Week In Review

• The Senate met Monday and approved the following bills:

-SB 47 by Sen. Brian Crain, would prohibit the forced implantation of a microchip into a human.

-HB 1034 by Sen. Charles Wyrick, would allow the GRDA Board to lease shore lands for longer than two years and areas larger than one-fourth mile of lakefront land upon a vote of a majority of members.

• The Senate met Monday and approved the following bills:

-SB 810 by Sen. Ron Justice, would expand the duties of the State Board of Agriculture to include setting rules regarding prescribed burning and smoke management.

-HCR 1027 by Sen. Ron Justice, would designate May 9, 2007, as Meningitis Awareness Day and encourages education concerning the disease.

• Senate committees took no action on bills on Monday.

• The House convened Monday and approved one substantive bill.

• The Senate met Monday and approved the following bills:

-SB 861 by Sen. Don Barrington, would provide a sales tax exemption for sales of clothing or footwear priced at less than $100 during the first weekend in August.

-SB 103 by Sen. Susan Paddack, would require a minimum of one lockdown drill to be conducted at each public school each school year and would allow additional drills to be conducted at the discretion of the school board.