<ROOT><BillInformation><BillNumber>HB968</BillNumber><CurrentBillString>HB 968</CurrentBillString><SubstitutedBy/><Title><ShortTitle>MISSOURI FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT COMMISSION</ShortTitle><LongTitle>Establishes the "Missouri Financial Empowerment Commission"</LongTitle></Title><ProposedEffectiveDate>2025-08-28</ProposedEffectiveDate><CurrentLRNumber>1802H.01I</CurrentLRNumber><LastAction>02/26/2025 - 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=HB968&amp;year=2025&amp;code=R </Link><Description>Introduced and Read First Time (H)</Description><Guid>568374</Guid><ActivitySequence>100</ActivitySequence><PubDate>2025-01-21</PubDate><HouseJournalStartPage>355</HouseJournalStartPage><HouseJournalEndPage>355</HouseJournalEndPage><JournalLink>https://documents.house.mo.gov/BillTracking/bills251/jrnpdf/jrn008.pdf#page=355</JournalLink></Action><Action><Link>https://house.mo.gov/bill.aspx?bill=HB968&amp;year=2025&amp;code=R </Link><Description>Read Second Time (H)</Description><Guid>568432</Guid><ActivitySequence>200</ActivitySequence><PubDate>2025-01-22</PubDate><HouseJournalStartPage>369</HouseJournalStartPage><HouseJournalEndPage>369</HouseJournalEndPage><JournalLink>https://documents.house.mo.gov/BillTracking/bills251/jrnpdf/jrn009.pdf#page=369</JournalLink></Action><Action><Link>https://house.mo.gov/bill.aspx?bill=HB968&amp;year=2025&amp;code=R </Link><Description>Referred: Corrections and Public Institutions(H)</Description><Guid>571032</Guid><ActivitySequence>300</ActivitySequence><PubDate>2025-02-19</PubDate><HouseJournalStartPage>693</HouseJournalStartPage><HouseJournalEndPage>693</HouseJournalEndPage><JournalLink>https://documents.house.mo.gov/BillTracking/bills251/jrnpdf/jrn025.pdf#page=693</JournalLink></Action><Action><Link>https://house.mo.gov/bill.aspx?bill=HB968&amp;year=2025&amp;code=R </Link><Description>Public Hearing Completed (H)</Description><Guid>572044</Guid><ActivitySequence>400</ActivitySequence><PubDate>2025-02-26</PubDate></Action><Sponsor><SponsorType>Sponsor</SponsorType><FullName>Ed Lewis</FullName><District>006</District></Sponsor><BillText><BillTextLink>https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/1802H.01I.pdf</BillTextLink><LRNumber>1802H.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/HB0968I.pdf</SummaryTextLink><LRNumber>1802H.01I</LRNumber><DocumentName>Introduced</DocumentName><VersionTypeCode>IN</VersionTypeCode><BillVersionSort>1</BillVersionSort></BillSummary><FiscalNote><FiscalNoteLink>https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/fiscal/fispdf/1802H.01I.ORG.pdf</FiscalNoteLink></FiscalNote><Hearings><CommitteeName>Corrections and Public Institutions</CommitteeName><NoticeDate>2025-02-26</NoticeDate><NoticeTime>1900-01-01T16:00:00</NoticeTime><Location>House Hearing Room 6</Location><Comments/><AltTime/></Hearings><Witness><WitnessFormsLink>https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/witnesses/HB968Testimony2-26.pdf</WitnessFormsLink><WitnessFormLinkDescription>2-26</WitnessFormLinkDescription></Witness><SubjectIndex><SubjectID>220</SubjectID><SubjectName>BANKS AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS</SubjectName></SubjectIndex><SubjectIndex><SubjectID>166</SubjectID><SubjectName>BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, COMMITTEES, AND COUNCILS</SubjectName></SubjectIndex><SubjectIndex><SubjectID>278</SubjectID><SubjectName>BUSINESS AND COMMERCE</SubjectName></SubjectIndex><SubjectIndex><SubjectID>154</SubjectID><SubjectName>TREASURER, STATE</SubjectName></SubjectIndex></BillInformation></ROOT>
