Missouri legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Missouri HJR65: RETIREMENT OF JUDGES
Status: Introduced, May 15, 2025
Proposes a constitutional amendment changing the retirement age of judges
What the bill says
From the introduced text:
FIRST REGULAR SESSION HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE OWEN. 0402H.02I JOSEPHENGLER,ChiefClerk JOINT RESOLUTION Submitting to the qualified voters of Missouri an amendment repealing Section 26 of Article V of the Constitution of Missouri, and adopting one new section in lieu thereof relating to the retirement of judges. Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring therein: That at the next general election to be held in the state of Missouri, on Tuesday next following the first Monday in November, 2026, or at a special election to be called by the governor for that purpose, there is hereby submitted to the qualified voters of this state, for adoptionorrejection,thefollowingamendmenttoArticleVoftheConstitutionofthestateof Missouri: Section A. Section 26, Article V, Constitution of Missouri, is repealed and one new section adopted in lieu thereof, to be known as Section 26, to read as follows: Section26. 1. Alljudgesotherthanmunicipaljudgesshallretireattheageofseventy years, except as provided in the schedule to this article or this subsection, under a retirement plan provided by law. Each judge other than municipal judges shall be permitted to complete the remainder of the term to which he or she was elected or appointed. 2. All judges may retire at an earlier age authorized by law and may participate in a retirement plan provided by law. 3. Any retired judge, associate …
Sponsors
- Bill Owen (R, 131) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Referred: Emerging Issues(H)
- : Read Second Time (H)
- : Introduced and Read First Time (H)
Common questions
- What is HJR65?
- HJR65 is a bill in the Missouri Legislature (2025 Regular Session): RETIREMENT OF JUDGES.
- What does HJR65 do?
- Proposes a constitutional amendment changing the retirement age of judges
- What is the status of HJR65?
- Introduced as of May 15, 2025. Latest action: Referred: Emerging Issues(H) (May 15, 2025).
- Who sponsored HJR65?
- Bill Owen (R, 131).
- Where is the official record for HJR65?
- On the Missouri Legislature website: https://house.mo.gov/bill.aspx?bill=HJR65&year=2025&code=R
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