I chair the Subcommittee on Government Operations and Health Facilities.

After certain bills have a hearing before the full committee, they’re referred to the subcommittee.

We have eleven members and meet weekly.

If there’s a difference of opinion among the bill’s sponsor, a state agency, a service provider, or a lobbyist, we try to resolve it.

If we can’t, we’ll ask the relevant parties to meet offline to see if they can reach a compromise.

Sometimes, the subcommittee counsel and I will draft an amendment to help move those discussions forward.

Over the last two days, we came up with an amendment, with the input of another subcommittee member.

The bill’s sponsor and the lobbyists will meet to discuss it tomorrow morning.

PS  Senator Hettleman and I teach amendment drafting in our law school class, with significant help from a General Assembly drafter.

I try to practice what I teach, but political considerations sometimes intrude.