Legislative regular session through Apr. 28, 2018

SB 727 falls off the list of good bills after amendments that essentially gutted it to make it largely duplicative of existing law. SB 465 comes off the list of bad bills as it was amended into benign form.

THIS WEEK FOR THE GOOD: HB 30 passed Senate committee and the Senate; HB 78 with minor amendment passed Senate committee; HB 281 passed Senate committee; HB 321 passed House committee; HB 602 with major amendment passed House committee; HB 793 with minor amendment passed House committee; HB 830 with minor amendment passed the House; HB 891 passed Senate committee; SB 31 passed the Senate; SB 42 with minor amendment passed House committee; SB 50 passed House committee; SB 325 with minor amendment passed Senate committee; SB 462 passed House committee.

THIS WEEK FOR THE BAD: HB 605 was deferred involuntarily; SB 331 passed House committee; SB 558 with minor amendment passed House committee.

SCORECARD:
Total number of bills, House: 901; total number of bills, Senate: 564.

Total number of good bills, House: 51; total number of good bills, Senate: 25.

Total number of bad bills, House: 33; total number of bad bills, Senate: 41.

Total House good bills heard in House committee: 47; total Senate good bills heard in Senate committee: 22.

Total House bad bills heard in House committee: 24; total Senate bad bills heard in Senate committee: 38.

Total House good bills passed by House committee: 24; total Senate good bills passed by Senate committee: 15.

Total House bad bills passed by House committee: 5; total Senate bad bills passed by Senate committee: 19.

Total House good bills approved by House: 11; total Senate good bills approved by Senate: 7.

Total House bad bills approved by House: 2; total Senate bad bills approved by Senate: 5.

Total House good bills heard in Senate committee: 4; total Senate good bills heard in House committee: 2.

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

Total House good bills approved by Senate committee: 3; total Senate good bills approved by House committee: 2.

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

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.