Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee, Missouri State Senate
The Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee is a standing committee of the Missouri State Senate.
Per Rule 25 of the Senate Rules, committees in the Missouri State Senate are appointed by the President Pro Tem.[1] Committees are appointed after the adoption of the Senate Rules at the beginning of the two-year General Assembly. Committee membership is to be as equal to the partisan balance of the chamber as possible.[2] The chair of a committee may appoint subcommittees with the committee's approval.[1] The President Pro Tem, the Majority Floor Leader and the Minority Floor Leader are considered members of all standing and statutory committees ex officio, but do not having voting power in any unless appointed to it proper.[2] Although not explicitly stated in the Senate Rules, the President Pro Tem has previously demonstrated a responsibility for filling vacancies in committees.[3]
See rules: List of Member, Officers, Committees and Rules of the Senate
Function
| “ | The Committee on the Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence shall consider and report upon bills and matters relating to the judicial department of the state including the practice of the courts of this state, civil procedure and criminal laws, criminal costs and all related matters. The Committee shall also consider and report upon bills and matters referred to it relating to probation or parole of persons sentenced under the criminal laws of the state.[4][5] | ” |
Membership
2023-2024 legislative session
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Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (5) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
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Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (5) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
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Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (5) | Third-party members(0) |
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2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
| Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (5) | |||
| • Member removed | • Bob Dixon, Chair | |||
| • Scott Sifton | • Bob Onder, Vice chair | |||
| • Ed Emery | ||||
| • Andrew Koenig | ||||
| • Ryan Silvey | ||||
Note: On August 22, 2017, Maria Chappelle-Nadal (D) was removed from all her committee assignments by the Democratic caucus after posting on her Facebook page that she hopes President Trump would be assassinated.[6]
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (5) | |||
| • Joe Keaveny | • Bob Dixon, Chair | |||
| • Scott Sifton | • Bob Onder, Vice Chair | |||
| • Ed Emery | ||||
| • Kurt Schaefer | ||||
| • Eric Schmitt | ||||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (5) | |||
| • Jolie Justus | • Bob Dixon, Chair | |||
| • Joe Keaveny | • Ed Emery, Vice chair | |||
| • Rob Schaaf | ||||
| • Kurt Schaefer | ||||
| • Eric Schmitt | ||||
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.
| Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (5) | |||
| • Jolie Justus | • Eric Schmitt | |||
| • Joseph Keaveny | • Bob Dixon | |||
| • Jack Goodman | ||||
| • Will Kraus | ||||
| • Brian Munzlinger | ||||
2009-2010
The following table describes committee membership for the 2009 legislative session.
| Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Members, 2009 | ||||
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (5) | |||
| • Jolie Justus | • Matt Bartle | |||
| • Joseph Keaveny | • Jack Goodman | |||
| • Jane Cunningham | ||||
| • Robert Mayer | ||||
| • Kurt Schaefer | ||||
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Missouri Senate, "List of Member, Officers, Committees and Rules of the Senate," accessed Februrary 19, 2021 (Rule 25)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Missouri Senate, "List of Member, Officers, Committees and Rules of the Senate," accessed February 19, 2021 (Rule 26)
- ↑ Missouri Senate, "Capitol Briefing: Week of Jan. 13, 2014," accessed February 19, 2021
- ↑ Missouri Senate, "List of Members, Officers, Committees and Rules of the Senate," accessed January 21, 2014 Rule 28(11)
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ KSDK, "Maria Chappelle-Nadal removed from all committee assignments," August 22, 2017
