PDMP Bill Clears House; Schaaf Prepared to Fight if Compromise Not Reached

A bill to bring a prescription drug-monitoring program to Missouri has cleared the state House of Representatives, and now must face a long-standing opponent of PDMP bills in the Legislature's upper chamber. House Bill 130, introduced by Rep. Holly Rehder, passed the House on Thursday by a 107-48 vote. Missouri remains the final state that hasn’t enacted a prescription drug-monitoring program, a fact that’s generated increased media attention at both the local and national levels. Whether HB 130 will mark the end of that attention is uncertain, largely because Sen. Rob Sc...