86th Session of the Texas Legislature: Navigate. Communicate. Educate.

Navigate. Understanding the Process You Need It When? Who Are You? Communicate Who Are You? Why Should They Care? Educate NIMS. Explaining the Unexplainable

Bill Mortality

Identical or Conference Governor Identical or Conference Floor Debate Floor Debate Committee Committee Chamber 1 Chamber 2

Committees Posting schedules change. Testimony: For, Against, On Pending versus terminally pending Substitutes and amendments Formal meetings Conference committees

Calendars : House Local and Consent: General Calendars: No opposing testimony. No floor debate. No individual vote. Speed versus vulnerability (self-policing) 10 signatures or 10 minutes General Calendars: Major State and General State, Constitutional amendments, Resolutions Debate and vote 2nd Reading (majority) vs 3rd Reading (2/3rd)

Bill Progress HOUSE SENATE Filed Hearing Set on Cal Chamber 1 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. Understanding the Process You Need It When? Who Are You? Navigate Understanding the Process You Need It When? Communicate Who Are You? Why Should They Care? Educate NIMS. Explaining the Unexplainable

Tools YOU Can Use Establish your credibility Recognize your relative power Broaden your coalitions Messages and Messengers Utilize personal relationships Use procedure advantageously

Communicate Your 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 Topics Property tax: SB 2 / HB 2 Harvey: 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. Understanding the Process You Need It When? Who Are You? Navigate Understanding the Process You Need It When? Communicate Who Are You? Why Should They Care? Educate NIMS. Explaining the Unexplainable

NIMS City to County County to State State to Federal