Senate Action for 1/9/2014

SB 485 - Rupp - Modifies provisions relating to student transfers, school accreditation, and charter schools
   LR: 4615S.01I    
1/9/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Education Committee

SB 486 - Rupp - Modifies the law relating to campaign finance
   LR: 4544S.01I    
1/9/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics Committee

SB 487 - Rupp - Modifies the law relating to campaign finance
   LR: 4545S.01I    
1/9/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics Committee

SB 488 - 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: 4585S.01I    
1/9/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics Committee

SB 489 - Lager - Mandates that judges must disqualify themselves from hearing a proceeding in certain situations
   LR: 4583S.01I    
1/9/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 490 - Lager - Modifies the law relating to public policy exceptions to the at-will employment doctrine
   LR: 4602S.03C    SCS SB 490
1/9/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 491 - Justus - Modifies provisions relating to criminal law
   LR: 4153H.07T    HCS SS SCS SB 491
1/9/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 492 - Pearce - Modifies provisions relating to the authorization for funding and administrative processes in higher education
   LR: 4393S.11T    CCS HCS SCS SB 492
1/9/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Education Committee

SB 493 - Pearce - Modifies provisions relating to elementary and secondary education
   LR: 4627S.13T    CCS HCS SCS SBs 493, 485, 495, 516, 534, 545, 595, 616 & 624
1/9/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Education Committee

SB 494 - Pearce - Requires the Joint Committee on Education to conduct a study of the Bright Flight Scholarship, Access Missouri Financial Assistance Program, and the A+ Schools Program
   LR: 4592S.01I    
1/9/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Education Committee

SB 495 - Schmitt - Modifies provisions relating to student transfers, school accreditation, and charter schools
   LR: 4243S.04I    
1/9/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Education Committee

SB 496 - Schmitt - Phases in an income tax deduction for business income
   LR: 4416S.01I    
1/9/2014 -- Second Read and Referred 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    
1/9/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Ways and Means Committee

SB 498 - Schaefer - Modifies provisions relating to health insurance
   LR: 4428H.06C    HCS SS SB 498
1/9/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Small Business, Insurance and Industry Committee

SB 499 - Keaveny - Modifies provision of law relating to qualified spousal trusts, mediation provisions in trusts, and no-contest clauses
   LR: 4122L.04C    HCS SB 499
1/9/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 500 - Keaveny - Modifies provisions of law relating to qualified spousal trusts, and no-contest clauses and mediation provisions in wills and trusts
   LR: 4194S.02T    
1/9/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 501 - Keaveny - Provides that a trustee and the attorney shall be afforded the protections granted under attorney-client privilege
   LR: 4123S.02I    
1/9/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 502 - Schaaf - Modifies provisions relating to breast-feeding
   LR: 4382S.01I    
1/9/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Veterans' Affairs and Health Committee

SB 503 - Schaaf - Exempts users of enclosed three wheel vehicles that contain manufacturer-installed seat belts with shoulder restraints from the requirement to wear helmets
   LR: 4257S.01I    
1/9/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

SB 504 - Munzlinger - Requires state agencies to post proposed rules, summaries, and fiscal notes on their websites
   LR: 4146H.03T    HCS SB 504
1/9/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Governmental Accountability & Fiscal Oversight Committee

SB 505 - Munzlinger - Modifies the schedule of transfers from the Gaming Commission Fund
   LR: 4190S.01I    
1/9/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Ways and Means Committee

SB 506 - Munzlinger - Modifies provisions relating to agriculture
   LR: 4601H.03T    HCS SB 506
1/9/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Agriculture, Food Production and Outdoor Resources 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
1/9/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics Committee

SB 508 - Parson - Modifies various provisions relating to health insurance
   LR: 4357H.05T    HCS SB 508
1/9/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Small Business, Insurance and Industry Committee

SB 509 - Kraus - Modifies provisions relating to income taxes
   LR: 4324S.18T    SS#3 SCS SBs 509 & 496
1/9/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Ways and Means Committee

SB 510 - Kraus - Redefines "misconduct" and "good cause" for the purposes of disqualification from unemployment benefits
   LR: 4444S.04T    SS SCS SB 510
1/9/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Small Business, Insurance and Industry Committee

SB 511 - Kraus - Establishes photo identification requirements for voting
   LR: 4443S.01I    
1/9/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Financial and Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 512 - Lamping - Modifies the law relating to campaign finance, lobbying, and public official conflicts of interest
   LR: 4178S.02I    
1/9/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics Committee

SB 513 - Lamping - Creates an income tax credit based on the number of taxpayer's dependent children
   LR: 4337S.01I    
1/9/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Ways and Means Committee

SB 514 - Lamping - Prohibits the State Board of Education, the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, and school districts from implementing the Common Core State Standards
   LR: 4140S.01I    
1/9/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Education Committee

SB 515 - Chappelle-Nadal - Allows the Senate to remove the Commissioner of Education by a vote of two-thirds of its members
   LR: 4429S.01I    
1/9/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Education Committee

SB 516 - Chappelle-Nadal - Modifies provisions relating to elementary and secondary education
   LR: 4349S.03I    
1/9/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Education Committee

SB 517 - Chappelle-Nadal - Provides that charter school sponsors are responsible for all expenditures associated with the closure of a charter school they sponsor
   LR: 4327S.01I    
1/9/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Education Committee

SB 518 - Sater - Extends MO HealthNet managed care statewide for only the current managed care populations
   LR: 4573S.04C    SCS SB 518
1/9/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Seniors, Families and Pensions Committee

SB 519 - Sater - Amends the current waiting period for having an abortion from 24 hours to 72 hours
   LR: 4423S.03I    
1/9/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 520 - Sater - Modifies the law relating to leave time for state employees who are adoptive and foster parents
   LR: 4439S.03P    SCS SB 520
1/9/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Governmental Accountability & Fiscal Oversight Committee

SB 521 - Emery - Modifies provisions relating to elementary and secondary education
   LR: 4119S.02I    
1/9/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Education Committee

SB 522 - Emery - Allows students to enroll in another school district or charter school for purposes of attending virtual courses or programs
   LR: 4355S.01I    
1/9/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Education Committee

SB 523 - Emery - Prohibits school districts from requiring a student to use an identification device that uses radio frequency identification technology to transmit certain information
   LR: 4075S.01T    
1/9/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S General Laws Committee

SB 524 - Cunningham - Modifies provisions relating to health and welfare
   LR: 4141H.03C    HCS SCS SB 524
1/9/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Jobs, Economic Development and Local Government Committee

SB 525 - Cunningham - Modifies provisions relating to food preparation and production
   LR: 4380H.04T    HCS SS SB 525
1/9/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Small Business, Insurance and Industry Committee

SB 526 - Cunningham - Requires the Division of Workers' Compensation to develop and maintain a workers' compensation claims database
   LR: 4280S.02P    SCS SB 526
1/9/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Small Business, Insurance and Industry Committee

SB 527 - Wallingford - Designates each March 27th as "Medical Radiation Safety Awareness Day"
   LR: 4405S.01T    
1/9/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S General Laws Committee

SB 528 - Wallingford - Modifies various provisions of law regarding the licensure of certain professionals
   LR: 4406H.06C    HCS SB 528
1/9/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Financial and Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 529 - Wallingford - Modifies the Missouri Public Prompt Payment Act and the law relating to public works projects
   LR: 4629S.02T    SCS SB 529
1/9/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy and the Environment Committee

SB 530 - Libla - Allows for alcohol or drug use or related convictions to be considered in determining parental fitness in termination of parental rights proceedings
   LR: 4301H.07T    HCS SCS SB 530
1/9/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Seniors, Families and Pensions Committee

SB 684 - Holsman - Requires hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers to report prices for most common procedures
   LR: 4759S.01I    
1/9/2014 -- S First Read--SB 684-Holsman

SB 685 - LeVota - Creates procedures for an adopted person to obtain a copy of an original birth certificate
   LR: 5137S.01I    
1/9/2014 -- S First Read--SB 685-LeVota

SB 686 - LeVota - Modifies the minimum wage laws
   LR: 4930S.01I    
1/9/2014 -- S First Read--SB 686-LeVota

SB 687 - LeVota - Authorizes an earned income tax credit
   LR: 5133S.01I    
1/9/2014 -- S First Read--SB 687-LeVota

SB 688 - LeVota - Requires health carriers to file their premium rates and accompanying information with the Department of Insurance for approval
   LR: 5149S.01I    
1/9/2014 -- S First Read--SB 688-LeVota

SB 689 - Schmitt - Expands the types of packages in which malt liquor may be sold pursuant to a permit for the sale of malt liquor in the original package
   LR: 4795S.01T    
1/9/2014 -- S First Read--SB 689-Schmitt, et al

SB 690 - Wasson - Specifies that a Greene County emergency telephone service board is not a political subdivision unless the county commissioners adopt an order reclassifying the board as such
   LR: 4811S.01T    
1/9/2014 -- S First Read--SB 690-Wasson

SB 691 - Wasson - Modifies insurance policy cancellation and reinstatement requirements and allows homeowner insurance companies to offer sinkhole coverage
   LR: 4366L.05T    HCS SS SB 691
1/9/2014 -- S First Read--SB 691-Wasson

SB 692 - Wasson - Regulates contracts between insurers and providers of optometric and ophthalmic services
   LR: 4297S.05P    SS SB 692
1/9/2014 -- S First Read--SB 692-Wasson

SB 693 - Parson - Modifies provisions relating to taxation
   LR: 5185S.05T    CCS#2 HCS SB 693
1/9/2014 -- S First Read--SB 693-Parson

SB 694 - Cunningham - Modifies the law relating to payday loans
   LR: 5157H.03T    HCS SS SB 694
1/9/2014 -- S First Read--SB 694-Cunningham

SB 695 - Keaveny - Authorizes the addition of a child by modifying an existing administrative child support order
   LR: 5101S.01P    
1/9/2014 -- S First Read--SB 695-Keaveny

SB 696 - Schaefer - Modifies provisions relating to motor vehicles
   LR: 5024H.03C    HCS SB 696
1/9/2014 -- S First Read--SB 696-Schaefer

SB 697 - Schaefer - Allows the Department of Revenue to disclose the annual number of cigarettes sales by the tobacco manufacturer
   LR: 4902S.01I    
1/9/2014 -- S First Read--SB 697-Schaefer

SCR 17 - Wallingford - Establishes the Joint Committee on Solid Waste Management District Operations
   LR: 5002S.02I    
1/9/2014 -- Referred S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics Committee

SJR 25 - Lager - Grants the General Assembly the power to limit by statute jury awards of noneconomic damages
   LR: 4582S.01I    
1/9/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Small Business, Insurance and Industry Committee

SJR 26 - Lager - Amends the Constitution to limit general revenue appropriations and mandate state income tax rate reductions in certain situations
   LR: 4581S.01I    
1/9/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Ways and Means Committee

SJR 27 - Schaaf - Provides that the people shall be secure in their electronic communications and data
   LR: 4379S.03T    SCS SJR 27
1/9/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SJR 28 - Munzlinger - Creates the right to hunt, fish, and harvest wildlife
   LR: 4558S.01I    
1/9/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Agriculture, Food Production and Outdoor Resources Committee

SJR 29 - Munzlinger - Modifies the membership composition and terms of service of the commissioners on the Conservation Commission
   LR: 4455S.01I    
1/9/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Agriculture, Food Production and Outdoor Resources Committee

SJR 30 - Dixon - Modifies the gubernatorial appointment process
   LR: 4234H.04C    HCS SJR 30
1/9/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics Committee

SJR 31 - Kraus - Allows for photographic identification for voting
   LR: 4446S.01I    
1/9/2014 -- Second Read and Referred S Financial and Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee