February 19, 2024 Group Watch: Day-by-Day, Play-by-Play
Tuesday, 4th day:
- The Senate County and Municipal Government Committee approved bills to provide for a limitation of liability regarding the use of public funds under certain conditions; to further provide for the membership of boards of registrars including an increase in compensation; and to further provide for the composition of the Board of Trustees of the Department of Archives and History.
- The Senate approved a bill to prohibit any person from ordering, requesting, collecting, prefiling, obtaining or delivering an absentee ballot application of a voter in certain circumstances and would provide for exceptions.
Wednesday, 5th day and a committee day:
- The House Judiciary Committee approved a bill to provide that an individual sentenced pursuant to the habitual offender law may be re-sentenced in certain circumstances and to provide for the repeal of this section in five years.
- The Senate State Governmental Affairs Committee approved a bill to require the state personnel director to regularly assess the requirements for employment in positions in the state service and to require the director to identify positions for which the requirement for employment may be reduced.
- The Senate passed bills with substantive amendments to revise the composition and authorizing authority of the board of the Department of Archives and History, and to provide that county and municipal library boards serve at the pleasure of their appointing authorities.
Thursday, 6th day:
- The House approved two bills: one to propose a constitutional amendment to establish and regulate gaming, and one to establish the administrative mechanism to oversee gaming if the constitutional amendment is approved by the voters.
- The Senate passed bills to require the state personnel director to regularly assess job requirements and remove college degree requirement when practical; limit the liability of county commissions regarding the use of public funds; and further provide for membership on boards of registrars.
