| 1 | 1 | | FIRSTREGULARSESSION |
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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSEBILLNO.189 |
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| 3 | 3 | | 103RDGENERALASSEMBLY |
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| 4 | 4 | | INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVECLEMENS. |
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| 5 | 5 | | 1362H.01I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk |
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| 6 | 6 | | ANACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | Toamendchapter1,RSMo,byaddingtheretoonenewsectionrelatingtoprotectingtheright |
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| 8 | 8 | | oftrialbyjury. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SectionA.Chapter1,RSMo,isamendedbyaddingtheretoonenewsection,tobe |
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| 11 | 11 | | 2knownassection1.550,toreadasfollows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1.550.1.Thissectionshallbeknownandmaybecitedasthe"Seventh |
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| 13 | 13 | | 2AmendmentPreservationAct". |
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| 14 | 14 | | 3 2.ThegeneralassemblyfindsanddeclaresthattheSeventhAmendmentofthe |
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| 15 | 15 | | 4ConstitutionoftheUnitedStatesisthecoretothefoundationofthisnationandthatthe |
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| 16 | 16 | | 5abilitytoseekredressforwrongdoingisnecessaryinacivilsociety. |
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| 17 | 17 | | 6 3.TopreservetheconstitutionalrightsofMissouricitizensandresidentssothat |
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| 18 | 18 | | 7theymayreceivetheirdayincourt,thefollowingprotectionsshallapply: |
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| 19 | 19 | | 8 (1)TheprovisionsoftheConstitutionoftheUnitedStatesandtheConstitution |
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| 20 | 20 | | 9ofMissourioccupyandpreemptlegislationinvolvingcivillitigationandlaws,rules, |
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| 21 | 21 | | 10orders,orotheractionsthatrestrictaresident'sdayincourtasitexistedin1822and |
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| 22 | 22 | | 11expandedbytheThirteenthAmendment,FourteenthAmendment,andFifteenth |
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| 23 | 23 | | 12AmendmentoftheConstitutionoftheUnitedStatesonacivilmatterexceedingthe |
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| 24 | 24 | | 13powersgrantedtostategovernment,excepttotheextentthatthelaws,rules,orders,or |
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| 25 | 25 | | 14otheractionsarenecessaryandproperforgoverningcourtsandprocedurestherein; |
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| 26 | 26 | | 15 (2)Allfederalandstateacts,laws,executiveorders,administrativeorders,rules, |
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| 27 | 27 | | 16andregulations,whetherpast,present,orfuture,thatinfringeonacitizen'sor |
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| 28 | 28 | | 17resident'srighttohisorherdayincourtasguaranteedbytheSeventhAmendmentto |
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| 29 | 29 | | EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis |
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| 30 | 30 | | intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 18theConstitutionoftheUnitedStates,andexpandedbytheThirteenthAmendment, |
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| 31 | 31 | | 19FourteenthAmendment,andFifteenthAmendmentoftheConstitutionoftheUnited |
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| 32 | 32 | | 20StatesandbyArticleI,Section22(a)oftheConstitutionofMissouri,shallbeinvalidin |
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| 33 | 33 | | 21thisstate; |
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| 34 | 34 | | 22 (3)ItshallbethedutyofgovernmenttoprotecttherightsofMissouricitizens |
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| 35 | 35 | | 23andresidentssothatcitizensandresidentsmayreceiveatrialbyjuryinallcivilmatters |
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| 36 | 36 | | 24inaccordancewiththeSeventhAmendmentoftheConstitutionoftheUnitedStatesand |
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| 37 | 37 | | 25ArticleI,Section22(a)oftheConstitutionofMissouri; |
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| 38 | 38 | | 26 (4)Anyentityorpersonwhoknowinglyactsunderthecolorofanyfederalor |
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| 39 | 39 | | 27statelawtodepriveaMissouricitizenorresidentoftherightsorprivilegesensuredby |
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| 40 | 40 | | 28thefederalandstateconstitutionstoaciviltrialshallbeliabletotheinjuredpartyfor |
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| 41 | 41 | | 29thedeprivationoftheirrights.Reasonableattorney'sfeesandcostsmaybeawardedto |
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| 42 | 42 | | 30theprevailingpartywithspecifiedexceptions; |
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| 43 | 43 | | 31 (5)Notwithstandinganyotherprovisionoflaw,thereshallbenolegislative |
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| 44 | 44 | | 32restrictionstosettlementamounts,juryawardsfordamagesofanykind,accessto |
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| 45 | 45 | | 33courts,joinder,jurisdiction,orvenue.AnysuchprovisionunderMissourilawthat |
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| 46 | 46 | | 34currentlyexistsshallbenullandvoid. |
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| 47 | 47 | | âś” |
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| 48 | 48 | | HB189 2 |
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