Legislative regular session through Mar. 29, 2014

There still a week or so left for filing bills, and they continue to trickle in.

THE GOOD: HB 1059 by Rep. Kirk Talbot would prevent government for working as dues collectors for unions in local transit agencies; HB 1075 by Rep. Patrick Connick would close a loophole to discourage the most common form of littering; HB 1076 by Rep. John Schroder was adopted as a substitute for HB 946 that would make educational data collected by the state more secure.

THE BAD: HB 1049 by Rep. James Armes would have state employee ratepayers and taxpayers pay for surgery to correct morbid obesity from non-medical causes.

THE UGLY: SB 569 by Sen. Blade Morrish would create a special carve-out for a particular nursing home to be exempt from the state’s additional bed moratorium.

THIS WEEK FOR THE GOOD: HB 25 with minor amendment passed House committee; HB 225 with minor amendment passed House committee; HB 555 passed House committee; HB 588 with minor amendment passed House committee; HB 874 with minor amendment passed House committee; HB 896 passed House committee; HB 961 with minor amendment passed House committee; HB 1075 passed House committee; HB 1076 passed House committee; SB 394 passed Senate committee.

THIS WEEK FOR THE BAD: HB 187 with major amendment passed House committee; SB 126 passed the Senate.

SCORECARD:

Total number of bills, House: 1078; total number of bills, Senate: 574.

Total number of good bills, House: 63; total number of good bills, Senate: 33.

Total number of bad bills, House: 95; total number of bad bills, Senate: 27.

Total House good bills heard in House committee: 20; total Senate good bills heard in Senate committee: 7.

Total House bad bills heard in House committee: 10; total Senate bad bills heard in Senate committee: 4.

Total House good bills passed by House committee: 10; total Senate good bills passed by Senate committee: 2.

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

Total House good bills approved by House: 0; total Senate good bills approved by Senate: 1.

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.