Missouri legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Missouri HB3229: Adds a circuit judge to the 25th judicial circuit
Status: In committee, May 15, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text:
SECOND REGULAR SESSION HOUSE BILL NO. 3229 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE HARDWICK. 7078H.01I JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk To repeal section 478.700, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating to circuit judges in the twenty-fifth judicial circuit. Section A. Section 478.700, RSMo, is repealed and one new section enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as section 478.700, to read as follows: 478.700. 1. There shall be [two] three circuit judges in the twenty-fifth judicial circuit [consisting of the counties of Maries, Phelps, Pulaski and Texas]. These judges shall sit in divisions numbered one [and], two, and three. 2. The circuit judge in division two shall be elected in 1980. The circuit judge in division one shall be elected in 1982. The circuit judge appointed by the governor in 2025 for division three shall serve until January 1, 2029. A circuit judge for division three shall be elected in 2028 for a four-year term and in 2032 for a full six-year term, and every six years thereafter. ✔ EXPLANATION -- Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above bill is not enacted and is intended to be omitted from the law. Matter in bold-face type in the above bill is proposed language.
Sponsors
- Hardwick, Bill (R, 121) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Referred: Emerging Issues(H)
- : Read Second Time (H)
- : Introduced and Read First Time (H)
Common questions
- What is HB3229?
- HB3229 is a bill in the Missouri Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Adds a circuit judge to the 25th judicial circuit.
- What is the status of HB3229?
- In committee as of May 15, 2026. Latest action: Referred: Emerging Issues(H) (May 15, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB3229?
- Hardwick, Bill (R, 121).
- Where is the official record for HB3229?
- On the Missouri Legislature website: https://house.mo.gov/BillContent.aspx?bill=HB3229&year=2026&code=R
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