Aloha Dan, it is far less a mystery as to "how" things occur, which is why I did not use that word, but rather "why". "Why?" is an entirely different question to which there are often no forthcoming answers when hidden reasons want to remain hidden.

The important thing for future sessions is that we cannot stop trying to constantly improve ourselves and hold ourselves to higher standards. The people expect and deserve no less. And so, next year I will reintroduce HB 813 and other ethics & lobbyist reform bills to see if we can get any of them through again.

I know that many of my colleagues in both legislative bodies are supportive of these measures - otherwise they wouldn't have made it as far as they did. This gives me hope for their prospects in the future if re-introduced.