Thanks to Sen. Damon Thayer for hearing HB 309 in committee today. It passed out of the Senate State and Local Government Committee 10-0 today. It now goes on to the full Senate for final consideration. Hopefully it can have its day on the floor of the Senate.
I was also successful in attaching amendments to 2 pieces of legislation today, HB 603 and HB 683. Thanks to the sponsors of both those bills for working with me on their legislation.
Showing posts with label HB 309. Show all posts
Showing posts with label HB 309. Show all posts
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Saturday, March 8, 2008
Big News
On Friday, I passed my first bill through the House of Representatives, HB 309. It was very exciting and surprisingly emotional.
Now all I have to do is get it through committee and the Senate, in the next 18 legislative days. Anyone who thinks it is a good idea, please let your State Senator know.
Now all I have to do is get it through committee and the Senate, in the next 18 legislative days. Anyone who thinks it is a good idea, please let your State Senator know.
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
updates
As you probably heard, much has happened with the casino issue. In case you have not been keeping up, here is the short version:
After 3 votes and several parliamentary maneuvers yesterday morning in committee, the casino bill could not get passed. So I thought it might actually be dead. Freshman mistake. The Democratic leadership just removed one member that voted against it and put 2 new members on that favored a certain version. After session today, the committee had a special meeting and voted a casino bill out very quickly.
This issue is all the talk in the hallways of the Capitol.
Rumor is that the Speaker committed to the Governor that he would get it out of committee, and it was then the Governor's responsibility to get the votes to pass it on the floor. But that may be just a rumor. The bill needs 60 votes to pass out of the House. Of course, the President of the Senate has said publicly that it is not going anywhere in the Senate, so this may all be an exercise in futility.
Also, I got my bill, HB 309, out of committee yesterday. I want to thank the Chairman, Steve Riggs, for hearing my bill, and the members of the committee for voting it out. I also want to thank the gentlemen from the Louisville FOP who went out of their way to come to the meeting to support me, even though I did not ask and were not aware they were coming.
After 3 votes and several parliamentary maneuvers yesterday morning in committee, the casino bill could not get passed. So I thought it might actually be dead. Freshman mistake. The Democratic leadership just removed one member that voted against it and put 2 new members on that favored a certain version. After session today, the committee had a special meeting and voted a casino bill out very quickly.
This issue is all the talk in the hallways of the Capitol.
Rumor is that the Speaker committed to the Governor that he would get it out of committee, and it was then the Governor's responsibility to get the votes to pass it on the floor. But that may be just a rumor. The bill needs 60 votes to pass out of the House. Of course, the President of the Senate has said publicly that it is not going anywhere in the Senate, so this may all be an exercise in futility.
Also, I got my bill, HB 309, out of committee yesterday. I want to thank the Chairman, Steve Riggs, for hearing my bill, and the members of the committee for voting it out. I also want to thank the gentlemen from the Louisville FOP who went out of their way to come to the meeting to support me, even though I did not ask and were not aware they were coming.
Sunday, February 24, 2008
Committee hearing on HB 309
Tuesday at noon, the House Local Governement Committee is supposed to hear HB 309, a bill I introduced.
Sometimes agendas change, but it should come up. I will let you know how it goes.
Sometimes agendas change, but it should come up. I will let you know how it goes.
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