16 May 2009

Legislative regular session through May 16, 2009

Substitute bills are permitted until session’s end at the discretion of the presiding officer, so the total number of bills may creep up until then.

THIS WEEK FOR THE GOOD: HB 27 passed House committee; HB 60 with minor amendment passed House; HB 137 was involuntarily deferred in House committee; HB 148 with minor amendment passed House; HB 340 minor amendment passed House committee; SB 183 with major amendments passed Senate; SB 195 passed Senate committee.

THIS WEEK FOR THE BAD: HB 156 was involuntarily deferred in House committee; HB 591 with minor amendment passed House; HB 612 with minor amendment passed House committee; HB 705 passed House committee; HB 855 with minor amendment passed House; SB 43 with minor amendment passed Senate committee, passed Senate; SB 283 was signed by the governor.

SCORECARD
Total number of bills, House: 892; total number of bills, Senate: 346.

Total number of good bills, House: 33; total number of good bills, Senate: 18.

Total number of bad bills, House: 44; total number of bad bills, Senate: 22.

Total House good bills heard in House committee: 15; total Senate good bills heard in Senate committee: 6.

Total House bad bills heard in House committee: 18; total Senate bad bills heard in Senate committee: 6.

Total House good bills passed by House committee: 4; total Senate good bills passed by Senate committee: 1.

Total House bad bills passed by House committee: 5; total Senate bad bills passed by Senate committee: 2.

Total House good bills approved by House: 2; total Senate good bills approved by Senate: 1.

Total House bad bills approved by House: 2; total Senate bad bills approved by Senate: 2.

Total House good bills approved by Senate committee: 0; total Senate good bills approved by House committee: 0

Total House bad bills approved by Senate committee: 0; total Senate bad bills approved by House committee: 1

Total House good bills approved by Senate: 0; total Senate good bills approved by House: 0.

Total House bad bills approved by Senate: 0; total Senate bad bills approved by House: 1.

Total House good bills going to governor: 0; total Senate good bills going to governor: 0.

Total House bad bills going to governor: 0; total Senate bad bills going to governor: 1.

Total House good bills signed by governor: 0; total Senate good bills signed by governor: 0.

Total House bad bills signed by governor: 0; total Senate bad bills signed by governor: 1.

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