17 April 2010

Legislative regular session through Apr. 17, 2010

Bill filing continues:


THE BAD: HB 1280 by Rep. Rosalind Jones would allow unelected bodies to levy a tax on cigarettes; HB 1284 by Rep. Girod Jackson would enforce soft quotas on any contract received from the federal government by state and local governments; SB 694 by Sen. Butch Gautreaux would force teachers employed by charter schools into the Teachers Retirement System of Louisiana; SB 695 by Sen. Lydia Jackson would water down educational accountability standards.


THIS WEEK FOR THE GOOD: HB 51 passed House committee; HB 59 with minor amendments failed to pass House; HB 228 passed House committee; HB 247 with minor amendments passed House committee; HB 410 passed the House; HB 718 was substituted with HB 1292; HB 765 was involuntarily deferred; HB 1212 with minor amendments was involuntarily deferred; HB 1247 with minor amendments passed House committee; HB 1292 passed House committee.


THIS WEEK FOR THE BAD: HB 384 with minor amendments failed to pass the House; HB 732 was involuntarily deferred by House committee; SB 490 passed Senate committee and Senate; SB 492 passed Senate committee.


SCORECARD:

Total number of bills, House: 1299; total number of bills, Senate: 702.


Total number of good bills, House: 64; total number of good bills, Senate: 33.


Total number of bad bills, House: 29; total number of bad bills, Senate: 27.


Total House good bills heard in House committee: 22; total Senate good bills heard in Senate committee: 1.


Total House bad bills heard in House committee: 5; total Senate bad bills heard in Senate committee: 4.


Total House good bills passed by House committee: 8; total Senate good bills passed by Senate committee: 0.


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


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


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


Total House good bills heard in Senate committee: 0; total Senate good bills heard in House committee: 0.


Total House bad bills heard in Senate committee: 0; total Senate bad bills heard in House committee: 0.


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: 0.


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: 0.


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: 0.


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: 0.

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