CACR13 Relating to registers of probate. Providing that the office of register of probate and all references to such office be eliminated.
Relating to registers of probate. Providing that the office of register of probate and all references to such office be eliminated.
Impact Score — How Does This Bill Affect You?
Overall Impact Score
Concerning
Scale: 1 (harmful) to 10 (beneficial)
Your Wallet
No financial impact is stated; the bill removes a constitutional reference to a position whose functions already moved to existing court staff in 2011.
Your Community
Probate services continue to be delivered by circuit court clerks; this change is administrative cleanup with no service interruption to residents.
Your Freedom
The amendment removes an elected position from the constitution, but since duties were already redistributed in 2011, voters' actual access to probate services and election practices remain unchanged.
Status
Ought to Pass, Regular Calendar 23Y-1N, Motion Adopted, by Necessary 3/5; OT3rdg; 03/26/2026 Senate Journal 7
Voted Yes
15 R + 8 D
Voted No
1 R
Sponsor
Dennis Mannion (R)
The Short Version
This constitutional amendment eliminates the constitutional office of register of probate, a position whose duties were already transferred to circuit court clerks in 2011. The change removes outdated constitutional language to align with current practice and would require voter approval in November 2026.
Who's Behind This Bill?
Who Benefits
- ▲ Legislature and court administration by removing constitutional obsolescence
- ▲ Clarity of state governance by eliminating references to a position no longer in operation
Who Pays the Price
Roll Call Detail (1 vote)
Every recorded floor vote on this bill, with each legislator's individual vote. Click a name to see that rep's full record.
Who actually supports this bill?
Across the 1 recorded vote on this bill — counting each legislator's net direction and treating kill motions as opposing the bill — Republicans supported it ( 15 for , 1 against ) , and Democrats supported it ( 8 for ) .
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Voted Yea (23)
Voted Nay (1)
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