Friday, March 10 th marked the first committee deadline. In order for a bill to "meet first deadline", it must be acted favorably on in the house of origin. The second deadline, which is set for Friday, March 24th is for committees to act favorably on bills, or companions of bills, that met the first deadline in the other house; and the third deadline, scheduled for Tuesday, April 4 th , is for committees to act favorably on major appropriation and finance bills. All of ARRM’s bills have met the first deadline and we are working on finalizing hearings for the bills that still need to be heard in order to meet the second deadline.
Here is a brief update ...