I just called the offices of Speaker Frank Chopp and Lt. Governor Cyrus Habib (also Chairs of the House and Senate Rules Committees respectively) on the following bills! You can make a big difference RIGHT NOW by calling, identifying yourself as a member of Indivisible Tacoma and identifying the bills you want supported (and one opposed). Also, we should support $15 million in the budget for the WA State Census to reach hard to count communities (it’s not a bill)! It would be very helpful, Elisabeth if you could email this out to our list!
FINAL CALLS on KEY BILLS in WA STATE!!!
NOW is the time to Influence Final Votes on Key Bills in the WA State Legislature: Contact the RULES CHAIRS & YOUR REPS. AND SENATOR on these bills!!! It’s best to CALL but you can also email any legislator with this formula: firstname.lastname@leg.wa.gov
Just read the following list of bills!
Contact HOUSE Speaker & Chair, Rules Committee, Frank Chopp 360-786-7920. Or email: frank.chopp@leg.wa.gov
Tell him you support:
- 5323: Ban Plastic Bags
- 5577: Reduce vessel noise to protect marine mammals
- 5322: Clean water – prohibiting certain discharges into state waters
- 5947: Sustainable Farms/Fields grant program\
- 5207: Felony Rights Restoration
- 5961: The Extraordinary Profits Tax (to address our upside-down tax code that forces the poorest to pay the largest share of their income on sales taxes)
- 5998: Making Real Estate Excise Tax slightly progressive
- Plus: $15 million in the BUDGET for the WA State Census to reach hard to count communities.
Tell him you oppose:
- Reduced teacher pay and restrictions on teacher collective bargaining in Senate budget bill
Contact Lt. Governor & Chair Senate Rules, Cyrus Habib 360-786-7700. Or email: cyrus.habib@leg.wa.gov
Tell him you support:
- 1112: Reducing greenhouse emissions from hydrofluorocarbons
- 1114: Reducing food waste
- 1444: Increasing Appliance Energy Efficiency
- 1578: Oil Spill Prevention
- 1016: Hospital notification of availability of sexual assault evidence kit collection.
- 1706: Ban subminimum wages for people with disabilities.
- Plus: $15 million in the BUDGET for the WA State Census to reach hard to count communities.
Tell him you oppose:
- Reduced teacher pay and restrictions on teacher collective bargaining in Senate budget bill
Contact your Reps & Senators to vote YES for these bills on the floor! You can view what is happening with each bill at: https://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/ Just type in the bill number.
