While from time to time in the legislative process a good bill gets its salutary features neutered, or a bad bill becomes benign, for the first time in seven years a bill actually has gone straight from one category to another. HB 306 with substantial changes has gone from unworkable and detrimental to desirable.
THIS WEEK FOR THE GOOD: HB 31 passed Senate committee; HB 55 passed the Senate; HB 175 became HB 646 by substitute; HB 306 with major amendment passed committee, with minor amendment passed the House; HB 332 passed the House; HB 377 with minor amendment passed the House; HB 415 passed Senate committee; HB 416 with minor amendment passed the House; HB 435 passed House committee, passed the House; HB 530 with major amendment passed the House; HB 537 passed Senate committee; HB 545 was involuntarily deferred by House committee; HB 646 with minor amendment passed the House; SB 13 passed House committee; SB 66 with major amendment passed House committee; SB 76 with minor amendment passed House committee; SB 259 with major amendment passed the Senate; SB 266 with minor amendment passed the Senate; SB 269 passed the Senate.
THIS WEEK FOR THE BAD: HB 313 with minor amendment passed House committee, passed the House; HB 338 with minor amendment passed House committee; with minor amendment failed to pass the House; SB 6 passed House committee.
SCORECARD
Total number of bills, House: 646; total number of bills, Senate: 270.
Total number of good bills, House: 45; total number of good bills, Senate: 19.
Total number of bad bills, House: 26; total number of bad bills, Senate: 11.
Total House good bills heard in House committee: 35; total Senate good bills heard in Senate committee: 18.
Total House bad bills heard in House committee: 23; total Senate bad bills heard in Senate committee: 7.
Total House good bills passed by House committee: 27; total Senate good bills passed by Senate committee: 13.
Total House bad bills passed by House committee: 3; total Senate bad bills passed by Senate committee: 3.
Total House good bills approved by House: 16; total Senate good bills approved by Senate: 12.
Total House bad bills approved by House: 1; total Senate bad bills approved by Senate: 3.
Total House good bills heard in Senate committee: 8; total Senate good bills heard in House committee: 3.
Total House bad bills heard in Senate committee: 0; total Senate bad bills heard in House committee: 1.
Total House good bills approved by Senate committee: 5; total Senate good bills approved by House committee: 3.
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: 1; 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.
1 comment:
i have a question hb 416 is it a law or does it has to be passed by senate and will this bill be retroactive for all non-violent offenders because the bill says says for offenders sentenced on august 11,2011 or after that date can someone help me with this
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