March 23, 2009: Legislative Report #38

More and More Bills. Mom Should be Proud of Minnesota

On Monday March 23, 2009, Legislative Representative Leaders introduced a whopping 117 new bills bringing the total introduced this year to over two thousand at 2076. Just remember this year session must adjourn in a short 56 days. In the first weeks of the legislature this year I asked the House office in charge of bills “how many bills should we expect be introduced this year?” I received the calm reply of 1400 to 1500 or so. To date we are 34% over that expectation, and still no place near solving our budget shortfall.