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Attached is the latest update for Missouri legislation for this session. April 1 was the last date to file bills in the House, the Senate had already closed bill filing. There were several new bills filed in the House in the last week and they are included at the end of the House summary. HJR 71 on the sales tax was reported out of Rules Committee this past week and may hit the floor for debate as early as this coming week.

Rich Heigert
MAVO Legislative Chairman

STATUS OF HOUSE AND SENATE BILLS OF INTEREST TO VETERANS

(CURRENT AS OF: 4/5/08)

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

HB 1307 --- Sponsor: Day, David (148) --- Co-sponsors: Jones (89), Holsman (45), Kraus (48), Wright (159), Norr (137), Weter (142), Wallace (143), Wells (147), Schad (115), Ruestman (131), Brown (30) and Cooper (155)

Requires higher education institutions which receive state funds to limit the amount charged for tuition to certain combat veterans (See also SB 830)

Status: 01/10/2008 - Referred: Special Committee on Veterans (H)

HB 1313 --- Sponsor: Wright, Billy Pat (159) Co-sponsors: Day (148), Fisher (125), Stream (94), Page (82), Brown (30), Dusenberg (54) and Schad (115)

Gives a preference in all state purchasing contracts to certain disabled veterans doing business as Missouri companies when the quality of work is equal or better and the price is the same or less

Status: 01/10/2008 - Referred: Special Committee on Veterans (H); 01/31/2008 - Reported Do Pass - Consent (H); Referred: Rules Pursuant to Rule 25(21)(f)(H); 02/06/2008 - Rules - Reported Do Pass Consent (H); 02/14/2008 - Perfected by Consent - Pursuant to House Rules (H). This bill has remained on the HB for Perfection Consent Calendar for five legislative days without any objection, and any committee substitutes and committee amendments are hereby adopted by consent; 2/19/2008 - Third Read and Passed (H); Reported to the Senate and First Read (S); 03/03/2008 - Second Read and Referred: Pensions, Veteran Affairs & General Law(S)

HB 1373 --- Sponsor: Day, David (148) --- Co-sponsors: Meadows (101), Jones (89), Holsman (45), Brown (30), McGhee (122), Loehner (112), Funderburk (12), Portwood (92), Wilson (130), Walton (81), Darrough (75), Dusenberg (54), Scharnhorst (93), Deeken (114), Nolte (33), Guest (5) and Schad (115)

Requires any American or Missouri flag flown over state buildings to be made in the United States (See also HB 1673 and HB 1784)

Status: 01/10/2008 - Referred: Corrections and Public Institutions (H)

HCS HB 1518 --- Sponsor: Cunningham, Mike (145) --- Co-sponsor: None

Establishes a tuition grant program for the spouse and children of certain veterans who were killed or injured in action after September 11, 2008

Status – 01/10/2008 - Referred: Special Committee on Veterans (H); 01/29/2008 - Public Hearing Completed (H); 2/28/2008 - HCS Reported Do Pass (H); Referred: Rules Pursuant to Rule 25(21)(f) (H); 03/03/2008 - Rules - Returned to the Committee of Origin (H); 03/12/2008 - HCS Reported Do Pass (H); This Bill Replaced with a Substitute Bill - Check Primary Bill HCS HB 2062 & 1518

HB 1562 --- Sponsor: LeVota, Paul (52) --- Co-sponsors: Burnett (40), Kraus (48), Yaeger (96), Roorda (102), Holsman (45), Grill (32) and Schieffer (11)

Authorizes a tax credit to a taxpayer for 100% of the salary and benefits paid to an employee while on active military duty

Status: 01/17/2008 - Referred: Special Committee on Veterans (H); 02/12/2008 - Public Hearing Completed (H); 04/02/2008 - Reported Do Pass (H); Referred: Rules Pursuant to Rule 25(21)(f) (H)

HB 1651 --- Sponsor: Dethrow, Mike (153) --- Co-sponsors: Day (148), Wilson (119), Sater (68), May (149), Avery (95), Schieffer (11), Roorda (102), Dusenberg (54), Wallace (143), Denison (135), Nieves (98), Schad (115) and Emery (126)

Revises the requirements for firearms safety training by allowing proof of certain types of military service to satisfy the requirements

Status: 01/24/2008 - Referred: Special Committee on General Laws (H); 02/19/2008 - Public Hearing Completed (H)

HB 1653 --- Sponsor: Dethrow, Mike (153) --- Co-sponsors: None

Removes the additional fees charged for Purple Heart special license plate

Status: 02/28/2008 - Referred: Transportation (H)

HB 1659 --- Sponsor: Smith, Joe (14) --- Co-sponsors: Ruzicka (132), Meadows (101), Onder (13), Bivins (97), Day (148), Funderburk (12), Dougherty (53), McGhee (122), Bruns (113), Dusenberg (54), Deeken (114), Schieffer (11), Portwood (92) and Sander (22)

Creates the Gulf War Medallion Program and the Gulf War Veterans' Recognition Award Fund

Status: 02/28/2008 - Referred: Special Committee on Veterans (H)

HB1669 --- Sponsor: Jones, Kenny (117) --- Co-sponsors: None

Requires that certain veterans who have been state employees for a specified period of time and who meet certain eligibility requirements be given two years of creditable service in MOSERS

Status: 01/24/2008 - Referred: Special Committee on Retirement (H); 02/14/2008 - Public Hearing Completed (H)

HB 1673 --- Sponsor: Parson, Michael L. (133) --- Co-sponsors: None

Requires an American flag or novelty or other item containing a representation of the American flag sold or offered for sale in this state to be manufactured in the United States of America (See also HB 1373 and HB 1784)

Status: 01/16/2008 - Read Second Time (H); 04/03/2008 - Referred: Special Committee on Tourism (H)

HB 1678 --- Sponsor: Day, David (148) --- Co-sponsors: Pearce (121), Fisher (125), Stream (94), Cooper (155), Richard (129), Scharnhorst (93), Jetton (156), Cooper (120), Dougherty (53), Nance (36), Sander (22), Grill (32), Funderburk (12), Nieves (98), Faith (15), Noor (137), Wright (159), Bivins (97), Walton (81), Wasson (141), Wells (147), Sater (68), May (149), Schad (115), Witte (10), Lembke (85), Dethrow (153), Quinn (7), Franz (151), Brandom (160), Bruns (113), Ruzicka (132), Weter (142) and Grisamore (47)

Enacts the "Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children"

Status: 02/07/2008 - Referred: Special Committee on Veterans (H); 02/12/2008 - Public Hearing Completed (H); Voted Do Pass (H); 02/13/2008 - Reported Do Pass (H); Referred: Rules Pursuant to Rule 25(21)(f) (H); 02/18/2008 - Rules - Reported Do Pass (H); 02/27/200/ - Perfected (H); Referred: Fiscal Review (H); 02/28/2008 - Reported Do Pass (H); 03/04/2008 - Third Read and Passed (H); AYES: 154; NOES: 1; Reported to the Senate and First Read (S); 03/26/2008 - Second Rd/Referred: Pensions, Veteran Affairs & General Law(S)

HCS HB 1783 --- Sponsor: Meadows, Tim (101) --- Co-sponsors: Dusenberg (54), Casey (103), Frame (105), Komo (90),Roorda (102), Grill (32), Wildberger (27), Schieffer (11), Johnson (61), Fallert (104), Harris (110), Walsh (69) and Scharnhorst (93)

Requires the Governor to order the United States flag and the Missouri state flag to be flown at half-staff when any Missouri active-duty military personnel dies during a declared war or conflict (See also HB 1823 and SB 806)

Status: 02/28/2008 - Referred: Special Committee on Veterans (H); 03/04/2008 - Public Hearing Completed (H); 03/12/2008 - HCS Reported Do Pass by Consent (H); Referred: Rules Pursuant to Rule 25(21)(f) (H); 03/25/2008 - Rules - Reported Do Pass Consent (H); 04/01/2008 - Perfected by Consent - Pursuant to House Rules (H); 04/02/2008 - Third Read and Passed (H); AYES: 146; NOES: 0; 04/03/2008 - Reported to the Senate and First Read (S)

HB 1784 --- Sponsor: Meadows, Tim (101) --- Co-sponsors: Day (148), Wildberger (27), George (74), Lowe (44), Grill (32), McGhee (122), Roorda (102), Komo (90),Casey (103), Frame (105),Fallert (104),Fisher (125), Wallace (143), Hughes (42), Moore (20),Dusenberg (54), Schieffer (11), Baker (25), Harris (110), Walsh (69), Lampe (138) and Scharnhorst (93)

Requires any American or Missouri flag flown on state property to be manufactured in the United States (See also HB 1373 and HB 1673)

Status: 02/28/2008 - Referred: Special Committee on Veterans (H); 03/04/2008 - Public Hearing Completed (H); 03/05/2008 - Reported Do Pass by Consent (H); Referred: Rules Pursuant to Rule 25(21)(f)(H); 03/12/2008 - Rules - Reported Do Pass Consent (H); 03/27/2008 - Perfected by Consent - Pursuant to House Rules (H); 04/02/2008 - Third Read and Passed (H); AYES: 152; NOES: 0; 04/03/2008 - Reported to the Senate and First Read (S)

HCS HB 1788 & 1882 --- Sponsor: Day, David (148) --- Co-sponsors: Wasson (141), Jetton (156), Walton (81), Pearce (121), Dougherty (53), Pollock (146), Deeken (114), Meadows (101), Holsman (45), Kraus (48), Grill (32), Nolte (33), Stream (94), Wilson (130), Wallace (143), Roorda (102), Baker (123), Smith (14), Schoeller (139), Funderburk (12), Pratt (55), Wood (62), Ervin (35), Dixon (140), Portwood (92), Sander (22), Flook (34), Casey (103), Dusenberg (54), Yates (56), Brown (30), Cunningham (86), May (149), Denison (135), Richard (129), Wilson (119), Whorton (3), Page (82), Avery (95), Silvey (38), Salva (51), Lembke (85), Jones (89), Nance (36), Wright (159), Nieves (98), Grisamore (47), Ruzicka (132), Faith (15), Hobbs (21), Norr (137), Schieffer (11), Aull (26), Schad (115), Sater (68), Brandom (160), Scharnhorst (93) and Smith (150)

Exempts military pensions from income taxation

Status: 02/20/2008 - Referred: Special Committee on Veterans (H); 02/26/2008 - Public Hearing Completed (H); HCS Voted Do Pass (H); 03/05/2008 - HCS Reported Do Pass (H); Referred: Rules Pursuant to Rule 25(21)(f) (H); 03/11/2008 - Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)

HCS HB 1813 --- Sponsor: Dougherty, Curt (53) --- Co-sponsors: Young (49), Nance (36), Deeken (114), Dusenberg (54), Bivins (97), Stream (94), Nolte (33) and Wasson (141)

Exempts veteran's service and fraternal organizations from certain taxes on bingo (See also SB 988)

Status: 02/28/2008 - Referred: Special Committee on Veterans (H); 03/11/2008 - Public Hearing Completed (H); 03/12/2008 - HCS Reported Do Pass (H); Referred: Rules Pursuant to Rule 25(21)(f) (H); 03/27/2008 - Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)

HB 1823 --- Sponsor: Funderburk, Doug (12) --- Co-sponsors: Deeken (114), Denison (135), Wilson (119), Dusenberg (54), Dethrow (153), Hodges (161), Nieves (98), Nolte (33), Brown (30), Wells (147), McGhee (122), Scharnhorst (93), Meadows (101), Munzingler (1), Wilson (130), Grill (32), Faith (15), Fisher (125), Walton (81) and Smith (14)

Requires all state agencies and political subdivisions to fly the United States and Missouri flags at half-staff the day after notice that a Missouri resident has been killed while on active duty (See also HB 1783 and SB 806)

Status: 01/28/2008 - Read Second Time (H)

HCS HB 1882 --- Sponsor: Kraus, Will (48) --- Co-sponsors: Nance (36), Grisamore (47), Deeken (114), Smith (14), Dougherty (53), Grill (32), Norr (137), Schieffer (11), Moore (20), Ruestman (131), Avery (95), McGhee (122), Hughes (42), Weter (142), Dusenberg (54), Page (82), Silvey (38), Wasson (141), Scharnhorst (93) and Pearce (121)

Authorizes an individual income tax credit for military retirement benefits

Status: 02/21/2008 - Referred: Special Committee on Veterans (H); -02/26/2008 - Public Hearing Completed (H); HCS Voted Do Pass (H); This Bill Replaced with a Substitute Bill - Check Primary Bill HCS HB1788 & 1882

HB 1909 --- Sponsor: Day, David (148) --- Co-sponsors: Casey (103), Wright (159), Meadows (101), Stream (94), Dougherty (53), Denison (135), Roorda (102), Nieves (98), Ruestman (131), Darrough (75), Bivins (97), Hughes (42), Grisamore (47), Rucker (29), Fisher (125), Flook (34), Avery (95), Pollock (146), Funderburk (12), Kelly (144), Norr (137), Wilson (130), Sander (22), Schieffer (11), Moore (20), Salva (51) and Dusenberg (54)

Grants immunity to funeral establishments and veterans' service organizations for simple negligence in the internment of certain remains

Status: 02/11/2008 - Withdrawn (H)

HB 1979 --- Sponsor: Smith, Joe (14) --- Co-sponsors: Ruestman (131), Brown (30), Kraus (48), Meadows (101), Moore (20), McGhee (122) and Schieffer (11)

Establishes the Missouri National Guard and Missouri Reservists Family Education Grant

Status: 02/05/2008 - Read Second Time (H); 03/27/2008 - Referred: Higher Education (H)

HCS HB 2008 --- Sponsor: Icet, Allen (84) --- Co-sponsors: None

Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Department of Public Safety

Status: 03/04/2008 - Referred: Budget (H); 03/11/2008 – Public Hearing Completed (H); HCS Reported Do Pass (H); Referred: Rules Pursuant to Rule 25(21)(f) (H); 03/13/2008 - Rules - Reported Do Pass with Time Limit (H); 03/26/2008 - HCS Adopted (H); Perfected with Amendments (H); HA 1, HA 2, HA 3 ADOPTED; 03/27/2008 - Third Read and Passed (H); AYES: 152; NOES: 2; 03/31/2008 - Reported to the Senate and First Read (S); 04/01/2008 - Second Read/Referred: Appropriations (S); 04/3/2008 - Public Hearing Scheduled (S); SEE SCHEDULE HCS HB 2001

SS SCS HB 2020 --- Sponsor: Icet, Allen (84) --- Co-sponsors: None

Appropriates money for supplemental purposes for the several departments and offices of state government for the purchase of equipment, planning, expenses for the fiscal period ending 5-30-2008 (Appropriations bill that includes supplemental 2008 funds including: For planning, design, and installation of new emergency generators at veterans’ homes statewide; For construction, renovations, and improvements at the Cape Girardeau Veterans’ Home)

Status: 01/24/2008 - Referred: Budget (H); 01/29/2008 - Reported Do Pass (H); Referred: Rules Pursuant to Rule 25(21)(f) (H); 01/31/2008 - Rules - Reported Do Pass (H); 02/05/2008 - Perfected with Amendments (H); HA 1, HA 2 ADOPTED; 02/07/2008 - Third Read and Passed (H); AYES: 149; NOES: 4; Reported to the Senate and First Read (S); 02/13/2008 - Second Read/Referred: Appropriations (S); 02/14/2008 - Public Hearing Held (S); SCS Reported Do Pass (S); 02/18/2008 - SS Adopted (S); Third Read and Passed (S); YEAS: 32; NAYS: 1; Reported to the House (S); 03/03/2008 - House Concurs (H); SS ADOPTED; AYES: 153; NOES: 0; Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed; AYES: 151; NOES: 0; 03/04/2008 - Signed by House Speaker(H); Signed by President Pro Tem (S); Delivered to Governor; 03/13/2008 – Approved by Governor and delivered to Secretary of State

HCS HB 2062 & 1518 --- Sponsor: Pearce, David (121) --- Co-sponsors: Witte (10), Day (148), Bruns (113), Fisher (125), Nance (36), Grill (32), Roorda (102), Aull (26), Dusenberg (54), McGhee (122), Emery (126), Jones (89), Darrough (75) and Bivins (97)

Changes laws regarding members of the military and their families

HB 2063 --- Sponsor: Walton, Juanita Head (81) --- Co-sponsors: None

Allows certain organizations who sell intoxicating liquor by the drink on the premises to obtain a special license to remain open until 3:00 a.m. and to open on Sundays at 8:00 a.m.

Status: 02/07/2008 - Introduced and Read First Time (H); 02/11/2008 - Read Second Time (H)

HB 2077 --- Sponsor: Tilley, Steven (106) --- Co-sponsors: None

Allows spouses of deployed soldiers to take certain amounts of time off from work without pay and without fear of retribution from the employer

Status: 02/12/2008 - Read Second Time (H); 03/27/2008 - Referred: Spec Com on Workforce Dev & Workplace Safety (H)

HB 2107 --- Sponsor: Day, David (148) --- Co-sponsors: Casey (103), Wright (159), Meadows (101), Stream (94), Dougherty (53), Denison (135), Roorda (102), Nieves (98), Ruestman (131), Darrough (75), Bivins (97), Hughes (42), Grisamore (47), Rucker (29), Fisher (125), Flook (34), Avery (95), Pollock (146), Funderburk (12), Kelly (144), Norr (137), Wilson (130), Sander (22), Schieffer (11), Moore (20), Salva (51) and Dusenberg (54)

Grants immunity to funeral establishments and veterans' service organizations for simple negligence in the internment of certain remains

Status: 02/13/2008 - Read Second Time (H); 03/27/2008 - Referred: Special Committee on Veterans (H)

HB 2195 --- Sponsor: Cunningham, Mike (145) --- Co-sponsors: None

Makes members of the reserves of any branch of the United States armed forces eligible for a National Guard educational assistance grant

Status: 02/20/2008 - Read Second Time (H); 03/27/2008 - Referred: Special Committee on Veterans (H)

HB 2222 --- Sponsor: Smith, Joe (14) --- Co-sponsors: None

Changes the name of the Guard at Home Program to the Hero at Home Program and changes provisions regarding such program

Status: 02/28/2008 - Referred: Special Committee on Veterans (H)

HB 2327 --- Sponsor: Bivins, Walt (97) --- Co-sponsors: Lembke (85), Day (148), Sater (68), Flook (34), Dougherty (53) and Dusenberg (54)

Redistributes proceeds from admission fees paid to the gaming commission fund from excursion gambling boats which began operating on or after December 1, 2007

Status: 03/04/2008 - Read Second Time (H)

HB2456 --- Sponsor: Kratky, Michele (65) --- Co-sponsors: None

Creates the Medal of Freedom to be awarded to certain veterans who honorably served in the armed forces between August 2, 1990, and January 1, 2015, under certain residency requirements

Status: 03/27/2008 - Read Second Time (H)

HB2479 --- Sponsor: Wasson, Jay (141) --- Co-sponsors: Day (148), Wilson (130) and Kingery (154)

Designates May 1 of each year as "Silver Star Families of America Day" to honor our wounded soldiers

Status: 04/03/2008 - Referred: Special Committee on Veterans (H)

HB 2493 --- Sponsor: Bivins, Walt (97) --- Co-sponsors: Day (148), and Fisher (125)

Allows a "LEGION OF MERIT" special license plate for any person who has been awarded this military service award

Status: 03/28/2008 - Read Second Time (H)

HB 2511 --- Sponsor: Ruzicka, Don (132) --- Co-sponsors: None

Allows a "GOLD STAR FAMILY" special license plate for any immediate family member of a United States military member who was a Missouri resident killed in the line of duty

Status: 04/03/2008 - Referred: Transportation (H)

HB 2529 --- Sponsor: Moore, Danielle (20) --- Co-sponsors: Dethrow (153), Lipke (157), Day (148), Loehner (112), Schoeller (139), Faith (15), Wildberger (27) and Scharnhorst (93)

Changes the laws regarding the firearm safety training requirement for obtaining a permit to carry a concealed weapon to allow proof of certain types of military service to satisfy the requirement

Status: 04/01/2008 - Read Second Time (H)

HB 2584 --- Sponsor: Smith, Joe (14) --- Co-sponsors: None

Creates the "Global War on Terrorism Medallion Program" and the "Global War on Terrorism Veterans' Recognition Award Fund"

Status: 04/02/2008 - Read Second Time (H)

HB 2591 --- Sponsor: Dusenberg, Gary (54) --- Co-sponsors: None

Exempts disabled veterans who served in World War II, Korea, Vietnam, the Persian Gulf War, Iraq, and Afghanistan from state income tax

Status: 04/02/2008 - Read Second Time (H)

HCR 5 --- Sponsor: Smith, Joe (14) --- Co-sponsors: Day (148)... et al

Urgently requests the United States Congress to pass assured funding for veterans' health care

Status: 01/17/2008 - Referred: Special Committee on Veterans (H); 01/29/2008 - Public Hearing Completed (H); 04/02/2008 - Reported Do Pass (H); Referred: Rules Pursuant to Rule 25(21)(f) (H)

HCR 24 --- Sponsor: Roorda, Jeff (102) --- Co-sponsors: Talboy (37)...et al

Urges Congress to end the Department of Defense practice of requiring wounded service personnel to pay back signing bonuses as a result of medical discharges for combat injuries

Status: 02/14/2008 - Referred: Special Committee on Veterans (H); 04/01/2008 - Public Hearing Completed (H)

HJR 59 --- Sponsor: Bruns, Mark J. (113) --- Co-sponsors: Nieves (98), Day (148), Dusenberg (54), Fisher (125), Moore (20) and Page (82)

Proposes a constitutional amendment exempting from taxation personal property of state resident engaged in active duty in the United States military

Status: 01/24/2008 - Referred: Ways and Means (H); 01/31/2008 - Public Hearing Completed (H); 02/21/2008 - Voted Do Pass (H)

HJR 64 --- Sponsor: Chappelle-Nadal, Maria (72) --- Co-sponsors: None

Proposes a constitutional amendment exempting from taxation all property of any state citizen who is a former POW with a total service-connected disability

Status: 02/05/2008 - Read Second Time (H); 02/14/2008 - Referred: Ways and Means (H); 03/13/2008 - Public Hearing Completed (H)

HCS HJR 71 --- Sponsor: Fisher, Barney (125) --- Co-sponsors: Jetton (156), LeVota (52), Day (148), Denison (135), Schlottach (111), Tilley (106),Norr (137), Page (82), Burnett (40), Munzlinger (1), Ruzicka (132), Swinger (162),Wright (159), Stream (94), Franz (151), Nance (36), Bruns (113), Sater (68), Meadows (101), Moore (20), Casey (103), May (149), Jones (117), Quinn (7), Threlkeld (109), Viebrock (134),Aull (26), Witte (10),Fallert (104), George (74),Darrough (75), Salva (51), Wildberger (27), Scavuzzo (124), Harris (110) and Curls (41)

Proposes a constitutional amendment creating the Missouri Veterans' Commission and establishing a sales tax for veterans' programs

Status: 02/28/2008 - Referred: Special Committee on Veterans (H); 03/04/2008 - Public Hearing Completed (H); 03/05/2008 - HCS Reported Do Pass (H); Referred: Rules Pursuant to Rule 25(21)(f) (H); 04/02/2008 - Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)

SENATE

SB 771 --- Sponsor: McKenna, Ryan (22) Co-sponsors: None

Creates an income tax credit for contributions made to provide military personnel with armored protection

Status: 1/10/2008 - Referred S Ways & Means Committee

SCS SB 806 --- Sponsor: Engler, Kevin (3) Co-sponsors: None

Requires all government buildings to fly the U.S. and Missouri flags at half-staff when any Missouri resident is killed in combat (See also HB 1783 and HB 1823)

Status: 1/10/2008 - Referred S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee; 1/23/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee; 1/30/2008 - SCS Voted Do Pass S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee; 02/14/2008 - Reported from S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee to Floor w/SCS; 02/18/2008 - S Formal Calendar S Bills for Perfection; 02/19/2008 - Bill Placed on Informal Calendar; 02/25/2008 - S Informal Calendar S Bills for Perfection; 02/26/2008 - SA 1 to SCS S offered & adopted (Engler); SCS, as amended, S adopted; Perfected; 02/27/2008 - Reported Truly Perfected S Rules Committee; 03/06/2008 - S Third Read and Passed; H First Read; 3/10/2008 - H Second Read; 03/27/2008 - Referred H Special Committee on Government Affairs Committee; 04/08/2008 - Hearing Scheduled H Special Committee on Government Affairs Committee--(8:15 AM - HR 7)

HCS SCS SB 830 --- Sponsor: Coleman, Maida (5) --- Co-sponsor: None

Limits the tuition that may be charged by a higher education institution to certain combat veterans (See also HB 1307)

Status: 1/14/2008 - Referred S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee; 1/23/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee; 1/30/2008 - SCS Voted Do Pass S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee; 2/07/2008 - Reported from S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee to Floor w/SCS; 2/11/2008 - S Formal Calendar S Bills for Perfection; 02/13/2008 - SCS S adopted; Perfected; 02/14/2008 - Reported Truly Perfected S Rules Committee; 02/18/2008 - S Formal Calendar S Bills for Third Reading; S Third Read and Passed; H First Read; 2/19/2008 - H Second Read; 03/27/2008 - Referred H Special Committee on Veterans Committee; 04/01/2008 - Hearing Conducted H Special Committee on Veterans Committee; 04/02/2008 - HCS Reported Do Pass H Special Committee on Veterans Committee; Referred to Rules Committee pursuant to Rule 25(26)(f)

SB 856 --- Sponsor: Engler, Kevin (3) Co-sponsors: None

Creates the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal specialized license plate

Status: 1/14/2008 - Referred S Transportation Committee; 1/23/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Transportation Committee; 1/30/2008 - Voted Do Pass S Transportation Committee; 2/20/2008 - Voted Do Pass S Transportation Committee-Consent; 2/21/2008 - Reported from S Transportation Committee to Floor – Consent; 2/25/2008 - S Consent Calendar; 2/28/2008 - S Third Read and Passed – Consent; 2/29/2008 - H First Read; 03/03/2008 - H Second Read; 3/26/2008 - Referred H Transportation Committee

SB 897 --- Sponsor: Wilson, Yvonne (9) Co-sponsors: None

Increases the fee collected by each recorder of deeds to fund the county homeless person assistance program from $3 to $10, upon voter approval, if such a program has been created

Status: 1/16/2008 - Referred S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee; 2/6/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee

SB 988 --- Sponsor: Shoemyer, Wes (18) Co-sponsors: None

Exempts Veterans, service, and fraternal organizations from bingo and pull tab taxes (See also HB 1813)

Status: 1/24/2008 - Referred S Ways & Means Committee; 2/25/2008 - Hearing Scheduled S Ways & Means Committee

SB 1036 --- Sponsor: Coleman, Maida (5) Co-sponsors: Engler, Kevin (3)

Creates an educational grant for children and spouses of veterans who are killed in combat

Status: 1/30/2008 - Referred S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee

SB 1125 --- Sponsor: Crowell, Jason (27) Co-sponsors: None

Exempts military retirement benefits from income tax

Status: 2/14/2008 - Referred S Ways & Means Committee

SCS SB 1167 --- Sponsor: Stouffer, Bill (21) Co-sponsors: None

Modifies various provisions of law relating to members of the military and their families

Status: 2/21/2008 - Referred S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee; 03/26/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee; 04/02/2008 - SCS Voted Do Pass S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee

SB 1179 --- Sponsor: Crowell, Jason (27) Co-sponsors: None

Authorizes the Missouri Veterans' Commission to promulgate any rules necessary to administer current laws regarding the creation and maintenance of veterans' cemeteries

Status: 2/27/2008 - Referred S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee; 03/26/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee; 04/02/2008 - Voted Do Pass S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee