Senate Action for 4/8/2008

SB 748 - Ridgeway - Requires property taxes paid by certain non-resident taxpayers to be added-back to adjusted gross income
   LR: 3499S.01P    
4/8/2008 -- SA 1 S offered & adopted (Ridgeway)--(3499S01.01S)
4/8/2008 -- Perfected, as amended
4/8/2008 -- Reported Truly Perfected S Rules Committee

SB 781 - Smith - Modifies various provisions relating to landlords, tenants, and real property
   LR: 3109L.10C    HCS#2 SCS SB 781
4/8/2008 -- Hearing Conducted H Judiciary Committee

SB 801 - Ridgeway - Increases the maximum amount of compensation which the Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners may pay officers
   LR: 3318S.01T    
4/8/2008 -- Reported Do Pass H Special Committee on General Laws Committee - Consent
4/8/2008 -- Referred to Rules Committee pursuant to Rule 25(21)(f)

SB 806 - Engler - Requires all government buildings to fly the U.S. and Missouri flags at half-staff when any Missouri resident is killed in combat
   LR: 3487S.05T    SCS SB 806
4/8/2008 -- Hearing Conducted H Special Committee on Government Affairs Committee
4/8/2008 -- Voted Do Pass H Special Committee on Government Affairs Committee

SB 809 - Stouffer - Imposes various billboard standards to billboards adjacent to Interstate 70 and Interstate 44 during period of interstate construction
   LR: 3492S.02C    SCS SB 809
4/8/2008 -- SS for SCS S offered (Stouffer)--(3492S.03F)
4/8/2008 -- SA 1 to SS for SCS S offered (Griesheimer)--(3492S03.05S)
4/8/2008 -- Bill Placed on Informal Calendar

SB 841 - Stouffer - Modifies law with respect to certain motor vehicle weight regulations
   LR: 3510L.03C    HCS SB 841
4/8/2008 -- HCS Voted Do Pass H Transportation Committee

SB 856 - Engler - Creates the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal specialized license plate and exempts permanent nonexpiring license plates from reissuance program
   LR: 3293L.03C    HCS SB 856
4/8/2008 -- Hearing Conducted H Transportation Committee
4/8/2008 -- HCS Voted Do Pass H Transportation Committee - Consent

SB 904 - Griesheimer - Modifies provisions pertaining to the Underground Facility Safety and Damage Prevention Act
   LR: 4109S.06C    SCS SB 904
4/8/2008 -- Bill Placed on Informal Calendar

SB 916 - Goodman - Requires hospitals to report adverse health events to a patient safety organization for review
   LR: 4188S.01I    
4/8/2008 -- Hearing Conducted S Health and Mental Health Committee

SB 917 - Goodman - Creates licensing requirements for prescribing psychologists
   LR: 3629S.03I    
4/8/2008 -- Bill Placed on Informal Calendar

SB 936 - Griesheimer - Allow motorists to operate vehicles without current registrations for the purpose of resetting emissions readiness monitors in order to pass emissions inspection retests
   LR: 4362S.01T    
4/8/2008 -- Hearing Conducted H Transportation Committee
4/8/2008 -- Voted Do Pass H Transportation Committee - Consent

SB 953 - Scott - Modifies certain bases for a public governmental body to close a record or meeting, and modifies who may be present in a closed meeting of a public governmental body
   LR: 4303L.03C    HCS SB 953
4/8/2008 -- Hearing Conducted H Judiciary Committee
4/8/2008 -- HCS Voted Do Pass H Judiciary Committee

SB 955 - Shields - Allows motor vehicle owners to receive refunds for unused registration fees under certain conditions
   LR: 4123S.01P    
4/8/2008 -- Hearing Conducted H Transportation Committee
4/8/2008 -- Voted Do Pass H Transportation Committee

SB 978 - Griesheimer - Modifies provisions relating to boards overseeing emergency services
   LR: 4474L.03C    HCS SB 978
4/8/2008 -- Hearing Conducted H Elections Committee

SB 1008 - Loudon - Modifies various provisions relating to health insurance and automobile insurance
   LR: 4529L.08C    HCS SCS SB 1008
4/8/2008 -- Hearing Conducted H Special Committee on Health Insurance Committee
4/8/2008 -- HCS Voted Do Pass H Special Committee on Health Insurance Committee - Consent

SB 1010 - Nodler - Authorizes the Governor to convey state property in Jasper County and Camden County
   LR: 4625L.04C    
4/8/2008 -- Hearing Conducted H Corrections & Public Institutions Committee

SB 1021 - Loudon - Changes the laws regarding midwives and the practice of midwifery
   LR: 4656S.09P    SS#2 SCS SBs 1021 & 870
4/8/2008 -- SS for SCS S offered (Loudon)--(4656S.08F)
4/8/2008 -- SA 1 to SS for SCS S offered (Graham)--(4656S08.01S)
4/8/2008 -- Bill Placed on Informal Calendar

SB 1038 - Shields - Repeals campaign contribution limits and modifies reporting requirements
   LR: 4464S.01T    
4/8/2008 -- Hearing Conducted H Elections Committee

SB 1039 - Clemens - Modifies minimum volunteer ambulance staffing requirements and requires Christian County to appoint an emergency services board upon voter approval of a county sales tax for central dispatching of emergency services
   LR: 4804L.04T    HCS SCS SB 1039
4/8/2008 -- Hearing Conducted H Special Committee on Government Affairs Committee
4/8/2008 -- HCS Voted Do Pass H Special Committee on Government Affairs Committee - Consent

SB 1046 - Mayer - Codifies the employment-at-will doctrine
   LR: 4744S.01I    
4/8/2008 -- SA 1 S offered (Callahan)--(4744S01.03S)
4/8/2008 -- SSA 1 for SA 1 S offered (Callahan)--(4744S01.05S)
4/8/2008 -- Bill Placed on Informal Calendar

SB 1068 - Mayer - Modifies provisions relating to pharmacies and pharmacists
   LR: 4717S.06T    CCS SB 1068
4/8/2008 -- Hearing Conducted H Health Care Policy Committee

SB 1077 - Goodman - Modifies law that limit indemnity agreements in construction work contracts
   LR: 4807S.04I    
4/8/2008 -- Bill Placed on Informal Calendar

SB 1101 - Bray - Establishes the Missouri Universal Health Assurance Program
   LR: 5009S.01I    
4/8/2008 -- Voted Do Pass S Health and Mental Health Committee

SB 1139 - Dempsey - Revises the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act
   LR: 5024S.03T    SCS SB 1139
4/8/2008 -- Bill Placed on Informal Calendar

SB 1272 - Kennedy - Governs the treatment of quality of care data between health carriers and health care providers
   LR: 5388S.01I    
4/8/2008 -- Hearing Conducted S Health and Mental Health Committee

SB 1283 - Dempsey - Creates the Missouri Health Transformation Act
   LR: 5271L.10C    HCS SS SCS SB 1283
4/8/2008 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Health and Mental Health Committee (5271S.04C)

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
4/8/2008 -- Second Read and Referred S Small Business, Insurance & Industrial Relations Committee

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
4/8/2008 -- Second Read and Referred S Transportation Committee

HB 1661 - LeVota - Requires property taxes paid by certain nonresident taxpayers to be added-back to adjusted gross income
   LR: 3325L.02P    
4/8/2008 -- Referred S Governmental Accountability & Fiscal Oversight Committee

HB 1715 - Schad - Modifies various provisions relating to the Water Patrol and watercraft regulations
   LR: 4105S.05T    SCS HCS HB 1715
4/8/2008 -- Second Read and Referred S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

HB 1773 - Funderburk - Creates an income tax dependency exemption for stillborn children
   LR: 4058L.01P    
4/8/2008 -- Second Read and Referred S Ways & Means Committee

HB 1790 - Cooper - Modifies provisions relating to municipal health care facilities and hospital designations
   LR: 4329S.06T    SS HCS HB 1790
4/8/2008 -- Second Read and Referred S Health and Mental Health Committee

HB 1832 - Cooper - Modifies provisions relating to political subdivisions
   LR: 4220S.03C    SCS HB 1832
4/8/2008 -- Second Read and Referred S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee

HB 1849 - Pratt - Modifies the penalties for certain zoning violations
   LR: 4013L.01T    
4/8/2008 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

HB 1864 - Parson - Modifies provisions of law regarding the licensing of operators of excursion gambling boats by allowing checks to be deposited on the next business day of the financial institution
   LR: 4677L.01P    
4/8/2008 -- Re-referred S Ways & Means Committee

HB 2014 - Icet - Appropriates money for supplemental purposes for several departments, offices of state government,for purchase of equipment,payment of various claims for refunds,for persons,firms,and corporations
   LR: 3014L.04T    CCS SCS HCS HB 2014
4/8/2008 -- CCR H adopted
4/8/2008 -- CCS H Third Read and Passed
4/8/2008 -- CCR S offered & adopted
4/8/2008 -- CCS S Third Read and Passed
4/8/2008 -- Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed

HB 2041 - Fisher - Modifies provisions relating to unemployment compensation
   LR: 4500S.04T    SCS HCS HB 2041
4/8/2008 -- Second Read and Referred S Small Business, Insurance & Industrial Relations Committee

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
4/8/2008 -- Second Read and Referred S Commerce, Energy and the Environment Committee

HCR 23 - Dixon - Declares February 6th of each year to be "Ronald Reagan Day" in Missouri
   LR: 4832L.01I    
4/8/2008 -- Second Read and Referred S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions & Ethics Committee

HCR 30 - Emery - Creates the Joint Interim Committee on Voice Communications Regulation
   LR: 5246S.05F    SS SCS HCR 30
4/8/2008 -- S First Read--HCR 30-Emery, et al

HJR 41 - Cunningham - Proposes a constitutional amendment providing that the general assembly is not required to enact legislation to comply with a court order declaring that it raise taxes
   LR: 3616S.04C    SCS HCS HJR 41
4/8/2008 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee