Legislative regular session through Apr. 14, 2018

The number of bills filed creeps up still, because of substitutes. Also, HB 357 and HB 628 were removed from the bad bill list, as amendments to these in committee made them benign.

THIS WEEK FOR THE GOOD: HB 54 passed the House; HB 88 passed the House; HB 161 passed House committee; HB 163 passed House committee; HB 414 passed House committee; HB 561 with minor amendment passed the House; HB 723 passed the House; HB 727 with minor amendment passed the House; HB 748 with minor amendment passed the House; HB 749 with major amendment passed House committee; HB 830 with minor amendment passed House committee; HB 891 passed the House; SB 364 with major amendment passed Senate committee and the Senate; SB 462 passed the Senate;

THIS WEEK FOR THE BAD: HB 162 was deferred involuntarily; HB 265 passed House committee; HB 328 was deferred involuntarily; HB 579 with major amendment passed the House; HB 651 was deferred involuntarily; HB 823 passed House committee; SB 51 passed Senate committee; SB 274 failed to pass the Senate; SB 278 failed to pass the Senate; SB 380 with minor amendment passed the Senate; SB 491 with minor amendment passed Senate committee; SB 493 with minor amendment passed Senate committee and the Senate; SB 558 with minor amendment passed the Senate.

SCORECARD:
Total number of bills, House: 898; total number of bills, Senate: 561.

Total number of good bills, House: 51; total number of good bills, Senate: 26.

Total number of bad bills, House: 33; total number of bad bills, Senate: 44.

Total House good bills heard in House committee: 30; total Senate good bills heard in Senate committee: 16.

Total House bad bills heard in House committee: 18; total Senate bad bills heard in Senate committee: 38.

Total House good bills passed by House committee: 19; total Senate good bills passed by Senate committee: 9.

Total House bad bills passed by House committee: 4; total Senate bad bills passed by Senate committee: 19.

Total House good bills approved by House: 10; total Senate good bills approved by Senate: 5.

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

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.