Bill Updates

5/11/10 - Speaker appoints House Conferees for HB 1311 - Scharnhorst, Cooper, Nance, LaVota and Grill

5/10/10 - Senate Conferees appointed to Conference Committee for HB1311 - Rupp, Schmitt, Crowell, Days & McKenna

5/10/10 - Senate and House vote to send Autism Insurance bill to Conference; one final vote from each chamber needed for final passage

5/6/10 - Senate passes Autism Insurance Bill HB1311, 27-6, bill moves back to the House

4/27/10 - Senate Autism Bill, SB618, advances in the House.  SB 618 voted Do Pass in House Committee

4/20/10 - Senate Insurance Committee passes House Autism Insurance Bill HB1311 8-0

3/18/10 - Senate Autism Insurance Bill receives final approval by Senate 26-6, bill now heads to the House.

Senator Rupp and Senator Schmitt debate on the Senate floor the Autism Bill.  Click on the following videos to watch these Autism champions in action!

2/18/10 - House Autism Insurance bill, HB1311, receives House approval by vote of 135-18

2/3/10 - Autism Bill Receives First round passage, setting it up for final vote by the Senate.

1/28/10 - Autism Insurance Coverage bill the FIRST bill of 2010 session put on the Senate Calendar

1/26/10 - Senate Insurance Committee votes unanimously to advance SB618 - insurance coverage for autism - by a vote of 9-0.

2010 Senate Bill 618

Click here to read 2010 bill summary

Click here to download PDF of 2010 pre-filed bill

This week Senator Rupp presented the Autism Insurance Coverage bill (SB618) to the MO Senate Insurance Committee that he chairs. (Video highlights of the bill hearing are on the are below)  The bill would mandate insurance coverage for families with a child on the spectrum, including ABA therapy. There was EXCELLENT testimony from Sen. Rupp, Lorri Unumb, Senior Policy Advisor of Autism Speaks, Dr. John Mantovani, John Huff (the Director of Insurance for Missouri) along with several parents who gave compelling and convincing testimony as to their daily struggles and the need for this legislation.  Sen. Rupp plans to vote on the bill in committee on Tuesday, January 26th.  Last year the committee voted the bill out unanimously.