Bill filing has ceased for the session. Check out the final numbers below on the scorecard.
THE GOOD: HB 1207 by Rep. Kay Katz would remove monies borrowed by a corporation from the computation of its franchise tax, currently done by only Louisiana and Oklahoma. HB 1260 by Rep. Mike Powell would increase school discipline and employee safety by increasing punishments on students threatening violence on school personnel; HB 1264 by Rep. Steve Scalise would outlaw partial-birth abortions; HB 1277 by Rep. Peppi Bruneau would increase ballot security by getting the state to share voter registrant information with other states to ensure that a person is not registered in more than one state; HB 1347 by Rep. Bodi White establishes a pilot school voucher program (similar bill: SB 689); SB 669 by Sen. Art Lentini would make elected officeholders who commit a felony in the course of their duties ineligible to receive retirement benefits; SB 681 by Sen. Joe McPherson would continue to keep a lid on overexpansion of nursing homes;
THE BAD: HB 1316 by Rep. Karen Carter would require for the next few years that funding going to Orleans Parish entities would continue at a level higher than the population currently could justify; HB 1340 by Rep. Cheryl Gray would extend the wasteful temporary practice of allowing Orleans voters to vote in satellite locations outside of the parish to residents in any parish affected by a declared disaster at any time; HB 1361 by Rep. Michael Jackson would ease ethics requirements for certain people affiliated with the Louisiana Educational Television Authority; SB 693 by Sen. Robert Adley would reduce competitive insurance coverage and introduce more politics into the pricing of insurance;
THIS WEEK FOR THE GOOD: HB 108 passed committee; HB 109 passed committee; HB 429 was deferred by committee; HB 514 passed committee with minor amendments and with minor amendments passed House; HB 815 with minor amendments passed committee; SB 33 passed committee with minor amendments.
THIS WEEK FOR THE BAD: SB 639 passed committee with minor amendments.
Bills filed in the Senate essentially the same to those already filed in the House: SB 700 (HB 194).
SCORECARD:
Total House introductions: 1363; total Senate introductions: 741.
Total House good bills: 30; total Senate good bills: 16.
Total House bad bills: 18; total Senate bad bills: 19.
Total House good bills heard in House committee: 13; total Senate good bills heard in Senate committee: 7.
Total House bad bills heard in House committee: 2; total Senate bad bills heard in Senate committee: 12.
Total House good bills passing committee: 6; total Senate good bills passing committee: 3.
Total House bad bills passing committee: 1; total Senate bad bills passing committee: 2
Total House good bills passing House: 2; total Senate good bills passing Senate: 1
Total House bad bills passing House: 0; total Senate bad bills passing Senate: 1
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