Missouri legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Missouri HB3054: Modifies provisions relating to the circuit court of Cole County, including its appellate district and venue of certain cases
Status: In committee, April 15, 2026
What the bill says
A bill into law or the validity of a provision in the Constitution of Missouri, a Missouri statute, or a Missouri regulation, venue shall be in Cole County. 4. The term "tort" shall include claims based upon improper health care, under the provisions of chapter 538. [4.] 5. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in all actions in which there is any count alleging a tort and in which the plaintiff was first injured in the state of Missouri, venue shall be in the county where the plaintiff was first injured by the acts or conduct alleged in the action. [5.] 6. Notwithstanding any other prov.
From the introduced text:
a bill into law or the validity of a provision in the Constitution of Missouri, a Missouri statute, or a Missouri regulation, venue shall be in Cole County. 4. The term "tort" shall include claims based upon improper health care, under the provisions of chapter 538. [4.] 5. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in all actions in which there is any count alleging a tort and in which the plaintiff was first injured in the state of Missouri, venue shall be in the county where the plaintiff was first injured by the acts or conduct alleged in the action. [5.] 6. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in all actions in which there is any count alleging a tort and in which the plaintiff was first injured outside the state of Missouri, venue as to that individual plaintiff shall be determined as follows: (1) If the defendant is a corporation, then venue shall be in any county where a defendant corporation's registered agent is located or, if the plaintiff's principal place of residence was in the state of Missouri on the date the plaintiff was first injured, then venue may be in the county of the plaintiff's principal place of residence on the date the plaintiff was first injured; (2) If the defendant is an individual, then venue shall …
Sponsors
- Ben Keathley (R, 101) · primary sponsor