{"id":12584,"date":"2025-03-27T17:12:51","date_gmt":"2025-03-27T22:12:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/empowermissouri.org\/?post_type=event_post&#038;p=12584"},"modified":"2025-04-03T12:46:12","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T17:46:12","slug":"what-hb-495-means-for-st-louis","status":"archive","type":"event_post","link":"https:\/\/empowermissouri.org\/es\/events\/what-hb-495-means-for-st-louis\/","title":{"rendered":"What HB 495 Means for St. Louis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Wednesday, March 26th, Governor Kehoe signed <a href=\"https:\/\/empowermissouri.org\/es\/testimony-in-opposition-to-sb-44-and-hb-495-state-control-of-the-st-louis-police-department-and-expanded-definition-of-rioting\/\">House Bill 495<\/a> into law and started the process for the state takeover of the St. Louis City police department. Please join us for an informational webinar on April 3rd from 10:00-11:00 a.m. to learn what this law means for the St. Louis City budget, police department, and residents. 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