Today was my final day at legislative building, and I finally got to watch one of the bills that we were involved in move to the floor. Yesterday, we spent the day lobbying against a billboards bill on behalf of Scenic America. At first, it looked as if the bill were likely to pass, but the morning of the vote, the bill had lost a lot of popularity and we were unsure how the vote would go. The general assembly started at around 2:00, and there were only three bills that came up before the billboards bill. As they announced the bill, the sponsor stood up and asked to take if off the calendar because they “wanted to move it back to committee to make a few changes.” In reality, he knew that the bill wouldn’t pass and needed amendments if anyone were to support it. It was very interesting to see the different lobbying techniques used, especially when it seemed as if the bill were certain to pass. I am going to miss being at the general assembly, but still have one more day at SAS with the legal branch.