<ROOT><BillInformation><BillNumber>HB625</BillNumber><CurrentBillString>HB 625</CurrentBillString><SubstitutedBy/><Title><ShortTitle>MINIMUM WAGE EXEMPTION FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYEES</ShortTitle><LongTitle>Modifies provisions relating to the minimum wage, exempting employees under 20 years of age from minimum wage increases</LongTitle></Title><ProposedEffectiveDate>2025-08-28</ProposedEffectiveDate><CurrentLRNumber>1457H.01I</CurrentLRNumber><LastAction>05/15/2025 - Referred: Emerging Issues(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=HB625&amp;year=2025&amp;code=R </Link><Description>Prefiled (H)</Description><Guid>565491</Guid><ActivitySequence>100</ActivitySequence><PubDate>2024-12-18</PubDate></Action><Action><Link>https://house.mo.gov/bill.aspx?bill=HB625&amp;year=2025&amp;code=R </Link><Description>Read First Time (H)</Description><Guid>566276</Guid><ActivitySequence>200</ActivitySequence><PubDate>2025-01-08</PubDate><HouseJournalStartPage>83</HouseJournalStartPage><HouseJournalEndPage>83</HouseJournalEndPage><JournalLink>https://documents.house.mo.gov/BillTracking/bills251/jrnpdf/jrn001.pdf#page=83</JournalLink></Action><Action><Link>https://house.mo.gov/bill.aspx?bill=HB625&amp;year=2025&amp;code=R </Link><Description>Read Second Time (H)</Description><Guid>567730</Guid><ActivitySequence>300</ActivitySequence><PubDate>2025-01-09</PubDate><HouseJournalStartPage>246</HouseJournalStartPage><HouseJournalEndPage>246</HouseJournalEndPage><JournalLink>https://documents.house.mo.gov/BillTracking/bills251/jrnpdf/jrn002.pdf#page=246</JournalLink></Action><Action><Link>https://house.mo.gov/bill.aspx?bill=HB625&amp;year=2025&amp;code=R </Link><Description>Referred: Emerging Issues(H)</Description><Guid>580289</Guid><ActivitySequence>400</ActivitySequence><PubDate>2025-05-15</PubDate><HouseJournalStartPage>2825</HouseJournalStartPage><HouseJournalEndPage>2825</HouseJournalEndPage><JournalLink>https://documents.house.mo.gov/BillTracking/bills251/jrnpdf/jrn072.pdf#page=2825</JournalLink></Action><Sponsor><SponsorType>Sponsor</SponsorType><FullName>Carolyn Caton</FullName><District>033</District></Sponsor><Sponsor><SponsorType>Co-Sponsor</SponsorType><FullName>Bill Irwin</FullName><District>055</District><CoSponsorEntryDate>2025-02-19T13:08:50.230</CoSponsorEntryDate></Sponsor><BillText><BillTextLink>https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/1457H.01I.pdf</BillTextLink><LRNumber>1457H.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/HB0625I.pdf</SummaryTextLink><LRNumber>1457H.01I</LRNumber><DocumentName>Introduced</DocumentName><VersionTypeCode>IN</VersionTypeCode><BillVersionSort>1</BillVersionSort></BillSummary><Witness/><SubjectIndex><SubjectID>061</SubjectID><SubjectName>EMPLOYEES - EMPLOYERS</SubjectName></SubjectIndex><SubjectIndex><SubjectID>091</SubjectID><SubjectName>LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS, DEPARTMENT OF</SubjectName></SubjectIndex><SubjectIndex><SubjectID>234</SubjectID><SubjectName>LABOR AND MANAGEMENT</SubjectName></SubjectIndex><SubjectIndex><SubjectID>215</SubjectID><SubjectName>SALARIES</SubjectName></SubjectIndex></BillInformation></ROOT>
