Senate Action for 3/14/2013

SB 2 - Rupp - Modifies the law relating to initiative and referendum petititons
   LR: 0285S.04P    SCS SB 2
3/14/2013 -- Reported from S Financial and Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee to Floor w/SCS

SB 10 - Schmitt - Creates a tax credit to attract amateur sporting events to the state
   LR: 0269S.03T    SCS SBs 10 & 25
3/14/2013 -- Signed by House Speaker
3/14/2013 -- Delivered to Governor

SB 20 - Dixon - Modifies provisions of law regarding certain benevolent tax credits
   LR: 0063H.10T    HCS SS SCS SBs 20, 15 & 19
3/14/2013 -- S Third Read and Passed - EC adopted
3/14/2013 -- Signed by House Speaker
3/14/2013 -- Delivered to Governor

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
3/14/2013 -- Voted Do Pass S Governmental Accountability and Fiscal Oversight Committee
3/14/2013 -- Reported from S Governmental Accountability and Fiscal Oversight Committee to Floor
3/14/2013 -- S Third Read and Passed

SB 66 - Dixon - Repeals a number of expired or obsolete committees
   LR: 0092S.01P    
3/14/2013 -- Voted Do Pass S Governmental Accountability & Fiscal Oversight Committee - Consent
3/14/2013 -- Reported from S Governmental Accountability & Fiscal Oversight Committee to Floor - Consent

SB 81 - Schaefer - Gives the courts discretion to award attorney's fees to prevailing parties in civil actions where civil rights have been violated
   LR: 0318S.02I    
3/14/2013 -- Voted Do Pass S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 82 - Schaefer - Requires the Governor to call a special election if the office of Lieutenant Governor is vacated
   LR: 0560S.02C    SCS SB 82
3/14/2013 -- Reported from S Financial and Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee to Floor w/SCS

SB 83 - Parson - Modifies provisions of law relating to political subdivisions, traffic offenses and taxation
   LR: 0491H.11C    HCS SS SCS SB 83
3/14/2013 -- Reported from S Jobs, Economic Development and Local Government Committee to Floor w/SCS

SB 87 - Schaaf - Modifies provisions relating to breast-feeding
   LR: 0611S.02P    SCS SB 87
3/14/2013 -- Reported from S Veterans' Affairs and Health Committee to Floor w/SCS

SB 112 - Rupp - Modifies provisions relating to tax incentives
   LR: 0461H.05C    HCS SB 112
3/14/2013 -- Reported from S Jobs, Economic Development and Local Government Committee to Floor

SB 118 - Kraus - Authorizes the creation of veterans treatment courts
   LR: 0465H.07T    HCS SCS SB 118
3/14/2013 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee (0465S.06C)

SB 125 - Nasheed - Modifies duties of boards of education
   LR: 0665S.04T    SS SCS SB 125
3/14/2013 -- S Third Read and Passed

SB 126 - Sater - Prohibits any requirement that pharmacies carry a specific drug or device
   LR: 0489S.03T    SCS SB 126
3/14/2013 -- Reported from S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee to Floor w/SCS

SB 137 - Sater - Allows and establishes procedures for counties to decrease their annual budgets when faced with an unanticipated decline in funds
   LR: 0867S.01P    
3/14/2013 -- S Third Read and Passed

SB 142 - Sifton - Repeals a provision requiring corporate paid-in surplus distributions to be identified as liquidating dividends
   LR: 0827S.01P    
3/14/2013 -- Reported from S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee to Floor

SB 147 - Wasson - Requires a health carrier that provides coverage for prescription eye drops to cover a refill without regard to a restriction for an early refill if it is authorized by the prescribing health care provider
   LR: 0641S.04P    SCS SB 147
3/14/2013 -- Reported from S Small Business, Insurance and Industry Committee to Floor w/SCS

SB 161 - Pearce - Requires actuarial analyses to be performed to determine potential costs of instituting oral anti-cancer parity and eating disorders mandate
   LR: 0231S.07T    CCS HCS SB 161
3/14/2013 -- Reported from S Small Business, Insurance and Industry Committee to Floor

SB 170 - Chappelle-Nadal - Allows members of public governmental bodies to cast roll call votes in a meeting if the member is participating via videoconferencing
   LR: 0823S.01T    
3/14/2013 -- Reported from S Financial and Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee to Floor - Consent

SB 174 - Parson - Reduces the corporate income tax rate and modifies provisions relating to use tax nexus
   LR: 1031S.02C    SCS SB 174
3/14/2013 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Ways and Means Committee - (1031S.02C)

SB 182 - Kehoe - Eliminates state and local use taxes on motor vehicle sales and modifies state and local sales taxes on such purchases
   LR: 0935H.10T    HCS SCS SB 182
3/14/2013 -- Hearing Conducted H Rules Committee
3/14/2013 -- HCS Voted Do Pass H Rules Committee
3/14/2013 -- HCS Reported Do Pass H Rules Committee

SB 188 - Romine - Modifies provisions relating to civil commitment of sexually violent predators
   LR: 0939H.04T    HCS SB 188
3/14/2013 -- Reported from S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee to Floor - Consent

SB 191 - Lamping - Allows the Public Service Commission to publish certain papers, studies, reports, decisions and orders electronically
   LR: 1006S.02T    SCS SB 191
3/14/2013 -- SCS S adopted
3/14/2013 -- S Third Read and Passed - Consent

SB 211 - Rupp - Requires the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to develop guidelines for the training of school employees in the care needed for students with diabetes
   LR: 0384S.03P    
3/14/2013 -- Reported from S Education Committee to Floor

SB 216 - Silvey - Prohibits political activity restrictions on first responders and modifies current political activity restrictions on the Kansas City Police Department
   LR: 1008S.02T    
3/14/2013 -- S Third Read and Passed

SB 224 - Curls - Modifies provisions relating to crimes and law enforcement officers and agencies
   LR: 0860S.07T    CCS SCS SB 224
3/14/2013 -- SCS S adopted
3/14/2013 -- S Third Read and Passed - Consent

SB 226 - Schaefer - Modifies the standards for determining when a person is in need of mental health detention and evaluation
   LR: 1032S.03P    SCS SB 226
3/14/2013 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Veterans' Affairs and Health Committee - (1032S.03C)

SB 229 - Brown - Modifies provisions relating to the Mental Health Employment Disqualification Registry
   LR: 1110H.03T    HCS SCS SB 229
3/14/2013 -- Reported from S Veterans' Affairs and Health Committee to Floor w/SCS

SB 235 - Cunningham - Modifies the law relating to residential real estate loan reporting
   LR: 0983S.01T    
3/14/2013 -- Reported from S Financial and Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee to Floor - Consent

SB 237 - Emery - Exempts certain telecommunications companies from Public Service Commission price caps
   LR: 1304S.01T    
3/14/2013 -- S Third Read and Passed

SB 241 - Lager - Creates the Uniform Wireless Communications Infrastructure Deployment Act and modifies provisions relating to utility right-of-way
   LR: 0957S.07P    SS SCS SB 241
3/14/2013 -- Reported Truly Perfected S Rules Committee

SB 242 - Kehoe - Modifies the law relating to the sale or provision of certain commodities by certain school officials of seven- director districts that are located in a first class county
   LR: 0310S.01P    
3/14/2013 -- Reported from S Education Committee to Floor

SB 245 - Justus - Modifies the Sheriff's Retirement Fund court surcharge, and adds law school clinics to the list of entities who may qualify for a court cost waiver
   LR: 1182H.03C    HCS SS SB 245
3/14/2013 -- Reported from S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee to Floor - Consent

SB 248 - Wasson - Modifies provisions relating to neighborhood improvement districts and delinquent property taxes
   LR: 0768S.04T    CCS SCS SB 248
3/14/2013 -- Reported from S Jobs, Economic Development and Local Government Committee to Floor-Consent, with SCS

SB 251 - Kraus - Updates provisions relating to public assistance fraud and abuse
   LR: 0105S.04T    SS SB 251
3/14/2013 -- Voted Do Pass S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 254 - Pearce - Raises the fees a lender can charge for certain loans
   LR: 1380S.02T    SCS SB 254
3/14/2013 -- Reported from S Financial and Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee to Floor w/SCS

SB 257 - Silvey - Modifies provisions contained in the Port Improvement District Act
   LR: 1335S.01T    
3/14/2013 -- Reported from S Jobs, Economic Development and Local Government Committee to Floor

SB 258 - LeVota - Reduces the membership of the Kansas City School District board of education and changes the election date for board members
   LR: 1317S.03T    SCS SB 258
3/14/2013 -- Reported from S Education Committee to Floor w/SCS

SB 259 - Schaaf - Modifies provisions related to infectious diseases reported to the Department of Health and Senior Services
   LR: 1418S.02C    SCS SB 259
3/14/2013 -- Hearing Conducted S Veterans' Affairs and Health Committee

SB 261 - Rupp - Requires the State Tax Commission to assign a hearing officer within 60 days of appeals from boards of equalization
   LR: 0891S.02P    
3/14/2013 -- Reported from S Ways and Means Committee to Floor

SB 262 - Curls - Modifies various provisions relating to health insurance
   LR: 1383S.12T    CCS HCS SS SB 262
3/14/2013 -- Reported from S Small Business, Insurance and Industry Committee to Floor

SB 265 - Nieves - Prohibits the state and political subdivisions from implementing policies affecting property rights and from entering into certain relationships with organizations
   LR: 1330S.01T    
3/14/2013 -- Voted Do Pass S General Laws Committee
3/14/2013 -- Reported from S General Laws Committee to Floor

SB 287 - Rupp - Modifies Missouri's captive insurance law to allow for the formation of sponsored captive insurance companies and other ancillary matters
   LR: 1373S.02T    SCS SB 287
3/14/2013 -- Reported from S Small Business, Insurance and Industry Committee to Floor-Consent, with SCS

SB 289 - Sifton - Modifies the provisions which require an applicant's Social Security number when applying for a professional license renewal
   LR: 1509S.02P    SCS SBs 289 & 314
3/14/2013 -- Reported from S Financial and Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee to Floor - Consent w/SCS

SB 294 - Schmitt - Modifies provisions relating to utilities
   LR: 1534H.05C    HCS SB 294
3/14/2013 -- S Third Read and Passed

SB 302 - Wasson - Modifies provisions regarding medications, the regulation of food production, and contracts between health carriers and optometrists
   LR: 1531S.02P    SCS SB 302
3/14/2013 -- Reported from S Financial and Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee to Floor - Consent w/SCS

SB 303 - Wasson - Adds four classes of pharmacy permits
   LR: 1536S.01P    
3/14/2013 -- Reported from S Financial and Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee to Floor - Consent

SB 304 - Wasson - Allows the Board of Healing Arts to indefinitely restrict an athletic trainer's license or revoke a license
   LR: 1538S.01P    
3/14/2013 -- Reported from S Financial and Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee to Floor - Consent

SB 305 - Wasson - Specifies examination requirements for physicians who graduated before or after January 1, 1994
   LR: 1537S.02P    SCS SB 305
3/14/2013 -- Reported from S Financial and Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee to Floor - Consent w/SCS

SB 306 - Wasson - Allows the Board of Pharmacy to test the drugs possessed by licensees
   LR: 1540S.01T    
3/14/2013 -- Reported from S Financial and Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee to Floor - Consent

SB 315 - Pearce - Eliminates the expiration of a requirement for counties to deposit certain amounts into the assessment fund
   LR: 1602S.01I    
3/14/2013 -- Hearing Conducted S Ways and Means Committee

SB 317 - Romine - Allows proof of financial responsibility and other insurance-related documents to be provided or presented through electronic means
   LR: 1506H.06C    HCS SCS SBs 317 & 319
3/14/2013 -- SCS Voted Do Pass (w/SCS SB's 317 & 319) S Small Business, Insurance and Industry Committee - (1506S.05C)

SB 319 - Rupp - Allows proof of financial responsibility to be displayed via an image on mobile electronic device and allows certain policies and endorsements to be posted on an insurer's website
   LR: 1583S.01I    
3/14/2013 -- Bill Combined (w/SCS SB's 317 & 319)

SB 324 - Wallingford - Regulates the sale of travel insurance and establishes a limited lines travel insurance producer licensure system
   LR: 1622S.02T    SCS SB 324
3/14/2013 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Small Business, Insurance and Industry Committee - (1622S.02C) - Consent
3/14/2013 -- Reported from S Small Business, Insurance and Industry Committee to Floor-Consent, with SCS

SB 327 - Dixon - Modifies provisions relating to electronic monitoring of criminal defendants and DWI courts
   LR: 1617S.02T    CCS SB 327
3/14/2013 -- Reported from S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee to Floor - Consent

SB 329 - Brown - Modifies the definition of eggs
   LR: 1589S.01T    
3/14/2013 -- Reported from S Agriculture, Food Production and Outdoor Resources Committee to Floor - Consent

SB 330 - Wasson - Modifies provisions relating to professional licenses
   LR: 1611S.08T    CCS#2 HCS SB 330
3/14/2013 -- Reported from S Financial and Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee to Floor - Consent

SB 342 - Parson - Modifies provisions relating to agriculture
   LR: 1511S.04T    CCS HCS SB 342
3/14/2013 -- Reported from S Agriculture, Food Production and Outdoor Resources Committee to Floor - Consent

SB 364 - Parson - Modifies the title insurance law with respect to the performance of escrow, settlement, or closing services by title insurers, agencies, and agents
   LR: 1682S.01I    
3/14/2013 -- Voted Do Pass S Small Business, Insurance and Industry Committee

SB 370 - Wasson - Adds additional causes for which the Board of Nursing may file a complaint, and allows the Board to request an emergency suspension of a license
   LR: 1535S.01I    
3/14/2013 -- Reported from S Financial and Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee to Floor - Consent

SB 376 - Sater - Allows hospital districts to permit higher education institutions to use space for health care education or training
   LR: 1809S.02T    SCS SB 376
3/14/2013 -- Hearing Conducted S Veterans' Affairs and Health Committee
3/14/2013 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Veterans' Affairs and Health Committee - (1809S.02C) - Consent
3/14/2013 -- Reported from S Veterans' Affairs and Health Committee to Floor - Consent w/SCS

SJR 16 - Kehoe - Imposes a temporary one cent sales and use tax for transportation purposes
   LR: 1261H.09C    HCS SS#2 SCS SJR 16
3/14/2013 -- Voted Do Pass S Governmental Accountability and Fiscal Oversight Committee
3/14/2013 -- Reported from S Governmental Accountability and Fiscal Oversight Committee to Floor
3/14/2013 -- S Third Read and Passed

HB 14 - Stream - Appropriates money for supplemental purposes
   LR: 0014S.03T    SCS HCS HB 14
3/14/2013 -- SCS S adopted
3/14/2013 -- S Third Read and Passed

HB 55 - Flanigan - Creates an amnesty program for state taxes due as of December 31, 2013
   LR: 0158S.02C    SCS HB 55
3/14/2013 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Appropriations Committee - (0158S.02C)
3/14/2013 -- Reported from S Appropriations Committee to Floor w/SCS

HB 85 - Kelley - Requires the Department of Transportation to issue emergency utility response permits for the transporting of equipment and materials needed following a disaster where utility service has been disrupted
   LR: 0570L.01P    
3/14/2013 -- S First Read--HB 85-Kelley (127), et al

HB 233 - Leara - Modifies provisions relating to public retirement systems
   LR: 0763S.04T    SCS HCS HB 233
3/14/2013 -- S First Read--HCS for HB 233

HCR 16 - Walton Gray - Encourages the Missouri Veterans Commission to work with the United States Department of Veterans Affairs to address the needs of women veterans and formally honors the heroic service of women veterans
   LR: 0913L.01I    
3/14/2013 -- Reported to The Senate

HCR 19 - Rowden - Urges Congress and the President to support greater domestic development of North American sources of oil and approve the Keystone XL Pipeline project
   LR: 1586L.01I    
3/14/2013 -- Reported to The Senate