Wednesday on the House floor
We're running through a four-page calendar on non-fiscal legislation this afternoon before moving to the "yellow" calendar to take up the budget calendar, which includes the Senate versions of the 2009 Revenue Stabilization Act and the 2009 General Improvement Fund. Upon adjournment, we'll convene House Judiciary, House Public Health, House Education, House Revenue & Tax, and House Transportation to take up a few items. We'll convene the House after those meetings for a supplemental calendar late this afternoon that will include a vote on the third constitutional amendment, HJR1004.
Update (2:30 p.m.): We're recalling several bills from the Senate pursuant to the sponsor's request so that they can be withdrawn and referred to interim study. Regardless, it doesn't matter whether they die over there or over here in the House -- the bills are dead. I like what Jamie Gates says about it: would you rather be buried in Normandy or Arlington? We also (on the second try) voted to prohibit acupuncturists from prescribing legend drugs. It was a charged vote, as many legislators received personal messages from constituents who say have benefited from these drugs and would rather continuing receiving them from acupuncturists rather than physicians.
Update II: We've now moved to the budget calendar and will be taking up the two major budget bills in a bit. We're taking up the $88 million higher ed budget now, and Rep. Roy Ragland is speaking against the bill on the basis that it includes a raise to Higher Ed Director Jim Purcell that was rejected by the Personnel subcommittee of Joint Budget. Reps. Adcock and Green also spoke against the bill. $64 million of this pending vote goes to scholarships. The bill passed by a vote of 76 for, 18 against. It required 75 votes.
Update III: The Senate version of Revenue Stabilization Act passed by a vote of 94-0.
The Senate version of the GIF distribution passed by a vote of 95-0 with two voting present (Reps. Dismang, Carter).
Both bills go to the governor.
Update IV: We also passed SB862, which set the per student funding for next year at $5,905 and $6,023 for the next year. That's up from $5,789 in current per pupil funding. Here's some discussion from the last session on this issue (and more).
Update (2:30 p.m.): We're recalling several bills from the Senate pursuant to the sponsor's request so that they can be withdrawn and referred to interim study. Regardless, it doesn't matter whether they die over there or over here in the House -- the bills are dead. I like what Jamie Gates says about it: would you rather be buried in Normandy or Arlington? We also (on the second try) voted to prohibit acupuncturists from prescribing legend drugs. It was a charged vote, as many legislators received personal messages from constituents who say have benefited from these drugs and would rather continuing receiving them from acupuncturists rather than physicians.
Update II: We've now moved to the budget calendar and will be taking up the two major budget bills in a bit. We're taking up the $88 million higher ed budget now, and Rep. Roy Ragland is speaking against the bill on the basis that it includes a raise to Higher Ed Director Jim Purcell that was rejected by the Personnel subcommittee of Joint Budget. Reps. Adcock and Green also spoke against the bill. $64 million of this pending vote goes to scholarships. The bill passed by a vote of 76 for, 18 against. It required 75 votes.
Update III: The Senate version of Revenue Stabilization Act passed by a vote of 94-0.
The Senate version of the GIF distribution passed by a vote of 95-0 with two voting present (Reps. Dismang, Carter).
Both bills go to the governor.
Update IV: We also passed SB862, which set the per student funding for next year at $5,905 and $6,023 for the next year. That's up from $5,789 in current per pupil funding. Here's some discussion from the last session on this issue (and more).
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