Tuesday, May 7, 2024
Tuesday, May 7, 2024

House Passes 32 Bills, Cross-Over Day Today


Today is the 50th day of this legislative session, the last day to consider a bill on third reading in its house of origin. The House met today to pass 32 bills in the morning session.

House Bill 2357 was among the bills passed. This bill relates to sexting by minors. It would require the Attorney General to develop an educational diversion program for minors accused of sexting.

Also passed was House Bill 2513, which would improve enforcement of drugged driving offenses. Anyone who drives a motor vehicle in this state, by doing so, implies consent to a “preliminary breath analysis and a secondary chemical test of either his or her blood, breath, or urine for the purposes of determining the controlled substance and drug content of his or her blood”.

The following committees will meet tomorrow:
House Education – 9 a.m. – 434M
House Judiciary – 9 a.m. – 410M
House Finance – 9:15 a.m. – 460M
House Government Organization – 9:30 a.m. – 215E

The House is in recess until 2:30 p.m. today.

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