Legislative calendar for Wednesday

• House convenes at 2 p.m.
• Senate convenes at 1 p.m.
• HOUSE COMMITTEE MEETINGS
• CRIMINAL JUSTICE. 9:30 a.m. in Committee Room 6.
• EDUCATION. 9 a.m. in Committee Room 1.
• HEALTH & WELFARE. 9 a.m. in Committee Room 5.
• HOUSE & GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS. 9 a.m. in Committee Room 2.
• INSURANCE. 9 a.m. in Committee Room 3.
• NATURAL RESOURCES & ENVIRONMENT. 9:30 a.m. in Committee Room 4.
• SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS
• COMMERCE. 9:30 a.m. in Committee Room E
• INSURANCE. 9 a.m. in Committee Room A.
• SENATE & GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS. 9:30 a.m. in Committee Room F.
• ISSUES TO WATCH WEDNESDAY
• HB209 would reduce the number of hours the polls are open on election day in Senate and Governmental Affairs committee.
• HB130 would require that members of the Board of Pardons have criminal justice backgrounds in House Criminal Justice.
• HB61, which would overhaul the pension system for state employees, is scheduled for debate and vote again by the full House of Representatives.
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