13 June 2015

Legislative regular session through Jun. 13, 2015



The Legislature has adjourned sine die, so pocketbooks are safe for at least a few more months. Now the governor must make his decisions on a host of good and bad bills. In the interim, SB 153 was mutated into benign form.

THIS WEEK FOR THE GOOD: HB 61 with major amendment passed the Senate and was rejected by the House; HB 598 was concurred in; HB 735 with minor amendment passed the Senate, was rejected by the House, and conference report with minor amendment was approved by both; HB 748 with minor amendment passed the Senate, was rejected by the House, and the conference report with minor amendment was approved by both; HB 749 was passed by the Senate and sent to the governor; HB 779 with minor amendment passed the Senate and was concurred in; HB 829 with minor amendment passed the Senate, was rejected by the House, and conference report with major amendment was approved by both; SB 98 was concurred in and sent to the governor; SB 100 was rejected by the House and conference report with major amendment was approved by both; SB 101 was concurred in and sent to the governor; SB 102 was rejected by the Senate and conference report with major amendment was approved by both; SB 103 was rejected by the Senate and conference report with major amendment was approved by both; SB 105 was rejected by the Senate; SB 106 was rejected by the Senate and conference report with minor amendment was approved by both; SB 122 was concurred with and sent to the governor; SB 133 was concurred in and sent to the governor; SB 155 failed to pass the House; SB 283 was concurred in and sent to the governor.

THIS WEEK FOR THE BAD: HB 30 passed Senate committee, passed the Senate, and was sent to the governor; HB 119 was rejected by the House, conference report with major amendment was approved by both, and was sent to the governor; HB 171 was concurred in and sent to the governor; HB 216 was sent to the governor; HB 370 was rejected by the House, conference report with minor amendment was approved by both, and was sent to the governor; HB 624 with minor amendment passed the Senate, was rejected by the House, and conference report with minor amendment was approved by both; HB 629 with minor amendment passed the Senate, was rejected by the House, and conference report with minor amendment was approved by both; HB 837 was concurred in and sent to the governor; SB 61 was rejected by the Senate and conference report with minor amendment was approved by both; SB 190 was concurred in and sent to the governor; SB 202 passed the House; SB 259 was concurred in and sent to the governor; SB 260 with minor amendment passed the House, was concurred in, and sent to the governor.

SCORECARD:
Total number of bills, House: 847; total number of bills, Senate: 285.

Total number of good bills, House: 66; total number of good bills, Senate: 31.

Total number of bad bills, House: 104; total number of bad bills, Senate: 25.

Total House good bills heard in House committee: 28; total Senate good bills heard in Senate committee: 22.

Total House bad bills heard in House committee: 38; total Senate bad bills heard in Senate committee: 15.

Total House good bills passed by House committee: 20; total Senate good bills passed by Senate committee: 17.

Total House bad bills passed by House committee: 22; total Senate bad bills passed by Senate committee: 8.

Total House good bills approved by House: 15; total Senate good bills approved by Senate: 16.

Total House bad bills approved by House: 12; total Senate bad bills approved by Senate: 8.

Total House good bills heard in Senate committee: 13; total Senate good bills heard in House committee: 15.

Total House bad bills heard in Senate committee: 12; total Senate bad bills heard in House committee: 8.

Total House good bills approved by Senate committee: 10; total Senate good bills approved by House committee: 14.

Total House bad bills approved by Senate committee: 9; total Senate bad bills approved by House committee: 6.

Total House good bills approved by Senate: 8; total Senate good bills approved by House: 13.

Total House bad bills approved by Senate: 9; total Senate bad bills approved by House: 6.

Total House good bills going to governor: 7; total Senate good bills going to governor: 11.

Total House bad bills going to governor: 9; total Senate bad bills going to governor: 6.

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: 1.

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