Their job, lifers and interns alike, is to make sense of all the babble that comes at their bosses from all directions. The life of a bill begins with its sponsors, or patrons as they are called in Virginia. While it's wonderful to have a bill introduced, there are some cold realities to bill introductions. Some sponsors have been known to introduce a bill to simply appease a constituent without ever intending to pass it. A few have even been known to introduce a bill in order to make sure it doesn't pass, or to shape it into something else.
Medical freedom pits under-funded patients and a few professionals against big business PACs.
So, we have to find real champions for sponsors, who will care, and fight, and who have some leverage to bring to bear. In general, a bill introduced by a member of the minority party in a given house will have less chance than one introduced by a member of the majority, but there are exceptions where the bi-partisan nature of this issue outweighs conventional reason. The majority party rules the chamber, except in Texas, where leadership is traditionally bipartisan, and currently in the Kentucky Senate after a bipartisan coup. When one seeks sponsors and co-sponsors it is wise to keep an eye on the majority party in each chamber, and find sponsors who are favored by, or members of, the leadership. But, also keep in mind that most legislative bodies have some mechanism where the minority party can stall and kill a bill.