Senate Action for 3/16/2006

SB 561 - Gross - Limits the amount of expenditures from gaming boat admission fees revenue
   LR: 3339S.04T    
3/16/2006 -- Referred H Veterans Committee

SB 575 - Scott - Modifies provisions on donation of unused prescription drugs
   LR: 3583S.02P    SCS SBs 575 & 714
3/16/2006 -- Referred H Health Care Policy Committee

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
3/16/2006 -- Referred H Transportation Committee

SB 590 - Nodler - Renders several alterations to the state's higher education policy
   LR: 3716L.07C    HCS SS SCS SB 590
3/16/2006 -- Referred H Higher Education Committee

SB 612 - Engler - Authorizes the conveyance of property owned by the state in St. Francois County to the Farmington American Legion Post 416
   LR: 3605S.03T    
3/16/2006 -- Referred H Corrections & Public Institutions Committee

SB 614 - Stouffer - Creates an income tax credit for contributions to residential treatment agencies
   LR: 3603L.03T    HCS SCS SB 614
3/16/2006 -- Referred H Ways & Means Committee

SB 616 - Stouffer - Prescribes requirements for assisted living facilities
   LR: 3627S.13T    CCS HCS SCS SB 616
3/16/2006 -- S Third Read and Passed
3/16/2006 -- H First Read

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
3/16/2006 -- Referred H Ways & Means Committee

SB 630 - Gross - Modifies eligibility requirements for the Homestead Preservation Tax Credit
   LR: 3309S.03T    SCS SB 630
3/16/2006 -- Referred H Senior Citizen Advocacy Committee

SB 642 - Scott - Creates a graduated increase in payments to sheltered workshops
   LR: 3620S.01I    
3/16/2006 -- Reported from S Aging, Families, Mental & Public Health Committee to Floor

SB 644 - Shields - Alters provisions regarding public school funding
   LR: 3315L.06C    HCS SB 644
3/16/2006 -- Referred H Special Committee on Student Achievement and Finance Committee

SB 645 - Griesheimer - Modifies the Missouri Business Use Incentive for Large-Scale Development Act
   LR: 3713S.01T    
3/16/2006 -- Referred H Job Creation & Economic Development Committee

SB 648 - Champion - Replaces the term "lunatic asylum" with "mental health facility" in statute about fire escapes and stairs
   LR: 3209S.02T    
3/16/2006 -- Referred H Special Committee on Health Care Facilities Committee

SB 650 - Champion - Specifies terms of office and eligibility criteria for the governing board of Missouri State University
   LR: 3306S.04T    SCS SB 650
3/16/2006 -- Referred H Higher Education Committee

SB 666 - Engler - Modifies provisions regarding fire protection
   LR: 3281S.07S    CCS HCS SCS SB 666
3/16/2006 -- Referred H Crime Prevention & Public Safety Committee

SB 677 - Gross - Removes references to the Committee on Radiation Control from Chapter 192, RSMo
   LR: 3157S.01T    
3/16/2006 -- Referred H Health Care Policy Committee

SB 678 - Gross - Repeals the quarterly tax collections report requirement for temporary tax collection
   LR: 3088S.01T    
3/16/2006 -- Referred H Ways & Means Committee

SB 682 - Cauthorn - Exempts pension and retirement income of seniors from income taxation
   LR: 3649S.01I    
3/16/2006 -- Voted Do Pass S Ways & Means Committee

SB 696 - Nodler - Modifies laws relating to economic development projects
   LR: 3397L.06C    HCS SS SB 696
3/16/2006 -- Reported from S Ways & Means Committee to Floor

SB 701 - Crowell - Modifies educational assistance benefits for Missouri National Guard members
   LR: 3580S.02T    SCS SBs 701 & 948
3/16/2006 -- Referred H Veterans Committee

SB 712 - Scott - Authorizes the Governor to convey various pieces of state property
   LR: 3602L.04C    HCS SB 712
3/16/2006 -- Referred H Corrections & Public Institutions Committee

SB 744 - Klindt - Exempts motor fuel used for agricultural purposes from local sales tax
   LR: 3378S.02P    SCS SB 744
3/16/2006 -- Referred H Agriculture Policy Committee

SB 747 - Klindt - Requires used car dealers to complete educational seminars in order to obtain a license
   LR: 3082S.03T    SCS SB 747
3/16/2006 -- Referred H Transportation Committee

SB 749 - Engler - Modifies minimum experience requirements for interior designer registration
   LR: 3474S.02T    SCS SB 749
3/16/2006 -- Referred H Professional Registration & Licensing Committee

SB 751 - Stouffer - Allows the City of Corder to sell property purchased from the school district for any purpose after twenty-five years
   LR: 3715S.02T    SCS SB 751
3/16/2006 -- Referred H Local Government Committee

SB 765 - Dougherty - Enacts provisions relating to emergency medical treatment
   LR: 3546L.04T    HCS SCS SB 765
3/16/2006 -- Referred H Health Care Policy Committee

SB 766 - Vogel - Modifies the definition of "state agency" with regard to income tax set offs
   LR: 3941S.01P    
3/16/2006 -- Referred H Ways & Means Committee

SB 773 - Cauthorn - Changes various sections pertaining to agriculture
   LR: 3330L.06C    HCS SCS SB 773
3/16/2006 -- Referred H Special Committee on Agri-Business Committee

SB 802 - Shields - Defines the terms "owner", "registered voter" and "voter" when used in provisions about certain sewer districts
   LR: 4006S.02T    SCS SB 802
3/16/2006 -- Referred H Local Government Committee

SB 803 - Griesheimer - Grants the Highway Patrol authority to investigate excursion gambling boat activities
   LR: 3943S.01I    
3/16/2006 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Ways & Means Committee (3943S.02C)

SB 805 - Gross - Modifies provisions relating to taxation
   LR: 3116L.05C    HCS SB 805
3/16/2006 -- Referred H Ways & Means Committee

SB 809 - Graham - Provides municipalities the option of adopting the zoning regulations of the county in lieu of their own
   LR: 3553L.02T    HCS SB 809
3/16/2006 -- Referred H Local Government Committee

SB 818 - Scott - Amends requirements for filing financial interest statements
   LR: 4159S.01P    
3/16/2006 -- Referred H Elections Committee

SB 819 - Scott - Modifies licensure requirements for professional engineers and land surveyors
   LR: 4152L.02T    HCS SB 819
3/16/2006 -- Referred H Professional Registration & Licensing Committee

SB 828 - Scott - Repeals the sunset provision for dental hygienists
   LR: 3870L.01T    
3/16/2006 -- Referred H Professional Registration & Licensing Committee

SB 837 - Loudon - Modifies the membership of various governing bodies that administer state insurance programs
   LR: 3660L.03T    HCS SB 837
3/16/2006 -- Referred H Insurance Policy Committee

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
3/16/2006 -- Referred H Transportation Committee

SB 841 - Ridgeway - Authorizes peer review committees for certain emergency medical services
   LR: 4111S.02C    SCS SB 841
3/16/2006 -- Reported from S Aging, Families, Mental & Public Health Committee to Floor w/SCS

SB 863 - Engler - Modifies the definition of "volunteer fire protection association"
   LR: 4414S.01T    
3/16/2006 -- Hearing Conducted H Local Government Committee
3/16/2006 -- Voted Do Pass H Local Government Committee - Consent

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
3/16/2006 -- Referred H Transportation Committee

SB 881 - Engler - Authorizes the Governor to convey state property to St. Francois County
   LR: 4385S.02T    
3/16/2006 -- Referred H Corrections & Public Institutions Committee

SB 882 - Engler - Regulates various blasting and excavation activities
   LR: 4352L.05C    HCS SCS SB 882
3/16/2006 -- Reported from S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee to Floor w/SCS

SB 893 - Scott - Modifies provisions relating to emergency services and fire protection
   LR: 4479L.04T    HCS SB 893
3/16/2006 -- Referred H Local Government Committee

SB 895 - Engler - Synchronizes the penalties, administrative orders, civil actions and other remedies available to the Director of the Department of Insurance throughout the insurance code; modifies law with respect to certain types of service contracts; and revises filing fees
   LR: 4180L.12C    HCS SS SCS SB 895
3/16/2006 -- Reported from S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee to Floor w/SCS

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
3/16/2006 -- Reported from S Small Business, Insurance & Industrial Relations Committee to Floor w/SCS

SB 906 - Engler - Modifies various provisions relating to lead abatement
   LR: 3591S.01P    
3/16/2006 -- Referred H Special Committee on Urban Issues Committee

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
3/16/2006 -- Referred H Transportation Committee

SB 912 - Goodman - Establishes a virtual school program
   LR: 4591S.03T    SS SCS SB 912
3/16/2006 -- Reported from S Education Committee to Floor w/SCS

SB 915 - Koster - Sets targets for renewable energy use
   LR: 4541S.08S    CCS HCS SCS SB 915
3/16/2006 -- Referred H Utilities Committee

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
3/16/2006 -- S Third Read and Passed
3/16/2006 -- H 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    
3/16/2006 -- Referred H Special Committee on General Laws Committee

SB 932 - Scott - Modifies laws relating to county officials
   LR: 4624S.08T    CCS#2 HCS SCS SB 932
3/16/2006 -- Referred H Local Government Committee

SB 933 - Scott - Transfers the duty of appointing railroad policemen from the Highway Patrol to the Director of the Department of Public Safety
   LR: 4640S.01T    
3/16/2006 -- Referred H Crime Prevention & Public Safety 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    
3/16/2006 -- Referred H Local Government Committee

SB 969 - Stouffer - Modifies several provisions relating to transportation and laws pertaining to motor vehicles
   LR: 4853L.10C    HCS SS SCS SB 969
3/16/2006 -- Reported from S Transportation Committee to Floor w/SCS

SB 1001 - Griesheimer - Modifies lawful presence requirements for driver's licenses, modifies graduated driver's license law and allows the Highway Commission to revoke licenses and registrations of motor carriers in certain circumstances
   LR: 4958S.05T    CCS HCS SCS SBs 1001, 896 & 761
3/16/2006 -- Referred H Transportation Committee

SB 1002 - Mayer - Allows the imposition of an additional fee for drainage districts
   LR: 4381L.06T    HCS SB 1002
3/16/2006 -- Reported from S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee to Floor w/SCS

SB 1006 - Goodman - Provides an income tax credit for volunteer firefighters
   LR: 4850S.01I    
3/16/2006 -- Hearing Scheduled But Not Heard S Ways & Means Committee

SB 1041 - Gibbons - Creates the crime of "knowingly receiving, selling, or obtaining personal health information"
   LR: 5118L.08C    HCS SS SCS SB 1041
3/16/2006 -- Reported from S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee to Floor w/SCS

SB 1049 - Shields - Establishes the "Disabled Employee's Health Assistance Program (DEHAP)"
   LR: 4941S.05C    SCS SB 1049
3/16/2006 -- Reported from S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee to Floor w/SCS

SB 1058 - Loudon - Modifies several provisions of law relating to judicial procedures and personnel, for example, the act repeals the requirement that second-hand junk dealers keep a register for copper wire and cable sales
   LR: 4844L.09C    HCS SS SB 1058
3/16/2006 -- Reported from S Transportation Committee to Floor

SB 1066 - Klindt - Provides certain telecommunication companies the opportunity to request a waiver from the requirement that tariffs be filed to reduce rates for any service in which the current rate exceeds the maximum allowable price
   LR: 4840S.04T    SS SB 1066
3/16/2006 -- Reported from S Commerce, Energy and the Environment Committee to Floor

SB 1072 - Loudon - Repeals the abandoned manufactured home statutes
   LR: 4483S.01P    
3/16/2006 -- Reported from S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee to Floor

SB 1081 - Clemens - Authorizes the Department of Natural Resources to require a bond as a condition of issuing permits for facilities that utilize innovative technologies for wastewater treatment facilities
   LR: 5171S.02P    SCS SB 1081
3/16/2006 -- Reported from S Agriculture, Conservation, Parks & Natural Resources Committee to Floor w/SCS

SB 1104 - Cauthorn - Defines a qualified Missouri biodiesel producer as a facility that is owned by at least 51% of Missouri agricultural producers
   LR: 5357S.02C    SCS SB 1104
3/16/2006 -- Reported from S Commerce, Energy and the Environment Committee to Floor w/SCS

SB 1138 - Vogel - Allows the Director of Revenue to require certain tax returns be filed electronically
   LR: 5151S.01I    
3/16/2006 -- Hearing Scheduled But Not Heard S Ways & Means Committee

SB 1140 - Gibbons - Modifies provisions relating to the taxation of real property
   LR: 4247S.12P    SCS SB 1140
3/16/2006 -- Hearing Conducted S Ways & Means Committee

SB 1229 - Champion - Creates a tax credit for children in crisis
   LR: 5458L.06T    HCS SS SCS SB 1229
3/16/2006 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Ways & Means Committee (5458S.03C)

SB 1254 - Shields - Modifies laws relating to reporting requirements, expenditures and campaign contributions
   LR: 5465S.05P    SS SCS SB 1254
3/16/2006 -- S Third Read and Passed
3/16/2006 -- H 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
3/16/2006 -- Referred H Rules 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    
3/16/2006 -- S adopted
3/16/2006 -- Reported to the House

SCR 30 - Scott - Supports formation of a task force to develop a more balanced plan that incorporates the recreational, environmental and aesthetic values of the Lake of the Ozarks
   LR: 5290S.02I    
3/16/2006 -- SCA 1 S adopted
3/16/2006 -- S adopted, as amended
3/16/2006 -- Reported to the House

SJR 31 - Ridgeway - Elevates the allowable level of bonded indebtedness for school districts from 15% to 20%
   LR: 3993S.01P    
3/16/2006 -- Reported from S Education Committee to Floor

HB 1001 - Icet - To appropriate money to the Board of Fund Commissioners for the cost of issuing, processing and defeasing and to transfer money among certain funds.
   LR: 3001L.03T    CCS SCS HB 1001
3/16/2006 -- S First Read

HB 1002 - Icet - To appropriate money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the State Board of Education and the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, and the several divisions.
   LR: 3002L.04T    CCS SCS HCS HB 1002
3/16/2006 -- S First Read

HB 1003 - Icet - To appropriate money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Department of Higher Education, the several divisions, programs, and institutions of higher education.
   LR: 3003L.04T    CCS SCS HCS HB 1003
3/16/2006 -- S First Read

HB 1004 - Icet - To appropriate money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Department of Revenue, Department of Transportation, the several divisions and programs.
   LR: 3004L.04T    CCS SCS HCS HB 1004
3/16/2006 -- S First Read

HB 1005 - Icet - To appropriate money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Office of Administration, the Department of Transportation, the Department of Public Safety, and the Chief Executi
   LR: 3005L.04T    CCS SCS HCS HB 1005
3/16/2006 -- S First Read

HB 1249 - Spreng - Exempts all motor vehicles assembled and sold in Missouri from the state sales and use tax
   LR: 3762L.01P    
3/16/2006 -- Hearing Conducted S Ways & Means Committee

HB 1688 - Johnson - Prohibits certain sales tax revenue from inclusion as economic activity tax revenue for TIF projects
   LR: 4934L.01T    
3/16/2006 -- S Third and Passed - Consent
3/16/2006 -- Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed
3/16/2006 -- Signed by House Speaker
3/16/2006 -- Signed by Senate President
3/16/2006 -- Delivered to Governor
3/16/2006 -- Signed by Governor