Missouri House of Representatives
95th General Assembly, 1st Regular Session (2009)
Bills Indexed by Subject
DISABILITIES
HB 52 --- Sponsor: Hodges, Steve --- CoSponsor: Meadows, Tim
Requires health insurance coverage to continue for any child or dependent of an enrollee with Down Syndrome after they reach 18 years of age HB 69 --- Sponsor: Storch, Rachel
Defines "adoption resource center" and specifies that qualified centers will get a portion of the unclaimed funds for tax credits for special needs child adoption which now goes to three other agencies HB 76 --- Sponsor: Lampe, Sara --- CoSponsor: Norr, Charlie
Changes the laws regarding the identification, assessment, and education of children with autism spectrum disorder HB 79 --- Sponsor: Lampe, Sara --- CoSponsor: Norr, Charlie
Requires health benefit plans to include coverage for the treatment of autism spectrum disorders HB 236 --- Sponsor: Lipke, Scott A. --- CoSponsor: Scharnhorst, Dwight
Establishes Kaitlyn's Law which requires school districts to allow certain students with disabilities to participate in graduation ceremonies after four years of high school attendance HB 278 --- Sponsor: Meiners, Kate --- CoSponsor: Chappelle-Nadal, Maria
Allows mobility motor vehicle dealers to purchase new motor vehicles and equip them for retail sale as mobility motor vehicles HB 289 --- Sponsor: Wallace, Maynard
Requires the designation of an agent for a binding signature on a placement settlement and makes the five-business-day notice applicable to all special education due process hearings HB 300 --- Sponsor: Grisamore, Jeff --- CoSponsor: Oxford, Jeanette Mott
Requires all new signs erected beginning August 28, 2009, relating to disabled parking to contain the words "Accessible Parking" instead of "Handicap Parking" HB 301 --- Sponsor: Grisamore, Jeff --- CoSponsor: Norr, Charlie
Requires certain gas station attendants to dispense motor fuel for persons with a disability and requires the Governor's Council on Disability to post on its web site a list of all full-service stations HB 323 --- Sponsor: Sutherland, Mike --- CoSponsor: Jones, Timothy W.
Changes the laws regarding taxation and several economic development programs and establishes the Small Business and Entrepreneurial Growth Act HB 349 --- Sponsor: Parkinson, Mark A. --- CoSponsor: Parkinson, Mark A.
Allows persons who are permanently disabled to apply to the Department of Revenue to have a notation indicating that status on his or her driver's or nondriver's license HB 417 --- Sponsor: Scharnhorst, Dwight --- CoSponsor: Nieves, Brian D.
Establishes Bryce's Law which authorizes a tax credit for individuals who donate to a scholarship-granting organization if the donation is not claimed on their federal income tax return HB 501 --- Sponsor: Scharnhorst, Dwight --- CoSponsor: Tilley, Steven
Requires the Division of Special Education to develop a program to provide ombudsman services to children and families regarding special education programs and services HB 525 --- Sponsor: Grisamore, Jeff --- CoSponsor: Ruestman, Marilyn
Requires the Division of Developmental Disabilities to establish programs and services for individuals diagnosed with autism jointly with families, regional councils, and a newly established committee HB 526 --- Sponsor: Grisamore, Jeff --- CoSponsor: Oxford, Jeanette Mott
Requires the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to develop and produce "The Parents' Bill of Rights" for parents of students who have an individualized education plan HB 527 --- Sponsor: Grisamore, Jeff --- CoSponsor: Grill, Jason
Establishes the Mentally Retarded and Developmental Type Disability Care Provider Tax Credit Program which authorizes a tax credit for donations to providers who assist these individuals HB 528 --- Sponsor: Sutherland, Mike --- CoSponsor: Jones, Timothy W.
Changes the laws regarding taxation and several economic development programs and establishes the Small Business and Entrepreneurial Growth Act HB 530 --- Sponsor: Grisamore, Jeff --- CoSponsor: Storch, Rachel
Adds comprehensive day rehabilitation services beginning soon after trauma for individuals with disabling impairments to the list of services covered under the MO HealthNet Program HB 619 --- Sponsor: Hoskins, Denny --- CoSponsor: Tilley, Steven
Changes the laws regarding the Missouri Securities Act of 2003 and criminal securities fraud relating to the elderly and disabled HB 663 --- Sponsor: Allen, Sue --- CoSponsor: Jones, Timothy W.
Increases the income disregarded under the Ticket to Work Health Assurance Program for Social Security Disability Income from $50 to $250 HB 701 --- Sponsor: Talboy, Mike --- CoSponsor: Zimmerman, Jake
Changes the laws regarding complaints filed with the Missouri Commission on Human Rights and prohibits discrimination based upon a person's sexual orientation HB 797 --- Sponsor: Lampe, Sara --- CoSponsor: Grisamore, Jeff
Requires health insurance carriers to provide coverage for autism spectrum disorder with certain guidelines that are allowed under federal mental health parity laws HB 926 --- Sponsor: Bruns, Mark J. --- CoSponsor: Nance, Bob
Changes the laws regarding protections for vulnerable adults and children and transfers the Division of Aging to the Department of Health and Senior Services HB 932 --- Sponsor: Nolte, Jerry
Allows additional compensation, up to 40 weeks, for an employee who is seriously and permanently disfigured near the head or neck that is a hindrance to employment HB 960 --- Sponsor: Schoeller, Shane --- CoSponsor: Ruestman, Marilyn
Allows public school students to attend a public school district other than the school district of his or her residence under specified conditions HB 1001 --- Sponsor: Kratky, Michele
Authorizes an income tax credit for certain small businesses that employ a person who is disabled or who has recently been discharged from a correctional facility HB 1037 --- Sponsor: Grisamore, Jeff --- CoSponsor: Jones, Timothy W.
Changes the laws regarding accessible electronic text use in elementary and secondary schools HB 1045 --- Sponsor: Nolte, Jerry --- CoSponsor: Allen, Sue
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 HB 1047 --- Sponsor: Grisamore, Jeff
Requires every public school district to annually provide disability history and awareness instruction during the month of October and designates October as "Disability History and Awareness Month" HB 1119 --- Sponsor: Lampe, Sara --- CoSponsor: Norr, Charlie
Expands the Amber Alert System to include missing endangered adults, specifies the criteria for being an endangered adult, and changes the system's name to Amber Alert and Silver Alert System HB 1157 --- Sponsor: Lampe, Sara
Revises the membership of the Missouri Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and establishes new duties for the commission HB 1164 --- Sponsor: Brown, Michael R.
Establishes the Missouri Universal Health Assurance Program to provide a publicly financed, statewide insurance program for all residents of this state HCR 4 --- Sponsor: Schaaf, Robert
Encourages dog training programs and kennel clubs to provide training and education for community pet owners that result in dogs being "Canine Good Citizens" HJR 15 --- Sponsor: Chappelle-Nadal, Maria --- CoSponsor: Nance, Bob
Proposes a constitutional amendment exempting all real property used as a homestead by a former prisoner of war with a total service-connected disability from property taxation
SB 71 --- Sponsor: Stouffer, Bill
Creates a tax credit for contributions to developmental disability care providers
SB 146 --- Sponsor: Dempsey, Tom
Increases the amount of tax credits available for taxpayers who modify their home for disabled persons and provides such credit for doing the same for seniors
SB 157 --- Sponsor: Schmitt, Eric
Codifies into law the five regional autism projects currently serving persons with autism
SB 190 --- Sponsor: Shoemyer, Wes
Requires all offices of elected officials in the state capitol building to be accessible to individuals with disabilities by December 31, 2014
SB 244 --- Sponsor: Dempsey, Tom
Creates a pilot program regarding personal care services for certain disabled adults
SB 460 --- Sponsor: Nodler, Gary
Allows the Division of Developmental Disabilities to contract directly with case management providers in a defined region
SB 487 --- Sponsor: Stouffer, Bill
Revises provisions relating to the renamed Missouri Brain Injury Advisory Council
SB 511 --- Sponsor: Nodler, Gary
Provides for a community-based developmental disability provider tax
SB 546 --- Sponsor: Schmitt, Eric
Increase the income disregard for eligibility in the Ticket To Work Health Assurance Program
SB 563 --- Sponsor: Smith, Jeff
Modifies disability retirement provisions of the Police Retirement System of St. Louis
SB 570 --- Sponsor: Lembke, Jim
Modifies provisions regarding the non-MO HealthNet eligible consumer-directed personal care services program

Missouri House of Representatives
Last Updated November 17, 2009 at 9:31 am