Senate Action for 2/7/2011

SB 8 - Goodman - Restricts co-employee liability in workers' compensation cases
   LR: 0367S.14S    CCS#2 HCS SS#2 SCS SB 8
2/7/2011 -- Bill Placed on Informal Calendar

SB 11 - McKenna - Modifies various regulations governing the operation of motor vehicles
   LR: 0338S.02P    SCS SB 11
2/7/2011 -- Reported Truly Perfected S Rules Committee
2/7/2011 -- Referred S Ways & Means and Fiscal Oversight Committee

SB 18 - Schmitt - Places a cap on corporate franchise taxes
   LR: 0285S.04P    SCS SB 18
2/7/2011 -- SCS S adopted
2/7/2011 -- Perfected

SB 19 - Schmitt - Places a cap on corporated franchise taxes and phases-out the corporate franchise tax over a five-year period
   LR: 0336S.02T    SCS SB 19
2/7/2011 -- SA 1 to SCS S offered & withdrawn (Schmitt)--(0336S02.08S)
2/7/2011 -- SA 2 to SCS S offered & adopted (Schmitt)--(0336S02.09S)
2/7/2011 -- SA 3 to SCS S offered & Ruled out of order (Crowell)--(0336S02.05S)
2/7/2011 -- SCS, as amended, S adopted
2/7/2011 -- Perfected

SB 33 - Stouffer - Repeals a provision of law which requires the Department of Transportation to submit to binding arbitration in negligence actions
   LR: 0223S.01P    
2/7/2011 -- Bill Placed on Informal Calendar

SB 61 - Keaveny - Enacts various provisions relating to local government
   LR: 0529L.05C    HCS SB 61
2/7/2011 -- Voted Do Pass S Financial and Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee - Consent

SB 71 - Parson - Eliminates a requirement that banks, savings institutions, and credit unions file a certain notice with the Missouri Real Estate Appraisers Commission and modifies other provisions relating to housing and real estate
   LR: 0661S.01P    
2/7/2011 -- Voted Do Pass S Financial and Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee - Consent

SB 83 - Pearce - Allows for the sale of deficiency waiver addendums and other similar products with respect to certain loan transactions
   LR: 0372S.01T    
2/7/2011 -- Voted Do Pass S Financial and Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee - Consent

SB 84 - Wright-Jones - Modifies law relating to voter registration and election offenses
   LR: 0488S.01I    
2/7/2011 -- Hearing Conducted S Financial and Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 126 - Wasson - Prohibits the MO HealthNet Division from discriminating between licensed marital family therapists and licensed professional counselors
   LR: 0605S.01I    
2/7/2011 -- Hearing Conducted S Financial and Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 137 - Brown - Modifies provisions relating to health care professional identification badges
   LR: 0873L.03I    
2/7/2011 -- Hearing Conducted S Financial and Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 189 - Schmitt - Modifies provisions of the Missouri Quality Jobs Act to allow benefits for projects located within dormant manufacturing plant zones
   LR: 0836S.03C    SCS SBs 189, 217, 246, 252 & 79
2/7/2011 -- Second Read and Referred S Jobs, Economic Development and Local Government Committee

SB 190 - Pearce - Creates a tax credit for purchases of processed biomass engineered fiber fuel
   LR: 0422S.01I    
2/7/2011 -- Second Read and Referred S Ways and Means and Fiscal Oversight Committee

SB 191 - Pearce - Establishes the Caring for Missourians Program to provide grants to eligible Missouri public higher education institutions that maintain certain nursing programs
   LR: 1050S.01I    
2/7/2011 -- Second Read and Referred S Education Committee

SB 192 - Pearce - Requires the Department of Mental Health to develop a continuing professional education curriculum relating to eating disorders
   LR: 0887S.02I    
2/7/2011 -- Second Read and Referred S Health, Mental Health, Seniors and Families Committee

SB 193 - Pearce - Allows Cass County to establish municipal county courts
   LR: 0972S.01I    
2/7/2011 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 194 - Pearce - Allows Cass County to enact nuisance abatement ordinances
   LR: 1043S.01I    
2/7/2011 -- Second Read and Referred S Jobs, Economic Development and Local Government Committee

SB 195 - Stouffer - Requires driver's licenses and nondriver's licenses issued to persons who are not United States citizens to contain a notation that the holder of such license is not a citizen of the United States
   LR: 1217S.01I    
2/7/2011 -- Second Read and Referred S Transportation Committee

SB 196 - Cunningham - Restricts co-employee liability in workers' compensation cases
   LR: 1174S.01I    
2/7/2011 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 197 - Ridgeway - Bars employers from requiring employees to engage in or cease engaging in certain labor practices
   LR: 1247S.01I    
2/7/2011 -- Second Read and Referred S General Laws Committee

SB 198 - Crowell - Repeals the estate tax
   LR: 0270S.01I    
2/7/2011 -- Second Read and Referred S Ways and Means and Fiscal Oversight Committee

SB 199 - Crowell - Modifies the state do-not-call list by allowing cell phone numbers on the list and banning certain automated calls
   LR: 0425S.01I    
2/7/2011 -- Second Read and Referred S Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy and the Environment Committee

SB 200 - Crowell - Modifies the ability of state educational institutions to issue bonds and incur debt
   LR: 0652S.02I    
2/7/2011 -- Second Read and Referred S Governmental Accountability Committee

SB 201 - Crowell - Modifies provisions of the state deferred compensation plan
   LR: 1220S.01I    
2/7/2011 -- Second Read and Referred S Veterans' Affairs, Emerging Issues, Pensions and Urban Affairs Committee

SB 202 - Crowell - Requires authorization for certain labor unions to withhold fees from paychecks to make political contributions
   LR: 0281L.07C    HCS SS SB 202
2/7/2011 -- Second Read and Referred S Small Business, Insurance and Industry Committee

SB 203 - Schmitt - Creates a tax credit to attract sporting events to the state
   LR: 0043S.02I    
2/7/2011 -- Second Read and Referred S Jobs, Economic Development and Local Government Committee

SB 204 - Dempsey - Reauthorizes the pregnancy resource center tax credit
   LR: 1136S.01P    
2/7/2011 -- Second Read and Referred S Health, Mental Health, Seniors and Families Committee

SB 205 - Stouffer - Creates an advance voting system for primary and general elections
   LR: 0971S.02I    
2/7/2011 -- Second Read and Referred S Financial and Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 206 - Purgason - Bars employers from requiring employees to engage in or cease engaging in certain labor practices
   LR: 0123S.02I    
2/7/2011 -- Second Read and Referred S General Laws Committee

SB 207 - Lager - Modifies provisions pertaining to energy and property taxation
   LR: 1181L.02C    HCS SB 207
2/7/2011 -- Second Read and Referred S Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy and the Environment Committee

SB 208 - Lager - Removes any requirement that a telecommunications company must file tariffs and exempts compliance with certain state regulations when federal regulations exist
   LR: 1173S.01I    
2/7/2011 -- Second Read and Referred S Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy and the Environment Committee

SB 209 - Lager - Modifies telecommunications provisions relating to carrier of last resort obligations
   LR: 1143S.01I    
2/7/2011 -- Second Read and Referred S Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy and the Environment Committee

SB 210 - Lembke - Modifies provisions of law requiring certain political subdivisions to revise property tax rates
   LR: 1182S.01I    
2/7/2011 -- Second Read and Referred S Ways and Means and Fiscal Oversight Committee

SB 211 - Lembke - Modifies how damages are assessed in certain lawsuits
   LR: 1299S.01I    
2/7/2011 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 212 - Lembke - Requires the department of transportation to establish minimal yellow light change interval times for traffic-control devices
   LR: 1261S.01I    
2/7/2011 -- Second Read and Referred S Transportation Committee

SB 213 - Schaefer - Modifies what information is required in a petition for guardianship for a minor or an incapacitated person, adopts the Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act and modifies procedures for ordering autopsies
   LR: 0439L.06T    HCS SCS SB 213
2/7/2011 -- S First Read--SB 213-Schaefer

SB 214 - Schaaf - Prohibits restrictive physician employment contracts
   LR: 1369S.01I    
2/7/2011 -- S First Read--SB 214-Schaaf

SB 215 - Schaaf - Requires health carriers to credential health care professionals within 60 calendar days of receipt of complete application
   LR: 1300S.01I    
2/7/2011 -- S First Read--SB 215-Schaaf

SB 216 - Schaaf - Requires school boards to work with the Brain Injury Association of Missouri and Missouri State High School Activities Association to develop guidelines on youth athlete concussions and brain injuries
   LR: 0826S.02I    
2/7/2011 -- S First Read--SB 216-Schaaf

SB 217 - Richard - Creates state and local sales and use tax exemptions for data storage centers
   LR: 1218S.01I    
2/7/2011 -- S First Read--SB 217-Richard and Schmitt

SB 218 - Wasson - Moves Taney County to its own judicial circuit and specifies that the 38th Judicial Circuit will only be made up of Christian County
   LR: 0792S.01I    
2/7/2011 -- S First Read--SB 218-Wasson

SB 219 - Wasson - Allows owners of automated teller machines to charge access fees to those with bank accounts in foreign countries and gambling boats to accept credit instruments
   LR: 1084L.03C    HCS SCS SB 219
2/7/2011 -- S First Read--SB 219-Wasson

SB 220 - Wasson - Modifies liens for certain design professionals and the statute of limitations for actions against land surveyors
   LR: 1039L.02T    HCS SB 220
2/7/2011 -- S First Read--SB 220-Wasson

SB 221 - Cunningham - Establishes damage caps for Human Rights Act cases and workers' compensation discrimination cases
   LR: 0789S.01I    
2/7/2011 -- S First Read--SB 221-Cunningham

SB 222 - Cunningham - Modifies the child labor laws
   LR: 0938S.03I    
2/7/2011 -- S First Read--SB 222-Cunningham

SB 223 - Mayer - Allows certain public library districts to seek voter approval for a sales tax to fund libraries within such districts
   LR: 0509S.02I    
2/7/2011 -- S First Read--SB 223-Mayer

SB 224 - Stouffer - Allows the governing body of Macon County to grant tax relief to certain properties to alleviate blight
   LR: 1308S.01I    
2/7/2011 -- S First Read--SB 224-Stouffer

SCR 1 - Ridgeway - Disapproves a final order of rule making by the Public Service Commission regarding Electric Utility Renewable Energy Standard Requirements
   LR: 0679S.01I    
2/7/2011 -- Reported Duly Enrolled S Rules Committee
2/7/2011 -- Signed by Senate President
2/7/2011 -- Signed by House Speaker
2/7/2011 -- Delivered to Governor

SJR 13 - Justus - Requires referenda and initiative petitions to be signed by 5% and 8% of the voters in each congressional district
   LR: 1138S.01I    
2/7/2011 -- Hearing Conducted S Financial and Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SR 178 - Purgason - Modifies the Senate Rules to allow for the use of laptop computers on the Senate floor
   LR: 0832S.01I    
2/7/2011 -- Referred S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics Committee

SR 179 - Purgason - Modifies the Senate Rules to prohibit the consideration of a conference committee substitute until members have had a copy for at least one legislative day
   LR: 0833S.01I    
2/7/2011 -- Referred S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics Committee

HCR 24 - Jones - Joint Session Wednesday, February 9, 2011, 2:00pm, for the State of the Judiciary message from the Honorable William Ray Price, Jr., Chief Justice of the State of Missouri
   LR: 1384L.01I    
2/7/2011 -- Reported to the Senate--HCR 24-Jones (89)