If not you, then who?
If not now, then when?Two pieces of legislation have been introduced in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives that need your support. The first bill, HB1223, would establish a statewide asthma tracking system. The second bill, HB 720, is a re-introduction of a bill that would ban smoking in public places throughout the state.
It's time for YOU to make a difference!
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Asthma Tracking Bill (HB 1223)
Representative Michael Sturla has introduced HB 1223 in the PA House of Representatives. This bill seeks to establish a statewide asthma tracking system. This directly affects our patient population! The legislation would develop and maintain a comprehensive tracking system to monitor the investigation of factors contributing to the difference in the rates of asthma among different socioeconomic, racial, and age groups in the Commonwealth, as well as provide recommendations for improving greater access to health care for groups with high prevalence of the disease. In addition, this legislation would target resources to those areas that are shown to be the most heavily impacted.
What YOU Need To Do To Support This Bill:
- Obtain your State Representative's name and email address (see Governmental Affairs Homepage).
- View a sample letter we'd like you to send via email by clicking here. Cut and paste the body of the letter into an email message. Be sure to add your Representative's name at the top of the letter and your name and other information at the bottom of the letter.
- To allow us to know how many emails have been sent, please BCC the email to 2008GovAffairsChair@psrc.net
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Indoor Smoking Ban Bill (Clean Indoor Air Act - HB 720)
Representative George
Kinney has sponsored
this bill which is
another attempt to ban
indoor smoking in public
places in the state of
Pennsylvania.
Another version of this
bill was heavily amended
and passed the PA
Senate. However,
the House of
Representatives defeated
that bill.
Right now the House and
Senate are in what's
known as "Conference
Committee" where
representatives from
each group try to hash
out the differences
between their respective
bills to come up with
one that both can agree
on.
We need to keep the
pressure on so that a
bill is passed by the
end of 2008!!
What YOU Need To Do:
- Obtain your State Senator & Representative's name and email address (see Governmental Affairs Homepage).
- Send an email or letter to your both of your legislators telling them that you would like them to support a smoking ban in public places throughout the state. Enter your reasons why you believe this would be a benefit to the public and, more importantly, the workers in these establishments who are forced to inhale smoke while they work.
- To allow us to know how many emails have been sent, please BCC the email to 2008GovAffairsChair@psrc.net