Journal of the House

Second Regular Session, 93rd General Assembly

SIXTY-FOURTH DAY, Monday, May 1, 2006

The House met pursuant to adjournment.

            Speaker Jetton in the Chair.

            Prayer by Reverend James Earl Jackson.

              O LORD our God, in You we take refuge and put our trust; our hearts rest with You and we are helped.

              Lord God, we pay attention to Your counsel and by Wisdom You make Your Words known to us. You have said in Your Word, “whoever listens to Me will have security. He will be safe, with no reason to be afraid.”

              We refuse to worry about tomorrow’s schedule or fret over last week’s deliberations; for tomorrow will care for itself and each day has enough trouble of its own. With Your help, we focus on today’s schedule while holding fast to good judgment, excellence, and integrity.

              We are thankful, as always, for family, friends and safe passage to and from home.

              Now may the grace of our Lord rest and abide with us all.

              For it’s in the name of Your Son we pray. Amen.

            The Pledge of Allegiance to the flag was recited.

            The Journal of the sixty-third day was approved as corrected.

HOUSE RESOLUTIONS OFFERED AND ISSUED

            House Resolution No. 2827

                        through

            House Resolution No. 2881 - Representative Jetton

            House Resolution No. 2882

                        through

            House Resolution No. 2888 - Representative Scharnhorst

            House Resolution No. 2889

                        and

            House Resolution No. 2890 - Representative Wright-Jones

            House Resolution No. 2891 - Representative Quinn

            House Resolution No. 2892 - Representative Scharnhorst

            House Resolution No. 2893 - Representative Moore

            House Resolution No. 2894 - Representative Frame

            House Resolution No. 2895

                        through

            House Resolution No. 2908 - Representative Denison

            House Resolution No. 2909

                        through

            House Resolution No. 2912 - Representative Whorton

            House Resolution No. 2913 - Representative Scharnhorst

            House Resolution No. 2914 - Representative Jetton

            House Resolution No. 2915

                        and

            House Resolution No. 2916 - Representative Kingery

            House Resolution No. 2917 - Representative Fraser

            House Resolution No. 2918 - Representative Fares

            House Resolution No. 2919 - Representative McGhee

            House Resolution No. 2920

                        through

            House Resolution No. 2922 - Representative Wood

            House Resolution No. 2923

                        through

            House Resolution No. 2948 - Representative Lager

            House Resolution No. 2949 - Representative Moore

            House Resolution No. 2950

                        and

            House Resolution No. 2951 - Representative Dempsey

            House Resolution No. 2952 - Representative Faith

            House Resolution No. 2953 - Representative Jones

            House Resolution No. 2954 - Representative Casey

            House Resolution No. 2955 - Representatives Casey and Meadows

            House Resolution No. 2956

                         through

            House Resolution No. 2969 - Representative Schad

            House Resolution No. 2970

                         and

            House Resolution No. 2971 - Representative Smith (118)

            House Resolution No. 2972

                         through

            House Resolution No. 2987 - Representative Hobbs

            House Resolution No. 2988

                         through

            House Resolution No. 2996 - Representative Day

            House Resolution No. 2997 - Representative Lowe (44)

            House Resolution No. 2998 - Representative Flook

            House Resolution No. 2999 - Representative Cooper (158)

            House Resolution No. 3000 - Representative Spreng

            House Resolution No. 3001 - Representative Robinson

            House Resolution No. 3002 - Representative Wright-Jones

            House Resolution No. 3003

                         and

            House Resolution No. 3004 - Representative Curls

SECOND READING OF SENATE BILL

            SCS SBs 1031 & 846 was read the second time.

COMMITTEE REPORT

            Committee on Fiscal Review, Chairman Guest reporting:

            Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Fiscal Review, to which was referred HCS SB 1124 (Fiscal Note), begs leave to report it has examined the same and recommends that it Do Pass.

THIRD READING OF SENATE BILLS

            SB 778, relating to watercraft registration fees, was taken up by Representative Cooper (155).

            On motion of Representative Cooper (155), SB 778 was truly agreed to and finally passed by the following vote:

            Speaker Jetton declared the bill passed.

            Speaker Pro Tem Bearden assumed the Chair.

            HCS SCS SB 773, relating to agriculture, was taken up by Representative Fisher.

            Representative Myers offered House Amendment No. 1.

House Amendment No. 1

AMEND House Committee Substitute for Senate Committee Substitute for Senate Bill No. 773, Page 25, Section 620.1500, Line 15, by deleting the word “and”; and

              Further amend said bill, section, and page, Line 17, by deleting said line and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

              “biotechnology industry; and

              (5) Apprising the governor of new developments in forestry technologies.”; and

              Further amend said bill by amending the title, enacting clause, and intersectional references accordingly.

            On motion of Representative Myers, House Amendment No. 1 was adopted.

            Representative Lager offered House Amendment No. 2.

House Amendment No. 2

AMEND House Committee Substitute for Senate Committee Substitute for Senate Bill No. 773, Page 1, In the Title, Line 2, by inserting after the section number "30.850," the section number "144.031,"; and

              Further amend said bill, Page 1, In the Title, Line 4, by deleting the words "twenty-three" and inserting in lieu thereof the words "twenty-four"; and

              Further amend said bill, Page 1, Section A, Line 1, by inserting after the section number "30.850," the section number "144.031,"; and

              Further amend said bill, Page 1, Section A, Line 3, by deleting the words "twenty-three" and inserting in lieu thereof the words "twenty-four"; and

              Further amend said bill, Page 1, Section A, Line 4, by inserting after the section number "30.850," the section number "144.031,"; and

              Further amend said bill, Page 2, Section 30.850, Line 4, by inserting after all of said line the following:

              "142.031. 1. As used in this section the following terms shall mean:

              (1) "Biodiesel", fuel as defined in ASTM Standard D-6751 or its subsequent standard specifications for biodiesel fuel (B100) blend stock for distillate fuels;

              (2) "Missouri qualified biodiesel producer", a facility that produces biodiesel, is registered with the United States Environmental Protection Agency according to the requirements of 40 CFR 79, and :

              (a) At least fifty-one percent is owned by agricultural producers who are residents of this state and who are actively engaged in agricultural production for commercial purposes; or

              (b) At least eighty percent of the feedstock used by the facility originates in the state of Missouri. For purposes of this section, "feedstock" means a Missouri agriculture product as defined in section 348.400, RSMo.

              2. The "Missouri Qualified Biodiesel Producer Incentive Fund" is hereby created and subject to appropriations shall be used to provide economic subsidies to Missouri qualified biodiesel producers pursuant to this section. The director of the department of agriculture shall administer the fund pursuant to this section.

              3. A Missouri qualified biodiesel producer shall be eligible for a monthly grant from the fund provided that [fifty-one percent of the feedstock originates in the state of Missouri and that] one hundred percent of the feedstock originates in the United States. However, the director may waive the feedstock requirements on a month-to-month basis if the facility provides verification that adequate feedstock is not available. A Missouri qualified biodiesel producer shall only be eligible for the grant for a total of sixty months unless such producers during the sixty months fail, due to a lack of appropriations, to receive the full amount from the fund for which the producers were eligible, in which case such producers shall continue to be eligible for up to twenty-four additional months or until they have received the maximum amount of funding for which such producers were eligible during the original sixty-month time period. The amount of the grant is determined by calculating the estimated gallons of qualified biodiesel produced during the preceding month from Missouri agricultural products, as certified by the department of agriculture, and applying such figure to the per-gallon incentive credit established in this subsection. Each Missouri qualified biodiesel producer shall be eligible for a total grant in any fiscal year equal to thirty cents per gallon for the first fifteen million gallons of qualified biodiesel produced from Missouri agricultural products in the fiscal year plus ten cents per gallon for the next fifteen million gallons of qualified biodiesel produced from Missouri agricultural products in the fiscal year. All such qualified biodiesel produced by a Missouri qualified biodiesel producer in excess of thirty million gallons shall not be applied to the computation of a grant pursuant to this subsection. The department of agriculture shall pay all grants for a particular month by the fifteenth day after receipt and approval of the application described in subsection 4 of this section.

              4. In order for a Missouri qualified biodiesel producer to obtain a grant from the fund, an application for such funds shall be received no later than fifteen days following the last day of the month for which the grant is sought. The application shall include:

              (1) The location of the Missouri qualified biodiesel producer;

              (2) The average number of citizens of Missouri employed by the Missouri qualified biodiesel producer in the preceding month, if applicable;

              (3) The number of bushel equivalents of Missouri agricultural commodities used by the Missouri qualified biodiesel producer in the production of biodiesel in the preceding month;

              (4) The number of gallons of qualified biodiesel the producer manufactures during the month for which the grant is applied;

              (5) A copy of the qualified biodiesel producer license required pursuant to subsection 5 of this section, name and address of surety company, and amount of bond to be posted pursuant to subsection 5 of this section; and

              (6) Any other information deemed necessary by the department of agriculture to adequately ensure that such grants shall be made only to Missouri qualified biodiesel producers.

              5. The director of the department of agriculture, in consultation with the department of revenue, shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary for the administration of the provisions of this section.

              6. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010, RSMo, that is created under the authority delegated in this section shall become effective only if it complies with and is subject to all of the provisions of chapter 536, RSMo, and, if applicable, section 536.028, RSMo. This section and chapter 536, RSMo, are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to chapter 536, RSMo, to review, to delay the effective date or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking authority and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28, 2002, shall be invalid and void.

              7. The provisions of this section shall expire on December 31, 2009. However, Missouri qualified biodiesel producers receiving any grants awarded prior to the expiration date of this section shall continue to be eligible for the remainder of the original sixty-month time period under the same terms and conditions of this section unless such producer during those sixty months failed, due to a lack of appropriations, to receive the full amount from the fund for which he or she was eligible. In that case, such producers shall continue to be eligible for up to twenty-four additional months or until they have received the maximum amount of funding for which they were eligible during the original sixty-month time period."; and

              Further amend said title, enacting clause and intersectional references accordingly.

            On motion of Representative Lager, House Amendment No. 2 was adopted.

            Representative Schlottach offered House Amendment No. 3.

            Representative Flook raised a point of order that House Amendment No. 3 goes beyond the scope of the bill.

            The Chair ruled the point of order well taken.

            Representative Cooper (120) offered House Amendment No. 4.

House Amendment No. 4

AMEND House Committee Substitute for Senate Committee Substitute for Senate Bill No. 773, Section 144.054, Page 10, Line 14, by deleting the word “meat” and inserting in lieu thereof the phrase “animal slaughtering”; and

              Further amend said page, Line 16, by inserting after the number “322121" the following:

              “and 311611"; and

              Further amend said bill by amending the title, enacting clause, and intersectional references accordingly.

            On motion of Representative Cooper (120), House Amendment No. 4 was adopted.

            Representative Dethrow offered House Amendment No. 5.

House Amendment No. 5

AMEND House Committee Substitute for Senate Committee Substitute for Senate Bill No. 773, Section 144.030, Page 10, Line 279, by inserting an open “[“ bracket before the period and a closing bracket and semi-colon “] ;” after said period on said line; and

              Further amend said line, by inserting after all of said line the following:

              “(40) All sales of fencing materials used for agricultural purposes.”; and

              Further amend said bill by amending the title, enacting clause, and intersectional references accordingly.

            On motion of Representative Dethrow, House Amendment No. 5 was adopted.

            Representative Dake offered House Amendment No. 6.

House Amendment No. 6

AMEND House Committee Substitute for Senate Committee Substitute for Senate Bill No. 773, Page 25, Section 570.030, Line 61, by inserting after all of said line the following:

              "578.409. 1. Any person who violates section 578.407:

              (1) Shall be guilty of a misdemeanor for each such violation unless the loss, theft, or damage to the animal facility exceeds [three] two hundred dollars in value;

              (2) Shall be guilty of a class D felony if the loss, theft, or damage to the animal facility property exceeds [three] two hundred dollars in value but does not exceed [ten] five thousand dollars in value;

              (3) Shall be guilty of a class C felony if the loss, theft, or damage to the animal facility property exceeds [ten] five thousand dollars in value but does not exceed [one hundred] seventy-five thousand dollars in value;

              (4) Shall be guilty of a class B felony if the loss, theft, or damage to the animal facility exceeds [one hundred] seventy-five thousand dollars in value.

              2. Any person who intentionally agrees with another person to violate section 578.407 and commits an act in furtherance of such violation shall be guilty of the same class of violation as provided in subsection 1 of this section.

              3. In the determination of the value of the loss, theft, or damage to an animal facility, the court shall conduct a hearing to determine the reasonable cost of replacement of materials, data, equipment, animals, and records that were damaged, destroyed, lost, or cannot be returned, as well as the reasonable cost of lost production funds and repeating experimentation that may have been disrupted or invalidated as a result of the violation of section 578.407.

              4. Any persons found guilty of a violation of section 578.407 shall be ordered by the court to make restitution, jointly and severally, to the owner, operator, or both, of the animal facility, in the full amount of the reasonable cost as determined under subsection 3 of this section.

              5. Any person who has been damaged by a violation of section 578.407 may recover all actual and consequential damages, punitive damages, and court costs, including reasonable attorneys' fees, from the person causing such damage.

              6. Nothing in sections 578.405 to 578.412 shall preclude any animal facility injured in its business or property by a violation of section 578.407 from seeking appropriate relief under any other provision of law or remedy including the issuance of an injunction against any person who violates section 578.407. The owner or operator of the animal facility may petition the court to permanently enjoin such persons from violating sections 578.405 to 578.412 and the court shall provide such relief."; and

              Further amend said title, enacting clause and intersectional references accordingly.

            Representative Dake moved that House Amendment No. 6 be adopted.

            Which motion was defeated.

            Representative Dake appealed the ruling of the Chair.

            The ruling of the Chair was sustained by the following vote:

            Representative Harris (23) offered House Amendment No. 7.

            Representative Flook raised a point of order that House Amendment No. 7 goes beyond the scope of the bill.

            The Chair ruled the point of order well taken.

            On motion of Representative Fisher, HCS SCS SB 773, as amended, was adopted.

            On motion of Representative Fisher, HCS SCS SB 773, as amended, was read the third time and passed by the following vote:

            Speaker Pro Tem Bearden declared the bill passed.

            HCS SB 980, relating to teaching and nursing scholarships, was taken up by Representative Moore.

            Representative Moore offered House Amendment No. 1.

House Amendment No. 1

AMEND House Committee Substitute for Senate Bill No. 980, Page 1, Section 173.232, Lines 11 to 13, by deleting all of said lines and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

              “located in Missouri. Such amount shall be paid by funds appropriated to the department.”; and

              Further amend said bill, Page 2, Section 173.232, Line 21, by deleting the following:

              “and a local school district”; and

              Further amend said bill, Page 3, Section 173.232, Line 50, by deleting the following:

              “and the local school district”; and

              Further amend said bill, Page 3, Section 173.232, Line 55, by inserting immediately after the word “section” the following:

              “; provided that twenty-five percent of such amount, not subject to repayment, shall be repaid by the local school district to the department”; and

              Further amend said bill by amending the title, enacting clause, and intersectional references accordingly.

            On motion of Representative Moore, House Amendment No. 1 was adopted.

            On motion of Representative Moore, HCS SB 980, as amended, was adopted.

            On motion of Representative Moore, HCS SB 980, as amended, was read the third time and passed by the following vote:

            Speaker Pro Tem Bearden declared the bill passed.

            HCS SS#2 SCS SB 583, relating to the Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program, was taken up by Representative Lembke.

            On motion of Representative Lembke, HCS SS#2 SCS SB 583 was adopted.

            On motion of Representative Lembke, HCS SS#2 SCS SB 583 was read the third time and passed by the following vote:

            Speaker Pro Tem Bearden declared the bill passed.

            HCS SB 1017, relating to agricultural programs, was taken up by Representative Loehner.

            Representative Loehner offered House Amendment No. 1.

House Amendment No. 1

AMEND House Committee Substitute for Senate Bill No. 1017, Page 5, Section 348.505, Line 13, by inserting immediately after said line the following:

              “The amount of the tax credits that may be issued to all eligible lenders claiming tax credits authorized in this section in a fiscal year shall not exceed two hundred thousand dollars.”; and

              Further amend said bill by amending the title, enacting clause, and intersectional references accordingly.

            On motion of Representative Loehner, House Amendment No. 1 was adopted.

            Representative Loehner offered House Amendment No. 2.

House Amendment No. 2

AMEND House Committee Substitute for Senate Bill No. 1017, Page 1, Section A, Line 3, by inserting immediately after said line the following:

              “30.750. As used in sections 30.750 to 30.767, the following terms mean:

              (1) "Eligible agribusiness", a person engaged in the processing or adding of value to agricultural products produced in Missouri;

              (2) "Eligible beginning farmer",

              (a) For any beginning farmer who seeks to participate in the linked deposit program alone, a farmer who:

              a. Is a Missouri resident;

              b. Wishes to borrow for a farm operation located in Missouri;

              c. Is at least eighteen years old; and

              d. In the preceding five years has not owned, either directly or indirectly, farm land greater than fifty percent of the average size farm in the county where the proposed farm operation is located or farm land with an appraised value greater than four hundred fifty thousand dollars.

A farmer who qualifies as an eligible farmer under this provision may utilize the proceeds of a linked deposit loan to purchase agricultural land, farm buildings, new and used farm equipment, livestock and working capital;

              (b) For any beginning farmer who is participating in both the linked deposit program and the beginning farmer loan program administered by the Missouri agriculture and small business development authority, a farmer who:

              a. Qualifies under the definition of a beginning farmer utilized for eligibility for federal tax-exempt financing, including the limitations on the use of loan proceeds; and

              b. Meets all other requirements established by the Missouri agriculture and small business development authority;

              (3) "Eligible facility borrower", a borrower qualified under section 30.860 to apply for a reduced-rate loan under sections 30.750 to 30.767;(4) "Eligible farming operation", any person engaged in farming in an authorized farm corporation, family farm, or family farm corporation as defined in section 350.010, RSMo, that has all of the following characteristics:

              (a) Is headquartered in this state;

              (b) Maintains offices, operating facilities, or farming operations and transacts business in this state;

              (c) Employs less than ten employees;

              (d) Is organized for profit;

              (e) Possesses not more than sixty percent equity, where "percent equity" is defined as total assets minus total liabilities divided by total assets, except that an otherwise eligible farming operation applying for a loan for the purpose of installing or improving a waste management practice in order to comply with environmental protection regulations shall be exempt from this eligibility requirement;

              (4) "Eligible farming operation", any person engaged in farming in an authorized farm corporation, family farm, or family farm corporation as defined in section 350.010, RSMo, that has all of the following characteristics:

              (a) Is headquartered in this state;

              (b) Maintains offices, operating facilities, or farming operations and transacts business in this state;

              (c) Employs less than ten employees;

              (d) Is organized for profit;

              (e) Possesses not more than sixty percent equity, where "percent equity" is defined as total assets minus total liabilities divided by total assets, except that an otherwise eligible farming operation applying for a loan for the purpose of installing or improving a waste management practice in order to comply with environmental protection regulations shall be exempt from this eligibility requirement;

              (5) "Eligible higher education institution", any approved public or private institution as defined in section 173.205, RSMo;

              (6) "Eligible job enhancement business", a new, existing or expanding firm operating in Missouri or as a condition of accepting the linked deposit will locate a facility or office in Missouri associated with said linked deposit which employs ten or more employees in Missouri on a yearly average and which, as nearly as possible, is able to establish or retain at least one job in Missouri for each [twenty-five] fifty thousand dollars received from a linked deposit loan except that the state treasurer may at her discretion approve a linked deposit at an amount higher than fifty thousand dollars per employee if the applicant can demonstrate significant costs for equipment, capital outlay or construction associated with the physical expansion, renovation, or modernization of a facility or equipment;

              (7) "Eligible lending institution", a financial institution that is eligible to make commercial or agricultural or student loans or discount or purchase such loans, is a public depository of state funds or obtains its funds through the issuance of obligations, either directly or through a related entity, eligible for the placement of state funds under the provisions of section 15, article IV, Constitution of Missouri, and agrees to participate in the linked deposit program;

              (8) "Eligible livestock operation", any person engaged in production of livestock or poultry in an authorized farm corporation, family farm, or family farm corporation as defined in section 350.010, RSMo;

              (9) "Eligible marketing enterprise", a business enterprise operating in this state which is in the process of marketing its goods, products or services within or outside of this state or overseas, which marketing is designed to increase manufacturing, transportation, mining, communications, or other enterprises in this state, which has proposed its marketing plan and strategy to the department of economic development and which plan and strategy has been approved by the department for purposes of eligibility pursuant to sections 30.750 to 30.767. Such business enterprise shall conform to the characteristics of paragraphs (a), (b) and (d) of subdivision (4) of this section and also employ less than twenty-five employees;

              (10) "Eligible multitenant development enterprise", a new enterprise that develops multitenant space for targeted industries as determined by the department of economic development and approved by the department for the purposes of eligibility pursuant to sections 30.750 to 30.767;

              (11) "Eligible residential property developer", an individual who purchases and develops a residential structure of either two or four units, if such residential property developer uses and agrees to continue to use, for at least the five years immediately following the date of issuance of the linked deposit loan, one of the units as his principal residence or if such person's principal residence is located within one-half mile from the developed structure and such person agrees to maintain the principal residence within one-half mile of the developed structure for at least the five years immediately following the date of issuance of the linked deposit loan;

              (12) "Eligible residential property owner", a person, firm or corporation who purchases, develops or rehabilitates a multifamily residential structure;

              (13) "Eligible small business", a person engaged in an activity with the purpose of obtaining, directly or indirectly, a gain, benefit or advantage and which conforms to the characteristics of paragraphs (a), (b) and (d) of subdivision (4) of this section, and also employs less than twenty-five employees;

              (14) "Eligible student borrower", any person attending, or the parent of a dependent undergraduate attending, an eligible higher education institution in Missouri who may or may not qualify for need-based student financial aid calculated by the federal analysis called Congressional Methodology Formula pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 1078, as amended (the Higher Education Amendments of 1986);

              (15) "Eligible water supply system", a water system which serves fewer than fifty thousand persons and which is owned and operated by:

              (a) A public water supply district established pursuant to chapter 247, RSMo; or

              (b) A municipality or other political subdivision; or

              (c) A water corporation;

and which is certified by the department of natural resources in accordance with its rules and regulations to have suffered a significant decrease in its capacity to meet its service needs as a result of drought;

              (16) "Farming", using or cultivating land for the production of agricultural crops, livestock or livestock products, forest products, poultry or poultry products, milk or dairy products, or fruit or other horticultural products;

              (17) "Linked deposit", a certificate of deposit, or in the case of production credit associations, the subscription or purchase outright of obligations described in section 15, article IV, Constitution of Missouri, placed by the state treasurer with an eligible lending institution at rates otherwise provided by law in section 30.758, provided the institution agrees to lend the value of such deposit, according to the deposit agreement provided in sections 30.750 to 30.767, to eligible small businesses, farming operations, eligible job enhancement businesses, eligible marketing enterprises, eligible residential property developers, eligible residential property owners, eligible agribusinesses, eligible beginning farmers, eligible livestock operations, eligible student borrowers, eligible facility borrowers, or eligible water supply systems at below the present borrowing rate applicable to each small business, farming operation, eligible job enhancement business, eligible marketing enterprise, eligible residential property developer, eligible residential property owner, eligible agribusiness, eligible beginning farmer, eligible livestock operation, eligible student borrower, or supply system at the time of the deposit of state funds in the institution;

              (18) "Market rate", the interest rate tied to federal government securities and more specifically described in subsection 4 of section 30.260;

              (19) "Water corporation", as such term is defined in section 386.020, RSMo;

              (20) "Water system", as such term is defined in section 386.020, RSMo.”; and

              Further amend said bill by amending the title, enacting clause, and intersectional references accordingly.

            Representative Quinn offered House Amendment No. 1 to House Amendment No. 2.

House Amendment No. 1

to

House Amendment No. 2

AMEND House Amendment No. 2 to House Committee Substitute for Senate Bill No. 1017, Page 3, Lines 14 through 17, by deleting all of said lines and inserting in lieu thereof the symbol “;”; and

              Further amend said bill by amending the title, enacting clause, and intersectional references accordingly.

            On motion of Representative Quinn, House Amendment No. 1 to House Amendment No. 2 was adopted.

            On motion of Representative Loehner, House Amendment No. 2, as amended, was adopted.

            On motion of Representative Loehner, HCS SB 1017, as amended, was adopted.

            On motion of Representative Loehner, HCS SB 1017, as amended, was read the third time and passed by the following vote:

            Speaker Pro Tem Bearden declared the bill passed.

            HCS SB 840, relating to highways and bridges, was taken up by Representative St. Onge.

            Representative Nieves assumed the Chair.

            Representative Jetton offered House Amendment No. 1.

House Amendment No. 1

AMEND House Committee Substitute for Senate Bill No. 840, Page 4, Section 227.299, Lines 61 and 62, by deleting all of said lines and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

              "[8.] 7. Highway or bridge designations on the state highway system honoring fallen law enforcement officers [or] , members of the armed forces killed in the line of duty, or state employees killed while serving the state shall not be"; and

              Further amend said title, enacting clause and intersectional references accordingly.

            On motion of Representative Jetton, House Amendment No. 1 was adopted.

            On motion of Representative St. Onge, HCS SB 840, as amended, was adopted.

            On motion of Representative St. Onge, HCS SB 840, as amended, was read the third time and passed by the following vote:

            Representative Nieves declared the bill passed.

MOTION

            Representative Dempsey moved that SCS SB 1221 be recommitted to the Committee on Crime Prevention and Public Safety.

            Which motion was adopted.

PERFECTION OF HOUSE BILL - INFORMAL

            HCS HBs 1783 & 1479, relating to a scholarships tax credit program, was taken up and placed back on the Informal Calendar.

            Speaker Jetton resumed the Chair.

            Representative Pratt assumed the Chair.

HOUSE BILL WITH SENATE AMENDMENTS

            SCS HB 1865, as amended, relating to higher education, was taken up by Representative Bearden.

            Representative Bearden moved that the House refuse to adopt SCS HB 1865, as amended, and request the Senate to recede from its position and, failing to do so, grant the House a conference.

            Which motion was adopted by the following vote: