From State Senator Don DeWitte:

Senators Return to Home Districts Before Final 7 Weeks of Spring Session

The Senate was in session Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday this week, and legislators are now back in their home districts until Tuesday, April 13.

I will spend this time tending to local constituent issues and attending virtual committee hearings.

When we return to Springfield in mid-April, we will be in session nearly every day over the final seven weeks of the 2021 spring session.

Hundreds of bills moved through the Senate committee process last week, and while we took votes on a few bills on the Senate floor on Thursday, most bills that advanced out of substantive committees won’t be taken up until we return to Springfield in April.

Up to this point the majority of our time has been spent in committees.

When we return in April that will shift, and the bulk of our time will be spent on the Senate floor.

April 23 marks the deadline for floor action on Senate Bills.

After that point the Senate will review House Bills that received successful floor votes in the House.

On Thursday I recorded a short Springfield video update. You can watch that update below: