The bill is introduced. A. Prepare an alternative bill and urge the sponsor to replace his with yours. B. Warn your troops of an impending fight. Bill is assigned to committee. A. Contact the committee chair to state your opposition, and offer your alternative bill again.
Hearing is scheduled.
A. Plan who will attend, and prepare testimony for each witness. If this is a vicious dog law, plan to bring sufficient copies of the AKC packet on vicious dog laws and ADOA information for each committee member, the committee secretary, and any press people at the hearing. B. Prepare a press release to issue immediately after the hearing. It should state your group's opposition to the bill and some pertinent reasons. All rules apply, but this time your purpose is to kill, not pass, a bill.