Well, we've officially entered "Silly Season"; the period between the end of committee consideration of bills (except by the Appropriations committees of the respective chambers...for a couple of weeks, anyway) and the introduction of the budget bills.
And that could be days...or months...away.
Right now, no standing committees are on the schedule, though that may change during the week.
Also right now, there are no COW, Third Read, or Final Read calendars of bills to receive floor consideration on Monday (that may change though I don't expect it to do so).
Schedules can, and frequently do, change at any moment when the legislature is in session. So pay attention.
Note: HHR refers to a hearing room in the House building; SHR refers to one in the Senate building.
Note2: Generally, I'll only specify bills that look to spread propaganda. Other bills may be more conventionally b, ad (think: corrupt or other misuses of public monies and/or authority). My recommendation is that if an agenda covers an area of interest to you, read the entire agenda.
Note3: Each chamber's respective Rules Committee meets on Monday, the House's in HHR4, generally at 1 p.m. and the Senate's in Senate Caucus Room 1, generally also at 1 p.m. Both committees serve as rubber stamps for bills leadership wants to be advanced and gatekeepers for measures that leadership wants stopped.
Note4: Meeting start times may be listed, but are flexible. Before journeying to the Capitol or viewing the meeting online, verify the start time.
Note5: Watch for strikers, or strike everything amendments. Those involve inserting language that replaces the entirety of a bill. Those can be introduced at any time and can make a previously harmless bill become a very bad one.
On Monday, 4/6
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Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on the Department of Child Safety meets at 9 a.m. in SHR2. On the agenda: no bills, three presentations.
On Tuesday, 4/7, Wednesday, 4/8, and Thursday 4/9 -
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