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1995 Bill(s)
HCS SCS SB 18
Sponsor: Russell, John
Status: H 3rd Read
Description: Allow county planning and zoning around Lake of the Ozarks. But restricted to no more than 5 miles from the shore line.
See: Official legislative description and status
* SB 19
Sponsor: Russell, John
Status: IN SB 40
Description: Let juvenile court open records for serious juvenile crimes.
See: Official legislative description and status
* SB 20
Sponsor: Russell, John
Status: S Perf
Description: Raise mandatory school attendance from 16 to 18 years old.
See: Official legislative description and status
* SB 55
Sponsor: Russell, John
Status: S Education
Description: Ban schools from distributing homosexual promotional or allowing distribution of such material.
See: Official legislative description and status
* SB 56
Sponsor: Russell, John
Status: S Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence
Description: Mandatory to try juvenile as adult for felony offenses.
See: Official legislative description and status
* SB 57
Sponsor: Russell, John
Status: S Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence
Description: Joint custody must be agreed to by both parents. Now, judge cannot deny just because one parent objects.
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SB 75
Sponsor: Russell, John
Status: S Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence
Description: Negligence lawsuit exemption for civil group volunteers.
See: Official legislative description and status
* SB 76
Sponsor: Russell, John
Status: S Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence
Description: Court may throw out lawsuit by person not a U.S. citizen if "more convenient forum" exists outside Missouri.
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* SB 77
Sponsor: Russell, John
Status: S Ways & Means
Description: Extend gov't pension tax exemption to private pensions. Now, first $6,000 of federal & state pensions are exempt.
See: Official legislative description and status
* SB 85
Sponsor: Russell, John
Status: S Insurance
Description: Require court to expedite tenant eviction petitions.
See: Official legislative description and status
* HCS SB 86
Sponsor: Russell, John
Status: H 3rd Read (IN BUDGET)
Description: Let any relative intervene in child custody case. Court give preference to relatives seeking custody.
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* SB 87
Sponsor: Russell, John
Status: S Public Health and Welfare
Description: Allow random drug testing of welfare recipients. Welfare cut off for illegal drug use.
See: Official legislative description and status
* SB 89
Sponsor: Russell, John
Status: S Public Health and Welfare
Description: Require AIDS test of all restaurant employees. No ban on employment, just require that be tested.
See: Official legislative description and status
* SB 90
Sponsor: Russell, John
Status: S Education
Description: Let financial institution destroy paid-off school bonds. Now, must be destroyed with 2 school board members present.
See: Official legislative description and status
* SB 127
Sponsor: Russell, John
Status: S Transportation
Description: Require auto headlights be on when windshield wipers needed.
See: Official legislative description and status
* SB 277
Sponsor: Russell, John
Status: S Judiciary
Description: Crime to secretly photo a person in the nude In any place where person should expect privacy.
See: Official legislative description and status
* SJR 2
Sponsor: Russell, John
Status: S Ways & Means
Description: Require voter approval for tax increases more than $10 mil. Unless increase approved by 2/3rds of the House & Senate.
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.