Legislative regular session through Mar. 17, 2012

Bill filing continues awhile longer, and a few noteworthy bills actually got handled this week.

THE GOOD: HB 992 by Rep. Patrick Connick would free the Crescent City Connection from tolls and shuffle remaining funds to maintenance (HB 985 introduced related to HB 61).

THIS WEEK FOR THE GOOD: HB 974 passed House committee; HB 976 passed House committee; SB 581 passed Senate committee; SB 597 passed Senate committee; SB 603 passed Senate committee.

SCORECARD

Total number of bills, House: 996; total number of bills, Senate: 614.

Total number of good bills, House: 60; total number of good bills, Senate: 33.

Total number of bad bills, House: 35; total number of bad bills, Senate: 21.

Total House good bills heard in House committee: 3; total Senate good bills heard in Senate committee: 3.

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

Total House good bills passed by House committee: 3; total Senate good bills passed by Senate committee: 3.

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

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

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

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.