Loading chat...

MO SJR34

Joint Resolution

Official Source

Status

Introduced

1/8/2014

Primary Sponsor

Ed Emery

Click for details

Origin

Senate

2014 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Submits to Missouri voters a constitutional amendment to repeal and replace section 2 of article VII relating to impeachment trials
  • Transfers impeachment trials from the Supreme Court to the Missouri Senate as the trial venue for all impeachments
  • Eliminates the special commission of seven eminent jurists previously used to try the governor or Supreme Court members
  • Requires a two-thirds majority of senators present (rather than five-sevenths) to convict in impeachment trials
  • Designates the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court to preside when the governor is tried
  • Election to be held on Tuesday following the first Monday in November 2014, or at a special election called by the governor

Legislative Description

Requires the Senate to try all impeachments except for the impeachment of the Governor, which shall be tried by the Chief Justice of the Missouri Supreme Court

Last Action

S Informal Calendar S Bills for Perfection--SJR 34-Emery

5/16/2014

Committee Referrals

Judiciary And Civil And Criminal Jurisprudence1/16/2014

Full Bill Text

No bill text available