HB 2427 Missouri House · 2026 Regular Session

Adds a circuit judge and two associate circuit judges in the eleventh judicial circuit

HB 2427 would add one circuit judge position and two associate circuit judge positions within Missouri's eleventh judicial circuit, effective January 1, 2007. The bill also establishes future additions, including a seventh circuit judge starting in 2029 and additional associate judges in 2015, 2019, and 2027. These changes reclassify existing commissioner roles (family court and treatment court) into associate circuit judge positions, with specific election timelines. The bill directly affects the staffing structure of the eleventh judicial circuit's court operations.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Dec 15, 2025 Last action Mar 11, 2026
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Total actions
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Committee
3
Mar 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
HCS Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 10 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0
lower
Mar 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
lower
Feb 19, 2026
Committee
Referred: Judiciary(H)
lower
Dec 15, 2025
Introduced
Prefiled (H)
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Ben Keathley
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