Senate Bill 2859 / House Bill 2905, which would abolish the Hall tax on interest and dividend income, is scheduled for consideration this morning in the Tax Subcommittee of the Senate Finance, Ways and Means Committee. The fiscal note<…
The Senate and House are again meeting only two days this week, saving more days for the end of session. Not meeting in full session in the House also creates more time for budget hearings in the Finance, Ways and Means Committee. The Senate and House now have five "extra" days beyond an April 30 target adjournment date, assuming each body meets three days each week beginning next week. Thre…
482 bills have been scheduled for consideration in Senate committees and House committees and subcommittees this week, an increase of 3.5 percent from last week. 466 bills were on calendar last week. The calendars continue to be very heavy for this early in the legislative session.
466 bills have been scheduled for consideration in Senate and House committees and subcommittees this week. The calendars are unusually heavy for this early in the legislative session, perhaps an indication of leadership's intention to conclude the session by the end of April.
Now that the bill filing deadline has passed, we can tally the number of bills filed this year. The total was 1,670, an increase of 88 or 5.6 percent from 2010. The total number of bills filed in 2011-2012 combined decreased by 116, or 2.9 percent. For a chart showing the history of bill filings going back to 1995, click
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| Feb 02, 2012