I don’t need to be the lead sponsor of the bill that passes.

What counts is passing into law an idea that I have proposed.

My Voters’ Rights Protection Act, House Bill 57, is an example.

It has six provisions that enhance voter access or election integrity.

I learned today that the Ways and Means Committee is likely to keep  two of those provisions in my amended legislation.

Several of the other elements of HB 57 will move forward in bills introduced by my colleagues that also address those issues.

I call this my newsletter test:

If I can say in my end-of-session newsletter (or before then on social media) that I played a part in changing public policy for the better, I can write about it in my newsletter.