Prescription drug monitoring program on top of Rehder's 2015 to-do list

SIKESTON -- As she enters her second full term, State Rep. Holly Rehder, R-Sikeston, said she feels more confident and ready to bring more to the state, especially Southeast Missouri.

The first regular session of the 98th Missouri General Assembly convenes at noon Wednesday in Jefferson City.

Rehder, who was elected to her first two-year term in November 2012, represents District 148, which is comprised of parts of Scott and Mississippi counties. She has served on the Appropriations Committee for Health, Mental Health and Social Services and also the Appropriations Committee for Revenue, Transportation and Economic Development, among others.

Earlier this month Rehder pre-filed to sponsor a bill she has co-sponsored the past couple years, House Bill 130, which establishes the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Act.

"This bill is a high priority for me," Rehder said. "The last two years Rep. (Kevin) Engler had carried that bill, and I felt that this year I'm filing it to be the sponsor."

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