Legislative Updates

Cut-off for bills to be out of the opposite house was Wednesday, April 12th.  It’s hard to believe there is just over one week left in the regular session!  Once again, as with all cut-offs, many bills died and many are still alive.  As you know,...

Fiscal committee cut-off has come and gone (April 4th), and we are moving towards cut-off for bills to be out of the opposite house (Wednesday, April 12th).  This is nail-biting time as there are a lot of bills in Rules that need to get pulled to...

Another week, another budget!  On Monday, March 27th, the House released and heard their budget.  It was then passed by the Appropriations Committee and is expected to pass the House today, Friday, March 31st.  The budget counts on over $2 billion...

The big event this week was the release and passage of the Senate budget.  The budget came out on Tuesday, passed out of Ways and Means on Wednesday, and was passed by the Senate on Thursday (or actually, early Friday morning!).  A more in-depth...

Welcome to week 10!  The week is coming to a close with the revenue forecast released yesterday and the expectation of the Senate budget coming out next Monday or Tuesday (3/20 or 3/21).  Regarding the revenue forecast, the General Fund State...

March 8th was the cut-off for bills to get out of the original house… and while many bills died, a lot did not and will now be taken up by the opposite house.  It is also important to remember that a number of bills have been deemed necessary to...

Fiscal committee cut-off came and went on February 24th…. with a lot of bills passing out of their respective fiscal committees but many not getting through and therefore dying. Monday, February 27th began morning-to-night floor action that will...

Another busy cut-off week… This time, the cut-off is for bills to get out of the fiscal committees.  Last Friday, February 17th, was the cut-off for bills to get out of the original policy committees.  And while many bills died, a lot did not!  Some...

Cut-off weeks are generally incredibly busy, and this one was no exception.  Today, February 17th, is the cut-off for bills to get out of their committees of origin.  Most committees have been both hearing and exec’ing bills all week, and for a...

Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night… While you may recognize this as the Postal Service creed, it can certainly apply to the legislature!  In spite of the snow and icy conditions, the legislature was back in action on Monday and has...