{"id":12046,"date":"2023-03-20T10:49:11","date_gmt":"2023-03-20T15:49:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/texansforvaccinechoice.com\/?p=12046"},"modified":"2023-04-02T17:10:30","modified_gmt":"2023-04-02T22:10:30","slug":"action-alert-senate-is-moving-on-medical-liberty-legislation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/texansforvaccinechoice.com\/action-alert-senate-is-moving-on-medical-liberty-legislation\/","title":{"rendered":"ACTION ALERT: SENATE IS MOVING ON MEDICAL LIBERTY LEGISLATION!"},"content":{"rendered":"

NUMEROUS protective bills (SB 177<\/a>, SB 265<\/a>, SB 301<\/a>, SB 403<\/a>, SB 426<\/a>, SB 1024<\/a>) will be heard in the Senate Health & Human Services Committee THIS Wednesday, March 22, 2023!\u00a0
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MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD FROM HOME OR IN PERSON:<\/strong>
THREE WAYS TO PARTICIPATE FROM HOME<\/i><\/b><\/h3>
1- Email the Committee Members<\/strong><\/h6>

lois.kolkhorst@senate.texas.gov, charles.perry@senate.texas.gov, cesar.blanco@senate.texas.gov, bob.hall@senate.texas.gov, kelly.hancock@senate.texas.gov, bryan.hughes@senate.texas.gov, morgan.lamantia@senate.texas.gov, borris.miles@senate.texas.gov, kevin.sparks@senate.texas.gov <\/span><\/a><\/p>

SAMPLE EMAIL MESSAGE:<\/strong><\/p>

Dear Senator,<\/span>
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<\/span>I am writing to you today to ask you to please VOTE YES to pass SB 177, SB 265, SB 301, SB 403, SB 426, SB 1024 favorably out of the Health & Human Services Committee on Wednesday, March 22.

These bills all work together to increase vaccine safety transparency, strengthen informed consent, and defend your right to vaccine choice.

Thank you,
[YOUR NAME]

Or use your own personal experience in your email to the committee regarding your experience with vaccine mandates (COVID-19 or others) or violations of your informed consent.
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2- Call the Committee Members\u00a0<\/strong><\/h6>

Chairwoman Kolkhorst* – 512-463-0118
Vice-Chair Perry – 512-463-0128
Sen. Blanco – 512-463-0129
Sen. Hall – 512-463-0102
Sen. Hancock – 512-463-0109
Sen. Hughes – 512-463-0101
Sen. LaMantia – 512-463-0127
Sen. Miles – 512-463-0113
Sen. Sparks – 512-463-0131

*Feel free to add a special thank you in your calls to Chairwoman Kolkhorst for calling the hearing

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3- Submit Written Testimony<\/strong><\/h6>\r\n

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(The window for this option has now closed.)\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>If you are unable to attend the hearing but would like to submit written testimony to be turned in by a TFVC representative at the committee hearing, please email your testimony no later than noon on Tuesday, March 21 to Michelle at michelle@texansforvaccinechoice.com.<\/span>
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<\/b>TWO WAYS TO\u00a0PARTICIPATE\u00a0IN PERSON<\/strong><\/h3>

The hearing begins Monday at 8:30am, but we have been told the above bills will be heard in the afternoon. Please still plan to arrive at or before 8 a.m. in order to either register a position or to give oral testimony.\u00a0<\/span>
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1- Register for the Bill without Giving Oral Testimony – Quick, painless, and EFFECTIVE!<\/strong><\/h6>

Come to the capitol on Wednesday between 8-10am (extremely time sensitive!) and use either your personal tablet or the kiosk outside the Senate Chambers to register FOR the bills. <\/span>If you use your personal tablet, you must be connected to Capitol WiFi to be able to register.<\/span><\/i> There will be a TFVC volunteer holding a red TFVC tote bag in the rotunda to assist you in registering.\u00a0<\/span>Learn more about the registration process here<\/a>.<\/p>

2- Provide Oral Testimony for the Bills<\/strong><\/h6>

Ready to dive into testifying orally during a hearing? We make it easy! Promise! Write your own two-minute testimony\u00a0 or we can provide speaking notes for you. We encourage you to pick ONE of the bills<\/strong> to testify on to ensure a more efficient hearing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Email Michelle today to get more information about submitting oral or written testimony: <\/span>Michelle@texansforvaccinechoice.com<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

NUMEROUS protective bills (SB 177, SB 265, SB 301, SB 403, SB 426, SB 1024) will be heard in the Senate Health & Human Services Committee THIS Wednesday, March 22, 2023!\u00a0 MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD FROM HOME OR IN PERSON:THREE WAYS TO PARTICIPATE FROM HOME 1- Email the Committee Members lois.kolkhorst@senate.texas.gov, charles.perry@senate.texas.gov, cesar.blanco@senate.texas.gov, bob.hall@senate.texas.gov, kelly.hancock@senate.texas.gov, 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