Bill # |
Issue |
Sponsor |
Description |
Position |
HB 1682 |
Gambling |
Meiners |
Changes the laws regarding excursion gambling boats by removing the $500 loss limit. |
Oppose: We oppose removing the $500 loss limit for it will encourage more irresponsible gambling thereby harming those who gamble excessively and their families. |
HJR 49 |
Government Reform |
Cox |
Proposes a constitutional amendment increasing the number of Governor-appointed citizens serving on the Appellate Judicial Commission. |
Oppose: Legislation undermines Missouri's nationally recognized nonpartisan court plan ("The Missouri Plan") by injecting politics into judicial appointments. 01/18/08 |
HJR 52 |
Government Reform |
Lembke |
Proposes a constitutional amendment creating a Bi-Partisan Judicial Merit Selection Commission for appointment of judges. |
Oppose: Legislation undermines Missouri's nationally recognized nonpartisan court plan ("The Missouri Plan") by injecting politics into judiciary appointments. 01/18/08 |
HB 1302 |
Health |
Whorton |
Increases the resource limit for eligibility for medical assistance. |
Support: Legislation will enable some of the individuals who lost health coverage due to the 2005 Medicaid cuts to regain their health coverage. We also support the Insure Missouri initiative to offer health coverage to the working poor. 01/18/08 |
HB 1350 |
Health |
Hodges |
Requires health insurance coverage for fertility treatments. |
Oppose: Those purchasing insurance should not be required to subsidize coverage of medical treatments they find morally objectionable. In line with MCC's previous opposition to contraceptive mandates in insurance bills. 01/18/08 |
HB 1838 |
Health |
Low |
Requires health insurers to provide coverage for human papillomavirus testing as a cervical cancer screening test. |
Oppose: Those purchasing insurance should not be required to subsidize the coverage of medical treatments they find morally objectionable. 01/18/08 |
SB 741 |
Health |
Bray |
Allows small employers to obtain medical coverage through the Missouri Consolidated Health Care Plan. |
Support: Legislation offers a means for smaller employers to enter into larger insurance pools thereby making health insurance more affordable and encouraging more small employers to offer health insurance to their employees. Part of the effort to create access to affordable health care for all. 01/18/08 |
SB 778 |
Health |
Justus |
Provides for optional immunization for the human papilloma virus. |
Support: With the consent and approval of the parents, it is morally licit to provide HPV immunizations to school children as a matter of public health and safety. We oppose any mandate that would require that children receive the HPV immunization. 01/18/08 |
HB 1553 |
Housing |
Hughes |
Increases the fee charged for recorded instruments from three dollars to ten dollars designated for assistance programs for the homeless. |
Support: We support raising this fee in order to provide additional housing assistance to homeless veterans and others. 01/18/08. |
HB 1740 |
Housing |
Meiners |
Increases the fee collected by each recorder to be deposited into the Missouri Housing Trust Fund from $3 to $10. |
Support: We support raising this fee in order to provide additional housing assistance to homeless veterans and others. 01/18/08 |
SB 825 |
Housing |
Justus |
Increases the fee collected by each recorder to be deposited into the Missouri Housing Trust Fund from $3 to $10. |
Support: We support raising this fee in order to provide additional housing assistance to homeless veterans and others. 01/18/08 |
SB 897 |
Housing |
Wilson |
Increases the fee collected by each recorder of deeds to fund the county homeless person assistance program from $3 to $10, upon voter approval, if such a program has been created. |
Support: We support raising this fee in order to provide additional housing assistance to homeless veterans and others. 01/18/08 |
