Senate Action for 2/2/2009

SB 1 - Scott - Establishes licensing and contract requirements for preneed funeral contract sellers, providers, and seller agents
   LR: 0404L.09T    HCS SS SCS SB 1
2/2/2009 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Financial and Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee (0404S.04C)

SB 2 - Scott - Prohibits certain activities on the rivers of this state
   LR: 0281S.01I    
2/2/2009 -- Hearing Conducted S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 36 - Goodman - Modifies provisions relating to forcible sexual offenses against children
   LR: 0517L.04T    HCS SCS SBs 36 & 112
2/2/2009 -- SCS Voted Do Pass (w/SCS/SBs 36 & 112) S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee (0517S.03C)

SB 46 - Schaefer - Requires any person who pleads guilty to or is found guilty of a felony on or after August 28, 2009, to serve a minimum prison term of eighty-five percent of his or her sentence
   LR: 0529S.01I    
2/2/2009 -- Hearing Cancelled S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 54 - Days - Authorizes a court to appoint a standby guardian for a minor or an incapacitated adult
   LR: 0151S.01I    
2/2/2009 -- Hearing Conducted S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 81 - Wilson - Criminalizes displaying a noose for the purpose of intimidation
   LR: 0053S.01I    
2/2/2009 -- Hearing Conducted S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 112 - Crowell - Prohibits felony sexual offenders whose victim was less than seventeen years of age from being allowed to participate in the one hundred twenty day "shock incarceration program" in the Department of Corrections
   LR: 0581S.01I    
2/2/2009 -- Bill Combined w/(SCS/SBs 36 &112) (0517S.03C)

SB 159 - Clemens - Modifes the definition of livestock for which it is a crime to steal and makes stealing certain quail, pheasants, or deer a crime
   LR: 0444S.01I    
2/2/2009 -- Hearing Conducted S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 223 - Goodman - Regulates sexually oriented businesses
   LR: 1331S.03C    SCS SBs 223 & 226
2/2/2009 -- Hearing Conducted S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 226 - Bartle - Regulates sexually oriented businesses
   LR: 1205S.01I    
2/2/2009 -- Hearing Conducted S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 261 - Bartle - Modifies various provisions relating to crime
   LR: 1517S.04C    SCS SBs 261, 159, 180 & 181
2/2/2009 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 262 - Bartle - Modifies several provisions of law relating to the courts, judicial proceedings, and various other provisions
   LR: 1516L.05C    HCS SB 262
2/2/2009 -- Second Read and Referred S General Laws Committee

SB 263 - Mayer - Modifies the law relating to the Second Capitol Commission, the Seismic Safety Commission and liability of volunteers during declared emergencies
   LR: 0798L.03C    HCS SB 263
2/2/2009 -- Second Read and Referred S General Laws Committee

SB 264 - Mayer - Enacts provisions regarding the coercion of abortions
   LR: 0908S.01I    
2/2/2009 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 265 - Mayer - Extends the collection of the statewide court automation fee until 2013
   LR: 0724S.02T    SCS SB 265
2/2/2009 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 266 - Mayer - Allows public library districts to seek voter approval for a sales tax to fund libraries within such districts
   LR: 0560S.03P    
2/2/2009 -- Second Read and Referred S Jobs, Economic Development and Local Government Committee

SB 267 - Mayer - Modifies various provisions relating to real estate liens
   LR: 1097S.01I    
2/2/2009 -- Second Read and Referred S General Laws Committee

SB 268 - Justus - Modifies provisions relating to the Missouri Housing Trust Fund
   LR: 1053S.03I    
2/2/2009 -- Second Read and Referred S Progress and Development Committee

SB 269 - Rupp - Modifies various provisions relating to the regulation of captive insurance companies
   LR: 1441S.01I    
2/2/2009 -- Second Read and Referred S Small Business, Insurance and Industry Committee

SB 270 - Bray - Imposes campaign contribution limits for individuals and committees in support of candidates running for public office
   LR: 1009S.02I    
2/2/2009 -- Second Read and Referred S General Laws Committee

SB 271 - Bray - Allows senior citizens and disabled persons to defer property tax payment
   LR: 1515S.01I    
2/2/2009 -- Second Read and Referred S Ways and Means Committee

SB 272 - Lager - Extends expiration date to December 31, 2010 for water pollution control permit fees
   LR: 1489S.01P    
2/2/2009 -- Second Read and Referred S Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy and the Environment Committee

SB 274 - Crowell - Modifies provisions of the Missouri Development Finance Board Development Fund Contribution Tax Credit Program
   LR: 1605S.01I    
2/2/2009 -- Second Read and Referred S Governmental Accountability and Fiscal Oversight Committee

SB 275 - Callahan - Requires certain funds from the Lewis & Clark Discovery Fund to be used for higher education tuition reduction
   LR: 1543S.02I    
2/2/2009 -- Second Read and Referred S Education Committee

SB 276 - Barnitz - Authorizes Montgomery County to seek voter approval for the imposition of a transient guest tax
   LR: 1538S.01P    
2/2/2009 -- S First Read--SB 276-Barnitz

SB 277 - Cunningham - Authorizes financial institutions to assign fiduciary obligations relating to irrevocable life insurance trusts
   LR: 0451S.02T    
2/2/2009 -- S First Read--SB 277-Cunningham

SB 278 - Cunningham - Modifies the job training program by expanding opportunities for pre-employment training
   LR: 1654S.01I    
2/2/2009 -- S First Read--SB 278-Cunningham

SB 279 - Schmitt - Provides tax incentives for small business expansion
   LR: 1675S.01I    
2/2/2009 -- S First Read--SB 279-Schmitt

SB 280 - Rupp - Specifies that insurance companies subject to an annual tax on gross premium receipts are exempt from the imposition of Missouri's corporate income and franchise taxes
   LR: 1434S.01P    
2/2/2009 -- S First Read--SB 280-Rupp and Cunningham

SB 281 - Bray - Directs the Air Conservation Commission to develop voluntary guidelines for limiting non-natural night time light emission near designated places
   LR: 1558L.01I    
2/2/2009 -- S First Read--SB 281-Bray

SB 282 - Bray - Creates statutory warranties for home buyers and homeowners and also prevents home solicitors from engaging in certain deceptive practices
   LR: 1533S.01I    
2/2/2009 -- S First Read--SB 282-Bray

SB 283 - Lembke - Prohibits health carriers from imposing co-insurance or co-payment amounts that exceeds 50% of the total cost of any single health care service
   LR: 1553L.01I    
2/2/2009 -- S First Read--SB 283-Lembke

SB 284 - Lembke - Modifies the provisions governing fire department residency requirements
   LR: 1519L.01I    
2/2/2009 -- S First Read--SB 284-Lembke, et al

SB 285 - Lembke - Creates a tax credit for equity investments in technology-based early stage Missouri companies
   LR: 1656S.01I    
2/2/2009 -- S First Read--SB 285-Lembke

SB 286 - Schaefer - Allows certain counties to adopt nuisance abatement ordinances involving land with tires or storm water runoff
   LR: 1336S.02I    
2/2/2009 -- S First Read--SB 286-Schaefer

SB 287 - Schaefer - Requires the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to create a central repository for school district budget information
   LR: 1482S.01I    
2/2/2009 -- S First Read--SB 287-Schaefer

SB 288 - Schaefer - Modifies provisions of law authorizing a tax credit for qualified research expenses
   LR: 1655S.01I    
2/2/2009 -- S First Read--SB 288-Schaefer

SB 289 - Griesheimer - Redefines the term "project" as it is used in the Missouri Transportation Development District Act to exclude certain types of improvements
   LR: 1653S.01I    
2/2/2009 -- S First Read--SB 289-Griesheimer

SB 290 - Crowell - Modifies provisions of the State of Missouri Deferred Compensation Plan
   LR: 1534S.01I    
2/2/2009 -- S First Read--SB 290-Crowell

SB 291 - Shields - Modifies provisions relating to education
   LR: 1475L.07T    HCS#2 SS SB 291
2/2/2009 -- S First Read--SB 291-Shields

SCR 15 - Shoemyer - Urges the Governor and Office of Administration to deposit stimulus money received from the federal government into the Lewis & Clark Discovery Fund for capital improvements at public colleges and universities
   LR: 1660S.02I    
2/2/2009 -- S Offered--SCR 15-Shoemyer

SCR 16 - Pearce - Urges the Air Force to select Whiteman Air Force Base as the headquarters for Global Strike Command
   LR: 1645S.02I    
2/2/2009 -- S Offered--SCR 16-Pearce

SCR 17 - Shields - Petitions the Council of State Governments to move the state of Missouri from the Southern Region of the Council to the Midwest Region of the Council
   LR: 1569S.01I    
2/2/2009 -- S Offered--SCR 17-Shields

SJR 13 - Lager - Limits general revenue appropriations and mandates state income tax rate reductions in certain situations
   LR: 1057S.01I    
2/2/2009 -- Second Read and Referred S Governmental Accountability and Fiscal Oversight Committee

SR 141 - Engler - Authorizes the use of laptops on the Senate floor under certain circumstances
   LR: 0933S.01I    
2/2/2009 -- SA 1 S offered & defeated (Bray)--(0933S01.05S)
2/2/2009 -- SA 2 S offered & adopted (Scott)--(0933S01.06S)
2/2/2009 -- SA 3 S offered & withdrawn (Shields)--(0933S01.07S)
2/2/2009 -- SA 4 S offered & adopted (Nodler)--(0933S01.08S)
2/2/2009 -- SA 5 S offered & adopted (Shields)--(0933S01.09S)
2/2/2009 -- Point of order raised
2/2/2009 -- Placed on Resolutions Calendar

SR 207 - Lembke - Urges the St. Louis School District to remove a restriction in the deeds of school buildings for sale
   LR: 1518S.03C    SCS SR 207
2/2/2009 -- S Offered--SR 207-Lembke