February 23rd, 2025

Happy Sunday! Enclosed you will read about bills that crossed the House Floor Friday February 21 and Saturday February 22!

This session is shaping up to be one of the most aggressive attacks on Oil & Gas, Constitutional Rights, Creative Spending and Government Growth that I have seen since I was originally elected November of 2020.

Floor Action

SB 1/a: Behavioral Health Trust Fund - Passed

Randy’s Vote: No

HB 77: Annual Federal SNAP State Outreach Plans - Passed

Randy’s Vote: Yes

HB 81/cs: Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact - Passed

Randy’s Vote: Yes

HB 56/a: Medicaid Reimbursements for Birth Centers - Passed

Randy’s Vote: Yes

HB 157/a: New School Licenses - Passed

Randy’s Vote: Yes

HB 8/aaa – Criminal Competency and Treatment - Passed

Randy’s Vote: No

HB 36/a: Board of Optometry Powers and Duties - Passed

Randy’s Vote: Yes

HB 24/cs: Community Governance Attorneys Changes - Passed

Randy’s Vote: No

HB 79/cs: Audiology & Speech Language Pathology Compact - Passed

Randy’s Vote: Yes

HB 117/a: Death Certificate by Physicians Assistance - Passed

Randy’s Vote: Yes

COMING TO THE

HOUSE FLOOR

THIS WEEK

HB/cs 2/3 - Budget

What Randy is Tracking:

After months of Legislative Finance Committee (LFC) interim meetings and 4 weeks of House Appropriations during this session, the budget will be debated on the floor this week, most likely Monday 2/24/2025.

The most inflated budget the state has ever seen at a $10.8B recurring cost and over $3.6B in non-recurring funding.

HB 11/cs - Paid Family Medical Leave

What Randy is Tracking:

Simply put, the largest tax increase in the State’s History and a business killer.