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2008 Bill(s)

SS SB 768
Sponsor: Rupp, Scott
Status: GOVERNOR SIGNED
Description: Create a state commission to study recommendations on autism.
See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • SB 769
    Sponsor: Rupp, Scott
    Status: S Judiciary
    Description: Add a circuit judge in the 45th circuit in Lincoln and Pike counties.
    See: Official legislative description and status

    * SB 770
    Sponsor: Rupp, Scott
    Status: IN SCS SB 993
    Description: Create a scholarship program for students with developmental disabilities to attend private schools or home schools.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • * HCS SS SB 818
    Sponsor: Rupp, Scott
    Status: GOVERNOR SIGNED
    Description: Create a crime of cyber harassement. Also expand the stalking crime to include electronic behavior.
    See: 
  • Senate roll call - HCS SB 818 (05/16/2008): 3rd reading of the Senate version of a bill to establish various crimes for harassment and threats on Internet.
  • House roll call - HCS SS SB 818 (05/16/2008): 3rd reading of the Senate version of a bill to establish various crimes for harassment and threats on Internet.
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • * SB 819
    Sponsor: Rupp, Scott
    Status: IN SCS SB 834
    Description: Toughen the provisions for enforcment of the law against dog fighting.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • HCS SB 820
    Sponsor: Rupp, Scott
    Status: Back to S
    Description: Change the provisions for a county to become a second class county.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • * SB 844
    Sponsor: Rupp, Scott
    Status: S Education
    Description: Require that prior to hiring a teacher, a school must request the personenel file from every other Missouri school district in which the teacher worked. Give those districts three days to send such a file.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • HCS SB 845
    Sponsor: Rupp, Scott
    Status: H Rules
    Description: Prohibit a city from annexing state recreational land for the primary purpose of extending the city boundaries to private land the city intends to annex.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • * SS SB 846
    Sponsor: Rupp, Scott
    Status: H Higher Education
    Description: Expand the A+ scholarship program to include two-year private schools.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • * SB 857
    Sponsor: Rupp, Scott
    Status: IN SCS SB 840
    Description: Prohibit automatic dialing systems for telemarketing calls. Require identification of who paid for a political call.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • * HCS SCS SB 858
    Sponsor: Rupp, Scott
    Status: H Rules
    Description: Prohibit state services to illegal foreigners. Require higher education institutions to certify annually that illegal foreigners have not be admitted. Impose fines on businesses that hire illegal aliens and make them responsible for their subcontractors that hire illegals. SCS contains a number of other bills on illegal foreigners. The H Rules Committee sent the bill back to the H Immigration Committee on May 12, with 4 days left in the session. H Immigration reported out another version on May 15.
    See: 
  • Senate roll call - SS SB 858 (04/03/2008): 3rd reading of a bill to impose tougher penalties on businesses for hiring illegals and prohibit state services to illegal foreigners.
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • SB 859
    Sponsor: Rupp, Scott
    Status: S Health
    Description: Let HMOs offer high-deductible plans if they are combined with health savings plans. Impose a tax on the plans that would be earmarked to the First Steps program that provides health care coverage for children.
    See: Official legislative description and status

    HCS SB 863
    Sponsor: Rupp, Scott
    Status: GOVERNOR SIGNED
    Description: Expand the tax credit for higher education savings program contributions to include joint tax returns. The current law allows the tax credit only on individual returns.
    See: Official legislative description and status

    SB 864
    Sponsor: Rupp, Scott
    Status: S Pensions
    Description: Add an extra fee in criminal cases to fund a retirement fund for local police.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • * SCS SB 865
    Sponsor: Rupp, Scott
    Status: H 3rd Read
    Description: Prohibit a life insurance company from refusing coverage based on lawful travel destinations of the policy holder or applicant. Assigned to committee on May 9, when there was just one week left in the legislative session.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • * SB 919
    Sponsor: Rupp, Scott
    Status: S Transportation
    Description: Impose an extra fee on radioactive waste shipped through Missouri.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • SB 920
    Sponsor: Rupp, Scott
    Status: S Commerce
    Description: Require TV stations to provide close-captioning for sports, weather and news programs, if the station has gross revenues higher than $3 million per year.
    See: Official legislative description and status

    SB 1018
    Sponsor: Rupp, Scott
    Status: S Economic Development
    Description: Extend to towns in St. Charles extensive powers to enact ordinances to maintain peach, good government, welfare, trade and commerce in the city.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • SB 1029
    Sponsor: Rupp, Scott
    Status: S Small Business
    Description: Establish standards for conducting insurance market examinations.
    See: Official legislative description and status

    SB 1030
    Sponsor: Rupp, Scott
    Status: S Small Business
    Description: Repeal chapters on occupational health and safety requirements.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • * SB 1052
    Sponsor: Rupp, Scott
    Status: S Perf
    Description: Repeal the $500 excursion loss limit on gambling boats. Limit the number of gambling boats to 13. Ease the requirements for identification to enter a boat.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • SB 1072
    Sponsor: Rupp, Scott
    Status: S Education
    Description: Expand where charter schools can operate to include a district where at least 30% of the students require special education services.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • SB 1078
    Sponsor: Rupp, Scott
    Status: S Education
    Description: Allow charter schools to operate in some districts that have been provisionally accredited.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • SB 1127
    Sponsor: Rupp, Scott
    Status: S Seniors
    Description: Create a separate office for autism services in the Mental Health Department.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • SB 1163
    Sponsor: Rupp, Scott
    Status: S Judiciary
    Description: Require criminal background checks of school bus drivers working for a private firm that is providing transportation for a school.
    See: Official legislative description and status

    SB 1203
    Sponsor: Rupp, Scott
    Status: S Pensions
    Description: Let local government add various public safety workers to the local government employees' retirement system.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • * SJR 41
    Sponsor: Rupp, Scott
    Status: S Judiciary
    Description: Prohibit courts from requiring tax increases or additional funding by government.
    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.