86 th Session of the Texas Legislature Navigate Communicate Educate Navigate Bill Mortality Identical or Conference Floor Debate Committee Floor Debate Committee Chamber 1 Chamber 2 Governor Committees ID: 764971
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86th Session of the Texas Legislature: Navigate. Communicate. Educate.
Navigate.
Bill Mortality
Identical or Conference Floor Debate Committee Floor Debate Committee Chamber 1 Chamber 2 Governor
CommitteesPosting schedules change.Testimony: For, Against, OnPending versus terminally pending Substitutes and amendmentsFormal meetingsConference committees
Calendars : House Local and Consent: No opposing testimony. No floor debate. No individual vote.Speed versus vulnerability (self-policing)10 signatures or 10 minutesGeneral Calendars: Major State and General State, Constitutional amendments, Resolutions Debate and vote 2 nd Reading (majority) vs 3 rd Reading (2/3rd )
Bill Progress HOUSE SENATE 4,202 2,057 Filed 2,611 1,015 Hearing 1,586 806 Set on Cal 1,116 713 Chamber 1 786 502 Chamber 2
Communicate.
Tools YOU Can UseEstablish your credibilityRecognize your relative powerBroaden your coalitions Messages and MessengersUtilize personal relationships Use procedure advantageously
CommunicateYour Position: For. Against. Neutral. With changes?Unless changes? Priority: On a scale from artillery to thermonuclear? (Thanks Mark Sloan!)Show Impact:If passes we can’t__. If doesn’t pass we can’t__.Would cost us __. Would save us ___. In most counties ok, but in my county ___.
Hot TopicsProperty tax: SB 2 / HB 2Harvey: Rebuild Texas / TDEM recommendations Recovery grants Recovery loans Public mtgs and info State Flood Plan TDEM organization (DPS Sunset) Environmental notifications and streamlined permitting Urban/rural recovery structure Defense: State vs Local authority (infectious disease, etc.)
Educate.
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