We are halfway through this legislative session having completed 20 days as of today. The legislature will be in recess on Monday, February 20, for Presidents’ Day, and then they will reconvene Tuesday through Friday next week. The major action in the House this week was passage of the $25B budget for fiscal year 2018…
We are nearing the halfway point of the 2017 legislative session. The legislature met for four days this week and has now completed 16 legislative days. They will reconvene on Tuesday, February 14, and will be in session through next Friday. Recently introduced bills include HR 158 which is a constitutional amendment requiring fees and…
We are now into the second month of the legislative session and the legislature has completed 12 legislative days. They will reconvene on Tuesday next week and will be in session through Friday. The House and Senate have agreed to an adjournment resolution setting the calendar for the remainder of this session (SR 132) which,…
The legislature met Monday-Thursday this week and they have now completed eight legislative days. They will reconvene on Monday and will meet for four days again next week. Standing committees have begun to meet, but these meetings have been introductory and organizational. There were two special events of note this week: House passage of the…
The 2017 General Assembly session began on Monday, January 9, with the usual pomp and ceremony of swearing in the House and Senate members. The Senate officially elected Senator David Shafer President Pro Tem and David Cook as Secretary of the Senate. The Senate also passed a resolution to move cross-over day from Day 30…