March 14, 2022
2022 legislative session has officially adjourned.
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March 7, 2022
This week the legislature passed two major cutoffs, on Monday, February 28th was the opposite house fiscal cutoff, and Friday, March 4th was the opposite house floor cutoff.
February 28, 2022
Week seven was yet another busy week for the legislature as the opposite policy house committee cutoff was on Thursday.
February 22, 2022
Tuesday marked a major deadline for the 2022 legislative session. All bills needed to pass out of their chamber of origin to stay alive.
February 14, 2022
We are now five weeks into session with only four more weeks to go.
February 7, 2022
We are now four weeks into session with only five more weeks to go.
January 31, 2022
Week three of the short 60-day legislative session is complete, and we are now a third of the way through session.
January 24, 2022
Week Two January 17th, MLK Day marked the start of the second week of the legislative session. Both chambers started the week by honoring late civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr by adopting resolutions on the floor. On Monday Democratic leaders in both the House and the Senate gathered for media availability […]
January 18, 2022
Week One The first week of the 2022 legislative session is complete. The week began Monday with most legislators participating remotely. The House started with Speaker Laurie Jinkins (D-27), delivering opening day remarks, where she stated the theme of the short session is about moving everyone in the state forward. The Senate session began […]
January 10, 2022
Pre-Session Preview Monday, January 10th, marks the first day of the 2022 legislative session. Biennial budget cycles last two years, and 2022 is the second half of the current cycle. This means the legislature will go into a short 60-day session that is scheduled to end on March 10th, 2022. Given that many members […]