“... can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have removed their only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of the people that these liberties are of the gift of God?”

Almighty God, we thank You that most of the people of our nation believe in You. Your Holy Spirit has placed this awareness in their minds and allowed them to experience Your presence in their lives.

Help us all, O God, to grow to a greater faith in You; so that we, like Jefferson, may recognize that You, the Creator, are the basis of our liberties, and that Your Commandments are the basis of our choices and actions.

The Speaker appointed the following to act as Honorary Pages for the Day, to serve without compensation: Theodore Muschany, Kramer Knipp, Jordan Esry, Andrew "Drew" Vines, Greg Fleissner, Micah Gaeddert, Jenny Baldwin, Caroline Moore, Jessica Probst, Jennifer Probst, Julia Probst and Jimmy Siettmann.

The Belton High School Varsity Cheerleading Team was introduced by Representative Baker (123) and recognized for attaining First Place in the Co-ed Small Division Missouri State Cheerleading Competition.

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Fiscal Review (Fiscal Note), to which was referred HCS HB 1485, begs leave to report it has examined the same and recommends that it Do Pass.

HJR 43, relating to wildlife and forestry, was taken up by Representative Dethrow.

On motion of Representative Dethrow, HJR 43 was read the third time and passed by the following vote:

AYES: 094

Baker 123	Bearden	Behnen	Bivins	Black
Bowman	Bringer	Bruns	Casey	Chinn
Cooper 120	Cooper 155	Cooper 158	Cunningham 145	Dake
Davis	Day	Deeken	Denison	Dethrow
Dixon	Dougherty	Dusenberg	Emery	Ervin
Faith	Fisher	Frame	Franz	Guest
Harris 110	Henke	Hobbs	Hunter	Icet
Jackson	Jones	Kelly	Kingery	Kuessner
Lager	Lampe	Lembke	Lipke	Loehner
May	McGhee	Meadows	Meiners	Moore
Munzlinger	Myers	Nance	Nieves	Nolte
Parson	Pearce	Phillips	Pollock	Pratt
Quinn	Rector	Richard	Roark	Robb
Robinson	Roorda	Ruestman	Sander	Sater
Schad	Scharnhorst	Schlottach	Self	Shoemyer
Silvey	Smith 118	Smith 150	Stevenson	Sutherland
Swinger	Tilley	Viebrock	Wagner	Wallace
Wells	Weter	Wilson 119	Wilson 130	Witte
Wood	Wright 137	Wright 159	Mr Speaker

NOES: 061

Aull	Avery	Baker 25	Bogetto	Boykins
Brooks	Brown 50	Burnett	Chappelle-Nadal	Corcoran
Cunningham 86	Curls	Darrough	Daus	Dempsey
Donnelly	El-Amin	Fares	Flook	Fraser
George	Harris 23	Haywood	Hoskins	Hubbard
Johnson 47	Johnson 61	Johnson 90	Jolly	Kratky
Kraus	LeVota	Liese	Low 39	Lowe 44
Muschany	Oxford	Page	Parker	Portwood
Rucker	Rupp	Salva	Schaaf	Schneider
Schoemehl	Skaggs	Smith 14	Spreng	St. Onge
Storch	Villa	Vogt	Walsh	Walton
Wildberger	Wright-Jones	Yaeger	Yates	Young
Zweifel

PRESENT: 002

Threlkeld	Whorton

ABSENT WITH LEAVE: 006

Bean	Bland	Brown 30	Hughes	Marsh
Wasson

On motion of Representative Hobbs, HCS HB 1944 was read the third time and passed by the following vote:

AYES: 154

Aull	Avery	Baker 25	Baker 123	Bearden
Behnen	Bivins	Black	Bland	Bogetto
Bowman	Boykins	Bringer	Brooks	Brown 50
Bruns	Burnett	Casey	Chinn	Chappelle-Nadal
Cooper 120	Cooper 155	Cooper 158	Corcoran	Cunningham 145
Cunningham 86	Curls	Dake	Darrough	Daus
Davis	Day	Deeken	Dempsey	Denison
Dethrow	Dixon	Donnelly	Dougherty	Dusenberg
El-Amin	Emery	Ervin	Faith	Fares
Fisher	Flook	Frame	Franz	Fraser
Guest	Harris 23	Harris 110	Haywood	Henke
Hobbs	Hoskins	Hubbard	Hunter	Icet
Jackson	Johnson 47	Johnson 61	Johnson 90	Jolly
Jones	Kelly	Kingery	Kratky	Kraus
Kuessner	Lager	Lampe	Lembke	LeVota
Liese	Lipke	Loehner	Low 39	May
McGhee	Meadows	Meiners	Moore	Munzlinger
Muschany	Myers	Nance	Nieves	Nolte
Page	Parson	Pearce	Phillips	Pollock
Portwood	Pratt	Quinn	Rector	Richard
Roark	Robb	Robinson	Roorda	Rucker
Ruestman	Rupp	Salva	Sander	Sater
Schaaf	Schad	Scharnhorst	Schlottach	Schneider
Schoemehl	Self	Shoemyer	Silvey	Skaggs
Smith 14	Smith 118	Smith 150	Stevenson	St. Onge
Storch	Sutherland	Swinger	Threlkeld	Tilley
Viebrock	Villa	Vogt	Wagner	Wallace
Walsh	Walton	Wasson	Wells	Weter
Whorton	Wildberger	Wilson 119	Wilson 130	Witte
Wood	Wright 137	Wright 159	Wright-Jones	Yaeger
Yates	Young	Zweifel	Mr Speaker

NOES: 004

George	Lowe 44	Oxford	Spreng

PRESENT: 000

ABSENT WITH LEAVE: 005

Bean	Brown 30	Hughes	Marsh	Parker

HCS HB 1485, relating to an income tax credit, was taken up by Representative Icet.

On motion of Representative Icet, HCS HB 1485 was read the third time and passed by the following vote:

AYES: 125

Aull	Avery	Baker 123	Bearden	Behnen
Bivins	Black	Bringer	Bruns	Casey
Chinn	Cooper 120	Cooper 155	Cooper 158	Corcoran
Cunningham 145	Cunningham 86	Dake	Daus	Davis
Day	Deeken	Dempsey	Denison	Dethrow
Dixon	Dougherty	Dusenberg	Emery	Ervin
Faith	Fisher	Flook	Frame	Franz
George	Guest	Harris 110	Henke	Hobbs
Hoskins	Hubbard	Hunter	Icet	Jackson
Johnson 90	Jones	Kelly	Kingery	Kratky
Kraus	Kuessner	Lager	Lembke	LeVota
Liese	Lipke	Loehner	May	McGhee
Meadows	Meiners	Moore	Munzlinger	Muschany
Myers	Nieves	Nolte	Parson	Pearce
Phillips	Pollock	Portwood	Pratt	Quinn
Rector	Richard	Roark	Robb	Robinson
Roorda	Rucker	Ruestman	Rupp	Salva
Sander	Sater	Schaaf	Schad	Scharnhorst
Schlottach	Schneider	Schoemehl	Self	Shoemyer
Silvey	Smith 14	Smith 118	Smith 150	Spreng
Stevenson	St. Onge	Sutherland	Swinger	Threlkeld
Tilley	Viebrock	Villa	Vogt	Wagner
Wallace	Walsh	Walton	Wasson	Wells
Weter	Whorton	Wilson 119	Wilson 130	Wood
Wright 137	Wright 159	Yaeger	Yates	Mr Speaker

NOES: 032

Baker 25	Bland	Bogetto	Bowman	Boykins
Brooks	Brown 50	Burnett	Chappelle-Nadal	Curls
Darrough	Donnelly	El-Amin	Fares	Fraser
Harris 23	Haywood	Johnson 47	Johnson 61	Jolly
Lampe	Low 39	Lowe 44	Oxford	Page
Skaggs	Storch	Wildberger	Witte	Wright-Jones
Young	Zweifel

PRESENT: 000

ABSENT WITH LEAVE: 006

Bean	Brown 30	Hughes	Marsh	Nance
Parker

HCS HBs 1698, 1236, 995, 1362 & 1290, relating to sexual offenders, was taken up by Representative Lipke.

On motion of Representative Lipke, HCS HBs 1698, 1236, 995, 1632 & 1290 was read the third time and passed by the following vote:

AYES: 157

Aull	Avery	Baker 25	Baker 123	Bearden
Behnen	Bivins	Black	Bland	Bogetto
Bowman	Boykins	Bringer	Brooks	Brown 50
Bruns	Burnett	Casey	Chinn	Chappelle-Nadal
Cooper 120	Cooper 155	Cooper 158	Corcoran	Cunningham 145
Cunningham 86	Curls	Dake	Darrough	Daus
Davis	Day	Deeken	Dempsey	Denison
Dethrow	Dixon	Donnelly	Dougherty	Dusenberg
El-Amin	Emery	Ervin	Faith	Fares
Fisher	Flook	Frame	Franz	Fraser
George	Guest	Harris 23	Harris 110	Haywood
Henke	Hobbs	Hoskins	Hubbard	Hunter
Icet	Jackson	Johnson 47	Johnson 61	Johnson 90
Jolly	Jones	Kelly	Kingery	Kratky
Kraus	Kuessner	Lager	Lampe	Lembke
LeVota	Liese	Lipke	Loehner	Low 39
Lowe 44	May	McGhee	Meadows	Meiners
Moore	Munzlinger	Muschany	Myers	Nance
Nieves	Nolte	Oxford	Page	Parson
Pearce	Phillips	Pollock	Portwood	Pratt
Quinn	Rector	Richard	Roark	Robb
Robinson	Roorda	Rucker	Ruestman	Rupp
Salva	Sander	Sater	Schaaf	Schad
Scharnhorst	Schlottach	Schneider	Schoemehl	Self
Shoemyer	Silvey	Skaggs	Smith 14	Smith 118
Smith 150	Spreng	St. Onge	Storch	Sutherland
Swinger	Threlkeld	Tilley	Viebrock	Villa
Vogt	Wagner	Wallace	Walsh	Walton
Wasson	Wells	Weter	Whorton	Wildberger
Wilson 119	Wilson 130	Witte	Wood	Wright 137
Wright 159	Wright-Jones	Yaeger	Yates	Young
Zweifel	Mr Speaker

NOES: 000

PRESENT: 000

ABSENT WITH LEAVE: 006

Bean	Brown 30	Hughes	Marsh	Parker
Stevenson

HCS HB 1305, relating to public employee retirement systems, was taken up by Representative Smith (118).

On motion of Representative Smith (118), HCS HB 1305 was read the third time and passed by the following vote:

AYES: 145

Aull	Avery	Baker 25	Bearden	Behnen
Bivins	Black	Bland	Bogetto	Bowman
Boykins	Bringer	Brown 50	Bruns	Casey
Chinn	Chappelle-Nadal	Cooper 120	Cooper 155	Cooper 158
Corcoran	Cunningham 145	Cunningham 86	Curls	Dake
Darrough	Daus	Davis	Day	Deeken
Dempsey	Denison	Dethrow	Dixon	Dougherty
Dusenberg	El-Amin	Emery	Ervin	Faith
Fares	Fisher	Flook	Frame	Franz
Fraser	George	Guest	Harris 110	Haywood
Henke	Hobbs	Hoskins	Hubbard	Hunter
Icet	Jackson	Johnson 47	Johnson 61	Jones
Kelly	Kingery	Kratky	Kraus	Kuessner
Lager	Lampe	Lembke	Liese	Lipke
Loehner	May	Meadows	Meiners	Moore
Munzlinger	Muschany	Myers	Nance	Nieves
Nolte	Oxford	Page	Parson	Pearce
Phillips	Pollock	Portwood	Pratt	Quinn
Rector	Richard	Roark	Robb	Robinson
Roorda	Rucker	Ruestman	Rupp	Salva
Sander	Sater	Schaaf	Schad	Scharnhorst
Schlottach	Schneider	Schoemehl	Self	Shoemyer
Silvey	Skaggs	Smith 14	Smith 118	Smith 150
Spreng	Stevenson	St. Onge	Storch	Sutherland
Swinger	Threlkeld	Tilley	Viebrock	Villa
Vogt	Wagner	Wallace	Walsh	Walton
Wasson	Wells	Weter	Whorton	Wildberger
Wilson 119	Wilson 130	Witte	Wood	Wright 137
Wright 159	Wright-Jones	Yaeger	Yates	Zweifel

NOES: 010

Brooks	Burnett	Donnelly	Harris 23	Johnson 90
Jolly	LeVota	Low 39	Lowe 44	Young

PRESENT: 000

ABSENT WITH LEAVE: 008

Baker 123	Bean	Brown 30	Hughes	Marsh
McGhee	Parker	Mr Speaker

HB 1065, relating to corrections employees compensation, was taken up by Representative Tilley.

AMEND House Bill No. 1065, Page 3, Section 217.107, Line 56, by inserting immediately after said line the following;

Further amend said bill by amending the title, enacting clause, and intersectional references accordingly.

On motion of Representative Tilley, House Perfecting Amendment No. 1 was adopted.

On motion of Representative Tilley, HB 1065, as amended, was read the third time and passed by the following vote:

AYES: 157

Aull	Avery	Baker 25	Baker 123	Bearden
Behnen	Bivins	Black	Bland	Bogetto
Bowman	Boykins	Bringer	Brooks	Brown 50
Bruns	Burnett	Casey	Chinn	Chappelle-Nadal
Cooper 120	Cooper 155	Cooper 158	Corcoran	Cunningham 145
Cunningham 86	Curls	Dake	Darrough	Daus
Davis	Day	Deeken	Dempsey	Denison
Dethrow	Dixon	Donnelly	Dougherty	Dusenberg
El-Amin	Emery	Ervin	Faith	Fares
Fisher	Flook	Frame	Franz	Fraser
George	Guest	Harris 23	Harris 110	Haywood
Henke	Hobbs	Hoskins	Hubbard	Hunter
Icet	Jackson	Johnson 47	Johnson 61	Johnson 90
Jolly	Jones	Kelly	Kingery	Kratky
Kraus	Kuessner	Lager	Lampe	Lembke
LeVota	Liese	Lipke	Loehner	Low 39
Lowe 44	May	McGhee	Meadows	Meiners
Moore	Munzlinger	Muschany	Myers	Nance
Nieves	Nolte	Oxford	Page	Parson
Pearce	Phillips	Pollock	Portwood	Pratt
Quinn	Richard	Roark	Robb	Robinson
Roorda	Rucker	Ruestman	Rupp	Salva
Sander	Sater	Schaaf	Schad	Scharnhorst
Schlottach	Schneider	Schoemehl	Self	Shoemyer
Silvey	Skaggs	Smith 14	Smith 118	Smith 150
Spreng	Stevenson	St. Onge	Storch	Sutherland
Swinger	Threlkeld	Tilley	Viebrock	Villa
Vogt	Wagner	Wallace	Walsh	Walton
Wasson	Wells	Weter	Whorton	Wildberger
Wilson 119	Wilson 130	Witte	Wood	Wright 137
Wright 159	Wright-Jones	Yaeger	Yates	Young
Zweifel	Mr Speaker

NOES: 000

PRESENT: 000

ABSENT WITH LEAVE: 006

Bean	Brown 30	Hughes	Marsh	Parker
Rector

HCS HB 1482, relating to National Guard educational grants, was taken up by Representative Jackson.

On motion of Representative Jackson, HCS HB 1482 was read the third time and passed by the following vote:

AYES: 157

Aull	Avery	Baker 25	Baker 123	Bearden
Behnen	Bivins	Black	Bland	Bogetto
Bowman	Boykins	Bringer	Brown 50	Bruns
Burnett	Casey	Chinn	Chappelle-Nadal	Cooper 120
Cooper 155	Cooper 158	Corcoran	Cunningham 145	Cunningham 86
Curls	Dake	Darrough	Daus	Davis
Day	Deeken	Dempsey	Denison	Dethrow
Dixon	Donnelly	Dougherty	Dusenberg	El-Amin
Emery	Ervin	Faith	Fares	Fisher
Flook	Frame	Franz	Fraser	George
Guest	Harris 23	Harris 110	Haywood	Henke
Hobbs	Hoskins	Hubbard	Hunter	Icet
Jackson	Johnson 47	Johnson 61	Johnson 90	Jolly
Jones	Kelly	Kingery	Kratky	Kraus
Kuessner	Lager	Lampe	Lembke	LeVota
Liese	Lipke	Loehner	Low 39	Lowe 44
May	McGhee	Meadows	Meiners	Moore
Munzlinger	Muschany	Myers	Nance	Nieves
Nolte	Oxford	Page	Parson	Pearce
Phillips	Pollock	Portwood	Pratt	Quinn
Rector	Richard	Roark	Robb	Robinson
Roorda	Rucker	Ruestman	Rupp	Salva
Sander	Sater	Schaaf	Schad	Scharnhorst
Schlottach	Schneider	Schoemehl	Self	Shoemyer
Silvey	Skaggs	Smith 14	Smith 118	Smith 150
Spreng	Stevenson	St. Onge	Storch	Sutherland
Swinger	Threlkeld	Tilley	Viebrock	Villa
Vogt	Wagner	Wallace	Walsh	Walton
Wasson	Wells	Weter	Whorton	Wildberger
Wilson 119	Wilson 130	Witte	Wood	Wright 137
Wright 159	Wright-Jones	Yaeger	Yates	Young
Zweifel	Mr Speaker

NOES: 000

PRESENT: 000

ABSENT WITH LEAVE: 006

Bean	Brooks	Brown 30	Hughes	Marsh
Parker

HB 1905, relating to supplemental food stamp assistance, was taken up by Representative Jetton.

On motion of Representative Jetton, HB 1905 was read the third time and passed by the following vote:

AYES: 152

Aull	Avery	Baker 25	Bearden	Behnen
Bivins	Black	Bland	Bogetto	Bowman
Boykins	Bringer	Brooks	Brown 50	Bruns
Burnett	Casey	Chinn	Chappelle-Nadal	Cooper 120
Cooper 155	Cooper 158	Corcoran	Cunningham 145	Curls
Dake	Darrough	Daus	Davis	Day
Deeken	Dempsey	Denison	Dethrow	Dixon
Donnelly	Dougherty	Dusenberg	El-Amin	Emery
Faith	Fares	Fisher	Flook	Frame
Franz	Fraser	George	Guest	Harris 23
Harris 110	Haywood	Henke	Hobbs	Hoskins
Hubbard	Hunter	Icet	Jackson	Johnson 47
Johnson 61	Johnson 90	Jolly	Jones	Kelly
Kingery	Kratky	Kraus	Kuessner	Lampe
Lembke	LeVota	Liese	Lipke	Loehner
Low 39	Lowe 44	May	McGhee	Meadows
Meiners	Moore	Munzlinger	Myers	Nance
Nieves	Nolte	Oxford	Page	Parson
Pearce	Phillips	Pollock	Portwood	Pratt
Quinn	Rector	Richard	Roark	Robb
Robinson	Roorda	Rucker	Ruestman	Rupp
Salva	Sander	Sater	Schaaf	Scharnhorst
Schlottach	Schneider	Schoemehl	Self	Shoemyer
Silvey	Skaggs	Smith 14	Smith 118	Smith 150
Spreng	Stevenson	St. Onge	Storch	Sutherland
Swinger	Threlkeld	Tilley	Viebrock	Villa
Vogt	Wagner	Wallace	Walsh	Walton
Wasson	Wells	Weter	Whorton	Wildberger
Wilson 119	Wilson 130	Witte	Wood	Wright 137
Wright 159	Wright-Jones	Yaeger	Yates	Young
Zweifel	Mr Speaker

NOES: 003

Baker 123	Ervin	Lager

PRESENT: 000

ABSENT WITH LEAVE: 008

Bean	Brown 30	Cunningham 86	Hughes	Marsh
Muschany	Parker	Schad

HCS HBs 1045, 1152, 1267 & 1634, relating to memorial highways and bridges, was taken up by Representative Wells.

On motion of Representative Wells, HCS HBs 1045, 1152, 1267 & 1634 was read the third time and passed by the following vote:

AYES: 155

Aull	Avery	Baker 25	Baker 123	Bearden
Behnen	Bivins	Black	Bland	Bogetto
Bowman	Boykins	Bringer	Brooks	Brown 50
Bruns	Burnett	Casey	Chinn	Cooper 120
Cooper 155	Cooper 158	Corcoran	Cunningham 145	Cunningham 86
Curls	Dake	Darrough	Davis	Day
Deeken	Dempsey	Denison	Dethrow	Dixon
Donnelly	Dougherty	Dusenberg	El-Amin	Emery
Ervin	Faith	Fares	Fisher	Flook
Frame	Franz	Fraser	George	Guest
Harris 23	Harris 110	Haywood	Henke	Hobbs
Hoskins	Hubbard	Hunter	Icet	Jackson
Johnson 47	Johnson 61	Johnson 90	Jolly	Jones
Kelly	Kingery	Kratky	Kuessner	Lager
Lampe	Lembke	LeVota	Liese	Lipke
Loehner	Low 39	Lowe 44	May	McGhee
Meadows	Meiners	Moore	Munzlinger	Muschany
Myers	Nance	Nieves	Nolte	Oxford
Page	Parson	Pearce	Phillips	Pollock
Portwood	Pratt	Quinn	Rector	Richard
Roark	Robb	Robinson	Roorda	Rucker
Ruestman	Rupp	Salva	Sander	Sater
Schaaf	Schad	Scharnhorst	Schlottach	Schneider
Schoemehl	Self	Shoemyer	Silvey	Skaggs
Smith 14	Smith 118	Smith 150	Spreng	Stevenson
St. Onge	Storch	Sutherland	Swinger	Threlkeld
Tilley	Viebrock	Villa	Vogt	Wagner
Wallace	Walsh	Walton	Wasson	Wells
Weter	Whorton	Wildberger	Wilson 119	Wilson 130
Witte	Wood	Wright 137	Wright 159	Wright-Jones
Yaeger	Yates	Young	Zweifel	Mr Speaker

NOES: 001

Daus

PRESENT: 000

ABSENT WITH LEAVE: 007

Bean	Brown 30	Chappelle-Nadal	Hughes	Kraus
Marsh	Parker

On motion of Representative Bearden, HB 1865 was read the third time and passed by the following vote:

AYES: 084

Avery	Baker 123	Bearden	Bivins	Black
Bruns	Chinn	Cooper 120	Cooper 155	Cooper 158
Cunningham 145	Cunningham 86	Davis	Day	Deeken
Dempsey	Denison	Dethrow	Dixon	Dougherty
Emery	Ervin	Faith	Fisher	Flook
Franz	Guest	Hoskins	Hubbard	Hunter
Icet	Jackson	Jones	Kelly	Kingery
Lembke	Lipke	Loehner	May	McGhee
Moore	Munzlinger	Muschany	Myers	Nance
Nieves	Nolte	Parson	Phillips	Pollock
Portwood	Quinn	Rector	Richard	Roark
Ruestman	Rupp	Sander	Sater	Schaaf
Schad	Scharnhorst	Schlottach	Schneider	Self
Silvey	Smith 14	Smith 118	Smith 150	Stevenson
St. Onge	Sutherland	Threlkeld	Tilley	Viebrock
Wasson	Wells	Weter	Wilson 119	Wilson 130
Wood	Wright 137	Wright 159	Mr Speaker

NOES: 071

Aull	Baker 25	Behnen	Bland	Bogetto
Bowman	Boykins	Bringer	Brooks	Brown 50
Burnett	Casey	Corcoran	Curls	Dake
Darrough	Daus	Donnelly	Dusenberg	El-Amin
Fares	Frame	Fraser	George	Harris 23
Harris 110	Haywood	Henke	Hobbs	Johnson 47
Johnson 61	Johnson 90	Jolly	Kratky	Kuessner
Lager	Lampe	LeVota	Liese	Low 39
Lowe 44	Meadows	Meiners	Oxford	Page
Pearce	Pratt	Robb	Robinson	Roorda
Rucker	Salva	Schoemehl	Shoemyer	Skaggs
Storch	Swinger	Villa	Vogt	Wagner
Wallace	Walsh	Walton	Whorton	Wildberger
Witte	Wright-Jones	Yaeger	Yates	Young
Zweifel

PRESENT: 000

ABSENT WITH LEAVE: 008

Bean	Brown 30	Chappelle-Nadal	Hughes	Kraus
Marsh	Parker	Spreng

HCS HB 1873, relating to personal care assistance services, was taken up by Representative Lembke.

On motion of Representative Lembke, HCS HB 1873 was read the third time and passed by the following vote:

AYES: 154

Aull	Avery	Baker 25	Baker 123	Bearden
Behnen	Bivins	Black	Bland	Bogetto
Bowman	Boykins	Bringer	Brooks	Brown 50
Bruns	Burnett	Casey	Chinn	Cooper 120
Cooper 155	Cooper 158	Corcoran	Cunningham 145	Cunningham 86
Curls	Dake	Darrough	Daus	Davis
Day	Deeken	Dempsey	Denison	Dethrow
Dixon	Donnelly	Dougherty	Dusenberg	El-Amin
Emery	Ervin	Faith	Fares	Fisher
Flook	Frame	Franz	Fraser	George
Guest	Harris 23	Harris 110	Haywood	Henke
Hobbs	Hoskins	Hubbard	Hunter	Icet
Jackson	Johnson 47	Johnson 61	Johnson 90	Jolly
Jones	Kelly	Kingery	Kratky	Kuessner
Lager	Lampe	Lembke	LeVota	Liese
Lipke	Loehner	Low 39	Lowe 44	May
McGhee	Meadows	Meiners	Moore	Munzlinger
Muschany	Myers	Nance	Nieves	Nolte
Oxford	Page	Parson	Pearce	Phillips
Pollock	Portwood	Pratt	Quinn	Rector
Richard	Roark	Robb	Robinson	Roorda
Rucker	Ruestman	Rupp	Salva	Sander
Sater	Schaaf	Schad	Scharnhorst	Schlottach
Schneider	Schoemehl	Self	Shoemyer	Silvey
Skaggs	Smith 14	Smith 118	Smith 150	Stevenson
St. Onge	Storch	Sutherland	Swinger	Threlkeld
Tilley	Viebrock	Villa	Vogt	Wagner
Wallace	Walsh	Walton	Wasson	Wells
Weter	Whorton	Wilson 119	Wilson 130	Witte
Wood	Wright 137	Wright 159	Wright-Jones	Yaeger
Yates	Young	Zweifel	Mr Speaker

NOES: 000

PRESENT: 000

ABSENT WITH LEAVE: 009

Bean	Brown 30	Chappelle-Nadal	Hughes	Kraus
Marsh	Parker	Spreng	Wildberger

AYES: 151

Aull	Avery	Baker 25	Baker 123	Bearden
Behnen	Bivins	Black	Bland	Bogetto
Bowman	Boykins	Bringer	Brooks	Brown 50
Bruns	Burnett	Casey	Chinn	Cooper 120
Cooper 155	Cooper 158	Corcoran	Cunningham 145	Cunningham 86
Curls	Dake	Darrough	Daus	Davis
Day	Deeken	Dempsey	Denison	Dethrow
Dixon	Donnelly	Dougherty	Dusenberg	Emery
Ervin	Faith	Fares	Fisher	Flook
Frame	Franz	Fraser	George	Guest
Harris 23	Harris 110	Haywood	Henke	Hobbs
Hoskins	Hubbard	Hunter	Icet	Jackson
Johnson 47	Johnson 61	Johnson 90	Jolly	Jones
Kelly	Kingery	Kratky	Kuessner	Lager
Lampe	Lembke	LeVota	Liese	Lipke
Loehner	Low 39	Lowe 44	May	Meadows
Meiners	Moore	Munzlinger	Muschany	Myers
Nance	Nieves	Nolte	Oxford	Page
Parson	Pearce	Phillips	Pollock	Portwood
Pratt	Quinn	Rector	Richard	Roark
Robb	Robinson	Roorda	Rucker	Ruestman
Rupp	Salva	Sander	Sater	Schaaf
Schad	Scharnhorst	Schlottach	Schneider	Schoemehl
Self	Shoemyer	Silvey	Skaggs	Smith 14
Smith 118	Smith 150	Stevenson	St. Onge	Storch
Sutherland	Swinger	Threlkeld	Tilley	Viebrock
Villa	Vogt	Wallace	Walsh	Walton
Wasson	Wells	Weter	Whorton	Wilson 119
Wilson 130	Witte	Wood	Wright 137	Wright 159
Wright-Jones	Yaeger	Yates	Young	Zweifel
Mr Speaker

NOES: 000

PRESENT: 000

ABSENT WITH LEAVE: 012

Bean	Brown 30	Chappelle-Nadal	El-Amin	Hughes
Kraus	Marsh	McGhee	Parker	Spreng
Wagner	Wildberger

HCS HB 1441, as amended, with House Substitute Amendment No. 1 for House Amendment No. 3 and House Amendment No. 3, pending, relating to the Large Carnivore Act, was taken up by Representative Sutherland.

Representative Baker (25) offered House Substitute Amendment No. 2 for House Amendment No. 3.

AMEND House Committee Substitute for House Bill No. 1441, Page 4, Section 578.610, Lines 7-9, by deleting all of said lines and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

“insurance in an amount of not less than two hundred fifty thousand dollars. Each person subject to the provisions”; and

Further amend said page, Line 11, by deleting the words “for the large carnivore. However, the director of”; and

Further amend said bill by amending the title, enacting clause, and intersectional references accordingly.

On motion of Representative Baker (25), House Substitute Amendment No. 2 for House Amendment No. 3 was adopted.

AMEND House Committee Substitute for House Bill No. 1441, Page 1, In the Title, Line 2, by deleting the word "thirteen" and inserting in lieu thereof the word "fourteen"; and

Further amend said bill, Page 1, Section A, Line 1, by deleting the word "thirteen" and inserting in lieu thereof the word "fourteen"; and

Further amend said bill, Page 1, Section A, Line 3, by deleting "and 578.624" and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "578.624, and 1"; and

Further amend said bill, Page 6, Section 578.624, Line 9, by inserting after all of said line the following:

"Section 1. No moneys collected under section 273.327, RSMo, shall be used to operate or administer the large carnivore act."; and

Further amend said title, enacting clause and intersectional references accordingly.

Representative Sutherland raised a point of order that the distribution of House Amendment No. 5 was not timely.

AMEND House Committee Substitute for House Bill No. 1441, Page 2, Line 13, Section 578.602.3, by deleting the word:

Inserting on Page 6, Line 2, in Section 578.622, after the word “medicine”, the words:

“or a zoological park or aquarium accredited or certified by the American Zoo and Aquarium Association.”.

AYES: 061

Baker 25	Bivins	Bland	Bogetto	Bowman
Boykins	Bringer	Brooks	Brown 50	Burnett
Casey	Curls	Dake	Darrough	Daus
Dempsey	Donnelly	El-Amin	Fares	Flook
Frame	Fraser	George	Harris 23	Haywood
Henke	Hoskins	Hubbard	Johnson 47	Johnson 61
Johnson 90	Jolly	Kratky	LeVota	Liese
Low 39	Lowe 44	Meadows	Meiners	Muschany
Oxford	Page	Portwood	Roorda	Rupp
Salva	Schneider	Schoemehl	Silvey	Skaggs
Smith 14	Storch	Threlkeld	Villa	Vogt
Walsh	Walton	Whorton	Wildberger	Yaeger
Young

NOES: 089

Aull	Avery	Baker 123	Bearden	Behnen
Black	Bruns	Chinn	Cooper 120	Cooper 155
Cooper 158	Cunningham 145	Cunningham 86	Davis	Day
Deeken	Denison	Dethrow	Dixon	Dougherty
Dusenberg	Emery	Ervin	Faith	Fisher
Franz	Guest	Harris 110	Hobbs	Hunter
Icet	Jackson	Jones	Kelly	Kingery
Kuessner	Lager	Lampe	Lembke	Lipke
Loehner	May	McGhee	Moore	Munzlinger
Myers	Nance	Nieves	Nolte	Parson
Pearce	Phillips	Pollock	Pratt	Quinn
Rector	Richard	Roark	Robb	Robinson
Rucker	Ruestman	Sander	Sater	Schaaf
Schad	Scharnhorst	Schlottach	Self	Shoemyer
Smith 118	Smith 150	Stevenson	Sutherland	Swinger
Tilley	Viebrock	Wallace	Wasson	Wells
Weter	Wilson 119	Wilson 130	Witte	Wood
Wright 137	Wright-Jones	Yates	Mr Speaker

PRESENT: 000

ABSENT WITH LEAVE: 013

Bean	Brown 30	Chappelle-Nadal	Corcoran	Hughes
Kraus	Marsh	Parker	Spreng	St. Onge
Wagner	Wright 159	Zweifel

On motion of Representative Sutherland, HCS HB 1441, as amended, was ordered perfected and printed.

HB 1884, relating to real estate appraisers, was taken up by Representative Behnen.

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Health Care Policy, to which was referred HB 1089, begs leave to report it has examined the same and recommends that the House Committee Substitute Do Pass, and pursuant to Rule 25(26)(f) be referred to the Committee on Rules.

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Health Care Policy, to which was referred SB 1084, begs leave to report it has examined the same and recommends that the House Committee Substitute Do Pass, and pursuant to Rule 25(26)(f) be referred to the Committee on Rules.

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Insurance Policy, to which was referred HB 1651 and HB 1608, begs leave to report it has examined the same and recommends that the House Committee Substitute Do Pass, and pursuant to Rule 25(26)(f) be referred to the Committee on Rules.

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Job Creation and Economic Development, to which was referred HCR 40, begs leave to report it has examined the same and recommends that it Do Pass, and pursuant to Rule 25(26)(f) be referred to the Committee on Rules.

WHEREAS, Taiwan and the United States enjoy one of the most important economic and strategic international relationships; and

WHEREAS, together, Taiwan and the United States promote a shared faith and respect for freedom, democracy, and free market principles; and

WHEREAS, Taiwan and the United States have worked hand-in-hand to preserve peace and stability within the Asia-Pacific region and to help improve the lives of their citizens and people around the world; and

WHEREAS, trade between Taiwan and the United States has increased significantly during the past decades, with the United States being Taiwan's second-largest source of imports and Taiwan being the eighth-largest trading partner of the United States; and

WHEREAS, Taiwan is a major trading partner with the United States and also an important overseas market for United States agricultural products, and given the remarkable economic performance of Taiwan and the strong purchasing power of its 23 million people, there are plenty of opportunities to further expand bilateral trade between the United States and Taiwan; and

WHEREAS, streamlined foreign investment procedures developed under a Taiwan-United States free trade agreement would lead to further investment by firms in both Taiwan and the United States and would create new business opportunities and new jobs; and

WHEREAS, a Taiwan-United States free trade agreement would encourage greater innovations and manufacturing efficiencies by stimulating joint technological development, practical applications, and new cooperative ventures; and

WHEREAS, a recent study by the United States International Trade Commission supports the negotiation of a Taiwan-United States free trade agreement to further boost trade between the two countries and serve the broader interests of the United States in the Asia-Pacific region:

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the members of the House of Representatives of the Ninety-third General Assembly, Second Regular Session, the Senate concurring therein, hereby support the negotiation of a Taiwan-United States free trade agreement; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Chief Clerk of the Missouri House of Representatives be instructed to prepare properly inscribed copies of this resolution for President George W. Bush, Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice, Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez of the U.S. Department of Commerce, Ambassador Rob Portman of the Office of the United States Trade Representative, each member of the Missouri Congressional Delegation, and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Kansas City, Missouri.

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Job Creation and Economic Development, to which was referred SS SB 696, begs leave to report it has examined the same and recommends that the House Committee Substitute Do Pass, and pursuant to Rule 25(26)(f) be referred to the Committee on Rules.

Special Committee on Student Achievement and Finance, Chairman Baker (123) reporting:

Mr. Speaker: Your Special Committee on Student Achievement and Finance, to which was referred SB 980, begs leave to report it has examined the same and recommends that the House Committee Substitute Do Pass, and pursuant to Rule 25(26)(f) be referred to the Committee on Rules.

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Transportation, to which was referred HB 1340, begs leave to report it has examined the same and recommends that the House Committee Substitute Do Pass, and pursuant to Rule 25(26)(f) be referred to the Committee on Rules.

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Transportation, to which was referred SB 697, begs leave to report it has examined the same and recommends that the House Committee Substitute Do Pass, and pursuant to Rule 25(26)(f) be referred to the Committee on Rules.

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Transportation, to which was referred SB 840, begs leave to report it has examined the same and recommends that the House Committee Substitute Do Pass, and pursuant to Rule 25(26)(f) be referred to the Committee on Rules.

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Transportation, to which was referred SS SCS SBs 872, 754 & 669, begs leave to report it has examined the same and recommends that the House Committee Substitute Do Pass, and pursuant to Rule 25(26)(f) be referred to the Committee on Rules.

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Transportation, to which was referred SB 908, begs leave to report it has examined the same and recommends that the House Committee Substitute Do Pass, and pursuant to Rule 25(26)(f) be referred to the Committee on Rules.

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Transportation, to which was referred SS SCS SB 916, begs leave to report it has examined the same and recommends that the House Committee Substitute Do Pass, and pursuant to Rule 25(26)(f) be referred to the Committee on Rules.

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Rules, to which was referred HR 1131, begs leave to report it has examined the same and recommends that the House Committee Substitute Do Pass.

WHEREAS, despite its foundation on the ideals of liberty and representation in government, the United States' history of granting voting rights mirrors the struggles of other representative democracies. Voting rights spread slowly, from white male landowners to white males, to men of all races, and in the twentieth century, to women. Even after Constitutional amendments were adopted to ratify these rights, there have been instances of minority groups having to jump extra hurdles to be allowed to vote: passing literacy tests, for example. Voters have sometimes been intimidated from exercising this most basic of constitutional rights; and

WHEREAS, four decades ago, the modern civil rights movement achieved one of its greatest accomplishments when it persuaded the United States Congress and President Lyndon B. Johnson to enact the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (P.L. 89-10); and

WHEREAS, since its enactment, the Voting Rights Act of 1965 has played a major role in protecting the voting rights of African-Americans, Latinos, and people who are not fully proficient in English; and

WHEREAS, the Voting Rights Act of 1965 outlawed the requirement that would-be voters in the United States take literacy tests to qualify to register to vote, and it provided for federal registration of voters in areas that had less then 50% of eligible voters registered. The Act also provided for Department of Justice oversight to registration, and the Department's approval for any change in voting laws in districts whose populations were at least 5% African-American; and

WHEREAS, the Voting Rights Act of 1965 has been renewed many times and remains in force. It was renewed in 1970 and 1975. In 1982, Congress amended and renewed the Act for another 25 years, with some portions of the Act up for renewal in 2007; and

WHEREAS, three key portions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 will expire in 2007 unless renewed:

(1) Section 5 of the Act which requires certain jurisdictions to obtain preclearance from the Department of Justice before they can put into effect any changes to voting practices and procedures. The following states are currently impacted by Section 5 of the Act: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, and portions of Virginia, California, Florida, Michigan, New Hampshire, New York and North Carolina; and

(2) Section 203 of the Act which requires certain jurisdictions to provide bilingual language assistance to voters in communities where there is a concentration of citizens who are limited English proficient; and

(3) Portions of Sections 6 to 9 of the Act which authorize the federal government to send federal election examiners and observers to certain jurisdictions covered by Section 5 of the Act where there is evidence of attempts to intimidate minority voters at the polls; and

WHEREAS, widely viewed as the nation's most effective civil rights legislation, the Voting Rights Act of 1965 removed barriers to voting for African-Americans, Asian Americans, Latino Americans, and Native Americans; and

WHEREAS, the Act enables large numbers of minorities to register and vote, and empowers minority communities to have a greater voice concerning election of national, state, and local office holders; and

WHEREAS, the gains of the last 40 years will be severely compromised if these provisions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 are not renewed:

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that we, the members of the Missouri House of Representatives, Ninety-third General Assembly, urge the United States Congress to renew the portions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 that are scheduled to expire in 2007; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Chief Clerk of the Missouri House of Representatives be instructed to prepare a properly inscribed copy of this resolution for each member of the Missouri Congressional delegation.

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Rules, to which was referred HJR 55, begs leave to report it has examined the same and recommends that it Do Pass.

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Rules, to which was referred HB 1423, begs leave to report it has examined the same and recommends that it Do Pass.

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Rules, to which was referred SB 558, begs leave to report it has examined the same and recommends that it Do Pass by Consent.

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Rules, to which was referred SCS SB 580, begs leave to report it has examined the same and recommends that it Do Pass by Consent.

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Rules, to which was referred SB 612, begs leave to report it has examined the same and recommends that it Do Pass by Consent.

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Rules, to which was referred SB 618, begs leave to report it has examined the same and recommends that it Do Pass by Consent.

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Rules, to which was referred SCS SB 650, begs leave to report it has examined the same and recommends that it Do Pass by Consent.

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Rules, to which was referred SCS SBs 667, 704, 941, 956 & 987, begs leave to report it has examined the same and recommends that it Do Pass by Consent.

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Rules, to which was referred HCS SB 712, begs leave to report it has examined the same and recommends that it Do Pass by Consent.

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Rules, to which was referred HCS SB 725, begs leave to report it has examined the same and recommends that it Do Pass by Consent.

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Rules, to which was referred SCS SB 726, begs leave to report it has examined the same and recommends that it Do Pass by Consent.

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Rules, to which was referred SCS SB 747, begs leave to report it has examined the same and recommends that it Do Pass by Consent.

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Rules, to which was referred SCS SB 749, begs leave to report it has examined the same and recommends that it Do Pass by Consent.

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Rules, to which was referred HCS SCS SB 756, begs leave to report it has examined the same and recommends that it Do Pass by Consent.

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Rules, to which was referred HCS SCS SB 769, begs leave to report it has examined the same and recommends that it Do Pass by Consent.

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Rules, to which was referred SB 785, begs leave to report it has examined the same and recommends that it Do Pass by Consent.

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Rules, to which was referred HCS SB 819, begs leave to report it has examined the same and recommends that it Do Pass by Consent.

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Rules, to which was referred SB 828, begs leave to report it has examined the same and recommends that it Do Pass by Consent.

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Rules, to which was referred SCS SB 830, begs leave to report it has examined the same and recommends that it Do Pass by Consent.

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Rules, to which was referred HCS SB 834, begs leave to report it has examined the same and recommends that it Do Pass by Consent.

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Rules, to which was referred SB 845, begs leave to report it has examined the same and recommends that it Do Pass by Consent.

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Rules, to which was referred SCS SB 870, begs leave to report it has examined the same and recommends that it Do Pass by Consent.

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Rules, to which was referred SB 871, begs leave to report it has examined the same and recommends that it Do Pass by Consent.

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Rules, to which was referred SB 881, begs leave to report it has examined the same and recommends that it Do Pass by Consent.

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Rules, to which was referred HCS SB 893, begs leave to report it has examined the same and recommends that it Do Pass by Consent.

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Rules, to which was referred SB 919, begs leave to report it has examined the same and recommends that it Do Pass by Consent.

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Rules, to which was referred SB 931, begs leave to report it has examined the same and recommends that it Do Pass by Consent.

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Rules, to which was referred SCS SB 934, begs leave to report it has examined the same and recommends that it Do Pass by Consent.

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Rules, to which was referred SB 964, begs leave to report it has examined the same and recommends that it Do Pass by Consent.

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Rules, to which was referred HCS SCS SB 968, begs leave to report it has examined the same and recommends that it Do Pass - Not Consent.

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Rules, to which was referred SB 990, with House Committee Amendment No. 1, begs leave to report it has examined the same and recommends that it Do Pass by Consent.

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Rules, to which was referred SCS#2 SB 1003, begs leave to report it has examined the same and recommends that it Do Pass by Consent.

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Rules, to which was referred SB 1016, begs leave to report it has examined the same and recommends that it Do Pass by Consent.

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Rules, to which was referred SB 1020, begs leave to report it has examined the same and recommends that it Do Pass by Consent.

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Rules, to which was referred HCS SB 1045, begs leave to report it has examined the same and recommends that it Do Pass by Consent.

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Rules, to which was referred SB 1056, begs leave to report it has examined the same and recommends that it Do Pass by Consent.

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Rules, to which was referred SB 1057, begs leave to report it has examined the same and recommends that it Do Pass by Consent.

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Rules, to which was referred SCS SB 1059, begs leave to report it has examined the same and recommends that it Do Pass by Consent.

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Rules, to which was referred SCS SB 1060, begs leave to report it has examined the same and recommends that it Do Pass by Consent.

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Rules, to which was referred SB 1085, begs leave to report it has examined the same and recommends that it Do Pass by Consent.

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Rules, to which was referred HCS SCS SB 1086, begs leave to report it has examined the same and recommends that it Do Pass by Consent.

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Rules, to which was referred SB 1094, begs leave to report it has examined the same and recommends that it Do Pass by Consent.

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Rules, to which was referred HCS SCS SB 1122, begs leave to report it has examined the same and recommends that it Do Pass by Consent.

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Rules, to which was referred SB 1139, begs leave to report it has examined the same and recommends that it Do Pass by Consent.

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Rules, to which was referred SB 1146, begs leave to report it has examined the same and recommends that it Do Pass by Consent.

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Rules, to which was referred SB 1155, begs leave to report it has examined the same and recommends that it Do Pass by Consent.

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Rules, to which was referred HCS SB 1165, begs leave to report it has examined the same and recommends that it Do Pass by Consent.

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Rules, to which was referred SB 1177, begs leave to report it has examined the same and recommends that it Do Pass by Consent.

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Rules, to which was referred SB 1189, begs leave to report it has examined the same and recommends that it Do Pass by Consent.

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Rules, to which was referred SB 1197, begs leave to report it has examined the same and recommends that it Do Pass by Consent.

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Rules, to which was referred SB 1207, begs leave to report it has examined the same and recommends that it Do Pass by Consent.

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Rules, to which was referred SB 1208, begs leave to report it has examined the same and recommends that it Do Pass by Consent.

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Rules, to which was referred SB 1216, begs leave to report it has examined the same and recommends that it Do Pass by Consent.

Pursuant to Rule 44, the following bill has remained on the Senate Bills for Third Reading Consent Calendar for five legislative days without any objection, and any committee substitutes and committee amendments are hereby adopted by consent: SCS SBs 701 & 948.

Mr. Speaker: I am instructed by the Senate to inform the House of Representatives that the Senate has taken up and passed SCS SCR 24.

WHEREAS, the poultry industry is a vital, profitable, and important industry in this state; and

WHEREAS, the General Assembly wishes to maintain and enhance the positive economic impacts while making every attempt to eliminate negative aspects of the industry; and

WHEREAS, the poultry industry produces waste products which have significantly impacted the environment of the state; and

WHEREAS, the Poultry Industry Committee was created in 2002 to study the economic and environmental impact of the poultry industry in this state, especially the impacts this industry has on sensitive environmental areas; and

WHEREAS, while the Poultry Industry Committee has officially completed its duties, there is still work to be accomplished:

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the members of the Missouri Senate, Ninety-Third General Assembly, Second Regular Session, the House of Representatives concurring therein, hereby reauthorize the "Poultry Industry Committee" to continue its review and evaluation of both the economic impact of the poultry industry, waste disposal issues, and environmental impacts of this industry, and as well as making recommendations on further action or legislative remedies, if any, to be taken as necessary; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that such Committee shall be composed of twenty-nine members, one member to be a member of the Senate to be appointed by the President Pro Tem of the Senate, one member to be a member of the Senate to be appointed by the Senate Minority Leader, one member to be a member of the House of Representatives to be appointed by the Speaker of the House, one member to be a member of the House of Representatives to be appointed by the House Minority Leader, two county commissioners or their designees, a representative from the Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI), a representative of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), a representative of the Department of Natural Resources, a representative of the United States Department of Agriculture, a representative of the Natural Resources Conservation Services (NRCS), a representative of the university extension system, a representative of the poultry federation, a representative of the Missouri Farmer's Association, a representative of the Farm Bureau, a representative of the Department of Conservation, a representative of the University of Missouri Department of Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources, a representative of the Missouri State University Department of Agriculture, a representative of the University of Missouri Commercial Agriculture Program, a member appointed by the Resource Conservation & Development Council, a representative of the Department of Economic Development, a representative of the Department of Agriculture, a representative of the Clean Water Commission, two active poultry farmers, two poultry industry contractors or processors, a person active in the processing/value-added portion of poultry waste, and one person from Missouri Farm Credit Services. Each member of the Committee shall serve until December 31, 2007; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Committee may conduct its business by various means but shall meet no less than twice each year as a full Committee; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that all state agencies shall cooperate with the Committee in carrying out its duties, including allowing access to closed records, provided that the Committee shall not disclose any identifying information contained in such records closed pursuant to statute or general order and any such information in the custody of the Committee shall not be discoverable to the same extent as when in the custody of the parent agency; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that all members shall serve without compensation and the Office of Administration shall provide funding, administrative support, and staff for the effective operation of the Committee; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Committee shall continue to study problems and solutions, collect information and provide recommendations in a report to the General Assembly before December 31, 2007; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Poultry Industry Committee shall terminate December 31, 2007; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this resolution be sent to the Governor for his approval or rejection pursuant to the Missouri Constitution.

Mr. Speaker: I am instructed by the Senate to inform the House of Representatives that the Senate has taken up and passed SCR 28.

WHEREAS, George Washington Carver was born into slavery near Diamond Grove, Missouri, sometime between July 1861 and January 1864. He was a sickly baby, soon orphaned when his mother was abducted by slave traders, and whose very survival beyond infancy defied the understanding and capabilities of the medical community at that time; and

WHEREAS, even absent a formal education, George Washington Carver's intellect and affinity for agriculture manifested themselves at an early age; and

WHEREAS, at the age of 11, George Washington Carver informed his caretakers that he was going to move to Neosho so he could attend the school for African-American children and that he would find a place where he could work in exchange for his board. He soon traveled to Neosho, alone, with nothing but the best of his rock collection, a clean shirt in a bundle slung over his shoulder, and a package of food under his arm; and

WHEREAS, by the end of 1876, George Washington Carver had learned everything the teacher at the school knew and everything in the books available to the school, and the teacher gave him a certificate of merit attesting to such fact; and

WHEREAS, George Washington Carver continued his education at various institutions in Kansas and Iowa, all the while taking whatever jobs allowed him to earn the money needed to continue his education, inspiring one professor to proclaim, "George Carver has come to us with a satchel full of poverty and a burning zeal to know everything"; and

WHEREAS, in 1896 Booker T. Washington pleaded with George Washington Carver to bring his intellect to Tuskegee Institute, which was founded by Washington to provide a college education for African-Americans. Booker T. Washington had come to realize that, since 85 percent of southern African-Americans were farmers, Tuskegee's greatest need was an agriculture department. George accepted, knowing that the work would be hard and the financial reward minimal; and

WHEREAS, George Washington Carver stressed to Tuskegee's students and the region's farmers that soil conservation through diversification of crops and crop rotation was the key to reviving soil that had become unproductive due to the long-term cultivation of cotton; and

WHEREAS, George Washington Carver advocated the use of legumes to replace minerals depleted from the soil by cotton crops. He advised, "Plant peanuts. That'll keep the soil productive. And the boll weevils don't attack peanuts"; and

WHEREAS, solving the problem with unproductive soil resulted in an abundant peanut crop, which could not be marketed profitably and for which there was very little use or demand. George Washington Carver soon set about discovering nearly 300 valuable uses to which the peanut could be put. During his lifetime, peanut crops developed an annual value of $200 million; and

WHEREAS, George Washington Carver went on to develop various paint, dyes, and medicinal treatments from peanuts, sweet potatoes, and soybeans. He even developed a synthetic rubber for Henry Ford derived from goldenrod; and

WHEREAS, George Washington Carver steadfastly refused to accept an increase in his $125 a month salary at Tuskegee or offers of more lucrative positions, including one from Thomas Edison that reportedly paid $100,000 a year. He also declined to patent most of his discoveries, believing that his intellect and industry were gifts from God that should be shared freely; and

WHEREAS, on July 14, 1943, a mere six months after his death, George Washington Carver's birthplace near Diamond Grove was designated as a national monument; and

WHEREAS, George Washington Carver popularized agricultural extension programs at American universities; can be acknowledged as the father of modern plant science; and is recognized as one of the greatest scientific minds in American history; and

WHEREAS, George Washington Carver overcame enormous prejudice and poverty in his struggle from being identified merely as "Carver's George" to becoming the world renowned George Washington Carver, B.S., M.S., D.Sc., Ph.D., Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, London, and Director of Research and Experiment at Tuskegee Institute, Alabama; and

WHEREAS, George Washington Carver accomplished all of his many great deeds without a trace of bitterness, with total indifference to personal fortune, and thought only to make the world, America in particular, a better place for all mankind; and

WHEREAS, George Washington Carver, in his modesty, once stated, "I am no great person. I am no great scientist. I have only been able to point the way in a few things. After me will come those who read and interpret the signs, the great of the world. I am only the trailblazer.":

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the members of the Missouri Senate, Ninety-Third General Assembly, Second Regular Session, the House of Representatives concurring therein, hereby designate that the state office building located at 1616 Missouri Boulevard, Jefferson City, Missouri, shall hereinafter be known as the "George Washington Carver State Office Building"; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Missouri Senate be instructed to prepare properly inscribed copies of this resolution for the Governor for his approval or rejection pursuant to the Missouri Constitution, and if approved, notify the Director of the Missouri Department of Agriculture.

Mr. Speaker: I am instructed by the Senate to inform the House of Representatives that the Senate has taken up and adopted SCR 29.

WHEREAS, the National Forest Service is a federal agency within the United States Department of Agriculture that manages public lands in national forests and grasslands, engages in important research as the world's largest forestry research organization, and provides assistance to state and private forestry entities; and

WHEREAS, the origination of the Forest Service can be traced back to the passage of the Forest Reserve Act of 1891, which allowed presidents to establish forest reserves from timber-covered land in the public domain; and

WHEREAS, a progressive United States Congress and President Theodore Roosevelt, the most notable conservationist among all U.S. presidents deceased and living, established the Forest Service in 1905; and

WHEREAS, a primary objective of the Forest Service is to enable citizens to enjoy its 155 national forest and 20 grasslands, which collectively comprise about 8.5 percent of the total land area of the United States; and

WHEREAS, another chief goal of the Forest Service is to protect the environment for generations yet to come and manage the National Forest System for the overall benefit of the American people; and

WHEREAS, Gifford Pinchot, the first Chief of the Forest Service, summed up the mission of the Forest Service by stating that it should “provide the greatest amount of good for the greatest amount of people in the long run”; and

WHEREAS, Pinchot’s vision of the Forest Service has recently been called into question by a Bush Administration proposal to possibly sell more than 300,000 acres of national forest to private owners and developers; and

WHERERAS, 21,566 acres of the Mark Twain National Forest in Missouri is under consideration for sale, which ranks Missouri fourth in the nation in most potential lost forest, behind only California, Idaho and Colorado; and

WHEREAS, Forest Service stewards have in the past participated in limited land-exchange programs but have never engaged in the outright sale of our national forests, which is undoubtedly one of our country’s most precious assets; and

WHEREAS, the money raised from the sale of our national forests would be used to fund a program created by the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self Determination Act of 2000 – a program that is of little benefit to the citizens of the state of Missouri:

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the members of the Senate of the Ninety-third General Assembly, Second Regular Session, the House of Representatives concurring therein, hereby express their opposition to the Bush Administration’s unprecedented proposed sale of national forest land; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that we urge Missouri citizens to contact the Forest Service during its allotted time of public comment to speak out against this plan; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that we ask Missouri’s nine Congressmen in the U.S. House of Representatives and its two U.S. senators to use their influence to oppose the proposed sale of public lands; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Missouri Senate be instructed to prepare a properly inscribed copies of this resolution for U.S. Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns, Chief of the National Forest Service Dale Bosworth, and each of Missouri’s federal representatives and senators.

Mr. Speaker: I am instructed by the Senate to inform the House of Representatives that the Senate has taken up and adopted SCR 32.

WHEREAS, the current Federal Defense Budget does not include an allocation for the United States Air Force C-17 Globemaster III military transport plane program at Boeing St. Louis; and

WHEREAS, in 2002, Boeing dedicated a new St. Louis C-17 manufacturing facility that allowed Boeing to consolidate its major St. Louis C-17 assembly work into one facility; and

WHEREAS, today, 20 percent of all C-17 planes are manufactured at Boeing St. Louis; and

WHEREAS, the Boeing St. Louis team, the largest supplier for the C-17, produces the airlifter's cargo ramp and door, cockpit, including the flight deck, main landing gear pods, and pylons. In addition, 10,000 detail parts for the C-17 are fabricated at Boeing's strategic partner, GKN Aerospace Services - St. Louis, to deliver to Long Beach, California, and Macon, Georgia; and

WHEREAS, the new facility at Boeing St. Louis was part of a $140 million multistage plan designed to transform the Boeing St. Louis site into one of the most competitive operations in the aerospace industry; and

WHEREAS, if federal funding for this program is not included in the Federal Defense Budget, 950 jobs at

Boeing St. Louis and 565 jobs at GKN Aerospace Services - St. Louis would be lost; and

WHEREAS, Boeing St. Louis is second only to Long Beach, California, in the manufacture of the C-17 Globemaster III military transport plane and has 57 suppliers across the state of Missouri; and

WHEREAS, the loss of nearly 1,500 skilled aerospace jobs, occurring at the same time that the Hazelwood Ford Plant is scheduled for closure, would have a significant negative impact on the economy of St. Louis and the state of Missouri, as well as the employment and financial stability of nearly 1,500 employees in this state:

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the members of the Missouri Senate, Ninety-Third General Assembly, Second Regular Session, the House of Representatives concurring therein, hereby urge the United States Congress to include in the Federal Defense Budget an allocation for the United States Air Force C-17 Globemaster III military transport plane program at Boeing St. Louis; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Missouri Senate be instructed to prepare properly inscribed copies of this resolution for the members of the Missouri Congressional delegation.

Mr. Speaker: I am instructed by the Senate to inform the House of Representatives that the Senate has taken up and passed SJR 26, entitled:

Submitting to the qualified voters of Missouri, an amendment repealing section 6 of article X of the Constitution of Missouri, and adopting one new section in lieu thereof relating to taxation of veterans' organizations.

Mr. Speaker: I am instructed by the Senate to inform the House of Representatives that the Senate has taken up and passed SJR 31, entitled:

Submitting to the qualified voters of Missouri, an amendment repealing section 26 (b) of article VI of the Constitution of Missouri, and adopting one new section in lieu thereof relating to bonded indebtedness of school districts.

Mr. Speaker: I am instructed by the Senate to inform the House of Representatives that the Senate has taken up and passed SCS SBs 567 & 792, entitled:

An act to repeal section 376.429, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating to health care coverage for clinical trials.

Mr. Speaker: I am instructed by the Senate to inform the House of Representatives that the Senate has taken up and passed SCS SB 788, entitled:

An act to repeal sections 323.020 and 323.100, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof two new sections relating to the Missouri propane safety act.

Mr. Speaker: I am instructed by the Senate to inform the House of Representatives that the Senate has taken up and passed SB 874, entitled:

An act to repeal section 84.830, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating to prohibited activities by Kansas City police officers.

Mr. Speaker: I am instructed by the Senate to inform the House of Representatives that the Senate has taken up and passed SS SCS SB 882, entitled:

An act to amend chapter 319, RSMo, by adding thereto sixteen new sections relating to blasting and excavation, with penalty provisions.

Mr. Speaker: I am instructed by the Senate to inform the House of Representatives that the Senate has taken up and passed SS SCS SB 904, entitled:

An act to repeal sections 8.007, 8.010, 8.110, 8.115, 8.120, 8.178, 8.180, 8.200, 8.250, 8.260, 8.310, 8.315, 8.316, 8.320, 8.325, 8.330, 8.340, 8.350, 8.360, 8.420, 8.800, 8.803, 8.805, 8.807, 8.812, 8.815, 8.817, 8.823, 8.830, 8.833, 8.835, 8.837, 8.843, 8.847, 8.849, 8.851, 34.030, 37.005, 107.170, and 610.021, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof forty-three new sections relating to designing, building, and managing state buildings, with penalty provisions.

Mr. Speaker: I am instructed by the Senate to inform the House of Representatives that the Senate has taken up and passed SS SCS SB 912, entitled:

An act to amend chapter 161, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to the establishment of a virtual public school.

Mr. Speaker: I am instructed by the Senate to inform the House of Representatives that the Senate has taken up and passed SS SCS SB 953, entitled:

An act to repeal sections 374.046, 381.003, 381.009, 381.011, 381.015, 381.018, 381.021, 381.022, 381.025, 381.028, 381.031, 381.032, 381.035, 381.038, 381.041, 381.042, 381.045, 381.048, 381.051, 381.052, 381.055, 381.058, 381.061, 381.062, 381.065, 381.068, 381.071, 381.072, 381.075, 381.078, 381.081, 381.085, 381.088, 381.091, 381.092, 381.095, 381.098, 381.101, 381.102, 381.105, 381.108, 381.111, 381.112, 381.115, 381.118, 381.121, 381.122, 381.125, 381.131, 381.141, 381.151, 381.161, 381.171, 381.181, 381.191, 381.201, 381.211, 381.221, 381.231, and 381.241, RSMo, and section 381.410 as enacted by conference committee substitute for senate bill no. 664, eighty-eighth general assembly, second regular session, and section 381.412 as enacted by house committee substitute for senate bill no. 148, eighty-ninth general assembly, first regular session, and sections 381.410 and 381.412 as enacted by conference committee substitute for house substitute for house committee substitute for senate committee substitute for senate bill no. 894, ninetieth general assembly, second regular session, and to enact in lieu thereof forty-three new sections relating to the regulation of title insurance, with penalty provisions and an effective date for certain sections.

Mr. Speaker: I am instructed by the Senate to inform the House of Representatives that the Senate has taken up and passed SCS SB 961, entitled:

An act to amend chapter 390, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to indemnity agreements in motor carrier transportation contracts.

Mr. Speaker: I am instructed by the Senate to inform the House of Representatives that the Senate has taken up and passed SS SCS SB 976, entitled:

An act to repeal section 260.750, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof two new sections relating to the transportation of radioactive waste, with an emergency clause.

Mr. Speaker: I am instructed by the Senate to inform the House of Representatives that the Senate has taken up and passed SB 1023, entitled:

An act to repeal section 650.055, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof two new sections relating to exoneration using DNA testing, with penalty provisions.

Mr. Speaker: I am instructed by the Senate to inform the House of Representatives that the Senate has taken up and passed SB 1037, entitled:

An act to repeal section 640.100, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating to the public drinking water primacy fee.

Mr. Speaker: I am instructed by the Senate to inform the House of Representatives that the Senate has taken up and passed SS SCS SB 1041, entitled:

An act to amend chapter 570, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to obtaining, receiving and selling personal health information, with penalty provisions.

Mr. Speaker: I am instructed by the Senate to inform the House of Representatives that the Senate has taken up and passed SS SB 1058, entitled:

An act to amend chapter 385, RSMo, by adding thereto thirteen new sections relating to the vehicle protection product act, with penalty provisions and an effective date for certain sections.

Mr. Speaker: I am instructed by the Senate to inform the House of Representatives that the Senate has taken up and passed SCS SB 1081, entitled:

An act to repeal section 644.051, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating to a bond requirement for issuance of permits for construction of wastewater treatment facilities.

Mr. Speaker: I am instructed by the Senate to inform the House of Representatives that the Senate has taken up and passed SB 1102, entitled:

An act to repeal sections 67.320 and 227.559, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof two new sections relating to county ordinances.

Mr. Speaker: I am instructed by the Senate to inform the House of Representatives that the Senate has taken up and passed SB 1103, entitled:

An act to repeal section 354.430, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating to the issuance of health insurance coverage evidence.

Mr. Speaker: I am instructed by the Senate to inform the House of Representatives that the Senate has taken up and passed SB 1107, entitled:

An act to amend chapter 252, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to hand fishing, with penalty provisions.

Mr. Speaker: I am instructed by the Senate to inform the House of Representatives that the Senate has taken up and passed SS SCS SBs 1210, 1244 & 844, entitled:

An act to repeal sections 191.900, 191.905, and 191.910, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof eight new sections relating to Medicaid fraud, with penalty provisions.

Mr. Speaker: I am instructed by the Senate to inform the House of Representatives that the Senate has taken up and passed SS SCS SB 1229, entitled:

An act to repeal sections 135.327 and 135.333, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof two new sections relating to tax credits for children in crisis.

On motion of Representative Dempsey, the House adjourned until 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 18, 2006.

Correct House Journal, Fifty-fifth Day, Wednesday, April 12, 2006, Page 1050, Line 31, by inserting immediately after said line the following:

I, State Representative Sharon Sanders Brooks, District 37, hereby state and affirm that my vote as recorded on the motion to third read and pass HCS HB 1305 as recorded in the House Journal for Thursday, April 13, 2006 showing that I voted "no" was incorrectly recorded. Pursuant to House Rule 88, I ask that the Journal be corrected to show that I voted "aye". I further state and affirm that I was present in the House Chamber at the time this vote was taken, I did in fact vote, and my vote or absence was incorrectly recorded.