Senate Action for 1/19/2016

SB 580 - Schaaf - Requires voter or General Assembly approval before the Regional Convention and Sports Complex Authority extends or issues new bonds obligating the state
   LR: 4940S.02C    SCS SB 580
1/19/2016 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S General Laws and Pensions Committee (4940S.02C)

SB 591 - Parson - Modifies provisions relating to expert witnesses
   LR: 4982S.02T    SCS SB 591
1/19/2016 -- SA 1 to SCS S offered & adopted (Munzlinger)--(4982S02.06S)
1/19/2016 -- SA 2 to SCS S offered & adopted (Keaveny)--(4982S02.01F)
1/19/2016 -- SA 3 to SCS S offered & defeated (Keaveny)--(4982S02.03S)
1/19/2016 -- SCS, as amended, S adopted
1/19/2016 -- Perfected

SB 594 - Kraus - Modifies the law relating to voting procedures
   LR: 4089S.02I    
1/19/2016 -- Hearing Conducted S Financial and Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 639 - Riddle - Modifies provisions of the Prosecuting Attorneys and Circuit Attorneys' Retirement System and allows political subdivisions to assign operation of a retirement plan to LAGERS
   LR: 4825H.03C    HCS SB 639
1/19/2016 -- Voted Do Pass S General Laws and Pensions Committee
1/19/2016 -- Motion to pass bill as consent taken by S General Laws and Pensions Committee - Consent vote adopted

SB 660 - Wasson - Modifies provisions of law relating to bidding procedures for county depositaries
   LR: 4854S.01T    
1/19/2016 -- Hearing Conducted S Financial and Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

SB 669 - Brown - Transfers money from certain funds administered by the Department of Natural Resources to general revenue
   LR: 4912S.01I    
1/19/2016 -- Hearing Conducted S Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy and the Environment Committee

SB 680 - Emery - Modifies retirement benefits for newly elected members of the General Assembly and statewide officials
   LR: 4647S.01I    
1/19/2016 -- Hearing Scheduled But Not Heard S General Laws and Pensions Committee

SB 688 - Romine - Establishes the Joint Committee on Public Assistance
   LR: 4557H.05C    HCS SCS SBs 688 & 854
1/19/2016 -- Hearing Conducted S General Laws and Pensions Committee

SB 816 - Wieland - Repeals the death penalty
   LR: 4515S.03I    
1/19/2016 -- Hearing Conducted S General Laws and Pensions Committee
1/19/2016 -- Hearing to be Continued S General Laws and Pensions Committee

SB 838 - Silvey - Allows the court to order a wireless service provider to transfer the rights of a wireless telephone number to a petitioner under certain circumstances
   LR: 5527S.03T    SS SCS SB 838
1/19/2016 -- Hearing Conducted S Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy and the Environment Committee

SB 847 - Emery - Modifies provisions relating to the collateral source rule and provides that parties may introduce evidence of the actual cost, rather than the value, of the medical care rendered
   LR: 5594S.04T    SS#2 SB 847
1/19/2016 -- Hearing Conducted S Small Business, Insurance and Industry Committee

SB 926 - Riddle - Adds sheltered workshop boards to the definition of "political subdivision" for purposes of laws allowing political subdivisions to cooperate with public and private entities
   LR: 6040S.01I    
1/19/2016 -- S First Read--SB 926-Riddle

SB 927 - Silvey - Authorizes incentives for data storage centers
   LR: 5825S.01I    
1/19/2016 -- S First Read--SB 927-Silvey

SB 928 - Munzlinger - Modifies privacy protections for certain agricultural entities
   LR: 4764S.01I    
1/19/2016 -- S First Read--SB 928-Munzlinger

SB 929 - Dixon - Modifies provisions regarding when a court must instruct the jury on an included criminal offense
   LR: 6039S.01I    
1/19/2016 -- S First Read--SB 929-Dixon

SB 930 - Emery - Requires the State Board of Education to assign classification designations to individual attendance centers
   LR: 5961S.01I    
1/19/2016 -- S First Read--SB 930-Emery

SB 931 - Schaefer - Modifies sentencing and supervision provisions for offenders of sex crimes against children
   LR: 5556S.01I    
1/19/2016 -- S First Read--SB 931-Schaefer

SB 932 - Cunningham - Modifies provisions relating to bonded entities
   LR: 5992H.02T    HCS SB 932
1/19/2016 -- S First Read--SB 932-Cunningham

SB 933 - Curls - Allows Kansas City to employ airport police officers
   LR: 5263S.02I    
1/19/2016 -- S First Read--SB 933-Curls

SCR 46 - Schmitt - Disapproves and suspends the final order of rulemaking for the proposed rule 19 CSR 15-8.410 Personal Care Attendant Wage Range
   LR: 5607S.01T    
1/19/2016 -- Hearing Conducted S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics Committee

SCR 56 - Brown - Designates May as Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month
   LR: 5928S.01I    
1/19/2016 -- Referred S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics Committee

SJR 20 - Kraus - Modifies provisions of law as it relates to voter photo identification
   LR: 4038S.01I    
1/19/2016 -- Hearing Conducted S Financial and Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

HCR 55 - Cierpiot - Convenes a joint session for the State of the State Address
   LR: 5633H.01I    
1/19/2016 -- H Escort Committee appointed: Rone, Anderson, Allen, Flanigan, Houghton, Pace, McNeil, Kirkton, Walton Gray, Kratky

HCR 56 - Cierpiot - Convenes a joint session to receive a message from the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Missouri
   LR: 5635H.01I    
1/19/2016 -- H Escort Committee appointed: Cornejo, Plocher, McGaugh, Pike, Andrews, Gardner, Mitten, Colona, Rowland (29), McGhee