The Senate celebrated veterans from across the state today. With the passage of Senate Resolution 33, today will be recognized as Veteran’s Visibility Day.
Six bills were also passed, along with the introduction of 44 bills. Today marked the last day to introduce bills on the floor.
Senate Bill 334 was passed in committee substitute form. This bill would create a criminal offense for having any involvement with animal fighting ventures. The bill was reported to the House for further consideration.
A bill that would incorporate federal health insurance reforms into the insurance codes was also passed. The committee substitute for Senate Bill 407 would add two federal health insurance programs into the code.
Senate Bill 390 would provide for web-enabled mobile devices to fall under the crime of invasion of privacy on computers. This bill would make it a crime for an individual to invade a personal, web-enabled mobile device.
Additionally, Senate Bill 253, Senate Bill 335 and Senate Bill 507 were passed in the Senate and communicated to the House for review.
The following committees will meet today:
Pensions– 2 p.m.- 208W
Finance– 3 p.m.- 451M
Judiciary– 3 p.m.- 208W
The following committees will meet tomorrow:
Economic Development– 9 a.m.- 451M
Government Organization– 10 a.m.- 208W
Transportation and Infrastructure– 10 a.m.- 451M
Health and Human Resources– 1 p.m.- 451M
Banking and Insurance– 2 p.m.- 208W
The Senate will reconvene tomorrow at 11 a.m.
