1. The article speaks of SB 7. What does the death of this bill in the 2021 regular legislative session indicate about the importance of timing in whether a bill passes the state legislature or not?

2. Besides the question of timing, what constitutional provision enabled the Democrats to kill SB 7?

3. What were the Democrats' stated reasons for opposing SB 7?

4. What do you learn about legislative conference committees from reading this article?

5. What may be the fate of SB 7 in the future? How or why do you know?