Update! All three bills have passed the committee stage and will go on to the floor!
At least 3 bills will be heard this week! Here is the run down and how you can help!
Tuesday:
On Tuesday the Senate Education Committee will hear SB 658. This bill is authored by Senator Dahm and requires school districts to provide parents information on exemptions when sending out vaccination notices. Many schools will omit exemption information which can be very misleading to parents. You can read the full bill here.
UPDATE! SB 658 has passed the Senate Education Committee!!
The Senate Education Committee meets on Tuesday 2/9/2021 at 9 AM! So make sure you complete this action alert as soon as possible!
Step 1: Copy and paste the following email addresses into the ‘cc’ portion of your email.
adam.pugh@oksenate.gov, dewayne.pemberton@oksenate.gov, tom.dugger@oksenate.gov,
christ.kidd@oksenate.gov, marty.quinn@oksenate.gov, brenda.stanley@oksenate.gov,
blake.stephens@oksenate.gov, zach.taylor@oksenate.gov
IMPORTANT! *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 658″*
Step 2: Write in the subject line “Yes on SB 658”
Step 3: Write a few short reasons why you support this bill. If your child’s school has sent out misleading notices please let the legislators know and attach a picture or screenshot.
Step 4: End the email with your full name and address. Legislative assistants will verify that you live and vote in the state of Oklahoma.
Step 5: Call the members of the Senate Education Committee and ask them to vote yes on SB 658.
Senator Pugh: 405-521-5622
Senator Pemberton: 405-521-5533
Senator Dugger: 405-521-5572
Senator Kidd: 405-521-5563
Senator Quinn: 405-521-5555
Senator Stanley: 405-521-5584
Senator Stephens: 405-521-5574
Senator Taylor: 405-521-5547
Wednesday:
Two bills will be heard in the House Public Health Committee on Wednesday 2/10/2021. We need everyone to contact the members of the committee and ask them to vote YES on HB 2335 and HB 2336!
Representative Jay Steagall has written a bill that prohibits any governmental entity from mandating vaccinations for adults or children. To read the bill, click here. His second bill removes the ability of the Governor to restrict certain activities during a State of Emergency. To read the bill, click here. To see the full Public Health Committee meeting agenda click here.
Step 1: Copy and paste the following email addresses into the ‘cc’ portion of your email.
toni.hasenbeck@okhouse.gov, sherrie.conley@okhouse.gov, dell.kerbs@okhouse.gov, marcus.mcentire@okhouse.gov, carl.newton@okhouse.gov, marilyn.stark@okhouse.gov, wendi.stearman@okhouse.gov, cynthia.roe@okhouse.gov
IMPORTANT! *If one of these Representatives is the Representative for your district, please email them separately, and use the subject line “FROM YOUR CONSTITUENT: Yes on HB 2335 and HB 2336″*
Step 2: Write in the subject line “Yes on HB 2335 and HB 2336”
Step 3: Write a few short reasons why you support these bills.
Step 4: End the email with your full name and address. Legislative assistants will verify that you live and vote in the state of Oklahoma.
Step 5: Call the members of the Public Health Committee and ask them to vote yes on HB 2335 and HB 2336.
Representative Hasenbeck: 405-557-7305
Representative Conley: 405-557-7308
Representative Kerbs: 405-557-7345
Representative McEntire: 405-557-7327
Representative Newton: 405-557-7339
Representative Stark: 405-557-7403
Representative Stearman: 405-557-7358
Representative Roe: 405-557-7365