We’re now in the final month of the 89th Legislative Session and in full swing of getting bills passed on the floor.

The Legislature has already passed several phenomenal bills, and I’m optimistic that we can get many of our conservative priorities across the finish line in the coming weeks.

First Bill Across the Finish Line

On Wednesday of this past week, I passed my first bill of the session on the House floor.

As Representative Schofield graciously pointed out from the back mic, HB 3810 fulfills a commitment to limited government by dissolving a government agency, the Rose City MUD — a municipal utility district that was created in statute but served its purpose and can now be dissolved.

The bill is now in the hands of the Senate with Senator Hughes helping to get it to the governor’s desk as the bill sponsor.

Coming Up…

Throughout the latter half of May, the House has several key deadlines by which we have to pass bills. You can find all of the specific deadlines here.

While those are coming fast upon us, we’ve seen lots of movement on many important bills — including several of my priorities, both to help the state and support House District 6 specifically.

Here’s the status on several of my key bills:

🚨 HJR 138 to ban a carbon tax is scheduled for Monday on the House floor;

🚨 HB 3225 to protect children from explicit material in public libraries is expected to be on the House floor this week;

➡️ HB 3015 to require direct primary care to count toward the deductible in ERS and TRS health plans is on its way to the Calendars Committee;

➡️ HB 1527, which supports our peace officers with tuition exemptions comparable to those firefighters receive, is on its way to the Calendars Committee;

➡️ SB 1281/HB 4414, which cracks down on the theft of checks in the mail system, has passed the Senate and should be voted out of the House Committee soon;

➡️ SB 1229/HB 2914 to designate the Veterans Memorial Highway in Smith County has passed the Senate and the House Committee and should be passing the House floor soon;

➡️ HB 4173, designating a highway in honor of Captain Kevin Williams and Firefighter Austin Cheek, and HB 4174, designating a highway in honor of Fire Marshal Jimmy W. Seaton, were both approved by the House Transportation Committee and are on their way to Calendars.

We’re going to stay focused and locked in to push as hard as we can to get our conservative priorities passed.