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2015 Bill(s)

* SB 48
Sponsor: Sifton, Scott
Status: S Rules
Description: Ban legislators and state officials as well as their staff, spouses and children from accepting gifts or campaign contributions from lobbyists. Ban lobbyists from making campaign contributions to candidates for the legislature or statewide office.
See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status
  • SB 49
    Sponsor: Sifton, Scott
    Status: IN SCS SB 1
    Description: Various provisions in the 2014 school transfer bill vetoed by the governor - CCS SB 493. Let schools establish limits on acceptance of students transfering from unaccredited districts. Accredit schools by building rather than the entire district.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status
  • * SB 50
    Sponsor: Sifton, Scott
    Status: S Jobs, Economic & Local Gov't
    Description: Impose a financial penalty on cities in St. Louis County that have more than 50 percent of their budget financed by traffic violation fines. Reduce the amount of sales tax collected in the county allocated to the city by the amount of city revenue that is financed by fines generating more than 50 percent of the city's budget.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status
  • SB 76
    Sponsor: Sifton, Scott
    Status: S Judiciary
    Description: Expand a law requiring a person older than 16 years who is arrested for certain felonies to submit a sample for DNA profiling. Expand the requirement to every felony arrest.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status
  • SB 77
    Sponsor: Sifton, Scott
    Status: S Ways & Means
    Description: Revive an expired law that provided a tax credit for property tax increases of residences of the elderly that has expired.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status
  • SB 78
    Sponsor: Sifton, Scott
    Status: S Small Business
    Description: Prohibit a waiting period for coverage of a health insurance plan. Require it be immediately upon the effective date.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status
  • SB 136
    Sponsor: Sifton, Scott
    Status: S Financial, Gov't Organ. & Elections
    Description: Expand absentee ballot voting to include emergency workers engaged in an emergency reponse. Allow voting materials to be provided by FAX, mail or email.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status
  • HCS SB 164
    Sponsor: Sifton, Scott
    Status: GOVERNOR SIGNED
    Description: Exempt from attachment claims to pay a debt up to $15,000 of life insurance proceeds used to pay the funeral and burial expenses of a deceased spouse, child or parent of the beneficiary.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status
  • * SB 247
    Sponsor: Sifton, Scott
    Status: S Small Business
    Description: Strengthen provisions against gender discrimination in pay. Remove the burden of proof being on the worker.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status
  • * SCS SB 427
    Sponsor: Sifton, Scott
    Status: S Perfection
    Description: Require child care facilities adopt the safe sleep policy of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Impose requirements to avoid sudden infant death syndrom. Require training of child care facility employees on safe sleep.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status
  • SB 440
    Sponsor: Sifton, Scott
    Status: S Education
    Description: Expand the law against school bullying. Require schools to issue statements prohibiting bullying and develop a process for discussing anti-bullying policy.
    See: Official legislative description and status

    SB 467
    Sponsor: Sifton, Scott
    Status: S Judiciary
    Description: Allow a lawsuit to be filed for damages by a victim of sexual abuse by a relative at any time. Current law imposses ten-year time limit for a lawsuit. Also remove the statute of limitations for prosecution.
    See: Official legislative description and status

    SB 468
    Sponsor: Sifton, Scott
    Status: S Education
    Description: Require schools to test students for dyslexia and provide treatment.
    See: Official legislative description and status

    SB 486
    Sponsor: Sifton, Scott
    Status: S Financial, Gov't Organ. & Elections
    Description: Increase the penalty for voter registration crimes. Prohibit suspended sentence impositions.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status
  • SB 516
    Sponsor: Sifton, Scott
    Status: S Commerce, Consumer & Energy
    Description: Require a signed agreement by the purchaser of a live event or sporting event ticket that imposes any limit on resale of the ticket if the purchase requires display of the consumer's credit card as a valid ID for entry.
    See: Official legislative description and status

    SB 548
    Sponsor: Sifton, Scott
    Status: S Education
    Description: Require the Education Department appoint a specialist on dyslexia. Create a legislative task force on dyslexia.
    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.