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Missouri · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 1311: Amends Supreme Court Rule 15.05 relating to continuing legal education requirements for lawyers

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 1311 is a bill introduced in the Missouri Senate on December 1, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Amends Supreme Court Rule 15.05 relating to continuing legal education requirements for lawyers. Primary sponsor: Nick Schroer (Republican). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (February 11, 2026): Voted Do Pass S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee.

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

SB 1311 - This act modifies Supreme Court Rule 15.05 regarding continuing legal education requirements for lawyers. Specifically, this act repeals the requirement of one ethics credit hour devoted exclusively to bias, diversity, inclusion, or cultural competency and provides for a total of two of the total fifteen credit hours to be devoted to ethics. This act is identical to SB 506 (2025). KATIE O'BRIEN

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Nick SchroerPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate2
Curtis TrentCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate20

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Voted Do Pass S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
  2. Hearing Conducted S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
  3. Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
  4. S First Read
  5. Prefiled

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source