Welcome to the seventeenth edition of The Carrick Capitol Connection! With only a few days left in the regular session, the House has been holding a Floor session every day to finish work on legislation. Meanwhile, the Senate continues to hold the operating and capital budgets and have not yet passed either back over to the House for concurrence.
JUNEAU – Legislation sponsored by Rep. Ashley Carrick that will define e-bikes in statute cleared its final hurdle and passed the Legislature. Back in April, House Bill 8 passed the House with bipartisan support on a vote of 39-1. On Monday, HB 8 passed the Senate on a vote of 18-1 and yesterday the House agreed to the Senate’s changes to the bill.
I hope this message finds you and your loved ones safe and healthy. The end of the legislative session is approaching fast, and I must admit that I am feeling frustrated that the House Majority has not put together a real fiscal plan, or sent revenue bills to the floor for a vote.
