January 28 SB 495:  Require schools to implement a cell phone policy and adds minimum requirements for the policy. Sponsor:  Sen. Polehanki (D)                   Passage: 100-3 with Immediate Effect Why I voted YES: School employees, especially principals, are asking for a state law to improve enforcement of restricting cell phone use by students. – – – […]

HB 4284:  Would reduce the fee for renewing a CPL license, from $115.00 to $30.00. The county would keep the entire fee for the concealed pistol licensing fund of that county. Sponsor:  Rep. Paquette (R)                      Passage:  63-46 with Immediate Effect Why I voted YES: The current renewal fee of $115.00 is prohibitively expensive, and interferes […]