23 April 2016

Legislative regular session through Apr. 23, 2016

HB 125, on the list of bad bills, has been removed as a substitute bill for it has transformed into a benign bill. By contrast, SB 470 with a floor amendment has become so watered down that it no longer qualifies as a good bill.

THIS WEEK FOR THE GOOD: HB 151 was substituted for by some unspecified bill and passed House committee ; HB 439 passed House committee; HB 453 with minor amendment passed House committee; HB 586 with minor amendment passed House committee; HB 606 with minor amendment passed House committee; HB 812 passed Senate committee; HB 842 with minor amendment passed the House; HB 948 with minor amendment passed House committee; HB 1019 with minor amendment passed House committee; HB 1081 with minor amendment passed House committee; SB 174 passed House committee; SB 329 passed the Senate.

THIS WEEK FOR THE BAD: HB 223 passed the House; HB 231 passed House committee; HB 266 with minor amendment passed House committee; HB 598 with minor amendment passed House committee; HB 805 with minor amendment passed the House; HB 1079 was deferred involuntarily; HB 1102 with minor amendment passed House committee.


SCORECARD:
Total number of bills, House: 1147; total number of bills, Senate: 471.

Total number of good bills, House: 84; total number of good bills, Senate: 31.

Total number of bad bills, House: 66; total number of bad bills, Senate: 26.

Total House good bills heard in House committee: 40; total Senate good bills heard in Senate committee: 15.

Total House bad bills heard in House committee: 29; total Senate bad bills heard in Senate committee: 15.

Total House good bills passed by House committee: 15; total Senate good bills passed by Senate committee: 5.

Total House bad bills passed by House committee: 10; total Senate bad bills passed by Senate committee: 4.

Total House good bills approved by House: 4; total Senate good bills approved by Senate: 5.

Total House bad bills approved by House: 4; total Senate bad bills approved by Senate: 2.

Total House good bills heard in Senate committee: 1; total Senate good bills heard in House committee: 1.

Total House bad bills heard in Senate committee: 1; total Senate bad bills heard in House committee: 0.

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

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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