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Missouri became the 21st state to enact autism insurance reform on June 10, 2010.

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State Officials
Governor Jeremiah Nixon (D)
Lt. Governor Peter Kinder (R)
Missouri Senate; Missouri House of Representatives

Federal Officials
U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill (D)
U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (R)
U.S. House of Representatives Missouri delegation

Missouri News

Missouri Finds 'Negligible' Cost Impact for Autism Insurance Benefits

JEFFERSON CITY (February 5, 2013) -- A Missouri state agency has found that the state's 2010 autism insurance reform law fully ramped up in 2012, yet still produced...

AETNA Hit With Record Fine for Denying Autism Coverage

JEFFERSON CITY, MO (September 27, 2012) -- The state of Missouri has...

Autism Speaks: Missouri Report Latest Evidence of How Insurance Lobby Inflates Impact of Autism Coverage

NEW YORK, NY (February 2, 2012) – Autism Speaks, the nation's largest autism science and advocacy organization, today cited a new...

Gov. Nixon Urges Legislature to Help Increase Licensed Providers

JEFFERSON CITY (January 17, 2012) -- Gov. Jay Nixon, in his 2012 State-of-the-State Address, called on the Missouri Legislature to take the next step...

Autism Speaks Presents National Award to Missouri DIFP

SALT LAKE CITY (Oct. 22, 2011) -- Autism Speaks presented an award to the Missouri Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions & Professional Registration for its...

Autism Speaks Applauds Missouri Governor Nixon for Enacting Autism Insurance Reform Bill

NEW YORK, NY (June 11, 2010) -- Autism Speaks joined Missouri families, the Missouri Autism Coalition, and other autism organizations yesterday in applauding Governor Jay Nixon...

Missouri State Legislature Passes Autism Insurance Reform Legislation

NEW YORK, NY (May 12, 2010) -- Autism Speaks joined Missouri families, the Missouri Autism Coalition, and other autism organizations today in applauding the members of the State...

Autism Speaks Joins the Missouri Autism Community In Applauding State House Members For Passing Autism Insurance Legislation

NEW YORK, NY (February 19, 2010) -- Autism Speaks yesterday joined Missouri families and other autism advocacy organizations in applauding the members of the State House for their...

The Power of a Legislative Champion

(February 4, 2010) -- The Missouri autism insurance reform bill, Senate Bill 618, faced two days of debate on the floor of the State Senate this past week. The bill’s sponsor,...

Autism Speaks Applauds Missouri Senate for Passing Autism Insurance Legislation

NEW YORK, NY (April 23, 2009)  -- Autism Speaks today joined Missouri families and other autism advocacy organizations in applauding the members of the State Senate for...

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Bill History

January 1, 2011:  Autism insurance reform law goes into effect!

June 10, 2010: Governor Nixon signs HB 1311 into law! 

May 12, 2010: HB 1311 was just passed by the Senate in a vote of 27 to 6! The bill now heads to Governor Nixon to be signed into law. 

May 12, 2010: HB 1311 is passed by the House in a vote of 144-16!

May 11, 2010: HB 1311 reconciled and passed by joint conference committee.  The bill must now go back to both the House and the Senate for floor votes.

May 10, 2010: HB 1311 is amended and passed by the House.  The bill must now go to a joint conference committee to be reconciled.

May 6, 2010: HB 1311 is amended and passed by the Senate in vote of 27 to 6.  The bill now heads back to the House for...

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