Tuesday Tidbits – CTAs to TAKE NOW

Dear Friends,

I hope you are following along. The effort to advocate with the Virginia Grassroots is important. Our legislators want to hear from us, need to hear from us. Join for a Lobby Day and/or be an Armchair Advocate.

We have a new category today, Workers and Families.  As usual *indicates it is a new CTA.

As you take your CTA’s this morning, please enjoy a bit of ABBA celebrating the Friday Power Lunch’s 150 episode and it’s first national monthly show featuring The Project.

ALL IN,

Stair

*Workers + Families

1. Protect abortion care doctors! Ask Senate Education & Health Committee to vote Yes on SB716
2. Protect abortion seekers from extradition! Ask Senate Senate Courts of Justice committee to vote Yes on SB15
3. Protect menstrual data from search warrants! Ask Senate Courts of Justice Committee to vote Yes on SB16

Justice Reform

• *Tell House Courts of Justice to support HB267 and protect our most vulnerable populations:Click Here to Take Action
• SB334: Ban Plea Bargain Waivers [Possibly Wednesday January 31, 2024 at 8:00am

Good Governance

*Urge our Senators to Vote YES on SB 734 to Expanding Use of Virtual Meetings

Gun Violence Prevention

• Vote YES on SB273 – Mandatory Waiting Period for Firearms Purchase – Click Here
• Vote YES on SB2 – Ban Assault Weapons – Click Here

Ask our Legislators to Vote YES to Increase the Minimum Wage

• SB1: Minimum Wage – Emails go to Senate Finance & Appropriations Committee – Click here to take action
• HB1: Minimum Wage – Emails go to all VA Delegates – Click here to take action

Ask our Legislators to Support our Public Schools!

As each priority education bill advances from subcommittee to committee, to another committee and eventually to the chamber floor, new calls to action for each are necessary. This alerts the legislators in the new committee or chamber to how they should vote. The following are the new and updated calls to action we ask you to complete as soon as possible. The tools provided take all the work out of your advocacy, so all you have to do is put in your contact information and send the email. Thank you for advocating for our public school students and teachers.

1. HB458 is scheduled to be heard in the House Finance committee.  Please complete this call to action
2. HB625 is now in the House Appropriations committee and should be heard next week. Please complete this call to action.
3. SB14will soon be debated and the vote taken in the full Senate.  Please complete this call to action.  
4. SB127is on the agenda in the Senate Finance and Appropriations committee.   Please complete this call to action.  
5. SB128is on the agenda in the Senate Finance and Appropriations committee.   Please complete this call to action.
6. SB 227, SB 228, SB 272 are on the agenda for the Senate Education and Health Committee.  Please complete this call to action.

Clean Energy for Data Centers

• Action: Power Data Centers with Clean Energy, patron Sullivan HB116 – message to House committee: Support tying tax incentives to industry’s best clean practices.

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Compliments of Network NOVA & the Virginia Grassroots – When We Vote We Win