Bills are guaranteed a hearing if they’re introduced by a certain date.

They’re not guaranteed a vote by the committee after that hearing.

They may remain in the committee chair’s drawer instead.

So I asked a member of committee leadership if my bill was stuck in the chair’s drawer for the rest of the session. Or was the committee waiting until it acted on other bills with a higher priority?

The latter, I was told.

That means we have time to count to a majority on the committee when, or if, that vote is held.

We’re scheduling a meeting of interested legislators and advocates to strategize.