First Extraordinary Session through Jul. 4, 2020

The 2020 First Extraordinary Session of the Louisiana Legislature came to a close this past week, really just extending the regular session a month after that effort lost essentially 45 days to inactivity over the Wuhan coronavirus pandemic. As such, the 2020 scorecard will include legislation from both and be computed once all relevant bills have been dealt with.

THIS WEEK FOR THE GOOD: HB 55 was concurred in and was sent to the governor; HB 57 conference report was approved by the Senate, was recommitted to conference, had conference report approved by House and Senate, and was sent to the governor; SB 12 was filed with the secretary of state.

SCORECARD:

Total number of bills, House: 72; total number of bills, Senate: 29.

Total number of good bills, House: 18; total number of good bills, Senate: 7.

Total number of bad bills, House: 5; total number of bad bills, Senate: 0.

Total House good bills heard in House committee: 13; total Senate good bills heard in Senate committee: 4.

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

Total House good bills approved by House committee: 12; total Senate good bills passed by Senate committee: 4.

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

Total House good bills approved by House: 7; total Senate good bills approved by Senate: 4.

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

Total House good bills heard in Senate committee: 3; total Senate good bills heard in House committee: 4.

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

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: 2; total Senate good bills approved by House: 4.

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

Total House good bills going to governor: 2; total Senate good bills going to governor: 4.

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: 1.

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.