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2016 Bill(s)

* SB 569
Sponsor: Pearce, David
Status: S Transport., Infrastructure & Safety
Description: Extend the ban on texting while driving to include adults.
See: Official legislative description and status

* SB 570
Sponsor: Pearce, David
Status: S Rules
Description: Re-establish the voter-approved limits on campaign contributions. Require 501(c)(4) organizations like Karl Rove's Crossroads GPS that made campaign expenditures in Missouri to disclose their own contributors that provided more than $1,000 to the organization.
See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • * SB 571
    Sponsor: Pearce, David
    Status: S Education
    Description: Restrict rights of students to transfer out of accredited schools. Base accreditation upon attendance centers rather than the entire district. The governor vetoed bills in 2014 and 2015 dealing with unaccredited school districts.
    See: Official legislative description and status

    SB 649
    Sponsor: Pearce, David
    Status: S Education
    Description: Expand the Bright Flight scholarsahip program to include forgivable loans with payments foregivable each year the student student works in Missouri.
    See: Official legislative description and status

    SCS SB 650
    Sponsor: Pearce, David
    Status: Conference
    Description: Repeal a requirement that a high school graduate attend a higher education institution within three years of graduation to receive a A+ college scholarship, if otherwise eligible. Allow getting the scholarship if college enrollment after three years. The House added several unreleated education issues.
    See: 
  • Senate roll call - CCS SB 650 (05/13/2016): 3rd reading and final passage of a bill to expand use of fire and gun rights and allow concealed weapons without permits.
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • * SB 797
    Sponsor: Pearce, David
    Status: S Transport., Infrastructure & Safety
    Description: Prohibit the purchase, possession or sale of powdered alcohol.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • SCS SB 855
    Sponsor: Pearce, David
    Status: H 3rd Read
    Description: Reestablish a program that provided higher education grants to the spouses and children of injured or deceased veterans who served during a time of war. The progmam expired in 2014. Reported out of th House Select Com. on Socal Services on May 12, when there was only one day remaining in the session.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • * HCS SB 873
    Sponsor: Pearce, David
    Status: Conference
    Description: Provide tax credits to a business that hires as an intern a college student majoring in science, technology, math or engineering education. The House added several unrelated education issues including allow concealed weapons on college campuses.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • SB 874
    Sponsor: Pearce, David
    Status: S Education
    Description: Let University of Missouri county extension councils borrow money, but provide it does not constitute a debt of the university.
    See: Official legislative description and status

    HCS SCS SB 904
    Sponsor: Pearce, David
    Status: H 3rd Read
    Description: Impose requirements on school districts on how to define gifted children for which extra state funds are provided for courses for gifted children.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • * SB 954
    Sponsor: Pearce, David
    Status: S Education
    Description: Repeal a July 2014 expiration date of a provision that provided an additional retirement credit for public school teachers who had served 31 or more years.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • SB 967
    Sponsor: Pearce, David
    Status: S Education
    Description: Require the Higher Education Department have a website on information about student financial aid and course credit transfer provisions.
    See: Official legislative description and status

    HCS SCS SB 996
    Sponsor: Pearce, David
    Status: Conference
    Description: Exclude voter-approved early childhood education funds in an urban school district from state funding to a charter school. The House added a number of unrelated education issues.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • CCS SB 997
    Sponsor: Pearce, David
    Status: GOVERNOR SIGNED
    Description: Establish a scholarship program for lower-income students in dual credit programs that would include occupational licensing courses. The House added some unrelated issues including virtual schools.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • SB 1033
    Sponsor: Pearce, David
    Status: S Perfection
    Description: Declare Old Drum the official historical dog of Missouri. Declare "Jim the Wonder Dog" Missouri's Wonder Dog.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • SB 1052
    Sponsor: Pearce, David
    Status: S Veterans' Affairs & Health
    Description: Require the Health Department to implement regulations governing construction and renovation of hopitals.
    See: Official legislative description and status

    SB 1053
    Sponsor: Pearce, David
    Status: S Veterans' Affairs & Health
    Description: Require the Joint Committee on Legislative Research to evaluate the financial impact of requiring Medicaid to cover marital and family therapy services.
    See: Official legislative description and status

    SB 1084
    Sponsor: Pearce, David
    Status: S Education
    Description: Repeal a law prohibiting any government agency from being involved with a quality rating system for early childhood education. Require the Education Department establish a pilot program on early learning.
    See: Official legislative description and status

    SB 1085
    Sponsor: Pearce, David
    Status: S Perfection
    Description: Require public higher education instutitions have memoranda of understandings with poice agencies on handling and reporting of sexual assault and domestic violence incidents. Require the understanding include provisions for reporting incidents to police.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • SB 1119
    Sponsor: Pearce, David
    Status: S Education
    Description: Require government employers advise public employees of public service loan forgiveness programs. Require the Higher Education Department establish "guidance regarding notice of public employee eligibility for public service loan forgiveness."
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • SB 1150
    Sponsor: Pearce, David
    Status: S Jobs, Economic & Local Gov't
    Description: Abolish township road districts and transfer the assets to the county highway commission.
    See: Official legislative description and status

    Note: The descriptions of bills, amendments and roll-call votes are written by MDN journalists. MDN's database may not include committee assignments of bills made on the last day of the session since it is too late for the committee to act on the bill and, thus, the delayed assignment has no practical effect.