Representative Charles Young, Jr. says a slow start to the House session is actually common given there is a learning process associated with new faces in the legislature.

As of now, Young tells Newscenter 11 that roughly 900 bills have come through the House and that only three have made it to the floor. One bill being a Child Protection Act that requires officials to report suspected child sex abuse. Young says the act created some tension in the House due to the wording of the bill.

"Regarding reporting procedures, who would be responsible, and I think the differences on voting on that issue were strictly party line," Young says.

But Young says he doesn't feel party differences will hinder officials from making progress during their session. Another bill that has made its way to the floor concerns a tax collected on hotel and food and beverage sales in Hancock County, which passed. That is something that has also been proposed in Lauderdale County. Young says he has asked the Board of Supervisors to look it over, saying he think it is a good thing.

"Take for instance here in Lauderdale County, we're in the hospitality industry," Young explains. "It creates a tax for persons coming into an area spending money. The majority of the people living here are not going to stay in a hotel."

He says big occasions like state games would make the tax a good thing when lots of people from out of town are staying in the area.