Legislative regular session wrap-up and rankings: Gov., 2009
And now, the final disposition of bills from the 2009 regular session of the Louisiana Legislature, as well as Gov. Bobby Jindal’s legislative scorecard.
THIS MONTH FOR THE GOOD:
HB 148 was signed by the governor;
HB 765 was filed with the Secretary of State;
HB 902 was signed by the governor;
SB 2 was signed by the governor;
SB 195 was signed by the governor;
SB 223 was signed by the governor;
SB 267 was signed by the governor.
THIS MONTH FOR THE BAD:
HB 179 was signed by the governor;
HB 458 was signed by the governor;
HB 538 was signed by the governor;
HB 591 became law without the signature of the governor;
HB 612 was signed by the governor;
HB 855 was signed by the governor;
HB 898 was signed by the governor;
SB 43 was signed by the governor;
SB 245 was vetoed by the governor;
SB 256 was signed by the governor;
SB 259 was signed by the governor;
SB 277 was signed by the governor.
SCORECARD:
Total number of bills, House: 904; total number of bills, Senate: 351.
Total number of good bills, House: 34; total number of good bills, Senate: 18.
Total number of bad bills, House: 45; total number of bad bills, Senate: 20.
Total House good bills heard in House committee: 29; total Senate good bills heard in Senate committee: 12.
Total House bad bills heard in House committee: 39; total Senate bad bills heard in Senate committee: 14.
Total House good bills passed by House committee: 12; total Senate good bills passed by Senate committee: 9.
Total House bad bills passed by House committee: 14; total Senate bad bills passed by Senate committee: 8.
Total House good bills approved by House: 9; total Senate good bills approved by Senate: 8.
Total House bad bills approved by House: 10; total Senate bad bills approved by Senate: 8.
Total House good bills heard in Senate committee: 8; total Senate good bills heard in House committee: 8.
Total House bad bills heard in Senate committee: 9; total Senate bad bills heard in House committee: 7.
Total House good bills approved by Senate committee: 8; total Senate good bills approved by House committee: 7
Total House bad bills approved by Senate committee: 9; total Senate bad bills approved by House committee: 7
Total House good bills approved by Senate: 5; total Senate good bills approved by House: 7.
Total House bad bills approved by Senate: 8; total Senate bad bills approved by House: 6.
Total House good bills going to governor: 4; total Senate good bills going to governor: 4.
Total House bad bills going to governor: 7; total Senate bad bills going to governor: 6.
Total House good bills signed by governor/filed with Secretary of State: 4; total Senate good bills signed by governor/filed with Secretary of State: 4.
Total House bad bills signed by governor/filed with Secretary of State: 7; total Senate bad bills signed by governor/filed with Secretary of State: 5.
Jindal will be rated using on the one bill that was used in the House and Senate rankings that passed both bodies in identical form. Several others were chosen from among the other good and bad, with the following weighings:
HB 591 (10 percent) – relaxes lobbyist rules to allow groups of at least 10 legislators to get more food and drink paid for at certain events; a conservative/reform action is to veto
HB 612 (15 percent) – lowers graduation standards for some students; a conservative/reform action is to veto.
HB 898 (10 percent) – continues without end corporate welfare for the film industry; a conservative/reform action is to veto.
SB 2 (25 percent) – permits greater flexibility in budgetary deficit situations; a conservative/reform action is to allow it to become law.
SB 195 – (15 percent) – requires appointees to offices to report campaign contributions given to those who appointed them of $1,000 or greater; a conservative/reform action is to allow it to become law.
SB 223 (15 percent) – gives greater latitude for schools to remove disruptive students and notification of parents of that behavior; a conservative/reform action is to allow it to become law.
SB 267 (10 percent) – provides greater ability to transfer money among funds in a budgetary deficit situation; a conservative/reform action is to allow it to become law.
Jindal signed or allowed to become law without his signature all of these bills, thus he scored a 65, slightly more conservative/reformist than the House and much more than the Senate. It must be noted that because of the very different scales, however, these scores are not directly comparable.
Until next time, probably the next regular session, the Log signs off.
Legislative regular session wrap-up and rankings: Senate, 2009
This week will be presented the scorecard for Senate members for the 2009 regular session. Senators will be graded on their votes on a bill which passed both chambers, one that passed the Senate but not the House, two which passed both chambers in different forms, and three which failed to pass the House only which are similar bills to those that failed to pass the Senate only. The highest score of 100 represents a perfect conservative/reform voting record, while the lowest score of 0 represents a perfect liberal/populist voting record. The seven bills and their weighings are:
HB 591 (10 percent) – would relax lobbyist rules to allow groups of at least 10 legislators to get more food and drink paid for at certain events; a conservative/reform vote is against.
HB 689 (25 percent) – would reverse tax deductions that began in 2009; a conservative/reform vote is against.
HB 340 (10 percent) – would strengthen religious freedoms in the state Constitution; a conservative/reform vote is for.
SB 183 (5 percent) – would allow universities to raise tuition and fees without requiring a two-thirds vote of the Legislature; a conservative/reform vote is for.
SB 335 (25 percent) – would reverse tax deductions that began in 2009; a conservative/reform vote is against.
SB 37 amendment #2343 (15 percent) – vote on an amendment for the bill which would have forced unelected tax authorities to put millage increases to a vote during regular state or federal elections before they took effect, which removed so many jurisdictions as to effectively moot the bill; a conservative/reform vote is against.
SB 186 (10 percent) – would have banned smoking in almost all commercial establishments that serve food; a conservative/reform vote is for.
(Since an absence is counted as a “no” vote, that also is reflected in these ranking unless the legislator asked for leave on the day of the vote. In that case, the vote if the overall vote was a defeat is removed from the ranking and the score adjusted to reflect only those votes that occurred when the legislator was not on leave. Votes on amendments, which have different passage rules, that are part of the rankings are adjusted for absences regardless of whether leave was taken.)
The Senate turned out much more liberal/populist than the house, with an average score of just under 37. Only eight senators even were above 50, and two of these were Democrats meaning 10 from the GOP scored below. A quintet of Republicans scored as high as 90 but no perfect scores were reached unlike in the House, but two perfect scores in the opposite were registered by Democrats, Lydia Jackson and Eric LaFleur. Some reversals were stunning in their scope as compared to last year among Republicans; swinging at least 30 points away from conservatism/reformism were, in order of magnitude, Danny Martiny, Blade Morrish, Sherri Smith Cheek, Julie Quinn, and (representing a drop from 70 to 25) Gerald Long, while swinging at least that much towards conservatism/reformism were, in order of magnitude, A.G. Crowe, Jack Donahue, and (representing a gain from 55 to 90), Buddy Shaw. Amazingly, last year’s (tied for) most liberal/populist Republican, Robert Adley, actually continued in that direction scoring just a 12 and ranking closer to this end than all but seven Democrats.
In sum, because the six that were above 50 scored well above it, the GOP average was still above 50 at about 57, while Democrats averaged around 26. Nick Gautreaux, a Democrat, and Republicans Mike Walsworth and Neil Riser were the only senators to score high this year as well as last, while making significant moves in the liberal/populist direction (moving down at least 30 points, in order of magnitude) were Francis Thompson, Jackson, Pres. Joel Chaisson, Reggie Dupre and, with an incredible 55 point drop, David Heitmeier.
Next week will feature the governor’s score and a wrapup on all bills. Here is the complete list of senators:
Appell 90 Republican
Crowe 90 Republican
Donahue 90 Republican
Shaw 90 Republican
Walsworth 90 Republican
Riser 85 Republican
Gautreaux, N 75 Democrat
Smith, J 65 Democrat
Alario 47 Democrat
Marionneaux 44 Democrat
Claitor 40 Republican
Hebert 40 Democrat
Kostelka 40 Republican
Gautreaux, B 30 Democrat
Mount 29 Democrat
Quinn 29 Republican
Cheek 25 Republican
Erdey 25 Republican
Long 25 Republican
Nevers 25 Democrat
Broome 24 Democrat
Amedee 20 Democrat
Duplessis 18 Democrat
Martiny 18 Republican
Morrish 18 Republican
Dorsey 15 Democrat
Gray Evans 15 Democrat
Guillory, E 15 Democrat
Michot 15 Republican
Morrell 15 Democrat
Thompson 15 Democrat
Adley 12 Republican
McPherson 10 Democrat
Chaisson 5 Democrat
Dupre 5 Democrat
Heitmeier 5 Democrat
Murray 5 Democrat
Jackson, L 0 Democrat
LaFleur 0 Democrat
Legislative regular session wrap-up and rankings: House, 2009
This week will be presented the scorecard for House members for the 2009 regular session. Representatives will be graded on their votes on a bill which passed both chambers, one that passed the Senate but not the House, two which passed both chambers in different forms, and three which failed to pass the House only which are similar bills to those that failed to pass the Senate only. The highest score of 100 represents a perfect conservative/reform voting record, while the lowest score of 0 represents a perfect liberal/populist voting record. The seven bills and their weighings are:
HB 591 (10 percent) – would relax lobbyist rules to allow groups of at least 10 legislators to get more food and drink paid for at certain events; a conservative/reform vote is against.
HB 689 (25 percent) – would reverse tax deductions that began in 2009; a conservative/reform vote is against.
HB 340 (10 percent) – would strengthen religious freedoms in the state Constitution; a conservative/reform vote is for.
SB 183 (5 percent) – would allow universities to raise tuition and fees without requiring a two-thirds vote of the Legislature; a conservative/reform vote is for.
HB 889 (25 percent) – would raise taxes on tobacco; a conservative/reform vote is against.
HB 705 (15 percent) – would introduce by the law the comparable worth concept into how many private businesses in the state would have to base salaries; a conservative/reform vote is against.
HB 844 (10 percent) – would have banned smoking in almost all commercial establishments that serve food; a conservative/reform vote is for.
(Since an absence is counted as a “no” vote, that also is reflected in these ranking unless the legislator asked for leave on the day of the vote. In that case, the vote if the overall vote was a defeat is removed from the ranking and the score adjusted to reflect only those votes that occurred when the legislator was not on leave. Votes on amendments, which have different passage rules, that are part of the rankings are adjusted for absences regardless of whether leave was taken.)
The results were interesting for several reasons. First, unlike in past years the eligible range of bills was fairly narrow, due to a high incidence of legislation passing at least one house unanimously. Second, a huge gap opened between Republicans and Democrats, with the former averaging close to 80 and the latter just over 35 (even though three scored a remarkable 90, the highest ever for any Democrat), representing a huge ideological split in the body (the three independents, two of whom lean to the Republicans and one to the Democrats, averaged 56 2/3’s.) Third, while in past years rarely did any Republican score a 100 and no Democrat ever took home a 0, this time 3 from the GOP bagged perfect scores, and an amazing 10 Democrats scored perfectly in reverse.
As a whole, the body averaged around 57. Jim Fannin, Mickey Guillory, and Major Thibaut were the three high-scoring Democrats, and 16 others were above 50. At the very bottom were Elton Aubert, Jared Brossett, Roy Burrell, Herbert Dixon, A.B. Franklin, Rick Gallot, Rickey Hardy, Reed Henderson, Girod Jackson, and Patrick Williams. For Republicans, the three scoring perfectly were Tim Burns, Franklin Foil, and Hunter Greene. Only two of them scored below 50, Ernest Wooton and Hollis Downs.
Here is the complete list (recall that District 40 is vacant), to be followed by senators and the governor next week:
Burns, T 100 Republican
Foil 100 Republican
Greene 100 Republican
Burford 90 Republican
Cortez 90 Republican
Cromer 90 Republican
Dove 90 Republican
Fannin 90 Democrat
Guillory, M 90 Democrat
Hazel 90 Republican
Henry 90 Republican
Hutter 90 Republican
Kleckley 90 Republican
LaBruzzo 90 Republican
Monica 90 Republican
Pearson 90 Republican
Schroder 90 Republican
Thibaut 90 Democrat
Waddell 90 Republican
Morris 85 Republican
Perry 85 Republican
Pope 85 Republican
Smith, J 85 Republican
Talbot 85 Republican
Barras 80 Democrat
Billiot 80 Democrat
Burns, H 80 Republican
Connick 80 Republican
Guinn 80 Republican
Katz 80 Republican
Ligi 80 Republican
Little 80 Republican
Lopinto 80 Republican
McVea 80 Republican
Mills 80 Democrat
Nowlin 80 Republican
Ponti 80 Republican
Pugh 80 Republican
Richard 80 Independent
Richardson 80 Republican
Simon 80 Republican
Smiley 80 Republican
Tucker 80 Republican
Wilmott 80 Republican
Badon, B 75 Democrat
Carter 75 Republican
Champagne 75 Democrat
Chandler 75 Democrat
Geymann 75 Republican
Hoffman 75 Republican
Johnson 75 Democrat
Landry 75 Republican
Robideaux 75 Independent
White 75 Republican
Templet 70 Republican
Arnold 65 Democrat
Gisclair 65 Democrat
Armes 60 Democrat
Hill 60 Democrat
Hines 60 Democrat
Howard 60 Republican
Jones, S. 60 Democrat
Carmody 55 Republican
Danahay 55 Democrat
Ellington 55 Democrat
Ernst 55 Republican
Harrison 55 Republican
Lambert 55 Republican
Montoucet 55 Democrat
Roy 55 Democrat
Wooton 45 Republican
Baldone 40 Democrat
Downs 40 Republican
LeBas 40 Democrat
Abramson 35 Democrat
Chaney 30 Democrat
Doerge 30 Democrat
Smith, G 30 Democrat
Badon, A 25 Democrat
Barrow Ashford 20 Democrat
Stiaes 20 Democrat
Anders 15 Democrat
Jackson, M 15 Independent
LaFonta 15 Democrat
Leger 15 Democrat
Ritchie 15 Democrat
St. Germain 15 Democrat
Honey 10 Democrat
Jones, R. 10 Democrat
Norton 10 Democrat
Peterson 10 Democrat
Richmond 10 Democrat
Edwards 5 Democrat
Smith, P 5 Democrat
Aubert 0 Democrat
Brossett 0 Democrat
Burrell 0 Democrat
Dixon 0 Democrat
Franklin 0 Democrat
Gallot 0 Democrat
Hardy 0 Democrat
Henderson 0 Democrat
Jackson, G 0 Democrat
Williams 0 Democrat
Legislative regular session through Jun. 27, 2009
We’re safe again, the Legislature is out of session. HB 802 also is going to be removed from the list of bad bills because it started out with certain objectionable features, got those replaced by others, but in the end actually probably was more good than bad. In addition, so will SB 296 as changes made to it along the way may have the effect, under certain economic conditions, of not costing the state more money even if the payoff period for some of it is pushed back 11 years. So let’s see how it dealt with good and bills before completely turning things over to the governor.
THIS WEEK FOR THE GOOD:
HB 765 had rules suspended to report with minor amendments from Senate committee, with minor amendments passed the Senate, had concurrence refused by the House, had conference report accepted by the House and Senate;
HB 902 had rules suspended to report with minor amendments from Senate committee, with minor amendments passed the Senate, had concurrence by the House, and was sent to the governor;
HB 903 had rules suspended to report with minor amendments from Senate committee, with minor amendments passed the Senate, had concurrence by the House, and was filed with the Secretary of State;
SB 1 with minor amendments passed House committee; with minor amendments passed the House, and had the Senate refuse concurrence;
SB 2 passed House committee, passed the House, and was sent to the governor;
SB 34 passed the House and had concurrence rejected by the Senate;
SB 183 was passed by the House;
SB 195 with minor amendments passed the House, had concurrence by the Senate and was sent to the governor;
SB 223 passed the House, had concurrence by the Senate and was sent to the governor;
SB 267 passed House committee, passed the House, had concurrence by the Senate and was sent to the governor.
THIS WEEK FOR THE BAD:
HB 458 had rules suspended to report from Senate committee, with minor amendments passed the Senate, had concurrence by the House, and was sent to the governor;
HB 538 with minor amendments passed the Senate, had concurrence by the House, and was sent to the governor;
HB 591 had concurrence by the House and was sent to the governor;
HB 612 had conference report accepted by the House and Senate;
HB 689 had the House ask the Senate to recede its amendments, the Senate refused to recede, and the House refused to concur.
HB 898 had rules suspended to report with minor amendments from Senate committee, with minor amendments passed the Senate, had concurrence by the House, and was sent to the governor;
SB 245 with minor amendments passed House committee; with minor amendments passed the House, had the Senate refuse concurrence, and had conference report accepted by the House and Senate;
SB 256 passed the House, had concurrence by the Senate and was sent to the governor;
SB 259 passed the House, had concurrence by the Senate and was sent to the governor;
SB 277 passed the House, had concurrence by the Senate and was sent to the governor.
SCORECARDTotal number of bills, House: 904; total number of bills, Senate: 351.
Total number of good bills, House: 34; total number of good bills, Senate: 18.
Total number of bad bills, House: 45; total number of bad bills, Senate: 20.
Total House good bills heard in House committee: 29; total Senate good bills heard in Senate committee: 12.
Total House bad bills heard in House committee: 39; total Senate bad bills heard in Senate committee: 14.
Total House good bills passed by House committee: 12; total Senate good bills passed by Senate committee: 9.
Total House bad bills passed by House committee: 14; total Senate bad bills passed by Senate committee: 8.
Total House good bills approved by House: 9; total Senate good bills approved by Senate: 8.
Total House bad bills approved by House: 10; total Senate bad bills approved by Senate: 8.
Total House good bills heard in Senate committee: 8; total Senate good bills heard in House committee: 8.
Total House bad bills heard in Senate committee: 9; total Senate bad bills heard in House committee: 7.
Total House good bills approved by Senate committee: 8; total Senate good bills approved by House committee: 7
Total House bad bills approved by Senate committee: 9; total Senate bad bills approved by House committee: 7
Total House good bills approved by Senate: 5; total Senate good bills approved by House: 7.
Total House bad bills approved by Senate: 8; total Senate bad bills approved by House: 6.
Total House good bills going to governor: 4; total Senate good bills going to governor: 4.
Total House bad bills going to governor: 7; total Senate bad bills going to governor: 6.
Total House good bills signed by governor/filed with Secretary of State: 0; total Senate good bills signed by governor/filed with Secretary of State: 0.
Total House bad bills signed by governor/filed with Secretary of State: 0; total Senate bad bills signed by governor/filed with Secretary of State: 1.
Floor action, Jun. 24: HCR 134
DID YOU KNOW
The Legislature is out of session. Our wallets are safe again from trespass.
Yesterday, during a pause in the action while the House was waiting on business to come back from the Senate, Rep.
Barbara Norton asked for a moment of presonal privilege. This is not uncommon for a memebr to utilize to recognize somebody outside of the body, and late in the session often is a tool to use to stall for time when waiting for something else to happen. Norton, accompanied by Rep.
Roy Burrell, introduced Shreveport's "Hurricane" Chris Dooley, charting now for the second time with the rap tune "Halle Berry (She's Fine)." After a false start, Dooley talked a little about the song and then played it (see it
here). Norton praised him for his "great works."
It was hard to hear the lyrics, they didn't seem to be quite the original ones, and they weren't all of them (read them
here). Just something to ponder as the House took in Norton's
HCR 134 honoring Dooley.
Floor action, Jun. 24: SB 194, HB 516, SB 228, others
DID YOU KNOW?
SB 194 by Sen.
Sharon Weston Broome would provide a tax credit on corporate franchise taxes for employers who gave time off to employees to attend family school activities, amended to a maximum of 4 days a month, the lesser of $45 per hour or 1.5 times the hourly wage, explained handler Rep.
Cedric Richmond. Rep.
Kirk Talbot said this meant the state would be paying for parents to do what they were supposed to be doing anyway, which Richmond disputed. Talbot also wondered how enforceable it would be, and explained why. Richmond said he thought the Department of Revenue could find ways to enforce it.
Richmond returned the bill to the calendar he said to add amendments to address enforcement. After some goofing off concerning Rep.
Page Cortez’s maiden turn as acting Speaker, Richmond brought up the bill again and said he was mistaken about the amendments. Rep.
Hunter Greene asked whether it was voluntarily and how narrowly defined; Richmond gave him the answers he already knew that it was and tightly defined.
The bill passed
88-6.
DID YOU KNOW?
HB 516 by Rep.
Patrick Williams became a haven for hitchhikers in the Senate, after garnering the necessary two-thirds vote in each chamber to be considered after the 57th day. It came from the House dealing with funds to address autism research and childhood obesity, but in committee picked up another request to create a fund to address building needs for statewide facilities which was promptly reversed.
Then, Sen.
Lydia Jackson got an amendment based on a
bill that had been sponsored by Sen.
Cheryl Gray Evans dealing with the startup of a Technology Commercialization Fund that would have drawn money from failed tobacco taxes. It would permit funding up to $250,000 a year. It also restored the building fund. It passed
17-10. Then Sen.
Edwin Murray took as an amendment one of his bills that had made it out of the Senate but got sat on by the House to create a fund to assist retirees of public school systems in Orleans, Cameron, Plaquemines, and St. Bernard because the systems were having trouble doing so with big increases in premiums. It failed
13-19. The bill then passed
28-8.
DID YOU KNOW
SB 228 by Gray Evans would create tax credits for renters, designed particularly for those who are renting while their houses are being renovated from 2005-08 storms, capped at $330. Handler Richmond was asked by Rep.
Hunter Greene if it was possible, since the Legislature and governor were being stingy in giving out tax credits. Richmond said they needed the help and should get it at least a little, and it was “only” $495,000 cost to the state.
The bill failed
43-39, and Richmond asked to reconsider.
DID YOU KNOW?
SB 245 by Sen.
Robert Adley was presented by its identical bill
HB 898 author, Rep.
Cameron Henry. A couple of amendments that altered it slightly were put on, which Henry explained was agreed to by Adley and the governor who would choose which to sign.
Richmond asked whether Henry thought it was worth it if the state projected giving out $20 million in credits, in contrast to less than a half million as projected under SB 228. Henry said he did think it was worth it. Rep.
Mert Smiley argued that there was a bidding war going on that the state really could not win, and that the state’s infrastructure and scenery would be enough to attract many producers. Henry thought the increase to 30 percent on the table now would bring in more benefits than costs.
The bill passed
73-8.
DID YOU KNOW?
Meanwhile, the Senate refused
14-20 to reconsider after the 57th day
HB 779 by Speaker
Jim Tucker. This bill would reconstitute the Ports of New Orleans and Plaquemines, a favored cause of the Speaker. Perhaps not coincidentally, at the same time it was learned Gov.
Bobby Jindal had
vetoed in
HB 1 provisions the Senate had placed into it opposed by Tucker.
QUOTES OF THE DAY:
It didn’t get a fair hearing, like most bills from the House side.
Rep. Nickie Monica, tacking on a bill of his to a Senate bill that had narrowly failed in Senate committee, later ruled not germane by Speaker Tucker.
I have a feeling we’ll be seeing Mr. Monica again.
Tucker, noting there were perhaps more compatible bills on which Monica could get his hitchhiker picked up by.
We’re about 83 percent optimistic now
Sen. Mike Michot, about resolving the budget impasse.
That would be a three-run homer.
Rep. Jeff Arnold, in the chair, during debate in response to a big cheer coming from outside the chamber, after LSU took a 3-0 lead in the deciding game of the College World Series.
Floor action, Jun. 22: HB 827, SB 5
DID YOU KNOW?
HB 827 by Rep.
Scott Simon would allow the disabled to register more easily in nursing homes (currently it must be done at a homestead if it is claimed) and to be assisted in voting. For the second time during this day’s session Sen.
David Heitmeier proposed an amendment to require people running for office to have to file for income taxes. Sen.
Mike Walsworth asked how it would be administered, pointing out the burdens it would place on clerks of court and the Secretary of State’s office. Heitmeier said it was not his concern, but that anybody having the privilege of serving in office should file their taxes.
Presenting the bill, Sen.
Jack Donahue said its originator, the Secretary of State, preferred a clean bill and that Heitmeier could introduce his own legislation for this the next year. Heitmeier claimed the office had no objection to his amendment. It then carried
27-7. Despite that, Donahue pressed on and got a
37-0 vote to pass the bill.
DID YOU KNOW?
SB 5 by Sen.
Neil Riser would enable amending of the constitution to allow the Legislature to meet two weeks earlier and adjourn as late as two weeks earlier, for both kinds of sessions, taking effect next term. Rep.
Avon Honey asked presenter Rep.
Noble Ellington asked why make the changes, who said he didn’t know, and didn’t know of any cost savings.
Rep.
Damon Baldone asked about how it would conflict with Carnival season. Ellington said Riser had worked to make a compromise date, and this was it. After adoption of a technical amendment, Rep.
Page Cortez asked how this would affect fiscal procedures, such as the Revenue Estimating Conference dates. Ellington said he thought the dates also took this into consideration.
Rep.
Mert Smiley pointed out in questioning that Louisiana’s start and end dates were about the latest of all the states. Ellington repeating pretty much everything he and everybody else had said. After a lockout request yielded a quorum, the bill failed
56-38 and Ellington asked for reconsideration.
QUOTES OF THE DAY
It’ll get a lot of daddies home earlier.
Ellington’s summation of SB 5.
And I am here.
Speaker Jim Tucker, after naming off almost 20 representatives names as being present during the SB 5 quorum call.
I don’t know.
Rep. Walker Hines, when offering an amendment to SB 136, which its presenter Rep. Jeff Arnold said was designed to kill the bill if accepted, asked whether he would vote for the amended bill, which drew catcalls from the House.
