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Legislative Update – Week 10
Week 10 Legislative Update    This week legislators convened Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday for Legislative Days 33 through 35; Tuesday served as a committee work day.  Not only did committee action pick back up considerably this week, but both chambers also considered several significant pieces of legislation on the floor, including a bill to establish…
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Legislative Update – Week 9
Week 9 Legislative Update    The legislature convened this week Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday for Legislative Days 29 through 32, and Wednesday served as a committee work day.  House and Senate members will be back next week Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday for Legislative Days 33 through 35 of the 40-day session.  The universe of…
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Legislative Update – Week 8: Crossover Day Report
2024 CROSSOVER DAY REPORT    This week was one of the busiest for legislators under the Gold Dome.  House and Senate members convened Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday of this week.  Thursday was Legislative Day 28, which is the deadline by which a bill must pass out of at least one chamber.  Any bill that did…
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Legislative Update – Week 7
Week 7 Legislative Update 2024    This week was a busy one for General Assembly members under the Gold Dome— they convened Tuesday through Thursday for Legislative Days 23 through 25.  While it was a relatively light load on the House and Senate floor this week, dozens of committees and subcommittees have been hard at…
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Legislative Update – Week 6
Week 6 Legislative Update 2024  This week General Assembly members reached the halfway point of the 40-day legislative session, convening Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday for Legislative Days 19 through 22.  A number of House and Senate committees convened on Wednesday, including several House Appropriations subcommittees, which are hard at work crafting the House’s Fiscal…
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Legislative Update – Week 5
Week 5 Legislative Update 2024  On Monday, many of those who serve and work under the Gold Dome made their way to Columbus to pay their respects to Chairman Richard Smith.  Chairman Smith, who was first elected to the House in 2004, passed away in his sleep last week after a battle with the flu. …
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