This morning, the Senate adopted House Concurrent Resolution 14, which designates the “Senator Don Caruth Memorial Road.” The Senate also adopted House Concurrent Resolution 77, which designates the “SP5 Lloyd ‘Buddy’ Greene Jr. Memorial Bridge,” and House Concurrent Resolution 103, which designates the “Lt. Ronnie D. Ferrell Memorial Bridge.”
Additionally, the Senate received messages from the House and took up House Concurrent Resolution 139, which calls for the Congress of the United States to offer and support a resolution honoring the life of Frank Woodruff Buckles, and provides that Mr. Buckles body be allowed to lie in honor in the United States Capitol rotunda.
Nineteen bills were passed, as well, including House Bill 2939, which would clarify the definition of compensation for purposes of calculating required contributions to the public employees retirement system. Nine of those bills completed legislation and await the governor’s signature.
The following committees will meet today:
Health and Human Resources – 1 p.m. – 451M
Education – 2 p.m. – 451M
Judiciary – 2:30 p.m. – 208W
Finance – 3 p.m. – 451M
Finance subcommittee on Autism – 4 p.m. – 451M
Government Organization – 5 p.m. – 208W
The following committees will meet tomorrow morning:
Energy, Industry and Mining – 10 a.m. – 208W
The Senate will reconvene today at 6 p.m.
