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Legislative Roll Call: Week 15

Apr 21, 202303 min read
Legislative Roll Call: Week 15
We are in the final weeks of session. Lawmakers are tired, and there are significant differences between the House and the Senate budget proposals to work out. This year, there are also new budget dynamics as federal pandemic relief funds will expire next year and must be allocated and spent before they do. 

Legislative Roll Call: Week 13

Apr 7, 202302 min read
Kaaren with a CHSS graduate
We are in the final weeks of session. Lawmakers are tired, and there are significant differences between the House and the Senate budget proposals to work out. This year, there are also new budget dynamics as federal pandemic relief funds will expire next year and must be allocated and spent before they do. 

Legislative Roll Call: Week 11

Mar 27, 202304 min read
Kia Franklin testifying at hearing.
It’s day 75 of the legislative session and the pace just continues to accelerate, with 30 days remaining for lawmakers to pass crucial policies and make difficult budget decisions.

Legislative Roll Call: Week 9

Mar 13, 202303 min read
Legislative Roll Call: Week 9
We’ve just passed the third major cutoff of legislative session – Wednesday (March 8th) was the deadline for most bills to pass out of their “house of origin,” meaning a full vote of either the House or the Senate.

Legislative Roll Call: Week 7

Feb 24, 202303 min read
Legislative Roll Call: Week 7
Today marks the second big deadline of legislative session. “Fiscal cutoff” is the deadline for bills with budget impact to be voted out of a fiscal committee. This week has truly been a marathon of bill hearings and committee votes (called “executive session” in legislative lingo) going well into the night. These will continue all day today until the deadline of 5pm. 

Legislative Roll Call: Week 6

Feb 13, 202303 min read
Legislative Roll Call: Week 6
Whew! Session is in full swing with more bills introduced in the last two weeks. Committees are engaging in hybrid hearings and getting smoother at switching back and forth between remote and in-person testimony.