Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - Referred: Transportation (H)

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HB 2478 - SCHOOL BUSES - Low, Beth

Prohibits school buses from sitting with engines idling while loading or unloading children at a school or while waiting for children to load or unload at a school
Latest Action: 04/03/2008 - Referred: Local Government (H)

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HB 2447 - REGIONAL TAXICAB COMMISSION - Lembke, Jim

Prohibits certain individuals from serving on the Regional Taxicab Commission and requires the establishment of an advisory committee composed of 10 representatives from the transportation industry
Latest Action: 04/10/2008 - Referred: Special Committee on Small Business (H)

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HB 2427 - REGULATION OF CONTRACT CARRIERS - Meadows, Tim

Establishes certain requirements that must be included in a contract between a railroad corporation and a contract carrier that transports railroad employees
Latest Action: 04/02/2008 - SCS Voted Do Pass S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee (5291S.02C)

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SCS/SB 1195 - This act requires the written test for a commercial driver's license or any endorsement to be administered in English. The act also prohibits the use of language interpreters in connection with the written and driving tests required for a commercial driver's license or any endorsement to such a license.

STEPHEN WITTE

Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - Referred: Transportation (H)

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HB 2251 - COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSES - St. Onge, Neal C.

Changes the laws regarding commercial driver's licenses and the transport of hazardous materials
Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - Referred: Transportation (H)

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HB 2252 - COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSES - St. Onge, Neal C.

Changes the laws regarding commercial driver's licenses
Latest Action: 02/28/2008 - Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)

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HB 2234 - FUEL TAX EXEMPTION FOR SCHOOL BUSES - Page, Sam

Authorizes an exemption from motor fuel tax on fuel used for school buses to be deposited into a fund for the school district to purchase or lease buses equipped with lap-shoulder safety belts
Latest Action: 02/28/2008 - Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)

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HB 2223 - ASSAULT OF A MASS TRANSIT EMPLOYEE - Pratt, Bryan

Creates the crimes of assault of an employee of a mass transit system while in the scope of his or her duties in the first, second, and third degrees
Latest Action: 04/15/2008 - Public Hearing Completed (H)

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HB 1999 - WRECKER AND TOWING SERVICES - McGhee, Mike

Requires certain wrecker and towing services to be licensed and requires the Department of Public Safety to place a licensed wrecker or towing service on the State Highway Patrol's rotation log
Latest Action: 05/07/2008 - Public Hearing Scheduled, Bill not Heard (S)

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HCR 15 - COMMERCIAL MOTOR CARRIERS - Kuessner, J. C.

Urges the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to establish a controlled pilot program allowing 19 to 21 year-olds to obtain a CDL for interstate commerce
Latest Action: 01/24/2008 - Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)

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HB 1737 - MOTOR FUEL TAX EXEMPTION FOR SCHOOLS - Wallace, Maynard

Exempts motor fuel used to operate school buses transporting students for educational purposes from the motor fuel tax
Latest Action: 04/15/2008 - Public Hearing Completed (H)

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HB 1708 - COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSES - Pollock, Darrell

Increases the penalty for certain commercial drivers who are convicted of operating a commercial vehicle under the influence of alcohol or drugs from a class B to a class A misdemeanor
Latest Action: 01/16/2008 - Second Read and Referred S Transportation Committee

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SB 903 - This act modifies the law with respect to the regulation of household good movers. This act restores an exemption to intrastate motor carriers that transport household goods within municipalities and certain commercial zones. If the exemption is restored, these types of household good movers may operate in such areas without obtaining operating authority from the Department of Transportation. This act also repeals Section 387.075 which currently allows common carriers authorized to transport household goods to file rate approval applications with the Highways and Transportation Commission to reflect increases and decreases in the carrier's costs.

STEPHEN J. WITTE

Latest Action: 02/12/2008 - Public Hearing Completed (H)

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HB 1420 - COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE TEST - St. Onge, Neal C.

Requires commercial driver's license tests to be given in the English language
Latest Action: 05/29/2008 - Signed by House Speaker

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HB 1422 - UNIFIED CARRIER REGISTRATION - St. Onge, Neal C.

Authorizes the Highways and Transportation Commission to implement and administer a state plan to conform with the federal Unified Carrier Registration Act of 2005
Latest Action: 04/01/2008 - Public Hearing Completed (H)

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HB 1356 - SCHOOL BUS SAFETY BELTS - Flook, Tim

Imposes a $15 surcharge for motor vehicle moving traffic violations and creates the School Bus Safety Assistance Fund to assist schools in equipping buses with safety belts
Latest Action: 03/04/2008 - Executive Session Completed (H)

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HB 1353 - SCHOOL BUS ENDORSEMENTS - Fallert, Joseph Jr.

Waives the renewal fee for a school bus endorsement for an individual who is 70 years of age or older
Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - H Consent Calendar w/HCS

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HCS/SCS/SB 760 - This act authorizes the State Highways and Transportation Commission to take the necessary steps to implement and administer a state plan to conform with the Unified Carrier Registration Act (UCR Act)of 2005. The act also repeals Section 390.071 (pertaining to the issuance of interstate motor carrier permits) and Section 622.095 (relating to the single state registration system). The act adds a supererogatory provision which states that Missouri will elect not to apply the UCR Act and its accompanying regulations to motor carriers transporting farm products that operate solely in intrastate commerce.

The provisions of this act are similar to those contained in SB 200 (2007).

STEPHEN WITTE

Latest Action: 05/06/2008 - HCS Voted Do Pass H Transportation Committee

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SS/SCS/SB 761 & 774 - This act modifies several provisions relating to transportation and the regulation of motor vehicles.ANNUAL BID BOND - This act provides that the commission is authorized to accept an annual bid bond for its construction and maintenance projects. The commission shall prescribe the form and content of an annual bid bond. This portion of the act is similar to HB 596 and SCS/SB 52 (2007)(Section 227.103).SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS - Under this act, the director of revenue shall not issue or renew a school bus endorsement to any applicant whose driving record shows that the applicant has been convicted of an intoxication-related traffic offense while operating a school bus. A person convicted of an intoxication-related offense while operating a school bus will have his or her school bus endorsement permanently denied by the court, beginning on the date of the court?s order (Section 302.272). The act requires school bus drivers to notify the school district or the driver's [...]

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Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - S Informal Calendar S Bills for Perfection--SB 811-Stouffer, with SCS, SA 1 & point of order (pending)

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SCS/SB 811 - This act creates an income tax credit equal to fifty percent of the amount a taxpayer paid to purchase and install idle reduction technology on a class 8 truck. The maximum amount of the tax credit is $3,500 per truck. The tax credit is nontransferable and nonrefundable, but may be carried forward up to three years until completely claimed. No more than ten million dollars in tax credits may be issued annually and no more than twenty million dollars in tax credits may be issued throughout the life of the program. The provisions of the act automatically sunset two years after August 28, 2008, unless reauthorized.

This act is similar to Senate Bill 202 (2007) and House Bill 488 (2007).

JASON ZAMKUS

Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - In Conference--SB 841-Stouffer, with HCS, as amended

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HCS/SB 841 - This act creates an income tax credit equal to fifty percent of the amount a taxpayer paid to purchase and install idle reduction technology on a class 8 truck. The maximum amount of the tax credit is $3,500 per truck. The tax credit is nontransferable and nonrefundable, but may be carried forward up to three years until completely claimed. No more than ten million dollars in tax credits may be issued annually and no more than twenty million dollars in tax credits may be issued throughout the life of the program. The provisions of the act automatically sunset two years after August 28, 2008, unless reauthorized. This portion of the act is similar to SCS/SB 811 (2008), Senate Bill 202 (2007) and House Bill 488 (2007). This act provides that the maximum gross vehicle weight limit and axle weight limit for heavy-duty vehicles equipped with idle reduction technology may be increased (up to an additional 400 pounds) to account for the technology. This provision was contained [...]

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