During the last two weeks of session, The Missouri Times will be bringing you hourly updates of all floor activity of each chamber. Below is all the floor activity for the Senate.
May 13, 2016
3:00 p.m.
HB 2332 – Corlew (Dixon) — Modifies various provisions of criminal law
- Bill passes 25-7. Emergency clause also passes.
HB 1534 – Schaefer — Extends the sunset on certain health care provider reimbursement allowance taxes
- “Debate” ongoing. Schmitt and Pearce are talking about Old Drum and Jim the Wonder Dog.
- Bill passes unanimously.
Senate has begun to adjourn.
2:00 p.m.
SB 656 – Munzlinger — Modifies provisions relating to county sheriffs, self defense, unlawful use of weapons, and concealed carry permits
- Bill passes 24-8. Emergency clause also passes.
House Bills on Third Reading
HB 2332 – Corlew (Dixon) — Modifies various provisions of criminal law
- A bill similar to SB 663, omnibus crime bill that redefines and categorizes felony classifications, leaving the scene of an accident and intoxication-related boating and traffic offenses.
- Also has deadly force language, no stand your ground.
- Debate ongoing.
1:00 p.m.
The Senate is in session.
Privileged motions.
SB 656 – Munzlinger — Specifies that no additional fee beyond $100 may be charged to process concealed carry permit applications and allows military members extra time to renew their permits
- A bill that would enact a lot of firearms measures, including no training or fingerprinting required for concealed carry licenses, stand your ground, constitutional carry, “babysitter castle doctrine,” and a few others.
- Debate continues.
11:30 a.m.
The Senate is in session.
The Senate has recessed.
May 12, 2016
12:00 p.m.
HB 1891 – Rehder (Brown) — Creates new provisions of law relating to labor organizations
- Override fails 22-10.
11:00 p.m.
HB 1891 – Rehder (Brown) — Creates new provisions of law relating to labor organizations
- Filibuster continues
10:00 p.m.
HB 1891 – Rehder (Brown) — Creates new provisions of law relating to labor organizations
- Filibuster continues
9:00 p.m.
HB 1891 – Rehder (Brown) — Creates new provisions of law relating to labor organizations
- Democratic filibuster in full swing.
8:00 p.m.
SB 663 – Dixon — Modifies provisions related to criminal offenses
- Filibuster continues.
- Bill is placed on the informal calendar.
House Bills on Second Reading
Vetoed Bills
HB 1891 – Rehder (Brown) — Creates new provisions of law relating to labor organizations
- The highly controversial paycheck protection/deception bill that unions greatly oppose.
- Chappelle-Nadal and Wieland are the swing votes. Chappelle-Nadal notes the racial disparity found within unions.
- Debate continues.
7:00 p.m.
Resolutions
HCR 73 – Rhoads (Brown) — Designates the month of May as Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month
- Bill passes unanimously.
SB 663 – Dixon — Modifies provisions related to criminal offenses
- Massive crime bill with a ton of amendment from Senate and the House.
- Nasheed has threatened to filibuster because it has stand your ground provision in the legislation.
- Nasheed and other Democrats indeed filibustering.
- Filibuster continues.
6:00 p.m.
SB 997 – Pearce — Establishes several provisions relating to higher education
- Bill passes unanimously.
SB 833 – Nasheed — Authorizes financial institutions to offer savings promotion programs
- Bill passes unanimously.
SB 735 – Dixon — Modifies laws relating to the Court Automation Fund, the Basic Legal Services Fund, and public defenders
- Bill passes 30-1.
SB 608 – Sater — Authorizes certain MO HealthNet health care provider fees
- Bill passes 24-8.
SB 988 – Kraus — Modifies several provisions relating to health care providers
- Became more of an omnibus health bill.
- Bill passes 30-1. Emergency clause also passes.
5:00 p.m.
HB 1695 – Rowland (Wasson) — Allows St. Francois County, Cape Girardeau and Taney County to enact nuisance abatement ordinances
- Schupp filibustering, says she’s trying to protect local control.
- Bill is laid on the informal calendar.
Privileged Motions
SB 852 – Brown — Designates the Trooper Gary Snodgrass Memorial Bridge
- Bill passes unanimously.
SB 823 – Kraus — Modifies provisions relating to sales tax
- State and local sales tax exemption for internet access.
- Bill passes.
SB 765 – Schmitt — Modifies provisions relating to law enforcement officers and laws governing access to public records
- Bill would prohibit municipalities of setting quotas on tickets and citations.
- Also has language that would make recordings from police body cameras closed records if recorded in a nonpublic place.
- Bill passes 31-1.
Resolutions
HCR 73 – Rhoads (Brown) — Designates the month of May as Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month
- Debate ongoing.
- Motion is withdrawn.
Privileged Motions
SB 997 – Pearce — Establishes several provisions relating to higher education
- Debate ongoing
4:00 p.m.
SB 590 – Dixon — Modifies provisions related to crime
- The smaller of Dixon’s two crime bills.
- Bill passes unanimously. Emergency clause also passes.
House Bills on Third Reading
HB 1695 – Rowland (Wasson) — Allows St. Francois County, Cape Girardeau and Taney County to enact nuisance abatement ordinances
- Debate ongoing.
3:00 p.m.
The Senate is back in session.
HB 1464 – Burlison (Brown) — Modifies provisions relating to the operation of motorcycles
- Bill would allow people over the age of 21 who have taken a motorcycle safety course to not wear a helmet while riding a motorcycle.
- Amendment offered by Schaefer. Sent back.
- Bill is laid on the informal calendar.
Privileged motions
SB 590 – Dixon — Modifies provisions related to crime
- Debate is ongoing.
1:00 p.m.
SB 932 – Cunningham — Modifies provisions relating to bonded entities
- Bill passes unanimously.
The Senate has recessed.
12:00 p.m.
HB 1892 – Rehder (Schatz) — Establishes the Narcotics Control Act
- Amendment offered by Schaaf.
- Would add a referendum clause to the bill, put it to the vote of the people.
- Bill is laid over on the informal calendar.
Privileged motions
SB 921 – Riddle — Modifies requirements for the reporting of crimes and domestic violence incidents by law enforcement agencies
- Debate has diverged into discussing what dog should be the state dog.
- Bill passes unanimously.
SB 932 – Cunningham — Modifies provisions relating to bonded entities
- Debate ongoing.
11:00 p.m.
HB 1904 – Lauer (Wallingford) — Modifies provisions relating to emergency communication services
- Amendment offered by Schaaf. Approved.
- Amendment offered by Wallingford. Approved.
- Amendment offered by Curls. Approved.
- Amendment offered by Wieland. Approved.
- Amendments from Schaaf, Curls and Wieland would exempt certain counties, namely in their district, from the telephone tax that would pay into the newly established Missouri 911 Service Trust Fund, that would help fund emergency services in rural areas. These senators are asking to be exempt from the new tax. Many counties being “carved out” have a similar system.
- Brown not a fan of all of the amendments, says “too many people are not going to participate.”
- Brown filibustering.
- Bill is laid on the informal calendar.
HB 1892 – Rehder (Schatz) — Establishes the Narcotics Control Act
- Would establish a prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP), Missouri is currently the only state in the country without a monitoring program for opioids.
- Schaaf expected to filibuster. Major opponent of the legislation.
- Schatz notes that some changes made into the substitute.
- Debate is ongoing.
10:00 a.m.
House Bills on Third Reading
HB 1765 – Cornejo (Dixon) — Creates regulations for commercial receiverships and powers of appointment, exempts firearms from bankruptcy, modifies provisions regarding wills, trusts, and exonerated individuals, and establishes a statute of limitations on suits against mental health professionals
- Bill passes unanimously.
HB 1435 – Koenig (Kraus) — Provides that limitations for sales tax refunds apply only to a final assessment
- Bill passes unanimously.
HB 1561 – Leara (Schatz) — Requires that municipalities in the St. Louis County sales tax pool receive at least 40% of the revenue generated inside a given municipality
- Amendment offered by Parson. Approved.
- Bill passes 24-7.
HB 1804 – Miller (Emery) — Modifies provisions relating to state energy policies
- Amendment offered by Emery.
- Bill is laid on the informal calendar.
HB 1904 – Lauer (Wallingford) — Modifies provisions relating to emergency communication services
- Debate is ongoing.
May 11, 2016
10:00 p.m.
House Bills on Third Reading
HB 1649 – Haahr (Parson) — Provides that a person who removes an unattended child from a locked car shall not be held liable for damages
- Bill passes unanimously. The emergency clause also passes.
9:00 p.m.
SB 994 – Munzlinger — Allows the Missouri Wine and Grape Board to oversee and provide any professional or legal services on the distribution of wine to effectuate the Board’s marketing goals
- Bill passes 27-3.
SB 786 – Kraus — Modifies the law relating to the prosecution of election offenses
- Bill passes 29-2. Emergency clause also passes.
SB 996 – Pearce — Excludes funds designated by taxpayers in an urban district as local early childhood education funds from the local tax revenue calculation used to provide funding to charter schools that have declared themselves as a local educational agency
- Motion withdrawn, going to conference committee.
8:00 p.m.
SB 861 – Wieland — Modifies provisions relating to transportation facilities
- Bill passes 27-5.
SB 638 – Riddle — Creates the “Missouri Civics Education Initiative”
- Bill passes unanimously.
SB 986 – Brown — Authorizes the conveyance of certain state properties
- Bill passes unanimously. Emergency clause also passes.
SB 973 – Wasson — Provides that a pharmacist may dispense varying quantities of maintenance medication
- Bill passes unanimously.
SB 994 – Munzlinger — Allows the Missouri Wine and Grape Board to oversee and provide any professional or legal services on the distribution of wine to effectuate the Board’s marketing goals
- Debate ongoing.
7:00 p.m.
The Senate is in session.
HB 1765 – Cornejo (Dixon) — Modifies provisions relating to the Revised Criminal Code and parole hearings, and exempts firearms-related property from attachment in bankruptcy proceedings
- Bill sent to fiscal oversight.
SB 588 – Dixon — Modifies provisions relating to petitions for the expungement of criminal records
- Bill passes 25-7.
HJR 53 – Kraus — Modifies provisions of the constitution relating to suffrage and elections
- Photo voter ID resolution to ensure the bill passed weeks ago is constitutional.
- After no debate, the resolution passes along party lines.
6:00 p.m.
SB 867 – Sater — Contains provisions relating to fire protection, sheltered workshops, assessments of mining property, consolidation of road districts, and property managers
- Bill passes 26-6.
Senate has recessed.
5:00 p.m.
HB 1675 – Muntzell (Munzlinger) — Modifies provisions relating to vacancies in county-elected offices
- Bill was laid on the informal calendar.
HB 1435 – Koenig (Kraus) — Provides that limitations for sales tax refunds apply only to a final assessment
- Bill is laid on the informal calendar.
Privileged motions
SB 607 – Sater — Requires the Department of Social Services to contract with a third party to verify eligibility for public assistance programs
- Bill passes unanimously after conference committee.
SB 635 – Hegeman — Establishes the Missouri Palliative Care and Quality of Life Interdisciplinary Council and the Palliative Care Consumer and Professional Information and Education Program
- Bill passes unanimously after conference committee. Emergency clause is also adopted.
SB 625 – Walsh — Designates certain state highways and creates a process for the naming of additional highways and bridges
- Bill passes unanimously after conference committee.
SB 867 – Sater — Contains provisions relating to fire protection, sheltered workshops, assessments of mining property, consolidation of road districts, and property managers
- Debate is ongoing.
4:00 p.m.
HB 1904 – Lauer (Wallingford) — Modifies provisions relating to emergency communication services
- Amendment offered by Schaaf.
- Bill is laid over on the informal calendar.
HB 1675 – Muntzell (Munzlinger) — Modifies provisions relating to vacancies in county-elected offices
- Amendment offered by Sater. Approved.
- Amendment offered by Kehoe. Approved.
- Debate ongoing.
3:00 p.m.
House Bills for Third Reading
HB 2150 – Wiemann (Wieland) — Creates regulations for the process of identifying deceased insureds and payments of life insurance death benefits for policies
- Bill passes unanimously.
HB 1904 – Lauer (Wallingford) — Modifies provisions relating to emergency communication services
- Debate ongoing.
1:00 p.m.
HB 2166 – Alferman (Onder) — Modifies provisions of law relating to ethics
- Amendment offered by Silvey.
- The amendment would require 501(c)(4)s that engage in political activities to have a registered lobbyist.
- Bill is laid on the informal calendar.
Senate has recessed.
12:00 p.m.
HB 1435 – Koenig (Kraus) — Provides that limitations for sales tax refunds apply only to a final assessment
- Bill is laid on the informal calendar.
HB 2380 – Kolkmeyer (Schatz) — Modifies provisions relating to license plates
- Bill passes unanimously.
HB 2166 – Alferman (Onder) — Modifies provisions of law relating to ethics
- The lobbyist gift ban bill, but with some exceptions. Honorariums up to $50 and items or services from the third degree of affinity may still be given and do not have to be reported by a lobbyist
- Amendment offered by Schatz. Substitute amendment offered by Schatz. Amendment to the substitute amendment offered by Schatz.
- Amendment would make an exception of meals up to $40.
- Schaefer worried “about the perception of how this is going to be portrayed.” Schatz: “Going from unlimited reporting to 40 bucks, they ought to be happy we’ve done something.”
- Amendment adopted.
- Amendment offered by Pearce.
- Pearce on ethics bills, in general: “When you add them all up together, they hardly do anything.”
- Pearce’s amendment would install campaign contribution limits. He says the “worst vote [he] ever made was to remove campaign contribution limits.”
- Pearce: “The grand experiment is not working.”
- Ruled out of order, sent back.
11:00 p.m.
HCR 57 – Burlison (Schaefer) — Applies to Congress for the calling of a convention to propose certain amendments to the United States Constitution which place limits on the federal government
- Bill is laid on the informal calendar.
HCR 69 – Miller (Brown) — Encourages the attorney general to take all necessary legal actions regarding EPA’s final Clean Power Plan to prevent unlawful obligations being imposed on states and others
- Bill is laid on the informal calendar.
House Bills on Third Reading
HB 1435 – Koenig (Kraus) — Provides that limitations for sales tax refunds apply only to a final assessment
- Debate ongoing
10:00 a.m.
The Senate is in session.
HB 1717 – Lichtenegger (Wallingford) — Requires a public water system to notify the Department of Natural Resources, the Department of Health and Senior Services, and its customers at least 90 days prior to a vote to cease fluoridation
- Amendment offered by Emery. Approved.
- Bill passes 31-1. Emergency clause passes 27-2.
Resolutions
HCR 57 – Burlison (Schaefer) — Applies to Congress for the calling of a convention to propose certain amendments to the United States Constitution which place limits on the federal government
- Debate ongoing, Democrats oppose placing limits on the federal government that would force a balanced budget and create term limits for members of Congress and a few other federal officials.
May 10, 2016
7:00 p.m.
HB 1434 – Koenig (Walsh) — Modifies provisions relating to tax increment financing commission
- TIF reform bill
- Bill passes unanimously.
HB 2376 – Hough (Wasson) — Relates to construction management, port authority expenditures, hospital construction and renovation, and construction and operating permits under water pollution laws
- Amendment offered by Kehoe. Approved.
- Bill passes unanimously.
The Senate has adjourned.
6:00 p.m.
HB 1912 – Hinson (Schatz) — Contains provisions relating to counties and certificates of need
- Amendment (SA #2) offered by Schatz.
- Bill is laid on the informal calendar.
HB 1816 – Koenig (Wasson) — Modifies provisions relating to health care
- The bill has provisions for healthcare professionals workforce data collection, licensure requirements for physicians, the physical therapist’s compact, a nursing education incentive program, the nursing licensure compact, optometry students, maintenance medication, early refills for prescription eye drops and use of restraint by a physician assistant or assistant physician.
- Bill passes unanimously.
HB 1696 – Rowland (Riddle) — Subject to appropriation, requires the Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing to provide grants to certain organizations that provide services to deaf-blind children, adults, and service providers
- Bill passes unanimously.
HB 1941 – Fitzpatrick (Keaveny) — Provides licensing and taxation for daily fantasy sports games
- Keaveny: “We’ve worked out our differences for the most part.”
- Keaveny says the industry will still be regulated, and there will be an annual fee and operating fee, no per player tax or withholding.
- Schmitt still says he has serious issues. could possibly still over-regulate the industry.
- Bill passes 20-10.
5:00 p.m.
Privileged Motions
SB 572 – Schmitt — Modifies provisions relating to municipal courts, local abatement ordinances, and disincorporation procedures
- Conference committee just made a few edits to the language for clarity.
- This bill is the “sequel” to last year’s SB 5.
- Conference committee report No. 2 is adopted unanimously.
- Bill passes unanimously.
House Bills on Third Reading
HB 1912 – Hinson (Schatz) — Contains provisions relating to counties and certificates of need
- Lots of amendments have been offered on this bill. The underlying bill deals with a few county law structures like removing a provision requiring the appointment of a superintendent for the construction of county buildings. Other provisions deal with county contracts, county liquor licenses, county zoning, and county health ordinances.
- Amendment offered by Schatz. Approved.
- Debate ongoing.
4:00 p.m.
HB 2402 – Bondon (Pearce) — Modifies provisions relating to hospital regulations and certificates of need
- Amendment offered by Nasheed.
- The amendment would remove a provision that sets a moratorium on certificates of need for new or additional beds from enactment until 2020.
- Democrats and some Republicans support the amendment to allow for “competition”,” which they say the bill inhibits.
- Bill is laid over on the informal calendar. Done just before a vote on the amendment. Seems like Pearce got jitters about how the vote would swing, at least enough to hold off on a vote.
HB 1443 – Leara (Riddle) — Allows political subdivisions to assign operation of a retirement plan to the Missouri Local Government Employees’ Retirement System
- Bill passes unanimously.
HB 2379 – Swan (Kehoe) — Modifies several provisions relating to dyslexia
- Amendment offered by Schupp. Language to train teachers in suicide prevention and awareness. Adopted.
- Bill passes unanimously.
3:00 p.m.
The Senate has reconvened.
House Bills on the Informal Calendar
HB 2029 – Hoskins (Sater) — Changes the laws regarding step therapy for prescription drugs
- Bill passes unanimously.
HB 2194 – Hoskins (Wasson) — Modifies provisions relating to cancellation or non-renewal for automobile and homeowner’s insurance policies
- Bill passes unanimously.
HB 2402 – Bondon (Pearce) — Modifies provisions relating to hospital regulations and certificates of need
- Amendment offered by Nasheed.
- Debate ongoing.
12:00 p.m.
HB 1565 – Engler (Dixon) — Raises the MO HealthNet asset limits for disabled persons
- Bill is placed on the informal calendar.
HB 1599 – Phillips (Sater) — Establishes procedures for an adopted person to obtain a copy of his or her original birth certificate
- Current revised birth certificates given to adoptees do not include names of their parents. Original birth certificate does include those names.
- Birth parents must fill out a contact preference form and medical history form.
- Bill passes unanimously.
HB 1565 – Engler (Dixon) — Raises the MO HealthNet asset limits for disabled persons
- Amendments from Dixon and Silvey are being taken off of the bill to avoid a conference.
- Bill passes 29-1.
The Senate has recessed.
11:00 a.m.
HB 1941 – Fitzpatrick (Keaveny) — Provides licensing and taxation for daily fantasy sports games
- Debate ongoing
- Opponents feel the provisions in the bill are far too burdensome for the daily fantasy sports gambling industry.
- Bill is placed on the informal calendar.
HB 1565 – Engler (Dixon) — Raises the MO HealthNet asset limits for disabled persons
- Amendment offered by Nasheed.
- It would expand Medicaid.
- Republicans speaking against it, Democrats in favor.
- Amendment is not approved
10:00 a.m.
Privileged motions
House Bills on Third Reading
HB 1565 – Engler (Dixon) — Raises the MO HealthNet asset limits for disabled persons
- Bill is placed on the informal calendar
HB 2237 – Rowden (Pearce) — Modifies provisions of law regarding University of Missouri extension councils
- Bill passes
HB 1941 – Fitzpatrick (Keaveny) — Provides licensing and taxation for daily fantasy sports games
- Keaveny says it’s a negotiation between the governor, the industry and some members of the legislature.
- Schaaf: “You’re creating a new bureaucracy here.” Keaveny: “We’re using the same bureaucracy.”
- Debate ongoing.
May 9, 2016
6:00 p.m.
House Bills on the Consent Calendar
HB 1851 – Alferman (Schatz) — Designates the “German Heritage Corridor of Missouri”
- Bill passes 30-1.
Senate adjourned under the rules.
5:00 p.m.
HB 2380 – Kolkmeyer (Schatz) — Modifies provisions relating to license plates
- Headed to fiscal oversight.
HB 1583 – Allen (Schmitt) — Modifies several provisions relating to student safety
- Bill would institute certain anti-bullying policies and develop guidelines for professional development in youth suicide awareness and prevention.
- Amendment offered by Schupp. Approved.
- Bill passes.
HB 1474 – Dugger (Kraus) — Modifies provisions of law relating to the manner in which certain documents are filed with the Missouri ethics commission
- Would require all committees to file disclosure reports electronically, not just continuing committees making contributions worth more than $15,000.
- Bill passes 23-3.
SB 814 – Wallingford — Allows an individual to deduct income earned through active military duty from their Missouri adjusted gross income
- Bill passes unanimously.
SB 702 – Munzlinger — Modifies the law relating to unemployment compensation benefits
- Would allow the Dept. of Labor to recoup wrongfully paid payments after a fair hearing.
- Bill passes 26-2.
4:00 p.m.
The Senate is in session.
House Bills for Third Reading
HB 2381 – Redmon (Munzlinger) — Modifies provisions relating to mine property
- Bill passes 29-1.
HB 2380 – Kolkmeyer (Schatz) — Modifies provisions relating to license plates
- Amendment offered by Riddle. Approved.
- Debate ongoing.
May 6, 2016
12:00 p.m.
HB 1593 – Hegeman — Modifies provisions relating to proceedings against defaulting collectors
- Bill passes unanimously.
HB 2591 – Libla — Designates certain transportation infrastructure
- Highway and bridge naming bill.
- Bill passes unanimously.
HB 2335 – Riddle — Designates the “Trooper James M. Bava Memorial Highway” and the “Trooper Gary Snodgrass Memorial Bridge”
- Bill passes unanimously.
SB 732 – Munzlinger — Creates new provisions relating to the provision of financial assistance for emergency response
- Bill passes 30-2. Emergency clause passes unanimously.
House Bills on Third Reading
HB 1472 – Dugger (Dixon) — Modifies provisions for when a government employee is convicted of a felony and forfeits his or her pension
- Amendment offered by Keaveny. Approved.
- Amendment offered by Riddle. Approved.
- Amendment offered by Hegeman. Approved.
- Amendment offered by Schaefer. Approved.
- Bill laid over on the informal calendar.
The Senate is adjourned.
11:00 a.m.
SB 732 – Munzlinger — Creates new provisions relating to the provision of financial assistance for emergency response
- Debate is ongoing.
- Bill is laid on the informal calendar.
SB 700 – Schatz — Modifies the law relating to workers’ compensation premium rates
- Bill passes unanimously.
Privileged Motions
SB 865 – Sater — Modifies provisions regarding licenses issued by the Board of Pharmacy and covered prescription benefits, delineates procedures for PBMs with regards to MAC lists, and requires health carriers to offer medication synchronization services
- Bill passes unanimously.
SB 578 – Keaveny — Establishes the Missouri Commercial Receivership Act and exempts firearms from attachment in bankruptcy proceedings
- Bill passes unanimously.
SB 572 – Schmitt — Modifies provisions relating to municipal courts, local abatement ordinances, and disincorporation procedures
- The “sequel” to last year’s SB 5, adds a few more regulations to municipal governments; things that were missed.
- Bill passes unanimously.
House Bills on Consent Calendar
HB 2453 – Johnson (Schaaf) — Authorizes the conveyance of certain state properties
- Bill passes unanimously. As does the emergency clause.
10:00 a.m.
SCS HB 2332 – Corlew (Dixon) — Modifies various provisions of criminal law
- This substitute pares the bill down to basic modifications and clarifications to the criminal code that “must” pass, according to Dixon.
- Changes provisions on felony classifications, laws on conspiracy, first-degree murder, intoxication-related boating and traffic offenses, marijuana possession and leaving the scene of the accident.
- Sifton: “This is a clean version of the criminal code fix.”
- Dixon: “I’d like to keep this clean.” Schaefer: “That’s probably not going to happen.”
- Amendment offered by Schaefer.
- Stand your ground law.
- Dixon: “If this language is adopted on the bill, the bill is dead.”
- Dixon pulls a point of order to get the amendment removed. Says it is outside the scope of the criminal code.
- Point of order taken under advisement, bill is placed on the informal calendar.
HB 1684 – Fitzwater (Riddle) — Allows certain cities, towns, or villages located in first, second, or third class counties to consolidate if they meet certain conditions
- Bill passes 31-0.
SB 732 – Munzlinger — Creates new provisions relating to the provision of financial assistance for emergency response
- Debate is ongoing.
9:00 a.m.
The Senate is in session
Privileged motions
House bills on third reading
HB 1713 – Remole (Emery) — Modifies provisions relating to water systems
- Amendment offered by Schatz. It is adopted.
- Amendment offered by Wallingford. It is adopted.
- Bill passes 30-2. Emergency clause passes 31-1.
May 5, 2016
4:00 p.m.
SCS HCS HB 1862 – Cross (Schaefer) — Modifies procedures in landlord and tenant cases and provides that a landlord must keep security deposits in a depository institution
- Amendment proposed by Schupp, accepted
- Bill passes 27-4
HB 1713 – Remole (Emery) — Modifies provisions relating to water systems
- Requires the DNR provide local municipalities served by waste water treatment plants with information on biological solutions to clean waste water systems.
- Amendment offered by Munzlinger.
- Amendment offered by Schatz.
- Amendment to the amendment offered by Holsman.
- Bill is laid on the informal calendar while a point of order is considered.
SCS HB 1577 – Higdon (Riddle) — Establishes the Joint Committee on Capitol Security and provides oversight of specific buildings in the seat of government to the Board of Public Buildings
- Bill passes unanimously
The Senate has adjourned.
3:00 p.m.
HCS SB 665 – Parson — Modifies provisions relating to agriculture
- Schaaf is not a fan of all the tax credits.
- Bill passes 26-6
SB 657 – Munzlinger — Modifies provisions relating to liability for the use of incompatible motor fuel
- “Under this act, no refiner, supplier, terminal, wholesaler, distributor, retailer, or other vendor of motor fuel that is blended with ethanol or renewable fuel that complies with motor fuel quality and labeling laws shall be liable for property damages related to a customer’s purchase of such motor fuel so long as the selection of motor fuel was made by the customer and not the vendor. No motor fuel that is blended with ethanol shall be considered a defective product for purposes of property damage claims.”
- Bill passes
2:30 p.m.
The Senate is back in session
Senate bills with House amendments
HCS SB 665 – Parson — Modifies provisions relating to agriculture
- Provides multiple agriculture tax credits
- Raises maximum per barrel motor fuel inspection fee from 1.5 to 2.5 cents per barrel to four cents per barrel from 2017 to 2021 and five cents per barrel in 2022.
12:00 p.m.
SCS HCS HB 1862 – Cross (Schaefer) — Modifies procedures in landlord and tenant cases and provides that a landlord must keep security deposits in a depository institution
- Bill is laid over on the informal calendar.
Privileged Motions
Senate will stand in recess until 2:00 p.m.
11:00 a.m.
SCS HCS HB 1432 – Vescovo (Wieland) — Modifies the law relating to administrative leave for public employees
- This is the bill Chappelle-Nadal filibustered yesterday. Thanks Wieland for working with her to clear up some of her concerns.
- Wieland offers a Senate Substitute – No longer applies to local or municipal governments, just state agency employees and local school districts. Law enforcement is also no longer a part of this legislation.
- Bill was passed.
SCS HCS HB 1862 – Cross (Schaefer) — Modifies procedures in landlord and tenant cases and provides that a landlord must keep security deposits in a depository institution
- Senate Substitute offered by Schaefer
- Debate ongoing.
10:00 a.m.
The Senate is in session
House Bills for Third Reading
HB 1582 – Kelley (Kraus) — Changes the withholding tax filing requirements for certain small businesses
- Bill passes unanimously
Gubernatorial Appointments
May 4, 2016
6:00 p.m.
HB 1443 – Leara (Riddle) — Modifies provisions relating to the Missouri local government employees’ retirement system
- Debate continued.
- Amendment offered by Pearce.
- Bill is laid on the informal calendar.
HB 1530 – Brown (Munzlinger) — Modifies the law relating to unemployment compensation benefits
- Bill brought up by the Department of Labor, would allow it to recoup overpayments.
- Bill is passed unanimously.
5:00 p.m.
HB 1681 – Haahr (Dixon) — Exempts yoga training courses, programs, or schools from provisions of law regulating proprietary schools
- Schaaf and Onder use the opportunity to speak about a case where a sheriff is keeping a list of concealed-carry permit holders.
- Bill is passed unanimously
HB 1559 – McCann-Beatty (Curls) — Designates July first as “Lucile Bluford Day” in Missouri in honor of a the civil rights activist and journalist
- Bill is passed unanimously
House bills on third reading
SCS HCS HB 1432 – Vescovo (Wieland) — Modifies the law relating to administrative leave for public employees
- When a government employee is placed on administrative leave a hearing must be held within 60 days from the time they were placed on leave.
- The act does not apply to charter counties or cities, home rule cities with administrative leave policies, exempts law enforcement agencies in those cities and also exempts some other law enforcement agencies.
- Chappelle-Nadal opposes the legislation because it exempts law enforcement even though some of her policies, such as deadly force, have not yet been made into law.
- Chappelle-Nadal offers an amendment – Simply seeking to hold the floor. She has begin filibustering, reading The 50th Law by 50 Cent and Robert Greene.
- Filibuster does not last long. Bill is laid on the informal calendar.
HB 1443 – Leara (Riddle) — Modifies provisions relating to the Missouri local government employees’ retirement system
- Debate began.
4:00 p.m.
Vetoed bills
SCS SB 586 and 651 – Wasson — Modifies the definition of “current operating expenditures” and “state adequacy target” for the purposes of state funding and applies the definition of “average daily attendance” to charter schools
- Bill was vetoed Wednesday morning. Read more here.
- It was voted through the Senate unanimously in March and by a strong majority in the House.
- Chappelle-Nadal says she is “so enthusiastic” to override the governor’s veto.
- Chappelle-Nadal and Schmitt go after Nixon for his decision to make the veto from Ferguson and not being there during the protests. Chappelle-Nadal: “He can kiss my posterior… He used the children in my district as props today.”
- Veto is overridden 25-7.
House bills on the consent calendar
HCS HB 1480 – Entlicher (Hegeman) — Allows voting machines to be used for the purpose of processing absentee ballots
- Bill is passed unanimously.
HB 2428 – Swan (Pearce) — Changes the term “guidance counselor” to “school counselor” in the laws relating to education
- Bill is passed unanimously.
3:00 p.m.
The Senate has returned from recess
House Bills for Third Reading
SCS HB 2017 – Schaefer — To appropriate money for capital improvement and other purposes for the several departments of state government
- Re-appropriations bill for state parks and the Facilities Maintenance and Review Fund.
- Bill passed unanimously.
SCS HB 2018 – Schaefer — Appropriates money for capital improvement projects involving the maintenance, repair, replacement, and improvement of state buildings and facilities
- Capitol improvements appropriations bill.
- Bill passed 30-1.
12:00 p.m.
SCS SB 662 and 587 – Dixon — Adopts the Compact for a Balanced Budget
- Bill is laid on the informal calendar.
The Senate has recessed until 3 p.m.
11:00 a.m.
HB 2689 – Miller (Silvey) — Modifies provisions relating to the state’s energy policies
- Bill is laid on the informal calendar.
Senate Bills for Perfection on the Informal Calendar
SCS SB 662 and 587 – Dixon — Adopts the Compact for a Balanced Budget
- Proposal on the states to adopt a constitutional amendment for a balanced budget, would require three-fourths of state legislatures to write amendments.
- Bill was passed out of the Senate last year.
- Democrats generally oppose.
10:00 a.m.
The Senate is in session.
Chappelle-Nadal inquires of Onder, discussing Gov. Jay Nixon’s decision to veto SBs 586 and 651. The bills would reclassify the standards for the Foundation Formula. Neither is fond of his decision to veto.
House Bills on Third Reading
HB 2689 – Miller (Silvey) — Modifies provisions relating to the state’s energy policies
- Silvey taking the floor to speak with Emery, Walsh, and Holsman to discuss the bill before a likely continuation of filibuster.
- Silvey: “For some reason, we’re still choosing to protect this bureaucracy [the PSC] and hold it up like it’s some untouchable idol… To say this is too much too fast is pretty insane.”
May 3, 2016
9:00 p.m.
HB 1804 – Miller (Emery) — Modifies provisions relating to state energy policies
- Filibuster against the bill being sustained primarily by Schaaf, he’s reading straight from a book to a mostly empty chamber.
- Bill is laid over, placed on the informal calendar
8:00 p.m.
HB 1804 – Miller (Emery) — Modifies provisions relating to state energy policies
- Filibuster against the bill being sustained primarily by Schaaf, he’s reading straight from a book to a mostly empty chamber.
7:00 p.m.
HB 2689 – Miller (Silvey) — Modifies provisions relating to the state’s energy policies
- Bill is laid over, placed on the informal calendar.
HB 1804 – Miller (Emery) — Modifies provisions relating to state energy policies
- Amendment offered by Schatz
6:00 p.m.
HB 2689 – Miller (Silvey) — Modifies provisions relating to the state’s energy policies
- The filibuster continued from Romine, Schaaf, Libla and Brown.
- Amendment to the substitute amendment removed by Silvey.
- Silvey speaks for just a few moments to “clarify [we are filibustering] capping senior citizens under 250 percent of poverty,” then puts the exact same amendment onto the bill.
- Schaaf and Romine both say they are filibustering the bill. Brown and Libla have joined the filibuster.
5:00 p.m.
HB 2689 – Miller (Silvey) — Modifies provisions relating to the state’s energy policies
- This bill is Rep. Rocky Miller’s bill that would institute a comprehensive state energy plan designed to streamline the Public Service Commission’s process.
- The bill also institutes the Net Metering and Easy Connection Act, which ups the wattage allowed on customer-generators from 100 kW to 300 kW and requires net metering be made available until such generating capacity equals 7 percent of electrical corporation’s single-hour peak load as opposed to five percent.
- It also establishes the 21st Century Grid Modernization and Security Act, and allows aluminum smelters to work with their electricity suppliers to determine a specific rate for smelters.
- It also adds biomass to the list of renewable resources.
- Amendment offered by Silvey
- It would protect senior citizens on a fixed income from sudden rate changes
- Schaaf and Romine staged a bit of a filibuster, arguing the underlying bill would jack up rates on small businesses and residential consumers.
4:00 p.m.
SS SCS HCS HB 1804 – Miller (Emery) — Modifies provisions relating to state energy policies
- Debate continued.
- Substitute amendment offered by Walsh.
3:00 p.m.
The Senate is back in session.
SS HB 1631 – Alferman (Kraus) — Modifies provisions of law relating to voter identification
- Passed along party lines 24-8
HB 1804 – Miller (Emery) — Modifies provisions relating to state energy policies
- This bill has provisions involving gas corporations filing ISRS petitions, competitive bidding for ISRS-eligible gas utility plant projects, and reviews on the comprehensive state energy plan every two years.
- Amendment offered by Schatz
1:00 p.m.
Recess until 3:00 p.m.
12:00 p.m.
Privileged Motions
Senate Bills for Third Reading
SCS/SBs 588, 603, & 942 – Dixon — Modifies provisions relating to petitions for the expungement of criminal records
- This bill “repeals the limitation on the number of petitions per circuit court, allows a person who was arrested but not sentenced to apply for expungement, and allows a person to petition, over the course of a lifetime, for the expungement of records for any number of infractions.”
- It would also shorten the time for a person to become eligible for expungement from 10 years for a misdemeanor and 20 years for a felony to three and five years respectively.
- Bill passes 23-9 and moves onto the House
11:00 a.m.
House Bills for Third Reading
HCS HB 1717 – Lichtenegger (Wallingford) — Requires a public water system to notify the Department of Natural Resources, the Department of Health and Senior Services, and its customers at least 90 days prior to a vote to cease fluoridation
- Debate continued.
- Sen. Gary Romine is the primary opponent of the measure.
- Schupp: “This bill in essence is voting for a rate increase for my constituents, and I’m not going to do that.”
- Bill is laid over, placed on the informal calendar
10:00 a.m.
The Senate is in session.
Sen. Maria Chappelle-Nadal attempted to object to the waiving of the reading of the journal, but it was presented as a motion and agreed to by the body.
House Bills for Third Reading
HCS HB 1717 – Lichtenegger (Wallingford) — Requires a public water system to notify the Department of Natural Resources, the Department of Health and Senior Services, and its customers at least 90 days prior to a vote to cease fluoridation
- Sen. Wayne Wallingford: “Tooth decay is the number one health problem in children, and this will allow people to let their elected officials know how they feel [before changes are made].”
- Sen. Ed Emery offers a floor substitute. Formerly SB 848 — Modifies provisions relating to rate schedules authorized for certain utilities outside of general rate proceedings
- SB 848 would allow any gas, water, or sewer corporation to file revenue stabilization rate schedules with the Public Service Commission that authorize periodic rate adjustments outside of general rate proceedings.
- Colloquially, the bill is the “water bill” that would encourage conservation by water utility customers and companies alike by stabilizing water usage rates with credits and surcharges. Opponents believe it is an “attack on residential ratepayers.”
- Emery: “There’s disincentive to invest in infrastructure today.”
- Wallingford: “[My bill] is a very simple bill. From all the things on my desk, it looks like it will become a complicated bill. I hope complicated doesn’t put it on life support.”
May 2, 2016
8:00 p.m.
House Bills for Third Reading
HB 1643 – Hicks (Brown) – Requires thirty minutes of cardiopulmonary resuscitation instruction and training during high school
- Laid on the informal calendar
Messages from the Senate
Adjourned
7:00 p.m.
SS HB 1631 – Kraus – Modifies provisions of law relating to voter identification
- Sent to fiscal oversight
HJR 53 (Dugger) – voter ID Constitutional amendment proposal
- Sent to fiscal oversight
SB 788 (Schatz) – Requires municipalities in St. Louis county sales tax pool receive at least 40% of revenue generated inside a given municipality
- Perfected
House Bills for Third Reading
HB 1643 – Hicks (Brown) – Requires thirty minutes of cardiopulmonary resuscitation instruction and training during high school
- SA 1 S offered (Sifton)–(4984H01.01S) – Adds language defining dyslexia and creates the “Legislative Task Force on 20 Dyslexia”
- Defeated
- SA 2 S offered (Schupp)–(4984H01.04S) – Relating to youth suicide
- Defeated
6:00 p.m.
The Senate is in session.
Senate Bills for Third Reading
SCS SB 663 – Dixon — This act modifies provisions relating to law enforcement officers, preparation of land descriptions, court funds, circuit courts, crime, civil actions, and public defenders.
- Continuation of debate.
- Sen. Scott Sifton and Sen. Jason Holsman have been speaking in opposition to the stand your ground statute in the bill.
- Sen. Rob Schaaf is worried about a Hammerschmidt problem.
- Schaaf: “As long as you agree that drawing maps for land preparation and body cameras is all the administration of justice, then you’re good to go.
- The bill is passed 23-6 and moves onto the House.
- The emergency clause is defeated 22-5, did not reach two-thirds majority.
House Bills for Third Reading
SS HB 1631 – Kraus — Modifies provisions of law relating to voter identification
- This bill is the controversial photo voter ID law that has been filibustered by Democrats this session.
- There have been over 13 hours of debate this session on the bill.
- Interesting to note, Sen. Jamilah Nasheed is not on the floor. She has been perhaps the biggest opponent to the legislation.
- The current version of the bill is the 18th version of the legislation, Sen. Will Kraus offered an amendment that would allow people to cast a provisional ballot if they do not have a photo voter ID.
- Democrats began their filibuster.
- Holsman: “Earnest and sincere negotiations were continuing to happen [during debate]. I think this substitute is a product of those negotiations. I can tell you the Senate functioned properly as opposed to how it functioned with SJR 39.”
- Sifton: “I think it’s less awful.”
5:00 p.m.
The Senate is in session.
Senate Bills for Third Reading
SCS SB 663 – Dixon — This act modifies provisions relating to law enforcement officers, preparation of land descriptions, court funds, circuit courts, crime, civil actions, and public defenders.
- All amendments placed onto SB 590 are now on this piece of legislation.
- The bill is 140 pages long.
- The bill became something of an omnibus piece of legislation, involving around 50 different provisions and modifications to other laws.
- Notable amendments include bans on the shackling of juvenile and pregnant women, the stand your ground law, mandatory DNA collection from felony offenders, Sunshine law modifications for police camera recordings, anti-sex trafficking measures, the creation of the crime of illegal reentry, enhanced punishment for leaving the scene of an accident, classifies acts of terror as punishable by death as a form of first degree murder, and a ban on two-way communications devices in prisons and jails.
“There’s a lot here,” Sen. Scott Sifton said.
“I would predict this bill will come back to this body, and it will be different,” Sen. Bob Dixon said.
