Missouri Senate
Senate Action for 3/23/99

SB 0004 - Wiggins - Extends Kansas City transportation sales tax until December 31, 2001
03/23/99 -- Hearing Conducted H Urban Affairs Com.

SB 0007 - Banks - Creates a Commission on Special Health, Psychological and Social Needs of Minority Older Individuals
03/23/99 -- Hearing Conducted H Social Services, Medicaid & the
Elderly Committee

SB 0012 - Russell - Allows trainers of guide dogs, hearing assistance dogs and service dogs to enter premises without paying extra charges
03/23/99 -- Hearing Conducted H Local Government & Related
Matters Committee
03/23/99 -- Voted Do Pass H Local Government & Related Matters
Committee -

SB 0029 - Mueller - Revises the statute of limitations for home improvements
03/23/99 -- Voted Do Pass S Pensions & General Laws Committee

SB 0070 - Schneider - "Purposeful contact" in motor vehicle franchise practices includes contact using the Internet
03/23/99 -- Bill Placed on Informal Calendar

SB 0081 - Mathewson - Allows caterers to sell Missouri produced wines in original package
03/23/99 -- Hearing Conducted H Local Government & Related
Matters Committee

SB 0083 - Goode - Removes termination date on reports of funding received by local agencies for homeless programs
03/23/99 -- Hearing Conducted H Social Services, Medicaid & the
Elderly Committee

SB 0089 - Mueller - Requires affidavits in civil suits against certain professionals
03/23/99 -- Voted Do Pass S Pensions & General Laws Committee

SB 0105 - Sims - Authorizes claim of right credit for taxes paid in error in previous year
03/23/99 -- Hearing Conducted H Ways & Means Committee

SB 0141 - Schneider - Amends medical malpractice statute of limitations
03/23/99 -- Hearing Scheduled But Not Heard H Judiciary Com.

SB 0159 - House - Authorizes contributions of cash and marketable securities for maternity home tax credit
03/23/99 -- Hearing Conducted H Ways & Means Committee

SB 0162 - Maxwell - Lowers corporate franchise tax rate and raises minimum amount necessary for corporation to pay the tax
03/23/99 -- Hearing Cancelled S Ways & Means Committee

SB 0169 - Maxwell - Changes reference from "National Guard" to "Missouri National Guard"
03/23/99 -- Reported Do Pass w/HCA 1 H Federal-State Relations &
Veterans' Affairs Committee - Consent

SB 0176 - Rohrbach - Procedures for agency rulemaking
03/23/99 -- H First Read

SB 0188 - House - Removes old citation to federal Servicemen's Readjustment Act
03/23/99 -- Reported Do Pass H Federal-State Relations & Veterans
Affairs Committee - Consent

SB 0205 - Westfall - Makes numerous changes to existing billboard law, including spacing and size requirements
03/23/99 -- S Third Read and Passed
03/23/99 -- H First Read

SB 0219 - Caskey - Specifies original assessment of distributable property of freight line companies; Director of Revenue to collect tax
03/23/99 -- Hearing Conducted H Ways & Means Committee

SB 0224 - Caskey - Prohibits certain indemnification contracts on public and private construction works
03/23/99 -- Hearing Conducted H Labor Com.

SB 0234 - Stoll - Establishes the "Department of Labor and Industrial Relations Administrative Fund"
03/23/99 -- Hearing Conducted H Labor Com.

SB 0235 - Stoll - Removes from gambling definitions games or machines which only give right of replay or certain small items
03/23/99 -- SS S offered (Stoll)
03/23/99 -- SA 1 to SS S offered & adopted (Scott)
03/23/99 -- SA 2 to SS S offered (Flotron)
03/23/99 -- SSA 1 for SA 2 to SS S offered & withdrawn (Caskey)

SB 0278 - Klarich - Authorizes Missouri limited liability companies to serve as trustees under trust organized in Missouri
03/23/99 -- Hearing Conducted H Judiciary Committee

SB 0288 - Quick - Creates Missouri Settlement Trust Fund for deposit of tobacco settlement proceeds
03/23/99 -- SA 1 to SS S Ruled out of order
03/23/99 -- SS S withdrawn
03/23/99 -- SS#2 S offered (Quick)
03/23/99 -- SA 1 to SS#2 S offered & adopted (Kinder)
03/23/99 -- SA 2 to SS#2 S offered (Klarich)

SB 0315 - Staples - Allows conveyance of state property to the City of Farmington
03/23/99 -- Hearing Conducted H Correctional & State Institutions
Committee

SB 0326 - Goode - Extends the expiration date of the Nursing Facility Reimbursement Allowance to 9/30/2000
03/23/99 -- H First Read

SB 0338 - Howard - Requires insurers to provide coverage for mental health and chemical dependency treatment
03/23/99 -- SA 1 to SS for SCS S offered & adopted (Howard)
03/23/99 -- SA 2 to SS for SCS S offered & adopted (Sims)
03/23/99 -- SA 3 to SS for SCS S offered & adopted (Sims)
03/23/99 -- SA 4 to SS for SCS S offered & adopted (Goode)
03/23/99 -- SA 5 to SS for SCS S offered & adopted (Flotron)
03/23/99 -- SS for SCS, as amended, S adopted
03/23/99 -- Perfected

SB 0345 - Johnson - Prohibits partial birth abortions
03/23/99 -- Voted Do Pass w/SCA 1 S Public Health & Welfare Comm.
03/23/99 -- Reported From S Public Health & Welfare Committee to
Floor w/SCA 1

SB 0364 - Ehlmann - Recognizes POW/MIA Recognition Day
03/23/99 -- H First Read

SB 0371 - Flotron - Requires agencies involved in forfeitures to submit audit report to Department of Public Safety
03/23/99 -- Hearing Cancelled S Ways & Means Committee

SB 0380 - Scott - Exempts from sales and use tax tangible personal property purchased for use in research and experimentation activities
03/23/99 -- Hearing Cancelled S Ways & Means Committee

SB 0389 - Clay - Establishes tax credit for donation of high technology equipment to schools
03/23/99 -- Hearing Conducted S Ways & Means Committee

SB 0394 - Quick - Clarifies duties of the county collector
03/23/99 -- SA 1 to SCS S offered & adopted (Quick)
03/23/99 -- SA 2 to SCS S offered & adopted (Kinder)
03/23/99 -- SA 3 to SCS S offered & adopted (Ehlmann)
03/23/99 -- SA 4 to SCS S offered & adopted (Singleton)
03/23/99 -- SCS, as amended, S adopted
03/23/99 -- Perfected

SB 0403 - Rohrbach - Abolishes the Budget Stabilization and Cash Operating Reserve Funds
03/23/99 -- H First Read

SB 0405 - Scott - Allows for creation of "metropolitan park and recreation district" within St. Louis Co. and surrounding counties
03/23/99 -- S Third Read and Passed
03/23/99 -- H First Read

SB 0416 - Maxwell - Authorizes state income tax deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed individual, spouse and dependents
03/23/99 -- Hearing Cancelled S Ways & Means Committee

SB 0420 - Jacob - Authorizes state income tax deduction for self-employed individual's health ins. costs if not deductible federally
03/23/99 -- Hearing Cancelled S Ways & Means Committee

SB 0432 - Flotron - Exempts from sales and use tax machinery and equipment used to conduct games of bowling in bowling alleys
03/23/99 -- Hearing Conducted S Ways & Means Committee

SB 0437 - Mueller - Establishes flat individual income tax rate
03/23/99 -- Hearing Conducted S Ways & Means Committee

SB 0447 - Stoll - Regulates certain activities of electric and gas companies
03/23/99 -- Hearing Conducted S Commerce & Environment Committee

SB 0466 - Caskey - Elections of hospital trustees
03/23/99 -- H First Read

SB 0474 - Kinder - Requires training for law enforcement canines and their handlers
03/23/99 -- Removed S Consent Calendar

SB 0481 - Childers - Length of certain vehicles
03/23/99 -- Removed S Consent Calendar

SB 0490 - Banks - Allows cities and counties to enact homestead exemption for senior citizens under a certain income limit
03/23/99 -- Hearing Conducted S Ways & Means Committee

SB 0494 - Childers - Authorizes county option sales tax on phosphorus-containing products for wastewater treatment purposes
03/23/99 -- Hearing Conducted S Commerce & Environment
Committee-Consent

SB 0500 - Westfall - Authorizes highway patrol to conduct an inspection on a homemade trailer
03/23/99 -- Removed S Consent Calendar

SB 0503 - Howard - Allows psychologists to prescribe medications in certain situations
03/23/99 -- Hearing Conducted S Aging, Families & Mental Health
Committee

SB 0506 - Wiggins - Substantially revises Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code concerning secured transactions
03/23/99 -- Reported From S Ways & Means Committee to Floor

SB 0509 - Maxwell - Authorizes state income tax deduction for contributions of qualified commodities to charitable organizations
03/23/99 -- Hearing Conducted S Ways & Means Committee

SB 0524 - House - Exempts from state income tax amounts received as reparation amounts for victims of Nazi persecution
03/23/99 -- Hearing Conducted S Ways & Means Committee

SCR 005 - Caskey - Creates a commission to review the proposed international building code
03/23/99 -- Hearing Conducted H Local Government & Related
Matters Committee

SJR 017 - Mueller - Authorizes general assembly to provide for site valuation of land for property tax purposes
03/23/99 -- Reported From S Ways & Means Committee to Floor

SJR 029 - Caskey - Constitutional amendment to allow evidence of other crimes
03/23/99 -- Removed S Consent Calendar

HB 0065 - O'Toole - Modifies provisions of the St. Louis Police Retirement System
03/23/99 -- Hearing Conducted S Pensions & General Laws Committee

HB 0079 - Ransdall - Creates exemptions in Proposition A, relating to animal fighting, for fishing and rodeo practices
03/23/99 -- Hearing Conducted S Pensions & General Laws
Committee-Consent

HB 0103 - Treadway - Amends the civil procedure applicable to property nuisance actions
03/23/99 -- Hearing Conducted S Local Government & Economic
Development Committee-Consent

HB 0107 - Days - Authorizes fee for lateral water line repairs in St. Louis County and its municipalities
03/23/99 -- Hearing Conducted S Local Government & Economic
Development Committee

HB 0145 - Wiggins - Eliminates annual sewer system meeting and report requirements on PSC
03/23/99 -- Referred S Commerce & Environment Committee

HB 0162 - Luetkenhaus - Modifies unemployment benefit insurance
03/23/99 -- Hearing Conducted S Labor & Industrial Relations
Committee

HB 0201 - Boucher - Requires the availability of information technology for individuals with disabilities
03/23/99 -- Referred S Local Government & Economic Development
Committee

HB 0246 - Bray - Authorizes various tax credits for construction and rehabilitation of eligible residential property
03/23/99 -- Referred S Financial & Governmental Organization
Committee

HB 0257 - Seigfreid - Expands waiver of personal appearance by those in custody if made by two-way audio-visual communications
03/23/99 -- Referred S Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

HB 0261 - Auer - Removes expiration date of December 31, 1999 from transportation sales tax (Bi-State Development)
03/23/99 -- Referred S Transportation Committee

HB 0267 - Hoppe - Division of Liquor Control: Hours; licenses, sales of intoxicating beverages
03/23/99 -- Referred S Pensions & General Laws Committee

HB 0275 - May (108) - Authorizes the governing body of St. Louis to provide clerical staff for its public administrator
03/23/99 -- Hearing Conducted S Local Government & Economic
Development Committee-Consent

HB 0290 - Champion - Clarifies the gross weight limit for the issuance of combat infantry license plates
03/23/99 -- Referred S Transportation Committee

HB 0308 - Dougherty - Operation of child care facilities with and without licenses
03/23/99 -- Hearing Conducted S Aging, Families & Mental Health
Committee

HB 0316 - Stokan - Programs for and protection of the elderly and public safety in the sale of bedding
03/23/99 -- Referred S Aging, Families & Mental Health Committee

HB 0318 - Leake - Provides training standards for 911 telecommunicators
03/23/99 -- Hearing Conducted S Local Government & Economic
Development Committee

HB 0326 - Parker - Moneys from rental of National Guard Armories may be directed to political subdivisions
03/23/99 -- Referred S Elections, Veterans' Affairs & Corrections
Committee

HB 0343 - Treadway - Makes numerous changes in licensing for various professions under the Division of Professional Registration
03/23/99 -- Referred S Local Government & Economic Development
Committee

HB 0352 - Foley - REQUIRES PUBLIC VOTE FOR MUNICIPAL FIRE DEPARTMENTS TO CONTRACT WITH PRIVATE COMPANY FOR FIRE PROTECTION
03/23/99 -- Referred S Local Government & Economic Development
Committee

HB 0399 - Bray - Changes due date of consumer use tax returns from January 31 to April 15
03/23/99 -- Hearing Conducted S Ways & Means Committee

HB 0402 - Relford - ELIMINATES CERTAIN DUTIES OF CLERKS IN CERTAIN COUNTIES AND ADDS CERTAIN DUTIES TO COUNTY COMMISSIONS AND COUNTY
03/23/99 -- Referred S Local Government & Economic Development
Committee

HB 0409 - McBride - Allows for the continuation of a deceased or incapacitated dentist's practice
03/23/99 -- Referred S Aging, Families & Mental Health Committee

HB 0427 - Luetkenhaus - Creates Class A felony of infanticide
03/23/99 -- Referred S Public Health & Welfare Committee

HB 0453 - Gross - Allows the release of Social Security numbers of the deceased by state entities
03/23/99 -- Referred S Financial & Governmental Organizations
Committee

HB 0464 - Richardson - Allows a retired LAGERS member to be considered "re-employed" upon subsequent employment in LAGERS
03/23/99 -- Hearing Conducted S Pensions & General Laws
Committee-Consent
03/23/99 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Pensions & General Laws Committee

HB 0473 - Legan - Requires all public entity votes to be by roll call
03/23/99 -- Referred S Local Governmental & Economic Development
Committee

HB 0476 - Hegeman - CHANGES RESIDENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS FOR ALDERMENT IN FOURTH CLASS CITIES
03/23/99 -- Referred S Elections, Veterans' Affairs & Corrections
Committee

HB 0487 - Hollingsworth - Extends statute of limitation for fraudulent child support claims made to public servants
03/23/99 -- Referred S Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

HB 0490 - Hollingsworth - Requires Health Dept. to maintain a registry and hotline for information on child care and elder care workers
03/23/99 -- Referred S Aging, Families & Mental Health Committee

HB 0514 - Franklin - Revises reemployment provisions of Public School Retirement System and Non Teacher Retirement System
03/23/99 -- Hearing Conducted S Pensions & General Laws
Committee-Consent
03/23/99 -- Voted Do Pass S Pensions & General Laws Comm.-Consent

HB 0516 - Gaw - Increases personal exemption amount for individuals from $1,200 to $2,100
03/23/99 -- Referred S Ways & Means Committee

HB 0528 - Chrismer - POW/MIA Recognition Day
03/23/99 -- Referred S Elections, Veterans' Affairs & Corrections
Committee

HB 0530 - May (108) - Allows certain charges to be added to consumer loans and to second mortgage loans
03/23/99 -- Hearing Scheduled But Not Heard S Pensions & General
Laws Committee-Consent

HB 0533 - Rizzo - Taxpayers lose certain tax benefits if they hire illegal aliens
03/23/99 -- Hearing Conducted S Local Government & Economic
Development Committee

HB 0568 - May (108) - Exempts the state from prohibitions against age discrimination in fire and law enforcement
03/23/99 -- Referred S Financial & Governmental Organization
Committee

HB 0570 - Rizzo - Adds chiropractors to those restricted from testifying on matters of patient client confidentiality
03/23/99 -- Referred S Judiciary Committee

HB 0589 - Graham - Authorizes the conveyance of state property to the City of Farmington
03/23/99 -- Referred S Elections, Veterans' Affairs & Corrections
Committee

HB 0607 - Wilson - Requires the addition of an HIV testing site in central Missouri
03/23/99 -- Referred S Public Health & Welfare Committee

HB 0618 - Harlan - Requires managed care organizations to provide enrollees w/option of receiving a covered service in long-term facil.
03/23/99 -- Hearing Conducted S Aging, Families & Mental Health
Committee

HB 0621 - Relford - Allows kindergarten pupils to attend prior summer school
03/23/99 -- Referred S Education Committee

HB 0662 - Crump - Changes portions of the sheriffs' retirement plan
03/23/99 -- Hearing Conducted S Pensions & General Laws
Committee-Consent
03/23/99 -- Voted Do Pass S Pensions & General Laws Comm.-Consent

HB 0708 - Merideth III - Allows alien individual ownership of agricultural land in limited circumstances
03/23/99 -- Referred S Agriculture, Conservation, Parks & Tourism
Committee

HB 0721 - Barry - MODIFIES THE DEFINITION OF TUBERCULOSIS FOR PURPOSES OF TREATMENT OF THE DISEASE AS PUBLIC HEALTH RISK
03/23/99 -- Referred S Public Health & Welfare Committee

HB 0724 - Crump - Requires clerks to submit case dispositions to Highway Patrol when person committed
03/23/99 -- Referred S Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

HB 0741 - Monaco - Human Rights chapter does not apply to certain eviction actions
03/23/99 -- Referred S Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

HB 0776 - McBride - MODIFIES RULES FOR THE REESTABLISHMENT OF LOST CORNERS
03/23/99 -- Referred S Local Government & Economic Development
Committee

HB 0778 - Luetkenhaus - CREATES THE EDUCATIONAL EMPLOYEES' MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
03/23/99 -- Referred S Education Committee

HB 0779 - Skaggs - ALLOWS FOR VACATION OF EASEMENTS IN SUBDIVISIONS OUTSIDE LIMITS OF A CITY IN SAME MANNER AS STREETS OR ROADS
03/23/99 -- Referred S Local Government & Economic Development
Committee

HB 0788 - Smith (011) - Revises registration of offenders laws
03/23/99 -- Referred S Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

HB 0791 - Wagner - EARMARKS ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR THE STATE PARK EARNINGS FUND
03/23/99 -- Referred S Agriculture, Conservation, Parks & Tourism
Committee

HB 0795 - Kennedy - ALLOWS RECORDER OF DEEDS TO ESTABLISH ELECTRONIC FILING PROCEDURE; CREATES STANDARDS FOR AUTHENTICATING ELECTRONIC
03/23/99 -- Referred S Local Government & Economic Development
Committee

HB 0796 - Smith (011) - ALLOWS CERTAIN COUNTY COMMISSIONS TO CONTRACT SEPERATELY WITH A COUNTY HOSPITAL LESSEE AND REQUIRES THE ASSESTS FROM
03/23/99 -- Referred S Local Government & Economic Development
Committee

HB 0800 - Linton - AUTHORIZES DIRECTOR OF DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES TO CONVEY VARIOUS LAND RIGHTS IN CERTAIN STATE PARK PROPERTY
03/23/99 -- Referred S Agriculture, Conservation, Parks & Tourism
Committee

HB 0834 - Crump - AUTHORIZES DIRECTOR OF DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES TO CONVEY AN EASEMENT IN TAUM SAUK MOUNTAIN STATE PARK
03/23/99 -- Referred S Agriculture, Conservation, Parks & Tourism
Committee

HB 0853 - Seigfreid - REVISES MEMBERSHIP GUIDELINES FOR MUNICIPAL PLANNING COMMISSIONS
03/23/99 -- Referred S Local Government & Economic Development
Committee

HB 0861 - Griesheimer - Distribution of surplus state supplies and property
03/23/99 -- Referred S Financial & Governmental Organization
Committee

HB 0866 - Treadway - Modifies certain provisions relating to real estate licensees and transaction brokers
03/23/99 -- Referred S Insurance & Housing Committee

HB 0867 - McKenna - Allows Board of Optometry to seek court orders against certain persons
03/23/99 -- Referred S Pensions & General Laws Committee

HB 0893 - Murray - Sets September 11 as "911 Day"
03/23/99 -- Referred S Public Health & Welfare Committee

HB 0920 - Farnen - ADDS MEMBERS TO ADVISORY COMMITTEE OF THE COORDINATING BOARD FOR HIGHER EDUCATION
03/23/99 -- Referred S Education Committee