Getting your player ready...
Highlights from the Legislature on Thursday.
— The House gave initial approval to a measure (House Bill 1196) that would require an authentic member of the original recording group to appear in any live concert using the group’s name. It would allow a $15,000 fine for each violation. The bill faces a third reading before it goes to the Senate.
— The Senate agreed to support changes the House made to a nonbinding resolution (Senate Joint Resolution 8) on children’s health care. The Senate had backed a version pledging that all children will have access to health care coverage through private insurance or public programs by 2010 but the House backed off a bit, only promising to “strive to ensure” that they get coverage.
