TCSA Capitol Update

January 12, 2024

The winter storm that hammered much of the state with significant snow and single degree temperatures also put a halt to the legislative session. After reconvening the second week of January, all meetings this week were canceled as a result of the MLK holiday on Monday and the severe weather that arrived that day. This also slowed the process of filing new legislation. A little under 300 new bills had been filed as of last Friday. It is usual for around 1500 bills to be filed each year of a legislative session, so we expect around 1200 more to be filed between now and the end of the month. That's when both chambers have set their filing deadlines. Committees and subcommittees are slated to resume their usual meetings next week, with a limited number of bills scheduled for discussion.