Jun 4, 2021 | PP Updates & Alerts
The status of the session is, well . . . it’s over. The Legislature wrapped the 2021 regular session on May 27 (at 11:14 a.m. to be exact, but who was actually counting the seconds.) It was a remarkable session in a number of ways. Senators (and the public) endured...
May 18, 2021 | PP Updates & Alerts
Seven Days in May (eight technically, but who’s counting). Tuesday marks the 79th day of what had been scheduled as a 90-day session of the Legislature. Things changed when Speaker Hilgers announced May 27 as the target adjournment. That could change by a day, but...
Apr 30, 2021 | PP Updates & Alerts
The Legislature has completed 70 of the planned 90 days of the 2021 session. Senators have been busy, so far approving 92 measures. That includes the new two-year state budget, so they could theoretically go home for the year at any time. Note that the budget was...
Mar 29, 2021 | PP Updates & Alerts
Senators have completed 50 of the scheduled 90 days of the 2021 session. Regular committee hearings have given way to day-long floor debate, and most time allotments go to bills that have been designated as priorities by senators and committees. Expected shortly is...
Mar 2, 2021 | PP Updates & Alerts
Welcome to March and day 36 of the Legislature’s session. Day-long committee hearings continue (and the Capitol ballet of getting from room to room on time). An end, though, is in sight. The final meeting is scheduled for the morning of March 12. Then it will be on...
Feb 8, 2021 | PP Updates & Alerts
On Friday, the Legislature completed the fifth week of the session. The day-long hearing schedule continues, with testifiers running from room to room in the Capitol as there are more than usual timing conflicts. They also have to comply with COVID rules that...
