SB 794 - Brattin, Rick
Modifies provisions relating to judicial proceedings, including intervention in actions involving abortion and the composition of the Western and Southern Districts of the Court of Appeals
Bill Details
Sponsor
LR Number
3123S.01I
Title
SB 794
House Handler
N/A
Journal Page
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Effective Date
August 28, 2025
Current Status
Voted Do Pass S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
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Amendments
No amendments available
CURRENT BILL SUMMARY
SB 794 - This act establishes that pro-life individuals and organizations, as defined in the act, may intervene in actions in which a provision of the Missouri Constitution, statute, or rule involves the regulation of abortion or where the rights of an unborn child is at issue.
Additionally, this act moves the counties of Miller and Cole from the Western District of the Court of Appeals to the Southern District of the Court of Appeals. Finally, this act modifies the number of appellate judges in the Western District from eleven to seven and in the Southern District from seven to ten.
KATIE O'BRIEN