<ROOT><BillInformation><BillNumber>HB1579</BillNumber><CurrentBillString>HB 1579</CurrentBillString><SubstitutedBy/><Title><ShortTitle>ADOPTION</ShortTitle><LongTitle>Establishes and modifies provisions relating to the adoption of children</LongTitle></Title><ProposedEffectiveDate>2025-08-28</ProposedEffectiveDate><CurrentLRNumber>3214H.01I</CurrentLRNumber><LastAction>03/25/2025 - Public Hearing Completed (H)</LastAction><NextHouseHearing>Hearing not scheduled</NextHouseHearing><Calendar>Bill currently not on a House calendar</Calendar><Action><Link>https://house.mo.gov/bill.aspx?bill=HB1579&amp;year=2025&amp;code=R </Link><Description>Introduced and Read First Time (H)</Description><Guid>572547</Guid><ActivitySequence>100</ActivitySequence><PubDate>2025-02-28</PubDate><HouseJournalStartPage>832</HouseJournalStartPage><HouseJournalEndPage>832</HouseJournalEndPage><JournalLink>https://documents.house.mo.gov/BillTracking/bills251/jrnpdf/jrn031.pdf#page=832</JournalLink></Action><Action><Link>https://house.mo.gov/bill.aspx?bill=HB1579&amp;year=2025&amp;code=R </Link><Description>Read Second Time (H)</Description><Guid>572620</Guid><ActivitySequence>200</ActivitySequence><PubDate>2025-03-03</PubDate><HouseJournalStartPage>847</HouseJournalStartPage><HouseJournalEndPage>847</HouseJournalEndPage><JournalLink>https://documents.house.mo.gov/BillTracking/bills251/jrnpdf/jrn032.pdf#page=847</JournalLink></Action><Action><Link>https://house.mo.gov/bill.aspx?bill=HB1579&amp;year=2025&amp;code=R </Link><Description>Referred: Children and Families(H)</Description><Guid>572651</Guid><ActivitySequence>300</ActivitySequence><PubDate>2025-03-03</PubDate><HouseJournalStartPage>852</HouseJournalStartPage><HouseJournalEndPage>852</HouseJournalEndPage><JournalLink>https://documents.house.mo.gov/BillTracking/bills251/jrnpdf/jrn032.pdf#page=852</JournalLink></Action><Action><Link>https://house.mo.gov/bill.aspx?bill=HB1579&amp;year=2025&amp;code=R </Link><Description>Public Hearing Completed (H)</Description><Guid>574561</Guid><ActivitySequence>400</ActivitySequence><PubDate>2025-03-25</PubDate></Action><Sponsor><SponsorType>Sponsor</SponsorType><FullName>Phil Amato</FullName><District>113</District></Sponsor><BillText><BillTextLink>https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/3214H.01I.pdf</BillTextLink><LRNumber>3214H.01I</LRNumber><DocumentName>Introduced</DocumentName><WebName>Introduced</WebName><VersionTypeCode>IN</VersionTypeCode><BillVersionSort>1</BillVersionSort></BillText><BillSummary><SummaryTextLink>https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/sumpdf/HB1579I.pdf</SummaryTextLink><LRNumber>3214H.01I</LRNumber><DocumentName>Introduced</DocumentName><VersionTypeCode>IN</VersionTypeCode><BillVersionSort>1</BillVersionSort></BillSummary><FiscalNote><FiscalNoteLink>https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/fiscal/fispdf/3214H.01I.ORG.pdf</FiscalNoteLink></FiscalNote><Hearings><CommitteeName>Children and Families</CommitteeName><NoticeDate>2025-03-25</NoticeDate><NoticeTime>1900-01-01T08:00:00</NoticeTime><Location>House Hearing Room 6</Location><Comments>Added HB 1579. </Comments><AltTime/></Hearings><Witness><WitnessFormsLink>https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/witnesses/HB1579Testimony3-25.pdf</WitnessFormsLink><WitnessFormLinkDescription>3-25</WitnessFormLinkDescription></Witness><SubjectIndex><SubjectID>328</SubjectID><SubjectName>ADOPTION</SubjectName></SubjectIndex><SubjectIndex><SubjectID>021</SubjectID><SubjectName>CHILDREN AND MINORS</SubjectName></SubjectIndex><SubjectIndex><SubjectID>055</SubjectID><SubjectName>DOMESTIC RELATIONS</SubjectName></SubjectIndex><SubjectIndex><SubjectID>288</SubjectID><SubjectName>FAMILY LAW</SubjectName></SubjectIndex><SubjectIndex><SubjectID>165</SubjectID><SubjectName>SOCIAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF</SubjectName></SubjectIndex></BillInformation></ROOT>
