Establishes the "Seventh Amendment Preservation Act"

Summary

HB 2282 adds a new section to Missouri statutes declaring the U.S. Seventh Amendment and related constitutional provisions the controlling rule for civil jury trials. It says any federal or state law that restricts a citizen’s ability to have a civil trial by jury is invalid in Missouri, and it allows lawsuits against those who knowingly deprive that right. The bill failed to pass.

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