I chair the Government Operations and Estates and Trusts Subcommittee.

The bill giving Attorney General Brian Frosh the authority to sue the federal government without the Governor’s approval was referred to the subcommittee last year.

The seven bills dealing with estates and trusts that the full committee heard today will be referred to the subcommittee this year.

When I was asked if I was ready to defend the Frosh bill against Republican criticism last session, I responded, “I’ve been preparing to defend this bill for the last 66 years.”

Estates and Trusts, on the other hand, was a class I didn’t take.

Fortunately, the advocates for today’s bills and the judges who expressed some concerns about the legislation have already been meeting to resolve their differences.

I told them to continue their efforts to reach a compromise.

If they reach an agreement, it will be far easier for me to make the case for their end product.

Even though I didn’t take the class.