25 March 2018

Legislative regular session through Mar. 24, 2018

Bill filing continues …

THE GOOD: HB 718 by Rep. Patrick Connick would tighten ethics requirements for former executive branch officials.

THE BAD: SB 465 by Sen. Wesley Bishop would remove valuable disciplinary tools from schools; SB 474 by Sen. Yvonne Colomb would subvert accountability and the capital outlay process.

THIS WEEK FOR THE GOOD: HB 30 passed House committee and the House; HB 78 with minor amendment passed House committee; HB 123 became substituted for by HB 723; HB 723 passed House committee; SB 42 with minor amendment passed the Senate; SB 50 passed the Senate; SB 119 with major amendment passed Senate committee and passed the Senate.

THIS WEEK FOR THE BAD: HB 89 passed House committee; SB 148 with minor amendment passed Senate committee; SB 149 with minor amendment passed Senate committee; SB 262 with minor amendment passed Senate committee.

SCORECARD:
Total number of bills, House: 724; total number of bills, Senate: 482.

Total number of good bills, House: 40; total number of good bills, Senate: 21.

Total number of bad bills, House: 28; total number of bad bills, Senate: 41.

Total House good bills heard in House committee: 5; total Senate good bills heard in Senate committee: 3.

Total House bad bills heard in House committee: 3; total Senate bad bills heard in Senate committee: 16.

Total House good bills passed by House committee: 3; total Senate good bills passed by Senate committee: 3.

Total House bad bills passed by House committee: 1; total Senate bad bills passed by Senate committee: 8.

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

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.

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