Today was a day to work on the legislation that I didn’t work on yesterday.

I emailed the drafts of several bills to supporters and asked for their comments.

Their suggestions could improve the bill.  Better to incorporate them into the bill before it’s introduced than to present a long list of amendments at the bill hearing.

The latter is a sign that your bill needs lots of work, which can be fatal.

I also learned of my first bill hearings of the session.

My early voting legislation will be heard on February 7.  My staff and I need to discuss potential witnesses and what data will bolster my argument that Sunday voting will increase turnout, without interfering with the preparations for Election Day two days later.

This summer, I read that the federal government offers phased retirement for its workers. On February 5, there will be a hearing on my bill to create a task force to study doing the same in Maryland.  We need to find state government employees to testify on how they and their successors would benefit.