Bills with Hearings Conducted in Senate

SB 740 - Nodler - Changes the applicable local government entity from "county" to "political subdivision" for certain federal storm water requirements
1/23/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee
SB 741 - Bray - Allows small employers to obtain medical coverage through the Missouri Consolidated Health Care Plan
2/5/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Health and Mental Health Committee
SB 766 - Goodman - Criminalizes prenatal drug or alcohol use
1/15/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
SB 773 - Shoemyer - Regulates insurance agents selling Medicare Advantage plans
2/12/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Small Business, Insurance & Industrial Relations Committee
SB 777 - Justus - Creates the Missouri Earned Income Tax Credit
3/3/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Ways & Means Committee
SB 779 - Smith - Requires the state to provide fully subsidized preschool for certain children
2/13/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Education Committee
SB 785 - Coleman - Allows the City of St. Louis to control its police force without state intervention by passing an ordinance
1/30/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee
SB 786 - Coleman - Creates labeling requirements for radio frequency identification tags
1/31/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Commerce, Energy and the Environment Committee
SB 791 - Champion - Defines the process to be followed for a crime laboratory report to be received into evidence at any trial for criminal prosecution
1/22/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
SB 793 - Bartle - Allows Department of Transportation to construct toll roads under certain conditions
1/23/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Transportation Committee
SB 798 - Bray - Creates new penalties for signing false names on petitions
1/28/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee
SB 799 - Days - Enacts provisions on children's mental health
2/5/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Health and Mental Health Committee
SB 808 - Engler - Limits the types of individuals and organizations to whom the director of the department of revenue may award fee office contracts
2/25/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee
SB 814 - Wilson - Decreases acreage requirements for eligibility under the Distressed Areas Land Assemblage Tax Credit Act
1/30/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee
SB 833 - Bartle - Allows school districts to pay stipends to math and science teachers and allows licensing of teachers with a math or science degree
1/30/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Education Committee
SB 848 - Shoemyer - Requires all offices in the state capitol building to be accessible to individuals with disabilities
1/22/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee
SB 852 - Smith - Creates an earned income tax credit
3/3/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Ways & Means Committee
SB 855 - Coleman - Adds counseling services under MO HealthNet
1/29/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Health and Mental Health Committee
SB 864 - Rupp - Establishes a surcharge on criminal cases to fund a defined contribution system for certain law enforcement employees
4/2/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee
SB 875 - Graham - Creates the "Missouri's Civil War Trail Fund"
2/27/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee
SB 886 - Justus - Allows any municipality to adopt ordinances, orders, or regulations to control dangerous dogs, provided that no such ordinances, orders, or regulations are specific to breed
2/20/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee
SB 891 - Green - Prohibits imposition of penalties and interest on certain property tax payments
2/11/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Ways & Means Committee
SB 894 - Green - Creates an income tax deduction for higher education expenses
2/25/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Ways & Means Committee
SB 897 - Wilson - Increases the fee collected by each recorder of deeds to fund the county homeless person assistance program from $3 to $10, upon voter approval, if such a program has been created
2/6/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee
SB 908 - Engler - Requires electronic publication and access to the "Blue Book" in lieu of physical publication and distribution
1/28/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee
SB 916 - Goodman - Requires hospitals to report adverse health events to a patient safety organization for review
4/8/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Health and Mental Health Committee
SB 921 - Goodman - Adds coverage under the state legal expense fund for certain heath care professionals providing uncompensated service at summer camps
3/10/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
SB 922 - Goodman - Modifies the crime of making a false declaration
1/28/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
SB 945 - Green - Requires certain water corporations to disclose additional information in its annual report to the Public Service Commission
4/24/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Commerce, Energy and the Environment Committee
SB 966 - Dempsey - Provides additional workers' compensation benefits for public safety workers killed in the line of duty
3/4/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Small Business, Insurance & Industrial Relations Committee
SB 968 - Shields - Provides that nonpartisan commissions that select judges for gubernatorial appointment shall be subject to the Missouri Sunshine Act and shall not close meetings, records or votes relating to personnel matters
2/11/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
SB 973 - Engler - Regulates insurance agents selling Medicare Advantage plans
2/12/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Small Business, Insurance & Industrial Relations Committee
SB 984 - Shoemyer - Modifies provisions of the Bright Flight Scholarship Program
2/20/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Education Committee
SB 985 - Shoemyer - Modifies the crime of making a false declaration
1/28/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
SB 987 - Shoemyer - Modifies the membership of the MO HealthNet Oversight Committee by adding a licensed podiatrist and a licensed nurse
1/29/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Health and Mental Health Committee
SB 988 - Shoemyer - Exempts Veterans, service, and fraternal organizations from bingo and pull tab taxes
2/25/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Ways & Means Committee
SB 992 - Loudon - Limits increases in assessed value of residential real property due to reassessment until a transfer of ownership occurs
2/25/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Ways & Means Committee
SB 995 - Crowell - Modifies provisions relating to liability for school employees and volunteers
2/20/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Education Committee
SB 1005 - Bray - Adopts the Uniform Planned Community Act
2/13/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee
SB 1012 - Wilson - Establishes the Duty Free Zone Act
2/20/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee
SB 1017 - Mayer - Requires reports to school districts of certain property located within school district boundaries
4/2/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Education Committee
SB 1024 - Scott - Modifies provisions relating to liability for tort claims against the state, state entities, and state employees
3/10/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
SB 1028 - Justus - Requires reporting of taxpayer information regarding the utilization of state tax credits
3/3/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Ways & Means Committee
SB 1032 - Dempsey - Modifies provisions relating to dangerous animal registration
2/25/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
SB 1041 - Green - Prohibits utilities and their heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) affiliates from selling and installing home generators
4/24/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Commerce, Energy and the Environment Committee
SB 1042 - McKenna - Modifies provisions relating to teacher and school employee retirement systems
2/20/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee
SB 1056 - Justus - Modifies the membership on the Missouri Housing Development Commission
2/11/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee
SB 1062 - Barnitz - Modifies requirements for corporate filings
3/10/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
SB 1069 - Coleman - Exempts federal tax rebates from state income tax
4/9/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Ways & Means Committee
SB 1071 - Smith - Creates a method to publicly finance election campaigns for legislative and gubernatorial candidates
2/11/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee
SB 1072 - Rupp - Allows expanded charter school operations for charters specifying certain special education students and modifies sponsors
2/27/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Education Committee
SB 1078 - Rupp - Modifies provisions relating to charter schools
2/27/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Education Committee
SB 1082 - Days - Modifies the ballot requirements for elections
2/18/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee
SB 1083 - Coleman - Modifies law relating to voter registration and election offenses
2/18/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee
SB 1084 - Coleman - Eliminates penalization for state transportation aid for school districts operating magnet schools as part of a master desegregation settlement agreement
2/27/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Education Committee
SB 1085 - Coleman - Allows school districts to participate in the A+ Schools Program irrespective of their accreditation status
2/27/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Education Committee
SB 1088 - Clemens - Makes it unlawful for a person to possess, distribute, deliver, manufacture, produce, or cultivate a restricted natural substance, also known as jimson weed
2/19/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Agriculture, Conservation, Parks & Natural Resources Committee
SB 1092 - Engler - Creates the Minimum Salary Fund for Teachers to provide minimum salary supplements to public school teachers
3/5/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Education Committee
SB 1104 - Kennedy - Grants immunity to law enforcement agencies for damages caused by criminals involved in vehicle pursuits
3/31/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
SB 1106 - Scott - Modifies provisions relating to child abuse investigations
4/22/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Seniors, Families and Public Health Committee
SB 1119 - Griesheimer - Creates a ten-dollar court cost to reimburse counties for the cost of incarcerating state prisoners
3/3/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee
SB 1126 - Scott - Exempts certain independent contractors from being licensed as private investigators
2/25/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee
SB 1127 - Rupp - Establishes the Office of Autism Services
3/4/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Seniors, Families and Public Health Committee
SB 1136 - Callahan - Creates tax incentives for secondary mining uses
3/3/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Ways & Means Committee
SB 1143 - Mayer - Modifies the law regarding false or misleading television advertisements for legal services
2/25/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
SB 1145 - Scott - Allows counties without a charter form of government to adopt certain noise ordinances
4/16/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee
SB 1152 - Crowell - Creates the Minimum Salary Fund for Teachers to provide minimum salary supplements to public school teachers
3/5/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Education Committee
SB 1162 - Clemens - Licenses clinical laboratory science personnel
3/31/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee
SB 1166 - Dempsey - Provides for cost of living increases for Department of Mental Health contracted community providers
3/4/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Health and Mental Health Committee
SB 1191 - Ridgeway - Allows Clay County school boards to enter into agreements for financing of educational facilities
4/16/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Education Committee
SB 1196 - Goodman - Requires public bodies to provide requested public records in a certain format if the record cannot be altered by the recipient of the record
3/10/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee
SB 1205 - Goodman - Creates a sales and use tax exemption for utilities, machinery and equipment purchased by certain businesses
4/1/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Ways & Means Committee
SB 1206 - Goodman - Requires local governments to provide 72 hours notice for public meetings
3/26/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee
SB 1210 - Callahan - Adds professional corporations of eligible physicians to coverage under the state legal expense fund
4/7/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
SB 1216 - Bray - Establishes the implementation of a health care quality report card
4/22/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Health and Mental Health Committee
SB 1220 - Lager - Modifies provisions of various state tax credit programs
4/1/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Ways & Means Committee
SB 1221 - Lager - Creates the P-20 Council to create a more efficient and effective education system
4/9/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Education Committee
SB 1233 - Shields - Designates qualified hospitals as specified myocardial infarction or stroke centers
3/11/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Health and Mental Health Committee
SB 1238 - Goodman - Expands the crime of resisting arrest, stop, or detention
3/31/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
SB 1241 - Nodler - Modifies workers' compensation payments to dependents
3/4/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Small Business, Insurance & Industrial Relations Committee
SB 1248 - Mayer - Authorizes the development of a schedule for obtaining permits from the Department of Natural Resources for projects that require multiple environmental permits
4/17/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Commerce, Energy and the Environment Committee
SB 1253 - Shoemyer - Prohibits commercial use of individual county property tax records
4/17/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Commerce, Energy and the Environment Committee
SB 1254 - Green - Creates the "Political Subdivision Services Bidding Standards Act"
3/12/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee
SB 1272 - Kennedy - Governs the treatment of quality of care data between health carriers and health care providers
4/8/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Health and Mental Health Committee
SB 1277 - Scott - Allows electric and gas corporations to recover expenses for approved energy efficiency investments
4/10/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Commerce, Energy and the Environment Committee
SB 1279 - Clemens - Creates criteria for when certain dairy products shall be considered misbranded
4/15/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Agriculture, Conservation, Parks & Natural Resources Committee
SB 1281 - Griesheimer - Requires motor vehicle dealers to collect and remit sales tax
3/12/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee
SB 1287 - Scott - Requires the juvenile court to have concurrent jurisdiction with the probate court over guardianship actions for children who under the jurisdiction of the juvenile court
3/31/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
SCR 28 - Justus - Relating to the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment to the United States Constitution
2/13/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions & Ethics Committee
SJR 31 - Bartle - Proposes constitutional change to allow Department of Transportation to construct and maintain toll roads
1/23/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Transportation Committee
SJR 32 - Bartle - Creates the Missouri Savings Account in the Constitution
2/14/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Governmental Accountability & Fiscal Oversight Committee
HB 1386 - Cox - Modifies the requirements for a larger Board of Trustees for certain municipal health facilities
4/15/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Health and Mental Health Committee
HB 1416 - Nance - Designates the morel mushroom as the official state mushroom
4/9/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee
HB 1707 - Baker - Authorizes school districts to enter into design-build contracts for construction projects costing more than $15,000
4/28/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee
HB 2059 - Wilson - Creates the Professional Relationships Between Teachers and School Districts Act
5/7/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Education Committee
HB 2064 - Wasson - Modifies the law relating to licensed health care professionals
4/21/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee
HB 2206 - Sutherland - Requires the Department of Transportation to provide full consideration for bicyclists, pedestrians, disabled persons, and transit users in its plans, programs, and projects
4/9/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Transportation Committee
HB 2250 - Sutherland - Establishes the Show-Me Green Tax Holiday Act which authorizes a state sales and use tax exemption on the purchase of certain energy efficient products each November
4/30/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Commerce, Energy and the Environment Committee