Senate Action for 3/25/2013

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
3/25/2013 -- H First Read

SB 61 - Keaveny - Requires the State Auditor to compare the costs of death penalty cases and first-degree murder cases in which the death penalty is not sought
   LR: 0141S.01I    
3/25/2013 -- Bill Placed on Informal Calendar

SB 65 - Dixon - Modifies the duties and authority of the State Auditor
   LR: 0062S.03C    SCS SB 65
3/25/2013 -- Bill Placed on Informal Calendar

SB 72 - Schaefer - Designates the month of May as "Motorcycle Awareness Month" and designates December 4th as "Pallister-Killian Syndrome (PKS) Day"
   LR: 0442S.01T    
3/25/2013 -- Perfected
3/25/2013 -- Reported Truly Perfected S Rules Committee

SB 116 - Kraus - Modifies the law relating to uniformed military and overseas voters
   LR: 0630H.06T    HCS SS SCS SB 116
3/25/2013 -- SS for SCS S offered & adopted (Kraus)--(0630S.04F)
3/25/2013 -- Perfected

SB 125 - Nasheed - Modifies duties of boards of education
   LR: 0665S.04T    SS SCS SB 125
3/25/2013 -- H First Read

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    
3/25/2013 -- H First Read

SB 162 - Keaveny - Modifies provisions relating to criminal procedure
   LR: 0049S.03I    
3/25/2013 -- Hearing Conducted S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
3/25/2013 -- Hearing Continued S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 191 - Lamping - Allows the Public Service Commission to publish certain papers, studies, reports, decisions and orders electronically
   LR: 1006S.02T    SCS SB 191
3/25/2013 -- H First Read

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    
3/25/2013 -- H First Read

SB 224 - Curls - Modifies provisions relating to crimes and law enforcement officers and agencies
   LR: 0860S.07T    CCS SCS SB 224
3/25/2013 -- H First Read

SB 237 - Emery - Exempts certain telecommunications companies from Public Service Commission price caps
   LR: 1304S.01T    
3/25/2013 -- H First Read

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
3/25/2013 -- S Third Read and Passed
3/25/2013 -- H First Read

SB 244 - Schaefer - Modifies provisions relating to the registering and issuance of death certificates
   LR: 1367S.01I    
3/25/2013 -- Hearing Conducted S Financial and Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 250 - Schaaf - Modifies provisions relating to the crime of possession of child pornography
   LR: 1353S.03C    SCS SB 250
3/25/2013 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee - (1353S.03C)

SB 294 - Schmitt - Modifies provisions relating to utilities
   LR: 1534H.05C    HCS SB 294
3/25/2013 -- H First Read

SB 354 - Schmitt - Prohibits merchants from charging credit or debit card surcharge fees
   LR: 1631S.03I    
3/25/2013 -- Hearing Conducted S Financial and Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 375 - Nieves - Establishes the paper ballot as the official ballot and requires audits before election certification
   LR: 1818S.03C    SCS SB 375
3/25/2013 -- Hearing Conducted S Financial and Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 386 - LeVota - Modifies the law relating to election authorities and county committee elections
   LR: 1529S.03I    
3/25/2013 -- Hearing Conducted S Financial and Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 455 - Nieves - Removes the August 28, 2014 termination date for individuals to obtain teacher certification based on certification by the American Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence
   LR: 1941S.02C    SCS SB 455
3/25/2013 -- Hearing Conducted S Financial and Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SJR 14 - Schaefer - Modifies constitutional provisions regarding the right to keep and bear arms
   LR: 1027S.03P    SCS SJR 14
3/25/2013 -- Joint Resolution Placed on Informal Calendar

SJR 16 - Kehoe - Imposes a temporary one cent sales and use tax for transportation purposes
   LR: 1261H.09C    HCS SS#2 SCS SJR 16
3/25/2013 -- H First Read

HB 55 - Flanigan - Creates an amnesty program for state taxes due as of December 31, 2013
   LR: 0158S.02C    SCS HB 55
3/25/2013 -- Referred S Governmental Accountability & Fiscal Oversight Committee

HB 256 - Jones - Modifies provisions relating to the closure of certain records under the Missouri Sunshine Law
   LR: 1162H.07T    CCS HCS HBs 256, 33 & 305
3/25/2013 -- Hearing Conducted S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

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    
3/25/2013 -- Referred S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics Committee

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    
3/25/2013 -- Referred S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics Committee