by Mike Lear | May 13, 2014 | Health / Medicine, News
The Missouri General Assembly has approved requiring parental consent for anyone under the age of 17 to use tanning beds. The proposal would penalize businesses that let customers under 17 use tanning beds without annual, written parental or guardian consent. It...
by Mike Lear | Apr 15, 2013 | Health / Medicine, News
The state House has approved a bill to require anyone under 17 to have written parental permission to use a tanning bed. HB 47 would require a parent to go to a facility with a tanning bed annually and sign a form saying he or she understands that tanning beds pose a...
by Mike Lear | Apr 3, 2012 | Health / Medicine, News, Politics / Govt
Discussion of a House proposal to restrict the use of tanning beds by minors has turned into an impassioned floor debate between Republicans over whether the idea protects children, or is meddling by the government. Lee’s Summit Republican Gary Cross’s...
