Civil Practice & Procedure

HB41 - Lowers the statute of limitations for certain actions
Sponsor: Rep. Hardy Billington (R)
Citations: 516.120
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB68 - Modifies the statute of limitations for personal injury claims from five years to two years
Sponsor: Rep. Matthew Overcast (R)
Citations: 516.120, 516.140
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB69 - Modifies provisions relating to the collateral source rule
Sponsor: Rep. Matthew Overcast (R)
Citations: 490.715
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB83 - Modifies provisions relating to civil proceedings
Sponsor: Rep. Rudy Veit (R)
Citations: 193.265, 214.330, 287.200, 287.470, 287.610, 287.615, 287.812, 287.835, 347.143, 435.014, 452.355, 453.700, 453.702, 453.704, 453.706, 453.708, 453.710, 453.712, 453.714, 453.716, 453.718, 453.720, 453.722, 453.724, 453.726, 453.728, 453.730, 453.732, 453.734, 453.736, 453.738, 453.740, 453.742, 454.1050, 455.010, 455.035, 455.513, 469.401, 469.402, 469.403, 469.405, 469.409, 469.411, 469.413, 469.415, 469.417, 469.419, 469.421, 469.423, 469.425, 469.427, 469.429, 469.431, 469.432, 469.433, 469.435, 469.437, 469.439, 469.441, 469.443, 469.445, 469.447, 469.449, 469.451, 469.453, 469.455, 469.457, 469.459, 469.461, 469.463, 469.465, 469.467, 469.399, 469.404, 469.446, 469.456, 469.462, 469.464, 469.471, 469.473, 469.475, 469.477, 469.479, 469.481, 469.483, 469.485, 469.487, 474.540, 474.542, 474.544, 474.546, 474.548, 474.550, 474.552, 474.554, 474.556, 474.558, 474.560, 474.562, 474.564, 474.600, 476.1025, 477.650, 478.001, 487.110, 488.040, 488.426, 491.075, 492.304, 494.455, 509.520, 510.500, 510.503, 510.506, 510.509, 510.512, 510.515, 510.518, 510.521, 537.528, 537.529, 559.125, 566.151, 567.030, 595.045, 621.045
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HB88 - Modifies provisions relating to tort actions based on improper health care
Sponsor: Rep. Dave Griffith (R)
Citations: 383.200, 383.206, 538.205, 538.210
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB114 - Modifies provisions relating to civil actions for childhood sexual abuse
Sponsor: Rep. Brian Seitz (R)
Citations: 537.046
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB124 - Repeals the expiration date of funding of basic civil legal services for certain persons
Sponsor: Rep. Rudy Veit (R)
Citations: 477.650
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB128 - Establishes the "Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act"
Sponsor: Rep. Rudy Veit (R)
Citations: 510.500, 510.503, 510.506, 510.509, 510.512, 510.515, 510.518, 510.521
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB129 - Creates the "Change of Venue for Capital Cases Fund" to reimburse a county that receives a capital case from another county for costs associated with the sequestering of jurors
Sponsor: Rep. Rudy Veit (R)
Citations: 550.125
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB131 - Modifies provisions relating to the compensation of jurors
Sponsor: Rep. Rudy Veit (R)
Citations: 488.040, 494.455
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01/09/2025 
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HB141 - Modifies provisions relating to civil penalties for violations of federally mandated natural gas safety standards
Sponsor: Rep. Ed Lewis (R)
Citations: 386.572
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB174 - Modifies provisions relating to the principal place of administration of a trust
Sponsor: Rep. Cameron Parker (R)
Citations: 456.1-108
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01/09/2025 
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HB175 - Modifies provisions relating to the limitations of an action against a trustee
Sponsor: Rep. Cameron Parker (R)
Citations: 456.10-1005
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01/09/2025 
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HB179 - Modifies the definition of "reasonable fees and expenses" as it relates to administrative proceedings or civil actions arising from administrative proceedings
Sponsor: Rep. Cameron Parker (R)
Citations: 536.085
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB181 - Repeals the expiration date of funding of basic civil legal services for certain persons
Sponsor: Rep. Cameron Parker (R)
Citations: 477.650
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB182 - Modifies provisions relating to fees and expenses for an interpreter or translator in certain proceedings
Sponsor: Rep. Cameron Parker (R)
Citations: 476.806
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB189 - Establishes the "Seventh Amendment Preservation Act"
Sponsor: Rep. Doug Clemens (D)
Citations: 1.550
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB230 - Modifies provisions relating to civil penalties for violations of federally mandated natural gas safety standards
Sponsor: Rep. Michael O'Donnell (R)
Citations: 386.572
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB234 - Modifies the offense of hazing
Sponsor: Rep. Sherri Gallick (R)
Citations: 578.365
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB254 - Creates a civil cause of action allowing claimants to seek damages from the state for wrongful conviction
Sponsor: Rep. LaKeySha Bosley (D)
Citations: 105.711, 506.400, 506.403, 650.058
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB258 - Establishes provisions relating to civil actions brought against peace officers
Sponsor: Rep. LaKeySha Bosley (D)
Citations: 506.450
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01/09/2025 
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HB263 - Modifies provisions relating to expert witnesses
Sponsor: Rep. Barry Hovis (R)
Citations: 490.065
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB275 - Modifies provisions relating to garnishments
Sponsor: Rep. Lane Roberts (R)
Citations: 513.430, 513.475, 525.235
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB282 - Establishes definitions that relate to the issuance of protective orders
Sponsor: Rep. Raychel Proudie (D)
Citations: 455.010, 455.032
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB283 - Establishes provisions relating to civil actions for abuse, bullying, or neglect of certain persons with disabilities
Sponsor: Rep. Raychel Proudie (D)
Citations: 516.108
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB302 - Establishes provisions relating to the refiling of cases dismissed by a court
Sponsor: Rep. David Tyson Smith (D)
Citations: 544.255
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01/09/2025 
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HB335 - Modifies reporting requirements for certain littering offenses
Sponsor: Rep. Ann Kelley (R)
Citations: 43.506
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01/09/2025 
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HB348 - Creates a special surcharge in civil cases for construction of a new courthouse in the twenty-third judicial circuit
Sponsor: Rep. Renee Reuter (R)
Citations: 488.448
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB362 - Creates the offense of and civil penalties for disclosure of intimate digital depictions
Sponsor: Rep. Cecelie Williams (R)
Citations: 537.043, 573.570
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB384 - Modifies provisions relating to guardianships and conservatorships
Sponsor: Rep. Marlene Terry (D)
Citations: 475.010, 475.040, 475.050, 475.060, 475.061, 475.075, 475.082, 475.115, 475.120, 475.361
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB385 - Provides that the court shall not order a parent to pay child support to the other parent for reasonable or necessary expenses of the child if the parents are awarded equal time with the child
Sponsor: Rep. Marlene Terry (D)
Citations: 452.340
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB437 - Modifies provisions relating to settlement demands
Sponsor: Rep. Bill Hardwick (R)
Citations: 537.058
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB451 - Provides that a confession of a child is inadmissible as evidence if the confession was obtained through deception
Sponsor: Rep. Ian Mackey (D)
Citations: 211.058
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB506 - Modifies the statute of limitations for personal injury claims from five years to three years
Sponsor: Rep. Ian Mackey (D)
Citations: 516.120, 516.130
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB534 - Modifies Supreme Court Rule 52.08 relating to class actions
Sponsor: Rep. Dane Diehl (R)
Citations: 52.08
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB543 - Modifies provisions relating to civil detention procedures
Sponsor: Rep. Bennie Cook (R)
Citations: 632.305
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB565 - Modifies a provision relating to liability for equine activities
Sponsor: Rep. Mitch Boggs (R)
Citations: 537.325
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB570 - Modifies provisions relating to abuse or neglect of a child
Sponsor: Rep. Josh Hurlbert (R)
Citations: 210.110, 568.060, 578.421
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB621 - Creates a special surcharge in civil cases for construction of a new courthouse in the 23rd judicial circuit
Sponsor: Rep. Renee Reuter (R)
Citations: 488.448
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB666 - Creates provisions relating to immunity from criminal liability for health care providers
Sponsor: Rep. Ben Keathley (R)
Citations: 191.622
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB716 - Modifies provisions governing nuisance actions for deteriorated property in certain home rule cities
Sponsor: Rep. Bill Falkner (R)
Citations: 82.1025
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB721 - Prohibits governmental entities from granting legal personhood to a variety of objects
Sponsor: Rep. Mazzie Christensen (R)
Citations: 1.206
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB738 - Creates provisions relating to an exemption from liability for persons rendering emergency care at the scene of an accident or other emergency
Sponsor: Rep. Sherri Gallick (R)
Citations: 537.038
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB753 - Provides immunity from civil liability for disclosures by a charitable organization of allegations of sexual misconduct
Sponsor: Rep. Don Mayhew (R)
Citations: 537.042
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB830 - Creates provisions relating to peer review committees
Sponsor: Rep. Bennie Cook (R)
Citations: 190.174
Last Action:
01/10/2025 
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HB839 - Modifies provisions relating to injunctions
Sponsor: Rep. Jim Schulte (R)
Citations: 526.010
Last Action:
01/10/2025 
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HB883 - Modifies provisions relating to civil actions for childhood sexual abuse
Sponsor: Rep. Brian Seitz (R)
Citations: 537.046
Last Action:
01/15/2025 
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HJR49 - Establishes crime victims' rights to a civil action with the same time limitations as the criminal action
Sponsor: Rep. Keri Ingle (D)
Citations: ART I.SEC 32
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HJR60 - Proposes a constitutional amendment providing that marriage exists only between individuals who are eighteen years of age or older
Sponsor: Rep. Wick Thomas (D)
Last Action:
01/15/2025 
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SB18 - Allows the circuit court of St. Louis City to collect a civil case filing fee of an amount not to exceed $20, rather than $15, for certain uses, including the maintenance of a law library
Sponsor: Sen. Karla May (D)
Citations: 488.426
Last Action:
01/16/2025 
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SB47 - Amends Supreme Court Rule 52.08 relating to class actions
Sponsor: Sen. Curtis Trent (R)
Citations: 52.08
Last Action:
01/16/2025 
H - Scheduled for Committee Hearing - 01/21/2025, 1:00 PM - Senate-General Laws, SCR 1

SB66 - Modifies provisions relating to the age of marriage
Sponsor: Sen. Tracy McCreery (D)
Citations: 451.040, 451.080, 451.090
Last Action:
01/16/2025 
S - Referred to committee - Senate-Families, Seniors, and Health

SB93 - Modifies provisions relating to dissolution of marriage or legal separation and pregnancy status
Sponsor: Sen. Maggie Nurrenbern (D)
Citations: 452.305, 452.310
Last Action:
01/16/2025 
S - Referred to committee - Senate-Families, Seniors, and Health

SB268 - Modifies provisions relating to civil procedure, including the collateral source rule, time-limited settlement demands, references to damages, and disclosure requirements
Sponsor: Sen. Curtis Trent (R)
Citations: 490.715, 537.058, 537.092, 537.870
Last Action:
01/08/2025 
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SB312 - Modifies provisions relating to time-limited settlement demands to liability insurers
Sponsor: Sen. Curtis Trent (R)
Citations: 537.058
Last Action:
01/08/2025 
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SB313 - Modifies provisions relating to court procedure, including the admissibility of expert testimony evidence and Supreme Court Rule 52.08 relating to class actions
Sponsor: Sen. Curtis Trent (R)
Citations: 490.065
Last Action:
01/08/2025 
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SB314 - Modifies provisions relating to civil procedure, including the collateral source rule, determinations of fault, references to damages, and disclosure requirements
Sponsor: Sen. Curtis Trent (R)
Citations: 490.715, 537.060, 537.067, 537.059, 537.092, 537.870
Last Action:
01/08/2025 
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SB322 - Modifies provisions relating to warrants issued for failure to appear at certain court appearances
Sponsor: Sen. Jill Carter (R)
Citations: 479.353
Last Action:
01/08/2025 
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SB355 - Repeals the expiration date for the Basic Civil Legal Services Fund
Sponsor: Sen. Rusty Black (R)
Citations: 477.650
Last Action:
01/08/2025 
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SB391 - Repeals the expiration date for the Basic Civil Legal Services Fund
Sponsor: Sen. Nick Schroer (R)
Citations: 477.650
Last Action:
01/08/2025 
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SB394 - Modifies provisions relating to civil actions
Sponsor: Sen. Jill Carter (R)
Citations: 563.016
Last Action:
01/08/2025 
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SB411 - Establishes provisions relating to the civil and criminal liability of disclosure of intimate digital depictions
Sponsor: Sen. Travis Fitzwater (R)
Citations: 537.043, 573.570
Last Action:
01/08/2025 
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SB443 - Establishes the Civil Liability for Employers Hiring Ex-Offenders Act, which provides liability protections for employers hiring those convicted of certain offenses
Sponsor: Sen. Curtis Trent (R)
Citations: 537.580
Last Action:
01/08/2025 
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SB448 - Establishes provisions relating to release of certain liabilities for unauthorized or negligent disclosure of biometric identifiers or information
Sponsor: Sen. Curtis Trent (R)
Citations: 537.323
Last Action:
01/08/2025 
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SB521 - Modifies the immunity from liability for care or assistance rendered in emergency or
Sponsor: Sen. Jill Carter (R)
Citations: 537.038
Last Action:
01/08/2025 
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SJR13 - Modifies the statutes of limitations for civil actions based on certain sexual offenses
Sponsor: Sen. Barbara Washington (D)
Citations: ART I.SEC 13
Last Action:
01/08/2025 
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