Missouri legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Missouri HB3319: Modifies provisions relating to the personal needs allowance for MO HealthNet participants receiving care in an institution
Status: In committee, May 15, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text:
SECOND REGULAR SESSION HOUSE BILL NO. 3319 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE NOLTE. 7214H.01I JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk To repeal section 208.016, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating to the personal needs allowance for certain MO HealthNet participants. Section A. Section 208.016, RSMo, is repealed and one new section enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as section 208.016, to read as follows: 208.016. In determining the amount of an institutionalized MO HealthNet individual's income that is to be applied to payment for the costs of care in the institution, there shall be deducted a personal needs allowance of no less than [thirty dollars per month or the minimum amount required by 42 U.S.C. 1396a(q)(2) if more than thirty dollars. Beginning January 1, 2010, the personal needs allowance shall be increased by an amount equal to the product of the percentage of the Social Security benefit cost-of-living adjustment and the average amount that MO HealthNet participants are required to contribute to the cost of institutionalized care. The annual increase in the personal needs allowance shall be rounded to the nearest whole dollar and shall not exceed five dollars in any year. Once the personal needs allowance reaches fifty dollars, there shall be no further increases unless authorized by annual appropriation] seventy dollars per month. …
Sponsors
- Mark Nolte (R, 051) · primary sponsor
- Raymond Reed (D, 083)
Latest actions
- : Referred: Emerging Issues(H)
- : Read Second Time (H)
- : Introduced and Read First Time (H)
Common questions
- What is HB3319?
- HB3319 is a bill in the Missouri Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Modifies provisions relating to the personal needs allowance for MO HealthNet participants receiving care in an institution.
- What is the status of HB3319?
- In committee as of May 15, 2026. Latest action: Referred: Emerging Issues(H) (May 15, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB3319?
- Mark Nolte (R, 051), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB3319?
- On the Missouri Legislature website: https://house.mo.gov/BillContent.aspx?bill=HB3319&year=2026&code=R
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