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2012 Bill(s)

* SB 454
Sponsor: Pearce, David
Status: S Perf
Description: Establish provisions for distributing funds when the legislature fails to fully fund the School Foundation Formal that provides state funds to local schools. A number of other changes in the School Foundation Formula that allocates funds to local schools.
See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • CCS SB 455
    Sponsor: Pearce, David
    Status: Conference: CCR to H
    Description: Establish a system for transfering credit among the state's public universities. Require the Higher Education Department to establish a list of at least 25 courses. The HCS prohibits the University of Missouri from operating the Sue Shear Institute for Women in Public Life (not in the CCS). It also contains various tax credits for business and sports contests.
    See: 
  • House roll call - HA 1 HA 7 HCS SB 455 (05/07/2012): An amendment to a higher education bill that would prohibit government operation of the Sue Shear Institute for Women or use of public funds for institute that engages in political activity.
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • * SB 456
    Sponsor: Pearce, David
    Status: S General Laws
    Description: Establish provisions by which a school district could refuse to accept a student from an unaccredited district. In 2010, the state Supreme Court ruled that a district must accept students from the St. Louis city school system.
    See: Official legislative description and status

    * SB 634
    Sponsor: Pearce, David
    Status: S Small Business
    Description: Require health insurance to cover eating disorders.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • CCS SB 635
    Sponsor: Pearce, David
    Status: GOVERNOR VETOED
    Description: Repeal language allowing investment of state funds in federal home loan bank bonds. Legislative staff report that provision is covered in another section. The amended HCS contains a number of other unrelated issues including boats, agriculture education programs, private roads, real estate appraisers, student organizations and more.
    See: 
  • Get the veto letter
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • SB 641
    Sponsor: Pearce, David
    Status: S Education
    Description: Repeal the sunset of a law that requires a vision exam when a child begins school in kindergarten or first grade.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • * SS SB 677
    Sponsor: Pearce, David
    Status: H Education
    Description: Let the state Board of Education establish an alternative governing structure for a school district that has lost accreditation. A number of other provisions involving unaccredited school districts. As passed by the Senate, it deals just with Kansas City. St. Louis is under a different law.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • SB 702
    Sponsor: Pearce, David
    Status: S Veterans
    Description: Rename the Hero at Home program to the Show-Me Heroes. Expand who is covered by the program that provides financial assistance to families with National Guard family members called up for active duty.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • SB 728
    Sponsor: Pearce, David
    Status: S Veterans
    Description: Impose additional restrictions on admission to veterans' homes. Require the person requires skilled nursing home care. Repeal a provision. Repeal language that gives preference to National Guard veterans.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • SB 740
    Sponsor: Pearce, David
    Status: S Ways & Means
    Description: Extend from 2013 to 2023 a sales tax exemption for jet fuel purchased by commercial airlines.
    See: Official legislative description and status

    * SCS SB 865
    Sponsor: Pearce, David
    Status: S Perf
    Description: Allow creation of University of Missouri extension districts than can impose a property tax upon voter approval.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • SB 881
    Sponsor: Pearce, David
    Status: S Ways & Means
    Description: Provide tax credits for use of biomass engineered fiber fuel.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • SB 882
    Sponsor: Pearce, David
    Status: S Ways & Means
    Description: Expand the type of companies covered by a law providing tax breaks to small businesses for creating new jobs
    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.