Lord God, we give thanks to You, for You are good and Your mercy endures forever.

Let Your ear now be attentive and Your eyes open to listen to the prayer of Your servants which we pray before You day and night for the residents of this state: Prayers for provisions, consolation, strength of purpose and prayers for divine intervention into troubled lives.

Cause us, each day, to learn more about Your plans for this day, this week, this session, because we trust You. So we come to You in prayer, asking for Your guidance.

In our thoughts, deliberations, and activities this week, may we have the courage to renounce manipulation, reject pressure, and resist the fear of failure.

May You, God Almighty, bless us, and make the work of our hand fruitful and develop in us Your vision for this present assembly and the state of Missouri.

Tessa Vellek was introduced by Representative Harris (23) and recognized for receiving the “Nestle´ Very Best in Youth Award.”

HB 1249, relating to a sales and use tax exemption, was taken up by Representative Spreng.

On motion of Representative Spreng, HB 1249 was ordered perfected and printed by the following vote:

AYES: 145

Aull	Avery	Baker 25	Baker 123	Bean
Bearden	Behnen	Bivins	Black	Bogetto
Bringer	Brown 50	Bruns	Burnett	Casey
Chinn	Cooper 120	Cooper 155	Cooper 158	Corcoran
Cunningham 145	Cunningham 86	Curls	Daus	Davis
Day	Deeken	Dempsey	Denison	Dethrow
Dixon	Donnelly	Dougherty	Dusenberg	El-Amin
Emery	Ervin	Faith	Fares	Fisher
Flook	Franz	Fraser	George	Guest
Harris 23	Harris 110	Haywood	Henke	Hobbs
Hoskins	Hubbard	Hunter	Icet	Jackson
Johnson 47	Johnson 61	Jolly	Jones	Kelly
Kingery	Kratky	Kraus	Kuessner	Lager
Lampe	Lembke	LeVota	Liese	Lipke
Loehner	Low 39	Lowe 44	Marsh	May
McGhee	Meadows	Meiners	Moore	Munzlinger
Muschany	Myers	Nance	Nieves	Nolte
Oxford	Page	Parson	Pearce	Phillips
Pollock	Portwood	Pratt	Quinn	Rector
Richard	Roark	Robinson	Roorda	Ruestman
Rupp	Salva	Sander	Sater	Schaaf
Schad	Schlottach	Schoemehl	Shoemyer	Silvey
Skaggs	Smith 14	Smith 118	Smith 150	Spreng
Stevenson	St. Onge	Storch	Sutherland	Swinger
Threlkeld	Tilley	Viebrock	Villa	Vogt
Wagner	Wallace	Walsh	Walton	Wasson
Wells	Weter	Whorton	Wildberger	Wilson 119
Wilson 130	Witte	Wood	Wright 137	Wright 159
Wright-Jones	Yates	Young	Zweifel	Mr Speaker

NOES: 000

PRESENT: 001

Robb

ABSENT WITH LEAVE: 014

Bland	Bowman	Boykins	Brooks	Brown 30
Chappelle-Nadal	Darrough	Hughes	Johnson 90	Parker
Rucker	Schneider	Self	Yaeger

VACANCIES: 003

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Children and Families, to which was referred HB 974, begs leave to report it has examined the same and recommends that the House Committee Substitute Do Pass, and pursuant to Rule 25(26)(f) be referred to the Committee on Rules.

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Veterans, to which was referred HB 984, begs leave to report it has examined the same and recommends that it Do Pass by Consent, and pursuant to Rule 25(26)(f) be referred to the Committee on Rules.

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Veterans, to which was referred HB 1141, begs leave to report it has examined the same and recommends that the House Committee Substitute Do Pass, and pursuant to Rule 25(26)(f) be referred to the Committee on Rules.

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Veterans, to which was referred HB 1491, begs leave to report it has examined the same and recommends that it Do Pass by Consent, and pursuant to Rule 25(26)(f) be referred to the Committee on Rules.

HB 1878, introduced by Representatives Dixon, Wildberger, Sander and Wood, relating to prior, persistent, and predatory sexual offenders.

HB 1879, introduced by Representatives Dixon and Flook, relating to school zones.

HB 1880, introduced by Representative Dixon, relating to the cost of imprisonment in jail in certain counties.

HB 1881, introduced by Representatives Dixon, Page and Wood, relating to escape from commitment or detention.

HB 1882, introduced by Representatives Dixon, Wildberger, Sander and Wood, relating to enhanced punishment for certain crimes.

HB 1883, introduced by Representatives Dixon, Sander and Wood, relating to misrepresentation of age by a minor to obtain liquor.

HB 1884, introduced by Representative Behnen, relating to real estate appraisers.

HB 1885, introduced by Representative Behnen, relating to real estate appraisers.

HB 1886, introduced by Representatives Wright (137), Bowman, Boykins, Walton, Portwood, Curls, Hughes, Lembke, Haywood, Marsh, Wood, Cunningham (145) and Faith, relating to tax credits for sponsors of after-school programs.

I, Robin Carnahan, Secretary of State of the State of Missouri, hereby certify that at the Special Election held in the 105^th Legislative District in the State of Missouri, on the 7^th day of February, 2006, as provided by law, the following named person was elected to the office of State of Representative, 105^th Legislative District as shown by the election results certified to this office by the election authorities of the 105^th Legislative District.

I, Robin Carnahan, Secretary of State of the State of Missouri, hereby certify that at the Special Election held in the 132^nd Legislative District in the State of Missouri, on the 7^th day of February, 2006, as provided by law, the following named person was elected to the office of State Representative, 132^nd Legislative District as shown by the election results certified to this office by the election authority of the 132^nd Legislative District.

I, Robin Carnahan, Secretary of State of the State of Missouri, hereby certify that at the Special Election held in the 93^rd Legislative District in the State of Missouri, on the 7^th day of February, 2006, as provided by law, the ollowing named person was elected to the office of State Representative, 93^rd Legislative District as shown by the election results certified to this office by the election authority of the 93^rd Legislative District.

The following members’ presence was noted: Bland, Hughes, Sanders Brooks and Self.

On motion of Representative Dempsey, the House adjourned until 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, February 28, 2006.

Public hearings to be held on: HB 1001, HB 1002, HB 1003, HB 1004, HB 1005, HB 1006,

Public hearings to be held on: HB 1162, HCS HB 1151, HCS HB 1349, HB 994, HCS HB 1153, HCS HB 1367, HB 1058, HB 1320, HCS HB 1317, HCS HB 1366, HB 1424, HCS HB 1343, HCS HB 1306, HCS HB 1357