HB 1268 — Modifies and establishes provisions relating to judicial realignment

Bill Text

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This bill amends 2 section(s) of the Missouri Revised Statutes: Section 478.073, RSMo; Section 478.074, RSMo.

• Section 478.073, RSMo

  conference of the state of Missouri 476.320 2020 conference thus conference bill realigning the judicial circuits is presented to the governor and is duly enacted A circuit realignment plan shall not alter the total number of judicial circuits in existence on December 31, 2019, and any circuit realignment plan creating or reducing the number of judicial circuits shall be null and void. 3. → realignment commission 478.074 2030 realignment commission , or their successor committees, bold-face realignment commission concurrent resolution disapproving of such plan is passed by the general assembly and approved by the governor

  amended

• Section 478.074, RSMo

  which shall consist of the following members, who shall be appointed with the goal of providing diverse geographic representation: (1) The chief justice of the Missouri supreme court or his or her designee; (2) One judge fromthe court of appeals, to be appointed by the chief justice of the Missouri supreme court; (3) Two circuit court judges, to be appointed by the chief justice of the Missouri supreme court; (4) Two associate circuit court judges, to be appointed by the chief justice of the Missouri supreme court; (5) Threemembersof thehouse of representatives,to be appointed bythespeaker of the house of representatives, with no more than two members being from the same political party; (6) Three members of the senate, to be appointed by the president pro tempore of the senate, with no more than two members being from the same political party; (7) The executive director of the Missouri office of prosecution services; (8) The director of the state public defender system; (9) One sheriff from any county of the third classification, to be appointed by the governor; (10) One chief of police from any county with a charterformof government, to be appointed by the governor; and (11) Two actively practicing attorneys, to be appointed by the governor. 2. The judicial realignment commission shall study and develop a judicial circuit realignment plan for the alteration of the geographical boundaries and territorial

  amended

• Section 478.073, RSMo

  shall have the authority to hire consultants, employ such personnel as it deems necessary, conduct studies, and expend resources out of the judicial realignment fund to implement the provisions of this section and section 478.073 as it deems necessary. The members of thecommissionshallbereimbursed fromthejudicial realignmentfund established under subsection 3 of this section for their actual and necessary expenses in performing their official duties as members of the commission. 3. There is hereby established in the state treasury the "Judicial Realignment Fund". Anyappropriationsdesignatedforthepurposeofjudicialrealignment,alongwith any gifts, contributions, devises, bequests, and grants received relating to judicial realignment shall be credited to the fund. The state treasurer shall be custodian of the fund. In accordance with sections 30.170 and 30.180, the state treasurer may approve disbursements. The fund shall be a dedicated fund and, upon appropriation, moneys in the fund shall be used solely for the purposes set forth under this section and section

  amended

• Section 478.073, RSMo

  remaining in the fund at the end of the biennium shall not revert to the credit of the general revenue fund. The state treasurer shall invest moneys in the fund in the same mannerasotherfundsareinvested. Anyinterestandmoneysearnedonsuchinvestments shall be credited to the fund.

  amended

Action History

1. February 25, 2021

   Referred: General Laws(H)

2. February 24, 2021

   Read Second Time (H)

3. February 23, 2021

   Introduced and Read First Time (H)

Sponsors

• Bill Hardwick · Primary

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