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Doug Holt: a final look at 2012 General Assembly's voting
Finals days of the session were spent tweaking different versions of bills.
Doug Holt: House OKs bill for proper handling of fees
HB 811 is a novel approach to an old problem in which fees and surcharges are not appropriated to the purpose intended by law.
Doug Holt: House achieves consensus on several measures
The fifth week of the legislative session continued at a steady pace, with 12 bills and resolutions reaching the floor of the House for a vote.
DOUG HOLT: House budget process under way
Last week, the House returned to regular business, with the budgeting process well under way and the committees starting to churn out bills. We voted on five bills on the House floor during the week, with most of them being fairly mundane housekeeping measures. One was of greater interest.
HOLT: Session ends with a flurry of business
Last week brought the conclusion of this year's legislative session. We saw the usual surge of bills and resolutions, as well as many reconciliation reports between House and Senate versions of some of those. Overall, we voted on 99 measures.
HOLT: Your concerns on tax reform are being heard
Senate bills have begun moving out of committee, giving the House more measures to consider in floor sessions. We held votes on 30 bills and resolutions during the week.
HOLT: Zero-based budgeting gets the OK
The House hit the first of the two crescendos that we see every session last week. Reaching crossover day, we had considered 63 bills and resolutions. Here are some of the more interesting among them.
HOLT: Budget passes House as the session wanes
The pace on the House floor continued at a fast clip last week as we closed in on crossover day. We held floor votes on 27 bills and resolutions, to include agreeing to a final version of the supplemental 2011 budget and passing the fiscal 2012 budget.
HOLT: Immigration, HOPE bills go to House floor
The pace really picked up in the House last week. We held floor votes on 32 bills and resolutions.