Legislature 2008: Day 8

The House and Senate have seen 900 bills introduced as their 60-day regular session enters its second week.

The bulk of the measures have been carried over from the 2007 session of the 78th Legislature.

The Top Five topics so far:

1. Crime & Punishment (adding crimes, increasing penalties): 13%
2. Regulations: 12.5%
3. Taxes (mostly proposed cuts, deductions and credits): 10.5%
4. Government Organization (creating, abolishing or transferring state agencies): 7%
5. Education: 5.7%

Regulation-related bills include one to require neck braces for high school football players (HB2018), one addressing telemarketing by quasi-state agencies (HB2004), and a bid to increase the maximum legal weight of six-axle tractor trailers (SB86).