SB 788 – Requires appointment of St. Louis City circuit clerk

• Sponsor: Keaveny
• LR Number: 5390S.02P
• Committee: Financial and Governmental Organizations and Elections
• Last Action: 5/18/2012 - H Third Read and Passed, as amended
• Journal Page: H2689-2690 / S2285-2286
• Title: SCS SB 788
• Effective Date: August 28, 2012
• House Handler: Diehl

Current Bill Summary

SCS/SB 788 - This act requires that the circuit clerks for the twenty-second judicial circuit and the nineteenth judicial circuit be appointed by a majority of the judges of those circuits. The circuit clerk shall be removable for cause by a majority of the circuit judges.

This act is similar to HB 1560 (2012), HCS/HB 1256 (2012), HCS/SB 628 (2012), HCS/SB 636 (2012), HB 1025 (2011) and SB 53 (2005).

MIKE HAMMANN

HA#1 - THE LOCATION FOR FILING ADOPTION PETITIONS IN RELATION TO A CHILD'S RESIDENCE IS CHANGED TO THE CHILD'S RESIDENCE FOR THE 90 DAY PRIOR TO FILING.