Legislative Commentary

When we’re on the floor of the Senate chamber debating and voting on legislation, it’s known as “floor action.”

At this point in the session, when the full Senate is working through bills that were moved forward by the various committees, the floor action can last all day, and then some.

Our first day of floor action this past week had us in the Senate chamber until early the next morning.

We spent the better part of the final two hours on two pieces of legislation that sure look like an attempt by a powerful labor union to call in favors from the new Senate majority.

One of the bills has to b...