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2014 Bill(s)

* SJR 25
Sponsor: Lager, Brad
Status: S Perf
Description: Let the legislature limit non-economic awards in liability lawsuits. The state Supreme Court has thrown out a law that had limited such awards in medical malpractice lawsuits.
See: Official legislative description and status

* SJR 26
Sponsor: Lager, Brad
Status: S Perf
Description: Limit the growth of state appropriations to the prior year's amount adjusted for inflation.
See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • * SCS SJR 27
    Sponsor: Schaaf, Rob
    Status: VOTER APPROVED
    Description: Include electronic communictions and data in the state Constitution's provisions on the right against unreasonable searches.
    See: 
  • Senate roll call - SCS SJR 27 (04/03/2014): 3rd reading of a constitutional amendment to include digital data under provisions restricting government searches.
  • House roll call - SCS SJR 27 (05/16/2014): 3rd reading and final passage of a constitutional amendment to include digital data under provisions restricting government searches.
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • * SJR 28
    Sponsor: Munzlinger, Brian
    Status: S Agriculture
    Description: Establish a state constitutional right to hunt and fish. Prohibit any law unreasonably restricting that right.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • SJR 29
    Sponsor: Munzlinger, Brian
    Status: S Agriculture
    Description: Increase the number of members of the Conservation Commission from four to eight. Establish geographic districts for commission members.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • * HCS SJR 30
    Sponsor: Dixon, Bob
    Status: S 3rd Read (IN BUDGET)
    Description: Impose a 90 day deadline to fill vacancies subject to Senate confirmation including department directors. Give the lieutenant governor power to fill the vacancy if the governor does not fill it within 90 days.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • * SJR 31
    Sponsor: Kraus, Will
    Status: S Financial
    Description: Authorize the legislature to require a government-issued photo ID to vote. An extended lawsuit blocked a similar provision approved by the legislature in 2011 from being placed on the ballot, SJR 2.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • * SJR 32
    Sponsor: Nasheed, Jamilah
    Status: S Education
    Description: Give the Senate power to remove the state education commissioner by a two-thirds vote.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • * SJR 33
    Sponsor: Nasheed, Jamilah
    Status: S Jobs
    Description: Merge St. Louis City and St. Louis County
    See: Official legislative description and status

    SJR 34
    Sponsor: Emery, Ed
    Status: S Perf
    Description: Have the Senate rather than the state Supreme Court try impeachment cases brought by the House. Require a 2/3rds majority vote to convict. Currently, impeachment cases are tried by the state Supreme Court.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • SJR 35
    Sponsor: Nasheed, Jamilah
    Status: S Financial
    Description: Extend legislative terms limits from eight to 16 years in any one chamber, but retain the 16-year limit for total service in the General Assembly. Currently, a person is limited to eight years in each chamber.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • * SCS SJR 36
    Sponsor: Schaefer, Kurt
    Status: VOTER APPROVED
    Description: Require the state of Missouri to uphold the right to bear arms. Repeal language that excludes concealed weapons from the state Constitutional right to bear arms.
    See: 
  • Senate roll call - SCS SJR 36 (02/20/2014): 3rd reading of a constitutional amendment to require Missouri state government to uphold the right to bear arms.
  • House roll call - SCSSJR 36 (05/06/2014): 3rd reading of a constititonal amendment to require state government enforce the constitutional right to bear arms.
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • SJR 37
    Sponsor: Dixon, Bob
    Status: S Judiciary
    Description: Repeal antiquated references to Supreme Court commissioners serving on legislative reapportionment commissions. The position of court commissioner no longer exists.
    See: Official legislative description and status

    SJR 38
    Sponsor: Nieves, Brian
    Status: S General Laws
    Description: Declare the state of Missouri will not recognize or enforce various federal laws governing firearms, legalizing abortions, imposing health care requirements, civil unions, hate crimes or home schooling.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • * SJR 39
    Sponsor: Dixon, Bob
    Status: S Financial
    Description: Extend the state's open meetings and public records law to cover state legislative redistricting commissions. Require a redistricting commission to hold a public hearing prior to adoption of a plan. Extend the ban on how long a commission member can run for a district drawn by the commission from four to ten years. Require a written explanation if a district does not contain any portion of a prior district.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • SJR 40
    Sponsor: Curls, Kiki
    Status: S Jobs
    Description: Let the legislature establish tax-free or tax-reduced geographic areas to promote economic development.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • SJR 41
    Sponsor: Curls, Kiki
    Status: S Ways & Means
    Description: Extend the time for returning funds used for appropriations from the budget reserve fund from three years to five years. Do not requirement transfer in the first year funds were used.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • * SJR 42
    Sponsor: Schmitt, Eric
    Status: S Perf
    Description: Establish in the state Constitution the power of the legislature to reject proposed administrative rules by a 60 percent majority.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • * SJR 43
    Sponsor: Lamping, John
    Status: S Transportation
    Description: Phase in allocating a portion of all total state sales tax to the Transportation Department eventually reaching 1/2 of one cent.
    See: Official legislative description and status

    * SJR 44
    Sponsor: Schaefer, Kurt
    Status: S Ways & Means
    Description: Refund to income tax payers any state revenues that are not appropriated in a fiscal year.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • * SCS SJR 45
    Sponsor: Silvey, Ryan
    Status: H General Laws
    Description: Prohibit the governor from reducing appropriations to education after the budget has been signed. The Supreme Court in 2013 gave the governor sweeping powers to control the rate of spending however he/she sees fit.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • SJR 46
    Sponsor: Emery, Ed
    Status: S Ways & Means
    Description: Phase out the income tax, replace it with a higher sales tax.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • SJR 47
    Sponsor: Lager, Brad
    Status: S Rules
    Description: Impose a two-term limit on all statewise elected officials. The current two-term limit applies only to the governor and state treasurer.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • * SJR 48
    Sponsor: Kehoe, Mike
    Status: S Transportation
    Description: Impose a one-cent sales tax increase for one year for transportation.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • SJR 49
    Sponsor: Cunningham, Mike
    Status: S Ways & Means
    Description: Create a separate lottery with money going to the Veterans Capital Improvement Trust Fund.
    See: Official legislative description and status

    SJR 50
    Sponsor: Lamping, John
    Status: S Financial
    Description: Have the governor and lieutenant governor run on a ticket, like the president and vice president.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • SJR 51
    Sponsor: Lamping, John
    Status: S Rules
    Description: Extend legislative terms limits from eight to 16 years in any one chamber, but retain the 16-year limit for total service in the General Assembly. Currently, a person is limited to eight years in each chamber.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • SJR 52
    Sponsor: Lamping, John
    Status: S Governmental Accountability
    Description: Reduce the size of the House from 163 members to 102.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • SJR 53
    Sponsor: Lamping, John
    Status: S Governmental Accountability
    Description: Cut the length of the legislative session by more than one month. Have it adjourn in late March rather than late May.
    See: Official legislative description and status

    SJR 54
    Sponsor: Lamping, John
    Status: S Rules
    Description: Require the legislature to revise every ten years the method of funding local public schools.
    See: Official legislative description and status

    * SJR 55
    Sponsor: Nieves, Brian
    Status: S Education
    Description: Have members of the State Board of Education elected by voters in each Congression district, rather than nominated by the governor.
    See: Official legislative description and status

    * SJR 56
    Sponsor: Dixon, Bob
    Status: S Transportation
    Description: Authorize the legislature to float up to $950 million in bonds for building construction.
    See: Official legislative description and status

    SJR 57
    Sponsor: Lager, Brad
    Status: S Ways & Means
    Description: Impose a $200 million cap on the total amount of tax credits the legislature can authorize each year.
    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.