Missouri 2025 Regular Session Status: In Committee 1 R cosponsors

HB 1426 — Adds a circuit judge to the 11th judicial circuit

Last action — Referred: Emerging Issues(H)

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

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How this bill changes current law

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This bill amends 1 section(s) of the Missouri Revised Statutes: Section 478.600, RSMo.

  • Section 478.600, RSMo

    Beginning August 28, 2025, there shall be seven circuit judges in the eleventh judicial circuit and these judges shall sit in divisions numbered one, two, three, four, five, seven, and seventeen. The governor shall appoint a circuit judge for division seventeen and that circuit judge shall serve until January 1, 2029. A circuit judge for division seventeen shall be elected in 2028. bold-face

    amended

Action History

  1. Referred: Emerging Issues(H)

  2. Read Second Time (H)

  3. Introduced and Read First Time (H)

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 198 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (198)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 1426?
HB 1426 is sponsored by Richard West (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 1426?
This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track HB 1426?
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