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cbr600 wrote:

jerry_r60 wrote:It sounds like there are two bills, substantially the same, one coming from the house and one from the senate (B681 & SB321). Do these two then go into some reconcilliation process? Just curious about the process.

That's something I'd like to know too. Does each bill have to run the gauntlet of both chambers, or do parallel HB/SB speed up the process?

I looked here and here and here but I'm still confused.

I found this from one of your links:

COMPANION BILL—A bill filed in one chamber that is identical or very similar to a bill filed in the opposite chamber. Companion bills are used to expedite passage as they provide a means for committee consideration of a measure to occur in both houses simultaneously. A companion bill that has passed one house then can be substituted for the companion bill in the second house.

Maybe they can substitute SB321 for HB681 when HB681 goes to the House floor? Then if there are any amendments, they can do the committee process?

I would be interested to learn who specifically makes the request to do the substitution.

The text of committee substitute HB681 is finally available now - they added a section about chemical plants Sec. 52.062. subsection F

http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/82 ... 00681H.htm

How does this work with the fact the senate has already approved the companion without this section? Will they try to remove subsection F on the house floor? Or if the house is adamant about it, we have to get it back through the senate with the subsection F added?

Has anyone seen the text of the HB681 committee substitute? I'm hoping the only changes were to make the language match up with SB321. It isn't on the tex legis website yet.

RPBrown wrote:As of today:
Committee report favorably
Report printed and distributed

Was this for HB681 or SB321? I see that SB321 matches the above status...

I see the House B&I committee meeting is still going on, I'm hoping they vote on it and just didn't have on schedule (is that legal?)

goose wrote:My first post. This is an important issue for me.

This may not be the right location to ask but what is good baseline info to put into the faxes? Name? The bill? What I want? I guess I am wondering how formal it should be with contact info, address, phone, etc.

Thanks,
Craig

I make mine fairly formal (Want to be taken seriously, not look like a 3rd grader wrote it )

On the first line of the body, I usually say what action I want the rep/senator to take (vote bill XXYYY out of committee, no amendments, etc). The next few paragraphs I might talk about what the bill does. I suspect they only read the first couple lines :) Definitely list the bill number.

If you want a template let me know and I can PM you the body of most of my faxes.

I cross posted at ar15.com tonight - http://www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b ... 039&page=1

I faxed all 9 a few minutes ago. I think they will tire of my faxes