Legislative regular session through Apr. 15, 2017

Bill filing continues for a short period, and adds to the list of the good, bad, and ugly bills of the 2017 Regular session. Otherwise, as is typical, few bills are heard and fewer still move in the first week of these sessions.

THE GOOD: HB 622 by Rep. Stephanie Hilferty would remove excessing revenue-raising authority from the Ernest N. Morial-New Orleans Exhibition Hall Authority.

SCORECARD
Total number of bills, House: 628; total number of bills, Senate: 237.

Total number of good bills, House: 44; total number of good bills, Senate: 17.

Total number of bad bills, House: 63; total number of bad bills, Senate: 20.

Total House good bills heard in House committee: 5; total Senate good bills heard in Senate committee: 0.

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

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

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

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

Total House bad bills approved by House: 0; total Senate bad bills approved by Senate: 0.

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.