourism Tax: 03/17/04 -- S Consent Calendar (3/8)

SB 1180 - Shields - Allows the Missouri Development Finance Board to create a life sciences funding district: 03/17/04 -- S Inf Calendar S Bills for Perfection

SB 1181 - Yeckel - Modifies licensure for physical therapists and physical therapy assistants: 03/17/04 -- S Consent Calendar w/SCS (3/8)

SB 1188 - Loudon - Modifies the law regarding annuity contracts: 03/17/04 -- S Consent Calendar w/SCS (3/8)

SB 1189 - Scott - Modifies various provisions dealing with the reporting and investigating of an individual's death: 03/17/04 -- S Consent Calendar w/SCS (3/15)

SB 1195 - Klindt - Includes certain prior service of juvenile court personnel to the definition of "juvenile court employee": 03/17/04 -- S Consent Calendar w/SCS (3/15)

SB 1211 - Wheeler - Modifies service of summons in landlord/tenant actions: 03/17/04 -- S Consent Calendar (3/15)

SB 1212 - Wheeler - Conveys state property, known as the Felix Building to the Truman Medical Center

03/17/04 -- SCS S adopted

03/17/04 -- Referred S Governmental Accountability & Fiscal

Oversight Committee

03/17/04 -- S Consent Calendar (In Fiscal) (3/1)

SB 1215 - Griesheimer - Allows public entities to acquire recover payments made for health care benefits made under a self-insurance plan: 03/17/04 -- S Consent Calendar w/SCS (In Fiscal) (3/8)

SB 1220 - Caskey - Increases the maximum amount of compensation that certain county officials may receive: 03/17/04 -- 006 S Calendar S Bills for Perfection w/SCS

SB 1225 - Dougherty - Increases the maximum allowable compensation for St. Louis police officers: 03/17/04 -- SCS S adopted; 03/17/04 -- S Third Read and Passed - Consent

SB 1232 - Clemens - Creates the Competitive Government Act: 03/17/04 -- S Inf Calendar S Bills for Perfection

SB 1233 - Dolan - Creates license plates, revises law on salvage title, modifies towing law and modifies CDL law: 03/17/04 -- 004 S Calendar S Bills for Perfection w/SCS

SB 1234 - Mathewson - Implements the Jobs Now Initiative: 03/17/04 -- 009 S Calendar S Bills for Perfection w/SCS

SB 1235 - Loudon - Modifies insurance laws with respect to reinsurance and liquidation: 03/17/04 -- S Consent Calendar w/SCS (3/8)

SB 1240 - Griesheimer - Allows certain counties to use law library funds for courtroom renovation and to pay bonds for such projects: 03/17/04 -- S Consent Calendar w/SCS (3/8)

SB 1242 - Wheeler - Renders alterations to the Kansas City public school retirement system: 03/17/04 -- S Consent Calendar (3/15)

SB 1243 - Wheeler - Requires public administrators serving as a conservator to have pooled accounts audited annually: 03/17/04 -- S Third Read and Passed - Consent

SB 1247 - Dougherty - Includes certain pro bono attorneys in legal expense fund: 03/17/04 -- S Consent Calendar w/SCS (3/15)

SB 1249 - Champion - Codifies Executive Order 03-27 into statute by expanding the preference given by state bodies to Missouri businesses: 03/17/04 -- S Consent Calendar (3/8)

SB 1250 - Scott - Modifies sections of law affecting the Missouri Propane Education and Research Council: 03/17/04 -- S Consent Calendar w/SCS (3/8)

SB 1253 - Mathewson - Clarifies the definition of "city" in relation to urban redevelopment: 03/17/04 -- SCS S adopted; 03/17/04 -- S Third Read and Passed - Consent

SB 1257 - Days - Students expelled for certain violent behaviors shall not be considered "drop-outs" for MSIP purposes: 03/17/04 -- S Consent Calendar (3/8)

SB 1259 - Childers - Allows certain nonresidents to operate a vessel on the lakes of this state with a temporary boater education permit: 03/17/04 -- S Consent Calendar (3/15)

SB 1262 - Dolan - Revises the law regarding salvage vehicles: 03/17/04 -- S Consent Calendar w/SCS (3/8)

SB 1265 - Bartle - Creates requirements for membership on a civilian review board: 03/17/04 -- S Consent Calendar w/SCS (3/15)

SB 1266 - Kennedy - Includes unborn children within the definition of "children" for eligibility in CHIPs

03/17/04 -- Hearing Scheduled S Small Business, Insurance and

Industrial Relations Committee

SB 1269 - Yeckel - Expands the community improvement district law: 03/17/04 -- S Consent Calendar w/SCS (3/15)

SB 1274 - Shields - Establishes the Missouri Area Health Education Centers Program: 03/17/04 -- S Consent Calendar (3/8)

SB 1279 - Steelman - Creates the Missouri Hospital Infection Control Act of 2004

03/17/04 -- Hearing Scheduled S Aging, Families, Mental and

Public Health Committee

SB 1285 - Wheeler - Allows certain fee offices to collect the statutory fees for processing motor vehicle transactions: 03/17/04 -- S Consent Calendar (3/15)

SB 1287 - Griesheimer - Changes which state employees may receive paid leave for volunteering as a disaster service volunteer: 03/17/04 -- S Consent Calendar w/SCS (3/15)

SB 1289 - Kennedy - Addresses St. Louis Sports Authorities power as to luxury boxes within sports complexes

03/17/04 -- Hearing Scheduled S Economic Development, Tourism and

Local Government Committee

SB 1296 - Callahan - Authorizes the conveyance of state property in the Kansas City area: 03/17/04 -- S Consent Calendar (3/15)

SB 1299 - Loudon - Raises the liability limits on residential insurance policies issued by the FAIR plan from $100,000 to $200,000: 03/17/04 -- S Consent Calendar (3/8)

SB 1302 - Champion - Authorizes the Board of Governors of Southwest Missouri State University to convey land: 03/17/04 -- S Consent Calendar (3/15)

SB 1304 - Griesheimer - Districts providing emergency services are entitled to reimbursement of at least 50% from special allocation fund: 03/17/04 -- S Consent Calendar w/SCS (3/15)

SB 1311 - Wheeler - Modifies the credit for taxes paid to another state: 03/17/04 -- S Consent Calendar (3/15)

SB 1317 - Steelman - Improves access to vital records

03/17/04 -- Hearing Scheduled S Aging, Families, Mental and

Public Health Committee

SB 1320 - Kinder - Modifies bid process for depositaries of state institutions: 03/17/04 -- S Consent Calendar (3/15)

SB 1322 - Mathewson - Prohibits displays and signs in public areas of the state capitol: 03/17/04 -- S Consent Calendar (3/15)

SB 1323 - Shields - Alters the configuration, charge, and other aspects of the Joint Committee on Education: 03/17/04 -- S Consent Calendar (3/15)

SB 1325 - Dolan - Modifies the law relating to visitation rights for grandparents

03/17/04 -- Hearing Scheduled S Aging, Families, Mental and

Public Health Committee

SB 1329 - Griesheimer - Modifies provisions concerning Emergency Services Boards: 03/17/04 -- S Consent Calendar (3/15)

SB 1331 - Gibbons - Revises the definition of "municipality" as it relates to downtown and rural development: 03/17/04 -- S Consent Calendar w/SCS (3/15)

SB 1336 - Kennedy - Authorizes the tax check-off for contributions to Missouri Military Family Relief Fund: 03/17/04 -- S Consent Calendar w/SCS (3/15)

SB 1338 - Callahan - Enables Raytown to establish a sales tax for homeland security: 03/17/04 -- S Consent Calendar (3/15)

SB 1344 - Champion - Modifies the procedure of the Joint Committee on Economic Development Policy and Planning: 03/17/04 -- S Consent Calendar (3/15)

SB 1365 - Yeckel - Creates the Veterans' Historical Education Trust Fund and encourages the development of other veterans' programs: 03/17/04 -- S Consent Calendar w/SCS (3/15)

SB 1370 - Nodler - Requires contracts for energy conservation measures in public buildings to meet certain requirements: 03/17/04 -- 015 S Calendar S Bills for Perfection

SB 1371 - Kinder - Closes the drug benefit coverage gap that was created due to the enactment of the Medicare Act of 2003: 03/17/04 -- 008 S Calendar S Bills for Perfection w/SCS

SB 1391 - Foster - Enables the cities of Steele, Marston, and Mathews to propose a transient guest tax for certain purposes: 03/17/04 -- S Consent Calendar (3/15)

SCR 036 - Gibbons - Creates a Joint Interim Committee on Underage Drinking: 03/17/04 -- S Resolutions Calendar w/SCS

SJR 024 - Caskey - Preserving the right of Missouri citizens to harvest wild bird, fish and game: 03/17/04 -- 014 S Calendar S Bills for Perfection w/SCS

SJR 040 - Stoll - Revises requirements to be met by those involved in the management of bingo: 03/17/04 -- 010 S Calendar S Bills for Perfection

SJR 041 - Kinder - Removes the Governor's recommendations for revenue bills from the Constitution: 03/17/04 -- 016 S Calendar S Bills for Perfection w/SCS

HB 0969 - Cooper - Modifies the taxation of income derived from certain transactions involving intellectual property: 03/17/04 -- S Inf Calendar H Bills for Third Reading

HB 1014 - Bearden - To approriate money for supplemental purposes for the several departments and offices of state government.: 03/17/04 -- SA 1 to SCS S offered & adopted (Cauthorn); 03/17/04 -- SCS, as amended, S adopted; 03/17/04 -- S Third Read and Passed; 03/17/04 -- H Calendar H Bills with S amendments (SCS)

HB 1182 - Munzlinger - Allows payment of quarterly tax payments for certain corporations.: 03/17/04 -- S Inf Calendar H Bills for Third Reading

HB 1268 - Smith (118) - Relating to employment security.

Industrial Relations Committee

HB 1338 - Wood - Regulates the practice of travel clubs and vacation clubs

03/17/04 -- Hearing Scheduled S Economic Development, Tourism and

Local Government Committee