The pace picked up this week as committees meet to discuss bills that will eventually come before the full senate. As I mentioned before, there have been hundreds of bills filed and sent to their respective committees for consideration. While many bills are assigned to committees only a relative few are considered by the Chairman, voted on in committee, and if passed, move to the full body. We also passed commendatory resolutions that honored people who made significant contributions to our state or who have excelled in their fields of endeavor.