# Missouri HB196: Creates the "Foreign Adversary Divestment Act", requiring the state and local government entities to divest from investments in foreign adversaries

Missouri HB196, Creates the "Foreign Adversary Divestment Act", requiring the state and local government entities to divest from investments in foreign adversaries, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Brian Seitz (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-02-25 (Public Hearing Completed) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Missouri HB196
- State: Missouri
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Creates the "Foreign Adversary Divestment Act", requiring the state and local government entities to divest from investments in foreign adversaries
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2024-12-02
- Last action: 2025-02-25, Public Hearing Completed
- Sponsor: Brian Seitz (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Brian Seitz (Republican), House

## Actions (5)

- 2025-02-25: Public Hearing Completed (House)
- 2025-01-30: Referred: General Laws (House)
- 2025-01-09: Read Second Time (House)
- 2025-01-08: Read First Time (House)
- 2024-12-02: Prefiled (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-01-08: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/0307H.01I.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/0307H.01I.pdf)

## Related
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- [HB8: Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB8-2025)
- [HB11: Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB11-2025)
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- [SB79: Modifies provisions relating to health care](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-SB79-2025)
- [SB271: Modifies provisions relating to emergency services](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-SB271-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB196-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).