Bills Assigned to Committee
SENIOR CITIZEN ADVOCACY
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HB110
--- Sponsor:
Cooper, Nathan
- Imposes a minimum term of imprisonment for offenders who have plead
guilty to or been found guilty of a crime of violence against a child
or an elderly person
- HB110 -- (LR# 0539L.01I)
- House Committee: SENIOR CITIZEN ADVOCACY
- Public Hearing held (H)
HB141
--- Sponsor:
Bringer, Rachel L.
- Allows nursing home districts to establish assisted living
facilities in third classification counties
- HB141 -- (LR# 0668L.01I)
- House Committee: SENIOR CITIZEN ADVOCACY
- Public Hearing held (H)
HB169
--- Sponsor:
Meadows, Tim
--- CoSponsor:
Fraser, Barbara
- Closes the drug benefit coverage gap, also known as the "Donut Hole,"
created by the federal Medicare Modernization Act of 2003
- HB169 -- (LR# 0190L.01I)
- House Committee: SENIOR CITIZEN ADVOCACY
- Public Hearing held (H)
HB204
--- Sponsor:
Salva, Ray
- Transfers the Missouri Senior Rx Program to the Division of Senior
Services and requires continuous enrollment unless the enrollee opts
out of the program
- HB204 -- (LR# 0925L.01I)
- House Committee: SENIOR CITIZEN ADVOCACY
- Public Hearing held (H)
HB228
--- Sponsor:
Portwood, Dr. Charles R.
--- CoSponsor:
Brown, Jason
- Allows Missouri residents to deduct from their taxable income 100%
of all non-reimbursed amounts paid for long-term care insurance
premiums
- HB228 -- (LR# 0863L.01I)
- House Committee: SENIOR CITIZEN ADVOCACY
- Public Hearing held (H)
HB229
--- Sponsor:
Portwood, Dr. Charles R.
--- CoSponsor:
Lembke, Jim
- Changes the application procedures for the Missouri Homestead
Preservation Act for the elderly and disabled
- HB229 -- (LR# 0794L.01P)
- Approved by Governor (G)
- Delivered to Secretary of State
HB230
--- Sponsor:
Portwood, Dr. Charles R.
--- CoSponsor:
Bivins, Walt
- Prohibits a person from claiming both the circuit breaker income tax
credit and the homestead property tax exemption credit
- HB230 -- (LR# 0793L.01P)
- Senate Committee: SENATE WAYS AND MEANS
- Public Hearing held (S)
HB231
--- Sponsor:
Portwood, Dr. Charles R.
--- CoSponsor:
Denison, Charles
- Establishes the Missouri Senior Advocacy and Efficiency Commission to
provide analysis and services relating to the quality and efficiency
of senior citizen services offered in Missouri
- HB231 -- (LR# 0850L.01I)
- House Committee: RULES (PURSUANT TO RULE 25(26)(F)
- Reported do pass (H)
- NOT CONSENT/NO TIME LIMIT FOR DEBATE
HB373
--- Sponsor:
Fares, Kathlyn
--- CoSponsor:
Sutherland, Mike
- Changes the qualifications for and the amount of credit allowed under
the senior citizen/disabled person property tax credit, commonly known
as circuit breaker
- HB373 -- (LR# 1259L.01I)
- House Committee: WAYS AND MEANS
- Executive Session held (H)
- HCS VOTED DO PASS
HB420
--- Sponsor:
Page, Sam
--- CoSponsor:
Lampe, Sara
- Extends the Senior Rx Program until June 30, 2010
- HB420 -- (LR# 1148L.01I)
- House Committee: SENIOR CITIZEN ADVOCACY
- Public Hearing held (H)
HB507
--- Sponsor:
Dougherty, Curt
--- CoSponsor:
Selby, Harold R.
- Reduces by 15% the assessed valuation of real property of individuals
62 years of age or older and freezes the valuation at that level
- HB507 -- (LR# 1460L.01I)
- House Committee: SENIOR CITIZEN ADVOCACY
- Public Hearing held (H)
HB646
--- Sponsor:
Threlkeld, Kevin
--- CoSponsor:
Bearden, Carl
- Extends the Senior Rx Program until June 30, 2006
- HB646 -- (LR# 1775L.01I)
- House Committee: SENIOR CITIZEN ADVOCACY
- Hearing scheduled, Bill not heard (H)
HB649
--- Sponsor:
Fares, Kathlyn
--- CoSponsor:
Portwood, Dr. Charles R.
- Authorizes a tax credit for certain elderly and disabled individuals
for real property taxes paid
- HB649 -- (LR# 1279L.01I)
- Second read and referred: Ways and Means (S)
HB656
--- Sponsor:
Wilson, Kevin
--- CoSponsor:
Bruns, Mark J.
- Extends the Senior Rx Program until June 30, 2006
- HB656 -- (LR# 1826L.01I)
- House Committee: SENIOR CITIZEN ADVOCACY
- Public Hearing held (H)
HB663
--- Sponsor:
Behnen, Bob
- Prohibits any long-term care facility from relieving an ombudsman
volunteer from their duties
- HB663 -- (LR# 1761L.02I)
- House Committee: SENIOR CITIZEN ADVOCACY
- Public Hearing held (H)
HB681
--- Sponsor:
Chappelle-Nadal, Maria
- Renames the Office of Advocacy and Assistance for the Elderly to the
Office of Advocacy and Assistance for Senior Citizens
- HB681 -- (LR# 1611L.01T)
- Approved by Governor (G)
- Delivered to Secretary of State
HB730
--- Sponsor:
Bringer, Rachel L.
- Allows Ralls and Marion counties to establish nursing home districts
- HB730 -- (LR# 2021L.02I)
- Referred: Senior Citizen Advocacy
HB736
--- Sponsor:
Bringer, Rachel L.
--- CoSponsor:
Chappelle-Nadal, Maria
- Provides a mechanism for persons who become ineligible for Medicaid
benefits on July 1, 2005, to be automatically enrolled in the Senior
Rx Program
- HB736 -- (LR# 2010L.01I)
- House Committee: SENIOR CITIZEN ADVOCACY
- Public Hearing held (H)
HB816
--- Sponsor:
Bivins, Walt
--- CoSponsor:
Stevenson, Bryan P.
- Revises the definition of "eligible owner" to include property held in
trust for purposes of the Missouri Homestead Preservation Act
- HB816 -- (LR# 2067L.01I)
- House Committee: SENIOR CITIZEN ADVOCACY
- Public Hearing held (H)
HB827
--- Sponsor:
Portwood, Dr. Charles R.
--- CoSponsor:
Wright, Mark
- Modifies the eligibility requirements of an employed disabled person
requesting medical assistance under the federal Ticket to Work and
Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999
- HB827 -- (LR# 1737L.01I)
- Second Rd/Refer: Pensions, Veteran Affairs & General Law(S)
HB859
--- Sponsor:
Jetton, Rod
--- CoSponsor:
Kratky, Fred
- Allows residents of Missouri to participate in any current or future
state program, policy, or practice permitting prescription drugs
to be acquired from Canada
- HB859 -- (LR# 1490L.01I)
- Perfected (H)
HB887
--- Sponsor:
Byrd, Richard
- Requires the newspaper publication of certain investigatory complaint
results regarding a long-term care facility and its distribution to
residents and their families prior to admission to the facility
- HB887 -- (LR# 2203L.01I)
- House Committee: SENIOR CITIZEN ADVOCACY
- Public Hearing held (H)
HB966
--- Sponsor:
Portwood, Dr. Charles R.
--- CoSponsor:
Lembke, Jim
- Changes the laws regarding the Missouri Homestead
Preservation Act
- HB966 -- (LR# 2187L.01I)
- Referred: Senior Citizen Advocacy
HCR14
--- Sponsor:
Zweifel, Clint
--- CoSponsor:
Darrough, Bruce
- Urges the Missouri Congressional Delegation to recognize the unique
features of the Social Security program and oppose any privatization
restructuring attempts.
- HCR14 -- (LR# 1143L.01I)
- Relieved from committee
- PURSUANT TO ARTICLE III, SECTION 22 OF THE
- CONSTITUTION AND RULE 34 RULES OF THE HOUSE
HCR19
--- Sponsor:
Zweifel, Clint
--- CoSponsor:
Spreng, Michael
- Urges Congress to immediately repeal the Government Pension Offset
and Windfall Elimination Provision of the Social Security Act.
- HCR19 -- (LR# 1456L.01I)
- Referred: Senior Citizen Advocacy
SB75
--- Sponsor:
Champion, Norma
- Closes the drug benefit coverage gap that was created due to the
enactment of the Medicare Act of 2003
- SB75 -- (LR# 0445S.01I)
- House Committee: SENIOR CITIZEN ADVOCACY
- Public Hearing held (H)

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