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HB3448 • 2026

Adds a circuit judge to the 7th judicial circuit

Adds a circuit judge to the 7th judicial circuit

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Brown, Chris (016)
Last action
2026-05-15
Official status
05/15/2026 - Referred: Emerging Issues(H)
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 a circuit judge to the 7th judicial circuit

Adds a circuit judge to the 7th judicial circuit

What This Bill Does

  • Adds a circuit judge to the 7th judicial circuit

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-05-15 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Referred: Emerging Issues(H)

  2. 2026-02-27 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Read Second Time (H)

  3. 2026-02-26 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Introduced and Read First Time (H)

Official Summary Text

Adds a circuit judge to the 7th judicial circuit

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
SECOND REGULAR SESSION
HOUSE BILL NO. 3448
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBL Y
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENT A TIVE BROWN.
7466H.01I JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk
AN ACT
T o repeal section 478.385, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating to
circuit judges in the seventh judicial circuit.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Section 478.385, RSMo, is repealed and one new section enacted in lieu
2 thereof, to be known as section 478.385, to read as follows:
478.385. There shall be four circuit judges in the seventh judicial circuit [ consisting
2 of the county of Clay ]. Beginning fiscal year 2028, ther e shall be five circu it judges in the
3 seventh judicial cir cuit.
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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.