Capitol Update – Nightly During Session – Friday, March 08, 2019

Capitol Update is daily review of state government during the Legislative Session. Today’s topics include:

• The 2019 Legislative Session opened this week with speeches from the new Senate President, new House Speaker and new Governor.
• The full Senate approved a bill that would legalize the smokable form of medical marijuana.
• A Senate committee approved a bill that would make texting while driving a primary offense and add other offenses – like writing or putting on makeup – to the list.