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1996 Bill(s)
* SB 485
Sponsor: Wiggins, Harry
Status: S Education
Description: Tax deduction for private high school tuition.
See: Official legislative description and status
* SB 486
Sponsor: Wiggins, Harry
Status: S Ways & Means
Description: Numerous changes in gambling laws.
See: Official legislative description and status
SB 487
Sponsor: Wiggins, Harry
Status: S Conservation
Description: Let Natural Resources buy Rice-Tremonti home in Raytown.
See: Official legislative description and status
* SCS SB 551
Sponsor: Wiggins, Harry
Status: S Perf
Description: Raise dependency deduction in state income tax.
See: Official legislative description and status
* SB 552
Sponsor: Wiggins, Harry
Status: S Judiciary
Description: Allow convicted criminal to have record expunged. Only for non-violent, non-sex-related offenses.
See: Official legislative description and status
* SB 553
Sponsor: Wiggins, Harry
Status: S Judiciary
Description: Interstate compact for stronger child-support enforcement.
See: Official legislative description and status
* SB 583
Sponsor: Wiggins, Harry
Status: S Elections
Description: Test voting by mail in four areas of the state. In Nov 1996 and April 1997 elections.
See: Official legislative description and status
* SB 584
Sponsor: Wiggins, Harry
Status: IN SB 515
Description: Several provisions expanding anatomical gifts law. Generally makes it easier to get organ donations.
See: Official legislative description and status
* SB 680
Sponsor: Wiggins, Harry
Status: S Appropriations
Description: Repeal ban on general state funds for school health programs that were supposed to be solely funded by tobacco tax.
See: Official legislative description and status
SB 681
Sponsor: Wiggins, Harry
Status: S Judiciary
Description: Update fraud provisions in Uniform Commercial Code. Many other changes including security definition.
See: Official legislative description and status
SB 703
Sponsor: Wiggins, Harry
Status: GOVERNOR SIGNED
Description: Require insurance cover clinical social worker services.
See: Official legislative description and status
SB 704
Sponsor: Wiggins, Harry
Status: S Judiciary
Description: Change deadline for lawsuit for property liability. From 10 years after completed to substantially completed.
See: Official legislative description and status
* SCS SB 705
Sponsor: Wiggins, Harry
Status: S Perf
Description: Require expert affidavit in lawsuit against profession. Covers any licensed professional.
See: Official legislative description and status
* SB 706
Sponsor: Wiggins, Harry
Status: S Public Health and Welfare
Description: Regulation & licensing of acupuncturists.
See: Official legislative description and status
SB 751
Sponsor: Wiggins, Harry
Status: S Aging
Description: Changes method Mental Health collects overpayments for treatment, care & rehab. services.
See: Official legislative description and status
SCS SB 752
Sponsor: Wiggins, Harry
Status: S Perf
Description: Several techncial changes in tax collection & appeal laws.
See: Official legislative description and status
* SB 785
Sponsor: Wiggins, Harry
Status: S Public Health and Welfare
Description: Tougher restrictions on abortion. Require doctor bond. Must be in hospital.
See: Official legislative description and status
* SB 786
Sponsor: Wiggins, Harry
Status: S Education
Description: State pay parents for private school costs. Only in St. Louis, Normandy & Kansas City districts.
See: Official legislative description and status
* SB 817
Sponsor: Wiggins, Harry
Status: S Ways & Means
Description: Reduce sales tax by one-quarter of a penny. GOV BILL.
See: Official legislative description and status
SB 818
Sponsor: Wiggins, Harry
Status: GOVERNOR SIGNED
Description: Limit K.C. Cultural District vote to primary or general election.
See: Official legislative description and status
SB 861
Sponsor: Wiggins, Harry
Status: S Public Health and Welfare
Description: Separate licensing for respiratory therapist technicians.
See: Official legislative description and status
SB 878
Sponsor: Wiggins, Harry
Status: S Appropriations
Description: Raise limit on state funds to local sports complexes. From $2 million to $3 million.
See: Official legislative description and status
* SB 911
Sponsor: Wiggins, Harry
Status: S Education
Description: Let student member attend closed college curator meetings.
See: Official legislative description and status
* SB 927
Sponsor: Wiggins, Harry
Status: S Ways & Means
Description: Reduce sales tax 1/8th penny & elderly dependent tax deduct. GOV BILL.
See: Official legislative description and status
SB 979
Sponsor: Wiggins, Harry
Status: S Financial & Governmental Organization
Description: Bunch of chances in social worker licensing. Provisions for clinical social workers.
See: 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.