Bill filing continues, and some legislation has started moving (or stalling). (Note that some bills below actually were dealt with prior to this week.)
THE GOOD: HB 642 by Rep. Roger Wilder would repeal the Earned Income Tax Credit; HB 645 by Rep. John Wyble would reduce individual income tax rates and raise the individual exemption; HB 654 by Rep. Beau Beaullieu would synchronize state and local sales tax exceptions; HB 666 by Rep. Neil Riser would swap lower income tax rates for taxation of some services and use the proceeds to encourage weaning from the business inventory tax; SB 242 by Sen. Bob Owen would get the New Orleans City Council out of the business of water and sewerage utility regulation.
THE BAD: HB 656 by Rep. Edmond Jordan would prevent the planned phaseout of part of the state sales tax; HB 662 by Rep. Rodney Lyons would raise rates for some rental housing.
THIS WEEK FOR THE GOOD: HB 34 with minor amendment passed committee; HB 153 passed House committee; HB 206 passed committee; HB 283 with minor amendment passed committee; HB 293 with minor amendment passed committee; HB 295 passed House committee; HB 365 passed House committee; HB 366 passed House committee; HB 341 with minor amendment passed committee; HB 434 with major amendment passed committee; HB 435 with minor amendment passed committee; HB 439 with minor amendment passed committee; HB 440 with minor amendment passed committee; HB 450 passed committee; HB 459 with minor amendment passed committee; HB 526 passed committee; HB 556 with minor amendment passed committee; HB 615 with minor amendment passed committee; SB 12 was withdrawn, SB 66 passed committee; SB 99 with minor amendment passed committee; SB 101 passed committee; SB 117 with minor amendment passed committee; SB 127 with minor amendment passed committee; SB 151 with minor amendment passed committee.
THIS WEEK FOR THE BAD: SB 80 with minor amendment passed committee.
SCORECARD:
Total number of bills, House: 675;
total number of bills, Senate: 243.
Total number of good bills,
House: 58; total number of good bills, Senate: 26.
Total number of bad bills,
House: 30; total number of bad bills, Senate: 14.
Total House good bills heard in
House committee: 18; total Senate good bills heard in Senate committee: 6.
Total House bad bills heard in
House committee: 1; total Senate bad bills heard in Senate committee: 1.
Total House good bills approved
by House committee: 18; total Senate good bills passed by Senate committee: 6.
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: 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.
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