Modifies provisions relating to the circuit court of Cole County, including its appellate district and venue for certain cases

SB 856 - This act modifies provisions relating to the circuit court of Cole County, including its appellate district and venue for certain cases.

APPELLATE DISTRICT FOR COLE COUNTY (SECTION 477.050) This act provides that Cole County shall be within the territorial jurisdiction of the Eastern District of the Missouri Court of Appeals, rather than within the Western District.

This provision is identical to a provision in HB 3054 (2026) and in SCS/HCS/HB 1259 (2025).

VENUE FOR CONSTITUTIONAL CASES (SECTION 508.010) This act provides that in all actions in which there is any count alleging a procedural defect in the enactment of a bill into law or the validity of a provision of the Missouri Constitution, a Missouri statute, or a Missouri regulation, the venue shall be in Cole County.

This provision is identical to a provision in HB 3054 (2026). KATIE O'BRIEN