NFB Of Missouri Legislative Advocacy History
A Partial LIST OF NFBMO PROPOSALS BEFORE THE MISSOURI LEGISLATURE
1977
SB12 White Cane Law passed.
1979
HB 474 First All-age Missouri ID card law passed.
1983
HB 703 Fraudulent Portrayal of Blindness bill passed.
1994
SB 619 Reader fund Increase passed
1996
HB 1012 Funding increase for Wolfner, et. Al. Passed.
SB 561 Access to accessible Utility bills
1998
HB 1088 Braille Literacy Study passed.
HB1730 Learner’s Permit Exception passed (Larry’s Law)
1999
HB 201 Assistive Technology Advisory Council
HB 401 Blindness Skills Specialists passed.
2000
SB 721 Missouri Assistive Technology expansion
2002
HB 2117 Assistive Technology Advisory Council
SB 675 Comprehensive Voting Law
2011
First introduction for secret ballot in all elections
HB555, HB 604 and HB648 Parental Rights for Blind and Disabled Parents Baby Makayla’s Law All 3 bills passed.
2018
HB 2328 Repeals waiver of blind employees liability not passed
2019
HB 61 See HB 2328 above. Not passed.
2021
Parents now allowed to record I. E. P. Meetings
Removal of certified mail requirement for Blind Pension. Did not pass.
BRITE act- did not pass introduced too late in session.
2022
HB 2150 BRITE Act providing Braille literacy and more Passed as part of SB681,
HB2834 Prescription Drug labeling did not pass introduced too late in session
HB1564 and HB 1925 Removal of Certified
mail requirement for Blind Pension. Passed house but not the Senate.
2023
HB 812 Accessible prescription bill did not make it out of house.
2024
HB 1489 Removing certified Mail requirement for BP passed House died in Senate.
2025
HB 360 Prescription drug bill did not even get hearing
2025 HB 1308 SSP (Supportive Services Program) for Deaf-Blind persons. Did not pass.
SB 666 Certified Mail bill not assigned to committee
HB 520 Certified mail bill for Blind pension passed House died in Senate.
2026
HB 2180 restricting Certified mail for Blind Pension. Signed into law.
SB 907 outlaws frivolous lawsuits on Website accessibility. Signed into law. HB 1840 Purple Alert Bill amended to include HB 2408 SSP (Supportive Services Program) for Deaf-Blind persons. On governor’s desk.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:
Shelia Wright, President
National Federation of the Blind of Missouri
Phone: 816-679-5258
Email: president@nfbmo.org
Code of State Regulations
Title 20—DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE, FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION
Division 100—Insurer Conduct Chapter 2—Unfair Trade Practices 20 CSR 100-2.100 Unfair Financial Planning Practices (Rescinded July 30, 2019)
AUTHORITY: section 374.045, RSMo 2000. This rule was previously filed as 4 CSR 190-10.120. Original rule filed Oct. 16, 1989, effective April 15, 1990. Amended: Filed Nov. 1, 2007, effective July 30, 2008. Rescinded: Filed Dec. 13, 2018, effective July 30, 2019.
20 CSR 100-2.200 Unfair Discrimination on the Basis of Blindness, Partial Blindness or Physical or Mental Impairment
PURPOSE: This regulation identifies specific acts or practices which are prohibited by section 375.936, RSMo. It follows the National Association of Insurance Commissioners model regulation dealing with discrimination based on blindness or partial blindness and its model regulation dealing with discrimination based on physical or mental impairment.
(1) Unfairly Discriminatory Acts or Practices Regarding Blindness or Partial Blindness. The following are identified as acts or practices which constitute unfair discrimination between individuals of the same class: refusing to insure, or refusing to continue to insure, or limiting the amount, extent or kind of coverage available to an individual or charging an individual a different rate for the same coverage solely because of blindness or partial blindness.
(A) With respect to all other conditions, including the underlying cause of blindness, persons who are blind or partially blind shall be subject to the same standards of sound actuarial principles or actual or reasonably anticipated experience as are sighted persons.
(B) Refusal to insure includes denial by an insurer of disability insurance coverage on the grounds that the policy defines disability as being presumed in the event that the insured loses his/her eyesight. However, an insurer may exclude from coverage disabilities consisting solely of blindness or partial blindness when this condition existed at the time the policy was issued.
(2) Unfairly Discriminatory Acts or Practices Regarding Physical or Mental Impairment. The following are identified as acts or practices in life and health insurance which constitute unfair discrimination between individuals of the same class: refusing to insure, or refusing to ontinue to insure, or limiting the amount, extent or kind of coverage available to an individual, or charging a different rate for the same coverage solely because of a physical or mental impairment, except where the refusal, limitation or rate differential is based on sound actuarial principles or is related to actual or reasonably anticipated experience.
AUTHORITY: sections 374.045 and 375.936, RSMo 2000.* This rule was previously filed as 4 CSR 190-13.170. Original rule filed Feb. 10, 1978, effective Aug. 11, 1978. Rescinded and readopted: Filed March 7, 1985, effective Aug. 11, 1985. Amended: Filed Nov. 1, 2007, effective July 30, 2008.
*Original authority: 374.045, RSMo 1967, amended 1993, 1995 and 375.936, RSMo 1959, amended 1967, 1969, 1971, 1976, 1978, 1983, 1991.
20 CSR 100-2.300 The Actual Payment Must Be the Basis for Policy or Plan Calculations (Rescinded July 30, 2008)
AUTHORITY: sections 354.085, 354.120, 354.485, 374.045, and 376.405, RSMo 1994. Original rule filed May 1, 1995, effective Dec. 30, 1995. Rescinded: Filed Nov. 1, 2007, effective July 30, 2008.
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Contact: Shelia Wright President National Federation Of The Blind Of Missouri