Legislative Update 4-29-2024
Hello everyone, Itโs getting close to the end of the session, but with about a week-and-a-half to go new bills are still being introduced. This past week there were 20 bills introduced and I expect a major bill concerning property taxes will still to be introduced....
Legislative Update 4-22-2024
Hello everyone, There is a little over two weeks left in the 2024 legislative session and legislators are working long hours to get their work done. On Tuesday, both the House and the Senate worked into the evening (typically they are off the floor by lunch). The...
Legislative Update 4-15-2024
Hello everyone, Next yearโs Long Bill is on its way to the Governor. On Friday, the Senate approved the conference committee report on the Long Bill and repassed the bill. Late Sunday afternoon, the House also approved the conference committee report and repassed the...
Legislative Update 4-8-2024
Hello everyone, It was budget week in the Senate. On Monday, after the House passed the Long Bill and the orbital bills on third reading, the budget package moved over to the Senate where it followed a similar schedule as in the House. In the end, the Senate adopted...
Legislative Update 4-1-2024
Hello everyone, We are more than two thirds of the way through the 2024 session. It was another short week with both the House and the Senate closing for Good Friday. This was also budget week in the House. Budget week typically signifies the beginning of the sprint...
Legislative Update 3-25-2024
Hello everyone, Ten weeks down with a little more than six weeks to go in the 2024 legislative session. Things are moving and committees are working late into the night. On Tuesday, the House Judiciary Committee heard HB 1292, the Assault Weapons Ban. HB 1292...
Legislative Update 3-18-2024
Hello everyone, It was a short week with both the House and the Senate closing for the snowstorm on Thursday. However, it was again a good week for CSPA legislative priorities. On Tuesday, the Senate passed HB 1139 Death Benefit for State Employee Surviving Spouse on...In Their Own Words
In Their Own Words Velma Donahue-Sandberg, Widow of Trooper Cody DonahueEnd of Watch: November 25, 2016 The current state law on workersโ compensation benefits states that: If you are a state employee and you lose a spouse in the line of duty (while at work)...