Senate Action for 2/15/2012

SB 450 - Rupp - Modifies the length of school board terms for certain school districts that became urban districts because of the 2010 census
   LR: 4266S.02T    
2/15/2012 -- Bill Placed on Informal Calendar
2/15/2012 -- Perfected
2/15/2012 -- Reported Truly Perfected S Rules Committee

SB 483 - Rupp - Creates the Early High School Graduation Scholarship Program for public high school students who graduate from high school early
   LR: 4258S.01I    
2/15/2012 -- Voted Do Pass S Education Committee

SB 484 - Rupp - Modifies provisions relating to telecommunications
   LR: 4252L.06C    HCS SCS SBs 484, 477 & 606
2/15/2012 -- Bill Placed on Informal Calendar

SB 504 - Wright-Jones - Requires official motor vehicle inspection and emission stations to have liability insurance to cover any possible damages to a vehicle during an inspection
   LR: 4406S.01P    
2/15/2012 -- Voted Do Pass S Transportation Committee

SB 516 - Schaaf - Modifies provisions regarding gubernatorial appointments
   LR: 4332S.04C    SCS SB 516
2/15/2012 -- Hearing Conducted S Gubernatorial Appointments Committee

SB 562 - Dixon - Modifies provisions relating to the transfer of property by certain state universities
   LR: 4560L.03T    HCS SCS SB 562
2/15/2012 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Education Committee - (4560S.02C)

SB 563 - Dixon - Modifies provisions relating to higher education
   LR: 4408L.04T    HCS SCS SB 563
2/15/2012 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Education Committee - (4408S.03C)

SB 568 - Parson - Modifies various provisions relating to transportation
   LR: 4756S.11T    CCS HCS SB 568
2/15/2012 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Transportation Committee - (4756S.02C)

SB 572 - Dempsey - Modifies the law relating to workers' compensation
   LR: 4124S.10T    SS SCS SB 572
2/15/2012 -- SA 1 to SS for SCS S withdrawn
2/15/2012 -- SA 2 to SS for SCS S offered & adopted (Dempsey)--(4124S10.11S)
2/15/2012 -- SA 3 to SS for SCS S offered & adopted (Dempsey)--(4124S10.10S)
2/15/2012 -- SA 4 to SS for SCS S offered & defeated (Callahan)--(4124S10.02F)
2/15/2012 -- SS for SCS, as amended, S adopted
2/15/2012 -- Perfected
2/15/2012 -- Reported Truly Perfected S Rules Committee

SB 633 - Engler - Allows scrap metal operators to purchase older inoperable motor vehicles or vehicle parts from such vehicles without receiving a title under certain conditions
   LR: 5036S.06P    SS SCS SB 633
2/15/2012 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Transportation Committee - (5036S.02C)

SB 648 - Dempsey - Modifies law on temporary instruction permits, towing companies, and use of ignition interlock devices by drunk drivers
   LR: 4676L.05C    HCS SCS SB 648
2/15/2012 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Transportation Committee - (4676S.03C)

SB 650 - Ridgeway - Requires Senate approval for gubernatorial appointments to certain boards, commissions, and committees
   LR: 5084S.01I    
2/15/2012 -- Hearing Conducted S Governmental Accountability Committee

SB 652 - Lager - Prohibits a political subdivision from restricting a firefighter from engaging in certain political activities
   LR: 5255S.01I    
2/15/2012 -- Hearing Conducted S Jobs, Economic Development and Local Government Committee

SB 653 - Lager - Designates a portion of Missouri Route 116 located in Clinton County as the "Sgt. Issac B. Jackson Memorial Highway"
   LR: 5254S.01I    
2/15/2012 -- Hearing Conducted S Transportation Committee

SB 654 - Lager - Requires the school board of each school district and charter school to establish an evaluation system for teachers and teaching
   LR: 5251S.01I    
2/15/2012 -- Hearing Conducted S Education Committee

SB 656 - Lager - Modifies the law with respect to how municipalities and the legal system treat the lawful use of motor vehicles on public roads and modifies the commercial zone surrounding Kansas City
   LR: 5249S.02C    SCS SB 656
2/15/2012 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Transportation Committee - (5249S.02C)

SB 665 - Stouffer - Authorizes the Governor to transfer certain pieces of real estate located throughout the state of Missouri
   LR: 5370S.05T    CCS SS SB 665
2/15/2012 -- Voted Do Pass S Transportation Committee

SB 677 - Pearce - Modifies provisions relating to school accreditation for failing school districts
   LR: 5303S.06P    SS SCS SB 677
2/15/2012 -- Hearing Conducted S Education Committee

SB 693 - Crowell - Prohibits state agencies from printing calendars representing the agency to public and private entities
   LR: 5477S.01I    
2/15/2012 -- Hearing Conducted S Governmental Accountability Committee

SB 701 - Mayer - Modifies various provisions relating to road use
   LR: 5487L.05C    HCS SB 701
2/15/2012 -- Voted Do Pass S Transportation Committee

SB 705 - Wright-Jones - Modifies the law with respect to the Breast Cancer Awareness Trust Fund and the issuance of Breast Cancer Awareness special license plates
   LR: 5486S.01I    
2/15/2012 -- Hearing Conducted S Transportation Committee

SB 714 - Lager - Modifies provisions relating to the regulation of motor vehicles
   LR: 5468L.06C    HCS SCS SB 714
2/15/2012 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Transportation Committee - (5468S.03C)

SB 717 - Stouffer - Creates the traffic offense of distracted driving
   LR: 5556S.02I    
2/15/2012 -- Hearing Conducted S Transportation Committee

SB 719 - Kehoe - Modifies various provisions relating to the regulation of transportation
   LR: 5618S.07T    CCS#2 SS SCS SB 719
2/15/2012 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Transportation Committee - (5618S.02C)

SB 729 - Schaefer - Modifies provisions relating to county purchases
   LR: 5641S.03T    SCS SB 729
2/15/2012 -- Hearing Conducted S Jobs, Economic Development and Local Government Committee

SB 730 - Schaefer - Allows Boone County to adopt regulations to control the minimum standards of occupancy for residential units and to develop a program for licensing and inspecting the units
   LR: 5642S.01I    
2/15/2012 -- Hearing Conducted S Jobs, Economic Development and Local Government Committee

SB 736 - Engler - Exempts St. Francois County from a requirement that certain amounts of money from the county's special road and bridge tax be spent in certain areas
   LR: 4528S.01T    
2/15/2012 -- Voted Do Pass S Jobs, Economic Development and Local Government Committee - Consent

SB 737 - Engler - Restricts the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education from including certain data from neglected children and delinquent children in the aggregate data of a school district
   LR: 5520S.03I    
2/15/2012 -- Hearing Conducted S Education Committee

SB 743 - Brown - Exempts motorcyclists age 21 and older from wearing a helmet when operating a motorcycle or motortricycle
   LR: 5693S.01I    
2/15/2012 -- Hearing Conducted S Transportation Committee

SB 754 - Mayer - Designates a portion of Missouri Route 25 in Stoddard County as the "Spc. James Burnett, Jr. Memorial Highway"
   LR: 5191S.01I    
2/15/2012 -- Hearing Conducted S Transportation Committee

SB 763 - Kehoe - Prohibits the charging of fee for releasing a lien or encumbrance from a certificate of ownership unless certain conditions are met
   LR: 5561S.03I    
2/15/2012 -- Hearing Conducted S Transportation Committee

SB 767 - Goodman - Designates several highways and bridges and creates or modifies several special license plates
   LR: 5761L.08C    HCS SCS SBs 767, 653, 754, 705, 441, 528, 831, 833 & 847
2/15/2012 -- Hearing Conducted S Transportation Committee

SB 773 - Parson - Establishes a March 27 to April 24 filing period for the 2012 state primary election
   LR: 5719S.03P    SCS SB 773
2/15/2012 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Financial and Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee - (5719S.03C)
2/15/2012 -- Reported from S Financial and Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee to Floor w/SCS
2/15/2012 -- Motion to suspend Rule 52 and take up bill for perfection S adopted
2/15/2012 -- SA 1 to SCS S offered & defeated (Rupp)--(5719S03.02S)
2/15/2012 -- SCS S adopted
2/15/2012 -- Perfected
2/15/2012 -- Reported Truly Perfected S Rules Committee
2/15/2012 -- Referred S Ways & Means and Fiscal Oversight Committee

SB 792 - Brown - Classifies a retailer with a machine that processes tobacco into a roll or tube as a manufacturer of cigarettes
   LR: 5848S.01I    
2/15/2012 -- S First Read--SB 792-Brown

SB 793 - Munzlinger - Modifies how funds from the lottery and the Gaming Commission Fund are distributed
   LR: 5854S.02I    
2/15/2012 -- S First Read--SB 793-Munzlinger

SB 794 - Schmitt - Establishes the Missouri Works program that provides tax incentives for qualifying companies
   LR: 5803S.01I    
2/15/2012 -- S First Read--SB 794-Schmitt

SCR 21 - Pearce - Urges Congress to support greater domestic development of North American sources of oil and approve the Keystone XL pipeline project
   LR: 5516S.01I    
2/15/2012 -- Referred S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics Committee

SCR 22 - Justus - Urges ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment to the United States Constitution
   LR: 4568S.01I    
2/15/2012 -- S First Read--SCR 22-Justus

SCR 23 - Munzlinger - Urges Congress to further address the issue of allowing the interstate sale of state-inspected meat and poultry
   LR: 5833S.01I    
2/15/2012 -- S First Read--SCR 23-Munzlinger

SJR 48 - Dixon - Modifies provisions regarding members and meetings of Missouri Senate and House of Representative apportionment commissions
   LR: 5476L.05C    HCS SS#2 SJR 48
2/15/2012 -- Hearing Conducted S Governmental Accountability Committee

HB 1075 - Sater - Prohibits any requirement that pharmacies carry a specific drug or device
   LR: 4257L.01P    
2/15/2012 -- S First Read--HB 1075-Sater

HB 1093 - Elmer - Allows for a special license plate for a person who has received the Navy Cross
   LR: 4304L.01P    
2/15/2012 -- S First Read--HB 1093-Elmer, et al

HB 1141 - Gatschenberger - Changes the laws regarding the "Don't Tread on Me" special license plate
   LR: 4675L.03T    
2/15/2012 -- S First Read--HB 1141-Gatschenberger, et al

HB 1156 - Rowland - Designates a portion of U. S. Highway 160 in the City of Gainesville as the "Matthew J. England Memorial Highway"
   LR: 4969L.01P    
2/15/2012 -- S First Read--HB 1156-Rowland, et al

HCR 3 - Scharnhorst - Submits to the U.S. Congress a request for a federal balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution
   LR: 4695L.02C    HCS HCR 3
2/15/2012 -- Second Read and Referred S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics Committee

HCR 13 - Loehner - Demands that federal and state policies for stream management be based on sound science and historically effective landowner practices
   LR: 5226L.01I    
2/15/2012 -- Referred S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics Committee