JEFFERSON CITY - Three representatives want Missourians to buy their own long-term care insurance. Reps. Charles Portwood, R-St. Louis County; Mike Dethrow, R-Alton, and Charles Denison, R-Springfield, proposed a package of bills, which passed out of committee Wednesday, that would provide tax incentives for Missourians to do just that.
The bill's sponsor Republican Representative Charles Portwood took a strong stance against an amendment proposed by Democrat Representative Judy Baker.
The bill's sponsor, Rep. Charles Portwood, R-St. Louis County, proposed similar legislation in 2005 and in 2006. In 2005, the measure passed the House, but never saw a committee hearing in the Senate. The 2006 legislation never left the House. He said he thinks the bill could see the House floor as early as next week and that it will breeze through both chambers this session.
Rep. Charles Portwood, R-St. Louis County, the bill's sponsor said he thinks the bill has plenty of support in the legislature to make in through both chambers.
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