Legislative regular session through Mar. 19, 2016

A few more bills got introduced into the regular session this week, and some made the list:

THE GOOD: HB 908 by Rep. Kevin Pearson would improve paying off the unfunded accrued liability of a pension system; HB 910 by Rep. Kirk Talbot would remove future nonessential non-state employees from receiving a state pension.

THE BAD: SB 361 by Sen. Blade Morrish would put needless restrictions on eligibility for school vouchers.

SCORECARD:

Total number of bills, House: 910; total number of bills, Senate: 362.

Total number of good bills, House: 67; total number of good bills, Senate: 24.

Total number of bad bills, House: 59; total number of bad bills, Senate: 20.

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

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

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

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.