Senate Action for 1/19/2006

SB 578 - Shields - Prohibits protest activities during funeral services
   LR: 3256S.03T    SCS SB 578
1/19/2006 -- Reported from S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee to Floor w/SCS

SB 614 - Stouffer - Creates an income tax credit for contributions to residential treatment agencies
   LR: 3603L.03T    HCS SCS SB 614
1/19/2006 -- Hearing Conducted S Ways & Means Committee - Consent

SB 630 - Gross - Modifies eligibility requirements for the Homestead Preservation Tax Credit
   LR: 3309S.03T    SCS SB 630
1/19/2006 -- Hearing Conducted S Ways & Means Committee - Consent

SB 641 - Scott - Requires all contributions to the Missouri Higher Education Savings Program be held for twelve months
   LR: 3216S.01T    
1/19/2006 -- Hearing Conducted S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 678 - Gross - Repeals the quarterly tax collections report requirement for temporary tax collection
   LR: 3088S.01T    
1/19/2006 -- Hearing Conducted S Ways & Means Committee - Consent

SB 685 - Coleman - Prohibits expiration dates or service fees for dormancy on gift certificates issued by companies
   LR: 3214S.01I    
1/19/2006 -- Hearing Cancelled S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 689 - Scott - Modifies lobbyist reporting requirements and campaign finance disclosure for public officials
   LR: 3219L.02C    HCS SB 689
1/19/2006 -- Hearing Conducted S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 691 - Champion - Amends various provisions relating to withholding of retirement payments for income tax purposes
   LR: 3094S.01I    
1/19/2006 -- Hearing Conducted S Ways & Means Committee - Consent

SB 705 - Engler - Authorizes minimum amounts of compensation for certain Corrections personnel
   LR: 3630S.01I    
1/19/2006 -- Hearing Conducted S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 713 - Champion - Requires the Joint Committee on Legislative Research to file its annual report regarding ineffective statutes by October 15 instead of January 3
   LR: 3108S.02I    
1/19/2006 -- Hearing Cancelled S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 718 - Crowell - Modifies the authority of certain boards, commissions, and authorities to grant loans
   LR: 3198S.08T    SS SCS SB 718
1/19/2006 -- Hearing Cancelled S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 733 - Cauthorn - Adjusts state employee salaries
   LR: 3475S.01I    
1/19/2006 -- Hearing Conducted S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 773 - Cauthorn - Changes various sections pertaining to agriculture
   LR: 3330L.06C    HCS SCS SB 773
1/19/2006 -- Hearing Conducted S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 805 - Gross - Modifies provisions relating to taxation
   LR: 3116L.05C    HCS SB 805
1/19/2006 -- Hearing Conducted S Ways & Means Committee - Consent

SB 808 - Ridgeway - Modifies provisions relating to the Missouri Women's Council
   LR: 4118S.01I    
1/19/2006 -- Hearing Conducted S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 818 - Scott - Amends requirements for filing financial interest statements
   LR: 4159S.01P    
1/19/2006 -- Hearing Conducted S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 872 - Gibbons - Enacts various provisions relating to the safe operation of motor vehicles to ensure the safety of highway workers, emergency workers and other motorists
   LR: 3937L.06T    HCS SS SCS SBs 872, 754 & 669
1/19/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Transportation Committee

SB 873 - Gibbons - Makes changes to laws regarding criminal background checks
   LR: 3944L.03C    HCS SB 873
1/19/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 874 - Shields - Repeals the law currently prohibiting Kansas City police officers from participating in some political activities
   LR: 4254S.02P    
1/19/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee

SB 875 - Barnitz - Modifies requirements for corporate filings
   LR: 3948S.01I    
1/19/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 876 - Loudon - Establishes a tuition grant for dependants and spouses of certain military veterans
   LR: 4484S.01I    
1/19/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee

SB 877 - Kennedy - Provides a tax credit for modifying a home for a disabled person
   LR: 4496S.04C    SCS SB 877
1/19/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Ways & Means Committee

SB 878 - Champion - Modifies provisions relating to child protection
   LR: 4470L.04C    HCS SCS SB 878
1/19/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 879 - Bray - Prohibits the Transportation Department from closing a twelve-mile portion of U.S. Highway 40 in the St. Louis area
   LR: 4564S.01I    
1/19/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Transportation Committee

SB 880 - Bray - Repeals a portion of the law that provides certain utilities the opportunity to apply for alternate rate schedules under a variety of circumstances
   LR: 4362S.01I    
1/19/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Commerce, Energy and the Environment Committee

SB 881 - Engler - Authorizes the Governor to convey state property to St. Francois County
   LR: 4385S.02T    
1/19/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee

SB 882 - Engler - Regulates various blasting and excavation activities
   LR: 4352L.05C    HCS SCS SB 882
1/19/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee

SB 883 - Engler - Revises the filing fees paid by certain insurance organizations for filing documents with the Department of Insurance
   LR: 4350S.01I    
1/19/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Small Business, Insurance & Industrial Relations Committee

SB 884 - Callahan - Modifies Missouri's tax increment finance law
   LR: 4535L.03C    HCS SB 884
1/19/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee

SB 885 - Cauthorn - Modifies laws relating to bail bond agents
   LR: 3283S.03I    
1/19/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 886 - Goodman - Modifies provisions regarding the termination of alimony and maintenance payments
   LR: 4472S.02I    
1/19/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 887 - Green - Removes certain limits on campaign contributions
   LR: 3945S.01I    
1/19/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 888 - Koster - Substantially revises the current law regarding the regulation of title insurance
   LR: 3296S.04I    
1/19/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Small Business, Insurance & Industrial Relations Committee

SB 889 - Shields - Allows volunteer, out-of-state health care providers to be deployed during emergencies
   LR: 4251S.01I    
1/19/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Aging, Families, Mental & Public Health Committee

SB 890 - Bartle - Requires sexual offenders who fail to register for a third time to be electronically monitored for ten years
   LR: 4588S.01I    
1/19/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 903 - Griesheimer - Provides immunity from liability for certain officers and employees of state agencies and political subdivisions
   LR: 4485S.01I    
1/19/2006 -- S First Read

SB 904 - Griesheimer - Modifies the requirements for management, design and construction of state buildings
   LR: 4252L.10C    HCS SS SCS SB 904
1/19/2006 -- S First Read

SB 905 - Engler - Requires medical malpractice insurers to file information with the Department of Insurance, and give notice prior to refusing to renew a policy of medical malpractice insurance
   LR: 4389L.08C    HCS SCS SBs 905 & 910
1/19/2006 -- S First Read

SB 906 - Engler - Modifies various provisions relating to lead abatement
   LR: 3591S.01P    
1/19/2006 -- S First Read

SB 907 - Engler - Allows the Secretary of State to regulate the sale of variable annuities
   LR: 4386S.01I    
1/19/2006 -- S First Read

SB 908 - Stouffer - Authorizes the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission to make electronic bids for highway and bridge contracts
   LR: 4637L.02C    HCS SB 908
1/19/2006 -- S First Read

SB 909 - Stouffer - Increases the maximum length for driveaway saddlemount combinations from 75 feet to 97 feet
   LR: 4156S.01I    
1/19/2006 -- S First Read

SB 910 - Stouffer - Subjects 383 malpractice associations to stricter insurance regulations
   LR: 3367S.03I    
1/19/2006 -- S First Read

SB 911 - Goodman - Repeals the estate tax
   LR: 4589S.01I    
1/19/2006 -- S First Read

SB 912 - Goodman - Establishes a virtual school program
   LR: 4591S.03T    SS SCS SB 912
1/19/2006 -- S First Read

SB 913 - Vogel - Excludes amusement devices from the definitions of the terms "gambling" and "gambling device"
   LR: 4460S.03P    SCS SB 913
1/19/2006 -- S First Read

SB 914 - Koster - Allows the Medical Malpractice Joint Underwriting Association to provide various types of coverages and refund policyholder surcharges
   LR: 4306S.01I    
1/19/2006 -- S First Read

SB 915 - Koster - Sets targets for renewable energy use
   LR: 4541S.08S    CCS HCS SCS SB 915
1/19/2006 -- S First Read

SB 916 - Koster - Modifies various laws relating to the safe operation of motor vehicles to ensure the safety of highway workers, emergency workers, children, and other motorists
   LR: 4376L.07C    HCS SS SCS SB 916
1/19/2006 -- S First Read

SB 917 - Gross - Requires the balance of all state funds to be transferred and credited to the state General Revenue Fund
   LR: 3930S.01I    
1/19/2006 -- S First Read

SB 918 - Scott - Provides a tax deduction for 100% of the amount the taxpayer has paid for long-term care insurance premiums
   LR: 4586S.01I    
1/19/2006 -- S First Read

SB 919 - Scott - Repeals the statute permitting the city council of a third-class city to prohibit the carrying of concealed weapons
   LR: 4592S.01T    
1/19/2006 -- S First Read

SB 920 - Coleman - Establishes the "Urban Flight Scholarship Program"
   LR: 4378S.01I    
1/19/2006 -- S First Read

SB 921 - Coleman - Establishes the "Missouri Senior Cadets Program"
   LR: 4354S.01I    
1/19/2006 -- S First Read

SB 922 - Wilson - Expands the crime of unlawful use of weapons to include discharging a firearm for celebrating in an urban area
   LR: 4393S.03I    
1/19/2006 -- S First Read

SCR 21 - Ridgeway - Expresses support for Taiwan to have an observer status in the World Health Organization
   LR: 3730S.02C    SCS SCR 21
1/19/2006 -- Reported from S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions & Ethics Committee to Floor w/SCS

SCR 23 - Coleman - Establishes the "Board of Naturopathic Medical Examiners"
   LR: 4310S.01I    
1/19/2006 -- Referred S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions & Ethics Committee

SCR 24 - Scott - Reauthorizes the Poultry Industry Committee
   LR: 4597S.02C    SCS SCR 24
1/19/2006 -- S First Read

SCR 25 - Cauthorn - Supports and encourages the state and all local governments to work in partnership with faith-based community organizations
   LR: 4312S.02C    SCS SCR 25
1/19/2006 -- S Offered

SJR 34 - Crowell - Alters the composition of the State Board of Education
   LR: 4223S.01I    
1/19/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Education Committee

SJR 35 - Crowell - Eliminates the constitutional provision stating that the question of public use shall be judicially determined
   LR: 4250S.01I    
1/19/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee

SJR 36 - Graham - Requires the State Treasurer to provide an estimate of available state revenues each fiscal year
   LR: 3990S.01I    
1/19/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Governmental Accountability & Fiscal Oversight Committee

SJR 37 - Graham - Requires that all appropriations by the General Assembly cannot exceed the official estimate of state revenues
   LR: 3989S.01I    
1/19/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Governmental Accountability & Fiscal Oversight Committee

SJR 38 - Gross - Imposes a tax on cigarettes and other tobacco products
   LR: 4400S.01I    
1/19/2006 -- Second Read and Referred S Ways & Means Committee

HB 1015 - Icet - To appropriate money for supplemental purposes for the Department of Social Services, and to transfer money among certain funds, from the funds designated for the fiscal period ending June 30, 2006.
   LR: 3015L.01T    
1/19/2006 -- S Third Read and Passed
1/19/2006 -- Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed
1/19/2006 -- Signed by House Speaker
1/19/2006 -- Signed by Senate President
1/19/2006 -- Delivered to Governor
1/19/2006 -- Signed by Governor

HCR 2 - Dempsey - Joint session for the State of the Judiciary Address.
   LR: 4175L.01I    
1/19/2006 -- S adopted

HCR 3 - Dempsey - Joint Session for the State of the State of Transportation.
   LR: 4177L.01I    
1/19/2006 -- S adopted