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Missouri Senate committee hears bill to align state class-action rule with federal Rule 23
Summary
The Senate General Laws Committee heard testimony Tuesday on Senate Bill 47, which would adjust Missouri practice on class actions to mirror Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23; committee action had not been taken.
The Missouri Senate General Laws Committee on Tuesday heard testimony on Senate Bill 47, sponsored by Committee Chair Senator Curtis Trent of Battlefield, a measure that would align the state's class-action rule with the federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23.
Supporters and witnesses described the bill as a move to mirror Missouri Supreme Court Rule 52 to the federal rule on class actions. During testimony, Senator Steven Weber of Columbia asked how the change might affect agriculture and whether other industries could be impacted, saying, "I truly appreciate the consequence it has for agriculture. Can you talk about maybe other other industries or other types of cases besides agricultural cases that could be impacted by this decision?"
Committee staff and the reporter covering the meeting said committee action had not yet been taken on Senate Bill 47. The reporter noted that standing committees are meeting in the 1st regular session of the General Assembly to hear measures. No formal vote or further committee scheduling for SB 47 was announced during the portion of the hearing recorded in the transcript.
The bill would amend how Missouri applies its class-action rule by mirroring language from Federal Rule 23; the transcript indicates the change relates to a 2018 adoption but does not specify which court or administrative text that date references. The committee heard testimony and questions but made no formal decision on the measure in the recorded segment.
Reporting from the state capital, Dean Morgan provided the summary in the meeting transcript.
