Legislative regular session through Apr. 14, 2012

During this week, previously bad bill HB 525 was substituted into a benign form, and thus was removed from the list.

THIS WEEK FOR THE GOOD: HB 60 passed House committee; HB 61 with minor amendment passed House committee; HB 773 was involuntarily deferred; HB 850 with minor amendment passed House committee; HB 873 passed the House; SB 633 passed Senate committee and passed the Senate.

THIS WEEK FOR THE BAD: HB 834 was involuntarily deferred; HB 1139 passed House committee; HB 1144 with minor amendment passed the House.

SCORECARD

Total number of bills, House: 1197; total number of bills, Senate: 748.

Total number of good bills, House: 63; total number of good bills, Senate: 37.

Total number of bad bills, House: 41; total number of bad bills, Senate: 24.

Total House good bills heard in House committee: 22; total Senate good bills heard in Senate committee: 11.

Total House bad bills heard in House committee: 11; total Senate bad bills heard in Senate committee: 7.

Total House good bills passed by House committee: 15; total Senate good bills passed by Senate committee: 7.

Total House bad bills passed by House committee: 3; total Senate bad bills passed by Senate committee: 2.

Total House good bills approved by House: 5; total Senate good bills approved by Senate: 4.

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

Total House good bills heard in Senate committee: 2; total Senate good bills heard in House committee: 1.

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

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: 2; 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: 2; 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.