Two disappointing, but not entirely unexpected, committee results headline today’s wrap-up.
HB 104 (Bush), which yet again expands the ability of developers to avoid most oversight, cleared the Senate Housing & Land Use Committee. When the Chamber and the Building Trades join forces, there’s not much you can do.
HB 96 (Morrison), which would enable those 16 years and older to vote in school board elections, was tabled in the House Education Committee. One would think that Democrats would see both the policy and political wisdom in giving students some say in their education, and in causing RWNJ’s to have their heads explode. One, apparently, would be wrong.
Two other bills, one dubious, one stoopid, also cleared committee yesterday. Not a great day.
Here is yesterday’s Session Activity Report. An interesting note: The Senate approved two nominees to be Supreme Court justices: Christopher Griffiths and Abigail LeGrow. Not a single Rethug voted to confirm either nominee. This is a bit of a change from what has traditionally happened. Maybe D’s will deep-six an R nominee. You know, just to let them know who’s boss.
Both agendas today are of the ‘low-hanging fruit’ variety. With the exception of SB 3(Brown), which is #2 on today’s Senate Agenda. It is the first leg of a constitutional amendment that ‘eliminate(s) the limitations on when an individual may vote absentee and authorizes the General Assembly to enact general laws providing the circumstances, rules, and procedures for absentee voting in this State’. Assuming everyone’s present, a 15-6 roll call is a stone-cold lock.
For all you completists out there, here is today’s House Agenda.
I feel complete. Hope you do too. If so, I complete you.