Legislative Updates

Welcome to Week 22 of the 2015 Legislative Session We’re finishing up week two of the second special session – and how quickly things change! Last Friday, the news was looking good for reaching agreement on the level of spending in the House and...

Welcome to Week 21 of the 2015 Legislative Session Week 1 of the 2nd special session has come and gone. On Monday, the Governor began meeting with the budget writers and has apparently been meeting with them regularly. There is not a budget deal yet...

Welcome to Week 20 of the 2015 Legislative Session Sine Die – again! Yesterday was the last day of the first special session, and unfortunately, there was no agreement on the budget. So, the Governor is calling the legislature back for a second...

Welcome to Week 19 of the 2015 Legislative Session We are officially through the 4th week of special session (19th week since the start of session!), and we have one more week until the end of the first special session. So what’s next? At this point...

Welcome to Week 18 of the 2015 Legislative Session It’s hard to believe, but this is the end of the 3rd week of the special session, and unfortunately, it is highly likely that there will be a 2nd special session. Although budget discussions are...

Welcome to Week 17 of the 2015 Legislative Session First and foremost, we need your feedback. Every week, we send you these emails and update our bill tracker, but it’s hard for us to know exactly what you want to hear. If you could provide your...

Welcome to Week 16 of the 2015 Legislative Session! It is now week 16 and the first week of the special session, which began on Wednesday, April 29th. So far, there does not appear to be much movement on the budget, but both the House and the...

Welcome to Week 15 of the 2015 Legislative Session! Hard to believe, but this is the last weekly update of the regular 2015 legislative session. We appreciate your interest in the issues and hope that you have found our updates to be useful. In the...

Welcome to Week 14 of the 2015 Legislative Session! The end of regular session is nearing – whether we go into extra innings remains to be seen, but it is highly likely! Until then, many bills have a ways to go until they are sent to be signed by...

Welcome to Week 12 of the 2015 Legislative Session! Not surprisingly, the recently-released House and Senate Budgets have been the primary focus of the week. Fortunately, there are a number of items included in one or both of the budgets that...