Senate Action for 1/10/2013

SB 1 - Rupp - Modifies the law relating to workers' compensation
   LR: 0225S.12T    CCS HCS SS#2 SCS SB 1
1/10/2013 -- Second Read and Referred S Small Business, Insurance and Industry Committee

SB 2 - Rupp - Modifies the law relating to initiative and referendum petititons
   LR: 0285S.04P    SCS SB 2
1/10/2013 -- Second Read and Referred S Financial and Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 3 - Rupp - Creates the Early High School Graduation Scholarship Program for public high school students who graduate from high school early
   LR: 0286S.01I    
1/10/2013 -- Second Read and Referred S Education Committee

SB 4 - Lager - Bars members of the General Assembly from acting as paid political consultants and imposes a two year cooling off period before members may become lobbyists
   LR: 0223S.02I    
1/10/2013 -- Second Read and Referred S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics Committee

SB 5 - Lager - Modifies several provisions regarding tax credits and the corporate income tax
   LR: 0291S.05I    
1/10/2013 -- Second Read and Referred S Jobs, Economic Development and Local Government Committee

SB 6 - Lager - Allows telecommunications and broadband service providers to attach equipment to rural electric cooperatives' utility poles for smart grid or broadband purposes
   LR: 0154S.01I    
1/10/2013 -- Second Read and Referred S Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy and the Environment Committee

SB 7 - Pearce - Modifies provisions relating to school accreditation for failing school districts
   LR: 0157S.03P    SCS SB 7
1/10/2013 -- Second Read and Referred S Education Committee

SB 8 - Pearce - Makes technical corrections and updates obsolete references in certain higher education statutes
   LR: 0295S.01I    
1/10/2013 -- Second Read and Referred S Education Committee

SB 9 - Pearce - Modifies provisions relating to agriculture
   LR: 0234S.11T    CCS#2 HCS SCS SB 9
1/10/2013 -- Second Read and Referred S Education Committee

SB 10 - Schmitt - Creates a tax credit to attract amateur sporting events to the state
   LR: 0269S.03T    SCS SBs 10 & 25
1/10/2013 -- Second Read and Referred S Jobs, Economic Development and Local Government Committee

SB 11 - Schmitt - Creates a phased-in individual income tax deduction for business income and reduces the corporate income tax rate over a five-year period
   LR: 0206S.01I    
1/10/2013 -- Second Read and Referred S Ways and Means Committee

SB 12 - Schaefer - Modifies various laws relating to judicial procedures
   LR: 0184H.04C    HCS SB 12
1/10/2013 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 13 - Schaefer - Eliminates solid waste management districts and reduces landfill tipping fees by the amount previously used on district overhead and administration
   LR: 0185S.03C    SCS SB 13
1/10/2013 -- Second Read and Referred S Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy and the Environment Committee

SB 14 - Schaaf - Raises Medicaid eligibility for the aged, blind and disabled population by modifying the eligibility for pregnant women and children if tax credits are available in a federal exchange
   LR: 0373S.03I    
1/10/2013 -- Second Read and Referred S Veterans' Affairs and Health Committee

SB 15 - Richard - Modifies provisions of law regarding certain benevolent tax credits
   LR: 0294S.01I    
1/10/2013 -- Second Read and Referred S Jobs, Economic Development and Local Government Committee

SB 16 - Munzlinger - Exempts farm work performed by children under 16 from certain child labor requirements
   LR: 0112S.01T    
1/10/2013 -- Second Read and Referred S Agriculture, Food Production and Outdoor Resources Committee

SB 17 - Munzlinger - Modifies provisions relating to education
   LR: 0283S.10T    CCS HCS SCS SB 17
1/10/2013 -- Second Read and Referred S Financial and Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 18 - Munzlinger - Requires agencies to track federal fund usage, requires political subdivisions and charter schools to disclose indebtedness, requires the Governor to report withholdings, and removes the Auditor from the Board of Fund Commissioners
   LR: 0072H.02C    HCS SB 18
1/10/2013 -- Second Read and Referred S Governmental Accountability & Fiscal Oversight Committee

SB 19 - Wasson - Extends the sunset on the residential dwelling accessibility tax credit and modifies the allocation of tax credit cap from another tax credit program to this program
   LR: 0186S.01I    
1/10/2013 -- Second Read and Referred S Jobs, Economic Development and Local Government Committee

SB 20 - Dixon - Modifies provisions of law regarding certain benevolent tax credits
   LR: 0063H.10T    HCS SS SCS SBs 20, 15 & 19
1/10/2013 -- Second Read and Referred S Jobs, Economic Development and Local Government Committee

SB 21 - Dixon - Provides the Supreme Court with the ability to transfer circuit and associate judge positions from one circuit to another
   LR: 0205S.02I    
1/10/2013 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 22 - Dixon - Grants the authority to redraw the circuit and appellate judicial districts to the Supreme Court
   LR: 0209S.01I    
1/10/2013 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 23 - Parson - Modifies provisions relating to taxation, economic development, political subdivisions, Kansas City public school teacher retirement, criminal law, and motor vehicles
   LR: 0336S.06T    CCS HCS SB 23
1/10/2013 -- Second Read and Referred S Jobs, Economic Development and Local Government Committee

SB 24 - Parson - Modifies provisions relating to political subdivisions, taxation, roads, emergency services, liquor, crimes, and merchandising practices
   LR: 0361H.08C    HCS SB 24
1/10/2013 -- Second Read and Referred S Jobs, Economic Development and Local Government Committee

SB 25 - Parson - Creates tax credits to attract sporting events to the state
   LR: 0375S.01I    
1/10/2013 -- Second Read and Referred S Jobs, Economic Development and Local Government Committee

SB 26 - Kraus - Modifies provisions of law relating to taxation
   LR: 0363H.11C    HCS SS#2 SCS SBs 26, 11 & 31
1/10/2013 -- Second Read and Referred S Ways and Means Committee

SB 27 - Kraus - Establishes photo identification requirements for voting
   LR: 0060S.01I    
1/10/2013 -- Second Read and Referred S Financial and Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 28 - Kraus - Redefines "misconduct" and "good cause" for the purposes of disqualification from unemployment benefits
   LR: 0288S.02T    SS SB 28
1/10/2013 -- Second Read and Referred S Small Business, Insurance and Industry Committee

SB 29 - Brown - Requires authorization for certain labor unions to use dues and fees to make political contributions and requires consent for withholding earnings from paychecks
   LR: 0308S.08T    SS SCS SB 29
1/10/2013 -- Second Read and Referred S Small Business, Insurance and Industry Committee

SB 30 - Brown - Repeals all of the prevailing wage laws and modifies provisions relating to project labor agreements
   LR: 0306S.02C    SCS SB 30
1/10/2013 -- Second Read and Referred S Small Business, Insurance and Industry Committee

SB 31 - Lamping - Increases the tax on cigarettes by twenty-six cents, modifies the state individual income tax rate, and increases the state sales and use tax by one-half percent
   LR: 0226S.01I    
1/10/2013 -- Second Read and Referred S Ways and Means Committee

SB 32 - Lamping - Modifies the low-income housing and historic preservation tax credit programs and requires any increase in revenue to be applied to a decrease in the individual income tax rate
   LR: 0228S.01I    
1/10/2013 -- Second Read and Referred S Jobs, Economic Development and Local Government Committee

SB 33 - Lamping - Modifies provisions relating to individuals with mental disabilities and establishes Pallister-Killian Syndrome (PKS) Awareness Day
   LR: 0097S.04T    CCS SCS SB 33
1/10/2013 -- Second Read and Referred S Seniors, Families and Pensions Committee

SB 34 - Cunningham - Requires the Division of Workers' Compensation to develop and maintain a workers' compensation claims database and modifies provisions relating to experience ratings for workers' compensation insurance
   LR: 0337S.04T    CCS HCS SS SB 34
1/10/2013 -- Second Read and Referred S Small Business, Insurance and Industry Committee

SB 35 - Wallingford - Creates an income tax return check-off program to provide funds for CureSearch for Children's Cancer
   LR: 0166L.01T    
1/10/2013 -- Second Read and Referred S Ways and Means Committee

SB 36 - Wallingford - Modifies provisions related to juvenile offenders who have been certified as adults and found guilty in a court of general jurisdiction
   LR: 0165S.04T    CCS SCS SB 36
1/10/2013 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 37 - Wallingford - Designates each March 27th as "Medical Radiation Safety Awareness Day"
   LR: 0168L.01I    
1/10/2013 -- Second Read and Referred S General Laws Committee

SB 38 - Sifton - Institutes a lobbyist gift ban for the members of the General Assembly and their candidate committees
   LR: 0182S.02I    
1/10/2013 -- Second Read and Referred S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics Committee

SB 39 - Sifton - Reauthorizes the Missouri Homestead Preservation Tax Credit program
   LR: 0238S.01I    
1/10/2013 -- Second Read and Referred S Ways and Means Committee

SB 40 - Sifton - Prohibits insurers from imposing waiting periods for maternity benefits and requires coverage to begin immediately from the effective date of the policy or plan
   LR: 0240S.01I    
1/10/2013 -- Second Read and Referred S Small Business, Insurance and Industry Committee

SB 41 - Munzlinger - Modifies the laws regarding certain private nuisance actions
   LR: 0100H.03C    HCS SB 41
1/10/2013 -- Second Read and Referred S Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy and the Environment Committee

SB 42 - Munzlinger - Modifies provisions relating to county sheriffs, school protection officers, and creates procedures and policies for unpaid debts to county jails
   LR: 0094S.06T    CCS HCS SCS SB 42
1/10/2013 -- Second Read and Referred S Ways and Means Committee

SB 43 - Munzlinger - Modifies various provisions relating to transportation
   LR: 0198S.03T    CCS HCS SB 43
1/10/2013 -- Second Read and Referred S Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

SB 44 - Dixon - Allows circuit courts that reimburse the state for the salaries of family court commissioners to charge up to a twenty dollar surcharge for cases
   LR: 0054S.01I    
1/10/2013 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 45 - Dixon - Modifies provisions relating to the prosecuting attorneys' retirement, judicial positions, DWI courts, and information management products for governmental agencies
   LR: 0055H.05C    HCS SCS SB 45
1/10/2013 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 46 - Parson - Creates state and local sales and use tax exemptions for data storage centers and allows municipalities to enter into loan agreements, or sell, lease, or mortgage municipal property for a technology business facility project
   LR: 0374S.01I    
1/10/2013 -- Second Read and Referred S Jobs, Economic Development and Local Government Committee

SB 47 - Lamping - Adds to the list of legal guardians of a child who may receive subsidies
   LR: 0204S.03T    SCS SB 47
1/10/2013 -- Second Read and Referred S Seniors, Families and Pensions Committee

SB 48 - Lamping - Modifies provisions relating to the prohibition of racial considerations in adoption proceedings
   LR: 0098S.01I    
1/10/2013 -- Second Read and Referred S Seniors, Families and Pensions Committee

SB 49 - Lamping - Modifies the criteria for determining whether a child is a special needs child for the purposes of the special needs adoption tax credit
   LR: 0227S.01I    
1/10/2013 -- Second Read and Referred S Seniors, Families and Pensions Committee

SB 50 - Wallingford - Provides protections for Alternatives to Abortion Agencies to freely engage in religious practices
   LR: 0243L.01I    
1/10/2013 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 51 - Munzlinger - Modifies provisions relating to the regulation of motor vehicles
   LR: 0197S.07T    CCS HCS SB 51
1/10/2013 -- Second Read and Referred S Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

SB 52 - Munzlinger - Allows law enforcement officers to charge for their services in cases disposed of by a violations bureau and creates the MODEX fund
   LR: 0338S.05C    SCS SB 52
1/10/2013 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 53 - Lamping - Bars entities that invest in the energy sector in Iran from contracting with the state and political subdivisions
   LR: 0367S.01I    
1/10/2013 -- Second Read and Referred S Financial and Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 54 - Lamping - Requires the joint election of the Governor and Lieutenant Governor
   LR: 0304S.01I    
1/10/2013 -- Second Read and Referred S Financial and Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 55 - Lamping - Amends laws relating to unsecured loans of $500 or less
   LR: 0330S.01I    
1/10/2013 -- Second Read and Referred S Financial and Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 126 - Sater - Prohibits any requirement that pharmacies carry a specific drug or device
   LR: 0489S.03T    SCS SB 126
1/10/2013 -- S First Read--SB 126-Sater

SB 127 - Sater - Modifies various public assistance provisions including MO HealthNet dental, home and community based referrals, Missouri adjusted gross income for MO HealthNet eligibility and extends Ticket-to-Work
   LR: 0486S.04T    CCS HCS SB 127
1/10/2013 -- S First Read--SB 127-Sater

SB 128 - Sater - Modifies the permissible uses of electronic transfer benefits (EBT) cards for food stamp and cash assistance
   LR: 0618S.01I    
1/10/2013 -- S First Read--SB 128-Sater

SB 129 - Sater - Establishes the Volunteer Health Services Act to allow for licensed health care professionals to provide volunteer services for a sponsoring organization
   LR: 0865S.05T    SS SCS SB 129
1/10/2013 -- S First Read--SB 129-Sater

SB 130 - Schaefer - Increases the penalties and driver license suspension periods for those who fail to yield the right-of-way in certain instances
   LR: 0845S.01I    
1/10/2013 -- S First Read--SB 130-Schaefer

SB 131 - Nasheed - Provides for the expansion of MO HealthNet services beginning on January 1, 2014
   LR: 0821S.02I    
1/10/2013 -- S First Read--SB 131-Nasheed

SB 132 - Keaveny - Allows school districts to receive state aid for children ages three to five participating in a district-operated pre-kindergarten program
   LR: 0289S.02I    
1/10/2013 -- S First Read--SB 132-Keaveny and Holsman

SB 133 - Keaveny - Allows school districts and charter schools to receive state aid for children ages three to five who are eligible for free and reduced lunch and are participating in a district-operated pre-kindergarten program
   LR: 0290S.04C    SCS SB 133
1/10/2013 -- S First Read--SB 133-Keaveny and Holsman

SCR 1 - Dempsey - Appointment of an Inaugural Committee
   
1/10/2013 -- H adopted
1/10/2013 -- H Inaugural Committee Appointed - Gannon, Gatschenberger, Haahr, Haefner, Lant, Rehder, Rowden, Torpey, Walker, Burns, Butler, McCann-Beatty, McKenna, Montecillo, Pace, Rizzo, Schupp, Webb
1/10/2013 -- S Inaugural Committee Appointed - Curls, Dempsey, Holsman, Justus, Keaveny, Kehoe, LeVota, McKenna, Nasheed, Nieves, Richard, Rupp, Schaaf, Schaefer, Schmitt, Sifton, Walsh, Wasson

SJR 1 - Lager - Grants the General Assembly the power to limit by statute jury awards of noneconomic damages
   LR: 0076S.01I    
1/10/2013 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SJR 2 - Lager - Amends the Constitution to limit general revenue appropriations and mandate state income tax rate reductions in certain situations
   LR: 0314S.01I    
1/10/2013 -- Second Read and Referred S Ways and Means Committee

SJR 10 - Nasheed - Limits the total service in the General Assembly to sixteen years in any proportion between the Senate and the House of Representatives
   LR: 0840S.01I    
1/10/2013 -- S First Read--SJR 10-Nasheed and Walsh

SR 9 - Dempsey - Revises Senate Rules 25, 28 and 60
   LR: 0799S.04I    
1/10/2013 -- S adopted