For 2015, Virginia House Bill 2144 (HB2144) expands on the state’s current anti-indefinite detention law by setting the stage for ending some state-federal partnerships. (read about the bill here)
STATUS: HB2144 was referred to the Constitutional Law Subcommittee where it must pass before receiving a full vote from the state house.
PLEASE TAKE THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS – It doesn’t matter where you live in the state, please follow all these steps to support HB2144.
1. Call the Constitutional Law Subcommittee Chair, David Albo. Strongly, but respectfully urge him to move this important bill forward to a vote in his committee. A phone call has 10x the impact of an email.
(804) 698-1042
2. Call the rest of the committee members. Again, be strong, but respectful. Urge each of them to take action to move the bill forward and vote YES on HB2144.
Terry Gilmore (R) (804) 698-1001
Gregory Habeeb (R) (804) 698-1008
G. Manoli Loupassi (R) (804) 698-1068
Ronald Villanueva (R) (804) 698-1021
Rick Morris (R) (804) 698-1064
Charniele Herring (D) (804) 698-1046
Patrick Hope (D) (804) 698-1047
3. Call Back – any NO or UNDECIDED – in 3-4 days. Make sure to follow-up. If they say YES, be sure to thank them and, if possible, announce their committed YES vote to email and social media contacts. If they say no, politely ask them why. Get the information from them and contact us.
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