Senate Action for 2/4/2010

SB 581 - Griesheimer - Allows the city council of a third class city to submit a question to the voters as an advisory referendum
   LR: 3162L.04C    HCS SB 581
2/4/2010 -- Reported from S Jobs, Economic Development and Local Government Committee to Floor - Consent

SB 586 - Bartle - Regulates sexually oriented businesses
   LR: 3570L.06T    HCS SS SCS SBs 586 & 617
2/4/2010 -- SS for SCS S offered (Bartle)--(3570S.03F)
2/4/2010 -- SA 1 to SS for SCS S offered & defeated (Justus)--(3570S03.13S)
2/4/2010 -- SS for SCS S adopted
2/4/2010 -- Perfected

SB 596 - Callahan - Establishes the Show-me Small Business Act
   LR: 3081S.03C    SCS SB 596
2/4/2010 -- Reported from S Progress and Development Committee to Floor w/SCS

SB 604 - Mayer - Prohibits certain large users of water from unduly disrupting farm irrigation activities in the Southeast Missouri Regional Water District
   LR: 3188S.03P    SCS SB 604
2/4/2010 -- Reported Truly Perfected S Rules Committee

SB 607 - Stouffer - Requires drug testing for work-eligible Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) applicants and recipients based upon reasonable suspicion
   LR: 3411S.03C    SCS for SBs 607, 602, 615 & 725
2/4/2010 -- Reported from S Health, Mental Health, Seniors and Families Committee to Floor w/SCS

SB 618 - Rupp - Requires health carriers to provide coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorders under certain conditions
   LR: 3534L.08C    HCS SS SB 618
2/4/2010 -- Reported Truly Perfected S Rules Committee
2/4/2010 -- Referred S Governmental Accountability and Fiscal Oversight Committee

SB 628 - Dempsey - Requires the auditor of any county with a charter form of government to take an annual inventory of county property with an original value of $1,000 or more, rather than $250
   LR: 3445S.01P    
2/4/2010 -- Reported from S Jobs, Economic Development and Local Government Committee to Floor - Consent

SB 649 - Days - Requires the Governor to issue an annual proclamation designating March 12th as "Girl Scout Day"
   LR: 3207S.01T    
2/4/2010 -- Reported from S Progress and Development Committee to Floor - Consent

SB 668 - Justus - Allows the City of Grandview to impose a transient guest tax
   LR: 3084S.01P    
2/4/2010 -- Reported from S Jobs, Economic Development and Local Government Committee to Floor - Consent

SB 669 - Justus - Allows the City of Grandview to seek voter approval for a sales tax to fund public safety improvements
   LR: 3085S.01P    
2/4/2010 -- Reported from S Jobs, Economic Development and Local Government Committee to Floor - Consent

SB 670 - Justus - Modifies provisions relating to the compromise of taxes and penalties for properties subject to certain actions as abandoned property in Jackson County
   LR: 3599S.01P    
2/4/2010 -- Reported from S Jobs, Economic Development and Local Government Committee to Floor - Consent

SB 728 - Crowell - Requires appropriations for allocations of state tax credits
   LR: 3933S.01I    
2/4/2010 -- Hearing Conducted S Governmental Accountability and Fiscal Oversight Committee

SB 738 - Crowell - Modifies procedures relating to infractions
   LR: 4232S.03C    SCS SB 738
2/4/2010 -- Reported from S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee to Floor w/SCS

SB 753 - Dempsey - Allows county commissions to invest cemetery trust funds in certificates of deposit
   LR: 4340S.01T    
2/4/2010 -- Reported from S Jobs, Economic Development and Local Government Committee to Floor - Consent

SB 804 - Schmitt - Establishes each February 14th as Epilepsy Awareness Day
   LR: 3730S.01P    
2/4/2010 -- Reported from S Progress and Development Committee to Floor - Consent

SB 848 - Barnitz - Modifies various provisions pertaining to utilities, energy, and animal care
   LR: 4632L.04C    HCS#2 SB 848
2/4/2010 -- Second Read and Referred S Agriculture, Food Production and Outdoor Resources Committee

SB 849 - Barnitz - Modifies provisions of law regarding emergency service boards
   LR: 4476S.01P    
2/4/2010 -- Second Read and Referred S Jobs, Economic Development and Local Government Committee

SB 850 - Barnitz - Provides procedures for cities and sewer districts in certain counties to develop agreements regarding sewer service for annexed areas
   LR: 3643S.01I    
2/4/2010 -- Second Read and Referred S Jobs, Economic Development and Local Government Committee

SB 851 - Schmitt - Requires at least 4 days notice before voting by governing bodies of local governments on tax increases, eminent domain, and certain districts and projects
   LR: 4142L.04T    HCS SB 851
2/4/2010 -- Second Read and Referred S Jobs, Economic Development and Local Government Committee

SB 852 - Lager - Modifies the law relating to the Missouri Human Rights Act and employment discrimination
   LR: 4338S.01I    
2/4/2010 -- Second Read and Referred S General Laws Committee

SB 853 - Keaveny - Allows a law enforcement agency to file a motion, on its own behalf in circuit court, to properly dispose of seized property
   LR: 4580S.02I    
2/4/2010 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 854 - Keaveny - Limits the disclosure of the identity of a police officer in an investigative report
   LR: 4577S.01I    
2/4/2010 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 855 - Schaefer - Allows the State Registrar to issue heritage birth or marriage certificates celebrating the unique heritage of Missouri citizens
   LR: 4018S.04P    SCS SB 855
2/4/2010 -- Second Read and Referred S Health, Mental Health, Seniors and Families Committee

SB 856 - Schaefer - Expands the definition of "persistent misdemeanor offender"
   LR: 4475S.01I    
2/4/2010 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 857 - Schaefer - Expands the definition of "dangerous felony", for which a person must serve 85% of his or her sentence
   LR: 4479S.01I    
2/4/2010 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 858 - Schaefer - Expands the crime of failure to return to confinement
   LR: 4474S.01I    
2/4/2010 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 859 - Schaefer - Makes a third assault offense, regardless of the degree, a class D felony
   LR: 4477S.01I    
2/4/2010 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 860 - Bray - Modifies the date by which certain political subdivisions must set property tax rates
   LR: 4786S.01P    
2/4/2010 -- Second Read and Referred S Ways and Means Committee

SB 861 - Dempsey - Requires accreditation for noninvasive vascular laboratories
   LR: 4646S.02I    
2/4/2010 -- Second Read and Referred S Health, Mental Health, Seniors and Families Committee

SB 862 - Callahan - Authorizes the City of Sugar Creek to impose a transient guest tax
   LR: 4692S.02P    SCS SB 862
2/4/2010 -- Second Read and Referred S Jobs, Economic Development and Local Government Committee

SB 863 - Callahan - Authorizes the City of Raytown to seek voter approval for the imposition of a transient guest tax to fund tourism and convention facilities
   LR: 4605S.03P    SCS SB 863
2/4/2010 -- Second Read and Referred S Jobs, Economic Development and Local Government Committee

SB 864 - Lembke - Prohibits political subdivisions from using automated traffic enforcement systems to enforce traffic violations unless violations are prosecuted criminally and points are imposed
   LR: 4797S.01I    
2/4/2010 -- Second Read and Referred S Transportation Committee

SB 865 - Wilson - Provides for parent coordination in high conflict cases involving marriage, legal separation, paternity, or modification
   LR: 3097S.04I    
2/4/2010 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 866 - Wright-Jones - Modifies provisions relating to hospital patient safety
   LR: 3931S.01I    
2/4/2010 -- Second Read and Referred S Health, Mental Health, Seniors and Families Committee

SB 867 - Mayer - Modifies various provisions relating to real estate liens
   LR: 4149S.02I    
2/4/2010 -- Second Read and Referred S General Laws Committee

SB 868 - Shields - Creates state and local sales and use tax exemptions for data storage centers and server farm facilities
   LR: 4740S.01I    
2/4/2010 -- Second Read and Referred S Ways and Means Committee

SB 869 - Griesheimer - Increases certain motor vehicle safety inspection fees and requires highway patrol to issue rules to computerize the Vehicle Safety Inspection Program
   LR: 4834S.01I    
2/4/2010 -- Second Read and Referred S Transportation Committee

SB 870 - Schaefer - Assigns certain characteristics to the treatment of conservation easements under the law
   LR: 4125S.03I    
2/4/2010 -- Second Read and Referred S Agriculture, Food Production and Outdoor Resources Committee

SB 871 - Schaefer - Modifies provisions relating to county purchases
   LR: 4706S.02I    
2/4/2010 -- Second Read and Referred S Jobs, Economic Development and Local Government Committee

SB 872 - Bray - Prohibits the use of expiration dates or service fees on gift certificates
   LR: 4860S.01I    
2/4/2010 -- Second Read and Referred S Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy and the Environment Committee

SB 873 - Wright-Jones - Allows the Missouri Film Commission to contract with film offices of other states to create and market regional film districts
   LR: 3949S.01I    
2/4/2010 -- Second Read and Referred S Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy and the Environment Committee

SB 874 - Pearce - Modifies sewer district board of trustee membership and sewer subdistrict bond issuance procedures in certain counties
   LR: 4713S.01I    
2/4/2010 -- Second Read and Referred S Jobs, Economic Development and Local Government Committee

SB 875 - Dempsey - Modifies the minimum wage for employees under 20 years of age
   LR: 4746S.01I    
2/4/2010 -- Second Read and Referred S Small Business, Insurance and Industry Committee

SB 876 - Stouffer - Modifies the membership of the panel that establishes the criteria for grants from the Missouri Military Family Relief Fund
   LR: 4855S.01I    
2/4/2010 -- Second Read and Referred S Veterans' Affairs, Pensions and Urban Affairs Committee

SB 877 - Keaveny - Modifies provisions relating to child support
   LR: 4712S.01P    
2/4/2010 -- Second Read and Referred S General Laws Committee

SB 878 - Lembke - Allows debts owed to ambulance service providers to be collected from income tax refunds and lottery winnings of patients
   LR: 4691S.02C    SCS SB 878
2/4/2010 -- Second Read and Referred S Health, Mental Health, Seniors and Families Committee

SB 879 - Schaefer - Provides certain offenders with credit for time served for successful completion of substance or alcohol abuse treatment within the Department of Corrections
   LR: 4856S.02I    
2/4/2010 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 880 - Schaefer - Modifies various provisions relating to intoxication-related traffic offenses
   LR: 4877S.02C    SCS SBs 880, 780 & 836
2/4/2010 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 881 - Green - Modifies various provisions relating to political subdivisions
   LR: 4868S.01I    
2/4/2010 -- Second Read and Referred S Jobs, Economic Development and Local Government Committee

SB 882 - Green - Modifies various provisions relating to the Ethics Commission
   LR: 4651S.02I    
2/4/2010 -- Second Read and Referred S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics Committee

SB 883 - Dempsey - Modifies provisions of law regarding certain license taxes imposed by cities
   LR: 4828S.02I    
2/4/2010 -- Second Read and Referred S Jobs, Economic Development and Local Government Committee

SB 884 - Schaefer - Amends various provisions of the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement
   LR: 4831S.05T    SS SCS SB 884
2/4/2010 -- Second Read and Referred S Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy and the Environment Committee

SB 885 - Schaefer - Modifies provisions pertaining to the storage and dispensing of motor fuel
   LR: 4848S.01I    
2/4/2010 -- Second Read and Referred S Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy and the Environment Committee

SB 886 - Schaefer - Requires counties and municipalities to adopt a plumbing code with certain standards
   LR: 4795S.02I    
2/4/2010 -- Second Read and Referred S Jobs, Economic Development and Local Government Committee

SB 887 - Schaefer - Modifies provisions relating to political subdivisions, controlled substances, law enforcement agencies, taxes, tax credits, waste management and crimes
   LR: 3342L.07C    HCS SCS SB 887
2/4/2010 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 888 - Crowell - Bars employers from requiring employees to engage in or cease engaging in certain labor practices
   LR: 4693S.01I    
2/4/2010 -- S First Read--SB 888-Crowell

SB 889 - Crowell - Prohibits the state minimum wage from exceeding the federal minimum wage
   LR: 4789S.01I    
2/4/2010 -- S First Read--SB 889-Crowell

SB 890 - Crowell - Places a one year moratorium on the authorization of low income housing tax credits
   LR: 4787S.02I    
2/4/2010 -- S First Read--SB 890-Crowell

SB 891 - Crowell - Modifies provisions of certain tax credit programs
   LR: 4575S.02I    
2/4/2010 -- S First Read--SB 891-Crowell

SB 892 - Days - Modifies provisions governing the regulation of the bail bond industry by the Department of Insurance
   LR: 4631S.02I    
2/4/2010 -- S First Read--SB 892-Days and Shoemyer

SB 893 - Days - Requires a law enforcement agency to enter certain information regarding orders of protection into the Missouri Uniform Law Enforcement system within 24 hours and modifies various other provisions of law
   LR: 4890L.05C    HCS SB 893
2/4/2010 -- S First Read--SB 893-Days

SB 894 - Dempsey - Requires state employee health care plan to offer actuarially equivalent benefit products to Medicare eligible participants and enacts various provisions relating to the diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorders
   LR: 4894L.03C    HCS SB 894
2/4/2010 -- S First Read--SB 894-Dempsey and Crowell

SB 895 - Dempsey - Establishes the Missouri Science and Innovation Reinvestment Act
   LR: 4472S.03C    SCS SBs 895, 813, 911, 924, 922 & 802
2/4/2010 -- S First Read--SB 895-Dempsey, et al

SB 896 - Shields - Requires the boards of the Missouri State Employees' Retirement System and the Missouri Department of Transportation and Highway Patrol Employees' Retirement System to create a defined contribution retirement plan for certain employees and judges
   LR: 4934S.01I    
2/4/2010 -- S First Read--SB 896-Shields and Crowell

SB 897 - Lager - Modifies provisions pertaining to utilities and certain clean water requirements and fees
   LR: 4938L.04C    HCS SB 897
2/4/2010 -- S First Read--SB 897-Lager

SB 898 - Pearce - Authorizes the City of Peculiar to seek voter approval to impose a sales tax for public safety improvements
   LR: 4893S.01I    
2/4/2010 -- S First Read--SB 898-Pearce

SB 899 - Pearce - Establishes the Missouri Promise Program to provide financial awards to students pursuing higher education at certain institutions
   LR: 4690S.02I    
2/4/2010 -- S First Read--SB 899-Pearce

SB 900 - Rupp - Makes numerous revisions to the Missouri Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association Act
   LR: 4866S.01P    
2/4/2010 -- S First Read--SB 900-Rupp

SB 901 - Lembke - Allows the Commissioner of Administration to expedite the bid process for state purchasing contracts under certain circumstances
   LR: 4113S.02I    
2/4/2010 -- S First Read--SB 901-Lembke

SCR 35 - Stouffer - Disapproves the new values for agricultural and horticultural property filed with the Secretary of State's Office on December 21, 2009, by the State Tax Commission
   LR: 4145S.02C    SCS SCRs 35 & 32
2/4/2010 -- Referred H Agri-Business Committee

SJR 22 - Callahan - Authorizes the creation of Show-me Small Business Districts
   LR: 3082S.01I    
2/4/2010 -- Reported from S Progress and Development Committee to Floor

SJR 25 - Cunningham - Prohibits laws interfering with freedom of choice in health care
   LR: 3206S.02C    SCS SJR 25
2/4/2010 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Governmental Accountability and Fiscal Oversight Committee (3206S.02C)

SJR 40 - Goodman - Requires voting by secret ballot for elections and employee representation
   LR: 4718S.01I    
2/4/2010 -- Second Read and Referred S Small Business, Insurance and Industry Committee

SJR 42 - Lembke - Modifies Missouri's Bill of Rights to include a statement that all persons have a natural right to economic freedom
   LR: 4790S.01I    
2/4/2010 -- Second Read and Referred S General Laws Committee