5/24/2022

End of Session Leaves a lot to be Desired

Because conference committees did not finalize key supplemental spending bills before the deadline, completed bills such as the tax bill and others, including the Economic Development and Jobs bill, were not passed along to the Governor to be signed

5/17/2022

Legislative Leaders Reach Budget Framework Deal

With exactly one week left in the 2022 Legislative Session, Legislative leaders announced they have reached a deal on a framework of how to allocate they state’s historic surplus.

5/10/2022

Legislature divided as end of session nears

Leaders seem confident they will reach a deal on the critical pieces but there is a lot of work to be done before the end of the legislative session, May 23rd.

5/3/2022

Legislature Agrees to Front Line Worker Bonus Pay and U/I Trust Fund Repayment

With the end of the legislative session just three weeks away, lawmakers have a renewed sense of urgency.

4/26/2022

Legislature returns, picking up the pace

Upon returning from break, the legislature is picking up the pace with four weeks left in the regular legislative session.

4/12/2022

Legislature on Easter/Passover Break

The Legislature is off this week for Easter/Passover break after a long week of committee work to pass omnibus budget bills ahead of last week’s final deadline.

4/5/2022

Omnibus Bills Begin to Move

As the second deadline passed - requiring bills to be heard in the House and Senate - many committees have rolled out their omnibus bill packages.

3/29/2022

Second deadline approaching and a lot of waiting

This Friday will be the second deadline for many committees to hear bills. By this deadline, bills must have hearings in the House and Senate.

3/22/2022

Supplemental Redevelopment Budget bill moves forward in the Senate, other disagreements continue

Supplemental Redevelopment Budget bill moves forward in the Senate, while partisanship disagreements over the unemployment insurance tax continue.

3/14/2022

Deadline for replenishing unemployment insurance fund nears; Redevelopment Bill awaits hearing

Last week, EDAM’s main priority for the legislative session – securing Redevelopment Funding for 2023 – was heard in the House Workforce and Business Development Committee (House File 819).