The House just started, with just 12 hours until the end of Speed Week.
That means that legislators only have until midnight to pass a bill in either the House or the Senate in order to keep it alive for this session.
On Capital Beat yesterday, Mark Binker said that so far Speed Week has been pretty friendly:
Compared to the last couple of crossovers I've witnessed, this one seems fairly tame. The House is still working today, but the Senate has headed home. And it's possible the honorable could get out of here before midnight tomorrow, which is the drop-dead, bills turn into a pumpkin deadline.
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