<ROOT><BillInformation><BillNumber>HB551</BillNumber><CurrentBillString>HB 551</CurrentBillString><SubstitutedBy><ParentBillString>HB575</ParentBillString><ParentBillLink>https://house.mo.gov/bill.aspx?bill=HB575&amp;year=2025&amp;code=R </ParentBillLink></SubstitutedBy><Title><ShortTitle>INITIATIVE PETITIONS AND REFERENDUMS</ShortTitle><LongTitle>Modifies provisions for initiative petitions and referendums</LongTitle></Title><ProposedEffectiveDate>2025-08-28</ProposedEffectiveDate><CurrentLRNumber>1687H.01I</CurrentLRNumber><LastAction>This Bill Replaced with a Substitute Bill - Check Primary Bill - HB 575 - 02/11/2025 - HCS Reported Do Pass (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=HB551&amp;year=2025&amp;code=R </Link><Description>Prefiled (H)</Description><Guid>565378</Guid><ActivitySequence>100</ActivitySequence><PubDate>2024-12-13</PubDate></Action><Action><Link>https://house.mo.gov/bill.aspx?bill=HB551&amp;year=2025&amp;code=R </Link><Description>Read First Time (H)</Description><Guid>566203</Guid><ActivitySequence>200</ActivitySequence><PubDate>2025-01-08</PubDate><HouseJournalStartPage>80</HouseJournalStartPage><HouseJournalEndPage>80</HouseJournalEndPage><JournalLink>https://documents.house.mo.gov/BillTracking/bills251/jrnpdf/jrn001.pdf#page=80</JournalLink></Action><Action><Link>https://house.mo.gov/bill.aspx?bill=HB551&amp;year=2025&amp;code=R </Link><Description>Read Second Time (H)</Description><Guid>567657</Guid><ActivitySequence>300</ActivitySequence><PubDate>2025-01-09</PubDate><HouseJournalStartPage>243</HouseJournalStartPage><HouseJournalEndPage>243</HouseJournalEndPage><JournalLink>https://documents.house.mo.gov/BillTracking/bills251/jrnpdf/jrn002.pdf#page=243</JournalLink></Action><Action><Link>https://house.mo.gov/bill.aspx?bill=HB551&amp;year=2025&amp;code=R </Link><Description>Referred: Elections(H)</Description><Guid>568286</Guid><ActivitySequence>400</ActivitySequence><PubDate>2025-01-16</PubDate><HouseJournalStartPage>349</HouseJournalStartPage><HouseJournalEndPage>349</HouseJournalEndPage><JournalLink>https://documents.house.mo.gov/BillTracking/bills251/jrnpdf/jrn007.pdf#page=349</JournalLink></Action><Action><Link>https://house.mo.gov/bill.aspx?bill=HB551&amp;year=2025&amp;code=R </Link><Description>Public Hearing Completed (H)</Description><Guid>569394</Guid><ActivitySequence>500</ActivitySequence><PubDate>2025-02-04</PubDate></Action><Action><Link>https://house.mo.gov/bill.aspx?bill=HB551&amp;year=2025&amp;code=R </Link><Description>Executive Session Completed (H)</Description><Guid>570020</Guid><ActivitySequence>600</ActivitySequence><PubDate>2025-02-11</PubDate></Action><Action><Link>https://house.mo.gov/bill.aspx?bill=HB551&amp;year=2025&amp;code=R </Link><Description>HCS Voted Do Pass (H)</Description><Guid>570022</Guid><ActivitySequence>700</ActivitySequence><PubDate>2025-02-11</PubDate></Action><Action><Link>https://house.mo.gov/bill.aspx?bill=HB551&amp;year=2025&amp;code=R </Link><Description>HCS Reported Do Pass (H)</Description><Guid>570100</Guid><ActivitySequence>800</ActivitySequence><PubDate>2025-02-11</PubDate><RollCall><TotalYes>8</TotalYes><TotalNo>4</TotalNo><TotalPresent>0</TotalPresent></RollCall><HouseJournalStartPage>599</HouseJournalStartPage><HouseJournalEndPage>599</HouseJournalEndPage><JournalLink>https://documents.house.mo.gov/BillTracking/bills251/jrnpdf/jrn020.pdf#page=599</JournalLink></Action><Sponsor><SponsorType>Sponsor</SponsorType><FullName>John Martin</FullName><District>044</District></Sponsor><BillText><BillTextLink>https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/1687H.01I.pdf</BillTextLink><LRNumber>1687H.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/HB0551I.pdf</SummaryTextLink><LRNumber>1687H.01I</LRNumber><DocumentName>Introduced</DocumentName><VersionTypeCode>IN</VersionTypeCode><BillVersionSort>1</BillVersionSort></BillSummary><FiscalNote><FiscalNoteLink>https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/fiscal/fispdf/1687H.01I.ORG.pdf</FiscalNoteLink></FiscalNote><Hearings><CommitteeName>Elections</CommitteeName><NoticeDate>2025-02-04</NoticeDate><NoticeTime>1900-01-01T08:00:00</NoticeTime><Location>House Hearing Room 5</Location><Comments/><AltTime/></Hearings><Hearings><CommitteeName>Elections</CommitteeName><NoticeDate>2025-02-11</NoticeDate><NoticeTime>1900-01-01T08:00:00</NoticeTime><Location>House Hearing Room 5</Location><Comments/><AltTime/></Hearings><Witness><WitnessFormsLink>https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/witnesses/HB551Testimony.pdf</WitnessFormsLink></Witness></BillInformation></ROOT>
