SCS/SBs 391 & 355 - Currently, the provision of law establishing the Basic Civil Legal Services Fund, which provides funding to legal services organizations in this state to provide civil legal services and representation to eligible low-income persons, is set to expire on December 31, 2025. This act repeals the expiration date.

This act is identical to a provision in SS#2/SCS/SB 10 (2025), in HCS/HB 83 (2025), in SCS/HCS/HB 87 (2025), HB 124 (2025), in SCS/HCS/HB 176 (2025), in HCS/HB 179 (2025), HB 181 (2025), in the truly agreed to and finally passed HCS/SS/SB 218 (2025), in HCS/SS/SB 221 (2025), in SCS/HCS/HB 615 (2025), in SCS/HCS/HB 1259 (2025), HB 1838 (2024), and in SCS/HCS/HB 2064 & HCS#2/HB 1886 (2024) and is substantially similar to SB 946 (2024) and a provision in SCS/HB 2719 (2024).

KATIE O'BRIEN

Statutes affected:
Introduced (1318S.01): 477.650
Committee (1318S.02): 477.650

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Senate Committee Minutes:
SENATE COMMITTEE MINUTES Bill No.: SB 391
Sponsor: Schroer
Hearing Date: 3/12/2025


COMMITTEE: Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence

CHAIRMAN: Schroer

DATE REFERRED: 2/17/2025 DATE HEARING REQUESTED: 3/6/2025



STAFF:
Eric Michael
Katie O'Brien


WITNESSES GIVING INFORMATION:



WITNESSES FOR:
Mark Rhoads - Legal Aid of Western MO/Legal Services of Eastern, Southern, Mid-MO
Christina Jackson - Mid-Missouri Legal Services
Michael Gibbons - MO Coalition Against Domestic & Sexual Violence


WITNESSES AGAINST: