The House reconvened today at Noon to begin the 2009 Regular Session of the 79th Legislature. The first order of business was the adoption of House Concurrent Resolution 3, which extended a formal invitation to the Governor to deliver the State of the State address tonight at 7 p.m.
The House also introduced the first bills of the session such as House Bill 2001 which provides additional state minimum salary for certain teachers, House Bill 2075 which would allow family court judges to carry concealed deadly weapons without obtaining a license and House Bill 2148which would provide a corporate tax credit for qualified health insurance policies provided by corporate employers to employees.
The following committees will meet today:
Finance-1 p.m.- 460M
Finance-2 p.m.- 460M (Block Grant Hearings)
Judiciary-1 p.m.- 410M
Roads and Transportation-2 p.m.- 215E
Senior Citizen Issues-2:30 p.m.- 215E
Constitutional Revisions-3:30 p.m.- 410M
Health and Human Resources-3 p.m.- 215E
The following committees will meet tomorrow:
Finance- 9 a.m.- 460M
Agriculture and Natural Resources-3 p.m.- 215E
Veterans Affairs-3:30 p.m.- 460M
Banking and Insurance- 4 p.m.- 215E
Political Subdivisions- 4:30 p.m.-215E
Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business- 4:30 p.m.- 460M
The House will reconvene at 6:50 p.m. tonight.
