UPDATE Saturday, October 16th at 4:30 pm
URGENT CALLS NEEDED NOW
SATURDAY EVENING OCTOBER 16th
CONTACT HOUSE STATE AFFAIRS CHAIR REP. PADDIE AND SPEAKER PHALEN TO SUPPORT AND SET HB 168 FOR A HEARING ON SUNDAY OCTOBER 17th
HB 168 MAKES IT UNLAWFUL FOR AN INDIVIDUAL TO HAVE ANY ADVERSE ACTION TAKEN ON THEM FOR REFUSING TO TAKE A COVID-19 VACCINE OR TO BE COMPLEED OR COERCED INTO TAKING A COVID-19 VACCINE
Dear Texas NVIC Advocacy Team Members,
I know it is Saturday, but the Texas House of Representatives is in session right now. We need you to make two short calls Saturday evening. With the third special session ending Tuesday, time couldn’t be more critical as hundreds of thousands of Texans’ jobs are on the line over COVID-19 vaccine mandates.
HB 168, by Texas State Representative Brian Harrison, makes it unlawful for an individual to have any adverse action taken upon them for refusing to take a COVID-19 vaccine or to be compelled or coerced into taking a COVID-19 vaccine.
Here is an article about HB 168 if you want more information.
URGENT ACTION NEEDED NOW SATURDAY EVENING
1) Call State Representative Chris Paddie, who is the chair of the House State Affairs Committee, NOW and ask him to set HB 168 for a hearing for tomorrow, Sunday, October 17th. The people of Texas deserve to have this bill debated as hundreds of thousands of jobs and much more is on the line over COVID-19 Vaccine mandates. Personalize why this is important to you.
Call: 512-463-0556
2) Call Speaker Dade Phalen and ask him to support HB 168 getting set for a hearing for tomorrow, Sunday, October 17th. The people of Texas deserve to have this bill debated as hundreds of thousands of jobs and much more is on the line over COVID-19 Vaccine mandates. Personalize why this is important to you.
Call 512-463-1000
3) Clear your schedule to come to Austin and testify in favor of HB 168 in case we are successful. We will send hearing information out by email and our text alert system (register by texting “TEXAS” to 202-618-5488) and information updates will be posted under HB 168 on the Texas page of http://NVICAdvocacy.org.
4) Please forward this to family and friends and on social media or text, post the following:
NVIC TEXAS ACTION ALERT
TWO QUICK URGENT CALLS NEEDED SATURDAY EVENING OCTOBER 16th
CALL TEXAS HOUSE STATE AFFAIRS CHAIR CHRIS PADDIE:
512-463-0556.
ASK HIM TO SET HB 168 FOR A HEARING FOR TOMORROW SUNDAY OCTOBER 17th
CALL TEXAS SPEAKER DADE PHALEN:
512-463-1000
ASK HIM TO SUPPORT SETTING HB 168 FOR A HEARING FOR TOMORROW SUNDAY OCTOBER 17th
HB 168, by Texas State Representative Brian Harrison, makes it unlawful for an individual to have any adverse action taken upon them for refusing to take a COVID-19 vaccine or to be compelled or coerced into taking a COVID-19 vaccine.
For more information: https://nvicadvocacy.org/members/Resources/NewsletterArchives/ProtectTexansFromCOVID19VaccineMandates.aspx
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Friday, October 15th
URGENT CALLS NEEDED FRIDAY OCTOBER 15th ASAP
TELL YOUR TEXAS STATE SENATOR TO VOTE IN FAVOR OF SB 51 TODAY ON THE SENATE FLOOR
SB 51 PROTECTS TEXANS FROM COVID-19 VACCINE MANDATES BY EMPLOYERS, SCHOOLS AND GOVERNMENT
Dear Texas NVIC Advocacy Team Members,
This is a critical action alert that will only take 2 minutes.
SB 51, by Senator Bryan Hughes, is on the Senator calendar for a vote today, Friday, October 15th where the floor session starts at 11:00 a.m. It is the 3rd bill listed so call as soon as you see this.
SB 51 would prohibit schools and government entities from mandating COVID-19 vaccines and would make it an unlawful employment practice for employers to discriminate against employees who don't want to take a COVID-19 vaccine. The bill provides for exemptions to COVID-19 vaccines mandates for employees.
ACTION NEEDED NOW
1) Call your state Senator TODAY (as soon as you see this) and tell them to vote in favor of SB 51.
Tell them your personal reasons why you need this to pass including if you or anyone close to you is at risk of being fired or has been from employer mandates for the COVID-19 vaccine. The bill also prohibits all schools, public and private including colleges, from mandating the COVID-19 vaccine. The bill also prohibits government entities from mandating the COVID-19 vaccine. Personalize your reason why this is important to you and your family.
To figure out who your state Senator is, link to https://capitol.texas.gov/Home.aspx and put in your address on the bottom right side of the page where it says “Who Represents Me.” Your state Senator is the third person listed. Click on their name to get to their webpage with their phone number.
2) Please forward this to family and friends and on social media or text, post the following:
NVIC TEXAS ACTION ALERT
URGENT CALLS NEEDED FRIDAY OCTOBER 15th ASAP
TELL YOUR TEXAS STATE SENATOR TO VOTE IN FAVOR OF SB 51 TODAY ON THE SENATE FLOOR
SB 51 PROTECTS TEXANS FROM COVID-19 VACCINE MANDATES BY EMPLOYERS, SCHOOLS AND GOVERNMENT
For more information: https://nvicadvocacy.org/members/Resources/NewsletterArchives/ProtectTexansFromCOVID19VaccineMandates.aspx
3) Sign up to get NVIC’s Texas “Heads Up” text alerts by texting “Texas” to 202-618-5488. If you are from another state, send the name of your state spelled out instead.
4) Register for the NVIC Advocacy Portal at http://NVICAdvocacy.org.
5) Login to the NVIC Advocacy Portal OFTEN to check for updates. Special session ends Tuesday, there isn’t much time left! Bills can change many times over the legislative process and your timely visits, calls, and emails directed at the correct legislators are critical to this process.
Some words of thanks
I want to thank everyone who had followed our recent alert to call the governor, speaker, and lieutenant governor to get us some help with these awful employer vaccine mandates. Your hard work paid off and that is how we got to this opportunity.
On Monday, October 11th, Governor Greg Abbott issued an executive order banning COVID-19 vaccine mandates by any entity on any individual including employees and customers. He also added this item to the call of our special session so we can try and pass a law codifying this. Several bills have been filed, but only 2 are moving so far and special session ends Tuesday October 19th. Time is of the essence. Please stay tuned for more calls, emails, visits and possible testimony needed at the capitol.
Sincerely,
Dawn Richardson, Director of Advocacy and the NVIC Advocacy Team
National Vaccine Information Center
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