In a strange turn of events the Senate Judiciary Committee voted on House Bill 87 today. Most committees post the bills they will discuss the day before, so the public will know what is being discussed. Ultimately it is up to the Chairman of each committee to set the agenda so they are permitted to bring up bills without notice. HB 87 was voted on today, unannounced to the public. The bill passed with a vote of 5 to 4. Political drama will most likely ensue.
SB 40, the Senate's illegal immigration bill, was sent to House Rules Committee two days ago after being stripped of all of the Senate's language and replaced with HB 87. Some speculate that the State Senate moved on HB 87 today to get control over the debate. They might amend it when it gets to Senate Rules. A compromise between the two houses is most likely.
On a much lighter political note, the State House passed Senate Resolution 312yesterday. This Senate Resolution calls on help from the federal government and other state agencies to help with the deepening of Savannah's harbor. The plan has a large price tag, 551 million, but proponents argue the amount of jobs and revenues created from the deepening would outweigh the cost.
how deep do they want it to be?
ReplyDeleteFrom 42 feet to 48 feet. That is a very expensive 6 feet!
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