I did some digging. State Senator Bob Hall introduced SB86 in the 2019 session. It actually did REALLY well. It was introduced, passed committee and passed 29-2 in the full Senate. It was championed in the house by State Rep. James White and passed out of committee in the House and stalled...
First, we organize a group and determine what we are willing to do. Is it A letter /phone campaign, or would we be willing to do more and meet with reps in their office? That will determine our scale. Then we identify a bill “champion”, likely the state rep or senator that introduced it...
The new session starts this January and now is the time to build support for small bills like this. Is anyone interested in a little mini campaign to encourage bill reintroduction? If we wait until January, they’ll be too focused on budget appropriations and covid response. I’m willing to help...