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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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SB 256 Sponsor:Sater, David Status: S General Laws Description: Declare the second Saturday of June "Law Enforcement Recognition Week."
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.