If it seems like we just had a session of the Louisiana Legislature, well, you’re right, and here come the pre-filed bills for the 2006 regular session. But first, let’s get the final scorecard from the 2006 1st Extraordinary Session:
SCORECARD:
Total House introductions: 99; total Senate introductions: 58.
Total House good bills: 11; total Senate good bills: 2.
Total House bad bills: 11; total Senate bad bills: 4.
Total House good bills heard in House committee: 5; total Senate good bills heard in Senate committee: 2.
Total House bad bills heard in House committee: 4; total Senate bad bills heard in Senate committee: 2.
Total House good bills passing House committee: 4; total Senate good bills passing Senate committee: 2.
Total House bad bills passing House committee: 4; total Senate bad bills passing Senate committee: 2.
Total House good bills passing the House: 4; total Senate good bills passing the Senate: 2.
Total House bad bills passing the House: 3; total Senate bad bills passing the Senate: 2.
Total House good bills heard in Senate committee: 3; total Senate good bills heard in House committee: 2.
Total House bad bills heard in Senate committee: 3; total Senate bad bills heard in House committee: 2.
Total House good bills passed by Senate committee: 3; total Senate good bills passed by House committee: 2.
Total House bad bills passed by Senate committee: 3; total Senate bad bills passed by House committee: 2.
Total House good bills passed by Senate: 1; total Senate good bills passed by House: 2.
Total House bad bills passed by Senate: 3; total Senate bad bills passed by House: 1.
Total House good bills advancing to the governor: 1; total Senate good bills advancing to the governor: 2
Total House bad bills advancing to the governor: 3; total Senate bad bills advancing to the governor: 1
Total House good bills signed by governor: 1; total Senate good bills signed by governor: 2
Total House bad bills signed by governor: 3; total Senate bad bills signed by governor: 1
And now, on to the regular session …
THE GOOD: HB 28 marks another attempt by Rep. Peppi Bruneau to make it constitutionally impermissible for state governmental entities of any kind to expropriate private property to turn over to another private entity for economic development purposes (similar bills: HB 29, HB 82, HB 84, HB 95, HB 131, HB 148, SB 1, SB 4, SB 8, SB 21; SB 27). HB 44 by Rep. Bodi White is a constitutional amendment to allow the new city of Central to opt out of the low-performing East Baton Rouge Parish school district, like its counterparts in the parish. HB 58 by Rep. William Daniel creates more openness to public records in regards to hiring of people in government with policy-making duties and prohibits oral contracts used in their place. HB 59 by Rep. Kay Katz shortens the state’s nation-longest polling hours by two to better keep elections commissoners’ positions filled. HB 89 by Rep. Eric LaFleur expands protections for victims of crimes by giving them greater latitude to use deadly force. HB 99 by Rep. Mike Walsworth abolishes the office of lieutenant governor and transfers its sparse functions elsewhere. HB 108 and HB 109 by Bruneau tighten lobbying requirements. HB 116 by Rep. Tim Burns has another go at consolidating Orleans Parish government. HB 132 by Burns puts pro-life restrictions on abortion (similar bill: SB 33). HB 136 by Rep. Troy Hebert strengthens Second Amendment rights during declared emergencies. HB 161 by Bruneau would consolidate higher education management into one board. SB 18 by Sen. Cleo Fields would create closed primaries for congressional offices. SB 25 by Sen. James David Cain would make American flag burning a crime.
THE BAD: HB 126 by Rep. Joe Toomy would provide for salary increases for practically every judge in the state when the option is present for judge who don’t like their salaries to resign and allow any of a multitude of candidates who like that salary level to get elected in their stead. HB 144 by Rep. Willie Hunter attempts to distort the labor marketplace by enshrining into law “comparable worth” which would make wages no longer dependent upon actual work done. HB 145 by Rep. Cheryl Gray puts additional reporting and leave requirements on employers relative to labor law that employees easily can inform themselves on their own or take on their own time.
THE UGLY: HB 44 by Rep. Billy Montgomery creates an incredibly narrow exception to the retirement rules for teachers, lasting only until Sep. 30, 2006 for someone still in the system with less than 300 days in it with less than $50,000 in it. Clearly, somebody’s being done a big favor here by Montgomery.
SCORECARD:
Total House introductions: 161; total Senate introductions: 35.
Total House good bills: 12; total Senate good bills: 2.
Total House bad bills: 3; total Senate bad bills: 0.
2 comments:
Her name is CHERYL Gray, not Ernestine.
You would think that you could at least get that right...
Thanks for noticing that; it's been corrected. I knew a woman by that name once. I also have to check myself, for similar reasons, when typing "Bryant Hammett."
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