The first several weeks of the session have been devoted to introducing and holding hearings on bills, now heading into week 6 we are moving into the next phase of session as we approach the first major cutoff.
Week Three This week Democrats focused on legislation related to reproductive rights in honor of the 50th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision. On Tuesday they heard eight bills related to reproductive health across six committees. The various proposals touched all different sectors. This topic was also the focus for democratic leadership during their […]
Week Two On Monday, January 16th, both the House and Senate honored the late civil rights leader, Martin Luther King Jr., by adopting resolutions on the floor. On Tuesday, Republican and Democratic leaders in both the House and the Senate gathered for media availability where they answered questions about their priorities and various bills moving […]
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.