Senate Calendar 02/05/2005 1:00 PM

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MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS
* Refer to Daily Reader for engrossed (amended) bill

SENATE PAGE RESOLUTION 2

         SB 42*    (Concur in House Amendments HJ 256) revise the areas where the Game, Fish and Parks Commission may require a park license.

         SECOND READING OF CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS
         * Amended

         SB 121*    revise the authority of the Public Utilities Commission to approve the sale or transfer of telecommunications exchanges and to revise the provisions concerning the obligation of telecommunications companies to report consolidations, mergers, and changes to control.

         SECOND READING OF SENATE BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS
         * Refer to Daily Reader for engrossed (amended) bill

         SB 172*    (JR 5-17 with pending amendment, SJ 324) limit the contributions of any person to a political action committee.
         SB 125*    exempt transfers of funds from certain municipal revenue producing ventures from the calculation of the general fund balance of school districts.
         SB 152*    provide the secretary of agriculture with certain rule-making powers to regulate seed.
         SB 154*     ~~exempt certain entities from the requirement to obtain lending licenses.~~
              Exempt certain entities from the lending license fees and surety bond requirements.

         SB 187    make an appropriation to fund tax refunds for elderly and disabled persons.
         SB 188    revise the General Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2005 for education enhancement.
         SB 210    revise the conditions under which the state may enter into gaming compacts with Indian tribes.

         SECOND READING OF HOUSE BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS
         * Refer to Daily Reader for engrossed (amended) bill

         HB 1002*    (Deferred from 18^th LD) revise the requirements for determining whether dwellings are eligible to be classified as owner-occupied single-family dwellings.
         HB 1061    (Deferred from 18^th LD) revise certain provisions relating to the licensing of commercial drivers.

         LEGISLATIVE COMMEMORATIONS

         SC 8    (SJ 18^th LD) Honoring Susan Wein for her professional dedication at Presentation College where she has been a professor for nineteen years.