February 8th: Here’s what happened this week at the Indiana Statehouse
As the fifth full week of the 2019 legislative session comes to an end, Women4Change continues to be YOUR eyes and ears in the Indiana Statehouse.
URGENT! If you have not reached out to your state senator concerning hate crimes legislation (SB12 and SB75), please click on the link below and fill out the form to voice your support! The timeline for passing a hate crimes law is getting extremely tight and the deadline for a bill to be heard is Feb. 21st!
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Here is what else we were following this week:
SB 105 ('Redistricting standards') had a committee hearing in the Senate. The vote was: do pass, adopted.
SB 192 (‘Nonconsensual Pornography’) had a committee hearing in the Senate. The vote was: amend do pass, adopted.
SB 194 ('Voter challenges in primaries') passed its third reading and was referred to the House.
SB 424 ('Privacy and tracking of rape kits') passed its third reading and was referred to the House.
HB 1651 ('Seizure of firearms from dangerous individuals') was scheduled for a second reading in the House on Monday, February 11th.
A big thank you to our members for continuing to our work at the Statehouse. We had Women4Change members sending a clear message to our lawmakers through the following activity:
A. Pack the House for Redistricting - SB105 (redistricting standards)
Next week, we will be showing our support for the Equality Pay$ Coalition, which will be hosting a press conference on Monday, February 11th in the 4th floor North Atrium, at 11:00 AM. Legislators and local leaders will be discussing bills related to women in the workforce, including pay discrimination, pregnancy accommodations, sexual harassment, and more in 2019. Register here!
If you can not attend a meeting at the Statehouse during the legislative session consider attending these meetings.
Sen. Ford from District 29 will be holding office hours at Burger King (8310 West 10th St., Indianapolis) next Friday the 15th from 9-11 a.m.
Saturday, Feb 9th
Huntington County Chamber of Commerce
Senator Lanane District 25
10:00AM
Huntington City Township Public Library
255 W Park Dr
Huntington, IN
Vigo County Crackerbarrel Session
Senator Ford District 38 Representative Pfaff District 43
10:00AM
Vigo County Public Library
1 Library Square
Terre Haute, IN
HB1256 Same Day Registration; Close of the Polls
LWV Southwest Indiana
Senator Becker District 50
9:00-11:00AM
Evansville Central Library
200 SE Martin Luther
King Jr Blvd
Evansville, IN
SB590 Pregnancy and Childbirth Discrimination
Huntington County Chamber of Commerce
Senator Lanane District 25
10:00AM
Huntington City Township Public Library
255 W Park Dr
Huntington, IN
Monday, Feb 11th
Madison County Chamber
Senate Districts 25, 26 and House Districts 35, 36, 53, 54
8:00 AM
Anderson Public Library
3rd Floor
111 E. 12th St
Anderson, IN 46016
Saturday, Feb 16th
Warrick County Chamber of Commerce
Senate District 49 and House District 76
9:00AM
First Methodist Church
601 Main Street
Mt. Vernon, IN 47620