<ROOT><BillInformation><BillNumber>HB118</BillNumber><CurrentBillString>HB 118</CurrentBillString><SubstitutedBy/><Title><ShortTitle>REPEALING THE DEATH PENALTY</ShortTitle><LongTitle>Abolishes the death penalty and specifies that any person sentenced to death must be sentenced to life imprisonment without parole</LongTitle></Title><ProposedEffectiveDate>2025-08-28</ProposedEffectiveDate><CurrentLRNumber>0473H.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=HB118&amp;year=2025&amp;code=R </Link><Description>Prefiled (H)</Description><Guid>564375</Guid><ActivitySequence>100</ActivitySequence><PubDate>2024-12-02</PubDate></Action><Action><Link>https://house.mo.gov/bill.aspx?bill=HB118&amp;year=2025&amp;code=R </Link><Description>Read First Time (H)</Description><Guid>565772</Guid><ActivitySequence>200</ActivitySequence><PubDate>2025-01-08</PubDate><HouseJournalStartPage>57</HouseJournalStartPage><HouseJournalEndPage>57</HouseJournalEndPage><JournalLink>https://documents.house.mo.gov/BillTracking/bills251/jrnpdf/jrn001.pdf#page=57</JournalLink></Action><Action><Link>https://house.mo.gov/bill.aspx?bill=HB118&amp;year=2025&amp;code=R </Link><Description>Read Second Time (H)</Description><Guid>567226</Guid><ActivitySequence>300</ActivitySequence><PubDate>2025-01-09</PubDate><HouseJournalStartPage>224</HouseJournalStartPage><HouseJournalEndPage>224</HouseJournalEndPage><JournalLink>https://documents.house.mo.gov/BillTracking/bills251/jrnpdf/jrn002.pdf#page=224</JournalLink></Action><Action><Link>https://house.mo.gov/bill.aspx?bill=HB118&amp;year=2025&amp;code=R </Link><Description>Referred: Emerging Issues(H)</Description><Guid>580041</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>Jim Murphy</FullName><District>094</District></Sponsor><Sponsor><SponsorType>Co-Sponsor</SponsorType><FullName>Kimberly-Ann Collins</FullName><District>077</District><CoSponsorEntryDate>2025-01-11T01:14:49.850</CoSponsorEntryDate></Sponsor><Sponsor><SponsorType>Co-Sponsor</SponsorType><FullName>Wick Thomas</FullName><District>019</District><CoSponsorEntryDate>2025-02-12T18:09:23.913</CoSponsorEntryDate></Sponsor><BillText><BillTextLink>https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/0473H.01I.pdf</BillTextLink><LRNumber>0473H.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/HB0118I.pdf</SummaryTextLink><LRNumber>0473H.01I</LRNumber><DocumentName>Introduced</DocumentName><VersionTypeCode>IN</VersionTypeCode><BillVersionSort>1</BillVersionSort></BillSummary><Witness/><SubjectIndex><SubjectID>046</SubjectID><SubjectName>COURTS</SubjectName></SubjectIndex><SubjectIndex><SubjectID>052</SubjectID><SubjectName>CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT</SubjectName></SubjectIndex><SubjectIndex><SubjectID>202</SubjectID><SubjectName>CRIMINAL PROCEDURE</SubjectName></SubjectIndex></BillInformation></ROOT>
