<ROOT><BillInformation><BillNumber>HB1543</BillNumber><CurrentBillString>HB 1543</CurrentBillString><SubstitutedBy/><Title><ShortTitle>PAYMENT OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION UPON DEATH OF AN EMPLOYEE</ShortTitle><LongTitle>Modifies provisions relating to the payment of workers' compensation upon the death of an employee to allow payments to be made to family members when there are no dependents</LongTitle></Title><ProposedEffectiveDate>2025-08-28</ProposedEffectiveDate><CurrentLRNumber>3055H.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=HB1543&amp;year=2025&amp;code=R </Link><Description>Introduced and Read First Time (H)</Description><Guid>572403</Guid><ActivitySequence>100</ActivitySequence><PubDate>2025-02-27</PubDate><HouseJournalStartPage>799</HouseJournalStartPage><HouseJournalEndPage>799</HouseJournalEndPage><JournalLink>https://documents.house.mo.gov/BillTracking/bills251/jrnpdf/jrn030.pdf#page=799</JournalLink></Action><Action><Link>https://house.mo.gov/bill.aspx?bill=HB1543&amp;year=2025&amp;code=R </Link><Description>Read Second Time (H)</Description><Guid>572496</Guid><ActivitySequence>200</ActivitySequence><PubDate>2025-02-28</PubDate><HouseJournalStartPage>836</HouseJournalStartPage><HouseJournalEndPage>836</HouseJournalEndPage><JournalLink>https://documents.house.mo.gov/BillTracking/bills251/jrnpdf/jrn031.pdf#page=836</JournalLink></Action><Action><Link>https://house.mo.gov/bill.aspx?bill=HB1543&amp;year=2025&amp;code=R </Link><Description>Referred: Emerging Issues(H)</Description><Guid>580794</Guid><ActivitySequence>300</ActivitySequence><PubDate>2025-05-15</PubDate><HouseJournalStartPage>2836</HouseJournalStartPage><HouseJournalEndPage>2836</HouseJournalEndPage><JournalLink>https://documents.house.mo.gov/BillTracking/bills251/jrnpdf/jrn072.pdf#page=2836</JournalLink></Action><Sponsor><SponsorType>Sponsor</SponsorType><FullName>Michael Burton</FullName><District>092</District></Sponsor><BillText><BillTextLink>https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/3055H.01I.pdf</BillTextLink><LRNumber>3055H.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/HB1543I.pdf</SummaryTextLink><LRNumber>3055H.01I</LRNumber><DocumentName>Introduced</DocumentName><VersionTypeCode>IN</VersionTypeCode><BillVersionSort>1</BillVersionSort></BillSummary><Witness/><SubjectIndex><SubjectID>335</SubjectID><SubjectName>CIVIL PENALTIES</SubjectName></SubjectIndex><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>160</SubjectID><SubjectName>WORKERS COMPENSATION</SubjectName></SubjectIndex></BillInformation></ROOT>
