Legislative regular session through May 16, 2015

Some interesting developments this week ended up in turning HB 373 into a benign bill.

THIS WEEK FOR THE GOOD: HB 61 with minor amendment passed House committee; HB 235 passed House committee; HB 701 with minor amendment passed the House; SB 34 was substituted for; becoming SB 283; SB 68 passed House committee; SB 96 was withdrawn; SB 99 was withdrawn; SB 102 passed the Senate; SB 104 was withdrawn; SB 106 with minor amendments passed the Senate; SB 155 with minor amendment passed the Senate; SB 283 passed Senate committee and passed the Senate.

THIS WEEK FOR THE BAD: HB 21 was deferred involuntarily; HB 43 with minor amendment passed the House; HB 333 passed House committee; HB 370 passed the House; HB 411 passed House committee; HB 412 with minor amendment passed House Committee; HB 672 was deferred involuntarily; HB 768 failed to pass the House; SB 153 with minor amendment passed Senate committee and the Senate; SB 173 with major amendment passed Senate committee and the Senate; SB 218 with major amendment passed the Senate; SB 260 with major amendment passed Senate committee and the Senate.

SCORECARD:

Total number of bills, House: 845; total number of bills, Senate: 283.

Total number of good bills, House: 66; total number of good bills, Senate: 31.

Total number of bad bills, House: 105; total number of bad bills, Senate: 27.

Total House good bills heard in House committee: 21; total Senate good bills heard in Senate committee: 19.

Total House bad bills heard in House committee: 31; total Senate bad bills heard in Senate committee: 17.

Total House good bills passed by House committee: 14; total Senate good bills passed by Senate committee: 15.

Total House bad bills passed by House committee: 19; total Senate bad bills passed by Senate committee: 8.

Total House good bills approved by House: 6; total Senate good bills approved by Senate: 14.

Total House bad bills approved by House: 7; total Senate bad bills approved by Senate: 5.

Total House good bills heard in Senate committee: 1; 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: 0; 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: 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.