JUDICIARY

Bills Assigned to Committee
JUDICIARY
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: Changes venue for small claims court.

: Lowers minimum age of jurors to eighteen.

: Adds an associate circuit judge to St. Francois County.

: Narrows personal liability of volunteers for nonprofit organizations.

: Repeals provisions of law declared unconstitutional.

: Removes various expired provisions of law.

: Requires Governor to notify victim's family when death sentence is commuted.

: Prohibits the Attorney General from hiring attorneys on a contingent-fee basis.

: Provides a restitutionary cause of action for wrongful imprisonment.

: Provides for the distribution of the tort victims' compensation fund.

: Permits the sealing of certain criminal records.

: Changes the Attorney General's duties in regard to the tort victims' compensation fund.

: Changes requirements of articles of organization.

: Recodifies sections on court costs (revision bill).

: Changes date by which ordinance must be enacted to establish court costs to fund domestic violence shelters.

: Eliminates filing fee for articles of incorporation for not-for-profit corporations.

: Changes sexual harassment law and law regarding other discrimination actions.

: Permits replacement of corporate trustee in event of sale or merger.

: Creates the Drug Court Coordinating Commission.

: Includes sexual orientation in the list of prohibited discriminatory characteristics.

: Changes four judicial positions in Greene County.

: Limits the liability of persons who donate equipment to volunteer fire protection associations.

: Gives firefighters, police officers and medical personnel a cause of action against persons injuring them on the job.

: Changes sexual harassment law and law regarding other discrimination actions.

: Makes posting a bond by the prosecutor in an extradition case discretionary.

: Creates the adoption of common law act.

: Clarifies that teachers are immune from civil liability when reporting violent acts at school.

: Lowers the minimum juror age to eighteen.

: Requires originating county to pay costs of jury in change of venue cases.

: Revises the statute of limitations and damages for home improvements.

: Requires affidavit from licensed professional in certain tort actions.

: Changes jury service requirements and compensation.

: Changes employment status of certain judicial personnel.

: Provides for the distribution of the tort victims' compensation fund.

: Creates a limited privilege for internal insurance compliance audit performed by insurers.

: Creates an environmental audit privilege.

: Increase the base salary of certain court clerks.

: Lowers the minimum age for jury service from twenty-one to eighteen.

: Increases surcharge for the courthouse restoration fund.

: Adds juvenile officers to list of judicial officers in crime of tampering with a judicial officer.

: Repeals expired provisions of law (Revision Bill).

: Requires the recording of testimony before a grand jury.

: Creates a parent/child privilege.

: Amends laws on intestate succession and wills.

: Limits liability of political subdivision trustees to actual malfeasance in his or her official duties as trustee.

: Requires family court judges and commissioners to be subject to a vote every four year to be retained in the family court.

: Changes provisions of corporation law relating to directors' personal liability.

: Grants immunity to persons owning or possessing land adjoining certain streams or rivers.

: Limits the appointment of assistant attorneys general with contingent fee contracts.

: Requires small claims court to keep defendant's address and employment until judgment is satisfied.

: Limits manufacturers' liability.

: Proposes a constitutional amendment to limit the Governor's power to commute sentences.

: Amends the Missouri Not for Profit Act by allowing a church to amend its bylaws or articles by the approval of 2/3 of the votes cast by church's members.

: Vetoed bills become effective 90 days after successful vote to override the veto.

: Makes several changes to court procedures.

: Expands the grant of immunity for the donation of fire equipment.

: Creates Drug Courts Coordinating Commission.

: Revises law on business organizations.

: Allows exemplary damages in probate cases where property has been improperly transferred from estate.

: Repeals expired provisions of law.

: Revision bill.

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