For my bills to get a public hearing, I need to submit them by Friday at 5:00.

Do other bills address the issue, making my bill unnecessary?

That was the response I got on my bill creating a task force to study whether mental health professionals or the police should respond to 911 calls.

Instead, I will strategize with the advocates on their bills, which will be considered by the committee I serve on.

Can my bill be revised before it is introduced or will I have to offer an amendment at the hearing?

The former is preferable but not crucial.

The simpler the change, the more likely it can be made now.

On the other hand, if a new provision in the bill is likely to be opposed by the affected government agency, it could balloon the cost estimate for the fiscal note that is prepared for the bill hearing.

Better to try to work those details out.  No time to do that now.