Provides that certain international organizations shall have no jurisdiction in this state and creates the "No Shari'a Act" regarding enforcement of certain foreign laws in this state

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Provides that certain international organizations shall have no jurisdiction in this state and creates the "No Shari'a Act" regarding enforcement of certain foreign laws in this state

This Bill has been combined with SS SCS SBs 977 & 1011, please refer to it for current information.

What This Bill Does

• This Bill has been combined with SS SCS SBs 977 & 1011, please refer to it for current information.
• The following summaries of this bill are available: Print All Summaries Introduced Print SB 1011 - This act provides that certain international organizations or bodies, such as the World Health Organization, the United Nations, and the World Economic Forum, shall have no jurisdiction or power within the state of Missouri.
• No rule, regulation, policy, or mandate of any kind from such organizations shall be enforced or implemented by any state or local public body.
• This act creates the "No Shari'a Act".

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Official Summary Text

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SB 1011 - This act provides that certain international organizations or bodies, such as the World Health Organization, the United Nations, and the World Economic Forum, shall have no jurisdiction or power within the state of Missouri. No rule, regulation, policy, or mandate of any kind from such organizations shall be enforced or implemented by any state or local public body.

This act creates the "No Shari'a Act". No court shall enforce a judgment, decree, or arbitration decision if it relies on Shari'a or any foreign law that violates the constitutional rights of any party. A contract provision choosing foreign law shall be valid unless enforcement would result in a violation of constitutional rights. Finally, in family law matters, no court shall apply or enforce foreign law if inconsistent with fundamental rights or public policy.
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Current Bill Text

SECOND REGULAR SESSION
SENATE BILL NO. 1011
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY SENATOR NICOLA.
5599S.01I KRISTINA MARTIN, Secretary
AN ACT
To amend chapter 1, RSMo, by adding thereto two new sections relating to sovereign authority of
the state of Missouri.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Chapter 1, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto 1
two new sections, to be known as sections 1.037 and 1.202, to 2
read as follows:3
1.037. The World Health Organization, the United 1
Nations, the World Economic Forum, and any other 2
international organization or body shall have no 3
jurisdiction or power within the state of Missouri. No 4
rule, regulation, fee, tax, policy, or mandate of any kind 5
of the World Health Organization, the United Nations, the 6
World Economic Forum, or any other international 7
organization or body shall be enforced or implemented by the 8
state of Missouri or any agency, department, board, or 9
commission of the state or any municipality or other 10
political subdivision of the state. 11
1.202. 1. This section shall be known and may be 1
cited as the "No Shari'a Act". 2
2. As used in this section, the following terms shall 3
mean: 4
(1) "Foreign law", any law, legal code, or system 5
derived from a jurisdiction outside the United States or its 6
SB 1011 2
territories, including religious law when invoked as a 7
substitute for a state or federal law; 8
(2) "Fundamental rights", rights guaranteed by the 9
constitution of the state of Missouri and the Constitution 10
of the United States, including, but not limited to, due 11
process, equal protection, freedom of religion, freedom of 12
speech, and rights related to marriage, child custody, and 13
property. 14
3. (1) No court shall enforce a judgment, decree, or 15
arbitration decision if it relies, in whole or in part, on 16
Shari'a or any foreign law that violates the constitutional 17
rights of any party. 18
(2) A contract provision choosing foreign law shall be 19
valid unless enforcement would result in a violation of 20
constitutional rights. 21
(3) In matters involving marriage, divorce, child 22
custody, adoption, or inheritance, no court shall apply or 23
enforce foreign law if inconsistent with fundamental rights 24
or public policy. 25
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