The end of session (June 23rd) is approaching quickly. As the bill is currently in the Ways & Means committee, it is important to convey your SUPPORT of the bill to the members of that committee. They will soon have the responsibility of deciding if the bill should continue to move forward.
They need to hear from you.
Currently, emails are being sent the the Ways & Means Chair, Assemblyman Farrell, asking him to put the bill on his agenda so that it can be voted on by the rest of the committee members. With their majority vote, the bill can move forward in this legislative process. The committee has 34 members. We have confirmed 17 votes and need your help with the remaining 17 members.
They need to hear from you:
Email, write or call all seventeen (17) remaining Assembly members that are on the Ways & Means Committee. Ask them to support the Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth bill #A8960 by voting YES to move it out of their committee. (see ways & means committee sample letter on the right in blue).
Ways & Means Committee Members:
Jeffrion L. Aubry
Daniel J. Burling
William Colton
Ruben Diaz, Jr.
Adriano Espaillat
David F. Gantt
Deborah J. Glick
Aurelia Greene
Earlene Hooper
Sam Hoyt
Joseph R. Lentol
Joseph D. Morelle
Catherine Nolan
J. Gary Pretlow
Fred W. Thiele, Jr.
Helene E. Weinstein
Mark Weprin
We Thank you for your continued support for the passage of this bill.
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Saturday, April 12, 2008
One Click is all it takes to Help
Update: link is now closed.
We Need Your Help! It will take less that a minute to show your support.
The Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth bill has stalled in the Assembly. It is in the Ways & Means Committee to which it was reported on June 12, 2007 and then again on January 29, 2008. There are no signs that it is going anywhere.
We need your help in asking the Chair of the committee, Assemblyman Herman Farrell, to support the bill by voting it out of his committee.
The job of the Ways & Means Committee is to determine what financial impact bills will have on the state. Twenty-two (22) other states have passed similar legislation and have determined there is no negative financial impact - - rather, this legislation has generated income through certificate fees.
The Senate has already passed this bill 58-1. Now is the time for the Assembly to show its support of the bill through their own floor vote. But that can't happen unless the bill gets out of the Ways & Means Committee.
You can help us. It will take less than one minute.
Click on this link: http://tinyurl.com/yqokqh
It will send an email letter to Assemblyman & Chair, Herman Farrell, urging him to move our Bill out of his committee.
* Forward the link to everyone you know in New York State.* (use the envelope icon below or cut & paste this posting)
Thank you for YOUR support.
update: Thank you to everyone who has click on the above link....we've had over 600 emails sent as of May 1st.
We Need Your Help! It will take less that a minute to show your support.
The Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth bill has stalled in the Assembly. It is in the Ways & Means Committee to which it was reported on June 12, 2007 and then again on January 29, 2008. There are no signs that it is going anywhere.
We need your help in asking the Chair of the committee, Assemblyman Herman Farrell, to support the bill by voting it out of his committee.
The job of the Ways & Means Committee is to determine what financial impact bills will have on the state. Twenty-two (22) other states have passed similar legislation and have determined there is no negative financial impact - - rather, this legislation has generated income through certificate fees.
The Senate has already passed this bill 58-1. Now is the time for the Assembly to show its support of the bill through their own floor vote. But that can't happen unless the bill gets out of the Ways & Means Committee.
You can help us. It will take less than one minute.
Click on this link: http://tinyurl.com/yqokqh
It will send an email letter to Assemblyman & Chair, Herman Farrell, urging him to move our Bill out of his committee.
* Forward the link to everyone you know in New York State.* (use the envelope icon below or cut & paste this posting)
Thank you for YOUR support.
update: Thank you to everyone who has click on the above link....we've had over 600 emails sent as of May 1st.
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Contact Your Assemblymember
The New York State budget has passed and now our Assembly members are back to focusing on passing new legislation (like our bill).
Now is the perfect time to send out your emails, letters or phone calls to your Assemblymember -- Even if you have already done so. We need to keep the Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth Bill in their radar.
Find out who your Assemblymember is: Who is my Assemblymember?
Email, write, call or visit them. Ask them to support Assembly Bill #A8960. Use the sample letter [SAMPLE LETTER TO YOUR REPRESENTATIVE] or write your own.
When you receive your reply....let me know. It will help us focus our efforts where it matters most.
Consider joining us in Albany & lobby to get the Bill passed. Email Paige.
Now is the perfect time to send out your emails, letters or phone calls to your Assemblymember -- Even if you have already done so. We need to keep the Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth Bill in their radar.
Find out who your Assemblymember is: Who is my Assemblymember?
Email, write, call or visit them. Ask them to support Assembly Bill #A8960. Use the sample letter [SAMPLE LETTER TO YOUR REPRESENTATIVE] or write your own.
When you receive your reply....let me know. It will help us focus our efforts where it matters most.
Consider joining us in Albany & lobby to get the Bill passed. Email Paige.
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