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2015 Bill(s)
SB 8 Sponsor:Schaaf, Rob Status: S Veterans' Affairs & Health Description: Prohibit health insurance from restricting a health care provider from disclosing the actual payment being provided.
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SB 9 Sponsor:Schaaf, Rob Status: S General Laws & Pensions Description: Let the legislature's joint committee on Medicaid hire staff.
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* HCS SCS SB 10 Sponsor:Schaaf, Rob Status: Back to S Description: Add additional medical procedures for which hospitals are required to report infections including births, hip and knee replacement and any other infection reports required by Medicare or Medicaid.
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SB 52 Sponsor:Schaaf, Rob Status: S Small Business Description: Declare void any contract that limits the geographic region in which a physician can practice.
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SB 53 Sponsor:Schaaf, Rob Status: S Perfection Description: Limit the certificate of need law to just long-term care facilities. The law requires approval by a government committee for major new or expanded medical facilities.
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* SB 111 Sponsor:Schaaf, Rob Status: IN SCS SB 63 Description: Establish a statewide database of drug prescriptions. Prohibit the data being entered into any database outside the control of the Health Department. Allow the data to be kept for no more than one year.
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* SB 147 Sponsor:Schaaf, Rob Status: S Rules Description: Prohibit legislators and state officials from accepting anything from a lobbyist. Prohibit a legislator from being a lobbyist for two years after leaving office. Prohibit a legislator or legislative candidate from being a paid political consultant for another legislator.
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SCS SB 167 Sponsor:Schaaf, Rob Status: S Perfection Description: Extend the 2015 sunset for the medical facility reimbursement allowance tax to 2017. It's a tax the state imposes on health facilities to use to match with federal Medicaid funds. The state tax money then is returned to health facilities.
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SB 169 Sponsor:Schaaf, Rob Status: S Financial, Gov't Organ. & Elections Description: Require a photo ID to vote. Do not require a voter to state a reason for wanting to cast an absentee ballot if cast in person at the election authorty's office. Expand hours election offices must be open to eight hours the two Saturdays before the election. Eliminate a section authorizing provisional ballots.
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* SB 196 Sponsor:Schaaf, Rob Status: S Transport., Infrastructure & Safety Description: Prohibit automatic traffic enforcement systems for red-light or speed limit violations.
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SB 255 Sponsor:Schaaf, Rob Status: S Agriculture, Food & Outdoor Resources Description: Legalize industrial hemp that contains no more than three-tenths of one percent of THC (the ingredient in marijuana).
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* SB 286 Sponsor:Schaaf, Rob Status: S Perfection Description: Consolidate under the Information Technology Services Division's data center all the data centers operated by various state agencies.
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SB 294 Sponsor:Schaaf, Rob Status: S Appropriations Description: Pohibit health insurance from restricting a health care provider from disclosing the actual payment being provided.
Also extend the 2015 sunset of the federal reimbursement allowance. That's a tax the state imposes on health facilities to use to match with federal Medicaid funds. The state tax money then is returned to the facilities.
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* SB 295 Sponsor:Schaaf, Rob Status: S Veterans' Affairs & Health Description: Expand Medicaid eligibility to 100 percent of federal poverty for applicants who are elderly or disabled. The increase actually would be 105 percent because state law disregards the first five percent of an applicant's income.
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SB 296 Sponsor:Schaaf, Rob Status: S Transport., Infrastructure & Safety Description: Exempt from the requirement to wear a helmet for a three-wheeled vehicle that is enclosed and has seat belts with shoulder restraints.
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* SB 319 Sponsor:Schaaf, Rob Status: S Governmental Accountability Description: Require legislative approval to extend beyond $50 million existing bonds issued for the St. Louis Sports Authority. Would require legislative approval for bonds to be issued to pay the state's share of the plan to build a new football stadium in St. Louis.
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* SB 422 Sponsor:Schaaf, Rob Status: S Veterans' Affairs & Health Description: Require written consent from a guardian or parent before a health care facility can withhold life-sustaining care. Require disclosure of the policies on life-support by the facility to the patient, parent or legal guardian.
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SB 429 Sponsor:Schaaf, Rob Status: S Financial, Gov't Organ. & Elections Description: Establish a mediation process between lenders and homeowners in foreclosures. Create a state office to coordinate mediations. Let the homeowner require a mediation conference.
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SB 444 Sponsor:Schaaf, Rob Status: S Veterans' Affairs & Health Description: Prohibit Medicaid services being provided through managed care programs.
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SB 472 Sponsor:Schaaf, Rob Status: S Financial, Gov't Organ. & Elections Description: Regulate and license radiology technologists.
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HCS SCS SB 473 Sponsor:Schaaf, Rob Status: Conference Description: Various changes with the St. Joseph School District board. Allow recall elections. Shorten the term of office from six years to three years. The House version includes provisions increasing signatures required for recall elections and the formula allocating state funds to local schools.
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SB 511 Sponsor:Schaaf, Rob Status: S Governmental Accountability Description: Require health care providers provide the state with electronic image copies of invoices for care provided to prison inmates. Require establishment of a system to track costs.
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SB 512 Sponsor:Schaaf, Rob Status: S Governmental Accountability Description: Establish provisions by which local government can donate property to a private entity as part of a partnership for development of public facilities.
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SB 534 Sponsor:Schaaf, Rob Status: S General Laws & Pensions Description: Make a wording correction to a law requiring speed limits be posted on county roads. Change the requirement from "must" to "shall" be posted.
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SB 535 Sponsor:Schaaf, Rob Status: S General Laws & Pensions Description: Correct the statutory reference in a law involving state tax overpayment refunds.
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SB 537 Sponsor:Schaaf, Rob Status: S General Laws & Pensions Description: Make a wording correction to a law relating to the responsibilities of the Health Department. Change the the word "must" to "shall" in a provision requiring reporting of infectious diseases.
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SB 538 Sponsor:Schaaf, Rob Status: S General Laws & Pensions Description: Make a wording correction to a law relating to scholarships for students in an education school. Change the the word "must" to "shall" in a matching fund requirement imposed on the school.
See: Official legislative description and status* SJR 13 Sponsor:Schaaf, Rob Status: S Governmental Accountability Description: Prohibit statewide elected officials and legislators along with their staff and immediate family from accepting anything of value from a lobbyist. Reimpose campaign contribution limits. Prohibit elected state officials working as a lobbyist until three years after leaving office.
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Note: The descriptions of bills, amendments and roll-call votes are written by MDN journalists. MDN's database may not include committee assignments of bills made on the last day of the session since it is too late for the committee to act on the bill and, thus, the delayed assignment has no practical effect.
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