---
type: "Bill"
title: "Modifies provisions of civil procedure regarding joinder and venue"
description: "Modifies provisions of civil procedure regarding joinder and venue"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mo"
legislature: "Missouri General Assembly"
session: "2019"
identifier: "SB 7"
citation: "Missouri SB 7 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Emery"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 43
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2018-12-01T06:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-07-10T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/03a31a4c-bf56-468c-b607-d252256f3953"
source_url: "http://www.senate.mo.gov/19info/BTS_Web/Actions.aspx?SessionType=R&BillID=29"
source_hash: "5c8d3b9c09daafc60b00d23aee966c9bd2e28fc990f6f2081966251197ae88d6"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-mo"]
---

# Missouri SB 7 (2019) — Modifies provisions of civil procedure regarding joinder and venue

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://www.senate.mo.gov/19info/pdf-bill/intro/SB7.pdf)
2. **0212S.13F - SS#2 Adopted, as amended** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.senate.mo.gov/19info/BTS_Web/ShowAmendment.aspx?Id=1920)
3. **0212S13.01S - SA 1 SS#2 Adopted** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.senate.mo.gov/19info/BTS_Web/ShowAmendment.aspx?Id=1921)
4. **0212S13.03S - SA 2 SS#2 Adopted** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.senate.mo.gov/19info/BTS_Web/ShowAmendment.aspx?Id=1922)
5. **Perfected** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.senate.mo.gov/19info/pdf-bill/perf/SB7.pdf)
6. **Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.senate.mo.gov/19info/pdf-bill/tat/SB7.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Emery — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-12-01T06:00:00+00:00** Prefiled
- **2019-01-09T06:00:00+00:00** S First Read--SB 7-Emery `reading-1`
- **2019-01-17T06:00:00+00:00** Second Read and Referred S Government Reform Committee `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2019-01-29T06:00:00+00:00** Hearing Conducted S Government Reform Committee
- **2019-02-05T06:00:00+00:00** Voted Do Pass S Government Reform Committee `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-07T06:00:00+00:00** Reported from S Government Reform Committee
- **2019-02-11T06:00:00+00:00** Bill Placed on Informal Calendar
- **2019-02-26T06:00:00+00:00** SS S offered (Emery)--(0212S.04F)
- **2019-02-26T06:00:00+00:00** SA 1 to SS S offered (Sifton)--(0212S04.10S)
- **2019-02-26T06:00:00+00:00** SS S withdrawn
- **2019-02-26T06:00:00+00:00** SS#2 S offered (Emery)--(0212S.13F)
- **2019-02-26T06:00:00+00:00** SA 1 to SS#2 S offered & adopted (Emery)--(0212S13.01S)
- **2019-02-26T06:00:00+00:00** SA 2 to SS#2 S offered & adopted (Sifton)--(0212S13.03S)
- **2019-02-26T06:00:00+00:00** SS#2, as amended, S adopted `passage`
- **2019-02-26T06:00:00+00:00** Perfected
- **2019-02-27T06:00:00+00:00** Reported Truly Perfected S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics Committee
- **2019-02-27T06:00:00+00:00** Referred S Fiscal Oversight Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-04T06:00:00+00:00** Voted Do Pass S Fiscal Oversight Committee `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-04T06:00:00+00:00** Reported from S Fiscal Oversight Committee
- **2019-03-04T06:00:00+00:00** S Third Read and Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-03-05T06:00:00+00:00** H First Read `reading-1`
- **2019-03-06T06:00:00+00:00** H Second Read `reading-2`
- **2019-03-06T06:00:00+00:00** Referred H Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** Hearing Conducted H Judiciary
- **2019-03-26T05:00:00+00:00** Voted Do Pass H Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-27T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Do Pass H Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-27T05:00:00+00:00** Referred H Rules - Administrative Oversight `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-15T05:00:00+00:00** Voted Do Pass H Rules - Administrative Oversight `committee-passage`
- **2019-04-15T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Do Pass H Rules - Administrative Oversight `committee-passage`
- **2019-04-24T05:00:00+00:00** Referred H Fiscal Review Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-29T05:00:00+00:00** Voted Do Pass H Fiscal Review
- **2019-04-29T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Do Pass H Fiscal Review `committee-passage`
- **2019-04-30T05:00:00+00:00** Bill Placed on Informal Calendar
- **2019-05-01T05:00:00+00:00** Motion to divide the question H adopted
- **2019-05-01T05:00:00+00:00** Part I H adopted
- **2019-05-01T05:00:00+00:00** Part II H adopted
- **2019-05-01T05:00:00+00:00** H Third Read and Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-05-01T05:00:00+00:00** Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed `passage`
- **2019-05-29T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Duly Enrolled Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions & Ethics Committee
- **2019-05-29T05:00:00+00:00** Signed by Senate President Pro Tem
- **2019-05-29T05:00:00+00:00** Signed by House Speaker
- **2019-05-29T05:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor
- **2019-07-10T05:00:00+00:00** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/03a31a4c-bf56-468c-b607-d252256f3953`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Missouri legislature records).