Senate Action for 1/16/2014

SB 496 - Schmitt - Phases in an income tax deduction for business income
   LR: 4416S.01I    
1/16/2014 -- Hearing Conducted S Ways and Means Committee

SB 497 - Schmitt - Reduces the top rate of tax on personal income over a period of years
   LR: 4421S.05I    
1/16/2014 -- Hearing Conducted S Ways and Means Committee

SB 509 - Kraus - Modifies provisions relating to income taxes
   LR: 4324S.18T    SS#3 SCS SBs 509 & 496
1/16/2014 -- Hearing Conducted S Ways and Means Committee

SB 571 - Chappelle-Nadal - Creates the Residential Electronic Products Recycling and Reuse Act and repeals the Manufacturer Responsibility and Consumer Convenience Equipment Collection and Recovery Act
   LR: 4338S.01I    
1/16/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy and the Environment Committee

SB 572 - Chappelle-Nadal - Enacts a state-wide smoking ban
   LR: 4334S.01I    
1/16/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Veterans' Affairs and Health Committee

SB 573 - Munzlinger - Authorizes all third and fourth class counties to collect a property tax to pay for road rock on county roads
   LR: 4605S.02C    SCS SB 573
1/16/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Jobs, Economic Development and Local Government Committee

SB 574 - Munzlinger - Reauthorizes the alternative fuel tax credit for six years and adds electric vehicles recharging properties to the list of eligible properties
   LR: 4616S.01I    
1/16/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Jobs, Economic Development and Local Government Committee

SB 575 - Dixon - Modifies and repeals a number of existing, expired or obsolete committees as well as creating the new Joint Committee on the Justice System
   LR: 4166H.06T    HCS SS SB 575
1/16/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Governmental Accountability and Fiscal Oversight Committee

SB 577 - Kraus - Prohibits further authorization of certain tax credits and modifies historic preservation and low-income housing tax credits
   LR: 4665S.01I    
1/16/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Jobs, Economic Development and Local Government Committee

SB 578 - Kraus - Modifies the membership of the county political party committees in Jackson County
   LR: 4445S.01I    
1/16/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Financial and Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 579 - Holsman - Prohibits planned communities from barring the installation of solar energy systems
   LR: 4347S.01I    
1/16/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy and the Environment Committee

SB 580 - Kraus - Allows representatives of military candidates and candidates with disabilities to draw numbers to establish ballot order
   LR: 4506S.01I    
1/16/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Financial and Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 581 - Rupp - Allows certain sewer districts to seek voter approval of a fee for a lateral sewer service line repair program
   LR: 4571S.01I    
1/16/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

SB 582 - Rupp - Changes the asset limits to qualify for MO HealtNet benefits to $5,000 for a single person and $10,000 for a married couple
   LR: 4548S.01I    
1/16/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Veterans' Affairs and Health Committee

SB 583 - Dixon - Changes the evidentiary standard for noneconomic damages in medical malpractice cases
   LR: 4399S.01I    
1/16/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 584 - Dixon - Modifies provisions relating to taxation
   LR: 4396S.08T    CCS HCS SB 584
1/16/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Ways and Means Committee

SB 585 - Dixon - Modifies the calculation of the limitation for punitive damages
   LR: 4475S.01I    
1/16/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 586 - Kraus - Requires only one motor vehicle license plate unless the registered owner is eligible to receive a second plate
   LR: 4432S.01I    
1/16/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

SB 587 - Kraus - Requires political subdivisions using automated traffic enforcement systems to distribute such fines to local school districts for transportation purposes
   LR: 4450S.01I    
1/16/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

SB 588 - Kraus - Allows a fifteen day grace period upon transfer or sale of a motor vehicle for the acquiring owner to obtain new registration for a motor vehicle
   LR: 4553S.01I    
1/16/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

SB 589 - Brown - Modifies provisions of law relating to civil actions for damages
   LR: 4693S.02C    SCS SB 589
1/16/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Small Business, Insurance and Industry Committee

SB 590 - Brown - Changes the inspections of lodging establishments by the Department from once a year to every two years
   LR: 4208S.01I    
1/16/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Governmental Accountability and Fiscal Oversight Committee

SB 591 - Sater - Modifies provisions relating to agriculture
   LR: 4503H.03C    HCS SB 591
1/16/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Agriculture, Food Production and Outdoor Resources Committee

SB 593 - Sater - Modifies provisions relating to nonpartisan elections
   LR: 4491S.03T    SS SCS SB 593
1/16/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Financial and Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 594 - Libla - Increases the minimum age of certain inoperable vehicles and repeals the requirement of a lien check to qualify for the exceptions to the duty of scrap metal operators to obtain certificates of title
   LR: 4501S.01I    
1/16/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

SB 595 - Walsh - Modifies provisions relating to student transfers, school accreditation, and charter schools
   LR: 4697S.01I    
1/16/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Education Committee

SB 596 - Holsman - Modifies regulation of autocycle operators and exempts such operators from using protective headgear
   LR: 4365S.01I    
1/16/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

SB 597 - Holsman - Repeals exceptions to the duty of scrap metal operators to obtain certificates of title for certain inoperable vehicles
   LR: 4258S.01I    
1/16/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

SB 598 - Holsman - Modifies provisions relating to the Renewable Energy Standard
   LR: 4419S.01I    
1/16/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy and the Environment Committee

SB 599 - Kraus - Restricts the storage and use as evidence of data collected through automated license plate reader systems by government entities
   LR: 4725S.05P    SS SCS SB 599
1/16/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S General Laws Committee

SB 600 - Sater - Changes provisions for license plates honoring veterans; expands WWII, Korean Conflict, & Vietnam War medallion programs to Missouri National Guard members; and creates medallion programs for Operations Iraqi Freedom, New Dawn, Desert Shield & Desert Storm
   LR: 4187H.02T    HCS SB 600
1/16/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

SB 601 - Holsman - Reauthorizes a deduction for energy efficiency audits and projects for tax years 2014 to 2020
   LR: 4371S.01T    
1/16/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy and the Environment Committee

SB 602 - Holsman - Establishes the Capital Green Program to provide funding for energy efficiency improvements to certain state buildings
   LR: 4322S.01I    
1/16/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy and the Environment Committee

SB 603 - Holsman - Allows school districts to designate school protection officers who may carry and use pepper spray in schools after undergoing training
   LR: 4617S.01I    
1/16/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Education Committee

SB 604 - Holsman - Allows qualified motorcycle operators to operate motorcycles and motortricycles without protective headgear under certain conditions
   LR: 4323S.01I    
1/16/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

SB 605 - Dixon - Modifies provisions relating to higher education
   LR: 4203H.03C    HCS SB 605
1/16/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Education Committee

SB 606 - Dixon - Repeals provisions which require persons who solicit on behalf of prepaid legal services to be licensed as an insurance agent
   LR: 4575H.02T    HCS SB 606
1/16/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Small Business, Insurance and Industry Committee

SB 607 - Dixon - Modifies provisions relating to sales taxes
   LR: 4456H.02C    HCS SB 607
1/16/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Ways and Means Committee

SB 608 - Holsman - Prohibits the gathering of intelligence about a person unless there is evidence of criminal activity and requires warrants to search curbside garbage that is awaiting collection
   LR: 4164S.02I    
1/16/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Progress and Development Committee

SB 609 - Parson - Modifies applicability of electronic communication of insurance documents to other provisions of law
   LR: 4744S.01T    
1/16/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Small Business, Insurance and Industry Committee

SB 610 - Parson - Extends consumer protections against predatory business practices by contractors to owners of commercial properties
   LR: 4740S.01T    
1/16/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Financial and Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 611 - Schaaf - Modifies the hospital liens law requiring hospitals to file claims when presented with health insurance and accept contractual health insurance payments as payment in full for covered services
   LR: 4777S.01I    
1/16/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Veterans' Affairs and Health Committee

SB 612 - Schaaf - Modifies provisions relating to taxation
   LR: 4820S.04T    CCS SCS SB 612
1/16/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Ways and Means Committee

SB 613 - Nieves - Modifies provisions relating to firearms
   LR: 4538S.04RP    SCS SB 613
1/16/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S General Laws Committee

SB 730 - Nasheed - Requires the State Board of Education to adopt a classification system to accredit individual school buildings in the St. Louis City and Kansas City school districts
   LR: 5444S.01I    
1/16/2014 -- S First Read--SB 730-Nasheed

SB 731 - Nasheed - Modifies provisions relating to nuisance ordinances and actions
   LR: 5065S.02T    SCS SB 731
1/16/2014 -- S First Read--SB 731-Nasheed

SB 732 - Keaveny - Modifies provisions relating to criminal procedure
   LR: 4170S.06I    
1/16/2014 -- S First Read--SB 732-Keaveny

SB 733 - Schaefer - Reduces the rate of tax in personal and corporate income and increases the cap on the federal income tax liability deduction
   LR: 5166S.03I    
1/16/2014 -- S First Read--SB 733-Schaefer

SB 734 - Cunningham - Allows members of electric cooperatives to participate in certain meetings by mail or electronic means
   LR: 5481S.01T    
1/16/2014 -- S First Read--SB 734-Cunningham

SB 735 - Brown - Establishes Duty to inform campground guests of campground policies and establishes causes for which a campground owner can remove a person from a campground and a penalty for failure to leave
   LR: 5474S.03T    SCS SB 735
1/16/2014 -- S First Read--SB 735-Brown

SB 736 - Sater - Modifies provisions relating to the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program
   LR: 5347S.01I    
1/16/2014 -- S First Read--SB 736-Sater

SB 737 - Walsh - Creates the crime of obstruction of an ethics investigation
   LR: 4755S.01I    
1/16/2014 -- S First Read--SB 737-Walsh

SB 738 - Walsh - Modifies numerous provisions relating to campaign finance
   LR: 4754S.01I    
1/16/2014 -- S First Read--SB 738-Walsh

SB 739 - Romine - Modifies provisions relating to the MO HealthNet program
   LR: 5381S.09C    SCS SB 739
1/16/2014 -- S First Read--SB 739-Romine

SB 740 - Lamping - Modifies the caps on Low-Income Housing and Historic Preservation tax credits
   LR: 5463S.01I    
1/16/2014 -- S First Read--SB 740-Lamping, et al

SB 741 - Parson - Authorizes gaming establishment to provide lines of credit
   LR: 5408S.03T    SS SB 741
1/16/2014 -- S First Read--SB 741-Rupp

SB 742 - Schmitt - Relates to incentives created by the Missouri Export Incentive Act
   LR: 4905S.01I    
1/16/2014 -- S First Read--SB 742-Schmitt

SB 743 - Schmitt - Requires all tax credit programs created on or after August 28, 2014 to comply with the Tax Credit Accountability Act of 2004
   LR: 4906S.02I    
1/16/2014 -- S First Read--SB 743-Schmitt

SB 744 - Nieves - Modifies provisions relating to firearms
   LR: 5110S.02I    
1/16/2014 -- S First Read--SB 744-Nieves

SCR 20 - Walsh - Recognizes every September 26th as Mesothelioma Awareness Day
   LR: 4574S.01I    
1/16/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics Committee

SCR 21 - Pearce - Urges the Air Force not to eliminate or reduce the A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft fleet
   LR: 4797S.02I    
1/16/2014 -- Referred S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics Committee

SCR 22 - Cunningham - Urges the National Park Service to not take action on the Ozark National Scenic Riverways general management plan, and for the Department of the Interior to negotiate the return of the Ozark National Scenic Riverways to the state
   LR: 5305S.03F    
1/16/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics Committee

SCR 23 - Chappelle-Nadal - Urges the United States Congress to transfer authority for the remediation of the West Lake Landfill radioactive wastes from the EPA to the Corps of Engineers' Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program
   LR: 4344S.02I    
1/16/2014 -- S Offered

SJR 32 - Chappelle-Nadal - Allows the Senate to remove the Commissioner of Education by a vote of two-thirds of its members
   LR: 4431S.01I    
1/16/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Education Committee

SJR 33 - Chappelle-Nadal - Makes St. Louis city a part of St. Louis county
   LR: 4345S.01I    
1/16/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Jobs, Economic Development and Local Government Committee

SJR 34 - Emery - Requires the Senate to try all impeachments except for the impeachment of the Governor, which shall be tried by the Chief Justice of the Missouri Supreme Court
   LR: 4157S.01I    
1/16/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SJR 35 - Nasheed - Limits the total service in the General Assembly to sixteen years in any proportion between the Senate and the House of Representative
   LR: 4276S.01I    
1/16/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Financial and Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SJR 44 - Schaefer - Requires revenues received by the state in excess of what is appropriated be refunded to taxpayers in the form of a tax credit
   LR: 4822S.01I    
1/16/2014 -- S First Read--SJR 44-Schaefer

HCR 1 - Diehl - Relating to the State of the State Address
   LR: 4028H.01I    
1/16/2014 -- H escort committee appointed: Black, Hodges, Lant, Mayfield, Miller, Norr, Pierson, Rhoads, Solon, Swan

HCR 2 - Diehl - Relating to the State of the Judiciary Address
   LR: 4029H.01I    
1/16/2014 -- H escort committee appointed: Conway (10), Cornejo, Cox, Crawford, Elmer, Leara, Mitten, Roorda, Schieffer, Smith (85)