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2017 Bill(s)

* SCS SB 28
Sponsor: Sater, David
Status: S Perfection
Description: Require the Social Services Department to seek a waiver of various federal Medicaid requirements/restrictions including imposing work requirements, co-payments, health savings accounts, etc.
See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status
  • SB 29
    Sponsor: Sater, David
    Status: S General Laws
    Description: Exempt maintenance work that involves replacement from the prevailing wage rate law for government construction projects so long as the replacement does not exceed the original cost of the facility.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status
  • CCS SB 30
    Sponsor: Sater, David
    Status: Conference
    Description: Establish provisions for consolidation of road districts in a county. The House added unrelated provisions dealing with port authorities, banning government regulating fertilizer use, county nuisance ordinance powers, prohibiting a sheriff from serving as county treasurer and more. The Senate did not take up the conference subsitute.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status
  • CCS SB 95
    Sponsor: Sater, David
    Status: GOVERNOR SIGNED
    Description: Repeal the July 2016 expiration of a now-expired law that authorizes counties to reduce their budgets during the budget year when there is a decline in revenues. The House added several unrelated provisions including a count deed recorder fee increase, extending the expiration of a document fee by the Secretary of State, exempt Lamber Airport police from having to join St. Louis city's police retirement system.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status
  • SB 96
    Sponsor: Sater, David
    Status: S Perfection
    Description: Prohibit performing an abortion if the physician is aware the woman is seeking the abortion because of the sex or race of the fetus or because of the fetus has or has the potential for Down Syndrome.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status
  • SCS SB 97
    Sponsor: Sater, David
    Status: S Perfection
    Description: Require hospitals to adopt policies for early recognition and treatment of patients with sepsis or septic shock. Require the policies be submitted to the state Health Department for review.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status
  • SB 138
    Sponsor: Sater, David
    Status: S Perfection
    Description: Require a health insurance plan to respond to a health provider's electronic pre-determination request on coverage benefits for a patient. But deem the pre-authorization inquiry response only an estimate.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status
  • CCS SB 139
    Sponsor: Sater, David
    Status: GOVERNOR SIGNED
    Description: Establish a program under the Pharmacy Board to promote medication safety and prevent prescription drug overdose. The House version includes unrelated health-care issues including requirements for volunteer health services, requirements on Medicaid drug prescritpion costs charged by drug manufacturers and lawsuit protections for use of epinephrine auto-injectors.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status
  • SB 140
    Sponsor: Sater, David
    Status: S Local Gov't & Elections
    Description: Change the primary voting system for local office from a one-person vote to ranking the candidates in order of the voter's preference.
    See: Official legislative description and status

    * HCS SS SB 160
    Sponsor: Sater, David
    Status: GOVERNOR SIGNED
    Description: Establish a "bill of rights" for foster children. Require the Childrens Division attempt to place a child with relatives.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status
  • HCS SCS SB 161
    Sponsor: Sater, David
    Status: GOVERNOR SIGNED
    Description: Establish a commission to organize the bicentennial celebration of the exploration of the Ozarks by Hwenry Schoolcraft in 1819.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status
  • SB 212
    Sponsor: Sater, David
    Status: S Health & Pensions
    Description: Restrict state inspections of some X-ray and CT devices to no more than every six years.
    See: Official legislative description and status

    * SB 245
    Sponsor: Sater, David
    Status: S Seniors, Families & Children
    Description: Require a health care provider or insurance provide the amount covered for a non-emergency procedure within two days if requested by the patient and the estimate amount the patient will have to pay.
    See: Official legislative description and status

    SB 256
    Sponsor: Sater, David
    Status: S General Laws
    Description: Declare the second Saturday of June "Law Enforcement Recognition Week."
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status
  • HCS SCS SB 300
    Sponsor: Sater, David
    Status: H 3rd Read
    Description: Require one rather than two surety bonds by the treasurer of seven-director school districts.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status
  • SB 317
    Sponsor: Sater, David
    Status: S Professional Registration
    Description: Exempt when a referring physician has a conflict of interest prohibiting a referral of the patient (or patient's guardian) if the physician has signed a disclosure form of the interest.
    See: Official legislative description and status

    HCS SCS SB 334
    Sponsor: Sater, David
    Status: H Rules - Legislative Oversight
    Description: Require assisted living facilities to provide residents with information about the flu and flu vaccines every year no later than October 1.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status
  • SCS SB 389
    Sponsor: Sater, David
    Status: S Perfection
    Description: Require a person collecting signatures for an initiative petition be a registered Missouri voter. Require the person wear a badge indicating whether the person is a volunteer or being paid to circulate the petitions.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status
  • SB 423
    Sponsor: Sater, David
    Status: S Seniors, Families & Children
    Description: Repeal the August 28, 2017 expiration of the law providing financial assistance for drug prescriptions for lower income elderly and disabled.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status
  • SCS SB 433
    Sponsor: Sater, David
    Status: S Perfection
    Description: Various changes in prescription drug coverage under Medicaid. Require patient co-pays for out-patient prescriptions. Require manufactors to explain reasons for drugs with high cost increases.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status
  • HCS SB 434
    Sponsor: Sater, David
    Status: H 3rd Read
    Description: Lower the percentage of school district funds that must be allocated for teacher professional development if state funds for transportation of students is less than 25 percent of allowable costs for providing transportation.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status
  • SB 453
    Sponsor: Sater, David
    Status: S Local Gov't & Elections
    Description: Increase the fee to record a deed by $1. Require some state funds be transmitted to a county recorder if the County Recorders' Fund is insufficient to meet some of the obligations of county recorders.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status
  • CCS SB 501
    Sponsor: Sater, David
    Status: GOVERNOR SIGNED
    Description: Simply add the phrase "by protocol" to a law that requires a pharmacist to administer vaccines in accordance with CDC guidelines. The House added several unrelated provisions expanding Medicaid coverage to include chiropratic services, psychology licensing, expanding rights for service dog use to include metal health service dogs, expanding physician assistant drug prescription rights, epinephrine auto-injectors and more.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status
  • SCS SB 523
    Sponsor: Sater, David
    Status: S Perfection
    Description: Require any applicant seeking funds for providing child care must approve that the results of a criminal background check by the Health Department shall be provided to the Social Services Department.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

  • 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.