Senate Action for 3/14/2007

SB 26 - Bartle - Allows Department of Transportation to construct toll roads under certain conditions
   LR: 0139S.01I    
3/14/2007 -- Hearing Conducted S Transportation Committee

SB 40 - Ridgeway - Creates various tax incentives for certain energy uses
   LR: 0214L.06C    HCS SS SB 40
3/14/2007 -- Bill Placed on Informal Calendar

SB 42 - Purgason - Allows retailers to pay sales tax on behalf of customers
   LR: 0277S.01I    
3/14/2007 -- Voted Do Pass S Ways & Means Committee

SB 47 - Engler - Modifies provisions regarding fire protection
   LR: 0104L.09T    HCS SCS SB 47
3/14/2007 -- SCS S adopted
3/14/2007 -- Perfected
3/14/2007 -- Reported Truly Perfected S Rules Committee

SB 54 - Koster - Modifies provisions relating to renewable energy, alternative fuel, and environmental regulation
   LR: 0467L.03T    HCS SCS SB 54
3/14/2007 -- H First Read

SB 86 - Champion - Modifies provisions of the Children in Crisis Tax Credit Program
   LR: 0519S.06T    CCS#2 HCS SCS SB 86
3/14/2007 -- Removed S Consent Calendar

SB 139 - Bray - Eliminates the annual State of the State Transportation Address given by the Director of the Department of Transportation to the General Assembly
   LR: 0442S.01P    
3/14/2007 -- H First Read

SB 166 - Griesheimer - Modifies various provisions relating to tourism
   LR: 0192S.02T    
3/14/2007 -- H Second Read

SB 180 - Green - Amends law relating to the hiring of unqualified employees on public projects
   LR: 0603S.01I    
3/14/2007 -- Hearing Conducted S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee

SB 193 - Griesheimer - Creates the "Missouri County Planning Act"
   LR: 0871S.01I    
3/14/2007 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee (0871S.04C)

SB 200 - Stouffer - Authorizes the Highways and Transportation Commission to take the necessary steps to implement and administer a state plan to conform with the Unified Carrier Registration Act of 2005
   LR: 0975S.01P    
3/14/2007 -- H First Read

SB 215 - Loudon - Allows for the formation of captive insurance companies within Missouri under certain conditions
   LR: 0058S.09T    SS SCS SB 215
3/14/2007 -- Bill Placed on Informal Calendar
3/14/2007 -- SS for SCS S offered (Loudon)--(0058S.09F)
3/14/2007 -- SA 1 to SS for SCS S offered & Ruled out of order (Shoemyer)--(0058S07.01L)
3/14/2007 -- SA 2 to SS for SCS S offered & defeated (Bray)--(005809.03S)
3/14/2007 -- SS for SCS S adopted
3/14/2007 -- Perfected
3/14/2007 -- Reported Truly Perfected S Rules Committee
3/14/2007 -- Referred S Governmental Accountability and Fiscal Oversight Committee

SB 224 - Rupp - Allows married taxpayers filing joint returns to deduct a portion of contributions to the Missouri Higher Education Savings Program from income
   LR: 1247S.01I    
3/14/2007 -- Voted Do Pass S Ways & Means Committee

SB 239 - Stouffer - Modifies various provisions relating to transportation and the regulation of motor vehicles
   LR: 1295L.26C    HCS SS SCS SBs 239, 24 & 445
3/14/2007 -- Bill Placed on Informal Calendar
3/14/2007 -- SS for SCS S offered (Stouffer)--(1295S.13F)
3/14/2007 -- SA 1 to SS for SCS S offered & adopted (Green)--(1295S13.04S)
3/14/2007 -- SA 2 to SS for SCS S offered (Green)--(1295S13.05S)
3/14/2007 -- SA 1 to SA 2 to SS for SCS S offered & defeated (Purgason)--(1295S13.01S)
3/14/2007 -- SA 2 to SS for SCS S adopted
3/14/2007 -- SA 3 to SS for SCS S offered & adopted (Shields)--(1295S13.11S)
3/14/2007 -- SA 4 to SS for SCS S offered & adopted (Griesheimer)--(1295S13.10S)
3/14/2007 -- SA 5 to SS for SCS S offered & adopted (Griesheimer)--(1295S13.07S)
3/14/2007 -- SA 6 to SS for SCS S offered & adopted (Gross)--(1295S13.18S)
3/14/2007 -- SA 7 to SS for SCS S offered & adopted (Shoemyer)--(9027L01.01L)
3/14/2007 -- SA 8 to SS for SCS S offered & adopted (Purgason)--(1295S13.09S)
3/14/2007 -- SA 9 to SS for SCS S offered & adopted (Graham)--(1295S13.13S)
3/14/2007 -- SA 10 to SS for SCS S offered & adopted (Barnitz)--(1295S13.19S)
3/14/2007 -- SA 11 to SS for SCS S offered & adopted (Mayer)--(1295S13.14S)
3/14/2007 -- SA 12 to SS for SCS S offered & adopted (Ridgeway)--(1295S13.16S)
3/14/2007 -- SA 13 to SS for SCS S offered & adopted (Coleman)--(1295S13.01F)
3/14/2007 -- SS for SCS, as amended, S adopted
3/14/2007 -- Perfected

SB 242 - Nodler - Amends various provisions of the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement
   LR: 0846S.06C    SCS SB 242
3/14/2007 -- Bill Placed on Informal Calendar

SB 257 - Engler - Modifies the treatment of firearms during state emergencies
   LR: 1357S.01T    
3/14/2007 -- SA 1 S offered & defeated (Bray)--(1357S01.01F)
3/14/2007 -- SA 2 S offered & defeated (Bray)--(1357S01.03S)
3/14/2007 -- SA 3 S offered & Ruled out of order (Bray)--(1357S01.02S)
3/14/2007 -- Perfected
3/14/2007 -- Reported Truly Perfected S Rules Committee

SB 260 - Koster - Modifies provisions on child care subsidies
   LR: 1376S.02C    SCS SBs 260 & 71
3/14/2007 -- Bill Placed on Informal Calendar

SB 284 - Griesheimer - Authorizes statewide video service franchise agreements
   LR: 0368L.06T    HCS SS SCS SB 284
3/14/2007 -- HA 1 to HCS H offered & adopted (Emery)--(0368L06.03H)
3/14/2007 -- HA 2 to CHS H offered (Pratt)--(0386L06.01L)
3/14/2007 -- HA 1 to HA 2 to HCS H offered & withdrawn (Talboy)--(0368L06.02F)
3/14/2007 -- HA 2 to HCS H defeated
3/14/2007 -- HA 3 to HCS H offered & defeated (Harris 23)--(0386L06.04H)
3/14/2007 -- HA 4 to HCS H offered & defeated (Aull)--(0386L06.02H)
3/14/2007 -- HA 5 to HCS H offered & defeated (Witte)--(0386L06.09H)
3/14/2007 -- HA 6 to HCS H offered & defeated (Oxford)--(0386L06.06H)
3/14/2007 -- HA 7 to HCS H offered & defeated (Harris 23)--(0386L06.08H)
3/14/2007 -- HCS, as amended, H adopted
3/14/2007 -- H Third Read and Passed - EC defeated

SB 294 - Vogel - Allows the Director of Revenue to require certain tax returns be filed electronically
   LR: 1332S.01I    
3/14/2007 -- Voted Do Pass S Ways & Means Committee

SB 297 - Loudon - Prohibits persons from selling vehicle protection products in Missouri unless certain conditions are met
   LR: 1320S.02C    SCS SB 297
3/14/2007 -- Bill Placed on Informal Calendar

SB 299 - Purgason - Modifies various provisions relating to liquor control
   LR: 1526S.06T    CCS HCS SCS SB 299 & SS SCS SB 616
3/14/2007 -- H Second Read

SB 304 - Loudon - Creates the "Interstate Insurance Product Regulation Compact"
   LR: 0922S.01I    
3/14/2007 -- Removed S Consent Calendar

SB 309 - Stouffer - Modifies various provisions relating to the realm of surplus lines insurance
   LR: 1539S.02P    SCS SB 309
3/14/2007 -- H First Read

SB 310 - Stouffer - Submits to the voters a one-cent sales tax proposal to assist in the reconstruction, rebuilding, construction, and conversion of Interstate 70 and Interstate 44 into an eight-lane interstate system
   LR: 1193S.03I    
3/14/2007 -- Hearing Conducted S Transportation Committee

SB 323 - Graham - Modifies provisions relating to the Community Children's Services Fund and the foster parent's bill of rights
   LR: 1245L.02C    HCS SB 323
3/14/2007 -- H Second Read

SB 332 - Stouffer - Transfers the administration of the Crime Victims' Compensation Fund from the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to the Department of Public Safety
   LR: 1540S.01P    
3/14/2007 -- H First Read

SB 334 - Griesheimer - Modifies the provisions relating to brand extensions for beer products
   LR: 1576S.01P    
3/14/2007 -- H Second Read

SB 335 - Griesheimer - Revises various laws regarding the registration, licensure and sale of motor vehicles
   LR: 1572S.01I    
3/14/2007 -- Hearing Conducted S Transportation Committee

SB 339 - Mayer - Creates the "Fairness in Public Construction Act"
   LR: 1248S.06T    SCS SB 339
3/14/2007 -- H Third Read and Passed
3/14/2007 -- Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed

SB 345 - Shoemyer - Allows counties to impose a property tax to fund cemetery maintenance
   LR: 1657S.01P    
3/14/2007 -- H Second Read

SB 347 - Shoemyer - Defines "utility vehicle" for purposes of motor vehicle law and enacts various provisions regulating their use
   LR: 1594L.01I    
3/14/2007 -- Hearing Conducted S Transportation Committee

SB 348 - Koster - Enacts various provisions affecting illegal aliens
   LR: 1660S.05C    SCS SBs 348, 626 & 461
3/14/2007 -- Hearing Conducted S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee

SB 352 - Clemens - Adds vehicles driven by conservation agents to the list of vehicles considered "emergency vehicles"
   LR: 0650S.01T    
3/14/2007 -- H Second Read

SB 360 - Goodman - Removes the requirement that city managers of third-class cities must be city residents
   LR: 1476S.03P    SCS SB 360
3/14/2007 -- H Second Read

SB 365 - Koster - Allows cities to impose a property tax to fund the construction, operation and maintenance of a community health center
   LR: 1653S.02C    SCS SB 365
3/14/2007 -- Removed S Consent Calendar

SB 370 - Scott - Modifies provisions relating to abortion
   LR: 1567S.04C    SCS SBs 370, 375 & 432
3/14/2007 -- Bill Placed on Informal Calendar

SB 387 - Mayer - Creates the "Missouri Rice Certification Act"
   LR: 0881S.03I    
3/14/2007 -- Voted Do Pass S Agriculture, Conservation, Parks & Natural Resources Committee

SB 393 - McKenna - Establishes a consolidation process for fire protection districts located wholly in a county of the first classification
   LR: 1842S.02P    SCS SB 393
3/14/2007 -- Committee Vote Reconsidered
3/14/2007 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee - Consent (1842S.02C)

SB 395 - McKenna - Designates a portion of State Route M between Old Lemay Ferry Road and Moss Hollow Road in the city of Barnhart as the "Officer Stephen Strehl Memorial Highway"
   LR: 1841S.01P    
3/14/2007 -- H Second Read

SB 407 - Shoemyer - Allows public water supply districts to enter into contracts with other water districts and municipalities to supply water
   LR: 1754S.01T    
3/14/2007 -- H First Read

SB 412 - Griesheimer - Allows liquor samples for tastings at retailed licensed premises
   LR: 1892S.01I    
3/14/2007 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee (1892S.03C)

SB 416 - Goodman - Modifies the law with regard to lands held by certain utilities and Public Service Commission approval of certain territorial agreements for water and electric service areas
   LR: 1753S.03T    CCS HCS SB 416
3/14/2007 -- H First Read

SB 418 - Champion - Increases the monthly personal needs payment under the Supplemental Nursing Care Program
   LR: 1787S.03T    SCS SB 418
3/14/2007 -- SA 1 to SCS S offered & adopted (Champion)--(1787S03.01S)
3/14/2007 -- SCS, as amended, S adopted
3/14/2007 -- Perfected
3/14/2007 -- Reported Truly Perfected S Rules Committee
3/14/2007 -- Referred S Governmental Accountability and Fiscal Oversight Committee

SB 440 - Days - Changes the "Missouri Minority Business Advocacy Committee" to the "Missouri Minority and Women Business Advocacy Committee"
   LR: 2010S.01P    
3/14/2007 -- H First Read

SB 451 - Goodman - Authorizes the Department of Agriculture to regulate automotive lubricants
   LR: 2049S.01I    
3/14/2007 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Agriculture, Conservation, Parks & Natural Resources Committee (2049S.02C)

SB 461 - Callahan - Provides for state enforcement of federal immigration laws
   LR: 1857S.01I    
3/14/2007 -- Hearing Conducted S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee

SB 473 - Clemens - Modifies the definition of livestock for which it is a crime to steal and modifies the penalties for such offenders
   LR: 0315S.02I    
3/14/2007 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Agriculture, Conservation, Parks & Natural Resources Committee (0315S.03C)

SB 484 - Stouffer - Revises procedure for conducting commercial motor vehicle roadside inspections and requires certain vehicle owners to verify registration with motor carrier services in order to obtain or renew license plates
   LR: 1721S.04C    SCS SB 484
3/14/2007 -- Hearing Conducted S Transportation Committee

SB 489 - Clemens - Modifies the maximum amount of certain agricultural tax credits that may be issued each fiscal year
   LR: 2184S.01I    
3/14/2007 -- Voted Do Pass S Agriculture, Conservation, Parks & Natural Resources Committee

SB 499 - Engler - Allows fuel ethanol produced from qualified biomass to be eligible for certain fuel ethanol production subsidies
   LR: 2178S.03C    SCS SB 499
3/14/2007 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Agriculture, Conservation, Parks & Natural Resources Committee (2178S.03C)

SB 501 - Koster - Provides a motor fuel tax exemption for certain organizations that operate public mass transportation authorities
   LR: 2112S.01I    
3/14/2007 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Ways & Means Committee (2112S.02C)

SB 513 - Clemens - Allows nurses working in any area of need to qualify for the Professional and Practical Nursing Student Loan Program
   LR: 2170S.01T    
3/14/2007 -- Hearing Conducted S Education Committee
3/14/2007 -- Voted Do Pass S Education Committee - Consent

SB 521 - Lager - Removes weight limitation on certain farm use vehicles so that any commercial motor vehicle operated in intrastate commerce bearing a class F plate will be exempt from specified commercial motor vehicle laws
   LR: 1778S.02C    SCS SB 521
3/14/2007 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Transportation Committee (1778S.02C)

SB 531 - Gibbons - Modifies provisions relating to the administrative duties of the Missouri State Highway Patrol
   LR: 1524S.05C    SCS SB 531
3/14/2007 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee (1524S.05C)

SB 537 - Lager - Amends the law relating to physician assistants
   LR: 2084S.01I    
3/14/2007 -- Voted Do Pass S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 539 - Justus - Modifies requirements for anti-bullying policies of local school districts
   LR: 2352L.01I    
3/14/2007 -- Hearing Conducted S Education Committee

SB 540 - Kennedy - Allows the Mehlville School District to impose up to a one percent sales tax to provide revenue for the operation of the school district
   LR: 2203S.01I    
3/14/2007 -- Voted Do Not Pass S Ways & Means Committee

SB 543 - Stouffer - Modifies various provisions relating to license plates and exempts certain motor vehicles from state safety inspection
   LR: 2371L.03C    HCS SB 543
3/14/2007 -- H First Read

SB 554 - Gibbons - Modifies provisions relating to the taxation of real property
   LR: 1944S.01I    
3/14/2007 -- Voted Do Pass S Ways & Means Committee

SB 561 - Engler - Alters provisions regarding teacher termination hearings
   LR: 2384S.01I    
3/14/2007 -- Hearing Conducted S Education Committee

SB 564 - Smith - Modifies which entities may sponsor a charter school
   LR: 2183S.01I    
3/14/2007 -- Hearing Conducted S Education Committee

SB 572 - Vogel - Allows the curators of the University of Missouri to close certain financial records relating to donor or potential donors
   LR: 2341L.01I    
3/14/2007 -- Voted Do Pass S Education Committee

SB 580 - Stouffer - Requires motorists who have had their driver's licenses suspended or revoked to display restricted license plates
   LR: 2291S.03I    
3/14/2007 -- Hearing Conducted S Transportation Committee

SB 582 - Shoemyer - Modifies provisions of law relating to sales tax
   LR: 2375L.02C    HCS SB 582
3/14/2007 -- Voted Do Pass S Ways & Means Committee - Consent

SB 590 - Gibbons - Phases out the corporate franchise tax
   LR: 2420S.02I    
3/14/2007 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Ways & Means Committee (2420S.03C)

SB 605 - Coleman - Modifies the "coupling provision" of Section 94.660, which currently requires both the city of St. Louis and St. Louis County to approve a transportation sales tax before a transportation sales tax can go into effect in either jurisdiction
   LR: 2199S.04P    
3/14/2007 -- Hearing Conducted S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee
3/14/2007 -- Voted Do Pass S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee - Consent

SB 611 - Goodman - Modifies provisions relating to the public defender system
   LR: 2363S.03P    SCS SB 611
3/14/2007 -- Re-referred S Governmental Accountability & Fiscal Oversight Committee

SB 626 - Ridgeway - Enacts various provisions affecting illegal aliens
   LR: 2295S.01I    
3/14/2007 -- Hearing Conducted S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee

SB 627 - Ridgeway - Prohibits the use of language interpreters in connection with the commercial driver's license examination process
   LR: 2298S.01I    
3/14/2007 -- Voted Do Pass S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee - Consent

SB 638 - Bray - Changes the amount of time for which the board of aldermen of a fourth-class city can lengthen the term of the mayor by ordinance
   LR: 2525S.02P    SCS SB 638
3/14/2007 -- Hearing Conducted S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee
3/14/2007 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee - Consent (2525S.02C)

SB 644 - Griesheimer - Establishes new requirements for direct wine sales
   LR: 2499S.01I    
3/14/2007 -- Hearing Conducted S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee

SB 654 - Kennedy - Allows the St. Louis Board of Police Commissioners to delegate some of its powers to hearing officers
   LR: 2563L.06C    HCS SS SB 654
3/14/2007 -- Hearing Conducted S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee
3/14/2007 -- Voted Do Pass S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee

SB 664 - Scott - Modifies laws relating to the Board of Nursing Home Administrators
   LR: 2500L.04C    HCS SCS SB 664
3/14/2007 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee - Consent (2500S.03C)

SB 698 - Ridgeway - Establishes the Betty L. Thompson Scholarship Program
   LR: 2454S.03C    SCS SB 698
3/14/2007 -- Hearing Conducted S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee
3/14/2007 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee (2454S.03C)

SCR 19 - Coleman - Urges Congress to reauthorize the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) to assure federal funding for the Missouri MC+ for Kids Program
   LR: 2259L.01I    
3/14/2007 -- Voted Do Pass S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions & Ethics Committee

SCR 20 - Crowell - Recognizes October 3rd of each year as Science Day
   LR: 1537S.01I    
3/14/2007 -- Voted Do Pass S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions & Ethics Committee

SCR 23 - Bray - Urges the United States Congress to enact the United States Health Insurance Act sponsored by U.S. Representative John Conyers
   LR: 2181S.01I    
3/14/2007 -- Hearing Conducted S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions & Ethics Committee

SCR 25 - Scott - Encourages the Conservation Commission to develop a partnership with the Secretary of State to send voter registration information to certain individuals who are not registered to vote
   LR: 2613S.02I    
3/14/2007 -- S offered

SJR 9 - Crowell - Creates an exception to the prohibition against laws retrospective in operation by allowing the sexual offender registry laws to be applied retrospectively
   LR: 0928S.03P    SCS SJRs 9 & 17
3/14/2007 -- SCS S adopted
3/14/2007 -- Perfected
3/14/2007 -- Reported Truly Perfected S Rules Committee

SJR 13 - Vogel - Creates a property tax exemption for personal property of active duty military personnel
   LR: 1333S.01I    
3/14/2007 -- Voted Do Pass S Ways & Means Committee

HB 269 - Nolte - Bars illegal immigrants from attending public universities
   LR: 0693L.01P    
3/14/2007 -- Hearing Conducted S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee

HB 300 - Bruns - Establishes the Volunteer Firefighter Job Protection Act
   LR: 1227L.02P    HCS HB 300
3/14/2007 -- Hearing Conducted S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee

HB 327 - Richard - Modifies provisions of certain Department of Economic Development programs
   LR: 1217S.06T    SS SCS HCS HB 327
3/14/2007 -- Hearing Conducted S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee

HB 453 - Jetton - Creates an income tax credit for contributions to food pantries and modifies provisions of the Residential Treatment Agency Tax Credit Program
   LR: 0914S.04T    SS HCS HB 453
3/14/2007 -- Voted Do Pass S Ways & Means Committee

HCR 15 - Threlkeld - Recognizes November 2007 as "COPD Awareness Month" and November 21, 2007, as "COPD Awareness Day" in Missouri
   LR: 1608S.02C    SCS HCR 15
3/14/2007 -- Hearing Conducted S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions & Ethics Committee

HCR 25 - Yates - Urges the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to withdraw a portion of its proposed rules that would change the status of Truman Medical Center as a government owned or operated hospital
   LR: 2094L.01I    
3/14/2007 -- Hearing Conducted S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions & Ethics Committee

HJR 7 - Nieves - Makes English the language of all official proceedings in the state
   LR: 0401S.02T    SCS HJR 7
3/14/2007 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee (0401S.02C)