We’ve reached it. Day 45. Yesterday, we began passing budget bills. This includes HB2, the public education budget. This includes the 2% increase in weighted pupil unit, and an increase in supplies for teachers. Read more in the Deseret News. Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) education received an additional $10 million from the full legislature. [...]
3… For the remainder of the Session, we’ll be working on Senate bills, and the budget. We finished up our work with House bills Monday, and here’s a look at some of the things we did in Day 42. The House did not pass HB372, which would have increased the taxes on certain nicotine products. [...]
We’re less than a week from the end of the 2013 Session. Also, it’s almost the weekend! Can you feel the impending sleep? Today, we have a press conference regarding HB391, which would prohibit the state from expanding Medicaid services. We’ll have a wrap-up afterwards. Here’s the press release.
One week, everyone. One week! The standing committees wrap up their work today, then it’s floor time from here on out. Here’s a list of the agendas for today’s committees, all beginning at 4 PM. Judiciary Law Enforcement and and Criminal Justice Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environmental Transportation We’re working on the House third reading [...]
Day 35 saw legislators, press, and TV cameras squeeze onto a school bus, we talked about turkeys, and as always, worked on the people’s business. On a compressed natural gas bus on the Capitol steps, a new measure to help our state’s air quality was introduced. In addition to Rep. Draxler’s HB96, which would create [...]
No, Jamaican officials and Dorothy didn’t stop by yesterday. This is the Business and Labor Committee celebrating their hard work on passing HB238 through the House. HB238, Cosmetology and Hair Braiding, lowers regulations and training hours for cosmetologists and beauticians to achieve licenses. Here’s a recap from the Salt Lake Tribune. In committee, a bill [...]
Several firearm bills were debated on the floor yesterday. HB121, which provides gun owners a temporary “safe harbor” for their weapons with local law enforcement when their households are under stress, passed through the House. Here’s a bit more about the laws from the Deseret News. The House gave a citation to the former president [...]
We have 16 days left is this year’s session. That’s almost the same number the press scored at yesterday’s game. Our top story: new revenue numbers were released yesterday. The numbers look like this: $264 million in ongoing revenue $161 million in one-time revenue Here’s some analysis about what the numbers mean to the state. [...]
Session is really revving up. Today is the first day of being on the floor twice. One in the morning, one in the afternoon. You can watch live at le.utah.gov. Yesterday was “gun day”. Well, and the day before that. And before that. And tomorrow. Several gun bills received their first committee hearing yesterday. You [...]
Welcome. We’ve made it through the halfway mark of the Session. Sen. Mike Lee addressed the House yesterday. You can watch his speech here, and read more about it, courtesy of the Deseret News. Ever thought you’d hear Rep. Dunnigan talk about corn rows and eyelash tinting? Well, here’s your chance. The House Business and [...]