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Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Ind. Gov't. - Big day today in the General Assembly
If tomorrow is the last day for Third Readings, then today is the last day for 2nd Readings in the second house.
In theory, at least, that means if a bill doesn't pass second reading today, it is dead. As we have seen already with other bills this session however (e.g. the CO2 pipeline bill, and defunding Planned Parenthood), that does not mean its subject matter will not pop up somewhere in a second reading amendment (although this is the final day for that), or in a conference committee report (including hidden in the budget bill).
Today's Senate calendar 2nd reading section is short, eleven bills, including the budget bill (HB 1001), renewable energy sources (HB 1128), and IDs for alcohol purchases (HB 1325).
Today's House calendar is very short, 10 senate bills on second reading, six on third. Included on 2nd is illegal immigration (SB 590); on third: "Clean energy" (SB 251 - including CWIP for nuclear power plants and the CO2 pipeline), and the constitutional right to hunt and fish (SJR 9).
Posted by Marcia Oddi on April 20, 2011 09:14 AM
Posted to Indiana Government