We have now passed the deadline for bills to be heard in committees in the opposite chamber. Legislators crammed much of their work into two weeks instead of the usual four because they trimmed a week off of committee work this year because of spring break and then disagreements about education bills stalled committee meetings in the first week.
This meant they ran out of time and several measures are now dormant for the year due to a lack of committee hearing. The House slightly extended the deadline and will allow an appropriations meeting early this week for a few bills.
Here’s a rundown of what turned out to be one of the busiest weeks of session so far:
Floor action will start more heavily now with the deadline for floor hearings being April 27. Then we will move into acceptance or rejection of amendments from opposite houses and the budget process before finishing out session by the last Friday in May.