Senate Action for 1/23/2014

SB 496 - Schmitt - Phases in an income tax deduction for business income
   LR: 4416S.01I    
1/23/2014 -- Bill Combined w/(SCS/SBs 509 & 496) - (4324S.04C)

SB 505 - Munzlinger - Modifies the schedule of transfers from the Gaming Commission Fund
   LR: 4190S.01I    
1/23/2014 -- Hearing Conducted S Ways and Means Committee

SB 507 - Dixon - Modifies the gubernatorial appointment process for acting directors and the process for filling vacancies in certain state public offices
   LR: 4496H.06C    HCS SS SB 507
1/23/2014 -- Voted Do Pass S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics Committee

SB 509 - Kraus - Modifies provisions relating to income taxes
   LR: 4324S.18T    SS#3 SCS SBs 509 & 496
1/23/2014 -- SCS Voted Do Pass (w/SCS/SBs 509 & 496) S Ways and Means Committee - (4324S.04C)

SB 543 - Munzlinger - Modifies provisions relating to agricultural land values for property tax purposes
   LR: 4577S.03F    SS SB 543
1/23/2014 -- Hearing Conducted S Ways and Means Committee

SB 607 - Dixon - Modifies provisions relating to sales taxes
   LR: 4456H.02C    HCS SB 607
1/23/2014 -- Hearing Conducted S Ways and Means Committee

SB 614 - Dixon - Modifies the county description of Jefferson County in provisions of law which allow the county to prosecute certain violations in a county municipal court and provisions of law regarding judicial personnel
   LR: 4247H.02C    HCS SB 614
1/23/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 615 - Dixon - Modifies provisions of law relating to court costs, civil fines, the Sunshine Law, immunity for law enforcement officers, judgeships, the crime of disarming of a peace officer, and court procedure
   LR: 4248S.06T    CCS HCS SB 615
1/23/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 616 - Nasheed - Creates the Every Child Can Learn Act to require turnaround options for certain underperforming schools, create personalized learning plans for certain students, address student promotion, and require letter grades for public schools
   LR: 4463S.02I    
1/23/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Education Committee

SB 617 - Rupp - Establishes rights of insurers to present reservation of rights to insured without breaching insurance contract, to defend against loss prior to garnishment, and to refuse to enter contracts to limit recovery
   LR: 4628S.02C    SCS SB 617
1/23/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Small Business, Insurance and Industry Committee

SB 618 - Nieves - Prohibits the state and political subdivisions from implementing policies affecting property rights and from entering into certain relationships with organizations
   LR: 4394S.01I    
1/23/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S General Laws Committee

SB 619 - Nieves - Specifies how courts may rule in contractual disputes involving the law of other countries and jurisdictional issues involving other countries
   LR: 4387S.02C    SCS SB 619
1/23/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S General Laws Committee

SB 620 - Nieves - Modifies the use of the Capitol complex grounds by non-public entities
   LR: 4377S.01I    
1/23/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Governmental Accountability and Fiscal Oversight Committee

SB 621 - Dixon - Modifies various provisions of law regarding the publication of the statutes, garnishments, criminal procedure, judicial resources, court surcharges, law enforcement liability, and crime prevention
   LR: 4246S.08T    CCS#2 HCS SB 621
1/23/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 622 - Nieves - Prohibits the state from enforcing certain provisions of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012
   LR: 4384S.01I    
1/23/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S General Laws Committee

SB 623 - Nieves - Establishes the paper ballot as the official ballot and requires audits before election certification
   LR: 4376S.02P    SCS SB 623
1/23/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Financial and Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 624 - LeVota - Modifies provisions relating to school accreditation and student transfers
   LR: 4101S.02I    
1/23/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Education Committee

SB 625 - Sater - Modifies provisions related to methamphetamine precursor drugs
   LR: 4770S.01I    
1/23/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 626 - LeVota - Allows local school boards to adopt a year-round educational program
   LR: 4887S.01I    
1/23/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Education Committee

SB 627 - LeVota - Establishes campaign contribution limits
   LR: 4924S.01I    
1/23/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics Committee

SB 628 - Schaaf - Removes the expiration date on the authority of certain public higher education institutions to transfer real property, except in fee simple, without General Assembly authorization
   LR: 4953S.01P    
1/23/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Education Committee

SB 629 - Kraus - Modifies the law relating to ethics
   LR: 4963S.02I    
1/23/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics Committee

SB 630 - Wallingford - Modifies numerous provisions relating to elections
   LR: 4779H.06C    HCS SCS SB 630
1/23/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Financial and Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 631 - Wallingford - Modifies the law relating to the authorizing of local sales taxes and community center districts, annexation elections, absentee voting, military voting procedures, and initiative petitions
   LR: 4780H.05C    HCS SB 631
1/23/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Financial and Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 632 - Parson - Allows third and fourth class counties to adopt building codes upon voter approval and exempts agricultural structures from county building codes
   LR: 4714S.01I    
1/23/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Jobs, Economic Development and Local Government Committee

SB 633 - 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: 4720S.01I    
1/23/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Jobs, Economic Development and Local Government Committee

SB 634 - Parson - Modifies the title insurance law with respect to the performance of escrow, settlement, or closing services by title insurers, agencies, and agents
   LR: 4746S.02C    SCS SB 634
1/23/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Small Business, Insurance and Industry Committee

SB 635 - Silvey - Prohibits issuance of certain incentives to business relocating from certain counties in Kansas if Kansas enacts a similar prohibition
   LR: 4370S.04T    SCS SB 635
1/23/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Jobs, Economic Development and Local Government Committee

SB 636 - LeVota - Increases the $2 surcharge for criminal cases in cities or counties with domestic violence shelters to $4
   LR: 4925S.01I    
1/23/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 637 - Rupp - Modifies provisions relating to charter schools
   LR: 4806S.01I    
1/23/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Education Committee

SB 638 - Romine - Raises the cap on issuance of certain benevolent tax credits
   LR: 4975S.03P    SCS SBs 638 & 647
1/23/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Jobs, Economic Development and Local Government Committee

SB 639 - Brown - Requires mammography facilities to provide to patients certain information regarding breast density
   LR: 4927S.02T    SCS SB 639
1/23/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Veterans' Affairs and Health Committee

SB 640 - Emery - Allows a court to place a person on electronic monitoring with victim notification if a person has been charged with, or found guilty of, violating an order of protection
   LR: 4883S.01I    
1/23/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 641 - Emery - Modifies the definition of ultimate user under the controlled substances chapter to include a person's immediate family regardless of whether they live in the same household
   LR: 4962S.01I    
1/23/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Seniors, Families and Pensions Committee

SB 642 - Romine - Modifies provisions relating to proposed surface mining operations
   LR: 4971S.05T    SCS SB 642
1/23/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy and the Environment Committee

SB 643 - Sifton - Modifies provisions regarding the publishing of the Missouri statutes by the Revisor of Statutes
   LR: 4989H.03T    HCS SCS SB 643
1/23/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Governmental Accountability and Fiscal Oversight Committee

SB 644 - LeVota - Modifies the time period for fiscal notes to analyze on proposed legislation
   LR: 5001S.01I    
1/23/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Governmental Accountability and Fiscal Oversight Committee

SB 645 - LeVota - Modifies laws relating to the number of professional boards that an executive director can serve on and who can request licensee information
   LR: 4374S.02I    
1/23/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Financial and Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 646 - LeVota - Moves sections of law known as the "Animal Care Act" and "Canine Cruelty Prevention Act" to the Occupations and Professions Chapter
   LR: 4274S.01I    
1/23/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Agriculture, Food Production and Outdoor Resources Committee

SB 647 - Sifton - Raises the fiscal year cap on the Food Pantry Tax Credit from $1.25 million to $2 million
   LR: 4968S.01I    
1/23/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Jobs, Economic Development and Local Government Committee

SB 648 - LeVota - Transfers the Real Estate Appraisers Commission from the Division of Professional Registration to the Division of Finance
   LR: 4915S.01I    
1/23/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Financial and Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 649 - Lager - Modifies provisions relating to right-of-way of political subdivisions
   LR: 5009S.02T    
1/23/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy and the Environment Committee

SB 650 - Lager - Modifies provisions relating to wireless communications infrastructure deployment
   LR: 5012S.03T    SS SCS SB 650
1/23/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy and the Environment Committee

SB 651 - Lager - Modifies provisions relating to communications services
   LR: 5010S.02T    SCS SB 651
1/23/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy and the Environment Committee

SB 652 - Lager - Modifies provisions relating to utility access to railroad right-of-way
   LR: 5008S.01P    
1/23/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy and the Environment Committee

SB 653 - Lager - Modifies provisions relating to municipal utility poles
   LR: 5011H.10T    HCS SS SCS SB 653
1/23/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy and the Environment Committee

SB 654 - Keaveny - Provides that a provision in a trust instrument requiring mediation or arbitration is enforceable
   LR: 4124S.01I    
1/23/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 655 - Kraus - Modifies provisions relating to property
   LR: 4143H.04T    HCS SB 655
1/23/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Financial and Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 656 - Kraus - Modifies provisions relating to firearms and corporate security advisors
   LR: 5082S.04T    CCS HCS SB 656
1/23/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S General Laws Committee

SB 657 - Kraus - Prohibits the Administrative Hearing Commission from employing certain individuals for the conducting of special education due process hearings
   LR: 4299S.02I    
1/23/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Financial and Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 658 - Wallingford - Provides protections for alternatives to abortion agencies to freely engage in religious practices
   LR: 5037S.01I    
1/23/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 659 - Wallingford - Modifies provisions of law regarding the scope of practice and licensing procedures for advanced practice registered nurses
   LR: 4738S.06C    SCS SB 659
1/23/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Financial and Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 660 - Wallingford - Modifies provisions relating to reproductive health care
   LR: 4997H.04C    HCS SB 660
1/23/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Seniors, Families and Pensions Committee

SB 661 - LeVota - Provides for the expansion of MO HealthNet services beginning on January 1, 2015
   LR: 4999S.01I    
1/23/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Veterans' Affairs and Health Committee

SB 662 - Kraus - Modifies provisions relating to taxation
   LR: 5000S.04T    CCS HCS SB 662
1/23/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Ways and Means Committee

SB 663 - Munzlinger - Requires health benefit plans to establish equal out of pocket costs for covered oral and intravenously administered chemotherapy medications
   LR: 5122S.02C    SCS SB 663
1/23/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Small Business, Insurance and Industry Committee

SB 664 - Brown - Modifies provisions relating to natural resources
   LR: 5127S.06T    CCS HCS SCS SB 664
1/23/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy and the Environment Committee

SB 665 - LeVota - Creates crimes related to counterfeit, fake, diluted, or black market drugs
   LR: 5132S.01I    
1/23/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 666 - Schmitt - Creates an income tax credit equal to 0.75% of the value of a taxpayer's residential real property
   LR: 4409S.05P    SS SCS SB 666
1/23/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Jobs, Economic Development and Local Government Committee

SB 667 - Schmitt - Modifies the gubernatorial appointment process for acting directors and members of boards and commissions
   LR: 4555S.03P    
1/23/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics Committee

SB 668 - Silvey - Requires health benefit plans to establish equal out of pocket costs for covered oral and intravenously administered chemotherapy medications
   LR: 5155S.02T    SS SB 668
1/23/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Small Business, Insurance and Industry Committee

SB 765 - Chappelle-Nadal - Modifies provisions relating to transient students
   LR: 5490S.02I    
1/23/2014 -- S First Read--SB 765-Chappelle-Nadal

SB 766 - Keaveny - Modifies portions of the Uniform Commercial Code relating to secured transactions
   LR: 5465S.01P    
1/23/2014 -- S First Read--SB 766-Keaveny

SB 767 - Schmitt - Allows the creation of a voluntary registry of persons with health-related ailments to assist individuals in case of a disaster or emergency
   LR: 5590S.04T    SS SCS SB 767
1/23/2014 -- S First Read--SB 767-Schmitt, et al

SB 768 - Pearce - Authorizes any public library district located in Saline County to impose a sales tax not to exceed one-half of one cent upon voter approval
   LR: 5109S.01I    
1/23/2014 -- S First Read--SB 768-Pearce

SB 769 - Pearce - Requires health benefit plans cover diagnosis and treatment of eating disorders
   LR: 5560S.02C    SCS SB 769
1/23/2014 -- S First Read--SB 769-Pearce

SB 770 - Wallingford - Modifies provisions relating to inspection of abortion facilities
   LR: 4998S.08C    SCS SB 770
1/23/2014 -- S First Read--SB 770-Wallingford

SB 771 - Sater - Creates the offense of possession or transfer of an automated sales suppression device
   LR: 5426S.01I    
1/23/2014 -- S First Read--SB 771-Sater

SB 772 - Lamping - Requires the personal income tax brackets to be adjusted annually in accordance with the consumer price index
   LR: 5593S.01I    
1/23/2014 -- S First Read--SB 772-Lamping

SB 773 - Dempsey - Allows first responders to drive ground ambulances in certain emergency situations
   LR: 5427S.01T    
1/23/2014 -- S First Read--SB 773-Rupp

SB 774 - Dempsey - Modifies provisions relating to tax increment financing
   LR: 5385H.09C    HCS#2 SS SCS SB 774
1/23/2014 -- S First Read--SB 774-Dempsey

SB 775 - Walsh - Abolishes the death penalty and provides that any person sentenced to death before August 28, 2014 must be sentenced to life imprisonment without parole
   LR: 5449S.01I    
1/23/2014 -- S First Read--SB 775-Walsh

SCR 18 - Schmitt - Disapproves and suspends the final order of rulemaking for a proposed amendment to the Quality Standards of Motor Fuels section in the Code of State Regulations
   LR: 5186S.01I    
1/23/2014 -- Hearing Conducted 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    
1/23/2014 -- Hearing Conducted S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics Committee
1/23/2014 -- Voted Do Pass S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics Committee

SCR 25 - Sifton - Urges the Department of Natural Resources to require groundwater monitoring of new and existing coal ash ponds and require clean-up of leaking coal ash ponds
   LR: 4296S.01I    
1/23/2014 -- Referred S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics Committee

SCR 26 - Chappelle-Nadal - Urges Congress to treat immigrants with dignity and respect in changing federal immigration policy
   LR: 5488S.01I    
1/23/2014 -- Referred S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics Committee

SJR 30 - Dixon - Modifies the gubernatorial appointment process
   LR: 4234H.04C    HCS SJR 30
1/23/2014 -- Voted Do Pass S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics Committee

SJR 45 - Silvey - Prohibits the Governor from controlling the rate of expenditures of, and withholding funds from, the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and the payment of public debt
   LR: 5583S.02P    SCS SJR 45
1/23/2014 -- S First Read--SJR 45-Silvey

SJR 46 - Emery - Eliminates income taxes and replaces them with an expanded sales and use tax and creates a property tax relief credit
   LR: 4410S.01I    
1/23/2014 -- S First Read--SJR 46-Emery

SJR 47 - Lager - Proposes a constitutional amendment to create term limits for all statewide elected officials
   LR: 5596S.01I    
1/23/2014 -- S First Read--SJR 47-Lager