Legislative regular session through May 14, 2016

This week, HB 454 mutated into a benign form by removing from it a burdensome requirement to have the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget approve of over a hundred state contracts a month. And another bill that by substitute became HB 1167 becomes good, by Rep. Stuart Bishop that would allow school choice within any school district, subject to legal constraints and availability. Also, by substitute SB 342 transformed into a benign bill.

THIS WEEK FOR THE GOOD: HB 386 was concurred in; HB 573 was withdrawn; HB 606 passed Senate committee; HB 812 was signed by the governor; HB 842 with minor amendment passed the Senate; HB 922 passed the House; HB 1005 passed Senate committee; HB 1081 passed Senate committee; HB 1156 with minor amendment passed the House; SB 80 with minor amendment passed House committee; SB 174 was signed by the governor; SB 329 passed House committee; SB 373 passed Senate committee and the Senate; SB 466 with major amendment passed Senate committee; SB 473 passed Senate committee.

THIS WEEK FOR THE BAD: HB 7 was concurred in; HB 74 was deferred involuntarily; HB 109 was signed by the governor; HB 1102 passed Senate committee; SB 256 with minor amendment passed Senate committee and the Senate; SB 262 with minor amendment passed Senate committee and passed the Senate; SB 332 passed Senate committee

SCORECARD:
Total number of bills, House: 1167; total number of bills, Senate: 477.

Total number of good bills, House: 84; total number of good bills, Senate: 32.

Total number of bad bills, House: 65; total number of bad bills, Senate: 25.

Total House good bills heard in House committee: 52; total Senate good bills heard in Senate committee: 22.

Total House bad bills heard in House committee: 39; total Senate bad bills heard in Senate committee: 19.

Total House good bills passed by House committee: 21; total Senate good bills passed by Senate committee: 12.

Total House bad bills passed by House committee: 13; total Senate bad bills passed by Senate committee: 9.

Total House good bills approved by House: 16; total Senate good bills approved by Senate: 11.

Total House bad bills approved by House: 8; total Senate bad bills approved by Senate: 5.

Total House good bills heard in Senate committee: 5; total Senate good bills heard in House committee: 4.

Total House bad bills heard in Senate committee: 6; total Senate bad bills heard in House committee: 1.

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

Total House bad bills approved by Senate committee: 5; total Senate bad bills approved by House committee: 1.

Total House good bills approved by Senate: 3; total Senate good bills approved by House: 1.

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

Total House good bills going to governor: 2; total Senate good bills going to governor: 1.

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: 1; total Senate good bills signed by governor/filed with Secretary of State: 1.

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.