<ROOT><BillInformation><BillNumber>HB1261</BillNumber><CurrentBillString>HB 1261</CurrentBillString><SubstitutedBy/><Title><ShortTitle>ANNEXATION</ShortTitle><LongTitle>Changes the law regarding the power of certain cities to annex areas from within two miles of the city's existing boundary to four miles</LongTitle></Title><ProposedEffectiveDate>2025-08-28</ProposedEffectiveDate><CurrentLRNumber>2713H.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=HB1261&amp;year=2025&amp;code=R </Link><Description>Introduced and Read First Time (H)</Description><Guid>570058</Guid><ActivitySequence>100</ActivitySequence><PubDate>2025-02-11</PubDate><HouseJournalStartPage>595</HouseJournalStartPage><HouseJournalEndPage>595</HouseJournalEndPage><JournalLink>https://documents.house.mo.gov/BillTracking/bills251/jrnpdf/jrn020.pdf#page=595</JournalLink></Action><Action><Link>https://house.mo.gov/bill.aspx?bill=HB1261&amp;year=2025&amp;code=R </Link><Description>Read Second Time (H)</Description><Guid>570268</Guid><ActivitySequence>200</ActivitySequence><PubDate>2025-02-12</PubDate><HouseJournalStartPage>609</HouseJournalStartPage><HouseJournalEndPage>609</HouseJournalEndPage><JournalLink>https://documents.house.mo.gov/BillTracking/bills251/jrnpdf/jrn021.pdf#page=609</JournalLink></Action><Action><Link>https://house.mo.gov/bill.aspx?bill=HB1261&amp;year=2025&amp;code=R </Link><Description>Referred: Emerging Issues(H)</Description><Guid>580603</Guid><ActivitySequence>300</ActivitySequence><PubDate>2025-05-15</PubDate><HouseJournalStartPage>2832</HouseJournalStartPage><HouseJournalEndPage>2832</HouseJournalEndPage><JournalLink>https://documents.house.mo.gov/BillTracking/bills251/jrnpdf/jrn072.pdf#page=2832</JournalLink></Action><Sponsor><SponsorType>Sponsor</SponsorType><FullName>Louis Riggs</FullName><District>005</District></Sponsor><BillText><BillTextLink>https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/2713H.01I.pdf</BillTextLink><LRNumber>2713H.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/HB1261I.pdf</SummaryTextLink><LRNumber>2713H.01I</LRNumber><DocumentName>Introduced</DocumentName><VersionTypeCode>IN</VersionTypeCode><BillVersionSort>1</BillVersionSort></BillSummary><Witness/><SubjectIndex><SubjectID>246</SubjectID><SubjectName>ANNEXATION</SubjectName></SubjectIndex><SubjectIndex><SubjectID>024</SubjectID><SubjectName>CITIES, TOWNS, AND VILLAGES</SubjectName></SubjectIndex><SubjectIndex><SubjectID>124</SubjectID><SubjectName>POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS</SubjectName></SubjectIndex></BillInformation></ROOT>
