Missouri legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Missouri HB2801: Modifies provisions for blind pensions
Status: In committee, May 15, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text:
SECOND REGULAR SESSION HOUSE BILL NO. 2801 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE YOUNG. 6379H.01I JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk To repeal section 209.040, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating to blind pensions. Section A. Section 209.040, RSMo, is repealed and one new section enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as section 209.040, to read as follows: 209.040. 1. No person shall be entitled to a blind pension under sections 209.010 to 209.160 who is not blind as defined in this section. A person is "blind" for purposes of qualifying for a blind pension under this section if his or her vision cannot be corrected to better than five two-hundredths, in the better eye, or if his or her visual field is less than or equal to five degrees as tested with five millimeter target on perimeter in the better eye, for a period that lasted or is expected to last at least twelve months. No person shall be entitled to receive a pension except upon a scientific vision test as determined by the department of social services and supported by a certificate of an ophthalmologist, a physician skilled in disease of the eye, or an optometrist, designated or approved by the department of social services to make such examination. 2. (1) In order to …
Sponsors
- Yolanda Young (D, 022) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Referred: Emerging Issues(H)
- : Read Second Time (H)
- : Introduced and Read First Time (H)
Common questions
- What is HB2801?
- HB2801 is a bill in the Missouri Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Modifies provisions for blind pensions.
- What is the status of HB2801?
- In committee as of May 15, 2026. Latest action: Referred: Emerging Issues(H) (May 15, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB2801?
- Yolanda Young (D, 022).
- Where is the official record for HB2801?
- On the Missouri Legislature website: https://house.mo.gov/BillContent.aspx?bill=HB2801&year=2026&code=R
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