Almighty God, may Your word which You have sent into the world "achieve the end for which You sent it" through our work, during the remainder of this General Assembly of 2007. Glory and praise to You forever and ever. Amen.

The Speaker appointed the following to act as an Honorary Page for the Day, to serve without compensation: Arianna Galluzio.

Kay Barnes, Mayor of Kansas City, Missouri, was introduced by Representative Skaggs and recognized as an Outstanding Missourian.

HCS HB 818, relating to health insurance portability, was taken up by Representative Ervin.

AMEND House Committee Substitute for House Bill No. 818, Page 1, In the Title, Line 2, by deleting the section number "376.962,"; and

Further amend said bill, Page 1, In the Title, Line 4, by deleting the word "seventeen" and inserting in lieu thereof the word "fifteen"; and

Further amend said bill, Page 1, Section A, Line 1, by deleting the section number "376.962,"; and

Further amend said bill, Page 1, Section A, Line 3, by deleting the word "seventeen" and inserting in lieu thereof the word "fifteen"; and

Further amend said bill, Page 1, Section A, Line 4, by deleting the section numbers "376.962," and "376.967,"; and

Further amend said bill, Page 18, Section 376.962, Lines 1 to 32, by deleting all of said lines; and

Further amend said bill, Page 18, Section 376.964, Line 1, by deleting the number "1." after the section number "376.964."; and

Further amend said bill, Page 20, Section 376.964, Lines 40 to 45, by deleting all of said lines; and

Further amend said bill, Page 20, Section 376.966, Line 25, by deleting the phrase "two hundred" and inserting in lieu thereof the phrase "one hundred fifty"; and

Further amend said bill, Page 21, Section 376.966, Lines 32 to 36, by deleting all of said lines; and

Further amend said bill, Page 22, Section 376.966, Lines 85 to 91, by deleting all of said lines and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

Further amend said bill, Pages 22 to 24, Section 376.967, Lines 1 to 68, by deleting all of said lines; and

Further amend said title, enacting clause and intersectional references accordingly.

AMEND House Committee Substitute for House Bill No. 818, Page 1, Section A, Line 2, by inserting after all of said section the following:

“376.392. For any health carrier or health benefit plan, as defined in section 376.1350, that provides prescription drug coverage or contracts with a third-party for prescription drug services, the health carrier or health benefit plan shall notify enrollees in writing, or electronically with the permission of the enrollee, at least thirty days prior to any deletions, other than generic substitutions, in the health carrier’s or health benefit plan’s prescription drug formulary that affect such enrollees.”; and

Further amend said bill by amending the title, enacting clause, and intersectional references accordingly.

AMEND House Committee Substitute for House Bill No. 818, Page 1, Section 376.450, Line 1, by inserting immediately preceding all of said line the following:

"376.435. 1. Beginning January 1, 2008, a health carrier providing a group health benefit plan or plans as such terms are defined in section 376.1350, to an employer who meets the requirements specified in subsection 2 of this section shall, upon request by the employer or the employer's producer of record, provide a report of the total dollar amount and total number of claims paid under the plan or plans for each of the prior three years or for each year coverage was in place if less than three years at the time of the request. In the case of an employer with multiple plans, the total dollar amounts shall be aggregated into one report. The report shall be provided within thirty days of the request. The information provided to the employer or the employer's producer of record shall be furnished in a manner that does not individually identify any employee or other person covered by the health benefit plan and shall comply with all applicable federal and state privacy laws regarding the disclosure of health records.

(1) Employs at least fifty-one employees either at the time of the request or at the start of the reporting period; and

(2) Has been insured continuously with the health carrier or a carrier affiliated with the health carrier for at least the preceding twenty-two months."; and

Further amend said bill by amending the title, enacting clause, and intersectional references accordingly.

Representative Jones (89) raised a point of order that House Amendment No. 4 goes beyond the scope of the bill.

On motion of Representative Ervin, HCS HB 818, as amended, was ordered perfected and printed.

HCS HB 329, relating to debt adjusters, was taken up by Representative Cunningham (145).

On motion of Representative Cunningham (145), HCS HB 329 was ordered perfected and printed.

HJR 19, relating to religious freedom in public places, was taken up by Representative Bearden.

On motion of Representative Bearden, HJR 19 was read the third time and passed by the following vote:

AYES: 150

Aull	Avery	Baker 25	Baker 123	Bearden
Bivins	Bland	Brandom	Bringer	Brown 50
Bruns	Burnett	Casey	Chappelle-Nadal	Cooper 120
Cooper 155	Cooper 158	Corcoran	Cox	Cunningham 145
Cunningham 86	Curls	Darrough	Davis	Day
Deeken	Dempsey	Denison	Dethrow	Dixon
Donnelly	Dusenberg	El-Amin	Emery	Ervin
Faith	Fallert	Fares	Fisher	Flook
Frame	Franz	Funderburk	George	Grill
Grisamore	Guest	Harris 23	Harris 110	Hobbs
Hodges	Holsman	Hoskins	Hubbard	Hunter
Icet	Jones 89	Jones 117	Kelly	Kingery
Komo	Kratky	Kraus	Kuessner	Lampe
Lembke	Liese	Lipke	Loehner	Low 39
Lowe 44	Marsh	McClanahan	McGhee	Meadows
Meiners	Moore	Munzlinger	Muschany	Nance
Nasheed	Nieves	Nolte	Norr	Onder
Page	Parson	Pearce	Pollock	Portwood
Pratt	Quinn 7	Quinn 9	Richard	Robb
Robinson	Roorda	Rucker	Ruestman	Ruzicka
Salva	Sander	Sater	Scavuzzo	Schaaf
Schad	Scharnhorst	Schieffer	Schlottach	Schneider
Schoeller	Schoemehl	Self	Shively	Silvey
Smith 14	Smith 150	Spreng	Stevenson	St. Onge
Storch	Stream	Sutherland	Swinger	Talboy
Thomson	Threlkeld	Tilley	Todd	Viebrock
Villa	Vogt	Wallace	Walsh	Walton
Wasson	Wells	Weter	Wildberger	Wilson 119
Wilson 130	Witte	Wood	Wright 159	Yaeger
Yates	Young	Zimmerman	Zweifel	Mr Speaker

NOES: 007

Daus	Dougherty	Hughes	Johnson	Oxford
Skaggs	Whorton

PRESENT: 000

ABSENT WITH LEAVE: 006

Bowman	Brown 30	Haywood	LeVota	May
Wright-Jones

On motion of Representative Stream, HCS HBs 654 & 938 was ordered perfected and printed.

HCS HB 945, relating to crimes against justice officials, was taken up by Representative Parson.

AMEND House Committee Substitute for House Bill No. 945, Page 5, Section 565.014, Line 1, by deleting the words "criminal justice official" and inserting in lieu thereof the words "public servant"; and

Further amend said section, Line 3, by deleting the words "criminal justice official" and inserting in lieu thereof the words "public servant"; and

Further amend said section, Line 4, by deleting the words "criminal justice official" and inserting in lieu thereof the words "public servant"; and

Further amend said section, Line 6, by deleting the words "criminal justice official" and inserting in lieu thereof the words "public servant"; and

Further amend said section, Line 7, by deleting the words "criminal justice official" and inserting in lieu thereof the words "public servant"; and

Further amend said section, Line 8, by deleting the words "criminal justice official" and inserting in lieu thereof the words "public servant"; and

Further amend said section, Lines 12 through 16, by deleting said lines and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

"3. For purposes of this section, "public servant" means any person as defined in subdivision (23) of section 556.061, RSMo."; and

Further amend said section, Line 17, by deleting the words "criminal justice official" and inserting in lieu thereof the words "public servant"; and

Further amend said bill by amending the title, enacting clause, and intersectional references accordingly.

AYES: 062

Aull	Baker 25	Bland	Bringer	Brown 50
Burnett	Casey	Chappelle-Nadal	Corcoran	Curls
Darrough	Daus	Donnelly	Dougherty	El-Amin
Fallert	George	Grill	Harris 23	Hodges
Holsman	Hubbard	Hughes	Johnson	Komo
Kuessner	Lampe	Liese	Low 39	Lowe 44
McClanahan	Meadows	Meiners	Nasheed	Norr
Page	Quinn 9	Robinson	Roorda	Rucker
Salva	Scavuzzo	Schieffer	Schoemehl	Shively
Skaggs	Spreng	Storch	Swinger	Talboy
Todd	Villa	Vogt	Walsh	Walton
Whorton	Wildberger	Witte	Yaeger	Young
Zimmerman	Zweifel

NOES: 091

Avery	Baker 123	Bearden	Bivins	Brandom
Bruns	Cooper 120	Cooper 155	Cooper 158	Cox
Cunningham 145	Cunningham 86	Davis	Day	Deeken
Dempsey	Denison	Dethrow	Dixon	Dusenberg
Emery	Ervin	Faith	Fares	Fisher
Flook	Frame	Franz	Funderburk	Grisamore
Guest	Harris 110	Hobbs	Hoskins	Hunter
Icet	Jones 89	Jones 117	Kelly	Kingery
Kraus	Lembke	Lipke	Loehner	Marsh
May	McGhee	Moore	Munzlinger	Muschany
Nance	Nieves	Onder	Parson	Pearce
Pollock	Portwood	Pratt	Quinn 7	Richard
Robb	Ruestman	Ruzicka	Sander	Sater
Schad	Scharnhorst	Schlottach	Schneider	Schoeller
Self	Silvey	Smith 14	Smith 150	Stevenson
St. Onge	Stream	Sutherland	Thomson	Tilley
Viebrock	Wallace	Wasson	Wells	Weter
Wilson 119	Wilson 130	Wood	Wright 159	Yates
Mr Speaker

PRESENT: 001

Oxford

ABSENT WITH LEAVE: 009

Bowman	Brown 30	Haywood	Kratky	LeVota
Nolte	Schaaf	Threlkeld	Wright-Jones

Representative Smith (150) raised a point of order that House Amendment No. 2 goes beyond the scope of the bill.

On motion of Representative Parson, HCS HB 945 was ordered perfected and printed.

Mr. Speaker: Your Special Committee on Family Services, to which was referred SB 25, begs leave to report it has examined the same and recommends that the House Committee Substitute Do Pass, and pursuant to Rule 25(21)(f) be referred to the Committee on Rules.

Mr. Speaker: Your Special Committee on Family Services, to which was referred SCS SB 46, begs leave to report it has examined the same and recommends that it Do Pass, and pursuant to Rule 25(21)(f) be referred to the Committee on Rules.

Mr. Speaker: Your Special Committee on Family Services, to which was referred SB 84, begs leave to report it has examined the same and recommends that the House Committee Substitute Do Pass, and pursuant to Rule 25(21)(f) be referred to the Committee on Rules.

Mr. Speaker: Your Special Committee on Retirement, to which was referred SB 172, begs leave to report it has examined the same and recommends that it Do Pass by Consent, and pursuant to Rule 25(21)(f) be referred to the Committee on Rules.

Mr. Speaker: Your Special Committee on Utilities, to which was referred HB 872, begs leave to report it has examined the same and recommends that the House Committee Substitute Do Pass, and pursuant to Rule 25(21)(f) be referred to the Committee on Rules.

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Rules, to which was referred SB 257, begs leave to report it has examined the same and recommends that it Do Pass.

Mr. Speaker: I am instructed by the Senate to inform the House of Representatives that the Senate has taken up and passed SS HCS HB 453, entitled:

An act to repeal section 135.1150, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof two new sections relating to tax credits for certain contributions.

I hereby appoint the following members to serve on the Joint Committee on Restructuring Fees of the Clean Water and Storm Water Programs:

On motion of Representative Dempsey, the House adjourned until 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, April 11, 2007.

Correct House Journal, Fifty-second Day, Thursday, April 5, 2007, Page 1013, Lines 19 and 20, by deleting the words "House Committee Substitute Do Pass", and inserting in lieu thereof the words "House Committee Substitute Do Pass by Consent".

Focus on provider testimony: dentists, therapy services, air and ground ambulance, NEMT.

Hearing will convene at 5:00 p.m. or following afternoon adjournment, whichever comes first.

Meeting will be at 5:00 p.m. or upon afternoon adjournment, whichever comes first.

Public hearings to be held on: HB 931, HB 1117, HB 1118, SCS SB 384, SB 223, SCS SB 232