Legislative Alert - will you help us make calls today?
Oct 13, 2021 7:04 pm
There are two bills being heard in Austin today and tomorrow.
The first bill is HB 155 by Oliverson et al. "Relating to exemptions from COVID-19 vaccine requirements."
HB 155 is scheduled for a hearing in the House State Affairs Committee today beginning at 1 PM. You can watch it here.
The bill text can be found here.
However, before you watch, we need you to call.
The business and medical committee will mount a vigorous opposition to this bill and lawmakers need to hear our voices.
We enthusiastically support this bill and would recommend that you share the following with the Committee members and their staff when you call:
"Thank you for supporting HB155 and protecting Texans' ability to earn a living free from illegal medical mandates, and thank you for helping Texans who've suffered from COVID and developed robust and lifelong immunity to rely on that hard-won immunity as an alternative to experimental vaccines. We particularly appreciate the enforcement provisions of the Bill that are very similar to the individual enforcement provisions of the Texas Citizens Participation Act."
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Here are the members of the House State Affairs committee that need to be called. Our Rep. John Smithee is on top of the issue and is very supportive of our efforts.
Chair: Rep. Chris Paddie, (512) 463-0556
Vice Chair: Rep. Ana Hernandez, (512) 463-0556
Members:
Rep. Joe Deshotel, (512) 463-0662
Rep. Sam Harless, (512) 463-0496
Rep. Donna Howard, (512) 463-0631
Rep. Todd Hunter, (512) 463-0672
Rep. Phil King, (512) 463-0738
Rep. Eddie Lucio III, (512) 463-0606
Rep. Will Metcalf, (512) 463-0726
Rep. Richard Peña Raymond, (512) 463-0558
Rep. Matt Shaheen, (512) 463-0594
Rep. Shelby Slawson, (512) 463-0628
Together, we can help save our state from these unlawful and harmful mandates.