Bills continue to be filed, for a few days more, or substituted:
THE GOOD: HB 774 by Rep. Danny McCormick would compensate mineral owner assets from expropriation actions (similar bill: HB 783); HB 775 by Rep. Neil Riser would increase restrictions of the Second Amendment by local governments; HB 794 by Rep. Foy Gadberry would require a good faith effort to rank and contract with the most qualified architectural and engineering firms for state and local government; HB 800 by Rep. Beau Beaullieu would call a limited constitutional convention; SB 420 by Sen. Valarie Hodges would increase election security; SB 422 by Sen. Mike Fesi would bring some rationality to state museum governance.
THE BAD: HB 768 by Rep. Les Farnum would weaken government transparency; SB 419 by Sen. Kirk Talbot would decrease safety at sporting events and in the Vieux Carré.
THIS WEEK FOR THE GOOD: HB 8 passed the House; HB 46 passed House committee; HB 114 passed House committee; HB 344 with minor amendment passed House committee; HB 476 with minor amendment passed House committee; HB 506 with major amendment passed the House; HB 581 passed the House; HB 716 with minor amendment passed House committee; SB 194 passed Senate committee; SB 208 with minor amendment passed the Senate; SB 214 passed the Senate; SB 218 with minor amendment passed the Senate; SB 226 passed the Senate; SB 295 with minor amendment passed the Senate; SB 316 was reported favorably; SB 323 with minor amendment passed the Senate; SB 331 passed Senate committee; SB 350 passed Senate committee; SB 355 with major amendment passed Senate committee; SB 370 passed the Senate; SB 377 passed the Senate; SB 388 with minor amendment passed Senate committee.
THIS WEEK FOR THE BAD: HB 245 was deferred involuntarily; SB 153 passed the Senate; SB 255 passed the Senate.
SCORECARD:
Total number of bills, House: 810;
total number of bills, Senate: 423.
Total number of good bills, House: 68; total number of good bills, Senate: 44.
Total number of bad bills,
House: 39; total number of bad bills, Senate: 14.
Total House good bills heard in
House committee: 19; total Senate good bills heard in Senate committee: 23.
Total House bad bills heard in
House committee: 6; total Senate bad bills heard in Senate committee: 6.
Total House good bills approved
by House committee: 16; total Senate good bills passed by Senate committee: 18.
Total House bad bills approved
by House committee: 0; total Senate bad bills passed by Senate committee: 3.
Total House good bills approved
by House: 7; total Senate good bills approved by Senate: 9.
Total House bad bills approved
by House: 0; total Senate bad bills approved by Senate: 3.
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.
