SB47 Vaxpass Lite- Committee Hearing

Watch Lively testimony from last week. The hearing begins just after the 53 minute mark.
 
VaxPass Lite SB47 Will be amended & voted on Wednesday.
No testimony that day.
 
Hoosiers must send a clear message to the members of the committee.
 
Call by the end of business Tuesday.
 
Tell them: “Vote NO on VaxPass Lite, SB47. Hoosier tax dollars should not be used to support vaccine passports.”

Stacey Donato & Michael Crider 317-234-9054
Ed Charbonneau & Vaneta Becker 317-232-9494
Justin Busch 317-232-9488
Liz Brown 317-232-9497
Jean Breaux 317-232-9847
Jean Leising 317-232-9493
Eddie Melton 317-232-9432
Shelli Yoder 317-232-9534
 
✨It was reported that Mike Bohacek 317-232-9541 &Tyler Johnson 317-232-9466 will be voting no.
❓When calling state “I heard Senator will vote no on SB 47, VaxPass Lite. Is that accurate?”
👏If confirmed, “I look forward to seeing that vote.”
❌Otherwise, “Vote No on SB 47 VaxPass Lite. Hoosier tax dollars should not support VaxPass!”

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Would you like to submit written testimony?

I tried to give a good base for those who struggle with how to write. Take what you can use, ignore the rest. Written testimony MUST BE SUBMITTED BY NOON TUESDAY!!!

Subject: 
SB47 VAX PASS LITE 


 To:
Republican: 
Senator.Becker@iga.in.gov, Senator.Bohacek@iga.in.gov, Senator.Brown@iga.in.gov, Senator.Busch@iga.in.gov, Senator.Charbonneau@iga.in.gov, Senator.Crider@iga.in.gov, Senator.Donato@iga.in.gov, Senator.Johnson@iga.in.gov, Senator.Leising@iga.in.gov 


Democratic: 
s34@iga.in.gov, s3@iga.in.gov, s40@iga.in.gov


Body:

Vote no on SB47. Hoosiers do not want to participate in vaccine passports.
Make an intro “My name is _____. I expect you to vote no on sb47. Hoosiers do not want to participate in vaccine passports because (list your choice of 1-3 key points in short phrases).” This really should be the extent. 
Elaborate on your three points in short paragraphs of the body. 

Paragraph 1: Context and basic ideas of point one.
Paragraph 2: Context and basic ideas of point two if applicable.
Paragraph 3: Context and basic ideas of point three if applicable.

Close. Thank you for taking the time to read my email. No voluntary vax pass in Indiana because of (list 1-3 key points in short phrases). Remember, vote no on SB 47 “Vax Pass Lite.” 
Sincerely,
Your name


Ideas:
If you have personal testimony share it. If you need ideas consider elaborating on 1-3 of the following:

1. No reason for scannable code other than vax pass. Indiana has “vaccine passport ban” but scannable codes would be viewed as contributing to the use of vaccine passports.
2. Parents can already get PIN from MD to access CHIRP/MyVaxIndiana and print records.
3. How vaccine requirements limited your free movement during COVID.
4. Government enabled vaccine passports. Not required by government directly but through requirements on businesses. (like we saw during COVID).
5. What your concerns are.
6. Violation of constitutional right to be secure in papers.
7. Contribution to ushering in Nanny state
8. How Vax passports will disproportionately impact minorities who are hesitant based on historical maltreatment.

Your email does not have to be long. I would encourage you to keep it to 3-5 paragraphs, and try to keep it under 10-15 sentences. Think about the number of emails that they are hopefully getting. If you need a template check the one out below.

House Happenings

Currently there are not any vaccination bills on the schedule. We have been receiving questions about HB 1198 Decriminalizing HIV Donations. Despite this bill being outside our scope, we thought we should address it due to the concerns of the community.

Representative Wendy McNamara and the Courts & Criminal Code committee will hear “HB 1198 Decriminalizing HIV Donations” authored by Rep. McNamara.

Yep, you read that right. McNamara will remove criminal penalties for those who knowingly and recklessly donate bodily fluids while infected with HIV.

What good can come from decriminalizing HIV donations?

What kind of people is McNamara protecting from criminal penalties?

Who in their right mind has HIV and donates bodily fluids known to transmit the communicable and potentially deadly disease?

HIV donation supporters, like McNamara, will claim that testing is still completed to limit the use of HIV infected fluids, however, why should resources be wasted collecting these donations for them to be wasted?

If this legislation is concerning to you, call the committee and tell them
“Vote no on HB1198 Decriminalizing HIV Donations.”
 
Wendy McNamara 317-232-9802
Michael J. Aylesworth 317-234-9139
Steve Bartels 317-232-9863
Mitch Gore 317-232-9671
Ragen Hatcher 317-232-9798
Chris Jeter 317-234-0931
Joanna King 317-232-9657
Wendy McNamara 317-232-9802
Jennifer Meltzer 317-232-9657
Sharon Negele 317-232-9802
Matt Pierce 317-232-9794
Robin Shackleford 317-232-9827
Gregory Steuerwald 317-234-3827
Lorissa Sweet 317-234-9447