As expected, the Senate Privileges and Elections subcommittee Constitutional Amendments, Reapportionment, Referenda met this morning and combined the four remaining bills on redistricting into one. The bill that survives is SB38, now patroned by Sens. Deeds, Cuccinelli, Howell and Stolle, and it will be heard by the full committee next Tuesday. From the press release: … Continue reading Senators reach bipartisan compromise on redistricting reform
Day: January 22, 2008
Tuesday update (01/22): Payday lending
Weekly update of my legislative agenda issue. There has been no action on any of the payday lending legislation I previously listed. According to The Daily Press, both sides of the debate were supposed to have had a meeting last Saturday to try to hash out some compromise. Of course, having the second largest payday … Continue reading Tuesday update (01/22): Payday lending
Bill highlight: Massie’s HB1522 eliminates Dept
Del. Jimmie Massie (R-72) has submitted HB1522 that will eliminate the Department of Business Assistance. The bill would transfer the department's duties to the Economic Development Partnership. It seems to me that the only thing to be gained by such a move is that there will be one director instead of two. After all, the … Continue reading Bill highlight: Massie’s HB1522 eliminates Dept
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