Week six legislative update

Week six legislative update

At this point in the session, we’ve shifted our focus to hearing a large batch of House bills in committee and on the Senate floor. Just as the House is working through Senate bills, we’re carefully reviewing their legislation to…

Legislative Update - Prairie Pioneer

As I begin this article on March 5, we have five days left of regular session. On March 4, HB1052, discussing eminent domain, passed through Senate and was signed by Gov. Rhoden on March 6. The new state penitentiary, along with the price tag, have been a daily discussion and after some failed votes on the house side and a lack of interest, Gov. Rhoden hit the reset button. The governor has appointed a task force that will start April 2, with me…