The 100th day

Only five days to go until sine die and while much remains to be done (can you say "budget?"), legislators are working through bills pretty quickly.

Last night the House concurred with changes in the Senate to HB 2261, which now goes to the Gov's desk for signature. This is the big basic ed funding bill that has been making headlines all session. It was a bi-partisan effort from start to finish and congratulations are in order for Reps. Pat Sullivan, Ross Hunter and GOP Reps. Skip Priest and Glenn Anderson for their years of work on this.

This morning the Health & Human Services Appropriations Committee is voting on Rep. Eric Pettigrew's HB 2377, the temporary .3 percent sales tax increase that voters would approve to help offset cuts to health care and fund the Working Families Tax Rebate. You can watch it live on TVW or on TVW.org.

Members will then be back on the floor all day. And evening. Maybe night...