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HB3086 • 2026

Adds an associate circuit judge to Miller County in the twenty-sixth judicial circuit

Adds an associate circuit judge to Miller County in the twenty-sixth judicial circuit

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Mayhew, Don (124)
Last action
2026-03-11
Official status
This Bill Replaced with a Substitute Bill - Check Primary Bill - HB 2968
Effective date
2026-08-28

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Adds an associate circuit judge to Miller County in the twenty-sixth judicial circuit

Adds an associate circuit judge to Miller County in the twenty-sixth judicial circuit

What This Bill Does

  • Adds an associate circuit judge to Miller County in the twenty-sixth judicial circuit

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-11 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    HCS Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 10 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0

  2. 2026-03-10 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Executive Session Completed (H)

  3. 2026-03-10 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    HCS Voted Do Pass (H)

  4. 2026-03-04 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Public Hearing Completed (H)

  5. 2026-02-26 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Referred: Judiciary(H)

  6. 2026-01-27 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Read Second Time (H)

  7. 2026-01-22 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Introduced and Read First Time (H)

Official Summary Text

Adds an associate circuit judge to Miller County in the twenty-sixth judicial circuit

Current Bill Text

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SECOND REGULAR SESSION
HOUSE BILL NO. 3086
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBL Y
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENT A TIVE MA YHEW .
6853H.01I JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk
AN ACT
T o repeal section 478.705, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating to
associate circuit judges in the twenty-sixth judicial circuit.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Section 478.705, RSMo, is repealed and one new section enacted in lieu
2 thereof, to be known as section 478.705, to read as follows:
478.705. 1. There shall be three circuit judges in the twenty-sixth judicial circuit
2 consisting of the counties of Camden, Laclede, Miller , Moniteau and Mor gan. These judges
3 shall sit in divisions numbered one, two, and three.
4 2. The circuit judge in division two shall be elected in 1980. The circuit judge in
5 division one shall be elected in 1982. The governor shall appoint a judge for division three
6 and notwithstanding the provisions of section 105.030, that judge shall serve until January 1,
7 2021. A judge for division three shall be elected in 2020.
8 3. Ther e shall be one additional associate cir cuit judge in Miller County . This
9 associate circui t judge shall not be included in the statutory formula for authorizing
10 additional associate cir cuit judges per county as pr ovided under section 478.320. The
11 governor shall appoint such judge, and that judge shall serve until January 1, 2029. An
12 associate circui t judge shall be elected in 2028.
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EXPLANA TION — Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above bill is not enacted and is
intended to be omitted from the law . Matter in bold-face type in the above bill is proposed language.