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2017 Bill(s)

* SCS SB 37
Sponsor: Silvey, Ryan
Status: S Perfection
Description: Establish two types of driving licenses, one that complies the federal REAL ID requirements and the other which collects less inormation about the driver. Let the applicant choose which type of license to obtain.
See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • * SB 38
    Sponsor: Silvey, Ryan
    Status: S Transport., Infrastructure & Safety
    Description: Establish a mechanism for the Transportation Department to phase out responsibility of rural roads previously transferred to the department. Requires the department at the start of 2018 to transfer, at no cost, to the counties roads that are not part of the primary state highway system.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • SB 39
    Sponsor: Silvey, Ryan
    Status: S Economic Development
    Description: Impose a cap on the maximum amount of tax credits that can be authorized. Initially set it to $575 million with a three percent reduction for the next five fiscal years.
    See: Official legislative description and status

    SB 324
    Sponsor: Silvey, Ryan
    Status: S Transport., Infrastructure & Safety
    Description: Expand the law requiring children to wear life vests on a boat. Raise the maximum age from seven to 12 years of age and expand from boats to include wading or swimming in public waters, unless supervised by a lifeguard.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • * HCS SB 478
    Sponsor: Silvey, Ryan
    Status: Back to S
    Description: Require a school to notify parents when there has been an electronic data break of information about the parents' child. The House a couple of unrelated provisions dealing with statte funding for private virtual schools, require the Education Department to establish a program for science and technology.
    See: 
  • House roll call - HCS SB 478 (05/11/2017): 3rd reading of an education bill that includes an amendment providing public school funds for students to take private virtual school courses if approved by the Education Department.
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • SB 491
    Sponsor: Silvey, Ryan
    Status: S Education
    Description: Require the Education Department to adopt a policy that lets a public school students get one sicence unit credit for a computer science course.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • * SB 506
    Sponsor: Silvey, Ryan
    Status: S Government Reform
    Description: Create a chief operating officer for the state, nominated by the governor but subject to Senate confirmation. Provide that the COO advise both the governor and the legislature on operation of executive departments. Various other government efficiency measures. Shortly after taking office in 2017, Missouri's governor named a COO. Also consolidate state government digital data support.
    See: Official legislative description and status

    * SJR 7
    Sponsor: Silvey, Ryan
    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. Also reduce the size of the House from 163 to 140 members and increase the size of the Senate from 34 to 40 members. Have three House members run at large in each Senate district.
    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.