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Read. Follow. Verify.Missouri Senate Bill 1393 adds two circuit judges and one associate circuit judge in St. Charles County
Last action · May 15, 2026: Informal Calendar S Bills for PerfectionSponsor: Nick Schroer
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What This Bill Would Do
Senate Bill 1393 expands the judiciary in the 11th Judicial Circuit by creating two new positions and one new position, with elections scheduled for 2028 and terms beginning January 1, 2029.
Residents in St. Charles County face court caseloads managed by a fixed number of judicial divisions, and adding three judges directly alters the capacity and scheduling of local civil, criminal, and family court proceedings.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
litigants in the eleventh judicial circuit
Litigants will have their court cases managed by an expanded number of circuit and associate circuit judges.
attorneys practicing in St. Charles County
Attorneys will practice before newly established judicial divisions and may experience changes in court scheduling capacity.
Key Facts
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1.According to the introduced version of the bill, how is the additional associate circuit judge position in the eleventh judicial circuit handled regarding statutory formulas?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently on floor. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Passed.
Procedural history
8 actions- May 15, 2026SenateInformal Calendar S Bills for Perfection
- Apr 15, 2026SenateBill Placed on Informal Calendar
- Apr 9, 2026SenateReported from S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
- Feb 11, 2026SenateCommitteeVoted Do Pass S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
- Feb 4, 2026SenateHearing Conducted S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
- Jan 27, 2026SenateFloorSecond Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
Show 2 earlier actions
- Jan 7, 2026SenateIntroducedS First Read
- Dec 1, 2025SenatePrefiled
Version history
Only one version on file - nothing to compare yet. The text on record is the 5766S.01I - Introduced version. As later stages (committee substitute, engrossed, enrolled) are captured, the redline appears here.
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Sources
www.senate.mo.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance60How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz25Current news / social attention level
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