<ROOT><BillInformation><BillNumber>HB140</BillNumber><CurrentBillString>HB 140</CurrentBillString><SubstitutedBy/><Title><ShortTitle>PURCHASING BY CERTAIN STATE DEPARTMENTS</ShortTitle><LongTitle>Creates new provisions for contracting and purchasing by the department of social services and the department of elementary and secondary education</LongTitle></Title><ProposedEffectiveDate>2025-08-28</ProposedEffectiveDate><CurrentLRNumber>0262H.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=HB140&amp;year=2025&amp;code=R </Link><Description>Prefiled (H)</Description><Guid>564413</Guid><ActivitySequence>100</ActivitySequence><PubDate>2024-12-02</PubDate></Action><Action><Link>https://house.mo.gov/bill.aspx?bill=HB140&amp;year=2025&amp;code=R </Link><Description>Read First Time (H)</Description><Guid>565794</Guid><ActivitySequence>200</ActivitySequence><PubDate>2025-01-08</PubDate><HouseJournalStartPage>58</HouseJournalStartPage><HouseJournalEndPage>58</HouseJournalEndPage><JournalLink>https://documents.house.mo.gov/BillTracking/bills251/jrnpdf/jrn001.pdf#page=58</JournalLink></Action><Action><Link>https://house.mo.gov/bill.aspx?bill=HB140&amp;year=2025&amp;code=R </Link><Description>Read Second Time (H)</Description><Guid>567248</Guid><ActivitySequence>300</ActivitySequence><PubDate>2025-01-09</PubDate><HouseJournalStartPage>225</HouseJournalStartPage><HouseJournalEndPage>225</HouseJournalEndPage><JournalLink>https://documents.house.mo.gov/BillTracking/bills251/jrnpdf/jrn002.pdf#page=225</JournalLink></Action><Action><Link>https://house.mo.gov/bill.aspx?bill=HB140&amp;year=2025&amp;code=R </Link><Description>Referred: Emerging Issues(H)</Description><Guid>580049</Guid><ActivitySequence>400</ActivitySequence><PubDate>2025-05-15</PubDate><HouseJournalStartPage>2820</HouseJournalStartPage><HouseJournalEndPage>2820</HouseJournalEndPage><JournalLink>https://documents.house.mo.gov/BillTracking/bills251/jrnpdf/jrn072.pdf#page=2820</JournalLink></Action><Sponsor><SponsorType>Sponsor</SponsorType><FullName>Ed Lewis</FullName><District>006</District></Sponsor><BillText><BillTextLink>https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/0262H.01I.pdf</BillTextLink><LRNumber>0262H.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/HB0140I.pdf</SummaryTextLink><LRNumber>0262H.01I</LRNumber><DocumentName>Introduced</DocumentName><VersionTypeCode>IN</VersionTypeCode><BillVersionSort>1</BillVersionSort></BillSummary><Witness/><SubjectIndex><SubjectID>003</SubjectID><SubjectName>ADMINISTRATION, OFFICE OF</SubjectName></SubjectIndex><SubjectIndex><SubjectID>033</SubjectID><SubjectName>CONTRACTS AND CONTRACTORS</SubjectName></SubjectIndex><SubjectIndex><SubjectID>168</SubjectID><SubjectName>EDUCATION, ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY</SubjectName></SubjectIndex><SubjectIndex><SubjectID>165</SubjectID><SubjectName>SOCIAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF</SubjectName></SubjectIndex></BillInformation></ROOT>
