Last week, more than 800 bills were pre-filed by the House and Senate.

This week, House members filed another 100+ bills. You can see this recent group by clicking here .

These bills have a two-year life-cycle and must either become law before we adjourn the upcoming two-year session – or they die. Most of these bills may never get a hearing at any level or in any chamber.

If one (or more) are important to you, let your elected official know.

Here’s a post several years ago to compare the number of legislation filed then – as well as watch a “classic” from my childhood that actually does a good job explaining the process of how a bill becomes a law.