Position |
Bill |
Title |
Committee |
Day |
Time |
Room |
State Analysis |
Of Interest |
CACR19 |
relating to redistricting. Providing that an independent redistricting commission shall be established to draw boundaries for state and federal offices. |
Election Law |
Tue 2/20 |
9:00 AM |
LOB Room 306-308 |
This constitutional amendment concurrent resolution establishes an independent redistricting commission to draw the boundaries for state and federal elections. |
Of Interest |
HB1098 |
relative to ballots delivered to elder care facilities. |
Election Law |
Tue 2/20 |
9:25 AM |
LOB Room 306-308 |
This bill enables ballot clerks, assistant clerks, or clerks pro tem to deliver ballots to elder care facilities. This bill is a request of the secretary of state. |
Oppose |
SB538 |
relative to zoning procedures concerning residential housing. |
Election Law and Municipal Affairs |
Tue 2/20 |
9:15 AM |
LOB Room 103 |
This bill establishes a tax relief program for office conversion to residences; enables municipalities to allow its governing body to adopt certain zoning ordinance changes; and adds additional authority in zoning powers for parking requirements and lot size requirements related to sewer infrastructure. |
Of Interest |
SB594 |
defining state approved processing facility and regulating on farm slaughter of amenable animals. |
Energy and Natural Resources |
Tue 2/20 |
9:15 AM |
SH Room 103 |
This bill defines state approved processing facility for slaughtering and processing amenable animals and makes regulations regarding the on-farm slaughter of amenable animals. |
Oppose |
HB1351 |
prohibiting the sale and use of adhesive-based rodent traps. |
Environment and Agriculture |
Tue 2/20 |
1:00 PM |
LOB Room 301-303 |
This bill prohibits the sale and use of adhesive-based rodent traps. |
Support |
HB1325 |
relative to allowing private ownership of small tailed monkeys, raccoons, foxes, otters, skunks, and kangaroos. |
Environment and Agriculture |
Tue 2/20 |
2:00 PM |
LOB Room 301-303 |
This bill allows the private ownership of small tailed monkeys, raccoons, foxes, otters, skunks, and kangaroos. |
Oppose |
HB1505 |
establishing an animal abuse offender registry. |
Environment and Agriculture |
Tue 2/20 |
2:45 PM |
LOB Room 301-303 |
This bill establishes an animal abuse offender registry. |
Of Interest |
HB1190 |
relative to adopting the interstate social work licensure compact. |
Executive Departments and Administration |
Tue 2/20 |
11:30 AM |
LOB Room 307 |
This bill adopts the social work licensure compact. |
Support |
HB1391 |
allowing new vehicles purchased in the model year or before to be inspected in the second year after purchase. |
Ways and Means |
Tue 2/20 |
10:15 AM |
LOB Room 202-204 |
This bill allows new vehicles purchased in the model year or before to be inspected in the second year after purchase. |
Support |
HB1278 |
relative to qualifying medical conditions for purposes of therapeutic cannabis. |
Ways and Means |
Tue 2/20 |
10:30 AM |
LOB Room 202-204 |
This bill adds debilitating or terminal medical conditions to the qualifying medical conditions for therapeutic cannabis if a health care provider certifies the potential benefit to the patient. The bill also removes certain limitations on a qualifying visiting patient’s access to cannabis. |
Of Interest |
HB1204 |
relative to government agent entries into secured premises. |
Criminal Justice and Public Safety |
Wed 2/21 |
10:00 AM |
LOB Room 202-204 |
This bill establishes requirements for when a government agent may enter a secured premises without a warrant. |
Support |
HB1276 |
relative to repealing the prohibition on the possession or sale of blackjacks, slung shots, and metallic knuckles except by or to minors. |
Criminal Justice and Public Safety |
Wed 2/21 |
10:30 AM |
LOB Room 202-204 |
This bill amends the prohibition against carrying or selling a blackjack, slung shot, or metallic knuckles to prohibit sale to or possession of the said items by those under 18 years of age. |
Support |
HB1539 |
relative to annulling, resentencing, or discontinuing prosecution of certain cannabis offenses. |
Criminal Justice and Public Safety |
Wed 2/21 |
11:00 AM |
LOB Room 202-204 |
This bill allows for additional annulments, resentencings, or discontinuations of prosecutions for certain cannabis offenses. |
Oppose |
HB1173 |
relative to the disposition of vicious dogs. |
Environment and Agriculture |
Wed 2/21 |
1:00 PM |
LOB Room 301-303 |
This bill provides for the euthanizing of dogs that attack humans or domestic animals 2 or more times in a 12 month period. |
Support |
HB1501 |
repealing the requirement to register dogs annually. |
Environment and Agriculture |
Wed 2/21 |
2:00 PM |
LOB Room 301-303 |
This bill repeals the requirement that cats and dogs be registered annually. |
Support |
HB1556 |
relative to exemptions from the rabies vaccine. |
Environment and Agriculture |
Wed 2/21 |
2:30 PM |
LOB Room 301-303 |
This bill removes the requirement that dogs exempt from the rabies vaccine be muzzled. |
Of Interest |
HB1328 |
relative to public safety providers defined as essential services. |
Executive Departments and Administration |
Wed 2/21 |
10:00 AM |
LOB Room 306-308 |
This bill deems all first responders as providing essential services. |
Support |
HB1174 |
relative to plumbing apprentices. |
Executive Departments and Administration |
Wed 2/21 |
11:15 AM |
LOB Room 306-308 |
This bill permits a licensed plumber to employ 3 apprentices. |
Of Interest |
HB1335 |
removing Columbus Day as a holiday. |
Executive Departments and Administration |
Wed 2/21 |
2:00 PM |
LOB Room 306-308 |
This bill removes Columbus Day as a holiday. |
Support |
HB1506 |
relative to required votes to approve issuance of bonds. |
Municipal and County Government |
Wed 2/21 |
1:20 PM |
LOB Room 307 |
This bill requires that the approval of bonds issuance, if petitioned by at least 50 registered voters, shall be authorized only by a vote by ballot of 2/3 of all the voters present and voting at an annual or special meeting of the town, district, or city called for the purpose. |
Support |
HB1053 |
relative to permissible residential units in a commercial zone. |
Municipal and County Government |
Wed 2/21 |
2:30 PM |
LOB Room 307 |
This bill requires that for new or rehabilitated buildings in commercial zoned districts in a municipality residential uses shall be allowed as a matter of right. |