The Everything Must Go The Budget Must Pass June 30 Last Day of the Session Thread
June 30. The only day on the legislative calendar, or any calendar for that matter, that lasts much longer than 24 hours. So here is your thread for following the last minute last second backroom deals.
Post anything you hear here for discussion. And you can follow the twitter stream of the Delaware House Dems for more info. And if you post on Twitter or Facebook, use the hash tag #DEJune30.
House Agenda is posted.
See any surprises?
Senate Agenda also posted.
According to Twitter — Darryl Scott filed HB 216 which would move last call from 1AM to 2AM. He won’t work it tonight, though, but filed for the next Session.
Rep. Paul Baumbach at the Bill Signing of his Manufactured Home bills.
Ashley Dawson @DSNAshleyDawson — Sen. Colin Bonini to lose weight to raise money for humane association — seeks pledges/support from Senate #DEJune30
Mike Matthews @dwablog — Oh my
Secretary Landgraf in the Senate for DHSS-related bills that need final passage. #DEJune30
Here is the webcast for the Senate Session
http://webcast.senate.legis.delaware.gov:8080/Senate/index.shtml?AY
Rainbow outside Leg Hall. Symbolic of the great progress during this session on marriage equality and anti-discrimination efforts.
Thanks for that link DelDem. It worked. I was going crazy trying to make another one work.
Lawmakers considering re-running @BeauBiden ‘s mental health gun bill. Gun control opponents not happy. http://delonline.us/19LEy9l
Bonini being an ass and objected to the suspension of rules on HB 151 (Bail Bond Agents). Motion to suspend the rules passes 13-7.
The Senate needs a new reading clerk.
This guy wants the mentally ill to have all the weapons they want. Probably because he looks mentally ill himself.
Worth noting: In less than 5 hrs, same-sex marriage will be legal in #Delaware thx to HB 75 (Smith)
I’d better get a few wedding invitations…or else!
The Senate is now working from “Must Lists” rather than agendas, as in ‘we must pass this stuff tonight’ #DEJune30
I think the Senate Rs may be objecting to all rules suspensions tonight.
Nancy Willing —- Friends in the lobby say Blevins has pulled SB 151 – the Treasurer “fix” bill #DEJune30
I am in the basement library with other lobbyists listening to the Senate. Someone just came in and said that they have never seen the Senate balcony closed. Every seat is taken.
There is a real party atmosphere around here. I guess it feels good to know it will all be over in another four hours.
I grabbed the nine House agenda and ready lists – all hues of the rainbow.
For those listening, when the House members are asked to look on their Agenda III (Brown) it will be time to cross your fingers and hope they get to #7 (B 147 w/SA1 SA2) and #8 (SB 148) – Townsend’s hard-fought Charter School Law Revision oversight legislation.
Sorry, gang. Had to bail early. 6am flight to Atlanta and I just wasn’t feeling all the commotion this year. Here’s hoping Townsend’s HB 165 “revision” bills (SB 147 and SB 148) make it out of the House.
Those two bills will do nothing to course correct the bad law created by HB 165.
Maria Evans told me she has a video up on her facebook page of the crazy wingnut pictured above with the Biden=Nazi sign.
When asked what he finds objectionable about HB 88 it’s blank stare-DUH-I don’t know-I didn’t read it time.