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2015 Bill(s)

* SS SB 11
Sponsor: Richard, Ron
Status: Conference
Description: Prohibit a legislator from being a lobbyist for two years after leaving office. Prohibit a legislator or legislative candidate from being a paid political consultant for another legislator. Rod Jetton was a paid consultant for legislators while he was speaker of the House. Numerous other lobbyist expenditure restrictions. Ban lobbyist payments for meals or trips out of state. Tighten a loophole that allows lobbyists to just report a committee getting gifts rather than individuals. The H version limits the cooling off to 1 year. Limits lobbyists gifts to $25.
See: 
  • House roll call - SS SB 11 (04/02/2015): 3rd reading of a bill to impose limits on lobbyists gifts and requiring a cooling off period before a legislator or statewide elected official could become a lobbyist.
  • Senate roll call - SS SB 11 (02/ 9/2015): 3rd reading of a bill to impose a two-year cooling off period after leaving before a legislator or statewide elected official could be a Missouri lobbyist.
  • Senate roll call - SA 2 SS SB 11 (02/03/2015): An amendment on a bill involving lobbyists to prohibit lobbyists from providing tickets or travel to legislators for sporting events or musical performances.
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • SB 194
    Sponsor: Richard, Ron
    Status: GOVERNOR SIGNED
    Description: Expand the deadline for getting tax credits for expanding or creating a new business facility from 2020 to 2025.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • * SB 487
    Sponsor: Richard, Ron
    Status: S Small Business
    Description: Impose limits on lawsuits involving product liability and the merchandizing act. Restrict awards to actual losses. Require the person seeking damaged demonstrate that the person acted reasonably.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • * SB 519
    Sponsor: Richard, Ron
    Status: S Jobs, Economic & Local Gov't
    Description: Provide a separate $4 million cap on tax increment financing tax breaks for developers of a ""geospatial-intelligence facilty" that is contiguous with a former public housing project in St. Louis city.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • * SJR 7
    Sponsor: Richard, Ron
    Status: S Perfection
    Description: Establish a limit on punitive damages that a jury can award in a liability lawsuit. In Sept. 2014, Missouri's Supreme Court held in Lewellen v. Franklin that a previous law imposing limits violated the state's Constitution. This measure would amend the Constitution to make limits constitutional.
    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.