HJR77 Sponsored by Don Ruzicka
Latest Action: 04/24/2008 - Referred: Conservation and Natural Resources (H)

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HJR 77 - CONSERVATION COMMISSION - Ruzicka, Don

Proposes a constitutional amendment increasing the number of members on the Conservation Commission and requiring that one member be from each Department of Conservation region
HB2499 Sponsored by John Quinn
Latest Action: 03/31/2008 - Read Second Time (H)

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HB 2499 - FENCING OF CONSERVATION LANDS - Quinn, John

Requires the Department of Conservation to fence any of its lands which are in excess of 640 acres in a way to sufficiently prevent the ingress and egress of deer
HB2498 Sponsored by John Quinn
Latest Action: 03/31/2008 - Read Second Time (H)

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HB 2498 - COLLISIONS WITH DEER - Quinn, John

Requires the Department of Conservation to pay the owner of a motor vehicle the first $250 of any damage caused to a motor vehicle that collides with a deer
HCR41 Sponsored by John Quinn
Latest Action: 03/27/2008 - Offered (H)

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HCR 41 - HAND FISHING - Quinn, John

Strongly encourages the Missouri Department of Conservation to begin a pilot hand fishing season in June and July of 2008
SCR37 Sponsored by Michael Gibbons
Latest Action: 03/26/2008 - Resolutions Calendar--SCR 37-Gibbons

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SCR 37 - This resolution encourages the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers not to implement an artificial "spring rise" of the Missouri River due to its risk of exacerbating flooding problems for Missouri communities.

This resolution is similar to SCR 1 (2005 Extraordinary Session).

ERIKA JAQUES

HB2321 Sponsored by Bob Dixon
Latest Action: 05/05/2008 - Public Hearing Scheduled (S)

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HB 2321 - VOTER REGISTRATION - Dixon, Bob

Requires the local offices and resident hunting and fishing permit vendors of the Department of Conservation to make a voter registration application form available to all resident permit applicants
SB1236 Sponsored by Jason Crowell
Latest Action: 02/28/2008 - Second Read and Referred S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

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SB 1236 - This act allows hunting and fishing permit applicants to receive a voter registration application form as part of the application for such permits. Vendors are required to forward the applications to the election authority.

This act is similar to HB 845 (2007), and SB 586 (2008).

CHRIS HOGERTY

SB1198 Sponsored by Chuck Purgason
Latest Action: 02/27/2008 - Second Read and Referred S Agriculture, Conservation, Parks & Natural Resources Committee

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SB 1198 - This act prohibits the denial of access to horseback riders or mule riders on public land owned, managed, or funded by the state if such riding has previously been allowed on the land. Access similarly shall not be prohibited on trails and roads that have been used for horseback or mule riding. Such access may be denied when supported by scientific or geological data, or when such riding is considered contrary or detrimental to the current use of the public land.

The act shall not be construed to cause the exclusion of horses or mules on new trails developed on state public land.

This act is identical to HB 1438 (2008) and similar to HB 354 (2007).

ERIKA JAQUES

HB2254 Sponsored by John Quinn
Latest Action: 04/30/2008 - Executive Session Completed (H)

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HB 2254 - CONSERVATION ADVISORY BOARD - Quinn, John

Establishes the Conservation Commission Advisory Board within the Department of Conservation to assist the Conservation Commission
HB2190 Sponsored by Jamilah Nasheed
Latest Action: 03/04/2008 - Public Hearing Completed (H)

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HB 2190 - SALES TAX ON FOOD - Nasheed, Jamilah

Phases out over a six-year period the state sales and use tax on the purchase of food and replaces the revenue with a sales tax on the purchase of beer, wine, and liquor
SB1076 Sponsored by Kevin Engler
Latest Action: 02/06/2008 - Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

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SB 1076 - This act provides that all owners or users of any hunting preserve or firearm range shall be immune from criminal and civil liability arising out of noise or sound emission resulting from the normal use of such preserve or range. No court shall enjoin the use or operation of any hunting preserve on such a basis, nor shall any court enjoin the use of any firearm range on such a basis as long as the range conforms with the qualifications in this act.

ALEXA PEARSON

SB1032 Sponsored by Tom Dempsey
Latest Action: 02/25/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

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SB 1032 - Under current law, certain dangerous wild animals may not be kept unless they are registered with local law enforcement except if the animals are kept in a zoo, circus, scientific or educational institution, research laboratory, veterinary hospital or animal refuge. This act removes the exception for animal refuges. The act also adds the criteria that research laboratories and scientific and educational institutions must be accredited, veterinary hospitals must be permitted by the Missouri Veterinary Medical Board, and zoos must be accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums in order for the exception to apply. The act specifies that the law enforcement agency responsible for receiving the registrations is the chief law enforcement official in each county or in the City of St. Louis, or his or her designee. Any such dangerous wild animal shall be registered within five days of being acquired or moved into any county or the city of St. Louis. The act adds the requirement [...]

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SB898 Sponsored by Dan Clemens
Latest Action: 05/12/2008 - S Formal Calendar S Bills for Third Reading--SS for SCS for SB 898-Clemens (In Fiscal Oversight)

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SS/SCS/SB 898 - This act modifies provisions pertaining to the administration of agriculture incentives and programs. SECTIONS 32.057 and 105.485 - State Tax Credit ReportingThis act requires all members of the General Assembly to file a financial interest statement with the Missouri Ethics Commission disclosing any state tax credits claimed on the most recent state income tax return of the member, the member's spouse, or the member's dependent child. The Department of Revenue must make information regarding state tax credits claimed by a member of the General Assembly available to the public. SECTION 135.633 - Tax Credit for Odor AbatementThis act creates a tax credit for agricultural odor abatement activities. The tax credit shall be equal to either the lesser of $25,000 or 50% of the eligible expenses incurred by a Class IC or smaller concentrated animal feeding operation to implement certain odor abatement best management practices. The cumulative amount of tax credits issued [...]

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SB787 Sponsored by Delbert Scott
Latest Action: 01/10/2008 - Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

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SB 787 - This act prohibits individuals from setting a fire in an area proclaimed by the governor to be in extraordinary danger from fire as a result of emergency drought conditions. Individuals who violate this act are guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.

In a separate cause of action, political subdivisions and volunteer fire protection associations may seek to recover reasonable costs associated with responding to a fire caused by a person in violation of this act.

This act is similar to SB 114 (2007) and SCS/SB 1198 (2006).

ERIKA JAQUES

SB838 Sponsored by Kevin Engler
Latest Action: 04/15/2008 - SCS Voted Do Pass S Agriculture, Conservation, Parks & Natural Resources Committee (3289S.02C)

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SCS/SB 838 - Under current law, a qualified fuel ethanol producer is eligible for a monthly grant for fuel ethanol produced from Missouri agricultural products. This act allows such fuel ethanol to also be produced from biomass that is qualified by the Missouri Agricultural and Small Business Development Authority in consultation with the Conservation Commission. Fuel ethanol grant incentives paid for fuel ethanol produced from biomass are authorized between January 1, 2009 and December 31, 2019 and shall only be available to two producers, with each producer limited to total payments of $7.5 million.

This section is similar to HCS/HB 709 (2007) and SCS/SB 499 (2007).

ERIKA JAQUES

SB845 Sponsored by Scott T. Rupp
Latest Action: 04/30/2008 - Referred to Rules Committee pursuant to Rule 25(21)(f)

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HCS/SB 845 - This act modifies various provisions relating to political subdivisions.SECTION 48.030 This section allows a county, after meeting the required assessed valuation, to become a second class county upon a vote of the governing body to change classifications. Currently, a county can only change classifications by a vote of the governing body if it is becoming a first class county; otherwise, the county must be at the required assessed valuation for five years before changing classifications. The effective date of the change in classification shall be at the beginning of the county fiscal year following the election by the governing body. This section is identical to HCS/SB 820 (2008) & HB 1995 (2008).SECTION 49.292 Currently, no transfer of title of real property to a county or other political subdivision by donation or dedication shall be valid for recording unless it has been proved or acknowledged. This act specifies that water and sewer line easements shall [...]

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