There are many ways to make progress on an issue without passing a bill.

A new one today.

A constituent asked me to introduce a bill based on a law recently enacted in another blue state.

I got the bill drafted. He shared this idea with his professional colleagues.

They decided it was premature to put forward the legislation, but we now have a bill draft to discuss and refine between now and next session.

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Every summer, I meet with the staff of the Mental Health Association to decide what bill I’ll be working on with them.

This time, we didn’t decide on which bill until last week.

When I spoke at MHA’s annual meeting this afternoon, I read from bullet points about the Behavioral Health Transformation Act of 2019 and a second bill convening a work group to develop implementation plans.

I’ll know these bills much better when I’m at the witness table for the bill hearings,