"It's different," said Rep. Larry Thomason, D-Kennett. Thomason said that in the past, the speakers race has been dominated by political promises in exchange for a vote. "There's none of that involved."
The bill in the present form needs a lot of work, said Committee Chairman Larry Thomason, D-Kennett. If O'Toole works on it, he could try to tack it onto a more encompassing safety bill, Thomason said.