2017 Legislative Updates
The 99th General Assembly - 2017 Legislative Session began on January 4 and ended May 12.
Below is a list of some of the bills tracked by DMH during the regular session.
The Legislature held its First Extraordinary Session the week of June 5. It is currently in its Second Extraordinary Session, but has adjourned until July 6.
DMH Legislative Briefing 2017
Summary of Guardianship Legislation
2017 List of Truly Agreed and Finally Passed Bills
Additional information on legislation as well as members of the General Assembly can be found on the House and Senate websites:
Senate
House
Below is a list of some of the bills tracked by DMH during the regular session.
The Legislature held its First Extraordinary Session the week of June 5. It is currently in its Second Extraordinary Session, but has adjourned until July 6.
DMH Legislative Briefing 2017
Summary of Guardianship Legislation
2017 List of Truly Agreed and Finally Passed Bills
Additional information on legislation as well as members of the General Assembly can be found on the House and Senate websites:
Senate
House
2017
| Bill Number | Sponsor | Description |
|---|---|---|
| SB 28 | Sater | Requires the Department of Social Services to apply for a global waiver for MO HealthNet |
| SB 42 | Wallingford | Enacts provisions relating to advanced practice registered nurses |
| SB 51 | Walsh | Establishes a language assessment program for children who are deaf or hard of hearing from birth through the age of eight |
| SB 52 | Nasheed | Creates new provisions of law relating to leave from employment |
| SB 74 | Schaaf | Establishes a Prescription Drug Monitoring Act |
| SB 104 | Wallingford | Modifies procedures in guardianship and conservator proceedings for incapacitated or disabled persons |
| SB 136 | Curls | Allows a charter county to submit to voters a proposal for a $5 user fee on instruments recorded with the Recorder of Deeds for an assistance program for homeless persons |
| SB 139 | Sater | Creates the Rx Cares for Missouri Program |
| SB 178 | Dixon | Creates a process to determine whether criminal offenders are predatory sexual offenders and increases penalties against predatory, prior and persistent sexual offenders |
| SB 200 | Libla | Modifies provisions relating to expert witnesses |
| SB 221 | Riddle | Authorizes legal counsel for the Department of Mental Health to have standing in certain hearings involving a person unable to stand trial due to lack of mental fitness |
| SB 229 | Riddle | Modifies the law relating to working hours for employees at certain mental health facilities |
| SB 231 | Schatz | Establishes the Narcotics Control Act |
| SB 259 | Munzlinger | Amends Supreme Court Rule 52.12 to prohibit intervention in a tort action when jurisdiction and venue cannot be independently established |
| SB 260 | Munzlinger | Amends Supreme Court Rule 51.01 to require the independent establishment of venue and jurisdiction for joinder or intervention |
| SB 261 | Munzlinger | Amends Supreme Court Rule 52.05 to modify procedures for joinder in tort actions |
| SB 262 | Munzlinger | Modifies Supreme Court Rule 52.06 relating to the dismissal of a claim due to misjoinder where venue does not exist |
| SB 301 | Wallingford | Modifies mandated reporting requirements for sexual assault victims in long-term care facilities |
| SB 314 | Schatz | Establishes the Narcotics Control Act |
| SB 335 | Hoskins | Modifies the definition of a service dog |
| SB 340 | Schupp | Establishes the Narcotics Control Act |
| SB 366 | Koenig | Provides that a doctoral degree from programs accredited or provisionally accredited by the Psychological Clinical Science Accreditation System are acceptable for licensure as a psychologist if the program meets certain requirements |
| SB 385 | Rowden | Prohibits peer support specialists from disclosing sensitive information in most circumstances |
| SB 433 | Sater | Modifies and creates provisions relating to the MO HealthNet pharmacy program |
| SB 462 | Sifton | Establishes the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact |
| SB 473 | Rowden | Establishes the Social Innovation Grant Program |
| SB 482 | Sifton | Prohibits discrimination by certain public officials between licensed professional counselors and other mental health professionals |
| SB 501 | Sater | Requires pharmacists to administer vaccines by protocol in accordance with treatment guidelines established by the Centers for Disease Control |
| SB 531 | Hoskins | Provides for patient due process for persons receiving services from the Division of Developmental Disabilities |
| SB 532 | Hoskins | Modifies provisions relating to Department of Mental Health inspections |
| Bill Number | Sponsor | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HCB HB 29 | Pike | Modifies provisions of law relating to powdered alcohol |
| HB 33 | Cross | Provides that no person entity that rents or leases real property shall be required to obtain a business license by an political subdivision of the state (LR# 0622H.01I) |
| HB 35 | Ploucher | Modifies admissibility of chemical test results in intoxication related proceedings (LR# 0066H.02I) |
| HB 38 | Higdon | Provides that mandatory minimum sentences are now discretionary and creates provisions when a person is eligible for a parole hearing (LR# 0061H.01I) |
| HB 42 | White | Specifies that a person cannot be required to become or refrain from becoming a member of or paying dues to a labor organization as a condition or continuation of employment (LR# 0154H.01I) |
| HB 43 | White | Changes the laws regarding the assessment of commercial real property destroyed by a natural disaster (LR# 0156H.01I) |
| HB 44 | White | Prohibits the Missouri Housing Development Commission from requiring a prevailing hourly wage to be paid to a contractor on a project for a housing tax credit if it is in a Governor-declaired disaster area (LR# 0155H.01I) |
| HB 58 | Haefner | Requires the Department of Health and Senior Services to establish criteria for levels of maternal and neonatal care designations (LR# 0286H.01I) |
| HB 59 | Schumake | Provides that a respondent will not be in violation of an ex parte or full order of protection if the respondent communicates with the petitioner and such communication is the result of the petitioner initiating contact with the respondent (LR# 0334H.01I) |
| HB 62 | Berry | Changes the laws regarding marriage and replaces marriage licenses with contracts of domestic union (LR# 0126H.01I) |
| HB 63 | Berry | Authorizes a tax credit for student loan payments resulting from STEM degrees (LR# 0117H.01I) |
| HB 68 | Wessels | Establishes the Narcotics Control Act (LR# 0423H.01I) |
| HB 76 | McGaugh | Provides that certain persons shall not be required to disclose news sources or information (LR# 058H.01I) |
| HB 77 | McGaugh | Establishes procedures concerning vexatious litigations (LR# 0582H.01I) |
| HB 78 | McGaugh | Allows public bodies to opt out of prevailing wage laws for the construction of public works projects that are $750,000 or less (LR# 0385H.01I) |
| HB 81 | McGaugh | Modifies provisions related to employer requirements for employee benefits (LR# 0540H.01I) |
| HB 88 | Rehder | Exempts health care entities registered with the Department of Health and Senior Services that distribute hypodermic needles or syringes from the crome of unlawful delivery of drug paraphernalia (LR# 0162H.02I) |
| HB 89 | Rehder | Changes the laws regarding the priority of persons to be appointed guardian of an incapacitated person or conservator of a disabled person(LR# 0459H.01I) |
| HB 90 | Rehder | Establishes the Narcotics Control Act (LR# 0046H.01I) |
| HB 91 | Rehder | Specifies that a person cannot be required to become or refrain from becoming a member of or paying dues to a labor organization as a condition or continuation of employment (LR# 0360H.02P) |
| HB 95 | McGaugh | Modifies provisions relating to the collateral source rule and provides that parties may introduce evidence of the actual cost, rather than the value, of the medical care rendered (LR# 0714H.01I) |
| HB 96 | Schroer | Allows persons authorized to carry firearms under chapter 571 to sue for certain injuries sustained on the property of business enterprises that voluntarily prohibit firearms (LR# 0523H.03I) |
| HB 103 | Swan | Establishes the Controlled Substance Abuse Prevention Fund (LR#0539H.01I) |
| HB 107 | Kelley | Establishes "Toby's Law," which requires any person who has pled guilty to or been found guilty of driving while intoxicated to complete a victim impact program approved by the court. (LR# 0151H.02I) |
| HB 115 | Shull | Modifies provisions relating to the sale of intoxicating liquor at the St. Louis International Airport (LR# 0485H.01I) |
| HB 119 | Kelley | Modifies provisions relating to family law proceedings (LR# 0152H.01I) |
| HB 121 | Frederick | Adds psychiatrists to the list of individuals eligible for the Health Professional Student Loan Repayment Program (LR# 0455H.01I) |
| HB 123 | Frederick | Establishes the "Missouri Right to Shop Act" (LR# 0149H.01I) |
| HB 124 | Frederick | Establishes the "Patients First Medicaid Reform Act" (LR# 0282H.01I) |
| HB 125 | Frederick | Establishes the "Right to Shop Act" to allow state employees to obtain cost estimates for health care services (LR# 0285H.01I) |
| HB 144 | McGaugh | Establishes the "Designated Health Care Decision-Maker Act" (LR# 0771H.01I) |
| HB 147 | Hurst | Changes the laws regarding the final disposition of aborted fetal remains (LR# 0409H.01I) |
| HB 153 | Corlew | Modifies provisions relating to expert witnesses (LR# 0381H.01I) |
| HB 156 | Corlew | Changes the Uniform Arbitration Act regarding agreements between employers and at-will employees (LR# 0636H.01I) |
| HB 157 | Frederick | Modifies provisions relating to physician referrals to physical therapists (LR# 0681H.01I) |
| HB 163 | Eggleston | Places restrictions on the television programming inmates have access to in correctional facilities (LR# 0296H.01I) |
| HB 164 | Eggleston | Prohibits temporary assistance for needy families (TANF) benefit cards from being used at ATMs or to access cash, and limits the items that may be purchased with the TANF benefits (LR# 0294H01I) |
| HB 165 | Hubrecht | Changes provisions relating to advanced practice registered nurses (LR# 0076H.01I) |
| HB 167 | Peters | Increases the state minimum wage to $15 per hour (LR# 0527H.01I) |
| HB 171 | Kelley | Requires a convicted sex offender to be told of his or her obligation to register as a sex offender both prior to release or discharge and at the time of adjudication (LR# 0153H.01I) |
| HB 227 | Hubrecht | Establishes the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact (LR# 0884H.01I) |
| HB 244 | Rowland | Modifies laws relating to advanced practice registered nurses in collaborative practice agreements (LR# 0480H.02I) |
| HB 262 | Sommer | Revises the definition of "service dog" to include animals that provide support or therapeutic functions for individuals with psychiatric or mental disabilities (LR# 0376H.02I) |
| HB 268 | Brattin | Establishes a policy that requires each state department to submit a budget analysis that reports expenditures to the appropriations committee that oversees the department (LR# 0712H.01I) |
| HB 290 | S. Fitzpatrick | Requires the Department of Social Services to apply for a global waiver for MO HealthNet (LR# 0926H.01I) |
| HB 294 | Lynch | Provides certain immunities for persons who seek medical assistance for a drug overdose |
| HB 316 | Pike | Modifies provisions relating to education and experience requirements for the licensure of psychologists (LR# 0990H.02I) |
| HB 329 | Morris | Establishes the Tricia Leann Tharp Act, which requires certain pharmacists to receive two hours of continuing education on suicide prevention (LR# 1017H.01I) |
| HB 402 | Frederick | Required the Department of Social Services to apply for a global waiver for MO HealthNet (LR# 0825H.01I) |
| HB 461 | Kolkmeyer | Amends Supreme Court Rules 52.05 and 52.06 for the purpose of severing parties who are misjoined in a civil action |
| HB 462 | Kolkmeyer | Amends Supreme Court Rule 52.12 for the purpose of prohibiting a person from intervening in a tort action if jurisdiction and venue cannot be established independently |
| HB 463 | Kolkmeyer | Amends Supreme Court Rule for the purpose of providing that joinder and intervention cannot establish jurisdiction or venue if jurisdiction and venue cannot be established independently |
| HB 481 | T. Fitzwater | Establishes a language assessment program for children from birth through the age of eight who are deaf or hard of hearing (LR# 1066H.01I) |
| HB 524 | Ellington | Establishes the Death with Dignity Act to allow patients with terminal illnesses to end their life in a humane and dignified manner (LR# 0860H.1I) |
| HB 551 | Bernskoetter | Modifies mandated reporting requirements for sexual assault victims in a long-term care facility (LR# 1197H.01I) |
| HB 569 | Frederick | Establishes the Show-Me Compassionate Medical Education Act (LR# 0826H.02I) |
| HB 586 | Rhoads | Prohibits a peer specialist from disclosing any confidential communication properly entrusted to the counselor by law enforcement and emergency personnel while receiving counseling |
| HB 604 | Rone | Changes the laws regarding public administrators to require the county to provide staff if the public administrator handles over 70 cases |
| HB 626 | Neely | Modifies provisions relating to guardianship and conservatorship proceedings (LR# 1115H.01I) |
| HB 710 | Walker, Cora | Allows a participant in drug court to receive medication assisted treatment if under the care of a physician licensed in this state to practice medicine |
| HB 716 | Barnes | Establishes a Prescription Abuse Registry |
| HB 729 | Bernskoetter | Modifies provisions related to the retirement fo state employees |
| HB 734 | Chipman | Modifies provisions relating to public administrators who are acting as guardians or conservators (LR# 1357H.01I) |
| HB 765 | Cornejo | Prohibits the waiver of guardian ad litem fees in certain civil actions |
| HB 828 | Barnes | Establishes the "Social Innovation Grant Program" to find alternative solutions for serving the state's vulnerable populations |
| HB 844 | Dunn | Modifies provisions relating to policies on youth suicide awareness and prevention in schools |
| HB 862 | Kidd | Requires teachers and principals to complete two hours of suicide prevention education each school year |
| HB 873 | Helms | Prohibits discrimination between licensed professional counselors and other mental health professionals with regard to service locations or populations served |
| HB 920 | Frederick | Requires student counseling facilities at public institutions of higher education in this state to meet certain standards with respect to student-to-staff ratios, average wait time for an initial visit, and other factors established by the Department of M |
| HB 921 | Pfautsch | Changes the laws regarding the duties of public administrators. |
| HB 945 | T. Fitzwater | Authorizes legal counsel for the Department of Mental Health to have standing in certain hearings involving a person unable to stand trial due to lack of mental fitness |
| HB 960 | Mathews | Establishes the "Social Innovation Grant Program" to find alternative solutions for serving the state's vulnerable populations |
| HB 962 | Rehder | Establishes the "Social Innovation Grant Program" to find alternative solutions for serving the state's vulnerable populations |
| HB 978 | Peters | Prohibits the Department of Mental Health from contracting with providers that operate methadone treatment programs |
| HB 986 | Wood | Modifies and creates provisions relating to the MO HealthNet pharmacy program |
| HB 1011 | Basye | Changes the laws regarding health care for persons with disabilities |
| HB 1019 | Green | Changes the laws regarding notice requirements for when a patient is admitted to a mental health facility |
| HB 1023 | Hill | Requires the Department of Health and Senior Services to establish a prescription writers monitoring program and places limits on prescriptions of controlled substances. |
| HB 1052 | Unsicker | Requires state agencies to support competitive employment in integrated settings for persons with disabilities |
| HB 1065 | Trent | Changes the laws regarding the state merit personnel system |
| HB 1067 | Hubrecht | Modifies provisions relating to inspection requirements of mental health facilities |
| HB 1074 | Chipman | Provides that a person has a right to a jury trial in certain administrative proceedings |
| HB 1097 | Houghton | Changes the laws regarding public administrators so that the state must reimburse a county for fees if a state agency petitions for the appointment of a county public administrator |
| HB 1102 | Frederick | Establishes the "Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Act" |
| HB 1111 | Hubrecht | Modifies provisions relating to the rights of individuals receiving services from the Division of Developmental Disabilities |
| HB 1197 | Lynch | Modifies provisions relating to opioid antagonists |
| HB 1223 | Kelley | Allows the family of a pregnant woman to civilly commit her for treatment if she is abusing drugs |