ELDERLY

Missouri House of Representatives
93rd General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session (2006)
Bills Indexed by Subject
ELDERLY

: Establishes the Missouri Senior Prescription Drug Plan to provide Medicare Part D gap coverage for the elderly

: Allows a deduction from individual income tax for real property taxes paid by retired taxpayers and exempts certain income for certain retired residents from income taxation

: Allows Missouri residents to deduct from their taxable income 100% of all non-reimbursed amounts paid for long-term care insurance premiums

: Changes the laws regarding the Missouri Uniform Trust Code

: Establishes the Missouri Rx Card Program within the Department of Social Services

: Allows a full $6,000 retirement benefit deduction from state income for taxpayers over the age of 65 regardless of income

: Exempts residential property owned by taxpayers 62 years of age or older from certain increases in assessed valuation

: Expands protection for the elderly against financial exploitation and codifies a presumption of undue influence in any transfer of real property

: Authorizes a tax credit for certain elderly and disabled individuals for real property taxes paid

: Imposes a minimum term of imprisonment for offenders who have pled guilty or been found guilty of a crime of violence against a child or an elderly person

: Increases the property tax relief for the senior citizens' program known as circuit breaker

: Changes the laws regarding criminal securities fraud and sets a minimum penalty when committed against the elderly or disabled

: Increases the penalty for identity theft

: Exempts applicants for a driver's or nondriver's license who were born prior to January 1, 1941, from submitting a birth certificate or other documents as proof of lawful presence

: Changes the laws regarding assisted living facilities

: Allows a full $6,000 retirement benefit deduction from state income for taxpayers over the age of 65 regardless of income

: Exempts individuals who are 65 years of age or older from the lawful presence requirements for the renewal of driver's licenses, permits, or nondriver's licenses

: Allows an income tax deduction for the amounts withheld for Social Security and federal Medicare taxes even if the taxpayer does not itemize his or her deductions

: Authorizes Perry County to impose a sales tax for senior services and youth programs

: Authorizes an income tax credit for resident taxpayers who are 65 years of age or older with an adjusted gross income of $9,570 or less

: Makes the necessary statutory changes based on the transfer of the Division of Aging from the Department of Social Services to the Department of Health and Senior Services

: Removes the one-year residency requirement to qualify for the senior citizens property tax credit

: Exempts persons born prior to January 1, 1941, from the lawful presence requirements for renewal of driver's licenses, instruction permits, or non driver's licenses

: Authorizes the Family Support Division to assist certain elderly individuals who qualify for the federal Food Stamp Program in obtaining supplemental food stamps

: Exempts an applicant for a driver's or nondriver's license who was born prior to January 1, 1941, from submitting proof of lawful presence documentation

: Changes the minimum rate of interest that can be charged on delinquent real property taxes in the City of St. Louis and removes the prime rate limitation and authorizes a tax credit for the elderly

: Authorizes a deduction for federal Social Security benefits from Missouri taxable income for certain elderly citizens

: Limits the increase in assessed valuation of residential property by the percentage of increase in Social Security benefits for the elderly and disabled who own and live in their principal residence

: Authorizes a homestead exemption for the elderly and disabled in St. Louis County

: Authorizes a deduction from a taxpayer's adjusted gross income for the amount of any increase in Social Security benefits for the elderly

: Exempts residential property owned by individuals 62 years of age or older from certain increases in assessed valuation

: Authorizes a property tax exemption for eligible taxpayers 65 years of age or older

: Amends the Missouri Homestead Preservation Act by specifying that the annual tax assessments for taxpayers 75 years of age or older will not increase under certain conditions

: Exempts residential property owned and occupied by individuals 62 years of age or older from increases in assessed valuation

: Removes the age requirement for the Missouri Homestead Preservation Act exemption and sets the exemption limit at 2.5% for homesteads of all eligible owners in any year

: Establishes pilot projects to study the feasibility of a cooperative effort among public and private transportation providers

: Allows the Division of Medical Services to reimburse medical assistance recipients for ancillary medical services based on division policy and subject to appropriations

: Allows any registered voter who is 70 years of age or older to vote by absentee ballot

: Urges Congress to immediately repeal the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision of the Social Security Act.

: Urges the United States Congress and Department of Agriculture to waive or amend the federal Food Stamp Program to increase the availability of food assistance for low-income elderly persons.

: Prescribes requirements for assisted living facilities

: Makes various changes to regulation of state and private mental health facilities

: Modifies the law relating to ombudsman volunteers

: Modifies eligibility requirements for the Homestead Preservation Tax Credit

: Provides for mandatory minimum punishment for securities fraud crimes against the elderly or disabled

: Modifies provisions in various health care and social services programs

: Provides for Medicaid coverage for personal care services for persons in residential care facilities

: Modifies laws on mental health facilities and group homes for the mentally retarded and developmentally disabled

: Modifies provisions regarding court dates, issuance of summons, and writs of possession or restitution in certain landlord and tenant actions

: Enacts a long-term care public-private partnership program

: Authorizes volunteer transportation services for the elderly

: Enacts the "Affordable Prescription Drugs for All Missourians Act"

: Modifies provisions on personal care assistance services

: Provides for immunity from liability for certain product retailers

: Modifies provisions of the Missouri Rx Plan Advisory Commission

: Directs the Department of Social Services to establish Coordinated Care and Administrative Service Organization pilot programs

: Removes the full-year residency requirement from the property tax credit program

: Modifies provisions on senior citizens and the disabled

: Raises the Medicaid-eligibility level for old age assistance and permanently disabled recipients

: Enacts the "Affordable Prescription Drugs for All Missourians Act"

: Modifies laws on mental health facilities and group homes for the mentally retarded and developmentally disabled

Missouri House of Representatives
Last Updated November 29, 2006 at 9:53 am