Week 4 at the General Assembly: Things are really getting going now!

State Legislature
Written By The SSC Team

Things are starting to move along in week four, as bills with fiscal impacts need to be in the money committees by now in order to get through and be voted on the floors of their respective chambers before crossover. Big floor votes:

  • The House passed on a party-line vote HB1 (Ward) to approve a raise in the minimum wage (this was a re-enactment of a bill passed in a previous year) to $13.50/hr on January 1, 2025; and $15.00/hr on January 1, 2026.

  • The House passed HB906 (Shin) that prevents utilities from shutting off service to consumers during a state of emergency or the next 30 days.

  • On party-line votes, the House passed HB183 (Simon) and the Senate passed SB368 (Boysko) to require gun owners with minors in the house store firearms and ammunition in a locked place inaccessible to the minor.

  • The House passed a ban on assault weapons (HB2-Helmer) on a party-line vote.

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