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mikeintexas wrote:http://www.legis.state.tx.us/BillLookup ... Bill=SB730

Check the link above. It shows the bill is out of the committees (Criminal Justice and Public Safety) and on to the House for vote. Please, someone correct me if I'm wrong.

MS

Sorry, but it cleared the House Public Safety Committee and it's either in or on its way to the House Calendars Committee.

Chas.

mikeintexas wrote:Hey Charles, how long can a bill stay in committee? I would love to see this bill pass, but what kind of a timeline do we look at for committee work on this bill (or any bill)? I have a link to the Texas Legislature that alerts me on changes in HB1301 and the campus carry bill (don't remember the number) and there has been no updates since March 23, 2009 when it was left "pending in committee."

Many bills die in committee without ever getting a hearing (HB1301 did), or not be voted on after a hearing. I suspect the parking lot bill will be voted out soon and then it goes to Calendars Committee. However, it's also quite possible that SB730 will be moved instead of HB1301, since it has passed the Senate and is now in the House.

Chas.

seamusTX wrote:Charles, are you implying that Mr. Lewis did note vote in favor of the bill? (The House web site has not been updated since March 23.)

If so, I wonder why.

- Jim

It didn't come up for a vote in the "special" meeting held in Public Safety yesterday. It should come up for a vote soon. My post about Rep. Vo is based upon his comment to Alice. We've had no feedback from Rep. Lewis.

Chas.

Thanks folks for the calls/faxes to Rep. Vo!

Now it would be nice to call him and thank him for his support of HB1301. Yeah, it worked!

Chas.

TrueFlog wrote:I called them both about 15 minutes ago. As it turns out, they were actually in the Public Safety committee meeting at the time. Both aides took a record of my opinion but neither offered an indication of how the rep might vote (and I didn't ask).

Yeah, they had a "special" meeting of the Public Safety Committee today to vote on several bills previously heard, and more importantly, to take care of some "procedural" matters.

Chas.

HB1301, the House version of the employer parking lot bill that passed the Senate (SB730) needs your help!!

Freshman Representative Tryon Lewis (R, C+, Odessa) needs to hear from one heck of a lot of people, especially people from his district in Odessa. Please call him and politely tell him to vote for HB1301 as filed and without any amendments for chemical companies. It would be great to send a follow up fax as well.

Also call Houston Representative Hubert Vo (D, A-, Houston) and ask him to do likewise.

We need at least one of these two Representatives to vote with us to get it out of committee. The chemical companies were stunned by their loss in the Senate (SB730) and they are making a strong press on the two swing votes. We must counter this pressure, so please call and fax now!

Chas.