Regular legislative session through May 11, 2019

A bad bill, HB 589, turned into a substitute HB 617, but that didn’t improve it. However, amendments to SB 79 made that bill benign, and thus this proposed constitutional amendment was removed from the bad bill list, as was SB 80 which contained the statutory authorizing legislation. Finally, amendments to SB 237 made it benign and it was removed from the bad bill list.

THIS WEEK FOR THE GOOD: HB 72 with minor amendment passed House committee; HB 425 with minor amendment passed Senate committee; HB 484 with minor amendment passed the House; SB 184 with minor amendment passed the Senate.

THIS WEEK FOR THE BAD: HB 63 was deferred involuntarily; HB 302 was deferred involuntarily, HB 435 with minor amendments passed House committee; HB 601 with major amendment passed House committee; HB 617 with major amendment passed the House; SB 5 with minor amendment passed the Senate; SB 112 failed to pass the Senate; SB 219 passed Senate committee.

SCORECARD:
Total number of bills, House: 621; total number of bills, Senate: 241.

Total number of good bills, House: 33; total number of good bills, Senate: 10.

Total number of bad bills, House: 27; total number of bad bills, Senate: 14.

Total House good bills heard in House committee: 25; total Senate good bills heard in Senate committee: 8.

Total House bad bills heard in House committee: 14; total Senate bad bills heard in Senate committee: 13.

Total House good bills passed by House committee: 14; total Senate good bills passed by Senate committee: 3.

Total House bad bills passed by House committee: 7; total Senate bad bills passed by Senate committee: 8.

Total House good bills approved by House: 6; total Senate good bills approved by Senate: 3.

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

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: 0; 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: 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.