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“It’s a kush job.
The Senate passed a bill Tuesday that would create a state gaming commission and removed a provision that prohibits elected officials from holding a commission seat until two years after they leave office.
Sponsored by Republican Sen.
Travis Hutson, the bill (
SB 4A) is a major component of the gambling expansion agreement between the state and Seminole Tribe. In particular, it would establish the Florida Gaming Control Commission and crown it as Florida’s lead law enforcement agency on gambling.
As first drafted, bill language barred public officials from joining the commission until two years after they leave office.
At the end of this week, we’ll only have three weeks left in this year’s legislative session. These last three weeks are some of the most intense weeks, with long hours and lots of bills to read. A number of deadlines begin to crop up during this time. For example, May 26th is the last day for the Senate to consider all bills and joint resolutions, whether they originated in the House or Senate. We adjourn Sine Die, the last day of session, on May 31st.
Here are five things happening around your state:
COMPTROLLER RELEASES UPDATE TO BIENNIAL REVENUE ESTIMATE
From the Desk of Sen. Zack Taylor: Budget negotiations heat up
Sen. Zack Taylor
Budget negotiations are heating up as we get closer to the end of session. Our main constitutional duty each session is passing a balanced budget. This means we can only spend the amount certified by the State Board of Equalization. They tell us how big the revenue pie is each year, and our job is to divide it among our state agencies in Oklahoma and save some to help stabilize future budgets. Unlike the federal government, we can only spend what we have available each year.
SC politics briefing Zak Koeske, The State (Columbia, S.C.)
May 7 Welcome to your weekly South Carolina politics briefing, a newsletter curated by The State s politics and government team.
As legislative session winds down one week until sine die South Carolina is primed to expand state gun laws.
After a more than 12-hour debate, the Republican-controlled Senate Thursday voted mostly down party lines to pass a House-sponsored bill that would give concealed weapons permit holders the right to carry hand guns in the open.
The bill, which Senate Democrats criticized as a blatant ploy to assuage a minority of Republican voters, now returns to the House, which is likely to reject the Senate s changes, triggering a six-member joint panel to hammer out the differences.