Missouri Made It's Stand

HB 1481 - Under current law, school districts may designate teachers or administrators to be school protection officers. This act adds other designated school personnel to the list of employees a school district may designate as a school protection officer.

JAMIE ANDREWS

SS/HB 1667 - This act creates the "Kratom Consumer Protection Act". Any dealer, as such term is defined in the act, preparing, distributing, selling, or exposing for sale a food represented to be a kratom product shall disclose on the product label the factual basis upon which the representation is made. Such dealer shall not prepare, distribute, sell, or expose for sale a kratom product: (1) adulterated with a dangerous non-kratom substance, including a substance that affects the quality or strength of the kratom product so as to render the product injurious to a consumer; (2) contaminated with a dangerous non-kratom substance, including a substance that is poisonous or otherwise deleterious; (3) containing a level of 7-hydroxymitragynine in the alkaloid fraction that is greater than 2% of the alkaloid composition of the product; (4) containing any synthetic alkaloids; or (5) does not include on its package or label the amount of mitragynine and 7-hydroxymitragynine contained in the product.

A dealer shall not distribute, sell, or expose for sale a kratom product to an individual under 18 years of age.

A dealer who violates certain labeling provisions of this act may be assessed a fine as specified in the act and a dealer who violates other provisions, including sales to minors and sales of contaminated or adulterated kratom products, shall be guilty of a Class D misdemeanor. Such dealer may also be subject to a civil cause of action by any aggrieved person for damages incurred.

This act shall preempt any existing or future order, ordinance, or regulation of kratom by any political subdivision of this state.

This act is substantially similar to SB 774 (2022) and HCS/HB 350 (2021) and substantially similar to HB 2061 (2020), provisions in HCS/SS/SB 580 (2020), and HCS/SCS/SB 662 (2020).

SARAH HASKINS

HCS/HB 1686 - Under this act, no public body, political subdivision, public school district, state department or agency, public official, peace officer, or person appointed by the Governor acting in an official capacity shall: (1) require any person to receive a COVID-19 vaccination; (2) condition any personal right or public service on a COVID-19 vaccination; or (3) impose any fine, tax, or criminal or civil penalty on a COVID-19 vaccination. This provision shall not apply to public colleges and universities where a COVID-19 vaccination is required for employees or some students in order to receive federal funds, but no general requirement that students receive a COVID-19 vaccination shall be permitted.

Additionally, an employee shall be exempt from an employer's requirement to receive medical treatment as a condition of employment and shall not be subject to adverse employment action for declining to receive the treatment if: (1) the employee holds a sincerely held religious belief that forbids the employee from receiving the treatment and the reasonable accommodation of such belief would not pose an undue hardship on the employer; or (2) the vaccine is contraindicated for the employee according to a licensed physician. An employee whose rights under this provision have been violated shall be eligible for workers' compensation for any injuries sustained as a result of the employer's requirement for medical treatment.

SARAH HASKINS

HB 1692 - This act creates the "Required Immunization Liability Act", making employers liable for damages or injuries arising from any immunization that the employer requires its employees to receive as a condition of employment. SCOTT SVAGERA

HB 1697 Modifies provisions relating to cottage food sales through the Internet      Handler: Burlison

Current Bill Summary

- Prepared by Senate Research -

HB 1697 - Current law prohibits the sale of cottage foods through the Internet. Under this act, such sales shall be permitted if both the cottage food production operation and the purchaser are located in Missouri. This act also modifies the definition of "cottage food production operation" by removing the annual gross income limit of $50,000 or less from the sale of certain foods for sale at the individual's home. This act is identical to HCS/HB 357 (2021) and substantially similar to HB 1348 (2020). SARAH HASKINS HCS/HB 1709 - This act makes it an unlawful discriminatory practice for any government entity in the state, any public official in the state, or any political subdivision, board, commission, department, bureau, or other public body, directly or indirectly, to require any other person to receive a medication, vaccination, or injection, the use of which has not been fully authorized by the federal United States Food and Drug Administration, is allowed only under an emergency use authorization, or is undergoing safety trials. This act contains certain exemptions. SCOTT SVAGERA HB 1713 Establishes the Missouri Religious Freedom Protection Act, which prohibits public officials from issuing orders limiting religious services or meetings      Handler: Burlison Current Bill Summary - Prepared by Senate Research - HB 1713 - This act establishes the Missouri Religious Freedom Protection Act, which provides that no public official, as defined in the act, shall issue an order that has the effect of limiting or prohibiting religious groups or places of worship from holding religious services or meetings. This act shall not apply to religious groups using places of worship to intentionally commit or plan to commit acts of violence or harm. Additionally, the act shall not apply to emergency evacuation orders involving imminent danger from certain natural disasters, terrorist threats, civil unrest, or hazardous material incidents that are generally applicable. Once the imminent danger has passed, religious services shall be allowed to resume. Finally, this act shall not be interpreted to exclude places of worship from complying with applicable building and fire codes. This act is identical to HB 575 (2021). KATIE O'BRIEN HB 1859 - This act modifies various provisions relating to ballots. The act requires all electronic voting systems to produce election results from paper ballots that voters have marked by hand. Furthermore, the paper ballot is designated as the official ballot. The use of touchscreen, direct-recording, electronic vote-counting machines may be used by disabled voters until January 1, 2024. Replacement of equipment for use by voters who are disabled shall be with paper ballot marking devices designed to assist voters. Under no circumstances shall direct-record electronic touchscreen vote counting machines be used after January 1, 2024. The act requires the use of specific labels for ballot measures depending on the type of measure it is. Statewide statutory ballot measures and referendums shall be labeled by the Secretary of State with the letters A through I. County ballot measures shall be labeled by the local election authority with the letters J through R. Local ballot measures shall be labeled by the local election authority with the letters S through Z. This provision is similar to a provision in HS/HCS/HB 738 (2021). The act provides that for any election in which the selection of multiple candidates in response to a single ballot question is permitted, the ballot language for such an election shall specify that the voter "may vote for up to [the maximum number] candidates". The maximum number of candidates is based on the offices available. The ballot language shall not indicate that the voter "shall" or "must" vote for a definite number of candidates. The act prohibits the use of drop boxes, with the exception of mail boxes under the ownership and control of the United States Postal Service. SCOTT SVAGERA HB 1861 - This act establishes the "No Patient Left Alone Act" and creates a framework to permit patients of hospitals, nursing homes, hospice, or offices of health care professionals to designate at least 3 essential support persons, in addition to a spouse or legal guardian. The patient shall be allowed, at all times, the presence of at least one essential support person and the spouse or legal guardian in the emergency department and during the stay of the patient in the facility. Health care facilities shall not require the patient to execute an advance directive, agree to a do-not-resuscitate order, or be vaccinated against any disease in order to receive treatment or visitation. The facility may limit the number of visitors per patient at one time, the movement of visitors within the facility, and access of any person to a patient, as specified in the act. Under this act, a child shall have the right to have a parent, legal guardian, or person standing in loco parentis physically present with the child when the child receives care in the facility. Adult patients shall have the right to have a spouse or legal guardian and an essential support person physically present with the adult patient when the adult patient receives care in the facility. A nursing home shall allow compassionate care visitation if protocol is followed, as described in the act. A nursing home shall permit the resident to make decisions regarding end-of-life care to be accompanied by a family member, guardian, or essential support person designated by the resident. Health care workers who are not employees of the nursing home but who provide direct care to the resident shall be permitted into the nursing home if proper infection control protocols are followed. Nothing in this act shall be construed to prohibit health care facilities from adopting reasonable safety or security restrictions or requirements for visitors. Within 30 days of August 28, 2022, the Department of Health and Senior Services and the Department of Social Services shall develop informational materials regarding the "No Patient Left Alone Act". A health care facility shall make the informational materials available on its website and upon admission or registration. The provisions of this act shall not apply to any inpatient facility operated by the Department of Mental Health, a minor in the custody of the Children's Division or who is a suspected victim of child abuse or neglect, an individual in the custody of the Department of Corrections, or an individual attending a preventative health care office visit containing a confidential visit component for youth, as mutually agreed to by the patient and physician. Finally, this act prohibits hospitals, physicians, procurement organizations, or other person from considering COVID-19 vaccination status of a potential organ transplant recipient or potential organ donor in any part of the organ transplant process. This act is similar to provisions in the truly agreed to and finally passed SS/SCS/HCS/HBs 2116, 2097, 1690, & 2221 (2022), the truly agreed to and finally passed CCS/HCS#2/SB 710 (2022), the truly agreed to and finally passed SS/SCS/HB 2331 (2022), CCS/HCS/SS/SB 690 (2022), SS/SCS/SB 671 (2022), and HCS/HBs 2358 & 1485 (2022). SARAH HASKINS And lots more... https://www.senate.mo.gov/

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