Illinois HB207, HB496 and SB29 would effectively nullify certain FDA restrictions on terminally ill patients. HB207 and HB496 must pass successfully through the House Judiciary – Civil Committee and SB29 must pass successfully through the Senate Insurance Committee before the bills can receive full votes in their respective chambers.
PLEASE TAKE THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS
FOR HB207 & HB496
1. Call the House Judiciary – Civil Committee Chair, Elaine Nekritz. Strongly, but respectfully urge her to move this important bill forward to a vote in her committee. A phone call has 10x the impact of an email.
(217) 558-1004
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 HB207 and HB496.
Ann Williams (D) Vice Chair (217) 782-2458
Ron Sandack (R) (217) 782-6578
Steven Andersson (R) (217) 782-5457
John E. Bradley (D) (217) 782-1051
Peter Breen (R) (217) 782-8037
Jay Hoffman (D) (217) 782-0104
Dwight Kay (R) (217) 782-8018
Robert F. Martwick (D) (217) 782-8400
Pamela Reaves-Harris (D) (217) 782-8077
André M. Thapedi (D) (217) 782-1702
FOR SB29
1. Call the Senate Insurance Committee Chair, William Haine. Strongly, but respectfully urge her to move this important bill forward to a vote in her committee. A phone call has 10x the impact of an email.
(217) 782-5247
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 SB29.
Napoleon Harris (D) Vice Chair (217) 782-8066
James Claiborne (D) (217) 782-5399
Jacqueline Collins (D) (217) 782-1607
Michael Hastings (D) (217) 782-9595
Linda Holmes (D) (217) 782-0422
Terry Link (D) (217) 782-8181
John Mulroe (D) (217) 782-1035
Antonio Munoz (D) (217) 782-9415
Ira Silverstein (D) (217) 782-5500
John Sullivan (D) (217) 782-2479
William Brady (R) (217) 782-6216
Tim Bivins (R) (217) 782-0180
Dan Duffy (R) (217) 782-8010
Matt Murphy (R) (217) 782-4471
Chapin Rose (R) (217) 558-1006
Dave Syverson (R) (217) 782-5413
-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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