Indiana

By the Numbers

By Abdul Hakim-Shabazz

The Indiana House of Representatives will vote today on the budget and school voucher bills.  Last night there more than 450 amendments filed  for both bills.  Here’s a breakdown according to House policy staff…

HB 1001 (Budget)

• Filed: 349 – R-12; D – 337
• Offered: 42 – R-3; D -39
• Accepted: 13 – R-3; D -10
• Defeated: 24 – R – 0; D – 24
• Withdrawn ; 5 – R -0; D -5

HB 1003 (School Voucher Bill)

• Filed: 75 -  R – 18; D – 57
• Offered: 25 – R -8; D – 17
• Accepted: 9 – R -7; D – 2
• Defeated: 14 – R – 0; D-14
• Withdrawn: 2 – R – 1, D – 1

So after a five-week delay, Democrats came back with 417 amendments, offered up 82 of them, 16 passed, 58 were defeated and 8 were withdrawn.   Now help me out here, what was that walkout all about again? Oh yeah, about a half-million dollars lost in productivity.

Full post as published by Indiana Barrister on March 30, 2011 (boomark / email).