Issue 2 - January 12, 2007
EDUCATION
EDUCATION
HB 29 - Cunningham (R)
Relating to terms of service for members of certain special school districts
Status: 1/4/07 Second Read; Issue 1
HB 181 - Sanders (R)
Requires captioning of electronic video instructional material
Status: 1/4/07 Second Read; Issue 1
SB 34 - Scott (R)
Requires a comprehensive vision examination for each child enrolled in kindergarten or first grade
Status: 1/3/07 First Read; Issue 1
SB 87 - Days (D)
Relating to the First Steps Program
Status: 1/3/07 First Read; Issue 1
SB 112 - Rupp (R)
Removes the reference to sunset of the statute that provides authority for special education of age 3 to 21 population
Status: 1/3/07 First Read; Issue 1
SB 131 - Rupp (R)
Relating to the sunset provision for the First Steps Program
Status: 1/3/07 First Read; Issue 1
SB 133 - Rupp (R)
Alters provisions regarding due process hearings
Status: 1/3/07 First Read; Issue 1
SB 140 – Rupp (R)
Relating to boards of education and due process hearings
Status: 1/3/07 First Read; Issue 1
SB 141 – Nodler (R)
Removes reference to sunset of statute relating to special education of age 3 to 21 population
Status: 1/3/07 First Read; Issue 1
SB 142 – Nodler (R)
Renders the MO Sunset Act not applicable with regard to the First Steps Program
Status: 1/3/07 First Read; Issue 1
SB 147 – Nodler (R)
Alters provisions regarding expedited due process hearings
Status: 1/3/07 First Read; Issue 1
SB 148 – Nodler (R)
Relating to boards of education and due process hearings
Status: 1/3/07 First Read; Issue 1
EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT
HB 39 – Portwood (R)
Establishes eligibility requirements of an employed disabled person requesting medical assistance under the TWWIIA
Status: 1/4/07 Second Read; Issue 1
SB 77 – Scott (R)
Creates graduated increase in payments for sheltered workshops
Status: 1/3/07 First Read; Issue 1
FUNDING
OTHER
SB 208 – Gross (R)
Requires the balance of all state funds to be transferred and credited to the state General Revenue Fund if state revenue does not increase by two percent
Status: 1/8/07 Bill withdrawn; Issue 1
SB 222 – Gross (R)
Requires the balance of all state funds to be transferred and credited to the state General Revenue Fund if state revenue does not increase by two percent
Requires the State Treasurer to deposit all moneys received under any state fund or administratively created fund into the state general revenue fund from January 1st to June 30th of the current fiscal year if the state's net general revenue collections did not increase by two percent or more over the past fiscal year. If state's net general revenues do increase by more than two percent, the State Treasurer shall deposit such moneys into the statutorily or administratively created fund. The provisions of this act shall not apply to any fund created by the constitution, funds for the payment of interest and principal for any bonded indebtedness, funds that receive constitutionally created taxes and fees, and funds created in order to receive and disburse federal funds. This act contains an emergency clause. This act is similar to SCS/SB 917 (2006) and SB 208 (2007). And could possibly effect the same disability related funds as S.B. 208.
Status: 1/8/07 First Read; Issue 2
TAX RELIEF
HB 40 – Portwood (R)
Changes laws regarding long term care insurance tax deduction and Establishes MO Long Term Care Partnership Act
Status: 1/4/07 Second Read; Issue 1
HB 104 – Meiners (D)
Relating to sales tax and modifications of a vehicle for a person with a disability
Specifies that the purchase price for calculating the sales tax of a motor vehicle excludes the cost to modify the vehicle for use by an individual with a disability.
Status: 1/4/07 Second Read; Issue 1
HB 116 – Denison (R)
Allows MO residents to deduct from taxable income 100% of non-reimbursed amounts paid for long-term care insurance
Status: 1/4/07 Second Read; Issue 1
HB 168 – Hoskins (D)
Relating to an income tax credit for certain taxpayers age 65 and over
Status: 1/4/07 Second Read; Issue 1
SB 07 – Loudon (R)
Creates an income tax deduction for medical expenses
Status: 1/3/07 First Read; Issue 1
SB 08 – Kennedy (D)
Provides a tax credit for modifying a home for a disabled person
Status: 1/3/07 First Read; Issue 1
SB 32 – Bray (D)
Allows senior citizens to defer property tax payment
Status: 1/3/07 First Read; Issue 1
HEALTH CARE & PERSONAL ASSISTANCE
INSURANCE
HB 39 – Portwood (R)
Establishes eligibility requirements of an employed disabled person requesting medical assistance under the TWWIIA
(See Employment)
HB 40 – Portwood (R)
Changes laws regarding long term care insurance tax deduction and Establishes MO Long Term Care Partnership Act
(See Funding/Tax Relief)
HB 72 – Baker (D)
Increases the resource limit for eligibility for medical assistance
Status: 1/4/07 Second Read; Issue 1
HB 95 – Sater (R)
Relating to reforms for the MO Medicaid Program and purchase of health insurance for uninsured
Status: 1/4/07 Second Read; Issue 1
HB 116 – Denison (R)
Allows MO residents to deduct from taxable income 100% of non-reimbursed amounts paid for long-term care insurance
(See Funding/Tax Relief)
SB 15 – Scott (R)
Establishes a long term care insurance public-private partnership program
Status: 1/3/07 First Read; Issue 1
SB 95 – Bray (D)
Requires applicants for Medicaid and the CHIP to identify proposed beneficiary’s employer
Status: 1/3/07 First Read; Issue 1
SB 113 – Shoemyer (D)
Requires health carriers to include DME providers within their service provider networks
Status: 1/3/07 First Read; Issue 1
SB 118 – Griesheimer (R)
Requires insurance companies to provide coverage for computerized prosthetic devices
Status: 1/3/07 First Read; Issue 1
SB 122 – Bray (D)
Establishes the MO Universal Health Assurance Program
Status: 1/3/07 First Read; Issue 1
SB 179 – Green (D)
Requires any applicant for health care benefits under a public assistance program to identify their employer
Status: 1/3/07 First Read; Issue 1
OTHER
HB 55 – Slater (R)
Establishes the Healthcare Technology Fund and the MO Healthcare Technology Commission
Status: 1/4/07 Second Read; Issue 1
HB 182 – Bruns (R)
Establishes the Outside the Hospital Do-Not-Resuscitate Act
Status: 1/4/07 Second Read; Issue 1
HB 203 – Deeken (R)
Modifies eligibility requirements for the Netabolic Formula Distribution Program
Modifies the Metabolic Formula Distribution Program within the Department of Health and Senior Services to include applicants between the ages of six and 18 whose family income is less than 300% of the federal poverty level. Currently, eligibility for the program is determined by an income-based means test established by the department.
Status: 1/4/07 Second Read; Issue 2
HB 204 – Whorton (D)
Relating to MO Medicaid benefits
Allows any resident of a nursing home who receives
Missouri Medicaid Program benefits to retain not less than $50 per month for discretionary spending.
Status: 1/4/07 Second Read; Issue 2
HB 216 – Stevenson (R)
Establishes the Umbilical Cord Blood Bank Program
Status: 1/4/07 Second Read; Issue 1
SB 07 – Loudon (R)
Creates an income tax deduction for medical expenses
(See Funding/Tax Relief)
SB 80 – Shields (R)
Modifies provisions of the Metabolic Formula Distribution Program
Status: 1/3/07 First Read; Issue 1
SJR 10 – Bartle (R)
Repeals the constitutional provisions regarding stem cell research
Upon voter approval, this proposed constitutional amendment repeals the "Missouri Stem Cell Research and Cures Initiative". The amendment also enacts a constitutional provision that prohibits human cloning in the state of Missouri.
Status: 1/3/07 First Read; Issue 2
LEGAL RIGHTS & RESPONSIBILITIES
OTHER
SB 177 – Green (D)
Relating to crimes of security fraud against the elderly or disabled
Status: 1/3/07 First Read; Issue 1
VOTING
HB 138 – Salva (D)
Relating to voting machines and paper ballots
Status: 1/4/07 Second Read; Issue 1
MENTAL HEALTH
SERVICES
SB 03 – Gibbons (R)
Enacts provisions on mental health reform
Status: 1/3/07 First Read; Issue 1
SB 174 – Green (D)
Modifies laws on mental health facilities and group homes
Status: 1/3/07 First Read; Issue 1
SB 191 – Days (D)
Enacts provisions on children’s mental health
Status: 1/3/07 First Read; Issue 1
OLMSTEAD
OLMSTEAD
SB 15 – Scott (R)
Establishes a long term care insurance public-private partnership program
(See Health Care/ Insurance)
PREVENTION
OTHER
HB 90 – St. Onge (R)
Requires all drivers and passengers in cars or trucks to wear seat belts
Status: 1/4/07 Second Read; Issue 1
HB 155 – Dusenberg (R)
Relating to the motorcycle helmet law
Status: 1/4/07 Second Read; Issue 1
SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
SERVICES
HB 87 – Kraus (R)
Creates the Needy Persons Fund
Status: 1/4/07 Second Read; Issue 1
HB 98 – Parson (R)
Authorizes each Area Agency on Aging to establish a volunteer transportation program for the elderly
Status: 1/4/07 Second Read; Issue 1
HB 242 – Bruns (R)
Relating to Autism Awareness Month & Day
Requires the Governor to annually issue a proclamation declaring April as "Autism Awareness Month" and April 27 as "Autism Awareness Day" in Missouri.
Status: 1/8/07 Second Read; Issue 2
SB 11 – Coleman (D)
Creates a hot weather rule for maintenance of utility services
Status: 1/3/07 First Read; Issue 1
SB 14 – Scott (R)
Authorizes volunteer transportation services for the elderly
Status: 1/3/07 First Read; Issue 1
Last modified: 01.12.07
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