I had some chance encounters today.

My staff was snowed in. The responsibility for getting today’s testimony to the print shop fell to me at 8 a.m.

That’s what happens when you do the final draft first thing in the morning.

On my way to the print shop, I ran into a leadership staffer and made a pitch for one of my bills.

I ran into a Senator in the hallway.

I asked him about a bill we’re both working on. He told me that it’s not doing as well as I thought.

We discussed remedial steps.

I ran into a lobbyist who testified against another of my bills. He had the bill with him.

He proposed an amendment. I whittled down his language. We shook hands.

My subcommittee gave HB 1107 a favorable report late this afternoon.

One encounter was not by chance.

Right after our floor session ended, I asked the chairman of a subcommittee if my bill was scheduled for a vote.

It wasn’t, but he told me it would be. He wrote down the bill number.

The next thing I did was email his committee counsel about our conversation.

You should never take anything for granted.