Senate Action for 4/18/2005

SB 69 - Shields - Authorizes the conveyance of land in Jackson County to Kansas City
   LR: 0428S.02T    SCS SB 69
4/18/2005 -- H Third Read and Passed - EC adopted - Consent
4/18/2005 -- Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed (w/EC)

SB 165 - Bartle - Changes the procedure for appeal of a Public Service Commission order
   LR: 0887L.07C    HCS#2 SB 165
4/18/2005 -- Hearing Conducted H Rules Committee
4/18/2005 -- Returned to committee of origin

SB 254 - Engler - Criminalizes distribution and possession of certain prescription medications on school property
   LR: 1288S.01P    
4/18/2005 -- Perfected
4/18/2005 -- Reported Truly Perfected S Rules Committee

SB 263 - Griesheimer - Makes the election of the Warren County emergency services board during the first yearly municipal election
   LR: 0054S.01I    
4/18/2005 -- Voted Do Pass S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 269 - Shields - Amends provisions of the entertainer and athlete tax relating to allocation of funds
   LR: 0768L.10C    HCS SS SCS SB 269
4/18/2005 -- HCS Voted Do Pass H Special Committee on Urban Issues Committee

SB 287 - Shields - Transitions the state away from a tax-rate driven education funding formula to a student-needs based education funding formula
   LR: 1420S.10T    CCS HCS SS SCS SB 287
4/18/2005 -- Referred H Special Committee on Education Funding Committee

SB 310 - Champion - Amends various provisions relating to withholding of retirement payments for income tax purposes
   LR: 1472S.02P    SCS SB 310
4/18/2005 -- Voted Do Pass H Ways & Means Committee

SB 319 - Koster - Regulates unemployment benefits, the transfer of companies for the purpose of calculating the contribution rate for unemployment, and sets out provisions for alcohol and controlled substance tests
   LR: 1305L.05C    HCS SCS SB 319
4/18/2005 -- Hearing Conducted H Rules Committee

SB 365 - Mayer - Provides health insurance coverage for phase I and phase II clinical trials for cancer treatment
   LR: 1415S.02C    SCS SBs 365 & 204
4/18/2005 -- SA 1 to SCS S offered & adopted (Green)--(1415S05.01S)
4/18/2005 -- SS for SCS S offered (Nodler) (1415S.04F)
4/18/2005 -- SA 1 to SS for SCS S offered & adopted (Green)--(1415S04.04S)
4/18/2005 -- SA 2 to SS for SCS S offered & defeated (Nodler)--(1415S04.02S)
4/18/2005 -- SS for SCS S withdrawn
4/18/2005 -- Bill Placed on Informal Calendar

SB 366 - Wheeler - Modifies list of priority designations
   LR: 1619S.02I    
4/18/2005 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee (1619S.03C)

SB 380 - Wheeler - Removes the requirement that the chief executive of the urban public library district be a qualified librarian
   LR: 1670S.01P    
4/18/2005 -- Voted Do Pass H Special Committee on Urban Issues Committee - Consent

SB 414 - Purgason - Changes provisions relating to townships
   LR: 1287S.02I    
4/18/2005 -- Hearing Cancelled S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 479 - Scott - Modifies requirement of financial statement for official of certain political subdivisions
   LR: 1839S.01P    
4/18/2005 -- Hearing Conducted H Rules Committee
4/18/2005 -- Voted Do Pass H Rules Committee (w/no time limit for debate on Third Reading)

SB 524 - Coleman - Regulates the licensing of naturopathic physicians
   LR: 1917S.01I    
4/18/2005 -- Hearing Cancelled S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 526 - Scott - Establishes a minimum length of time to hold contributions in the Missouri Higher Education Savings Program
   LR: 1948S.01P    
4/18/2005 -- Hearing Conducted H Rules Committee
4/18/2005 -- Voted Do Pass H Rules Committee (w/no time limit for debate on Third Reading)

SB 542 - Callahan - Prohibits certain convicted criminals from qualifying for public office
   LR: 1853S.02I    
4/18/2005 -- Voted Do Pass S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 554 - Griesheimer - Creates licensing for business brokers
   LR: 1969S.01I    
4/18/2005 -- Hearing Scheduled But Not Heard S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SCR 6 - Ridgeway - Supports the negotiations of a Taiwan-United States free trade agreement
   LR: 1817S.02C    SCS SCR 6
4/18/2005 -- Reported from S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions & Ethics Committee to Floor w/SCS

SCR 8 - Ridgeway - Expresses support for Taiwan to have an observer status in the World Health Organization
   LR: 1806S.03C    SCS SCR 8
4/18/2005 -- Reported from S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions & Ethics Committee to Floor w/SCS

SCR 15 - Gibbons - Establishes the Medicaid Reform Commission
   LR: 2238L.02I    
4/18/2005 -- S offered

SCR 16 - Gross - Establishes the Joint Interim Committee on Tax Credits
   LR: 2236S.01I    
4/18/2005 -- S offered

HB 1 - Lager - Appropriations money for the Board of Fund Commissioners.
   LR: 0001L.03T    CCS SCS HB 1
4/18/2005 -- Second Read and Referred S Appropriations Committee

HB 2 - Lager - To appropriate money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the State Board of Education and the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
   LR: 0002L.04T    CCS SCS HCS HB 2
4/18/2005 -- Second Read and Referred S Appropriations Committee

HB 3 - Lager - To appropriate money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Department of Higher Education and the several divisions.
   LR: 0003L.04T    CCS SCS HCS HB 3
4/18/2005 -- Second Read and Referred S Appropriations Committee

HB 4 - Lager - To appropriate money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Department of Revenue and the Department of Transportation.
   LR: 0004L.04T    CCS SCS HCS HB 4
4/18/2005 -- Second Read and Referred S Appropriations Committee

HB 5 - Lager - To appropriate money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Office of Administration, the Dept. of Transportation, the Dept. of Public Safety and the Chief Executive's office and the several divisions and programs thereof
   LR: 0005L.04T    CCS SCS HCS HB 5
4/18/2005 -- Second Read and Referred S Appropriations Committee

HB 6 - Lager - To appropriate money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Department of Agriculture, Department of Natural Resources, Department of Conservation, and the several divisions.
   LR: 0006L.04T    CCS SCS HCS HB 6
4/18/2005 -- Second Read and Referred S Appropriations Committee

HB 7 - Lager - To appropriate money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Department of Economic Development, Department of Insurance, and Department of Labor and Industrial Relations.
   LR: 0007L.04T    CCS SCS HCS HB 7
4/18/2005 -- Second Read and Referred S Appropriations Committee

HB 8 - Lager - To appropriate money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Department of Public Safety.
   LR: 0008L.04T    CCS SCS HCS HB 8
4/18/2005 -- Second Read and Referred S Appropriations Committee

HB 9 - Lager - To appropriate money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Department of Corrections and the several divisions.
   LR: 0009L.04T    CCS SCS HCS HB 9
4/18/2005 -- Second Read and Referred S Appropriations Committee

HB 10 - Lager - To appropriate money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Department of Mental Health, the Board of Public Buildings, the Department of Health and Senior Services.
   LR: 0010L.04T    CCS SCS HCS HB 10
4/18/2005 -- Second Read and Referred S Appropriations Committee

HB 11 - Lager - To appropriate money for the expenses, grants, and distributions of the Department of Social Services and the several divisions.
   LR: 0011L.04T    CCS SCS HCS HB 11
4/18/2005 -- S First Read

HB 12 - Lager - To appropriate money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Chief Executive's Office and Mansion.
   LR: 0012L.03S    CCS SCS HB 12
4/18/2005 -- S First Read

HB 13 - Lager - To appropriate money for planning, expenses, and for capital improvements.
   LR: 0013L.03T    CCS SCS HB 13
4/18/2005 -- S First Read

HB 100 - Cunningham - Changes the laws regarding the regulation of abortions
   LR: 0342S.02C    SCS HB 100
4/18/2005 -- Hearing Conducted S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

HB 174 - Wood - Authorizes revocation of a real estate license for persons convicted of certain felonies and defines exclusive brokerage agreements
   LR: 0554L.02T    HCS HB 174
4/18/2005 -- Hearing Conducted S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee
4/18/2005 -- Voted Do Pass S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

HB 208 - Icet - Requires the filing of an affidavit in suits against licensed professionals
   LR: 0899S.06C    SCS HCS HB 208
4/18/2005 -- Hearing Conducted S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

HB 276 - Cunningham - Allows special education laws to comply with the recent reauthorization of the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
   LR: 0765L.02T    HCS HB 276
4/18/2005 -- Second Read and Referred S Education Committee

HB 344 - Baker - Modifies provisions about county health centers and nursing home districts
   LR: 0821L.01P    
4/18/2005 -- Second Read and Referred S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee

HB 379 - Cooper - Modifies compensation for certain employees of the divisions of finance and credit unions
   LR: 1232L.02T    HCS HB 379
4/18/2005 -- Referred S Governmental Accountability & Fiscal Oversight Committee

HB 410 - Flook - Designates a portion of State Route H in Clay County as the "Richard L. Harriman Highway"
   LR: 1169L.01P    
4/18/2005 -- Second Read and Referred S Transportation Committee

HB 461 - Sutherland - Requires all assessors to use a method of valuing business personal property according to State Tax Commission rule
   LR: 0735L.06T    HCS HB 461
4/18/2005 -- Second Read and Referred S Ways & Means Committee

HB 468 - Richard - Modifies the linked deposit program and other duties of the State Treasurer
   LR: 1391S.05C    SCS HCS HB 468
4/18/2005 -- Hearing Conducted S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee
4/18/2005 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee (1391S.05C)

HB 539 - Icet - Grants school districts the right to include hiring incentives
   LR: 0149S.06C    SCS HB 539
4/18/2005 -- Second Read and Referred S Education Committee

HCR 9 - Bivins - Urges the United States Congress to immediately repeal the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision of the Social Security Act
   LR: 0159L.01I    
4/18/2005 -- Referred S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions & Ethics Committee

HCR 15 - Baker - Urges the Governor, the U.S. President, and the U.S. Congress to oppose efforts to allow trucks to enter Missouri without prior inspection at the United States border
   LR: 0825L.01I    
4/18/2005 -- Referred S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions & Ethics Committee

HCR 20 - Rupp - Declares October fifteenth of each year to be "Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day"
   LR: 1421L.01I    
4/18/2005 -- Second Read and Referred S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions & Ethics Committee

HCR 24 - Bowman Sr. - Encourages a mandated high school course in personal finance economics
   LR: 1720L.02C    HCS HCR 24
4/18/2005 -- Referred S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions & Ethics Committee