Both houses recess, ag panels to gather on animal cruelty bills…
Both the House and Senate have recessed until 1:30 p.m.; a slew of quick committee meetings are planned between now and then, including a just-announced joint House/Senate Agriculture Committee meeting at 12:30 in the 4th floor House GOP caucus room to discuss HB 650 and SB 1303, the two animal cruelty bills; a 1 p.m. Senate Resources meeting on HJR 2, the right-to-hunt constitutional amendment; and a 1 p.m. Senate Education Committee meeting on HB 672 on waiving building maintenance match requirements for school districts.