TORT TRACKER

Missouri lawmakers made changing the state’s tort system a priority in recent years, and 2022 is shaping up to be similar. Search for a specific bill by entering the bill number, legislator or other text after the word “Search:”

Current as of May 13, 2022.

 

 

 

 

Bill Number	Sponsor	Description	Status
SB 0631	Hegeman	Shortens statute of limitations for personal injury claims	Debated in Senate
SB 0635	Riddle	Requires products liability suits to be brought within 15 years of when the product is first sold	Filed
SB 0669	White	Expands immunity from products liability litigation	Passed S. Committee
SB 0702	Eslinger	Sets standard for reasonable accommodation of exemptions from COVID-19 vaccine	Passed S. Committee
SB 0722	Mosley	Sets time standards for court proceedings, orders and judgments	Filed
SB 0775	Thompson Rehder	Limits use of American Law Institute restatements (added by amendment)	Sent to Governor
SB 0784	Eslinger	Sets four-year terms for administrative law judges and requires retention votes every three years	Passed S. Committee
SB 0821	Burlison	Eliminates joint liability, allowing defendants to be only severally liable for damages	Filed
SB 0832	Luetkemeyer	Provides sovereign immunity and liability limits for private contractors working on government contracts	Filed
SB 0879	Burlison	Requires disclosure of information about trusts that could face claims in asbestos tort suits	Filed
SB 0920	White	Raises bar for suing a co-employee for an on-the-job injury	Heard in S. Committee
SB 0940	Mosley	Changes process for transferring civil appeals	Filed
SB 0975	Burlison	Restricts admissibility of evidence of collateral source payments in lawsuits	Filed
SB 0985	Thompson Rehder	Limits claims by political subdivisions against parties to a statewide opioid settlement agreement	Filed
SB 0992	Beck	Allows attorneys’ fees for political subdivisions that prevail in civil actions brought by the Attorney General	Filed
SB 1005	Bernskoetter	Provides procedures for out-of-state subpoenas for discovery conducted in Missouri	Filed
SB 1028	Moon	Allows suits against public bodies that cause economic detriment when applying or enforcing the law	Filed
SB 1064	Cierpiot	Sets standard for reasonable accommodation of exemptions from COVID-19 vaccine	Filed
SB 1084	Arthur	Lengthens period to bring civil claims against nonperpetrator defendants in childhood sexual abuse suits	Filed
SB 1148	Roberts	Regulates alternative dispute resolution procedures	Filed
SB 1188	Beck	Allows punitive damages against public entities that violate legal safety standards	Filed
SB 1217	Hegeman	Removes Court of Appeals’ discretion to take appeals of class-action certification	Filed
SB 1218	Hegeman	Rewrites Supreme Court rules governing class-action suits	Filed
SB 1243	Hegeman	Omnibus bill relating to civil actions	Filed
HB 1546	Richey	Immunizes nonprofit and religious organizations that disclose allegations of sexual misconduct	Passed H. Committee
HB 1549	Veit	Establishes the Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act	Passed H. Committee
HB 1561	Griffith	Removes long term care facilities from medical negligence cause of action	Filed
HB 1576	Wiemann	Makes employers liable for injuries if they require employees to be vaccinated	Filed
HB 1622	Schroer	Combines the 21st and 22nd Judicial Circuits into a single circuit	Filed
HB 1641	Coleman	Makes employers liable for injuries if they require employees to be vaccinated	Passed H. Committee
HB 1682	Brown	Restricts political subdivisions from imposing or enforcing an eviction moratorium	Heard in S. Committee
HB 1692	Boggs	Makes employers liable for injuries if they require employees to be vaccinated	Passed House
HB 1715	Riley	Restricts admissibility of evidence of collateral source payments in lawsuits	Passed H. Committee
HB 1716	Riley	Redefines “prevailing factor” for injuries under workers’ compensation system	Passed H. Committee
HB 1717	Riley	Requires disclosure of information about trusts that could face claims in asbestos tort suits	Passed H. Committee
HB 1768	Lewis	Prohibits discrimination based on an employee’s COVID-19 vaccination status	Heard in H. Committee
HB 1847	Bosley	Creates a civil cause of action against the state for wrongful conviction	Filed
HB 1850	Bosley	Allows civil actions against police officers who violate constitutional rights	Filed
HB 1870	Mosley	Sets time standards for court proceedings, orders and judgments	Filed
HB 1871	Mosley	Modifies provisions relating to pleadings	Filed
HB 1913	Schroer	Limits franchisees and their employees from being considered employees of a franchisor	Filed
HB 1941	Mackey	Expands provisions of the Whistleblower’s Protection Act	Filed
HB 1952	Mackey	Requires hourly compensation of expert witnesses by defense or prosecution	Filed
HB 2017	DeGroot	Prohibits plaintiffs’ attorneys from asking juries for dollar amount for noneconomic damages	Hearing canceled
HB 2139	DeGroot	Specifies that admission to practice law doesn’t require membership in private organization	Filed
HB 2190	Henderson	Limits liability for employers who provide work-based learning programs for students	Passed H. Committee
HB 2201	Sander	Removes COVID-19 liability protections for entities that enforce mandates	Filed
HB 2206	Trent	Shortens statute of limitations for personal injury claims	Passed H. Committee
HB 2287	Bangert	Provides civil immunity for helping animals trapped in vehicles	Filed
HB 2314	Clemens	Establishes the Seventh Amendment Preservation Act	Filed
HB 2358	Evans	Creates rules for workplace exemptions from COVID-19 vaccine	Passed S. Committee
HB 2367	Trent	Expands immunity from products liability litigation	Filed
HB 2378	Christofanelli	Limits use of American Law Institute restatements	Filed
HB 2415	Trent	Requires products liability suits to be brought within 15 years of when the product is first sold	Filed
HB 2421	Collins	Limits peremptory challenges to jurors in civil and criminal cases	Filed
HB 2437	Smith	Limits claims by political subdivisions against parties to a statewide opioid settlement agreement	Filed
HB 2480	Mackey	Makes changes to Whistleblower’s Protection Act	Filed
HB 2481	Mackey	Allows attorneys’ fees for political subdivisions that prevail in civil actions brought by the Attorney General	Filed
HB 2517	Riley	Sets four-year terms for administrative law judges and requires retention votes every three years	Heard in H. Committee
HB 2538	Schroer	Allows injury suits against businesses that bar patrons from carrying firearms	Filed
HB 2569	Quade	Allows attorneys’ fees for political subdivisions that prevail in civil actions brought by the Attorney General	Filed
HB 2573	DeGroot	Allows reductions in damages awarded for wrongful death	Filed
HB 2598	Davidson	Provides sovereign immunity and liability limits for private contractors working on government contracts	Filed
HB 2634	Lovasco	Enacts protections from “SLAPP” (strategic lawsuit against public participation) lawsuits	Filed
HB 2660	Veit	Regulates alternative dispute resolution procedures	Passed House
HB 2690	DeGroot	Alters definition of “purchase” of liability insurance for tort claims	Filed
HB 2728	Baker	Bars settlements that conflict with state election laws, allows legislative leaders to intervene in constitutional claims	Hearing cancelled
HB 2771	Christofanelli	Regulates litigation financing	Passed H. Committee
HB 2807	Hardwick	Creates limited cause of action for public nuisance claims	Filed
HB 2831	Buchheit-Courtway	Allows punitive damages against public entities that violate legal safety standards	Filed
HB 2835	Black	Removes Court of Appeals’ discretion to take appeals of class-action certification	Filed
HB 2836	Black	Rewrites Supreme Court rules governing class-action suits	Filed
HB 2837	Windham	Removes “motivating factor” standard from discrimination law	Filed
HB 2863	Anderson	Changes appeal process for associate and municipal cases	Filed
HB 2882	Anderson	Sets deadlines for judges to issue orders and judgments	Filed