Senate Action for 2/9/2006

SB 558 - Gibbons - Removes the termination date for experimental tariffs put in place by the Public Service Commission and gas corporations for schools
   LR: 3087S.02T    

2/9/2006 -- Reported from S Commerce, Energy and the Environment Committee to Floor - Consent

SB 559 - Gibbons - Considers any municipality, governmental unit, or public corporation created under the laws of any state or the United States a person
   LR: 3545S.01T    

2/9/2006 -- Reported from S Commerce, Energy and the Environment Committee to Floor - Consent

SB 561 - Gross - Limits the amount of expenditures from gaming boat admission fees revenue
   LR: 3339S.04T    

2/9/2006 -- Voted Do Pass S Ways & Means Committee - Consent

SB 565 - Loudon - Creates a tax deduction for organ donation
   LR: 3725S.01I    

2/9/2006 -- Hearing Cancelled S Ways & Means Committee

SB 575 - Scott - Modifies provisions on donation of unused prescription drugs
   LR: 3583S.02P    SCS SBs 575 & 714

2/9/2006 -- Reported from S Aging, Families, Mental & Public Health Committee to Floor w/SCS

SB 580 - Shields - Requires collaboration between certain departments in order to achieve a more efficient and effective educational system
   LR: 3126S.02T    SCS SB 580

2/9/2006 -- Reported from S Education Committee to Floor w/SCS - Consent

SB 584 - Champion - Bans bus drivers who are convicted of intoxication-related traffic offenses from possessing a school bus endorsement
   LR: 3388S.04P    SS SB 584

2/9/2006 -- Reported from S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee to Floor

SB 585 - Champion - Modifies conflicting language relating to special needs children adoption tax credits
   LR: 3092S.02I    

2/9/2006 -- Hearing Conducted S Ways & Means Committee

SB 588 - Bartle - Modifies the laws regarding sexual offenders
   LR: 3083L.14C    HCS SS SCS SBs 588, 557, 579, 563, 869, 619, 570, 753, 764, 782, 783 & 890

2/9/2006 -- Reported from S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee to Floor w/SCS

SB 590 - Nodler - Renders several alterations to the state's higher education policy
   LR: 3716L.07C    HCS SS SCS SB 590

2/9/2006 -- SA 2 to SA 6 to SS for SCS S withdrawn

2/9/2006 -- SSA 1 for SA 6 to SS for SCS S offered & adopted (Nodler)--(3716S05.13S)

2/9/2006 -- SA 7 to SS for SCS S offered & adopted (Coleman)--(3716S05.06F)

2/9/2006 -- SA 8 to SS for SCS S offered & adopted (Mayer)--(3716S05.08S)

2/9/2006 -- SA9 to SS for SCS S offered (Ridgeway)--(3716S05.12S)

2/9/2006 -- SA 1 to SA 9 to SS for SCS S offered & adopted (Champion)--(3716S05.16S)

2/9/2006 -- SA 2 to SA 9 to SS for SCS S offered & adopted (Shields)--(3716S05.07F)

2/9/2006 -- SA 9 to SS for SCS, as amended, S adopted--(3716S05.12S)

2/9/2006 -- SS for SCS, as amended, S adopted (3716S.05F)

2/9/2006 -- Perfected

SB 596 - Days - Authorizes a court to appoint a standby guardian for a minor
   LR: 3792S.03P    SS SB 596

2/9/2006 -- Reported from S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee to Floor

SB 614 - Stouffer - Creates an income tax credit for contributions to residential treatment agencies
   LR: 3603L.03T    HCS SCS SB 614

2/9/2006 -- Reported from S Ways & Means Committee to Floor w/SCS

SB 618 - Koster - Provides that electronic access cards may be issued to custodial parents for disbursement of child support payments
   LR: 3416S.01T    

2/9/2006 -- Reported from S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee to Floor - Consent

SB 622 - Green - Creates an income tax deduction for small businesses and farmers that provide health insurance coverage for employees
   LR: 3373S.01I    

2/9/2006 -- Hearing Conducted S Ways & Means Committee

SB 629 - Gross - Exempts contractors from paying sales taxes on materials used in Department of Transportation projects and modifies sales tax exemption for certain motor vehicles
   LR: 3127L.02C    HCS SB 629

2/9/2006 -- Reported from S Transportation Committee to Floor

SB 644 - Shields - Alters provisions regarding public school funding
   LR: 3315L.06C    HCS SB 644

2/9/2006 -- Reported from S Education Committee to Floor

SB 645 - Griesheimer - Modifies the Missouri Business Use Incentive for Large-Scale Development Act
   LR: 3713S.01T    

2/9/2006 -- S Third Read and Passed

2/9/2006 -- H First Read

SB 650 - Champion - Specifies terms of office and eligibility criteria for the governing board of Missouri State University
   LR: 3306S.04T    SCS SB 650

2/9/2006 -- Reported from S Education Committee to Floor w/SCS - Consent

SB 656 - Nodler - Modifies requirements for out-of-state public higher education institutions
   LR: 3691S.01I    

2/9/2006 -- Reported from S Education Committee to Floor - Consent

SB 666 - Engler - Modifies provisions regarding fire protection
   LR: 3281S.07S    CCS HCS SCS SB 666

2/9/2006 -- Reported from S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee to Floor w/SCS

SB 670 - Green - Creates an income tax deduction for higher education expenses
   LR: 3371S.01I    

2/9/2006 -- Hearing Conducted S Ways & Means Committee

SB 679 - Gross - Extends the termination date for a grant program regarding capital improvements for engineering colleges in the University of Missouri system
   LR: 3729S.01I    

2/9/2006 -- Reported from S Education Committee to Floor - Consent

SB 739 - Cauthorn - Exempts diesel fuel used for agricultural purposes from sales tax
   LR: 3764S.01I    

2/9/2006 -- Hearing Conducted S Ways & Means Committee

SB 746 - Klindt - Allows cities with a population of 1,000 or less to establish by ordinance a citywide vote for the election of aldermen
   LR: 3386L.04C    HCS SCS SB 746

2/9/2006 -- Reported from S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee to Floor w/SCS - Consent

SB 765 - Dougherty - Enacts provisions relating to emergency medical treatment
   LR: 3546L.04T    HCS SCS SB 765

2/9/2006 -- Reported from S Aging, Families, Mental & Public Health Committee to Floor w/SCS - Consent

SB 766 - Vogel - Modifies the definition of "state agency" with regard to income tax set offs
   LR: 3941S.01P    

2/9/2006 -- Voted Do Pass S Ways & Means Committee - Consent

SB 820 - Koster - Increases the maximum amount that may be appropriated to the Governmental Emergency Fund
   LR: 4222S.03P    SCS SB 820

2/9/2006 -- Reported from S Governmental Accountability & Fiscal Oversight Committee to Floor w/SCS

SB 825 - Koster - Creates the "Kansas and Missouri Regional Investment District Compact" to promote public transit projects within the Kansas City metropolitan area
   LR: 4113L.07T    HCS SS SCS SB 825

2/9/2006 -- Reported from S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee to Floor w/SCS - Consent

SB 832 - Griesheimer - Modifies Missouri's tax increment finance law
   LR: 4307L.12C    HCS SS SCS SB 832

2/9/2006 -- Reported from S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee to Floor w/SCS

SB 840 - Stouffer - Modifies the highway and bridge naming process and allows the Highway Commission to dispose of excess real property under certain conditions
   LR: 3085L.06T    HCS SB 840

2/9/2006 -- Reported from S Transportation Committee to Floor - Consent

SB 852 - Barnitz - Creates a tax credit for shareholders of S corp savings and loan associations and credit institutions
   LR: 3934S.04C    SCS SB 852

2/9/2006 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Ways & Means Committee - Consent (3934S.04C)

SB 858 - Shields - Creates the "Healthcare Technology Fund"
   LR: 4455L.06C    HCS SCS SBs 858 & 868

2/9/2006 -- S Third Read and Passed - EC adopted

2/9/2006 -- H First Read (w/EC)

SB 865 - Cauthorn - Exempts livestock from personal property taxation
   LR: 4330S.01I    

2/9/2006 -- Hearing Conducted S Ways & Means Committee

SB 881 - Engler - Authorizes the Governor to convey state property to St. Francois County
   LR: 4385S.02T    

2/9/2006 -- Reported from S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee to Floor - Consent

SB 900 - Shields - Modifies provisions on the Missouri Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Fund
   LR: 4461S.01T    

2/9/2006 -- Reported from S Aging, Families, Mental & Public Health Committee to Floor - Consent

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

2/9/2006 -- Reported from S Transportation Committee to Floor - Consent

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

2/9/2006 -- Reported from S Transportation Committee to Floor - Consent

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

2/9/2006 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Ways & Means Committee (4460S.03C)

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    

2/9/2006 -- Hearing Conducted S Ways & Means Committee

SB 936 - Vogel - Allows county library boards to issue bonds for up to 5% of the value of property within the district instead of 1%
   LR: 4643S.01T    

2/9/2006 -- Voted Do Pass S Ways & Means Committee - Consent

SB 1031 - Klindt - Sets the maximum penalty for violating any order by the Public Service Commission relating to federal natural gas safety standards
   LR: 5109S.02P    SCS SBs 1031 & 846

2/9/2006 -- S First Read

SB 1032 - Cauthorn - Amends the law relating to physician assistants
   LR: 5044S.02P    SCS SB 1032

2/9/2006 -- S First Read

SB 1033 - Kennedy - Increases wage for special advisors to the St. Louis City Police Retirement Board
   LR: 3800L.01I    

2/9/2006 -- S First Read

SB 1034 - Green - Amends the laws relating to the practice of professional counselors
   LR: 5111S.01I    

2/9/2006 -- S First Read

SB 1035 - Mayer - Limits investment firm and law firm support in general obligation bond elections
   LR: 4890S.01I    

2/9/2006 -- S First Read

SB 1036 - Mayer - Modifies watercraft law with respect to personal floatation devices, use of lights, approaching emergency vehicles and other issues
   LR: 4478S.02I    

2/9/2006 -- S First Read

SB 1037 - Mayer - Extends the expiration date for the public drinking water primacy fees until September 1, 2011
   LR: 4950L.04C    HCS SB 1037

2/9/2006 -- S First Read

SB 1038 - Mayer - Expands the ability currently available to the Department of Natural Resources to enter into cooperative agreements with particular organizations
   LR: 4952S.02I    

2/9/2006 -- S First Read

SB 1039 - Bray - Eliminates the annual state of the state transportation address given by the Director of the Department of Transportation to the General Assembly
   LR: 5087S.01P    

2/9/2006 -- S First Read

SCR 26 - Crowell - Establishes the "Joint Interim Committee on Low Income Housing Tax Credits"
   LR: 4201S.01I    

2/9/2006 -- Referred S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions & Ethics Committee

SCR 27 - Crowell - Urges the Missouri Congressional Delegation to support legislation calling for federal approval of extension of the Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail
   LR: 4923S.01I    

2/9/2006 -- Referred S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions & Ethics Committee

SR 2007 - Shields - Authorizes Senate employee classification and rates of pay
   

2/9/2006 -- S offered