Legislative regular sesison through May 10, 2014

There was a magnificent metamorphosis this week when SB 107 essentially was gutted and replaced with an entirely better framework for providing health care for the indigent. Thus, this bill not only shed its bad label, it acquired a good one.

THIS WEEK FOR THE GOOD: HB 373 passed House committee; HB 388 with minor amendment passed Senate committee; HB 452 was deferred involuntarily; HB 663 with minor amendment passed House committee; HB 874 with minor amendment passed the Senate; HB 896 was sent to the governor; HB 923 was deferred involuntarily; HB 1153 was deferred involuntarily; HB 1225 with major amendment passed the House; SB 4 was deferred involuntarily; SB 177 passed House committee; SB 337 passed House committee; SB 340 passed Senate committee; SB 343 passed Senate committee;  SB 445 with minor amendment passed House committee; SB 520 with minor amendment passed Senate committee; SB 652 with minor amendment passed Senate committee; SB 682 passed Senate committee.

THIS WEEK FOR THE BAD: HB 222 with major amendment passed the House; HB 237 passed Senate committee;  HB 246 passed the Senate;  HB 249 with minor amendment passed House committee; HB 501 passed the Senate and was sent to the governor; HB 956 with minor amendment passed the House;  HB 1097 passed House committee; HB 1172 was deferred involuntarily; SB 60 passed House committee; SB 107 was substituted; SB 554 with minor amendment passed House committee.

SCORECARD:

Total number of bills, House: 1281; total number of bills, Senate: 682.

Total number of good bills, House: 71; total number of good bills, Senate: 36.

Total number of bad bills, House: 103; total number of bad bills, Senate: 31.

Total House good bills heard in House committee: 48; total Senate good bills heard in Senate committee: 31.

Total House bad bills heard in House committee: 65; total Senate bad bills heard in Senate committee: 23.

Total House good bills passed by House committee: 25; total Senate good bills passed by Senate committee: 19.

Total House bad bills passed by House committee: 18; total Senate bad bills passed by Senate committee: 11.

Total House good bills approved by House: 15; total Senate good bills approved by Senate: 12.

Total House bad bills approved by House: 13; total Senate bad bills approved by Senate: 8.

Total House good bills heard in Senate committee: 6; total Senate good bills heard in House committee: 5.

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

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

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

Total House good bills approved by Senate: 3; total Senate good bills approved by House: 0.

Total House bad bills approved by Senate: 2; total Senate bad bills approved by House: 0.

Total House good bills going to governor: 1; total Senate good bills going to governor: 0.

Total House bad bills going to governor: 1; 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.