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House Journal - January 29, 1996

House Journal

Second Regular Session, 88th General Assembly

SIXTEENTH DAY, Monday, January 29, 1996

Speaker Gaw in the Chair.

Prayer by Father Hugh Behan.

"You have seen what I did..I carried you on eagle's wings." (Ex. 19:4).

The Sunday magazine featured the Bald Eagle along the Mississippi here in Missouri. It got me to thinking about the consideration of the turkey as the national bird symbol, because George Washington thought of the Eagle as a scavenger and a predator while the turkey was a noble bird for him.

Our views have changed, we see the eagle as majestic and soaring and we use the word "turkey" as an insult for certain kinds of conduct.

Today, gracious God, as we begin this week and are about to end this month, we pray for the eagle that is in all of us, capable of destruction and capable of great nobility. Someone has said that "it is hard to fly like an eagle when you are surrounded by turkeys " but we know that so often we take no responsibility for our actions, and we blame our peers or the atmosphere of our place of work. Lift us high, heavenly Father, as we take heart in that other beautiful image from Isaiah, of being carried by you on eagle's wings. Amen.

The Pledge of Allegiance to the flag was recited.

The Speaker appointed the following to act as Honorary Pages for the Day, to serve without compensation: Reuben Hartzler, Bethany Hartzler and Emma Hartzler.

The Journal of the fifteenth day was approved as printed by the following vote:

AYES: 156

Akin             Alter            Auer             Backer           Ballard
Barnett 4        Bartelsmeyer     Bennett 15       Bland            Boatright
Bonner           Boucher          Bray             Broach           Brown
Burton           Canuteson        Carter           Champion         Childers
Chrismer         Cierpiot         Clayton          Cooper           Copeland
Crum 112         Crump 152        Daniel 42        Daniels 41       Davis
Days             Donovan          Dougherty        Edwards-Pavia    Elliott
Enz              Evans            Farmer           Farnen           Fiebelman
Fitzwater        Foley            Foster           Franklin         Froelker
Garnett          Gaskill          Gibbons          Goward           Graham
Gratz            Green            Griesheimer      Gross            Gunn
Hagan-Harrell    Hall             Hand             Harlan           Hartzler 123
Hartzler 124     Heckemeyer       Hegeman          Hendrickson      Hickey
Hohulin          Hosmer           Howerton         Jacob            Kauffman
Keeven           Kelley 47        Kelly 27         Kissell          Klumb
Koller           Kreider          Lakin            Leake            Legan
Levin            Liese            Linton           Lograsso         Long
Loudon           Luetkenhaus      Lumpe            Marble           Marshall 26
Marshall 133     May 108          Mays 50          McBride          McClelland
McLuckie         Mitchell         Montgomery       Morgan           Murphy
Murray 69        Murray 135       Naeger           Nordwald         O'Connor
O'Neill          O'Toole          Oetting          Ostmann          Overschmidt
Pauley           Pouche           Prost            Pryor            Reynolds
Richardson       Ridgeway         Rizzo            Robirds          Ross
Sallee           Scheve           Schilling        Schwab           Scott
Sears 1          Secrest          Shear 83         Sheldon 104      Shelton 57
Shields          Skaggs           Smith            Sombart          Steen
Stokan           Stoll            Summers          Surface          Tate
Thomason 163     Thompson 37      Treadway         Troupe           Van Zandt
Vogel            Wannenmacher     Ward             Whiteside        Wieland
Wiggins          Williams 121     Williams 159     Witt             Wooten

Mr. Speaker

NOES: 000

PRESENT: 000

ABSENT WITH LEAVE: 006

Barnes           Ford             Griffin          Hoppe            Kasten

Ribaudo

VACANCY: 001

                           RESOLUTIONS

Representative Gaw, joined by the entire House Membership, offered House Resolution No. 155, which was referred to the Committee on Miscellaneous Bills and Resolutions.

Representative Gaw offered House Resolution Nos. 156 through 159, which were referred to the Committee on Miscellaneous Bills and Resolutions.

Representative Leake offered House Resolution No. 160, which was referred to the Committee on Miscellaneous Bills and Resolutions.

Representative Howerton offered House Resolution Nos. 161 through 164, which were referred to the Committee on Miscellaneous Bills and Resolutions.

Representative Pauley offered House Resolution No. 165, which was referred to the Committee on Miscellaneous Bills and Resolutions.

Representative Green offered House Resolution No. 166, which was referred to the Committee on Miscellaneous Bills and Resolutions.

Representative Boatright offered House Resolution No. 167, which was referred to the Committee on Miscellaneous Bills and Resolutions.

Representative Cierpiot offered House Resolution No. 168, which was referred to the Committee on Miscellaneous Bills and Resolutions.

             SECOND READING OF HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION

HJR 49 was read the second time.

                  SECOND READING OF HOUSE BILLS

HB 1305 through HB 1331 were read the second time.

                  SECOND READING OF SENATE BILL

SB 671 was read the second time.

                REFERRAL OF HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION

The following House Joint Resolution was referred to the Committee indicated:

HJR 48 - Judiciary and Ethics

                     REFERRAL OF HOUSE BILLS

The following House Bills were referred to the Committee indicated:

HB 1209 - Education - Elementary and Secondary

HB 1210 - Motor Vehicle and Traffic Regulations

HB 1211 - Education - Elementary and Secondary

HB 1212 - Agriculture

HB 1213 - Civil and Criminal Law

HB 1214 - Agriculture

HB 1215 - Budget

HB 1216 - Correctional and State Institutions

HB 1217 - Social Services, Medicaid and the Elderly

HB 1220 - Insurance

HB 1221 - Local Government and Related Matters

HB 1222 - Local Government and Related Matters

HB 1223 - Ways and Means

HB 1224 - Civil and Criminal Law

HB 1225 - Education - Elementary and Secondary

HB 1226 - Social Services, Medicaid and the Elderly

HB 1227 - Energy and Environment

HB 1228 - Judiciary and Ethics

HB 1229 - Governmental Organization and Review

HB 1230 - Ways and Means

HB 1231 - Judiciary and Ethics

HB 1232 - Judiciary and Ethics

HB 1233 - Municipal Corporations

HB 1234 - Ways and Means

HB 1235 - Education - Elementary and Secondary

HB 1236 - Education - Higher

HB 1237 - Commerce

HB 1238 - Civil and Criminal Law

HB 1240 - Ways and Means

HB 1241 - Judiciary and Ethics

HB 1242 - Ways and Means

HB 1244 - Tourism, Recreation and Cultural Affairs

HB 1245 - Civil and Criminal Law

HB 1246 - Ways and Means

HB 1247 - Public Health and Safety

HB 1248 - State Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources

HB 1250 - Children, Youth and Families

HB 1251 - Judiciary and Ethics

HB 1252 - Transportation

HB 1253 - Science, Technology and Critical Issues

HB 1254 - Social Services, Medicaid and the Elderly

HB 1255 - Judiciary and Ethics

HB 1256 - Agri-Business

HB 1257 - Correctional and State Institutions

HB 1258 - Urban Affairs

HB 1259 - Local Government and Related Matters

HB 1260 - Energy and Environment

HB 1261 - Insurance

HB 1262 - Insurance

HB 1263 - Insurance

HB 1264 - Commerce

HB 1265 - Labor

HB 1266 - Consumer Protection

HB 1267 - Urban Affairs

HB 1268 - Motor Vehicle and Traffic Regulations

HB 1269 - Motor Vehicle and Traffic Regulations

HB 1270 - Motor Vehicle and Traffic Regulations

HB 1271 - Science, Technology and Critical Issues

HB 1272 - Energy and Environment

HB 1273 - Civil and Criminal Law

HB 1274 - Fees and Salaries

HB 1275 - Motor Vehicle and Traffic Regulations

HB 1276 - Local Government and Related Matters

HB 1277 - Local Government and Related Matters

HB 1278 - Local Government and Related Matters

HB 1279 - Tourism, Recreation and Cultural Affairs

HB 1280 - Civil and Criminal Law

HB 1281 - Professional Registration and Licensing

HB 1283 - Ways and Means

HB 1284 - Civil and Criminal Law

HB 1285 - Motor Vehicle and Traffic Regulations

HB 1286 - Fees and Salaries

HB 1287 - Local Government and Related Matters

HB 1288 - Agriculture

HB 1289 - Insurance

HB 1290 - Fees and Salaries

HB 1291 - Consumer Protection

HB 1292 - Public Health and Safety

HB 1293 - Ways and Means

HB 1294 - Education - Elementary and Secondary

HB 1295 - Federal-State Relations and Veterans Affairs

HB 1296 - Commerce

HB 1297 - Local Government and Related Matters

HB 1298 - Science, Technology and Critical Issues

HB 1299 - Energy and Environment

HB 1300 - Local Government and Related Matters

HB 1301 - Science, Technology and Critical Issues

HB 1302 - Judiciary and Ethics

HB 1303 - Transportation

HB 1304 - Civil and Criminal Law

                     REFERRAL OF SENATE BILL

The following Senate Bill was referred to the Committee indicated:

SB 671 - Agriculture

                   INTRODUCTION OF HOUSE BILLS

The following House Bills were read the first time and 1,000 copies ordered printed:

HB 1332, introduced by Representative Hosmer, relating to probation and parole.

HB 1333, introduced by Representative Murphy, relating to taxation.

HB 1334, introduced by Representative Tatum-Brown, et al, relating to certain records of the department of health.

HB 1335, introduced by Representative Scheve, relating to the boundary commission.

HB 1336, introduced by Representative Richardson, relating to elementary and secondary education.

HB 1337, introduced by Representative Stoll, relating to state aid for public schools.

HB 1338, introduced by Representative Hall, relating to ambulance districts.

HB 1339, introduced by Representative Franklin, relating to the public school retirement system.

HB 1340, introduced by Representative Tatum-Brown, et al, relating to property taxation.

HB 1341, introduced by Representative Rizzo, relating to the transfers of certain vehicles by motor vehicle franchise dealers.

HB 1342, introduced by Representatives Chrismer and Gibbons, et al, relating to sales taxation.

HB 1343, introduced by Representative Dougherty, relating to school bus operators.

                        COMMITTEE CHANGES

The Speaker submitted the following Committee changes:

Representative Luetkenhaus appointed Chair of the Miscellaneous Bills and Resolutions Committee.

Representative Pauley no longer Chair of the Miscellaneous Bills and Resolutions Committee.

Representative Kissell appointed Vice-Chair of the Public Health and Safety Committee; and a member of the Appropriations - Natural and Economic Resources Committee.

Representative Hickey no longer a member of the Appropriations - Natural and Economic Resources Committee; and no longer a member of the Fees and Salaries Committee.

Representative O'Connor no longer Vice-Chair of the Public Health and Safety Committee.

Representative Sears appointed Vice-Chair of the Fees and Salaries Committee.

Representative Griesheimer appointed a member of the Commerce Committee.

Representative Burton appointed a member of the Consumer Protection Committee.

Representative Hegeman no longer a member of the Commerce Committee.

Representative Chrismer no longer a member of Consumer Protection Committee.

                            LETTER OF RESIGNATION

January 26, 1996

The Honorable Steve Gaw

Speaker of the House

Room 308

Missouri House of Representatives

State Capitol Building

Jefferson City, MO 65101

Dear Speaker Gaw:

This is to inform you that I wish to resign my position as state representative for Legislative District 6, effective January 31, 1996.

I have greatly appreciated the opportunity to serve my constituents and the citizens of the state of Missouri for the past 26 years. The greatest honor of my life has been having the support and confidence of my colleagues as their Speaker for eight terms.

I would also like to take this opportunity to wish you every success in the future during your tenure as Speaker of the House.

Please inform the office of Governor Mel Carnahan and Secretary of State Bekki Cook of my resignation at your earliest convenience so that a special election can be held for my replacement.

Thank you for your kindness during this transition period. It has been a privilege to serve with you.

Respectfully submitted,

/s/ Rep. Bob F. Griffin

District 6

                           ADJOURNMENT

On motion of Representative Backer, the House adjourned until 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, January 30, 1996.

                      COMMITTEE MEETINGS

AGRICULTURE

Wednesday, January 31, 1996, 3:00 pm. Hearing Rooms 3 & 4 Amended Notice.

Executive Session may follow

To be considered - HB 797, HB 1120, HB 1175, SB 671

APPROPRIATIONS - EDUCATION AND PUBLIC SAFETY

Tuesday, January 30, 1996. Hearing Room 7 upon morning adjournment.

HB 1002 Elementary and Secondary Ed., HB 1008 Public Safety

APPROPRIATIONS - EDUCATION AND PUBLIC SAFETY

Wednesday, January 31, 1996. Hearing Room 7 upon morning adjournment.

HB 1012 Judiciary Public Defender Mark-up

APPROPRIATIONS - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION & TRANSPORTATION

Tuesday, January 30, 1996. Hearing Room 9 fifteen minutes after adjournment.

HB 1004 Dept. of Revenue

APPROPRIATIONS - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION & TRANSPORTATION

Wednesday, January 31, 1996. Hearing Room 9 fifteen minutes after adjournment.

HB 1004 Dept. of Hwys. & Transportation, HB 1012 General Assembly

APPROPRIATIONS - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION & TRANSPORTATION

Thursday, February 1, 1996. Hearing Room 9 fifteen minutes after adjournment.

HB 1012 General Assembly