Missouri 2026 Regular Session Status: In Committee 26 R cosponsors

HJR 119 — Proposes a constitutional amendment changing how judges are selected to certain courts

Last action — HCS Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 8 NOES: 6 PRESENT: 0

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    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
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    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced December 01, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the House.

Odds of enactment

Low chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a low chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Advancing 46% · moderate confidence

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 26 sponsors

    1 primary, 25 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (26 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. HCS Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 8 NOES: 6 PRESENT: 0

  2. HCS Voted Do Pass (H)

  3. Executive Session Completed (H)

  4. Action Postponed (H)

  5. Executive Session Continued

  6. Public Hearing Completed (H)

  7. Referred: General Laws(H)

  8. Read Second Time (H)

  9. Read First Time (H)

  10. Prefiled (H)

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 25 co-sponsors · 173 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (25)

Not signed on (173)

173 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HJR 119?
HJR 119 is sponsored by Jeff Myers (Republican), Jim Schulte (Republican), Ed Lewis (Republican), Bill Lucas (Republican), Bill Owen (Republican), Matthew Overcast (Republican), Sean Pouche (Republican), Ben Keathley (Republican), Dave Hinman (Republican), Tara Peters (Republican), Christopher Warwick (Republican), Jamie Ray Gragg (Republican), Chad Perkins (Republican), Brian Seitz (Republican), Jeff Coleman (Republican), Mark Matthiesen (Republican), Bennie Cook (Republican), Mark Meirath (Republican), Mike Costlow (Republican), John Simmons (Republican), Burt Whaley (Republican), Bob Titus (Republican), Bryant Wolfin (Republican), Willard Haley (Republican), Josh Hurlbert (Republican), and Cathy Jo Loy (Republican).
What is the current status of HJR 119?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced December 01, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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