24 April 2010

Legislative regular session through Apr. 24, 2010

Bill filing finished this week, so the only additions from here on out will be for bills that are mutated through major amendments or for substitutes.


THE GOOD: HB 1337 by Rep. Joel Robideaux would simplify and make more actuarially sound the state’s retirement systems; HB 1370 by Rep. Fred Mills would increase the chances of closing down unsafe abortionists.


THE BAD: HB 1332 by Rep. Regina Barrow would increase the costs of state government by mandating recycling; HB 1402 by Rep. Roy Burrell would needlessly establish a quota system for state contracting; SB 762 by Sen. Sharon Weston Broome would needlessly duplicate housing laws and unnecessarily discourage residential development.


THIS WEEK FOR THE GOOD:

HB 224 with major amendments failed to pass the House; HB 248 with minor amendments passed House committees; HB 302 with minor amendments passed House committee; HB 450 was substituted for with HB 1407; HB 617 with a major amendments passed House committee; HB 1208 was substituted for with HB 1408; HB 1247 with minor amendments passed House; HB 1407 passed House committee; HB 1408 passed House committee; SB 185 passed Senate committee.


THIS WEEK FOR THE BAD: HB 251 with major amendments passed House committee.


SCORECARD:

Total number of bills, House: 1459; total number of bills, Senate: 790.


Total number of good bills, House: 66; total number of good bills, Senate: 33.


Total number of bad bills, House: 31; total number of bad bills, Senate: 28.


Total House good bills heard in House committee: 29; total Senate good bills heard in Senate committee: 3.


Total House bad bills heard in House committee: 7; total Senate bad bills heard in Senate committee: 4.


Total House good bills passed by House committee:13; total Senate good bills passed by Senate committee: 0.


Total House bad bills passed by House committee: 3; total Senate bad bills passed by Senate committee: 2.


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


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.

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