<ROOT><BillInformation><BillNumber>HB1156</BillNumber><CurrentBillString>HB 1156</CurrentBillString><SubstitutedBy/><Title><ShortTitle>POLITICAL PARTY PRIMARY ELECTIONS</ShortTitle><LongTitle>Changes the law regarding primary elections</LongTitle></Title><ProposedEffectiveDate>2025-08-28</ProposedEffectiveDate><CurrentLRNumber>1275H.01I</CurrentLRNumber><LastAction>02/13/2025 - Referred: Elections(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=HB1156&amp;year=2025&amp;code=R </Link><Description>Introduced and Read First Time (H)</Description><Guid>569267</Guid><ActivitySequence>100</ActivitySequence><PubDate>2025-02-03</PubDate><HouseJournalStartPage>530</HouseJournalStartPage><HouseJournalEndPage>530</HouseJournalEndPage><JournalLink>https://documents.house.mo.gov/BillTracking/bills251/jrnpdf/jrn015.pdf#page=530</JournalLink></Action><Action><Link>https://house.mo.gov/bill.aspx?bill=HB1156&amp;year=2025&amp;code=R </Link><Description>Read Second Time (H)</Description><Guid>569363</Guid><ActivitySequence>200</ActivitySequence><PubDate>2025-02-04</PubDate><HouseJournalStartPage>544</HouseJournalStartPage><HouseJournalEndPage>544</HouseJournalEndPage><JournalLink>https://documents.house.mo.gov/BillTracking/bills251/jrnpdf/jrn016.pdf#page=544</JournalLink></Action><Action><Link>https://house.mo.gov/bill.aspx?bill=HB1156&amp;year=2025&amp;code=R </Link><Description>Referred: Elections(H)</Description><Guid>570401</Guid><ActivitySequence>300</ActivitySequence><PubDate>2025-02-13</PubDate><HouseJournalStartPage>629</HouseJournalStartPage><HouseJournalEndPage>629</HouseJournalEndPage><JournalLink>https://documents.house.mo.gov/BillTracking/bills251/jrnpdf/jrn022.pdf#page=629</JournalLink></Action><Sponsor><SponsorType>Sponsor</SponsorType><FullName>Jamie Gragg</FullName><District>140</District></Sponsor><Sponsor><SponsorType>Co-Sponsor</SponsorType><FullName>John Simmons</FullName><District>109</District><CoSponsorEntryDate>2025-02-13T11:26:00.520</CoSponsorEntryDate></Sponsor><BillText><BillTextLink>https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/1275H.01I.pdf</BillTextLink><LRNumber>1275H.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/HB1156I.pdf</SummaryTextLink><LRNumber>1275H.01I</LRNumber><DocumentName>Introduced</DocumentName><VersionTypeCode>IN</VersionTypeCode><BillVersionSort>1</BillVersionSort></BillSummary><Witness/><SubjectIndex><SubjectID>059</SubjectID><SubjectName>ELECTIONS</SubjectName></SubjectIndex><SubjectIndex><SubjectID>123</SubjectID><SubjectName>POLITICAL PARTIES</SubjectName></SubjectIndex><SubjectIndex><SubjectID>143</SubjectID><SubjectName>SECRETARY OF STATE</SubjectName></SubjectIndex></BillInformation></ROOT>
