Bills continue to be filed, for a few days more, or
substituted:
THE GOOD: HB 774 by
Rep. Danny McCormick would compensate mineral owner assets from expropriation
actions (similar bill: HB 783); HB 775 by
Rep. Neil Riser would increase restrictions of the Second Amendment by local
governments; HB
794 by Rep. Foy Gadberry would require a good faith effort to rank and contract
with the most qualified architectural and engineering firms for state and local
government; HB
800 by Rep. Beau Beaullieu would call a limited constitutional convention; SB 420 by
Sen. Valarie Hodges would increase election security; SB 422 by
Sen. Mike Fesi would bring some rationality to state museum governance.
THE BAD: HB 768 by
Rep. Les Farnum would weaken government transparency; SB 419 by
Sen. Kirk Talbot would decrease safety at sporting events and in the Vieux Carré.
THIS WEEK FOR THE GOOD: HB 8 passed
the House; HB
46 passed House committee; HB 114 passed
House committee; HB 344 with
minor amendment passed House committee; HB 476 with
minor amendment passed House committee; HB 506 with
major amendment passed the House; HB 581 passed
the House; HB
716 with minor amendment passed House committee; SB 194 passed
Senate committee; SB 208 with
minor amendment passed the Senate; SB 214 passed
the Senate; SB
218 with minor amendment passed the Senate; SB 226 passed
the Senate; SB
295 with minor amendment passed the Senate; SB 316 was
reported favorably; SB 323 with
minor amendment passed the Senate; SB 331 passed
Senate committee; SB 350 passed
Senate committee; SB 355 with
major amendment passed Senate committee; SB 370 passed
the Senate; SB
377 passed the Senate; SB 388 with
minor amendment passed Senate committee.
THIS WEEK FOR THE BAD: HB 245 was
deferred involuntarily; SB 153 passed
the Senate; SB
255 passed the Senate.
SCORECARD:
Total number of bills, House: 810;
total number of bills, Senate: 423.
Total number of good bills,
House: 68; total number of good bills, Senate: 44.
Total number of bad bills,
House: 39; total number of bad bills, Senate: 14.
Total House good bills heard in
House committee: 19; total Senate good bills heard in Senate committee: 23.
Total House bad bills heard in
House committee: 6; total Senate bad bills heard in Senate committee: 6.
Total House good bills approved
by House committee: 16; total Senate good bills passed by Senate committee: 18.
Total House bad bills approved
by House committee: 0; total Senate bad bills passed by Senate committee: 3.
Total House good bills approved
by House: 7; total Senate good bills approved by Senate: 9.
Total House bad bills approved
by House: 0; total Senate bad bills approved by Senate: 3.
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.