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1997 Bill(s)
* HB 170
Sponsor: Auer, Ron
Status: H Ways & Means
Description: Exempt groceries from the state sales tax. GOV BILL
See: Official legislative description and status
HB 175
Sponsor: Auer, Ron
Status: H Insurance
Description: Raise limit on collection from an insolvent insurance firm to limit of original coverage from the guaranty association.
See: Official legislative description and status
* HB 193
Sponsor: Auer, Ron
Status: S Insurance
Description: Let insurance companies invest in investment pools. Expands types of investments for required capital of firm.
See: Official legislative description and status
* HB 194
Sponsor: Auer, Ron
Status: H Transportation
Description: Tougher enforcement of law requiring auto insurance.
See: Official legislative description and status
* HB 195
Sponsor: Auer, Ron
Status: H Insurance
Description: Repeal limit on Insurance Dept. staff working for industry. Now, six month ban for top staff.
See: Official legislative description and status
* HB 196
Sponsor: Auer, Ron
Status: H Insurance
Description: Require auto insurance cover autos leased by policy holder. Also require cover loaned vehicles while car being fixed.
See: Official legislative description and status
HB 197
Sponsor: Auer, Ron
Status: H Insurance
Description: Lower fee charged insurance firm for Insurance Dept. filing. From $50 to not more than $10.
See: Official legislative description and status
* HB 204
Sponsor: Auer, Ron
Status: H Civil and Administrative Law
Description: 5 day deadline for pawnbroker to retrun property to owner after notified by prosecuting attorney of the owner.
See: Official legislative description and status
HB 205
Sponsor: Auer, Ron
Status: H Retirement
Description: Provisions on reinstatement in St. Louis teacher retirement system
See: Official legislative description and status
HB 228
Sponsor: Auer, Ron
Status: H Insurance
Description: No state approval needed for insurance firm to sell stock of an insurance company located outside Missouri.
See: Official legislative description and status
HB 229
Sponsor: Auer, Ron
Status: GOVERNOR SIGNED
Description: Extend the St. Louis & Kansas City transportation sales tax. From Dec. 31, 1997 to Dec. 31, 1999.
See: Official legislative description and status
HB 251
Sponsor: Auer, Ron
Status: H Insurance
Description: Exempt notifing insured of rating system component change.
See: Official legislative description and status
* HB 351
Sponsor: Auer, Ron
Status: H Insurance
Description: Require health insurance cover direct access to eye doctor.
See: Official legislative description and status
* HB 358
Sponsor: Auer, Ron
Status: H Environment and Energy
Description: Expand projects exempt from asbestos removal regulation.
See: Official legislative description and status
* HB 505
Sponsor: Auer, Ron
Status: H Consumer Protection
Description: Restrictions on health insurance. Ban preexisting condition restrictions, choice in plans. community rating. etc.
See: Official legislative description and status
HB 506
Sponsor: Auer, Ron
Status: H Consumer Protection
Description: Exempt trade associations for law on health insurance availability requirments for small business.
See: Official legislative description and status
* HB 605
Sponsor: Auer, Ron
Status: IN HB 748
Description: Business health insurance changes. Portability. Limit pre-exisitng condition restrictions & more.
See: Official legislative description and status
HB 612
Sponsor: Auer, Ron
Status: GOVERNOR SIGNED
Description: COLA and other changes with St. Louis teacher retirement.
See: Official legislative description and status
SCS HB 793
Sponsor: Auer, Ron
Status: GOVERNOR SIGNED
Description: Partial exemption of Insurance Dept. approval for stock sale by an insurance holding company, if selling small amount.
See: Official legislative description and status
HB 819
Sponsor: Auer, Ron
Status: H Environment and Energy
Description: Committee to establish statewide land use policies.
See: Official legislative description and status
Note: The descriptions of bills, amendments and roll-call votes are written by MDN journalists. MDN's database may not include committee assignments of bills made on the last day of the session since it is too late for the committee to act on the bill and, thus, the delayed assignment has no practical effect.