HB 9 is better than nothing for ethics reform. It only asks that members and their immediate families report business with reconstruction-related contracts. It passed both chambers.
After a conference committee, HB 42 sets a state sales tax holiday for 3 days in December, maximum $2,500, individuals and business, excluding automobiles, while businesses in affected areas are tax free at any amount (except automobiles). It passed both chambers.
HB 140 got hijacked to include language that enables a bigger dip to be taken out of the Budget Stabilization Fund. It got almost no opposition in both houses.
The amendment that asserted legislative supremacy over the governors’ executive order that cut about a half billion dollars from the budget was dropped from HB 156. It passed both chambers.
SCORECARD:
Total House introductions: 168; total Senate introductions: 114.
Total House good bills: 4; total Senate good bills: 7.
Total House bad bills: 13; total Senate bad bills: 7.
Total House good bills heard in committee: 4; total Senate good bills heard in committee: 6.
Total House bad bills heard in committee: 11; total Senate bad bills heard in committee: 7
Total House good bills passing committee: 4; total Senate good bills passing committee: 4.
Total House bad bills passing committee: 7; total Senate bad bills passing committee: 2
Total House good bills passing House: 4; total Senate good bills passing Senate: 3
Total House bad bills passing House: 1; total Senate bad bills passing Senate: 1
Total House good bills heard in Senate committee: 4; total Senate good bills heard in House committee: 1
Total House bad bills heard in Senate committee: 1; total Senate bad bills heard in House committee: 0
Total House good bills passing Senate committee: 4; total Senate good bills passing House committee: 1
Total House bad bills passing Senate committee: 1; total Senate bad bills passing House committee: 0
Total House good bills passing Senate 4; total Senate good bills passing House: 1
Total House bad bills passing Senate 1; total Senate bad bills passing House: 0
Total House good bills sent to the governor: 4; total Senate good bills sent to the governor: 1
Total House bad bills sent to the governor: 1; total Senate bad bills sent to the governor: 0
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