Regular legislative session through May 30, 2020

We enter the final days of the 2020 Regular Session, but, if your favorite bill didn’t make it, fear not; a special session is on the way which might allow for a mulligan.

THIS WEEK FOR THE GOOD: HB 140 passed Senate committee and passed the Senate with minor amendment; HB 334 passed Senate committee and with minor amendment passed the Senate; HB 445 passed Senate committee; HB 689 passed Senate committee; HB 690 passed Senate committee and with minor amendment passed the Senate; HB 746 passed Senate committee and passed the Senate; HB 868 with minor amendment passed the House; SB 75 passed House committee and with minor amendment passed the House; SB 157 with minor amendment passed the House and was concurred in by the Senate; SB 166 with minor amendment passed the House and was concurred in by the Senate; SB 231 passed House committee and passed the House; SB 351 passed House committee and with minor amendment passed the House; SB 418 with minor amendment passed House committee and passed the House; SB 423 passed House committee and with minor amendment passed the House; SB 461 with minor amendment passed House committee and with minor amendment passed the House; SB 491 passed House committee and passed the House; SB 498 passed the House and was concurred in by the Senate.

THIS WEEK FOR THE BAD: HB 97 passed the Senate; HB 241 passed Senate committee and passed the Senate; HB 328 passed the Senate; HB 676 with minor amendment passed Senate committee and with minor amendment passed the Senate; HB 763 with minor amendment passed the Senate; HB 819 with minor amendment passed the Senate; SB 437 passed House committee and passed the House.

SCORECARD:
Total number of bills, House: 871; total number of bills, Senate: 518.

Total number of good bills, House: 61; total number of good bills, Senate: 37.

Total number of bad bills, House: 64; total number of bad bills, Senate: 36.

Total House good bills heard in House committee: 22; total Senate good bills heard in Senate committee: 12.

Total House bad bills heard in House committee: 24; total Senate bad bills heard in Senate committee: 12.

Total House good bills passed by House committee: 14; total Senate good bills passed by Senate committee: 12.

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

Total House good bills approved by House: 9; total Senate good bills approved by Senate: 10.

Total House bad bills approved by House: 7; total Senate bad bills approved by Senate: 1.

Total House good bills heard in Senate committee: 6; total Senate good bills heard in House committee: 10.

Total House bad bills heard in Senate committee: 6; total Senate bad bills heard in House committee: 1.

Total House good bills approved by Senate committee: 4; total Senate good bills approved by House committee: 10.

Total House bad bills approved by Senate committee: 6; total Senate bad bills approved by House committee: 1.

Total House good bills approved by Senate: 0; total Senate good bills approved by House: 10.

Total House bad bills approved by Senate: 5; total Senate bad bills approved by House: 1.

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.