Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence

MO - Senator Bob Dixon (R)

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Chairman

MO - Senator Ed Emery (R)

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Vice-chairman

MO - Senator Rob Schaaf (R)

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Member

MO - Senator Kurt Schaefer (R)

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Member

MO - Senator Eric Schmitt (R)

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Member

MO - Senator Jolie Justus (D)

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Member

MO - Senator Joseph Keaveny (D)

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Member

MO - SB793 Modifies provisions relating to criminal procedure

MO - SB563 Creates a crime for employers who divulge certain personal information of employees and customers

MO - SB770 Modifies provisions relating to inspection of abortion facilities

MO - SB499 Modifies provision of law relating to qualified spousal trusts, mediation provisions in trusts, and no-contest clauses

MO - SB843 Modifies provisions of the Missouri Sunshine Law

MO - SB807 Expands the list of criminal offenses eligible for expungement and specifies that courts close petitions and hearings for expungements of certain suspended sentences

MO - SB583 Changes the evidentiary standard for noneconomic damages in medical malpractice cases

MO - SJR27 Provides that the people shall be secure in their electronic communications and data

MO - SB614 Modifies the county description of Jefferson County in provisions of law which allow the county to prosecute certain violations in a county municipal court and provisions of law regarding judicial personnel

MO - SB681 Provides a process for the Parole Board to review the case histories of offenders serving more than 15 years in prison and recommend clemency or allow release on parole

MO - SB682 Allows judges to suspend the imposition of an adult criminal sentence for juvenile offenders

MO - SB683 Creates the crimes of assault of an employee of a mass transit system while in the scope of his or her duties in the first, second, and third degree

MO - SB500 Modifies provisions of law relating to qualified spousal trusts, and no-contest clauses and mediation provisions in wills and trusts

MO - SB886 Provides that civil actions between a landlord and tenant are appealable

MO - SJR36 Modifies constitutional provisions regarding the right to keep and bear arms

MO - SB797 Prohibits voluntary roadside checkpoints established by law enforcement for the collection of breath, blood, or saliva samples except for sobriety checkpoints

MO - SB519 Amends the current waiting period for having an abortion from 24 hours to 72 hours

MO - SB654 Provides that a provision in a trust instrument requiring mediation or arbitration is enforceable

MO - SB490 Modifies the law relating to public policy exceptions to the at-will employment doctrine

MO - SB585 Modifies the calculation of the limitation for punitive damages

MO - SJR34 Requires the Senate to try all impeachments except for the impeachment of the Governor, which shall be tried by the Chief Justice of the Missouri Supreme Court

MO - SB676 Changes the notice requirement to a tenant in a foreclosure action from ten days to ninety days

MO - SB695 Authorizes the addition of a child by modifying an existing administrative child support order

MO - SB706 Prohibits bad faith assertions of patent infringement

MO - SB703 Modifies the law relating to the Missouri Human Rights Act

MO - SB710 Provides that aggravated stalking includes purposely accessing or attempting to access the address of a participant of the address confidentiality program

MO - SB724 Modifies the law relating to the filing of fraudulent financing statements with the Secretary of State and real property documents with recorders of deeds

MO - SJR37 Removes language which appoints judicial officers to serve as a legislative district reapportionment commission

MO - SB757 Modifies the law relating to the Missouri Human Rights Act

MO - SB758 Changes the term "free health clinic" to "community health clinic" and modifies its definition for the purposes of the State Legal Expense Fund

MO - SB771 Creates the offense of possession or transfer of an automated sales suppression device

MO - SB792 Raises the amount the Crime Victims' Compensation Fund can pay to eligible victims and provides that the Public Safety Department can negotiate costs on behalf of victims

MO - SB824 Modifies provisions relating to prosecutors, political subdivisions, law enforcement, courts, and funerals

MO - SB501 Provides that a trustee and the attorney shall be afforded the protections granted under attorney-client privilege

MO - SB915 Provides that a surcharge may be collected in criminal proceedings filed in the Thirty-First Judicial Circuit

MO - SB945 Modifies procedures in death penalty cases in which the defendant kidnapped the victim before causing the victim's death

MO - SB732 Modifies provisions relating to criminal procedure

MO - SB911 Prohibits tenants who willfully damage rental property from being able to raise the defense of claim of right in cases involving certain property crimes

MO - SB790 Modifies penalties for first degree murder when the person was under the age of 18 at the time of committing the offense

MO - SB491 Modifies provisions relating to criminal law

MO - SB625 Modifies provisions related to methamphetamine precursor drugs

MO - SB665 Creates crimes related to counterfeit, fake, diluted, or black market drugs

MO - SB658 Provides protections for alternatives to abortion agencies to freely engage in religious practices

MO - SB615 Modifies provisions of law relating to court costs, civil fines, the Sunshine Law, immunity for law enforcement officers, judgeships, the crime of disarming of a peace officer, and court procedure

MO - SB621 Modifies various provisions of law regarding the publication of the statutes, garnishments, criminal procedure, judicial resources, court surcharges, law enforcement liability, and crime prevention

MO - SB636 Increases the $2 surcharge for criminal cases in cities or counties with domestic violence shelters to $4

MO - SB831 Establishes the Missouri Good Samaritan Law for when emergency services are called for drug overdoses

MO - SB863 Grants sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, and their administrative employees civil immunity when acting in compliance with a court order

MO - SB952 Modifies MO HealthNet fraud provisions as to statute of limitations

MO - SB972 Allows a court to enter a remittitur order or increase the jury award in an action against a health care provider for medical malpractice

MO - SB971 Modifies mandated reporting requirements for sexual assault victims in a long-term care facility

MO - SB978 Allows certain corporations to waive rights to judicial dissolution

MO - SB982 Modifies penalties for certain sex offenses

MO - SB985 Grants St. Louis County and Christian County an additional associate circuit judge and circuit judge

MO - SB975 Modifies provisions relating to expert witnesses

MO - SB976 Requires the Senate to try all impeachments except for the impeachment of the Governor, which shall be tried by the Chief Justice of the Missouri Supreme Court

MO - SB916 Prohibits the government from burdening a person's free exercise of religion unless acting in furtherance of a compelling government interest

MO - SB542 Establishes the Missouri Nonrecourse Consumer Legal Lending Act

MO - SB548 Creates the crimes of failing to stop illegal firearm possession, negligent storage of a firearm, and failure to notify a school of firearm ownership

MO - SB551 Creates the offense of unlawful internet communication with a minor

MO - SB640 Allows a court to place a person on electronic monitoring with victim notification if a person has been charged with, or found guilty of, violating an order of protection

MO - SB745 Modifies the provisions regarding sheriffs and other law enforcement officers, weapons, and concealed carry permits

MO - SB879 Requires every individual who is 17 years old or older and arrested for any felony offense to provide a biological sample for DNA profiling

MO - SB889 Requires the state to pay the cost of incarceration and electronic monitoring of criminal defendants found guilty of felony offenses

MO - SB902 Modifies the laws regarding certain private nuisance actions

MO - SB549 Creates the crimes of failing to stop illegal weapon possession, negligent storage of a weapon, and failure to notify a school of weapon ownership

MO - SB898 Allows the Department of Corrections to determine the manner of executions rather than requiring executions be by lethal gas or injection

MO - SB489 Mandates that judges must disqualify themselves from hearing a proceeding in certain situations