All Disabilities Legislation - Missouri
HB2568 - HB 2568 - PERSONAL CARE FOR DISABLED ADULTS - Funderburk, Doug
Latest Action: 04/24/2008 - Referred: Special Committee on Senior Citizen Advocacy (H) Bill Text HB 2568 - PERSONAL CARE FOR DISABLED ADULTS - Funderburk, Doug Establishes a pilot project in the Department of Health and Senior Services to allow relative caregivers to provide personal care services for disabled adults who are unable to self-direct their care Comment on Bill HB2524 - HB 2524 - FAILURE TO YIELD TO CERTAIN PERSONS - Talboy, Mike
Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H) Bill Text HB 2524 - FAILURE TO YIELD TO CERTAIN PERSONS - Talboy, Mike Increases the fine for a driver who fails to yield to a pedestrian with a visual, aural, or physical disability who is using a cane or service dog Latest Action: 04/10/2008 - Public Hearing Completed (H) Bill Text HB 2417 - REAL PROPERTY TAXATION - St. Onge, Neal C. Allows disabled individuals or individuals 60 years of age or older to defer paying property taxes on their residences under certain conditions Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - Referred: Transportation (H) Bill Text HB 2402 - DISABLED LICENSE PLATES AND PLACARDS - Kraus, Will Allows an exemption to the physician's statement requirement for disabled license plates and placards for a person who is required to abstain from medical care due to religious affiliation HB2347 - HB 2347 - PROPERTY TAX ON HANDICAP VEHICLES - Schneider, Vicki
Latest Action: 04/23/2008 - Executive Session Completed (H) Bill Text HB 2347 - PROPERTY TAX ON HANDICAP VEHICLES - Schneider, Vicki Lowers the assessment percentage for personal property taxation purposes on vehicles necessary for transporting physically disabled individuals from 33.3% to 12% Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - Referred: Health Care Policy (H) Bill Text HB 2299 - PRIVATE MENTAL HEALTH FACILITIES - Aull, Joe Requires private mental health facilities and group homes for the mentally retarded and developmentally disabled to meet the same requirements as state-operated facilities Latest Action: 04/03/2008 - Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H) Bill Text HB 2304 - AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER - Lampe, Sara Changes the laws regarding the identification, assessment, and education of children with autism spectrum disorder SB1258 - SB1258 - Modifies provisions relating to protections for senior citizens, disabled persons, and children
Latest Action: 04/15/2008 - SCS Voted Do Pass S Seniors, Families and Public Health Committee (5322S.02C) Bill Text SCS/SB 1258 - This act modifies provisions relating to protections for elderly persons and the disabled receiving care for in-home services, adult day care, or personal care assistance. Under this act, the necessary statutory changes are made due to the transfer of the Division of Aging from the Department of Social Services to the Department of Health and Senior Services. SECTION 192.2000 The provisions on the elder abuse and neglect awareness program are modified to include information on financial exploitation of the elderly. SECTION 192.925 The definition of "protective services" is modified to mean a service provided by the state or other governmental or private organizations or individuals which are necessary for the eligible adult to meet his or her essential human needs. SECTION 2003 Immunity from civil and criminal liability is granted for any person making a report of abuse or neglect to the Department of Health and Senior Services unless the person acts negligently,[...] show full description SB1274 - SB1274 - Creates a tax credit for contributions to mentally retarded and developmental type disability care providers
Latest Action: 03/03/2008 - Second Read and Referred S Ways & Means Committee Bill Text SB 1274 - The act creates an income tax credit in an amount equal to fifty percent of the amount of an eligible donation made, on or after January 1, 2009, to a qualifying mentally retarded and developmental type disability care provider. The tax credit may not be applied against withholding taxes. The tax credit is non-refundable, but may be carried forward four years. The tax credit is transferable. A provider may apply to the Department of Revenue for the tax credits. The provisions of this act shall automatically sunset six years after the effective date of the act unless reauthorized. JASON ZAMKUS Latest Action: 04/10/2008 - Referred: Special Committee on Small Business (H) Bill Text HB 2284 - VAN ACCESSIBLE PARKING SPACES - Meadows, Tim Requires new parking lots and parking lots being restriped after August 28, 2008, to have a certain number of lift van accessible only parking spaces HB2265 - HB 2265 - HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR AUTISM - Grisamore, Jeff
Latest Action: 04/29/2008 - Executive Session Completed (H) Bill Text HB 2265 - HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR AUTISM - Grisamore, Jeff Requires health benefit plans to include coverage for the treatment of autism spectrum disorders Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - Referred: Judiciary (H) Bill Text HB 2186 - DEATH OR INJURY TO COMPANION ANIMALS - Low, Beth Creates a cause of action in tort for the wrongful injury or death of a companion animal Latest Action: 03/04/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Seniors, Families and Public Health Committee Bill Text SB 1127 - This act establishes the Office of Autism Services in the Department of Mental Health within the Division of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities. The Office of Autism Services, under the supervision of the division director, shall provide leadership in program development for children and adults with Autism spectrum disorders. Such leadership shall include establishment of program standards and coordination of program capacity. This provision is identical to a provision in SS/SCS/SB 768 (2008). ADRIANE CROUSE Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - Referred: Health Care Policy (H) Bill Text HB 2083 - PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES - Young, Terry Requires all language used in new legislation, resolutions, regulations, and other published materials to use respectful language when referring to persons with physical and mental disabilities HB2100 - HB 2100 - INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR PROSTHETICS - Cooper, Robert Wayne
Latest Action: 04/01/2008 - Public Hearing Completed (H) Bill Text HB 2100 - INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR PROSTHETICS - Cooper, Robert Wayne Requires most health benefit plans to provide coverage for certain prosthetic devices and related services and supplies by January 1, 2009 HB2105 - HB 2105 - GUARDIANSHIP PROCEEDINGS - Cooper, Robert Wayne
Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - Referred: Judiciary (H) Bill Text HB 2105 - GUARDIANSHIP PROCEEDINGS - Cooper, Robert Wayne Establishes the Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act to resolve interstate jurisdiction problems in guardianship and conservatorship proceedings SB1103 - SB1103 - Modifies provisions regarding the Family Care Safety Registry
Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - S Informal Calendar S Bills for Perfection--SB 1103-Gibbons Bill Text SB 1103 - This act modifies provisions of the Family Care Safety Registry. This act removes the 2001 and 2002 employment dates for when all child-care, elder-care and personal care workers are required to register with the Family Care Safety Registry and requires all such workers, regardless of when they began employment, to register. Also, all employers regulated by, contracting with or who receive state or federal reimbursement services shall be required to ensure employees are registered. Under this act, providers certified, contracted or regulated by state agencies will be allowed to obtain specific detailed background screening information immediately. The registry will also provide background screening information to voluntary or recreational associations performing background screenings on unpaid volunteers who are placed in a child-care, elder-care, or personal-care setting. In addition, the registry will be allowed to report national criminal history information as authorized [...] show full description Latest Action: 02/28/2008 - Referred: Health Care Policy (H) Bill Text HB 2075 - AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS - Grisamore, Jeff Establishes the Missouri Commission on Autism Spectrum Disorders HB2076 - HB 2076 - DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES DIVISION - Grisamore, Jeff
Latest Action: 04/01/2008 - Executive Session Completed (H) Bill Text HB 2076 - DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES DIVISION - Grisamore, Jeff Renames the Division of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities within the Department of Mental Health to the Division of Developmental Disabilities HB2032 - HB 2032 - DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES DIVISION - Young, Terry
Latest Action: 03/27/2008 - Referred: Health Care Policy (H) Bill Text HB 2032 - DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES DIVISION - Young, Terry Renames the Division of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities within the Department of Mental Health to the Division of Developmental Disabilities SB1081 - SB1081 - Modifies provisions regarding quality assurance and safety in the Division of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Community Programs
Latest Action: 05/29/2008 - Reported Duly Enrolled S Rules Committee Bill Text HCS/SCS/SB 1081 -This act modifies provisions relating to quality assurance and safety in the Division of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Community Programs. FAMILY CARE SAFETY REGISTRY This act amends the Family Care Safety Registry to include protections for the developmentally disabled and requires the registry to contain information on mental health workers. This act also adds direct care staff from the Division of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities (MRDD) community programs to the list of health care and mental health providers who are required to report suspected cases abuse of a patient, resident, or client of a mental health facility. The Department of Mental Health shall conduct such abuse and neglect investigations. SECTIONS 210.900 TO 210.927 GOOD SAMARITAN This act modifies the good Samaritan statute to include suicide prevention intervention rendered in good faith by a qualified counselor or any other person to the list of care [...] show full description HB1917 - HB 1917 - REAL-TIME TELEVISION CAPTIONING - Sander, Therese
Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - Referred: Special Committee on Utilities (H) Bill Text HB 1917 - REAL-TIME TELEVISION CAPTIONING - Sander, Therese Requires certain television stations to provide real-time captioning of certain broadcasts and allows taxpayers providing real-time captioning to claim a tax credit not to exceed $5,000 HCR19 - HCR19 - Endorses the "Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children's Bill of Rights"
Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - Resolutions--HCR 19-Sander, et al (Rupp) Bill Text HCR 19 - DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING CHILDREN - Sander, Therese Endorses the "Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children's Bill of Rights" Latest Action: 02/25/2008 - HCS Reported Do Pass by Consent (H) Bill Text HB 1877 - SPECIAL EDUCATION HEARINGS - Cunningham, Jane Gives the local board of education authority to identify a designee to bind the school district in a settlement agreement reached during the resolution session regarding a special education placement HB1807 - HB1807 - Changes the name of the State Schools for Severely Handicapped Children to Missouri Schools for the Severely Disabled.
Latest Action: 05/29/2008 - Signed by House Speaker Bill Text HB 1807 - STATE SCHOOLS FOR THE DISABLED - Cox, Stanley Renames the State Schools for Severely Handicapped Children as the Missouri Schools for the Severely Disabled Latest Action: 04/22/2008 - Public Hearing Completed (H) Bill Text HB 1829 - MISSOURI FAMILY TRUST - Storch, Rachel Changes the laws regarding the Missouri Family Trust Latest Action: 04/10/2008 - Referred: Transportation (H) Bill Text HB 1845 - MOTOR VEHICLE WINDSHIELD STICKERS - Low, Beth Requires window stickers instead of license plate tabs to show current motor vehicle registration SB980 - SB980 - Modifies provisions regarding supplemental and disability retirement benefits for Kansas City police officers and civilian employees
Latest Action: 05/29/2008 - Reported Duly Enrolled S Rules Committee Bill Text SB 980 - This act requires members of the Police Retirement System of Kansas City and the Civilian Employees' Retirement System of the Police Department of Kansas City to be in active service in order to be eligible for certain duty-related or nonduty-related disability retirement benefits. Duplicate language regarding supplemental benefits for the Police Retirement System of Kansas City, enacted in 2007, is also repealed. This act is identical to HB 1710 (2008). ALEXA PEARSON SB972 - SB972 - Adds comprehensive day rehabilitation services under MO HealthNet
Latest Action: 03/11/2008 - Voted Do Pass S Health and Mental Health Committee Bill Text SB 972 - This act adds as a covered service under the MO HealthNet program comprehensive day rehabilitation services. ADRIANE CROUSE HB1689 - HB1689 - Transfers the Governor's Council on Disability from the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to the Office of Administration
Latest Action: 05/29/2008 - Signed by House Speaker(H) Bill Text HB 1689 - OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION - Wilson, Kevin Transfers the Governor's Council on Disability from the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to the Office of Administration and provides legislators with a key to access the Capitol dome Latest Action: 04/03/2008 - Referred: Special Committee on Small Business (H) Bill Text HB 1680 - MOBILITY MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS - Meiners, Kate Allows mobility motor vehicle dealers to purchase new motor vehicles and equip them for retail sale as mobility motor vehicles Latest Action: 02/28/2008 - Referred: Transportation (H) Bill Text HB 1664 - ACCESSIBLE PARKING SIGNS - Young, Terry Requires all new signs erected after August 28, 2008, to contain the words "Accessible Parking" instead of "Handicap Parking" HB1627 - HB 1627 - DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES DIVISION - Portwood, Dr. Charles R.
Latest Action: 04/01/2008 - Executive Session Completed (H) Bill Text HB 1627 - DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES DIVISION - Portwood, Dr. Charles R. Renames the Division of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities within the Department of Mental Health to the Division of Developmental Disabilities SB920 - SB920 - Requires real-time captioning for certain television programming
Latest Action: 01/16/2008 - Second Read and Referred S Commerce, Energy and the Environment Committee Bill Text SB 920 - This act requires all television stations located in the state with gross revenues in excess of three million dollars a year to provide real-time captioning of all local news, weather, and sports programming by January 1, 2009. Such stations may limit their expenditures for the captioning to two percent of their annual gross revenues. ADRIANE CROUSE HB1516 - HB1516 - Changes the laws regarding protections for vulnerable adults and children and transfers the Division of Aging from the Department of Social Services to the Department of Health and Senior Services
Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - S Inf Calendar H Bills for Third Reading--HCS for HB 1516, with SCS (Goodman) Bill Text HB 1516 - PROTECTIONS FOR VULNERABLE PERSONS - Bruns, Mark J. Changes the laws regarding protections for vulnerable adults and children and transfers the Division of Aging from the Department of Social Services to the Department of Health and Senior Services Latest Action: 01/08/2008 - Withdrawn (H) Bill Text HB 1491 - WITHDRAWN - Deeken, Bill Requires additional product information to be included in hearing instrument purchase agreements SB880 - SB880 - Modifies laws on mental health facilities and group homes for the mentally retarded and developmentally disabled
Latest Action: 01/15/2008 - Second Read and Referred S Health and Mental Health Committee Bill Text SB 880 - This act requires private mental health facilities and group homes for the mentally retarded and developmentally disabled to have the same requirements as state-operated facilities. This act amends the Family Care Safety Registry and Sunshine Laws to include private mental health facilities and group homes. Private mental health facilities and group homes are included in the licensure and standards requirements for residential facilities and day programs. This act also requires dismissal of private contractor employees who violate state laws and rules. The facilities or homes are also required to report staff turnover to the Department of Mental Health and the General Assembly. This act also places a moratorium on patient transfers until the act is fully implemented. The Department of Mental Health is also required to terminate contracts with private vendors having a pattern of abuse and neglect of patients. This act is substantially similar to provisions in HCS/SCS/SB [...] show full description SB889 - SB889 - Provides for mandatory minimum punishment for securities fraud crimes against the elderly or disabled
Latest Action: 01/15/2008 - Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee Bill Text SB 889 - This act modifies provisions of the Missouri Securities Act of 2003 as it relates to the elderly and disabled. Definitions for "elderly" and "disabled persons" are added. Also, mandatory minimum penalties are added for those who commit criminal securities fraud against the elderly and disabled persons. This act provides that when a defendant is convicted of such crimes against an elderly or disabled person, the defendant may be fined not less than fifty thousand dollars and imprisoned for not less than five years. This act also provides for the Commissioner of Securities to impose enhanced penalties for securities fraud against the elderly or disabled. This act is identical to SB 177 (2007). ADRIANE CROUSE Latest Action: 01/24/2008 - Public Hearing Completed (H) Bill Text HB 1365 - TAX CREDIT FOR PROPERTY TAXES - Fares, Kathlyn Authorizes a tax credit for certain elderly and disabled individuals and certain veterans for real property taxes paid HB1345 - HB 1345 - TAX CREDIT FOR HOME MODIFICATIONS - Portwood, Dr. Charles R.
Latest Action: 03/11/2008 - Rules - Executive Session Completed (H) Bill Text HB 1345 - TAX CREDIT FOR HOME MODIFICATIONS - Portwood, Dr. Charles R. Increases the cap for the income tax credits available to certain individuals for the costs of modifications to a home in order for it to be accessible for a disabled person who resides with them SB717 - SB717 - Increases the amount of tax credits available for taxpayers who modify their home for disabled persons residing with such taxpayers
Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - S Informal Calendar S Bills for Perfection--SB 717-Kennedy and Shields Bill Text SB 717 - This act increases the amount of tax credits available for taxpayers who modify their home to be accessible for disabled people who reside with such taxpayer. Under current law, up to one hundred thousand dollars in tax credits remaining unused under the rebuilding communities tax credit program are allocated for use by taxpayers who modify their homes for disabled persons residing with such taxpayers. This act increases the amount of available tax credits by allocating all unused tax credits under the rebuilding communities tax credit program for use by taxpayers who modify their homes for disabled persons residing with such taxpayers. The rebuilding communities tax credit program is capped at ten million dollars annually. JASON ZAMKUS Latest Action: 05/29/2008 - Reported Duly Enrolled S Rules Committee Bill Text CCS#2/HCS/SCS/SB 720 - This act modifies various provisions relating to utilities.SECTIONS 260.1050 - 260.1101 - COMPUTER EQUIPMENT RECOVERYThis act creates the Manufacturer Responsibility and Consumer Convenience Equipment Collection and Recovery Act.The act requires manufacturers of computers to implement "recovery plans" for the collection of and the recycling or reuse of their obsolete equipment. The recovery plan must be implemented and a copy of the plan submitted to the Department of Natural Resources before the manufacturer can sell its computers in Missouri. Such manufacturers must also label their equipment to identify themselves as the manufacturer. Requirements for the recovery plan and reporting by computer manufacturers are listed in the act. Retailers are prohibited from selling new computers in Missouri unless the equipment contains a manufacturer's label and the manufacturer is listed by the Department as having a recovery plan. The Department shall educate [...] show full description SB756 - SB756 - Changes the name of the Division of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities to the Division of Developmental Disabilities
Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - S Informal Calendar S Bills for Perfection--SB 756-Engler and Rupp, with SCS (pending) Bill Text SCS/SB 756 - This act changes the name of the Division of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities to the Division of Developmental Disabilities. This act is similar to SB 621 (2007). ADRIANE CROUSE SB848 - SB848 - Requires all offices in the state capitol building to be accessible to individuals with disabilities
Latest Action: 01/22/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee Bill Text SB 848 - The act requires all offices in the state capitol building to be readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities. ADRIANE CROUSE |
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