Bill > HB83

This bill modifies provisions relating to civil proceedings across multiple areas of Missouri state law. The bill introduces several significant changes, including: 1. Electronic Wills and Estate Planning: The bill establishes the "Missouri Electronic Wills and Electronic Estate Planning Documents Act", which allows for the creation and execution of electronic wills and other estate planning documents. This includes provisions for remote witnessing, electronic signatures, and self-proving affidavits for electronic documents. 2. Uniform Public Expression Protection Act: The bill introduces a new act to protect individuals' rights to free speech, press, assembly, and petition by providing a mechanism to quickly dismiss lawsuits that appear to be aimed at suppressing these constitutional rights. 3. Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act: This new act provides a framework for handling subpoenas and discovery requests across state lines, making it easier to obtain evidence in interstate legal proceedings. 4. Workers' Compensation and Administrative Law Judges: The bill modifies provisions related to administrative law judges in the workers' compensation system, including new procedures for potential removal or disciplinary actions. 5. Trust and Estate Administration: The bill introduces the "Missouri Uniform Fiduciary Income and Principal Act", which provides detailed rules for how trustees should manage and distribute trust assets, including provisions for converting trusts to unitrusts and making adjustments between principal and income. 6. Treatment Courts: The bill expands the definition of treatment courts to include mental health treatment courts, providing an alternative judicial approach for individuals with mental health disorders. 7. Confidentiality in Court Records: The bill adds provisions to protect certain personal identifying information in court records, such as Social Security numbers and full dates of birth. These changes aim to modernize various aspects of Missouri's legal system, provide more flexibility in estate planning, protect constitutional rights, and improve the administration of trusts and court proceedings.

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https://house.mo.gov/Bill.aspx?bill=HB83&year=2025&code=R