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Heavies

Re: House bill 679 (Very important)
« Reply #20 on: April 03, 2012, 04:10:33 AM »
Quote from: Tom_G on April 02, 2012, 10:40:13 PM

If you don't know what to say, that's ok.  Just click the "support"  (or "oppose," depending) button and then click "Submit."  It would surprise the hell put of me to find out that any of the legislators actually read the text. 


I thought all written testimony is read during the hearing?  I gotta get out more often..
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HiCarry

Re: House bill 679 (Very important)
« Reply #21 on: April 03, 2012, 09:54:58 AM »
Unfortunately, most of the testimony is not read, or at least the content of the testimony isn't. Usually the Chair sits there and flips over the pages of testimony and says something like "supports" or "opposes" the bill at hand. That being said, it does sometimes get read, so it is always better to write a little something just in case. But, as was previously mentioned, you can just hit the "support" or "oppose" button.

I will be trying to get some model testimony set up (for next year), so hopefully that will help.

Aloha
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Tom_G

Re: House bill 679 (Very important)
« Reply #22 on: April 03, 2012, 02:19:03 PM »
Quote from: HiCarry on April 03, 2012, 09:54:58 AM
Unfortunately, most of the testimony is not read, or at least the content of the testimony isn't. Usually the Chair sits there and flips over the pages of testimony and says something like "supports" or "opposes" the bill at hand.

Yep.  Now, I don't make my living sitting in those hearings, but I've sat in several, and never heard them read submitted testimony as part of the proceedings. 

Honestly, it makes sense.  Reading out loud takes time, and they never schedule hearings long enough to actually have thoughtful and informed discussion anyway.  As quickly as they move through these things, I'm willing to bet that the majority of the time, most of it goes unread by the actual committee members.

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MisterEd

Re: House bill 679 (Very important)
« Reply #23 on: April 04, 2012, 08:13:41 AM »
I received this on 4/3 from Clayton Hee...

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The proposal was heard and passed yesterday. 

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HiCarry

Re: House bill 679 (Very important)
« Reply #24 on: April 04, 2012, 11:11:42 AM »
Yep, now we have to wait for the bill to be heard, including any ammendments, in conference.
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HiCarry

Re: House bill 679 (Very important)
« Reply #25 on: April 23, 2012, 07:22:07 PM »
The bill was heard, albeit briefly, in conference committee today. It was scheduled for 1545 but Sen. Hee didn't arrive until late. And, guess who walked in just after he did? The lobbist for the plaintiff' attorney's group...which I am sure doesn't mean anything. In any event, Sen. Hee delayed the vote until tomorrow at 1330. Currently the language we expect to pass will only provide the liability protection for instruction at a "range." It's not the language we wanted, but it is more than what we got now.....
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Re: House bill 679 (Very important)
« Reply #26 on: April 23, 2012, 09:03:00 PM »
I emailed my response. These lefties will not help gun owners but we should keep trying. I am hoping this is the year for conservatives-republicans to pick up more seats and pass concealed carry. Fight the good fight guys.
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