Health Freedom Successes and Challenges in the 2023 Legislative Session Missouri’s beautiful Senate chamber where our state senators make decisions about how to spend our tax dollars and pass laws that should benefit Missouri citizens stands quiet after a very busy 2023 session. Let’s look quickly at what happened in terms of bills that affect…
May 10, 2023 There are only 2 days left in Missouri’s legislative session. By law, the session must end on Friday. Leadership in the House and Senate are scrambling to get bills across the finish line. Our list of priority bills has not changed, but some of the bills we have been following have been…
May 6, 2023 Friday, May 5 was deadline for the Missouri legislature to pass the state budget. What is traditionally a session about spending ended up with many bill hurriedly debated and passed in both houses, some of which included amendments with language we have fought all session to block. There was a bright spot,…
Wed. May 3, 2023 IHC’s legislative team has worked hard all session to block bills that threaten health freedom. However, this week, those bills are being added to other bills being heard on the House and Senate floor. The video below explains these bills and consequences should they pass either as amendments or stand-alone bills.…
HB 1165 Would Change Everything We Know About Money, Privacy, and Health Freedom UPDATED: April 4, 2023 At the last minute on Monday, April 3rd, the vote in Legislative Oversight committee for HCS HB 1165 was postponed by the committee chair, Rep. Knight. We hope this bill will not be taken up again in the…
March 9, 2023 Missouri’s legislative session has been in full swing since the first week of January. Since that time, dozens of bills that threaten health freedom have moved quickly through the legislative process. Good bills, however, are also making their way through committee and onto the chamber floors. Here, at the beginning of Spring…
UPDATE: Tues. Feb. 28, 2023 SJR 28 passed out of committee Monday afternoon! Thank you to everyone who reached out to Senators to make your voice heard! Next step: We need to get SJR 28 to the Senate floor ASAP. New action alert coming soon. Mon. Feb 27, 2023 URGENT!! IHC Action Alert SJR 28…
Feb 14, 2023 Missouri Senate bill 117 (or SB 117), sponsored by Sen. Tony Luetkemeyer (District 34) is waiting to be debated on the floor of the Missouri Senate. This bill severely blocks the public’s access to the judicial system by protecting those who are guilty of negligence, especially those who partner with government. Watch…
SB 204 – Senator Mike Moon (R) – REPEALS CERTIFICATE OF NEED LAW Senate Bill 204, sponsored by Senator Mike Moon (R), will be heard in committee Wednesday, February 8th at 10:00 am. This critical bill would repeal the Missouri Certificate of Need statute, open up competition, give health care employees and providers more freedom,…
One of the issues that seem to have very broad interest and is time-sensitive is the need to raise the bar on ratifying amendments to the Missouri Constitution. “Concurrent Majority Ratification” (CMR) concept would require two conditions be met for an amendment to be approved: It would need a majority of the votes cast in…