MO HJR50

Proposes an amendment to Article III of the Missouri Constitution, adding Section 54, to be submitted to voters at the November 2016 general election or a special election called by the governor

Explicitly grants the General Assembly authority to alter or repeal any provision of common law, regardless of whether that common law was established by statute or judicial decision

Clarifies that nothing in the Missouri Constitution prohibits the legislature from modifying common law that existed before Missouri's admission to the United States or common law adopted afterward

Introduced by Representative Corlew during the 98th General Assembly's First Regular Session