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April 1996 Stories

• 4/30/1996: Bill to cut income tax dropped in House tops list of legislative developments on April 30 (newspaper story).
• 4/30/1996: Senate votes to let towns continue to regulate tobacco sales.
• 4/30/1996: Republicans attack decision to drop House bill to cut income taxes
• 4/30/1996: The House Ways and Means Committee chairman drops bill for cuts in the state income tax.
• 4/30/1996: The Missouri Senate has approved a House bill to improve the state's immunization practices.
• 4/30/1996: Members of the Missouri Senate have agreed to a bill forcing health insurance companies and HMO's to cover the cost of child immunizations.
• 4/30/1996: The Senate approves requiring health insurance cover minimum hospital stays for new mothers.
• 4/30/1996: House approves giving courts power to order AIDS tests of anyone.
• 4/30/1996: AARP says bill doesn't make insurance company pay back enough.
• 4/30/1996: The Senate approves insurance coverage of child immunization and 48 hour post-delivery hospital stays.
• 4/29/1996: With the Midwest Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact, Missouri's radioactive waste would be going to Ohio - eventually.
• 4/26/1996: Latest statehouse news summary headlines as of April 26
• 4/26/1996: Compromise suggested on anti-abortion legislation.
• 4/25/1996: The Senate votes to give a tax credit for donations to domestic violence shelters.
• 4/25/1996: Senate passes plan for reporting unfit drivers and retesting unfit drivers.
• 4/25/1996: House approves a two-cent-per-dollar sales tax on food.
• 4/24/1996: Senate Education Committee approved a measure to let voters decide whether to split forfeitures between schools, police.
• 4/24/1996: Senate's anti-abortion leader suggests compromise.
• 4/23/1996: Tax-cut bill dropped in House.
• 4/23/1996: The Senate has voted to form a council that would have final approval over the St. Louis special school district budget.
• 4/23/1996: The Senate approved a bill to dissolve the St. Louis special school district's school board.
• 4/23/1996: Private pensions would qualify for a tax exemption, under pending legislation.
• 4/23/1996: Senate approves reinstating a type of local sales tax.
• 4/23/1996: The House speaker ruled a motion to put a tax increase on the ballot out of order.
• 4/23/1996: Incomes under $16,000 per year wouldn't be taxed, under a pending house bill.
• 4/23/1996: KC Blue Shield Blue Cross's for-profit plan hits Senate opposition.
• 4/23/1996: Senate debate blocks vote on Blue Cross & Blue Shield's for-profit plans.
• 4/23/1996: Committee hears environmental secrecy protection bill on Earth Day.
• 4/22/1996: English-only bill clears Senate committee.
• 4/19/1996: The death of an all-night convenience store clerk prompts legislation.
• 4/19/1996: Latest statehouse news summary headlines as of April 19
• 4/19/1996: Juvenile crime crackdown is costing state money for new juvenile facilities.
• 4/18/1996: The House votes to print license plates that advertise selected special interests.
• 4/18/1996: Hemp-production resolution passes Senate (newspaper story).
• 4/18/1996: The Senate passes a resolution favoring hemp research and production
• 4/18/1996: House sends governor bill to remove the upper age limit for school bus drivers.
• 4/17/1996: Major differences in House and Senate passed version of the lobbyist-gift ban bills
• 4/16/1996: Concealed weapons debate is most likely finished for this legislative session (radio story with digital audio).
• 4/16/1996: Welfare activists support a sales tax cut for food (radio story with digital audio).
• 4/16/1996: The GOP blame Democrats for stalling on tax-cut legislation (radio story with digital audio).
• 4/16/1996: Welfare advocates & GOP calling for legislative action on the stalled tax cut bill (newspaper story).
• 4/16/1996: Missouri legislators voted not to approve a bill that would dissolve the St. Louis Special School Board.
• 4/16/1996: Senate committee removes key part of governor's "Safe Schools" proposal (newspaper story with digital audio).
• 4/16/1996: Safe Schools bill sent to the Senate Floor (radio story with digital audio).
• 4/16/1996: The Senate votes to make it easier to commit people for psychiatric treatment (radio story).
• 4/16/1996: Senate passes overhaul of mental health commitment law (newspaper story).
• 4/16/1996: A House committee rejects constitutional amendment to allow Missourians to carry concealed weapons (newspaper story).
• 4/15/1996: House committee defeates making English the official language.
• 4/15/1996: House sends abortion-regulation bill to Senate.
• 4/15/1996: House approves requirements on doctors performing abortions.
• 4/15/1996: The House passed a bill creating new requirements for abortion seekers and the physicians who perform them.
• 4/12/1996: Latest statehouse news summary headlines as of April 12
• 4/12/1996: GOP lawmakers strip same-sex marriage ban bill from House committee.
• 4/11/1996: Lobbyist gift ban approved by House.
• 4/10/1996: Basic rates for phone services could rise under Senate-passed bill.
• 4/10/1996: Senate gives preliminary approval to bill that would raise local phone rates.
• 4/10/1996: Metal detectors and video cameras have helped one St. Louis school become safer.
• 4/10/1996: Phone regulation bill comes before Senate.
• 4/10/1996: Concealed weapons vote pushed in House despite NRA opposition.
• 4/10/1996: U.S. Supreme Court lifts stay of execution of Doyle J. Williams.
• 4/ 9/1996: Senate debates telecommunication bill for hours, makes no decision.
• 4/ 9/1996: The House votes to allow abandoned, stalled cars to be towed after 6 hours.
• 4/ 9/1996: House votes to allow quicker towing of abandoned cars.
• 4/ 9/1996: Members of the House and Senate can't agree on a tax cut for Missourians.
• 4/ 5/1996: Latest statehouse news summary headlines as of April 5
• 4/ 5/1996: Education Department on schedule with its curricula frameworks.
• 4/ 5/1996: Opponents still attacking Education Department's new standards.
• 4/ 4/1996: Senate cuts $0.5 million from MU budget in protest over foreign accent by teacher.
• 4/ 4/1996: Governor cheers voter approval of Amendment 4 restricting legislative power to raise taxes.
• 4/ 3/1996: House approves restrictions on lobbyist gifts to government officials.
• 4/ 3/1996: The House approves abortion regulation bill.
• 4/ 3/1996: Missouri anti-abortion forces happy House-passed abortion restrictions.
• 4/ 3/1996: The House passes an abortion bill amid objections by Planned Parenthood.
• 4/ 2/1996: Missouri voters approve restriction on raising state taxes.
• 4/ 2/1996: Senator proposes industrial promotion of hemp.
• 4/ 2/1996: Congressman Hancock says slick ads convinced the public to support Amendment Four.
• 4/ 2/1996: Congressman Hancock's says Missourians are in for more taxes.
• 4/ 2/1996: University of Missouri's budget before the state Senate.
• 4/ 1/1996: The House passed a new scholarship for high school students, but funding for it is in question.
• 4/ 1/1996: Missouri unveiled its new license plates which will be seen on cars in 1997.
• 4/ 1/1996: NRA opposition kills effort to revive the concealed weapons bill.