Possible Lynchpin in for Stopping HB 2414



This bill has been sent to the House Committee on Local & Consent Calendars.



According to the above link, this eleven member committee has jurisdiction over:

(1) the placement on appropriate calendars of bills and resolutions that, in the opinion of the committee, are in fact local or will be uncontested, and have been recommended as such by the standing committee of original jurisdiction; and

(2) the determination of priorities for floor consideration of bills and resolutions except those within the jurisdiction of the Committee on Calendars.



I just got off the phone with a staff member for this committee and was advised that they ONLY schedule hearings and votes on bills that they expect to be uncontested or local. HB 2414 was sent to them because it was approved unanimously out of committee.



If we can convince the members on this committee (see the above link) that this bill will be contested (perhaps Rep Pete Gallego can help us with this), then it will have to be referred to the House Committee on Calendars.



There are FAR more bills on the general calendar than on the Local and Consent calendar. Bills sent to this committee are much less likely to ever make it to the house floor. Also these bills get FAR more attention and scrutiny. Additionally, if we can sway any influential members on this committee, they could simply pigeon hole HB 2414 until it dies.

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