This is the final week for bills to be heard in committee. If a bill does not get heard in committee by the end of the week it is dead for this legislative session. As of right now, there is one good bill that is scheduled to be heard in committee this week and one bill that will be heard that we OPPOSE! There are also 5 bills that will be headed to the floor for a vote.
Here is how you can help!
Thursday:
SB 765 will be heard in the business, commerce, and tourism committee on Thursday morning. We need everyone to take a few minutes to contact the members of the committee and ask them to vote YES.
SB 765 is a bill authored by Senator Bullard that prohibits mandatory workplace vaccinations. Click here to read the full text of the bill.
Step 1: Copy and paste the following email addresses into the ‘cc’ portion of your email.
james.leewright@oksenate.gov,
*If one of these Senators is the Senator for your district, please email them separately, and use the subject line “FROM YOUR CONSTITUENT: yes on SB 765″*
Step 2: Write in the subject line “Yes on SB 765”
Step 3: Write a few short reasons why you support this bill. If you are currently mandated to take vaccinations for your job, please include this information.
Step 4: End the email with your full name and address.
Step 5: Call the members of the Business, Commerce, and Tourism Committee and ask them to vote yes on SB 765.
Senator Leewright- 405-521-5528
Senator Coleman- 405-521-5581
Senator Bergstrom- 405-521-5561
Senator Burns – 405-521-5614
Senator Dahm- 405-521-5551
Senator Garvin – 405-521-5522
Senator Newhouse- 405-521-5675
Senator Paxton – 405-521-5537
Senator Pugh- 405-521-5622
Senator Rogers – 405-521-5600
Bills headed to the floor:
There are FIVE bills that are headed to a floor vote. Please take a minute to contact your Senator and Representative about the following bills.
Senate Bills:
SB 835, SB 747, and SB 658 are headed for a vote on the Senate floor. As a reminder, SB 835 prohibits discrimination based on vaccination or immunity status. You can read the full bill here. SB 747 prohibits an insurer from discriminating against the insured based on vaccination status. You can read the full bill here. SB 658 requires school districts to include information about exemptions when sending out vaccination notices. You can read the full bill here.
Step 1: Find your Senator using this link and begin an email to them. Your senator’s email address will be firstname.lastname@oksenate.gov.
Step 2: In the subject line type “FROM YOUR CONSTITUENT: Yes on SB 747 and SB 658”
Step 3: Type a few reasons why you support these bills and end the email with your full name and address. (legislative assistants will verify that you live in the district)
Step 4: Give your Senator a call and ask them to vote yes on SB 747 and SB 658
House Bills:
HB 2336 and HB 2335 are headed for a vote on the House floor. As a reminder, HB 2335 prohibits government entities from mandating vaccinations. You can read the full bill here. HB 2336 removes the ability of the Governor to restrict certain activities during a State of Emergency. You can read the full bill here.
Step 1: Find your representative using this link (your representative is labeled as the LOWER chamber) and begin an email to them. Your representative’s email address will be firstname.lastname@okhouse.gov.
Step 2: In the subject line type “FROM YOUR CONSTITUENT: Yes on HB 2335 and HB 2336”
Step 3: Type a few reasons why you support these bills and end the email with your full name and address. (legislative assistants will verify that you live in the district)
Step 4: Give your Senator a call and ask them to vote yes on HB 2335 and HB 2336
