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Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - H conferees appointed: Cooper-120, Franz, Davis, Yaeger, Baker-25

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SB 885 - This act allows for the appointment of a board of directors prior to the establishment of a tax for a Community Children's Services Fund and allows for the board to engage in and contract for services or actions necessary to conduct the duties of the board once it is established. Current law requires the appointment of the board after the tax has been established.

This act is identical to SB 323 (2007).

ADRIANE CROUSE

Latest Action: 03/05/2008 - SCS Voted Do Pass S Transportation Committee (4178S.03C)

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SCS/SB 905 - This act establishes the "Regional Railroad Authorities Act." The purpose of an authority established and operated under the act is to provide for the preservation, improvement, and the continuation of rail service for agriculture, industry, or passenger traffic and to provide for the preservation of railroad right-of-way for transportation uses, when determined to be practicable and necessary for the public welfare (Section 388.703). Under the act, every municipality with a population of greater than 25 persons and all counties are authorized to form a regional railroad authority. A regional railroad authority may be organized by resolution or joint resolution adopted by the governing body or bodies of one or more counties. The governing body or bodies of a municipality or municipalities within a county or counties may request by resolution that the county or counties organize a railroad authority. If the county or counties do not organize an authority within ninety days [...]

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Latest Action: 05/14/2008 - SA 2 to SS for SCS S offered & adopted (Scott)--(4267S09.17S)

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HB 1832 - MISSOURI COUNTY PLANNING ACT - Cooper, Shannon

Establishes the Missouri County Planning Act
Latest Action: 01/30/2008 - Second Read and Referred S Small Business, Insurance & Industrial Relations Committee

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SB 1030 - This act repeals Section 205.920 that allows the Department of Labor to deputize the county superintendent of public welfare for the purposes of industrial inspection.

Chapters 291 and 292 are also repealed in their entirety. These chapters deal with occupational health and safety and mining regulations.

CHRIS HOGERTY

Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - Referred: Special Committee on Government Affairs (H)

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HB 1928 - COUNTY CORONERS - Cooper, Shannon

Increases the minium salary levels of certain county coroners, deputy coroners, and assistants beginning January 1, 2009
Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - S Inf Calendar H Bills for Third Reading--HB 1995-Schieffer, et al (Rupp)

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HB 1995 - RECLASSIFICATION OF COUNTIES - Schieffer, Ed

Allows a county to become a second classification county upon reaching the required assessed valuation and approval from the governing body
Latest Action: 03/20/2008 - S Consent Calendar--SB 1133-Ridgeway

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SB 1133 - Under current law, a county commission in a 1st Class County must hold three public hearings and publish notice in two local newspapers prior to adopting a traffic regulation. This act repeals this requirement.

STEPHEN WITTE

Latest Action: 04/09/2008 - Voted Do Pass S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee

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SB 1203 - This act authorizes political subdivisions, by majority vote of their governing body, to elect to cover emergency police dispatchers and jailors as policemen members, and emergency fire dispatchers and emergency medical service personnel as firemen members, for purposes of coverage under the Missouri local government employees' retirement system.

Such an election shall become effective on the first day of the calendar month specified by the governing body, the first day of the calendar month following receipt by the board of the election certification, or the date that the political subdivision elected to have its eligible employees covered by the system, whichever is later.

Limitations in current law that provide that an employer's total contribution to the system shall not exceed the total contributions for the preceding fiscal year by more than one percent shall not apply to an increase resulting from an employer's election under the provisions of this act.

ALEXA PEARSON

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Latest Action: 04/09/2008 - Voted Do Pass S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee

Bill Text
SB 1203 - This act authorizes political subdivisions, by majority vote of their governing body, to elect to cover emergency police dispatchers and jailors as policemen members, and emergency fire dispatchers and emergency medical service personnel as firemen members, for purposes of coverage under the Missouri local government employees' retirement system.

Such an election shall become effective on the first day of the calendar month specified by the governing body, the first day of the calendar month following receipt by the board of the election certification, or the date that the political subdivision elected to have its eligible employees covered by the system, whichever is later.

Limitations in current law that provide that an employer's total contribution to the system shall not exceed the total contributions for the preceding fiscal year by more than one percent shall not apply to an increase resulting from an employer's election under the provisions of this act.

ALEXA PEARSON

Latest Action: 03/20/2008 - S Consent Calendar--SB 1133-Ridgeway

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SB 1133 - Under current law, a county commission in a 1st Class County must hold three public hearings and publish notice in two local newspapers prior to adopting a traffic regulation. This act repeals this requirement.

STEPHEN WITTE

Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - S Inf Calendar H Bills for Third Reading--HB 1995-Schieffer, et al (Rupp)

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HB 1995 - RECLASSIFICATION OF COUNTIES - Schieffer, Ed

Allows a county to become a second classification county upon reaching the required assessed valuation and approval from the governing body
Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - Referred: Special Committee on Government Affairs (H)

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HB 1928 - COUNTY CORONERS - Cooper, Shannon

Increases the minium salary levels of certain county coroners, deputy coroners, and assistants beginning January 1, 2009
Latest Action: 01/30/2008 - Second Read and Referred S Small Business, Insurance & Industrial Relations Committee

Bill Text
SB 1030 - This act repeals Section 205.920 that allows the Department of Labor to deputize the county superintendent of public welfare for the purposes of industrial inspection.

Chapters 291 and 292 are also repealed in their entirety. These chapters deal with occupational health and safety and mining regulations.

CHRIS HOGERTY

Latest Action: 05/14/2008 - SA 2 to SS for SCS S offered & adopted (Scott)--(4267S09.17S)

Bill Text
HB 1832 - MISSOURI COUNTY PLANNING ACT - Cooper, Shannon

Establishes the Missouri County Planning Act
Latest Action: 03/05/2008 - SCS Voted Do Pass S Transportation Committee (4178S.03C)

Bill Text
SCS/SB 905 - This act establishes the "Regional Railroad Authorities Act." The purpose of an authority established and operated under the act is to provide for the preservation, improvement, and the continuation of rail service for agriculture, industry, or passenger traffic and to provide for the preservation of railroad right-of-way for transportation uses, when determined to be practicable and necessary for the public welfare (Section 388.703). Under the act, every municipality with a population of greater than 25 persons and all counties are authorized to form a regional railroad authority. A regional railroad authority may be organized by resolution or joint resolution adopted by the governing body or bodies of one or more counties. The governing body or bodies of a municipality or municipalities within a county or counties may request by resolution that the county or counties organize a railroad authority. If the county or counties do not organize an authority within ninety days [...]

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Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - H conferees appointed: Cooper-120, Franz, Davis, Yaeger, Baker-25

Bill Text
SB 885 - This act allows for the appointment of a board of directors prior to the establishment of a tax for a Community Children's Services Fund and allows for the board to engage in and contract for services or actions necessary to conduct the duties of the board once it is established. Current law requires the appointment of the board after the tax has been established.

This act is identical to SB 323 (2007).

ADRIANE CROUSE