Missouri 2025 Regular Session

Missouri House Bill HB399 Compare Versions

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1	1	FIRSTREGULARSESSION
2	2	HOUSEBILLNO.399
3	3	103RDGENERALASSEMBLY
4	4	INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEGRIFFITH.
5	5	1482H.01I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk
6	6	ANACT
7	7	Toamendchapter42,RSMo,byaddingtheretoonenewsectionrelatingtoveterans,with
8	8	penaltyprovisions.
9	9	BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
10	10	SectionA.Chapter42,RSMo,isamendedbyaddingtheretoonenewsection,tobe
11	11	2knownassection42.028,toreadasfollows:
12	12	42.028.1.Asusedinthissection,thefollowingtermsmean:
13	13	2 (1)"Compensation",paymentofanymoney,thingofvalue,orfinancialbenefit;
14	14	3 (2)"Person",anindividual;corporation;businesstrust;estate;trust;
15	15	4partnership;limitedliabilitycompany;association;jointventure;publiccorporation;
16	16	5governmentorgovernmentalsubdivision,agency,orinstrumentality;oranyotherlegal
17	17	6orcommercialentity.Theterm"person"shallnotincludetheMissouriveterans
18	18	7commission;
19	19	8 (3)"Veteransbenefitsmatter",thepreparation,presentation,orprosecutionof
20	20	9anyclaimaffectinganypersonwhohasfiledorexpressedanintenttofileaclaimfor
21	21	10anybenefit,program,service,commodity,function,orstatus,entitlementtowhichis
22	22	11determinedunderthelawsandregulationsadministeredbytheUnitedStates
23	23	12DepartmentofVeteransAffairsortheMissouriveteranscommission,pertainingto
24	24	13veterans,theirdependents,theirsurvivors,andanyotherindividualeligibleforsuch
25	25	14benefits.
26	26	15 2.Exceptaspermittedunderfederallaw,nopersonshallreceivecompensation
27	27	16foradvisingorassistinganyindividualwithregardtoanyveteransbenefitsmatter.
28	28	EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
29	29	intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 17 3.Nopersonshallreceivecompensationforreferringanyindividualtoanother
30	30	18persontoadviseorassistsuchindividualwithanyveteransbenefitsmatter.
31	31	19 4.Apersonseekingtoreceivecompensationforadvisingorassistingany
32	32	20individualwithanyveteransbenefitsmattershall,beforerenderinganyservices,
33	33	21memorializealltermsregardingtheindividual'spaymentoffeesforservicesrendered
34	34	22inawrittenagreement,signedbybothparties,thatadherestoallcriteriaspecified
35	35	23within38CFR14.636.
36	36	24 5.Nopersonshallreceiveanycompensationforanyservicesrenderedbeforethe
37	37	25dateonwhichanoticeofdisagreementisfiledwithrespecttoanyindividual'scase.
38	38	26 6.Nopersonshallguarantee,eitherdirectlyorbyimplication,thatany
39	39	27individualiscertaintoreceivespecificveteransbenefitsorthatanyindividualiscertain
40	40	28toreceiveaspecificlevel,percentage,oramountofveteransbenefits.
41	41	29 7.Nopersonshallreceiveexcessiveorunreasonablefeesascompensationfor
42	42	30advisingorassistinganyindividualwithanyveteransbenefitsmatter.Thefactors
43	43	31articulatedwithin38CFR14.636shallgoverndeterminationsofwhetherafeeis
44	44	32excessiveorunreasonable.
45	45	33 8.(1)Nopersonshalladviseorassistforcompensationanyindividual
46	46	34concerninganyveteransbenefitsmatterwithoutclearlyproviding,attheoutsetofthe
47	47	35businessrelationship,thefollowingdisclosure,bothorallyandinwriting:
48	48	36 Thisbusinessisnotsponsoredby,oraffiliatedwith,theUnited
49	49	37 StatesDepartmentofVeteransAffairsortheMissouriVeterans
50	50	38 Commission,oranyotherfederallycharteredveteransservice
51	51	39 organization.Otherorganizations,including,butnotlimitedto,
52	52	40 theMissouriVeteransCommission,yourlocalveteransservice
53	53	41 agency,andotherfederallycharteredveteransservice
54	54	42 organizations,maybeabletoprovideyouwiththisservicefreeof
55	55	43 charge.Productsorservicesofferedbythisbusinessarenot
56	56	44 necessarilyendorsedbyanyoftheseorganizations.Youmay
57	57	45 qualifyforotherveteransbenefitsbeyondthebenefitsforwhich
58	58	46 youarereceivingserviceshere.
59	59	47 (2)Thewrittendisclosureshallappearinatleasttwelve-pointfontandshall
60	60	48appearinareadilynoticeableandidentifiableplaceintheperson'sagreementwiththe
61	61	49individualseekingservices.Theindividualshallverballyacknowledgeunderstandingof
62	62	50theoraldisclosureandshallsignthedocumentinwhichthewrittendisclosureappears,
63	63	51torepresentunderstandingoftheseprovisions.Thepersonofferingservicesshallretain
64	64	52acopyofthewrittendisclosurewhileprovidingveteransbenefitsservicesfor
65	65	HB399 2 53compensationtotheindividualandforatleastoneyearafterthedateonwhichthe
66	66	54servicerelationshipterminates.
67	67	55 9.(1)Nopersonshalladvertisefor-compensationservicesinveteransbenefits
68	68	56matterswithoutincludingthefollowingdisclosure:
69	69	57 Thisbusinessisnotsponsoredby,oraffiliatedwith,theUnited
70	70	58 StatesDepartmentofVeteransAffairsortheMissouriVeterans
71	71	59 Commission,oranyotherfederallycharteredveteransservice
72	72	60 organization.Otherorganizations,including,butnotlimitedto,
73	73	61 theMissouriVeteransCommission,yourlocalveteransservice
74	74	62 agency,andotherfederallycharteredveteransservice
75	75	63 organizations,maybeabletoprovideyouwiththeseservicesfree
76	76	64 ofcharge.Productsorservicesofferedbythisbusinessarenot
77	77	65 necessarilyendorsedbyanyoftheseorganizations.Youmay
78	78	66 qualifyforotherveteransbenefitsbeyondtheservicesthatthis
79	79	67 businessoffers.
80	80	68 (2)Iftheadvertisementisprinted,including,butnotlimitedto,advertisements
81	81	69visibletointernetusers,thedisclosureshallappearinareadilyvisibleplaceonthe
82	82	70advertisement.Iftheadvertisementisverbal,thespokenstatementofthedisclosure
83	83	71shallbeclearandintelligible.
84	84	72 10.Nopersonwhoadvisesorassists,orseekstoadviseorassist,for
85	85	73compensationanyindividualconcerninganyveteransbenefitsmattershallgaindirect
86	86	74accesstotheindividual's:
87	87	75 (1)Personalmedicalinformation;
88	88	76 (2)Personalfinancialinformation;
89	89	77 (3)Personalinformationinanyapplicationforgovernmentbenefits;or
90	90	78 (4)Usernameorpasswordforanyapplicationorservice.
91	91	79 11.AnypersonwhoviolatesthissectionisguiltyofaclassAmisdemeanor.
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