<ROOT><BillInformation><BillNumber>HB1540</BillNumber><CurrentBillString>HB 1540</CurrentBillString><SubstitutedBy/><Title><ShortTitle>COMPARATIVE NEGLIGENCE OR FAULT</ShortTitle><LongTitle>Establishes provisions relating to comparative negligence or fault in certain actions for damages</LongTitle></Title><ProposedEffectiveDate>2025-08-28</ProposedEffectiveDate><CurrentLRNumber>3153H.02I</CurrentLRNumber><LastAction>04/02/2025 - Referred: Commerce(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=HB1540&amp;year=2025&amp;code=R </Link><Description>Introduced and Read First Time (H)</Description><Guid>572360</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=HB1540&amp;year=2025&amp;code=R </Link><Description>Read Second Time (H)</Description><Guid>572493</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=HB1540&amp;year=2025&amp;code=R </Link><Description>Referred: Commerce(H)</Description><Guid>575917</Guid><ActivitySequence>300</ActivitySequence><PubDate>2025-04-02</PubDate><HouseJournalStartPage>1651</HouseJournalStartPage><HouseJournalEndPage>1651</HouseJournalEndPage><JournalLink>https://documents.house.mo.gov/BillTracking/bills251/jrnpdf/jrn047.pdf#page=1651</JournalLink></Action><Sponsor><SponsorType>Sponsor</SponsorType><FullName>Dane Diehl</FullName><District>125</District></Sponsor><BillText><BillTextLink>https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/3153H.02I.pdf</BillTextLink><LRNumber>3153H.02I</LRNumber><DocumentName>Introduced</DocumentName><WebName>Introduced</WebName><VersionTypeCode>IN</VersionTypeCode><BillVersionSort>1</BillVersionSort></BillText><BillSummary><SummaryTextLink>https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/sumpdf/HB1540I.pdf</SummaryTextLink><LRNumber>3153H.02I</LRNumber><DocumentName>Introduced</DocumentName><VersionTypeCode>IN</VersionTypeCode><BillVersionSort>1</BillVersionSort></BillSummary><Witness/><SubjectIndex><SubjectID>174</SubjectID><SubjectName>CIVIL PROCEDURE</SubjectName></SubjectIndex><SubjectIndex><SubjectID>092</SubjectID><SubjectName>LIABILITY</SubjectName></SubjectIndex></BillInformation></ROOT>
