July 20, 2010

Governor Approves Changes In Public Vote, Notice Standards
Gov. Jay Nixon has signed House Bill 1444 and Senate Bill 851 into law. Each of the bills includes language requiring the governing board of a county, city, town or village, or one of its subsidiary entities, to give four days notice of a public meeting to vote on a tax increase, use of eminent domain or creation of various development districts or plans. A public meeting to hear public comment must precede such a vote.

Nixon Signs Legislation On STD Treatment
House Bill 1375 permits physicians to prescribe and dispense medications to treat chlamydia or gonorrhea to individuals who are not their patients but are a sex partner of patients infected with those diseases. It also directs the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services to develop a brochure on the link between human papilloma virus and cervical cancer and the availability of an HPV vaccine. Public school districts may provide the information directly to students’ parents. Gov. Jay Nixon has signed the bill into law.

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