Senate Action for 4/24/2008

SB 711 - Gibbons - Modifies provisions regarding property taxation
   LR: 3297S.21Z    CCS HCS SS SCS SB 711
4/24/2008 -- Referred H Fiscal Review Committee

SB 718 - Kennedy - Modifies provisions of certain tax credit programs administered by the Department of Economic Development
   LR: 3497S.10T    CCS HCS#2 SS SCS SB 718
4/24/2008 -- Hearing Conducted H Special Committee on Job Creation and Economic Development Committee
4/24/2008 -- HCS Voted Do Pass H Special Committee on Job Creation and Economic Development Committee
4/24/2008 -- HCS Reported Do Pass H Special Committee on Job Creation and Economic Development Committee
4/24/2008 -- Referred to Rules Committee pursuant to Rule 25(21)(f)

SB 738 - Nodler - Modifies penalties for persistent violations of air or water pollution laws, prohibits certain county solid waste laws, and requires energy efficiency disclosures for new home sales
   LR: 3345L.05C    HCS SS SCS SB 738
4/24/2008 -- Reported Truly Perfected S Rules Committee

SB 748 - Ridgeway - Requires property taxes paid by certain non-resident taxpayers to be added-back to adjusted gross income
   LR: 3499S.01P    
4/24/2008 -- Rules - Hearing Conducted
4/24/2008 -- Rules - Voted Do Pass
4/24/2008 -- Rules - Reported Do Pass
4/24/2008 -- Referred H Fiscal Review Committee

SB 754 - Mayer - Modifies provisions relating to the DNA profiling system
   LR: 3690L.06C    HCS SCS SBs 754 & 794
4/24/2008 -- Referred H Crime Prevention & Public Safety Committee

SB 762 - Wilson - Modifies provisions relating to elementary and secondary education
   LR: 3104L.03C    HCS SB 762
4/24/2008 -- HCS Reported Do Pass H Special Committee on Student Achievement Committee
4/24/2008 -- Referred to Rules Committee pursuant to Rule 25(21)(f)

SB 767 - Goodman - Modifies provisions relating to the public defender system and the number of judges in various circuits
   LR: 3680L.08C    HCS SCS SB 767
4/24/2008 -- Referred H Judiciary Committee

SB 788 - Scott - Moves certain divisions and boards to the Department of Insurance and modifies law with respect to preneed funeral contracts, physical therapists and real estate brokers
   LR: 3494S.04T    SCS SB 788
4/24/2008 -- Referred H Special Committee on Professional Registration and Licensing Committee

SB 790 - Champion - Creates a "Crime Laboratory Review Commission" to independently review the operations of crime laboratories in the state of Missouri that receive state-administered funding
   LR: 3290S.02P    
4/24/2008 -- Referred H Crime Prevention & Public Safety Committee

SB 805 - Mayer - Modifies the definition of the term "agricultural and horticultural property" for property tax purposes
   LR: 3626S.01P    
4/24/2008 -- Referred H Ways & Means Committee

SB 817 - Goodman - Modifies provisions relating to anatomic pathology services and vision services
   LR: 3320L.07C    HCS SS SB 817
4/24/2008 -- S Third Read and Passed
4/24/2008 -- H First Read

SB 841 - Stouffer - Modifies law with respect to certain motor vehicle weight regulations
   LR: 3510L.03C    HCS SB 841
4/24/2008 -- Hearing Conducted H Fiscal Review Committee
4/24/2008 -- HCS Voted Do Pass H Fiscal Review Committee
4/24/2008 -- HCS Reported Do Pass H Fiscal Review Committee

SB 865 - Rupp - Prohibits life insurers from taking underwriting actions or charging different rates based upon a person's past or future lawful travel destinations unless such action is based upon sound actuarial principles
   LR: 3277S.04P    SCS SB 865
4/24/2008 -- SA 1 to SCS S offered & adopted (Loudon)--(8106S08.01S)
4/24/2008 -- SCS, as amended, S adopted
4/24/2008 -- Perfected

SB 931 - Purgason - Modifies provisions pertaining to the administration of agriculture incentives and programs
   LR: 4116S.14T    CCS HCS SS SCS SB 931
4/24/2008 -- Rules - Hearing Conducted
4/24/2008 -- Rules - Voted Do Pass w/HCS
4/24/2008 -- Rules - Reported Do Pass w/HCS
4/24/2008 -- Referred H Fiscal Review Committee

SB 945 - Green - Requires certain water corporations to disclose additional information in its annual report to the Public Service Commission
   LR: 4305S.01I    
4/24/2008 -- Hearing Conducted S Commerce, Energy and the Environment Committee

SB 1021 - Loudon - Changes the laws regarding midwives and the practice of midwifery
   LR: 4656S.09P    SS#2 SCS SBs 1021 & 870
4/24/2008 -- SA 1 to SSA 1 for SA 1 S offered & adopted (Loudon)--(4656S08.02S)
4/24/2008 -- SA 2 to SSA 1 for SA 1 S offered & adopted (Ridgeway)--(4656S08.14S)
4/24/2008 -- SSA 1 for SA 1, as amended, S adopted
4/24/2008 -- SA 2 to SS for SCS S offered (Shields)--(4656S08.12S)
4/24/2008 -- Bill Placed on Informal Calendar

SB 1034 - Mayer - Modifies record-keeping requirements for purchasers of scrap metal and creates penalties for unlawful purchases of certain scrap metals
   LR: 4360L.13T    HCS SCS SBs 1034 & 802
4/24/2008 -- Rules - Hearing Conducted
4/24/2008 -- Rules - Voted Do Pass w/HCS

SB 1040 - Clemens - Modifies requirements relating to the issuance of grants and loans by the Department of Natural Resources for storm water control
   LR: 4435S.04T    SCS SB 1040
4/24/2008 -- S Third Read and Passed
4/24/2008 -- H First Read

SB 1041 - Green - Prohibits utilities and their heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) affiliates from selling and installing home generators
   LR: 4563S.01I    
4/24/2008 -- Hearing Conducted S Commerce, Energy and the Environment Committee

SB 1081 - Nodler - Modifies provisions regarding quality assurance and safety in the Division of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Community Programs
   LR: 4634L.06T    HCS SCS SB 1081
4/24/2008 -- Referred H Health Care Policy Committee

SB 1089 - Justus - Allows the City of Grandview to impose a transient guest tax
   LR: 4970S.02P    SCS SB 1089
4/24/2008 -- Referred H Local Government Committee

SB 1159 - Gibbons - Modifies provisions relating to forensic examinations of sexual offense victims
   LR: 3977S.07P    SS SB 1159
4/24/2008 -- Referred H Crime Prevention & Public Safety Committee

SB 1160 - Lager - Authorizes the Public Service Commission to assess a penalty up to $25,000 for violating any order relating to federal natural gas safety standards
   LR: 5123S.01I    
4/24/2008 -- Voted Do Pass S Commerce, Energy and the Environment Committee

SB 1172 - Goodman - Modifies various provisions relating to weapons
   LR: 5212L.04C    HCS SCS SB 1172
4/24/2008 -- S Third Read and Passed
4/24/2008 -- H First Read

SB 1181 - Engler - Modifies and creates provisions pertaining to energy efficiency and energy regulation
   LR: 5267S.10T    CCS HCS SCS SBs 1181, 1100, 1262 & 1263
4/24/2008 -- Reported Truly Perfected S Rules Committee
4/24/2008 -- Referred S Governmental Accountability and Fiscal Oversight Committee

SB 1194 - Goodman - Increases the punishment for forcibe rape or sodomy of a child under the age of twelve to be either death or life imprisonment without probation or parole
   LR: 5213S.02I    SB 1194
4/24/2008 -- Reported from S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee to Floor

SB 1225 - Mayer - Modifies provisions relating to elementary and secondary education
   LR: 4694L.04C    HCS SCS SBs 1225 & 1226
4/24/2008 -- HCS Reported Do Pass H Special Committee on Student Achievement Committee
4/24/2008 -- Referred to Rules Committee pursuant to Rule 25(21)(f)

SB 1245 - Nodler - Bars felons from holding public office
   LR: 5387S.01P    SB 1245
4/24/2008 -- Perfected
4/24/2008 -- Reported Truly Perfected S Rules Committee

SB 1283 - Dempsey - Creates the Missouri Health Transformation Act
   LR: 5271L.10C    HCS SS SCS SB 1283
4/24/2008 -- Reported Truly Perfected S Rules Committee
4/24/2008 -- Referred S Governmental Accountability and Fiscal Oversight Committee

SCR 29 - Mayer - Requests the U.S. Department of Agriculture to add June 1st and September 1st as additional rice reporting dates on the Agricultural Statistics Board calendar
   LR: 3317S.02I    
4/24/2008 -- H First Read

SCR 31 - Barnitz - Expresses support for the Chamois ferryboat project and urges various agencies to assist in securing moneys for the location and construction of the ferryboat
   LR: 5027S.01I    
4/24/2008 -- Referred H Conservation and Natural Resources Committee

SCR 36 - Green - Condemns the actions of the United States Air Force in awarding the contract for replacing the refueling tanker fleet to a non-American company
   LR: 5445S.01I    
4/24/2008 -- Referred H Special Committee on Homeland Security Committee

SCR 39 - Shields - Request the withdrawal of proposed federal rules relating to Direct Graduate Medical Education Funds
   LR: 5485S.03C    SCS SCR 39
4/24/2008 -- H First Read

SJR 45 - Clemens - Modifies requirements relating to the issuance of grants and loans by the Department of Natural Resources for storm water control
   LR: 4436S.01T    
4/24/2008 -- S Third Read and Passed
4/24/2008 -- H First Read

HB 1321 - Sutherland - Modifies provisions of law relating to property taxes
   LR: 3243S.07C    SCS HCS HBs 1321 & 1695
4/24/2008 -- Hearing Conducted S Ways & Means Committee

HB 1341 - Ruestman - Requires owners of for-profit swimming pools to maintain adequate liability insurance in the event of injury or death of a patron
   LR: 3266L.06T    HCS HB 1341
4/24/2008 -- Reported from S Small Business, Insurance & Industrial Relations Committee to Floor

HB 1383 - Cox - Modifies the law regarding duties of business owners or operators to guard against criminal acts
   LR: 3571L.02P    HCS HB 1383
4/24/2008 -- S First Read

HB 1393 - Dusenberg - Exempts persons 21 years of age or older from wearing protective headgear when operating or riding motorcycles or motortricycles
   LR: 3189L.02P    HCS HB 1393
4/24/2008 -- Reported from S Transportation Committee to Floor

HB 1532 - Davis - Allows motorcycle headlamps to be wired to modulate either the upper beam or lower beam from its maximum intensity to lesser intensity
   LR: 4017S.03C    SCS HB 1532
4/24/2008 -- Reported from S Transportation Committee to Floor w/SCS

HB 1617 - Cunningham - Authorizes financial institutions to assign fiduciary obligations relating to irrevocable life insurance trusts
   LR: 4047L.01P    
4/24/2008 -- Reported from S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee to Floor

HB 1626 - Emery - Requires applicants to prove citizenship, permanent residence, or lawful presence in order to receive state or local public benefits
   LR: 4129L.03P    HCS HB 1626
4/24/2008 -- S First Read

HB 1656 - Nance - Modifies provisions regarding long-term care facilities
   LR: 4331S.02C    SCS HB 1656
4/24/2008 -- Reported from S Seniors, Families and Public Health Committee to Floor w/SCS

HB 1678 - Day - Modifies various laws relating to members of the military and their families
   LR: 4102L.01T    HB 1678
4/24/2008 -- Reported from S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee to Floor

HB 1715 - Schad - Modifies various provisions relating to the Water Patrol and watercraft regulations
   LR: 4105S.05T    SCS HCS HB 1715
4/24/2008 -- Reported from S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee to Floor w/SCS

HB 1876 - Cunningham - Modifies provisions relating to elementary and secondary education
   LR: 3964S.03C    SCS HCS HB 1876 & 1877
4/24/2008 -- Reported from S Education Committee to Floor w/SCS

HB 1973 - Franz - Modifies provisions relating to compensation for education personnel
   LR: 4885S.02C    SCS HB 1973
4/24/2008 -- Reported from S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee to Floor w/SCS

HB 1983 - Pratt - Authorizes the conversion of certain business organizations
   LR: 4780S.03C    SCS HB 1983
4/24/2008 -- Reported from S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee to Floor w/SCS

HB 2059 - Wilson - Creates the Professional Relationships Between Teachers and School Districts Act
   LR: 3324L.02P    HCS HB 2059
4/24/2008 -- S First Read

HB 2188 - Pearce - Creates civil and criminal penalties for mortgage fraud and imposes sanctions upon certain licensed professionals and unlicensed individuals who commit the crime
   LR: 4918S.05T    SCS HCS HB 2188
4/24/2008 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Commerce, Energy and the Environment Committee (4918S.05C)
4/24/2008 -- Reported from S Commerce, Energy and the Environment Committee to Floor w/SCS

HB 2226 - Muschany - Allows married taxpayers filing jointly to deduct up to $16,000 in contributions to the Missouri Higher Education Savings Program from their taxable income
   LR: 5211L.01P    
4/24/2008 -- Reported from S Ways & Means Committee to Floor

HB 2393 - Richard - Modifies provisions of the enhanced enterprise tax benefit program
   LR: 5383S.06T    SS SCS HCS HB 2393
4/24/2008 -- Reported from S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee to Floor w/SCS

HJR 43 - Portwood - Requires rollbacks of current levies due to increases in assessed value
   LR: 3299S.04C    SCS HCS HJR 43
4/24/2008 -- Hearing Conducted S Ways & Means Committee