Capitol Update – Nightly During Session – Thursday, January 13, 2022
Capitol Update is daily review of state government during the Legislative Session. Today’s topics include:
- The top Senate redistricting committee chose Congressional and state Senate map proposals, and held a raffle-style drawing to determine odd and even district numbers, which can affect the number of years a Senator will serve.
- A Senate committee approved a bill that would extend COVID liability protection for businesses another year and a bill that would prohibit shutting down places of worship during a pandemic.
- Another committee approved a bill that would make strawberry shortcake the official state dessert, an effort the sponsor called “Operation Dessert Storm.”