Week No. 9 of 56th Legislature Total Senate Bills and SJRs introduced in 2017: 877 Total reported from committees: 412 Total reported out of the Senate: 347 BUDGET Despite any criticism you may hear, the Senate is hard at work on the FY18 budget o The budget process is practically year round in the…
Week No. 8 of 56th Legislature Total Senate Bills and SJRs introduced in 2017: 877 Total reported from committees: 412 Total reported out of the Senate: 347 WIND TAX CREDITS The Senate Appropriations Committee this week approved HB 2298 (McCall and Schulz) which implements an earlier sunset date of the zero-emissions tax credit o…
Week No. 7 of 56th Legislature Total Senate Bills and SJRs introduced in 2017: 877 Total reported from committees: 412 Total reported out of the Senate: 347 EDUCATION Education is a key part of the Senate Republicans’ legislative agenda, and this week we passed several measures dealing with teacher pay, teacher recruitment, and reducing…