Regular legislative session through May 25, 2025

After its watering down, HB 639 was removed from the list of good bills.

THIS WEEK FOR THE GOOD: HB 75 failed to pass the House; HB 153 passed Senate committee; HB 293 passed Senate committee; HB 295 passed the House; HB 307 with minor amendment passed the House; HB 353 was substituted for by HB 696; HB 365 with minor amendment passed Senate committee; HB 366 with minor amendment passed Senate committee; HB 431 passed the Senate; HB 434 passed the Senate; HB 450 passed the Senate; HB 526 with minor amendment passed Senate committee; HB 548 with minor amendment passed the House; HB 563 with minor amendment passed Senate committee; HB 683 passed the House; HB 685 with minor amendment passed the House; HB 691 with minor amendment passed the House; HB 693 with minor amendment passed the House; HB 696 with minor amendment passed committee; SB 54 passed House committee; SB 58 with minor amendment passed House committee; SB 66 with minor amendment passed House committee; SB 81 passed House committee; SB 99 with major amendment passed House committee; SB 101 with minor amendment passed House committee; SB 118 passed House committee; SB 127 passed the Senate; SB 130 with major amendment passed committee and with minor amendment passed the Senate; SB 245 with minor amendment passed the Senate.

THIS WEEK FOR THE BAD: HB 220 with minor amendment passed House committee and failed to pass the House; HB 271 failed to pass the House; HB 656 with minor amendment passed House committee; SB 4 with minor amendment passed House committee; SB 80 with minor amendment passed House committee; SB 218 failed to pass the Senate.

Regular legislative session through May 18, 2025

As it turned out, HB 421 became by substitute HB 685. And, SB 231 was amended in a fashion as to remove it from the list of good bills. Plus, substitute bill SB 245, which creates a database of nongovernment organizations receiving money from the state, was added.

THIS WEEK FOR THE GOOD: HB 206 with minor amendment passed Senate committee; HB 289 passed the House; HB 371 with major amendment passed the House; HB 425 with major amendment passed committee and the House; HB 431 with minor amendment passed Senate committee; HB 434 with minor amendment passed Senate committee; HB 450 passed Senate committee; HB 459 with minor amendment passed the House; HB 473 with minor amendment passed the House; HB 568 was substituted by HB 691, HB 575 with major amendment passed committee and with major amendment passed the House; HB 583 was substituted by HB 692; HB 593 was substituted by HB 694; HB 615 with major amendment failed to pass; HB 654 passed the House; HB 678 with minor amendment passed the House; HB 684 with minor amendment passed the House; SB 8 passed the Senate; SB 15 with minor amendment passed the Senate; SB 54 with minor amendment passed the Senate; SB 58 with minor amendment passed the Senate; SB 81 passed the Senate; SB 117 with minor amendment passed House committee; SB 154 passed House committee; SB 245 passed committee.

THIS WEEK FOR THE BAD: HB 63 with minor amendment passed committee; HB 271 with major amendment passed committee and with minor amendment passed committee; HB 540 passed the House; SB 80 with minor amendment passed House committee.

Regular legislative session through May 11, 2025

HB 421 became a substitute bill, but reporting is slow about its new number. After becoming a substitute, HB 684, which regulates more strictly use of restraints and isolation as corrective measures for students, was added to the list of good bills. And, SB 61 was removed from the list of bad bills.

THIS WEEK FOR THE GOOD: HB 75 with minor amendment passed committee; HB 153 with minor amendment passed the House; HB 289 with major amendment passed committee; HB 293 with minor amendment passed the House; HB 365 passed the House; HB 366 with major amendment passed the House; HB 371 with minor amendment passed committee; HB 421 passed committee by substitute; HB 425 with major amendment passed House committee; HB 473 passed committee; HB 528 with minor amendment passed the House; HB 548 passed committee; HB 561 with minor amendment passed the House; HB 563 with minor amendment passed the House; HB 599 was substituted for by HB 683; HB 638 passed committee; HB 654 with minor amendment passed committee; HB 678 with minor amendment passed committee; HB 683 passed committee; HB 684 passed committee; SB 15 with minor amendment passed committee; SB 54 with minor amendment passed committee; SB 58 with minor amendment passed committee; SB 81 passed committee; SB 118 passed the Senate; SB 154 with major amendment passed the Senate; SB 179 with minor amendment passed the Senate; SB 183 with minor amendment passed committee; SB 226 with minor amendment passed committee.

THIS WEEK FOR THE BAD: SB 115 with minor amendment passed committee.

SCORECARD:

Total number of bills, House: 684; total number of bills, Senate: 243.

 

Total number of good bills, House: 59; total number of good bills, Senate: 26.

 

Total number of bad bills, House: 30; total number of bad bills, Senate: 12.

 

Total House good bills heard in House committee: 46; total Senate good bills heard in Senate committee: 19.

 

Total House bad bills heard in House committee: 6; total Senate bad bills heard in Senate committee: 6.

 

Total House good bills approved by House committee: 36; total Senate good bills passed by Senate committee: 16.

 

Total House bad bills approved by House committee: 1; total Senate bad bills passed by Senate committee: 5.

 

Total House good bills approved by House: 18; total Senate good bills approved by Senate: 9.

 

Total House bad bills approved by House: 0; total Senate bad bills approved by Senate: 2.

 

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.

Regular legislative session through May 4, 2025

Bill introduction now having passed, only substitute bills will add to totals. There are a few placeholder bills, however, mainly dealing with reapportionment that could become added to the list of good or bad.

THIS WEEK FOR THE GOOD: HB 34 passed the House; HB 206 passed the House; HB 283 with minor amendment passed the House; HB 307 with minor amendment passed committee; HB 431 with minor amendment passed the House; HB 434 passed the House; HB 435 passed the House; HB 439 with minor amendment passed the House; HB 440 passed the House; HB 450 with minor amendment passed the House; HB 472 was substituted for by HB 678; HB 473 passed committee; HB 526 with major amendment passed the House; HB 528 with minor amendment passed committee; HB 554 with minor amendment passed committee; HB 561 with major amendment passed committee; HB 563 with minor amendment passed committee; HB 639 with minor amendment passed committee; HB 678 with major amendment passed committee; SB 8 with minor amendment passed committee; SB 66 with minor amendment passed the Senate; SB 99 with major amendment passed the Senate; SB 101 passed the Senate; SB 117 with minor amendment passed the Senate; SB 127 passed committee; SB 151 passed the Senate; SB 179 with minor amendment passed committee.

THIS WEEK FOR THE BAD: HB 540 with major amendment passed committee; SB 80 with minor amendment passed the Senate; SB 86 passed committee; SB 218 passed committee.

SCORECARD:
Total number of bills, House: 682; total number of bills, Senate: 243.

Total number of good bills, House: 58; total number of good bills, Senate: 26.

 

Total number of bad bills, House: 30; total number of bad bills, Senate: 14.

 

Total House good bills heard in House committee: 32; total Senate good bills heard in Senate committee: 12.

 

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

 

Total House good bills approved by House committee: 26; total Senate good bills passed by Senate committee: 9.

 

Total House bad bills approved by House committee: 1; total Senate bad bills passed by Senate committee: 3.

 

Total House good bills approved by House: 11; total Senate good bills approved by Senate: 6.

 

Total House bad bills approved by House: 0; 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.