Bill > HB1098

This bill modifies the provisions for circuit judges in Missouri's nineteenth judicial circuit, which covers Cole County. Specifically, the bill updates the existing law by removing the original date reference of January 1, 2003, and clarifies the composition and election timeline for circuit judges. The bill maintains that there will be three circuit judges in the circuit, with the third judge now specified as being appointed on August 2, 2024, and subject to election in 2026. Additionally, the bill confirms the previous provision that became effective January 1, 2021, which established two associate circuit judges in Cole County, with the second associate circuit judge first being elected in 2020. These changes appear to be primarily technical updates to the existing statutory language regarding judicial positions in the nineteenth judicial circuit.

https://house.mo.gov/Bill.aspx?bill=HB1098&year=2025&code=R