At this time all committees except Appropriations and Finance have passed their JF date.  That should mean that no new bills will be forth coming.  The last bills out TO LCO are: H.B. #5653, #6386, S.B. #926 & #1083. Within the past 2 weeks you may note that many bills that were moved out of […]

After last week, activity is starting to slow down.  If you remember last week’s information showed many bills being JF’d out of committee.  Some are starting to come out of the legal office (LCO) after being written.  From there they go onto the calendars of their respective chambers.  Bills placed on the calendar this week were […]

Only three new bills this week, but the listing is up to 33 pages.  All the bills that will be moving forward are coming out of committee.  The reason is because the committees are starting to close for any new bills.  In the last 7 days, 5 committees are closed.  And by the end of […]

The session activity was a little busier this week.  Within the next 2 – 3 weeks most all committees will be closing (JF deadline) to any new bills.  The first committee (Veterans) had their JF day on Thursday 3/18.  There are 23 individual committees that will randomly reach their JF days until Finance (4/22) and […]

We had some good news this week.  The bill that would fund firefighter training was finally released by the Insurance & Real Estate committee.  The bill # is Senate Raised Bill S. B. #1042 entitled AAC FIREFIGHTER TRAINING AND CRUMBLING CONCRETE FOUNDATIONS.  Our hopeful thought is that the crumbling foundations issue will drag us through […]

A little more activity this week and more next week.  Bills that got out of committee last week are H.B. #5412, #6395, #6420, #6422, S.B. #123, & 261. Public Hearings are: 3/8    H.B. #5420, S.B. #982 & S.B. 983 in Transportatiom 3/9    S.B. #119 & S.B. #1010 in Public Safety 3/10  S.B. #760 […]

All, There is starting to have a little more activity.  New bills published this week include H.B. #6544, S.B. #926, #937, #962, #965 & #969.  Also, S.B. #102 will be published on Monday 3/1.   During the week the following bills were voted to draft as regular bills vs proposed bills:  H.B. #5722, #6050, #6302, #6316, […]

Activity is starting to ramp up and the weeks are shorter.  Last Friday was Lincoln’s birthday, a state holiday, and Monday was President’s Day, also a state holiday.  Two 4 day weeks in a row. The Governor’s budget proposal was published this past Wednesday.  That has everyone buzzing.  Not much money.  I have not had […]

Friday’s CGA Bulletin was published with many public hearings next week.  Primary attention should be Environment & Public Safety.  Two bills in Environment may be of interest to some.  They are HB 6386 & SB 837. Public Safety is the big one so I thought I would give anyone a head start.  The hearing has […]

All, For many years, it seemed that working from home would be the ultimate workplace.  Talk about the grass looking greener….you know the rest.  The one good item is that there is very “relaxed” dress code. As you all know by now, the Capitol complex is still closed to the public.  I got word during […]