Missouri special session update: what's passed, what's signed, and what hasn't

During the second week of the second special legislative session, the House of Representatives made a few changes to the Senate bill. The most major change is that under the House bill, the Attorney General could prosecute an abortion related offense without notifying the local prosecutor. Under the Senate version, the local Attorney General could only prosecute an abortion related offense if the local prosecutor failed to do so.

Because the House changed the Senate Bill, the bill must go back to the Senate. The Senate is expected to reconvene the week of July 3.

Update on Greitens’ Actions on Legislation

The General Assembly sent Governor Greitens seventy-nine substantive bills this legislative session. To date, he has signed 14. Any bill he does not sign or veto by July 15 will become law. Below you will find two lists. First is a list of legislation that the Governor has already signed and second is a list of bills that were passed and are, so far, unsigned.

Bills the Governor has signed

SB 19 – Creates new provisions of law relating to labor organizations
SB 108 – Grants reemployment rights to members of the military
SB 160 – Modifies provisions relating to child protection
SB 161 – Establishes the Ozark Exploration Bicentennial Commission
SB 182 – Modifies provisions of law relating to project labor agreements
SB 248 – Repeals the expiration date for tax refund contributions to the Organ Donor Program Fund
SB 279 – Adds certain forms to the list of documents sufficient to demonstrate eligibility for a veteran designation on an applicant’s driver’s license or non-driver identification card
HB 14 – To appropriate money for supplemental purposes for the several departments and offices of state government
HB 34 -Changes the laws regarding the Uniform Commercial Code to adopt the current version of Articles 1 and 7
HB 130 – Enacts provisions relating to transportation network companies
HB 151 – Allows the Department of Revenue to issue REAL ID compliant driver’s licenses and identification cards
HB 153 – Modifies provisions relating to expert witnesses
HB 662 – Allows the Department of Agriculture to assess civil penalties for the use of a herbicide for a crop for which the herbicide was not labeled for use
HCR 4 – Disapproves the salary recommendations of the Missouri Citizens Commission on Compensation for Elected Officials

Bills awaiting the governor’s signature

SB 8 – Modifies the law relating to flashing lights on motor vehicles and equipment
SB 16 – Exempts delivery charges from sales and use taxes
SB 31 – 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
SB 34 – Modifies and creates new provisions relating to criminal offenses
SB 35 – Modifies public notice and hearing requirements for certain land purchases made by the Department of Natural Resources or the Commissioner of Administration on behalf of state departments
SB 43 – Modifies the law relating to unlawful discrimination
SB 49 – Modifies several provisions relating to local sales taxes
SB 50 – Modifies several provisions relating to health care
SB 52 – Creates several provisions relating to suicide awareness and prevention
SB 62 – Modifies provisions regarding various pension systems and forfeiture of a pension benefit due to a felony conviction
SB 64 – Gives designation to certain infrastructure
SB 65 – Exempts vessels propelled by outboard jet motors and vessels not originally manufactured with adequate guards or railing from the provisions prohibiting passengers from riding in certain areas of a boat
SB 66 – Modifies provisions of law relating to workers’ compensation
SB 88 – Establishes a two year statute of limitation for claims of malpractice or negligence against veterinarians
SB 95 – Extends the expiration dates on certain provisions relating to public funds
SB 111 – Modifies various provisions regarding bonds issued by a political subdivision, qualifications for candidates of public office, limited liability companies who own property in certain cities, public administrators, and guardianships
SB 112 – Modifies provisions relating to political subdivisions
SB 128 – Modifies various provisions regarding criminal offenses, the Attorney General, the Department of Revenue, child support and custody, trusts and estates, guardianships, judges, court surcharges, court reporter fees, and victims of crime
SB 139 – Modifies provisions relating to health care
SB 222 – Modifies provisions relating to vehicle lighting equipment
SB 225 – Modifies provisions relating to transportation
SB 240 – Creates a statewide license for electrical contractors
SB 283 – Enacts provisions relating to political subdivisions
SB 322 – Designates certain memorial infrastructure
SB 329 – Modifies provisions relating to motor vehicle franchise practices
SB 376 – Designates “Old Drum” as the historical dog of the state of Missouri and “Jim the Wonder Dog” as Missouri’s wonder dog
SB 395 – Modifies provisions relating to the practice of public accounting
SB 421 – Modifies provisions relating to the conveyance of state property
SB 486 – Authorizes the conveyance of a certain state property located in Cole County to the City of Jefferson
SB 501 – Modifies provisions relating to health care
SB 503 – Requires the Committee for 911 Oversight to designate a state 911 coordinator
SCR 1 – Appoints members of the General Assembly to the Inauguration Committee
SCR 4 – Applies to Congress for the calling of an Article V convention of states to propose certain amendments to the United States Constitution which place limits on the federal government
SCR 26 – Authorizes independent certified public accountant or certified public accounting firm to conduct an audit of State Auditor’s office
HB 1 – Appropriates money to the Board of Fund Commissioners
HB 2 – Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the State Board of Education and Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
HB 3 – Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Department of Higher Education
HB 4 – Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Department of Revenue and Department of Transportation
HB 5 – Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Office of Administration, Department of Transportation, and Department of Public Safety
HB 6 – Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Department of Agriculture, Department of Natural Resources, and Department of Conservation
HB 7 – Appropriates money for the departments of Economic Development; Insurance, Financial Institutions and Professional Registration; and Labor and Industrial Relations
HB 8 – Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Department of Public Safety
HB 9 – Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Department of Corrections
HB 10 – Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Department of Mental Health, Board of Public Buildings, and Department of Health and Senior Services
HB 11 – Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, and distributions of the Department of Social Services
HB 12 – Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of statewide elected officials, the Judiciary, Office of the State Public Defender, and General Assembly
HB 13 – Appropriates money for real property leases and related services
HB 17 – To appropriate money for capital improvement and other purposes for the several departments of state government
HB 18 – To appropriate money for purposes for the several departments and offices of state government; for projects involving the maintenance, repair, replacement, and improvement of state buildings and facilities
HB 50 – Provides that Division Twelve of the Sixteenth Judicial Circuit shall sit at the City of Independence
HB 51 – Authorizes county commissions that are trustees for a cemetery trust fund to utilize investment managers to invest, reinvest, and manage fund assets
HB 93 – Modifies several provisions relating to job training
HB 115 – Modifies provisions relating to intoxicating liquor
HB 190 – Allows community college police officers to establish regulations to control vehicular traffic on any thoroughfare owned or maintained by the college
HB 292 – Modifies provisions relating to banks, trust companies, and other financial institutions
HB 336 – Provides that life insurance providers may exclude coverage for suicides occurring within one year of issuance of the coverage
HB 339 – Modifies provisions relating to settlement agreements in tort claims
HB 451 – Provides that a change in population shall not remove a city, county, or political subdivision from the operation of a law
HB 452 – Modifies provisions regarding the liability of a health care provider for the actions of an employee
HB 850 – Modifies the complaint process for members of the state military forces
HB 1194 – Prohibits political subdivisions from requiring a minimum wage that exceeds the requirements of state law
HCB 3 – Fitzpatrick – Modifies provisions relating to funds for vulnerable senior citizens
HCR 19 – Authorizes the issuance of public bonds for half of the financing of a new conservatory building at UMKC
HCR 28 – Reaffirms Missouri’s support of the services of the sheltered workshops of our state
HCR 47 – Establishes the 21st Century Missouri Transportation System Task Force