To date, 29 states have entered their pre-filing period for this upcoming year’s legislative session. According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, the pre-filing process allows bills to be prepared and introduced before regular session convenes. This process increases the efficiency and streamlines the legislative process by allowing more time to draft bills and consider to which committee a bill will be referred and by allowing committees to establish agendas before the first week of session—letting them begin work immediately when session convenes.   Read the entire article……………………………….