MO SB 1109
in committeeSB 1109 - Under current law, a judge can order that a case be placed on a waiting list for defender services if the judge determines the public defender will be unable to provide effective assistance of counsel due to caseload issues. This act repeals that provision. This act is identical to SB 340 (2025), SB 1148 (2024), and SB 640 (2023). TRISTAN BENSON, JR.
Missouri · 2026 Regular Session · upper
Description
SB 1109 - Under current law, a judge can order that a case be placed on a waiting list for defender services if the judge determines the public defender will be unable to provide effective assistance of counsel due to caseload issues. This act repeals that provision. This act is identical to SB 340 (2025), SB 1148 (2024), and SB 640 (2023). TRISTAN BENSON, JR.
- Introduced
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- Status date
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- Latest action
- 2026-01-15 — Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
- Bill type
- bill
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Sponsors
- Roberts, Stevenprimary
Committees
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Action timeline
2026-01-15
Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
reading-2,referral-committee
2026-01-07
S First Read
reading-1
2025-12-01
Prefiled
Versions
- 5073S.01I - IntroducedCompare
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