Legislative Updates

Welcome to the 2017 Legislative Session! It’s hard to believe the interim is over and the legislature is back in action.  The week was busy with elected officials being sworn in, the Governor’s address to the legislature, the inaugural ball, bill...

The House and Senate agreed on a budget early in the week and passed it on Tuesday, March 29th!  They also passed a number of bills ‘necessary to implement the budget’ and overrode the bills the Governor vetoed at the conclusion of the regular...

As you know, the legislature adjourned last Thursday, March 10th.  The Governor then proceeded to veto 27 bills and call them back into a special session!  No floor action has taken place since the special session began; however, the Senate did...

As of today, bills must be out of the opposite house or they will die – unless, of course, the substance of the bill gets included in another bill, which could happen if a bill is in dispute, changes are being made, and the bill will have to be...

If it’s Friday, there must be a cut-off!  They come up very quickly during a short session, and this week was no different.  Today is the cut-off for policy bills to be out of the opposite committee.  If they aren’t out by today, they will die....

The session is moving quickly – with more cut-offs passed and more to come (see below). A couple of good news items – the House Children’s Mental Health bill passed the House and is scheduled to be heard on Monday, February 22nd in the Senate Human...

It’s hard to believe that we’re half way through the session! Cut-off for bills to be out of their respective fiscal committees was on Tuesday, Feb. 9th and with cut-off for bills to be out of the house of origin Feb. 17th, things have been moving...

Cut-off week is always a whirlwind of activity... Bills have to be out of the original policy committees today and out of the fiscal committees by the end of the day/night on Tuesday, February 9th. So, while everyone is working hard to make sure...

The first major cut-off, when bills must be out of their policy committees of origin, is coming up on February 5th.  As a result, many bills were heard this past week, many more are scheduled for next week, and in addition to hearing the bills,...

Another fast-paced week, full of hearings, the introduction of new bills, lobby days, work sessions, floor action, and more.  A number of committees are already in the process of taking action (exec’ing) on bills since the cut-off for bills to be...