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2015 Bill(s)

HCS SCS SB 131
Sponsor: Parson, Mike
Status: Back to S
Description: A trucks carrying livestock to a current provision allowing heavier trucks on highways, except interstates, carrying milk.
See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • SB 132
    Sponsor: Parson, Mike
    Status: S Agriculture, Food & Outdoor Resources
    Description: Exempt a commercial pesticide applicator from having to show proof of finance responsibility, such as a bond, when renewing a license. Require it only at the time of the initial license applicatio
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • SB 133
    Sponsor: Parson, Mike
    Status: S Agriculture, Food & Outdoor Resources
    Description: Extend a current law providing protection from lawsuits for injuries for activities involving horses to include activities involving livestock.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • SB 137
    Sponsor: Parson, Mike
    Status: S Agriculture, Food & Outdoor Resources
    Description: Restrict fees charged under the Livestock Marketing Law to no more than is required by the Agriculture Department to administer the law.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • SB 138
    Sponsor: Parson, Mike
    Status: S Agriculture, Food & Outdoor Resources
    Description: Repeal a provision that exempt state fees on beef producers if a federal referendum is adopted under a federal law.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • * SB 139
    Sponsor: Parson, Mike
    Status: S Agriculture, Food & Outdoor Resources
    Description: Establish a program for the state Agriculture Department to pay some of the insurance costs of dairy producers when margins are below threshold levels for payments. Earmark sales taxes from dairy products to a dairy revitalization fund. Create a college scholarship program for dairy students.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • SB 140
    Sponsor: Parson, Mike
    Status: S Small Business
    Description: Provide that a defendant in a liability lawsuit is responsible for the defendant's percentage of fault. Require consideration of the fault of a party not included in the lawsuit.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • SB 141
    Sponsor: Parson, Mike
    Status: GOVERNOR SIGNED
    Description: Increase the maximum weekly payment from the Crime Victims' Compensation Program for employment loss or injury.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • HCS SB 148
    Sponsor: Parson, Mike
    Status: H 3rd Read
    Description: Exempt family farm corporations from a reporting and registration requirement for corporations owning farm land if there has been no change in the articles since the original incorporation.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • * HCS SS SB 149
    Sponsor: Parson, Mike
    Status: GOVERNOR SIGNED
    Description: Provide tax breaks for large-data storage centers and technology companies. Let local government enter into financial agreements for technology projects.
    See: 
  • Senate roll call - HCS SS SB 149 (03/19/2015): 3rd reading and final passage of the bill to provide tax breaks to businesses operating digital data centers.
  • House roll call - HCS SS SB 149 (03/19/2015): 3rd reading of a bill to provide tax breaks to businesses operating digital data centers.
  • Senate roll call - SS SB 149 (02/17/2015): 3rd reading of a bill to provide tax breaks for expanded or new data centers.
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • SB 150
    Sponsor: Parson, Mike
    Status: S Transport., Infrastructure & Safety
    Description: Exempt from the local sales tax required for titling a car that is at least 10 years old at the time of titling.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • SB 159
    Sponsor: Parson, Mike
    Status: S Perfection
    Description: Let title insurance firms offer escrow, security and other services if an insurance policy is not being issued.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • SB 204
    Sponsor: Parson, Mike
    Status: S Small Business
    Description: Require a criminal background check and passing a state test for navigator license applicants. The governor vetoed a similar bill, SB 508, in 2014. Navigators are a component of the federal Affordable Care Act to help persons pick a health insurance plan.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • HCS SB 205
    Sponsor: Parson, Mike
    Status: H 3rd Read
    Description: Expand the regulatory power of the Insurance Department over insurance holding companies and expand reporting requirements.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • SB 206
    Sponsor: Parson, Mike
    Status: S Small Business
    Description: Require insurance companies to submit reports on their "own risk and solvency" assessment. Exclude the reports from public access. Legislative staff report the bill would let insurers develop their own model of current and future financial risk and allow regulators to determine how insurers will r
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • HCS SB 282
    Sponsor: Parson, Mike
    Status: Conference
    Description: Require an insurance company send notice by certified mail or other Postal Service tracking method of cancellation or refusal to renewal of an auto insurance policy. The HCS became an omnibus insurance bill involving allowing an insurance company to deny coverage to rider services like Uber,
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • SB 293
    Sponsor: Parson, Mike
    Status: S Jobs, Economic & Local Gov't
    Description: Expand the tax credit for wine production costs to include purchase of used equipment. Currently it's limited to new equipment. Impose a $1 million annual cap on the total credits that can be authorized.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • * SS SB 330
    Sponsor: Parson, Mike
    Status: H Select Com. on Budget
    Description: Repeal a restriction on use of some state revenue bonds for new buildings. The amended SS would prohibit the governor's administration from extending existing bonds for projects like the Rams stadium without legislative or voter approval. The SS was heard in H Budget, but never got a vote. This is required for the legislature's plan to expand their facilities by taking over the Transportation Dept. building and building a new buildng for Transportation. The SS creates a new method by which the legislature can borrow money for construction without voter approval.
    See: 
  • Senate roll call - SS SB 330 (03/19/2015): 3rd reading of a bill remove a restriction on using certain state bonds for new buildings, but prohibit the administration from using the bonds for a new NFL football stadium.
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • SCS SB 360
    Sponsor: Parson, Mike
    Status: S Perfection
    Description: Establish requirements and consumer protections in a contract with a laywer in a lawsuit in which the lawyer gets a portion of any award that results.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • SB 361
    Sponsor: Parson, Mike
    Status: S Agriculture, Food & Outdoor Resources
    Description: Restrict the fee the AgriMissouri Commission can charge for using the commission's trademark to no more than the costs of administering the program. Impose other restrictions on commission fees.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • SB 362
    Sponsor: Parson, Mike
    Status: S Small Business
    Description: Let the Insurance Department issue advisory bulletins on regulatory topics.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • SB 363
    Sponsor: Parson, Mike
    Status: S Financial, Gov't Organ. & Elections
    Description: Establish a board to hear appeals of of decisions of government agencies after all other administrative remedies and appeals have been exhausted.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • HCS SB 364
    Sponsor: Parson, Mike
    Status: H 3rd Read (IN BUDGET)
    Description: Exempt from property tax payments for the first year of a newly establish political subdivision if the subdivision was established by the voters on or after July 1, in which case, taxes would be owed beginning the next year. If the subdivision was established before July 1, taxes would be due in the year in which voters approved the creation.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • SB 426
    Sponsor: Parson, Mike
    Status: GOVERNOR SIGNED
    Description: Give access to some confidential mental health records to persons designated by the Mental Health Department as community mental health liaisons.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • SB 470
    Sponsor: Parson, Mike
    Status: S Small Business
    Description: Let an insurance policy provide a refund for a person w;ho has not had a claim within a defined period of time. Declare that such refunds will not be considered an unfair trade practice.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • SB 513
    Sponsor: Parson, Mike
    Status: S Small Business
    Description: Let a health maintenance organization require cost sharing including c-payments, coinsurance and deductable. Declare cost sharing not subject to any limits in state law.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • * SB 514
    Sponsor: Parson, Mike
    Status: S Rules
    Description: Prohibit a legislator offering an amendment that duplicates a bill already introduced ino the legislature if it has not yet been heard by a committee.
    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.