Alabama HB463 and SB357 would nullify certain FDA rules regarding experimental medicine for terminally ill patients.
STATUS: SB357 passed through the Senate Judiciary Committee on April 16, and now must be approved by the state Senate. HB463 must pass through the House Health Committee before it can receive a vote in the state House. Please take the following steps to support these important bills.
FOR SB357
1. Call your state senator. Strongly, but respectfully urge them to support SB357. A phone call has 10x the impact of an email, so make sure to take a few minutes to call.
Find your legislators’ information here: http://openstates.org/find_your_legislator
FOR HB463
1. Call the House Health Committee Chair, April Weaver . Strongly, but respectfully urge her to move HB463 forward to a vote in her committee. A phone call has 10x the impact of an email.
334-242-7731
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 HB463.
Mike Millican (R) Vice Chair 334-242-7534
John Knight (D) 334-242-7512
Elaine Beech (D) 334-242-7702
Matt Fridy (R) 334-242-7600
Laura Hall (D) 334-242-7688
Ron Johnson (R) 334-242-7777
Paul Lee (R) 334-242-7675
Arnold Mooney (R) 334-242-7600
Becky Nordgren (R) 334-353-9032
Jim Patterson (R) 334-242-7531
Pebblin Warren (D) 334-242-7734
Jack Williams (R) 334-242-7600
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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