Senate Action for 1/31/2005

SB 50 - Taylor - Requires proof of U.S. citizenship when registering to vote
   LR: 0252S.03F    SS SCS SB 50
1/31/2005 -- Hearing Cancelled Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 54 - Loudon - Repeals the option of voting a straight party ticket
   LR: 0402S.01I    
1/31/2005 -- Hearing Conducted S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 84 - Bray - Modifies paperwork requirements in the formation of a new political party
   LR: 0426S.03P    SCS SB 84
1/31/2005 -- Hearing Conducted S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 129 - Vogel - Changes the title of the official required to hear employment security cases from "referee" to "administrative appeals judge"
   LR: 0681S.01I    
1/31/2005 -- Hearing Conducted S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 140 - Days - Requires state employees health care plan premiums to be based on the employee's salary
   LR: 0546S.01I    
1/31/2005 -- Hearing Conducted S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 160 - Bartle - Prohibits human cloning
   LR: 0511S.06F    SS SB 160
1/31/2005 -- Hearing Conducted S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 176 - Vogel - Provides for elections in Cole County and the City of Poplar Bluff
   LR: 0979S.02I    
1/31/2005 -- Hearing Conducted H Rules Committee
1/31/2005 -- Voted Do Pass H Rules Committee
1/31/2005 -- Reported Do Pass H Rules Committee

SB 178 - Shields - Modifies provisions regarding licensing of podiatrists
   LR: 0847S.01T    
1/31/2005 -- Hearing Conducted S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 201 - Green - Repeals law setting limits on campaign contributions to candidates for elected office
   LR: 0808S.01I    
1/31/2005 -- Hearing Conducted S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 231 - Crowell - Increases the General Assembly's fiscal supervision of public higher education institutions
   LR: 1189S.01I    
1/31/2005 -- Second Read and Referred S Education Committee

SB 232 - Loudon - Modifies special motion to dismiss in Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation (SLAPP)
   LR: 1121S.01P    
1/31/2005 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 233 - Stouffer - Designates certain bridges and highways and requires future highway designations to go through a new process
   LR: 1229S.08T    CCS#2 HCS SCS SB 233
1/31/2005 -- Second Read and Referred S Transportation Committee

SB 234 - Purgason - Allows money from the County Sheriff's Revolving Fund to be used for necessary expenses with concealed carry endorsements
   LR: 1044S.01I    SCS SBs 157 & 234
1/31/2005 -- Second Read and Referred S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee

SB 235 - Wheeler - Allows physicians to jointly negotiate with certain health insurance carriers
   LR: 0395S.01I    
1/31/2005 -- Second Read and Referred S Aging, Families, Mental & Public Health Committee

SB 236 - Klindt - Provides for cost recovery for course materials for private applicators of pesticide
   LR: 0974S.02I    
1/31/2005 -- Second Read and Referred S Commerce, Energy and the Environment Committee

SB 237 - Klindt - Modifies various telecommunications regulations
   LR: 0985S.07T    CCS HCS SS SCS SB 237
1/31/2005 -- Second Read and Referred S Commerce, Energy and the Environment Committee

SB 240 - Scott - Modifies numerous provisions regarding lobbying and campaign finance disclosure
   LR: 0566S.02I    
1/31/2005 -- Second Read and Referred S Governmental Accountability & Fiscal Oversight Committee

SB 241 - Scott - Repeals requirement that lobbyists report on legislation they are supporting or opposing
   LR: 1117S.01I    
1/31/2005 -- Second Read and Referred S Governmental Accountability & Fiscal Oversight Committee

SB 242 - Scott - Requires deputies and associated assistants to the coroner to register with the Missouri Coroners' and Medical Examiners' Association
   LR: 1234S.01I    
1/31/2005 -- Second Read and Referred S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 243 - Scott - Modifies various provisions dealing with the reporting and investigating of an individual's death
   LR: 1235S.01I    
1/31/2005 -- Second Read and Referred S Aging, Families, Mental & Public Health Committee

SB 244 - Scott - Prohibits health carriers from requiring applicants to submit tax information to obtain insurance coverage
   LR: 1233S.01I    
1/31/2005 -- Second Read and Referred S Small Business, Insurance & Industrial Relations Committee

SB 245 - Scott - Creates a partial sales tax exemption for sales of modular units
   LR: 1182L.01I    
1/31/2005 -- Second Read and Referred S Ways & Means Committee

SB 246 - Days - Allows state to issue bonds for grants and loans pursuant to several sections of Article III of the Missouri Constitution
   LR: 1129S.02T    SCS SB 246
1/31/2005 -- Second Read and Referred S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 247 - Dolan - Modifies law with respect to professional engineers license plates
   LR: 0882S.02P    SCS SB 247
1/31/2005 -- Second Read and Referred S Transportation Committee

SB 248 - Dolan - Creates a tax deduction for elementary and secondary school expenses
   LR: 0377S.01I    
1/31/2005 -- Second Read and Referred S Ways & Means Committee

SB 250 - Dolan - Allows primary enforcement of seat belt law and modifies law with respect to child passenger restraint
   LR: 0621S.02I    
1/31/2005 -- Second Read and Referred S Transportation Committee

SB 251 - Ridgeway - Creates a tax credit for contributions to support pregnancy resource centers
   LR: 1057S.01I    
1/31/2005 -- Second Read and Referred S Ways & Means Committee

SB 252 - Koster - Creates the Missouri Military Preparedness and Enhancement Commission
   LR: 1190L.08T    HCS SCS SB 252
1/31/2005 -- Second Read and Referred S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee

SB 253 - Koster - Modifies law regarding titling and registering motor vehicles and requires school districts to perform criminal background checks on school bus drivers
   LR: 0894S.08C    SCS SB 253
1/31/2005 -- Second Read and Referred S Transportation Committee

SB 254 - Engler - Criminalizes distribution and possession of certain prescription medications on school property
   LR: 1288S.01P    
1/31/2005 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 255 - Dolan - Provides a cash benefit to Missouri veterans who died or were wounded while serving in the War on Terror
   LR: 1079S.01I    
1/31/2005 -- Second Read and Referred S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee

SB 256 - Dolan - Allows primary enforcement of the seat belt law
   LR: 1302S.01I    
1/31/2005 -- Second Read and Referred S Transportation Committee

SB 257 - Koster - Authorizes the Cass County Commission to seek a board of election commissioners
   LR: 1091S.01P    
1/31/2005 -- Second Read and Referred S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee

SB 258 - Koster - Allows the Cass and Cooper County Commissions to submit the question of establishing a health center after a majority vote
   LR: 1089S.02T    SCS SB 258
1/31/2005 -- Second Read and Referred S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee

SB 259 - Koster - Prohibits the Cass County Commissioner and the County Highway Engineer on the county planning board from voting
   LR: 1090S.01T    
1/31/2005 -- Second Read and Referred S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee

SB 260 - Koster - Designates the presiding commissioner in Cass County as the county budget officer
   LR: 1088L.04C    HCS SCS SB 260
1/31/2005 -- Second Read and Referred S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee

SB 261 - Loudon - Creates certain requirements for the operation of the Missouri health insurance plan
   LR: 0755S.01T    
1/31/2005 -- Second Read and Referred S Small Business, Insurance & Industrial Relations Committee

SB 262 - Griesheimer - Changes provisions relating to alcohol
   LR: 1320L.04T    HCS SCS SB 262
1/31/2005 -- S First Read

SB 263 - Griesheimer - Makes the election of the Warren County emergency services board during the first yearly municipal election
   LR: 0054S.01I    
1/31/2005 -- S First Read

SB 264 - Stouffer - Adds ethanol's byproducts, including but not limited to dry distilled grain, to the list of items exempt from sales and use tax
   LR: 1187S.01I    
1/31/2005 -- S First Read

SB 265 - Taylor - Allows the board of directors of any public water supply district to sell and convey property in certain instances
   LR: 1356S.01P    
1/31/2005 -- S First Read

SB 266 - Gibbons - Alters the definition of "teacher" in the teacher tenure act
   LR: 0810S.03T    SCS SB 266
1/31/2005 -- S First Read

SB 267 - Gibbons - Amends provisions relating to property tax reassessment
   LR: 1173S.04T    SCS SB 267
1/31/2005 -- S First Read

SB 268 - Gibbons - Authorizes a property tax increase for Missouri history museum subdistricts
   LR: 0110S.01P    
1/31/2005 -- S First Read

SB 269 - Shields - Amends provisions of the entertainer and athlete tax relating to allocation of funds
   LR: 0768L.10C    HCS SS SCS SB 269
1/31/2005 -- S First Read

SJR 13 - Bartle - Reduces the number of representatives from 163 to 99 and the number of senators from 34 to 33
   LR: 0888S.01I    
1/31/2005 -- Hearing Conducted S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SJR 14 - Klindt - Increases membership of the Conservation Commission
   LR: 1350S.01I    
1/31/2005 -- S First Read

SR 150 - Shields - Modifies numerous Senate Rules
   LR: 0976S.08C    SCS SR 150
1/31/2005 -- Hearing Conducted S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions & Ethics Committee
1/31/2005 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions & Ethics Committee (0976S.08C)
1/31/2005 -- Reported from S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions & Ethics Committee to Floor w/SCS

HCR 10 - Dempsey - Schedules the State of the State of Transportation.
   LR: 0749L.01I    
1/31/2005 -- S adopted