The third floor session of the evening yielded the completion of eight additional bills in the Senate.
Each bill was communicated from the House with amendment. Following the amendments, the Senate voted on and completed the eight bills.
A brief sampling of bills include, Senate Bill 35 which will raise the tax credit for non-family adoptions from $2,000 to $4,000. This bill was sent to the Governor’s office and is awaiting signature.
Senate Bill 330 will create “FACTS for Higher Education” by establishing fair, accountable, credible, transparent and systematic mechanisms to determine classification status and compensation for classified employees.This bill was completed in committee substitute form.
A bill that will authorize the Policy Commission and the Council to collect and disseminate information they consider necessary to aid consumers in assessing the performance of institutions of higher education in the state. Senate Bill 375 was also completed and sent to the Governor.
Additionally, the remaining five bills that completed legislation are available through the link below.
The Senate will stand in brief recess until 8 p.m.
