Regular legislative session through May 29, 2021

HB 514 became a bad bill with a vengeance as a result of a Senate floor amendment that made the 2016/2018 temporary sales tax increase permanent.

THIS WEEK FOR THE GOOD: HB 20 was sent to the governor; HB 149 passed Senate committee; HB 167 passed the Senate; HB 276 passed the House; HB 280 passed the Senate, HB 352 with minor amendment passed the House; HB 581 with minor amendment passed the Senate; HB 650 was deferred involuntarily; SB 8 passed House committee; SB 63 with minor amendment passed House committee; SB 64 passed the House; SB 91 with minor amendment passed the House; SB 118 with minor amendment passed the House; SB 124 with minor amendment passed the House; SB 156 passed the House; SB 159 had the Senate reject House amendments; SB 220 with minor amendment passed House committee; SB 224 passed House committee.

THIS WEEK FOR THE BAD: HB 7 with minor amendment passed the House; HB 84 passed the Senate; HB 113 passed Senate committee; HB 248 passed the Senate; HB 286 passed the Senate; HB 378 passed the Senate; HB 391 with minor amendment passed the Senate; HB 514 with major amendment was recommitted in the Senate; HB 659 failed to pass the House; HB 709 failed to pass the House; SB 24 passed the House and was sent to the governor; SB 116 with minor amendment passed the House; SB 148 with minor amendment passed the House; SB 163 with major amendment passed House committee; SB 203 passed the House.

SCORECARD:
Total number of bills, House: 711; total number of bills, Senate: 247.

Total number of good bills, House: 72; total number of good bills, Senate: 22.

 

Total number of bad bills, House: 46; total number of bad bills, Senate: 12.

 

Total House good bills heard in House committee: 64; total Senate good bills heard in Senate committee: 21.

 

Total House bad bills heard in House committee: 37; total Senate bad bills heard in Senate committee: 9.

 

Total House good bills approved by House committee: 42; total Senate good bills passed by Senate committee: 17.

 

Total House bad bills approved by House committee: 23; total Senate bad bills passed by Senate committee: 7.

 

Total House good bills approved by House: 31; total Senate good bills approved by Senate: 15.

 

Total House bad bills approved by House: 13; total Senate bad bills approved by Senate: 5.

 

Total House good bills heard in Senate committee: 9; total Senate good bills heard in House committee: 14.

 

Total House bad bills heard in Senate committee: 7; total Senate bad bills heard in House committee: 5.

 

Total House good bills approved by Senate committee: 8; total Senate good bills approved by House committee: 12.

 

Total House bad bills approved by Senate committee: 7; total Senate bad bills approved by House committee: 5.

 

Total House good bills approved by Senate: 5; total Senate good bills approved by House: 6.

 

Total House bad bills approved by Senate: 5; total Senate bad bills approved by House: 4.

 

Total House good bills going to governor: 1; total Senate good bills going to governor: 0.

 

Total House bad bills going to governor: 0; total Senate bad bills going to governor: 1.

 

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.