Regular legislative session through Jun. 4, 2022

HB 37 was amended into an almost unrecognizable form from its original language, and thus is dropped from the list of good bills. HB 707 was amended into a better form and thus is dropped from the list of bad bills.

THIS WEEK FOR THE GOOD: HB 54 with minor amendment passed Senate committee and with minor amendment passed the Senate; HB 117 passed the Senate and was rejected; HB 166 with minor amendment passed the Senate; HB 178 passed Senate committee and the Senate; HB 185 passed the Senate and was sent to the governor; HB 194 with minor amendment passed Senate committee and with minor amendment passed the Senate; HB 202 passed the Senate and was sent to the governor; HB 269 failed to pass the Senate; HB 364 with minor amendment passed Senate committee, passed the Senate, and was concurred in; HB 369 passed the Senate; HB 412 passed Senate committee; HB 455 was sent to the governor; HB 526 passed Senate committee; HB 544 was sent to the governor; HB 655 with minor amendment passed the Senate; HB 681 passed the Senate; HB 701 passed the Senate and was sent to the governor; HB 865 passed the Senate; HB 953 passed the Senate; HB 969 passed the Senate; HB 1031 with minor amendment passed Senate committee and passed the Senate; HB 1059 with minor amendment passed the Senate; HB 1074 passed Senate committee and passed the Senate; SB 104 was sent to the governor; SB 112 was passed by the House and concurred in; SB 141 passed the House; SB 143 with minor amendment passed the House and was concurred in; SB 144 passed the House; SB 258 was sent to the governor; SB 350 passed the House; SB 383 was concurred in and sent to the governor.

THIS WEEK FOR THE BAD: HB 190 with minor amendment passed the Senate; HB 308 was sent to the governor; HB 557 was concurred in; HB 1012 passed the Senate and was sent to the governor; SB 201 passed the House and was sent to the governor.

Regular legislative session through May 28, 2022

HB 649 gained new life by becoming amended into a benign form. Thus, it was removed from the list of bad bills. And, SB 354 was amended to make it almost unrecognizable, so it has been removed from the list of good bills.

THIS WEEK FOR THE GOOD: HB 29 with minor amendment passed the House; HB 33 with minor amendment passed Senate committee; HB 37 passed Senate committee; HB 43 with minor amendment passed Senate committee; HB 117 passed Senate committee; HB 166 passed Senate committee; HB 178 with minor amendment passed the House; HB 194 with minor amendment passed Senate committee; HB 369 passed Senate committee; HB 428 failed to pass the House; HB 455 passed Senate committee and the Senate; HB 526 passed Senate committee; HB 544 passed the Senate; HB 618 with minor amendment passed Senate committee; HB 655 with minor amendment passed Senate committee; HB 811 passed Senate committee; HB 865 passed Senate committee; HB 978 passed Senate committee; HB 1074 passed Senate committee; SB 44 was concurred in and sent to the governor; SB 104 passed the House; SB 258 was passed by the House.

THIS WEEK FOR THE BAD: HB 190 passed Senate committee; HB 195 passed Senate committee; HB 254 failed to pass the House; HB 308 passed the Senate; HB 363 passed the Senate; HB 557 with minor amendment passed the Senate; HB 707 with minor amendment passed the House; HB 1012 passed Senate committee.

Regular legislative session through May 21, 2022

HB 298 and HB 536 were amended to make these benign bills, and were removed from the list of bad bills as a result.

THIS WEEK FOR THE GOOD: HB 253 with minor amendment passed House committee; HB 269 passed Senate committee; HB 369 with minor amendment passed the House; HB 412 passed the House; HB 438 was deferred involuntarily; HB 526 passed the House; HB 544 passed Senate committee; HB 681 with minor amendment passed Senate committee; HB 747 was deferred involuntarily; HB 787 was deferred involuntarily; HB 811 passed the House; HB 953 passed Senate committee; HB 969 passed Senate committee; HB 1014 was deferred involuntarily, HB 1031 with major amendment passed the House; SB 4 with minor amendment passed the Senate;  SB 44 with minor amendment passed the House;  SB 112 with minor amendment passed House committee; SB 143 passed House committee; SB 144 passed House committee; SB 350 passed House committee.

THIS WEEL FOR THE BAD: HB 183 passed the House; HB 254 with minor amendment passed House committee; HB 557 passed Senate committee.

Regular legislative session through May 14, 2022

HB 161, HB 774, and SB 47 were amended ways to remove these from the list of bad bills.

THIS WEEK FOR THE GOOD: HB 12 passed Senate committee; HB 29 with minor amendment passed House committee; HB 178 with minor amendment passed House committee; HB 185 passed the House; HB 202 passed Senate committee; HB 356 failed to pass the House; HB 428 with minor amendment passed House committee; HB 438 passed the House; HB 531 passed House committee; HB 681 with minor amendment passed Senate committee; HB 701 passed Senate committee; HB 811 passed House committee; HB 837 was discharged from committee; HB 865 passed House committee; HB 884 with major amendment passed the House; HB 969 passed the House; HB 978 with minor amendment passed the House; HB 1074 passed the House; SB 4 failed to pass the Senate; SB 104 passed House committee; SB 112 passed the Senate; SB 141 with minor amendment passed House committee; SB 143 with minor amendment passed the Senate; SB 258 passed House committee; SB 354 with minor amendment passed House committee; SB 383 with minor amendment passed House committee.

THIS WEEK FOR THE BAD: HB 183 passed House committee; HB 303 with minor amendment passed the House; HB 391 with minor amendment passed the House;  HB 557 with minor amendment passed the House; HB 649 on reconsideration failed to pass the House; HB 688 failed to pass the House; HB 1012 passed the House; SB 201 passed Senate committee.

Regular legislative session through May 7, 2022

HB 559 was substituted for by HB 1074. Also, SB 256 was amended to become benign and SB  358 and 467 were improved enough to warrant removal from the list of bad bills.

THIS WEEK FOR THE GOOD: HB 53 failed to pass the House; HB 80 passed the House; HB 117 with major amendment passed House committee; HB 194 passed the House; HB 269 with minor amendment passed the House; HB 356 passed House committee; HB 364 with major amendment passed the House; HB 369 with minor amendment passed House committee; HB 438 with major amendment passed House committee; HB 455 passed the House; HB 544 with minor amendment passed the House; HB 837 was deferred involuntarily; HB 884 with major amendment passed House committee; HB 953 passed the House; HB 978 with minor amendment passed House committee; HB 1031 with major amendment passed House committee; HB 1059 with minor amendment passed Senate committee; HB 1074 passed House committee; SB 44 passed House committee; SB 112 with major amendment passed Senate committee.

THIS WEEK FOR THE BAD: HB 195 with minor amendment passed House committee; HB 391 with major amendment passed House committee; HB 649 failed to pass the House; HB 678 passed House committee.