Legislative regular session through May 4, 2013

HB 116 is being removed from the list of bad bills as it has mutated into a benign form. The same is true with HB 343; however, these will be monitored to ensure future amendment do not unwind the reasons for which they were initially objectionable. With tax and budgetary reform in flux, many mutations may occur in the next week. And, a new bill by substitute joins the list of the good, SB 259 by Sen. Barrow Peacock, which will shore up unfunded accrued liabilities in pensions for firefighters.

THIS WEEK FOR THE GOOD: HB 6 passed the House; HB 88 was involuntarily deferred; HB 98 with minor amendment passed committee; HB 111 with major amendment passed committee; SB 4 with minor amendment passed committee; SB 20 passed the Senate; SB 36 with major amendment passed the Senate.

THIS WEEK FOR THE BAD: HB 160 with minor amendment passed committee; HB 174 with minor amendment passed committee; HB 284 was involuntarily deferred; SB 33 with minor amendment passed Senate committee; SB 125 with major amendment passed Senate committee; SB 153 with minor amendment passed Senate committee; SB 215 passed the Senate.

SCORECARD

Total number of bills, House: 724; total number of bills, Senate: 259.

Total number of good bills, House: 51; total number of good bills, Senate: 16.

Total number of bad bills, House: 51; total number of bad bills, Senate: 12.

Total House good bills heard in House committee: 29; total Senate good bills heard in Senate committee: 11.

Total House bad bills heard in House committee: 27; total Senate bad bills heard in Senate committee: 8.

Total House good bills passed by House committee: 5; total Senate good bills passed by Senate committee: 9.

Total House bad bills passed by House committee: 3; total Senate bad bills passed by Senate committee: 4.

Total House good bills approved by House: 3; total Senate good bills approved by Senate: 5.

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.