"If I were to speak directly to the youth ... I would tell them No. 1 stay off K-2. It will kill you. That's what I would say," Sen. Jolie Justus, D-Jackson County, said, in a joking conversation with Sen. Scott Rupp, R-St. Charles County. "No. 2: do not ever buy K-2 because you will get a felony if this passes and that will ruin your chances of getting an education in the future and having a meaningful job."
The sponsor of the original Senate bill, Sen. Scott Rupp, R-St. Charles County, offered a compromise between the two chambers' versions -- taking the lower age cap of the House and splitting the difference on the annual cap with a $40,000 limit per year.
Bill sponsor Sen. Robert Mayer, R-Dexter said the bill ensures women are able to make an informed decision before undergoing an abortion and Sen. Scott Rupp, R-St. Charles County, agreed with Mayer.
St. Charles County Republican Senator Scott Rupp (ROOP) said Monday that the executive order makes his bill to expand Missouri's ban on abortion insurance coverage even more relevant.
The bill's sponsor, Sen. Scott Rupp, R-St. Charles County, said the issue became even more relevant with the passage of federal healthcare legislation Sunday. In order to win over anti-abortion Democrats, Pres. Barack Obama agreed to issue an executive order providing that no funds from the federal bill could be used to pay for abortions.
Sen. Scott Rupp, R-St. Charles County, was not as confident as Slay and asked if a local control plan would result in the city's 28 aldermen meddling in police operations.
St. Charles Republican Senator Scott Rupp said this would prevent individuals and employers from spending hundreds of thousands of dollars out of pocket because insurance companies are not covering autism costs.
Sen. Scott Rupp, R-St. Charles, has proposed separate legislation in the Senate requiring insurance coverage of autism. The Senate version also calls for the same small business exemption, but would require insurance policies to cover $55,000 per year of therapy for children 20 and under.
Sen. Scott Rupp, R-Wentzville, sponsored the bill that would allow individuals under certain conditions under the age of 21 for up to $72,000 in coverage per year.
Neither the House nor the Senate took any action on the bill. Committee chairman Sen. Scott Rupp, R-St. Charles County, said action on the bill could take place as early as next week.
The bill's sponsor, Sen. Scott Rupp, R-St. Charles County, said the issue became even more relevant with the passage of federal healthcare legislation Sunday. In order to win over anti-abortion Democrats, Pres. Barack Obama agreed to issue an executive order providing that no funds from the federal bill could be used to pay for abortions.
The bill's sponsor, Sen. Scott Rupp, R-St. Charles County, said the issue became even more relevant with the passage of federal healthcare legislation Sunday. In order to win over anti-abortion Democrats, Pres. Barack Obama agreed to issue an executive order providing that no funds from the federal bill could be used to pay for abortions.