Legislative regular session through May 26, 2012

THE GOOD: On rare occasions, due to parliamentary maneuvering a bill neither ascertained good nor bad becomes one or the other as a result of one of those kinds being grafted on to it. Such happened last week when essentially the contents of HB 1198 got appended on SB 6 by Sen. Elbert Guillory, a bill that would have mandated reporting of savings through privatization of education. Thus, SB 6 has become invigorated into being a good bill.

THIS WEEK FOR THE GOOD: HB 9 passed Senate committee and the Senate; HB 10 with minor amendment passed Senate committee and the Senate; HB 61 was rejected in concurrence; HB 89 was signed by the governor; HB 209 passed Senate committee; HB 292 passed the Senate and was sent to the governor; HB 314 was concurred in and sent to the governor; HB 707 was sent to the governor; HB 711 with minor amendment passed Senate committee; HB 873 passed Senate committee and the Senate; HB 942 with minor amendment passed the Senate; HB 950 with a minor amendment passed the Senate; HB 1043 passed House committee and passed the House; SB 6 with major amendment passed House committee; SB 7 passed House committee; SB 9 with minor amendment passed House committee; SB 21 with minor amendment passed House committee; SB 47 with minor amendment passed House committee; SB 174 was sent to the governor;  SB 590 with minor amendment passed the Senate; SB 633 passed the House; SB 766 with minor amendment passed the Senate.

THIS WEEK FOR THE BAD: HB 68 was signed by the governor; HB 1216 passed the House; SB 106 passed House committee; SB 285 passed the House; SB 577 passed House committee; SB 625 was concurred in by the Senate.

SCORECARD

Total number of bills, House: 1216; total number of bills, Senate: 767.

Total number of good bills, House: 63; total number of good bills, Senate: 38.

Total number of bad bills, House: 41; total number of bad bills, Senate: 24.

Total House good bills heard in House committee: 39; total Senate good bills heard in Senate committee: 28.

Total House bad bills heard in House committee: 26; total Senate bad bills heard in Senate committee: 17.

Total House good bills passed by House committee: 26; total Senate good bills passed by Senate committee: 18.

Total House bad bills passed by House committee: 8; total Senate bad bills passed by Senate committee: 6.

Total House good bills approved by House: 17; total Senate good bills approved by Senate: 12.

Total House bad bills approved by House: 4; total Senate bad bills approved by Senate: 6.

Total House good bills heard in Senate committee: 15; total Senate good bills heard in House committee: 9.

Total House bad bills heard in Senate committee: 2; total Senate bad bills heard in House committee: 6.

Total House good bills approved by Senate committee: 14; total Senate good bills approved by House committee: 9.

Total House bad bills approved by Senate committee: 2; total Senate bad bills approved by House committee: 5.

Total House good bills approved by Senate: 11; total Senate good bills approved by House: 2.

Total House bad bills approved by Senate: 1; total Senate bad bills approved by House: 2.

Total House good bills going to governor: 6; total Senate good bills going to governor: 1.

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

Total House good bills signed by governor/filed with Secretary of State: 3; total Senate good bills signed by governor/filed with Secretary of State: 1.

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.