13 March 2016

Legislative special session through Mar. 13, 2016



So the First Extraordinary Session of the 2016 Louisiana Legislature went out in a flurry, including HB 62 mutating into benign form by shortening its duration and HB 2 no longer having anything of extra merit to it by stripping out its amendments that rid the state of many tax credits. Let’s see what good and bad stuff made it through.

THIS WEEK FOR THE GOOD: HB 75 with minor amendment passed the House, with minor amendment passed Senate committee, and with major amendment passed the Senate.

THIS WEEK FOR THE BAD: HB 64 failed to pass the House; HB 72 was concurred in and signed by the governor; HB 80 with minor amendment passed the House and with minor amendment passed Senate committee; HB 95 with minor amendment passed the Senate, was rejected by the House, went to conference, and was concurred in by the House and Senate.

SCORECARD:
Total number of bills, House: 127; total number of bills, Senate: 23.

Total number of good bills, House: 19; total number of good bills, Senate: 1.

Total number of bad bills, House: 20; total number of bad bills, Senate: 1.

Total House good bills heard in House committee: 10; total Senate good bills heard in Senate committee: 0.

Total House bad bills heard in House committee: 19; total Senate bad bills heard in Senate committee: 0.

Total House good bills passed by House committee: 10; total Senate good bills passed by Senate committee: 0.

Total House bad bills passed by House committee: 7; total Senate bad bills passed by Senate committee: 0.

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

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

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

Total House bad bills heard in Senate committee: 3; total Senate bad bills heard in House committee: 0.

Total House good bills approved by Senate committee: 1; total Senate good bills approved by House committee: 0.

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

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

Total House bad bills going to governor: 2; 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: 1; total Senate bad bills signed by governor/filed with Secretary of State: 0.

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