SB1618 • 2026

Provides appeals of preliminary injunctions issued by circuit or associate circuit judges

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Brattin, Rick; House handler: N/A
Last action: 2026-02-12
Official status: Second Read and Referred S General Laws Committee
Effective date: 2026-08-28

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Provides appeals of preliminary injunctions issued by circuit or associate circuit judges

The following summaries of this bill are available: Print All Summaries Introduced Print SB 1618 - This act provides that a party to an action that has been preliminarily enjoined by a circuit judge or associate circuit judge may appeal the grant of such injunction.

What This Bill Does

The following summaries of this bill are available: Print All Summaries Introduced Print SB 1618 - This act provides that a party to an action that has been preliminarily enjoined by a circuit judge or associate circuit judge may appeal the grant of such injunction.
KATIE O'BRIEN

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Bill History

2026-02-12 S383
Second Read and Referred S General Laws Committee
2026-02-03 S274-275
S First Read

Official Summary Text

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SB 1618 - This act provides that a party to an action that has been preliminarily enjoined by a circuit judge or associate circuit judge may appeal the grant of such injunction.
KATIE O'BRIEN

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EXPLANATION-Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in this bill is not enacted
and is intended to be omitted in the law.
SECOND REGULAR SESSION
SENATE BILL NO. 1618
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY SENATOR BRATTIN.
6981S.01I KRISTINA MARTIN, Secretary
AN ACT
To repeal section 526.010 as enacted by senate bill no. 22, one hundred third general assembly,
first regular session, and section 526.010 as enacted by senate bill no. 1211, ninety -
second general assembly, second regular session, and to enact in lieu ther eof one new
section relating to preliminary injunctions in judicial proceedings.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Section 526.010 as enacted by senate bill no. 1
22, one hundred third general assembly, first regular session, 2
and section 526.010 as enacted by senate bill no. 1211, ninety-3
second general assembly, second regular session, are repealed 4
and one new section enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as 5
section 526.010, to read as follows:6
[526.010. 1. Injunctions may be granted 1
by a circuit judge or an associate circuit judge. 2
2. In any action in which the state or a 3
statewide official is preliminarily enjoined 4
from implementing, enforcing, or otherwise 5
effectuating any provision of the Constitution 6
of Missouri, any Missouri statute, or any 7
Missouri regulation, the attorney general may 8
appeal the preliminary injunction. 9
3. The attorney general may appeal any 10
preliminary injunction that existed prior to 11
August 28, 2025, under subsection 2 of this 12
section.] 13
526.010. 1. Injunctions may be granted by a circuit 1
judge[,] or an associate circuit judge. 2
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2. In any action in which a circuit judge or associate 3
circuit judge preliminarily enjoins any party to that 4
action, the party enjoined by the preliminary injunction may 5
appeal the grant of the preliminary injunction. 6
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