The Senate passed six bills in their afternoon floor session, reading all of the bills a second time and then suspending the constitutional rules and reading them a third time to speed up the legislative process. The following bills passed this afternoon:

Senate Bill 1001 creates critical skills instructional support programs for third and eighth grades.
Senate Bill 1002 relates to recruitment and retention of certain employees at Mildred Mitchell-Bateman Hospital and William R. Sharpe, Jr. Hospital.
Senate Bill 1003 creates the High-Technology Business Property Valuation Act.
Senate Bill 1006 relates to hiring, terminating, transferring and reassigning teachers and school personnel.
Senate Bill 1010 provides county commissions with authority to regulate location of exotic entertainment businesses.
Senate Bill 1011 relates to post-mine land use development.

These bills will now move to the House for consideration.

The Senate Finance Committee will meet tomorrow, Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009 at 9:30 a.m. in Room 451M.

The Senate will reconvene at 11:00 a.m. tomorrow.

During a morning meeting of the Senate five bills were reported out of their respective committees. Three of the bills were reported out of the Education Committee and were read a second time prior to being referred to the Finance Committee for its consideration.

Senate Bill 1001 would create critical skills instructional support programs for third and eighth grades.
Senate Bill 1006 relates to the hiring, termination, transferring and reassigning of teachers and school personnel.
Senate Bill 1008 would create the School Innovation Zones Act.

Two other bills were reported out of the Judiciary Committee after being amended. They are:

Senate Bill 1004 which relates to the allocation of adjusted gross receipts from pari-mutuel racetracks with racetrack table games; and, Senate Bill 1007 which relates to the issuance and classification of retail liquor licenses. These bills were referred to the Finance Committee for further evaluation.

The Senate Finance Committee meets today, Monday, June 1st, 2009 at 1:00 p.m. in Room 451M.

The Senate is in recess until 3:00 p.m. today.

Following the conclusion of the Regular Session, the Legislature convened for the First Special Session of 2009. The agenda consists of 13 bills in each chamber with each the Senate and the House having their own versions.

To expedite the process, lawmakers read all 13 of the bills for a first time prior to the legislation being referred to committee.

The following House committees will meet tomorrow:

Finance- 11:00 a.m – 462M
Judiciary – 10:00 a.m. – 434M
Government Organization – 1:00 p.m. – 215E

The following Senate committees will meet tomorrow:

Economic Development – 9:00 a.m. – 451M
Judiciary – 10:00 a.m. – 208W

The Senate will reconvene at 11 a.m. tomorrow and the House will reconvene at 5 p.m.