Please help support these bills in the House, & spread the word to friends around VA

[mattotoole]

In case you haven’t heard, we have two bills that have been passed by the Senate and now need support in the House. We’re asking everyone to contact their delegate.

But what we really need your help with, is to spread the word to friends on other districts, whose delegates are on the House Transportation Committee. In northern VA, this means Del. Minchew’s 10th District (Leesburg), and Del. Le Munyon’s 67th District (Chantilly). Committee members are listed here:

http://www.vabike.org/dooring-maintenance-funding-bills-need-your-support-now/

You can also use WABA’s alert, and pass that link around, for people to send a note with just one click:

http://www.waba.org/blog/2016/02/statelegmdva/

Please share these links on Facebook and other social media, and to your bike club and other email lists.

We need to get notes to as many committee members as possible, as soon as possible. SB669 may be in subcommittee this Thursday morning, and SB117 as soon as Monday.

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[mattotoole]

Today’s update:

SB669, the bike lane maintenance funding (for road diets) bill, was not on this morning’s docket. We’re expecting it next Thursday in House Transportation Subcommittee 3.

SB117 will probably be heard Monday morning. in House Transportation Subcommittee 1.

Again, if you know anyone in these committee members’ districts, please get them to write.

To make it easy, you can share WABA’s one-click action alert.

[mattotoole]

The latest update is, both bills will be in committee tomorrow (Thurs.) morning – perhaps skipping subcommittee and going straight to full committee (House Transportation).

So we need everyone to write. Bud’s appeal from Monday:

“Certainly wouldn’t hurt for our folks in Northern VA to contact Hugo, Minchew, Dudenhefer, LaRock, & Filler-Corn”

Personal notes would be great, but WABA’s robo-message makes it easy:

http://www.waba.org/blog/2016/02/statelegmdva/

[mattotoole]

…and please help spread the word one more time:

http://www.vabike.org/please-write-to-your-delegate-if-you-havent-already/

Bud’s report from today too:

http://www.vabike.org/dooring-bill-clears-courts-subcommittee-full-committee-hearing-this-wed/

–Matt

[KLizotte]

Done.

[AlexandriaBiker]

We are so close on both the Dooring and road maintenance bills currently under consideration in Richmond. Please take a minute to follow the link above and send a note to your delegate in Richmond. Ask them to support SB117 Dooring and SB669 Road Maintenance bills.

Thanks
Bob Trencheny
Board Member
Virginia Bicycling Federation

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