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

Statutes affected:
Introduced (5117S.01): 15.005

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Senate Committee Minutes:
SENATE COMMITTEE MINUTES Bill No.: SB 1311
Sponsor: Schroer
Hearing Date: 2/4/2026


COMMITTEE: Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence

CHAIRMAN: Schroer

DATE REFERRED: 1/27/2026 DATE HEARING REQUESTED: 1/29/2026



STAFF:
Tristan Benson
Eric Michael
Katie O'Brien


WITNESSES GIVING INFORMATION:



WITNESSES FOR:
Arnie Dienoff - Self


WITNESSES AGAINST:
Nimrod Chapel Jr. - Missouri State Conference of the NAACP