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2015 Bill(s)
HCS SCS SB 109
Sponsor:
Schaefer, Kurt
Status:
H 3rd Read
Description:
Give the attorney general exclusive authority to decide on a settlement of legal claim involving higher education that is covered by the state's Legal Expense Fund.
See:
The Fiscal Note(s)
Official legislative description and status
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SB 110
Sponsor:
Schaefer, Kurt
Status:
H Select Com. on General Laws
Description:
Prohibit a University of Missouri member of the Board of Curators from voting on hiring the governor who appointed him. Likely would rule Jay Nixon out as a University of Missouri president.
See:
Senate roll call - SB 110 (02/26/2015)
: 3rd reading of a bill to prohibit a University of Missouri curator named by the governor from voting on hiring that governor for a university position.
The Fiscal Note(s)
Official legislative description and status
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SB 158
Sponsor:
Schaefer, Kurt
Status:
S Judiciary
Description:
Add murder when committed as an act of terrorism as one of the conditions for which the death sentence can be sought.
See:
The Fiscal Note(s)
Official legislative description and status
HCS SCS SB 210
Sponsor:
Schaefer, Kurt
Status:
GOVERNOR SIGNED
Description:
Extend the 2015 sunset for the medical facility reimbursement allowance tax to September 2016. It's a tax the state imposes on health facilities to use to match with federal Medicaid funds. The state tax money then is returned to health facilities.
See:
Senate roll call - SA 2 SCS SB 210 (03/31/2015)
: 3rd reading of an amendment to a medical tax bill to expand Medicaid health care coverage to adults making up to 138 percent of the federal poverty level.
The Fiscal Note(s)
Official legislative description and status
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SB 248
Sponsor:
Schaefer, Kurt
Status:
S Education
Description:
Prohibit public higher education from discriminating against religious student associations.
See:
The Fiscal Note(s)
Official legislative description and status
SB 260
Sponsor:
Schaefer, Kurt
Status:
S Appropriations
Description:
Extend the 2015 sunset for the medical facility reimbursement allowance tax to September 2016. It's a tax the state imposes on health facilities to use to match with federal Medicaid funds. The state tax money then is returned to health facilities.
See:
The Fiscal Note(s)
Official legislative description and status
SB 261
Sponsor:
Schaefer, Kurt
Status:
S Appropriations
Description:
Extend the 2015 sunset for the ambulance service reimbursement allowance tax to September 2016. It's a tax the state imposes on health facilities to use to match with federal Medicaid funds. The state tax money then is returned to services.
See:
The Fiscal Note(s)
Official legislative description and status
SB 262
Sponsor:
Schaefer, Kurt
Status:
S Appropriations
Description:
Extend the 2015 sunset for the nursing service reimbursement allowance tax to September 2016. It's a tax the state imposes on nursing service to use to match with federal Medicaid funds. The state tax money then is returned to services.
See:
The Fiscal Note(s)
Official legislative description and status
SB 263
Sponsor:
Schaefer, Kurt
Status:
S Appropriations
Description:
Extend the 2015 sunset for the pharmacy reimbursement allowance tax to September 2016. It's a tax the state imposes on pharmacies to match with federal Medicaid funds. The state tax money then is returned to pharamacies.
See:
The Fiscal Note(s)
Official legislative description and status
SB 264
Sponsor:
Schaefer, Kurt
Status:
S Appropriations
Description:
Extend the 2015 sunset for the managed care organization reimbursement allowance tax to September 2016. It's a tax the state imposes on health facilities to use to match with federal Medicaid funds. The state tax money then is returned to the HMOs.
See:
The Fiscal Note(s)
Official legislative description and status
SB 265
Sponsor:
Schaefer, Kurt
Status:
S Appropriations
Description:
Extend the 2015 sunset for the federal reimbursement allowance tax on intermediate care facilities to September 2016. It's a tax the state imposes on health facilities to use to match with federal Medicaid funds. The state tax money then is returned to the facilities.
See:
The Fiscal Note(s)
Official legislative description and status
SCS SB 266
Sponsor:
Schaefer, Kurt
Status:
S Perfection
Description:
Restrict when a city can offer a service that competes with a service being provided by a private business.
See:
The Fiscal Note(s)
Official legislative description and status
SCS SB 267
Sponsor:
Schaefer, Kurt
Status:
S Perfection
Description:
Increase the penalty for failing to yield to a pedestrian while driving. Require completion of a safety course if the violation leads to death.
See:
The Fiscal Note(s)
Official legislative description and status
SB 290
Sponsor:
Schaefer, Kurt
Status:
S Education
Description:
Impose requirements on school districts on how to define gifted children for which extra state funds are provided for courses for gifted children. Prohibit basing the definition simply by enrolling in an advanced placement course or an international BA course. Require a cut in state funds for a school district gifted course program in 2015-2016 if there had been a drop of more than 20 percent of the number of children in the program the prior school year.
See:
Official legislative description and status
SB 348
Sponsor:
Schaefer, Kurt
Status:
S Appropriations
Description:
Transfer the balances of all funds be transferred to the state's General Revenue Fund beginning July 1, 2015, with exceptions.
See:
Official legislative description and status
SB 349
Sponsor:
Schaefer, Kurt
Status:
S Transport., Infrastructure & Safety
Description:
Impose an extra $5 registration fee for motorcycles to fund a motorcycle safety trust fund.
See:
The Fiscal Note(s)
Official legislative description and status
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SB 350
Sponsor:
Schaefer, Kurt
Status:
S Ways & Means
Description:
Shorten from 120 days to 45 days the deadline after which the Revenue Department is required to pay interest for an overpayment or refund due a taxpayer.
See:
The Fiscal Note(s)
Official legislative description and status
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SB 351
Sponsor:
Schaefer, Kurt
Status:
S Commerce, Consumer & Energy
Description:
Impose requirements and require a permit from the state for companies like Uber that compete with taxi cabs. Require they have insurance.
See:
The Fiscal Note(s)
Official legislative description and status
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SB 352
Sponsor:
Schaefer, Kurt
Status:
S 3rd Read
(IN BUDGET)
Description:
Establish a crime of racketeering involving various current felony offenses. Give the attorney general power to file suit to acquire property held by a person involved in racketeering.
See:
The Fiscal Note(s)
Official legislative description and status
SB 441
Sponsor:
Schaefer, Kurt
Status:
S Financial, Gov't Organ. & Elections
Description:
Establish a definition of "correspondence" in the chapter on licensing of real estate agents and brokers. Exclude "ephemeral" communiction. The chapter uses the term "correpondence" only in a section dealing with courses that can be counted for the education requirements for a license.
See:
The Fiscal Note(s)
Official legislative description and status
SB 442
Sponsor:
Schaefer, Kurt
Status:
S Perfection
Description:
Change the makeup of the tax increment financing board in Boone Couunty. Add members appointed by the county comissioner, reduce number appointed by the city. TIFs provide tax breaks for developers.
See:
The Fiscal Note(s)
Official legislative description and status
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SB 462
Sponsor:
Schaefer, Kurt
Status:
S Ways & Means
Description:
Provide an income tax deduction for penalities paid to the federal government for failing to have health insurance as required by the federal health care law.
See:
The Fiscal Note(s)
Official legislative description and status
SB 544
Sponsor:
Schaefer, Kurt
Status:
S Transport., Infrastructure & Safety
Description:
Require the the Public Safety Department to establish a training policy to eliminate police stopping a person simply for riding a motorcycle or wearing a motorcycle helmet.
See:
Official legislative description and status
SB 545
Sponsor:
Schaefer, Kurt
Status:
S Jobs, Economic & Local Gov't
Description:
Let a Boone County hospital invest up to 15 percent of its funds in mututual funds.
See:
Official legislative description and status
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SB 546
Sponsor:
Schaefer, Kurt
Status:
S Education
Description:
Restrict the use and sale of information collected by Internet service providers to schools.
See:
The Fiscal Note(s)
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.