Amends Supreme Court Rule 15.05 relating to continuing legal education requirements for lawyers

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Sponsor: Schroer, Nick; House handler: N/A
Last action: 2026-02-11
Official status: Voted Do Pass S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
Effective date: 2026-08-28

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Bill History

2026-02-11 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate
Voted Do Pass S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
2026-02-04 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate
Hearing Conducted S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
2026-01-27 S242
Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
2026-01-07 S80
S First Read
2025-12-01 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate
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SB 1311 - This act modifies Supreme Court Rule 15.05 regarding continuing legal education requirements for lawyers. Specifically, this act repeals the requirement of one ethics credit hour devoted exclusively to bias, diversity, inclusion, or cultural competency and provides for a total of two of the total fifteen credit hours to be devoted to ethics.

This act is identical to SB 506 (2025).
KATIE O'BRIEN