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House Bill 701 has passed through the House Judiciary Committee and goes to the Health and Families Counsel tomorrow morning at 9.30 am.

Today's vote was 9-2.

keep praying and calling your local Reps to support this bill (if you're in Florida) and also call your U.S. Reps to support efforts to save Terri through H.R. 1151

LINKSsince1996@aol.com wrote:

>> *Now the Bill will go before the House of Rep. Health and Families
>> Council at 9:30 am tomorrow and if it passes like it did today, then
>> it will go before the Florida House of Representatives for a vote.
>> Then it will go to the Florida State Senate for their OK... ! It is
>> NOT over yet, they still have a loooong way to go, please know this.
>> This is not the time to sit and wait, so ACT. YOU MUST CONTINUE TO
>> CONTACT THE FLORIDA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND SENATORS (All Florida
>> State Legislators) NOW!!! And PRAY We MUST keep the EMAILS, FAXES and
>> CALLS GOING!! THANK YOU ALL!!!!!!!*
>>

Health & Families Council

Location: 200 House Office Building * 402 South Monroe Street *
Tallahassee,FL 32399-1300
Contact: (850) 414-5600

Next Meeting: March 15, 2005 9:30 AM View Notice

Representatives:

Benson, Anna Holliday (R) Chair
http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/representative_detail.aspx?id=4187

Homan, Ed (R) Vice Chair
http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/representative_detail.aspx?id=4275

Bean, Aaron (R)
http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/representative_detail.aspx?id=4192

Bendross-Mindingall, Dorothy (D)
http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/representative_detail.aspx?id=4227

Brandenburg, Mary (D)
http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/representative_detail.aspx?id=4281

Galvano, Bill (R)
http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/representative_detail.aspx?id=4278

Garcia, Rene (R)
http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/representative_detail.aspx?id=4239

Gibson, Hugh (R)
http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/representative_detail.aspx?id=4240

Harrell, Gayle (R)
http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/representative_detail.aspx?id=4211

Robaina, Julio (R)
http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/representative_detail.aspx?id=4287

Sobel, Eleanor (D)
http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/representative_detail.aspx?id=4142

Vana, Shelley (D)
http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/representative_detail.aspx?id=4279

Florida House of Representatives re: HB701

850-488-6026 and 850-488-5000

http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/legislators.aspx

Senate re: SB 2128

Senate President Tom Lee

1-800-560-4403

Florida Senate

1-800-342-1827

To get the names of the senators:

http://www.flsenate.gov/Legislators/index.cfm?Mode=Member%20Pages&Submenu=1&Tab=legislators

Re: HR 1151 / US S 539

Please contact your US Congressman and Senator and urge support of US HR 1151 = House Resolution 1151 and US S 539 - US Senate Bill 539 'The Incapacitated Persons Protection Act'

Sample message:

House Rep / Senator XXXXX,

With regards to representative Weldon's proposed bill 1151 (see above for correct designations) titled the Incapacitated Person's Legal Protection Act, I encourage you to give this favorable consideration.

Clearly, state Circuit Courts are not applying the law appropriately in a number of cases throughout the United States as it relates to vulnerable and incapacitated persons and their retained rights. A measure like bill 1151 would give these innocent people a Federal avenue of review that we consider a retained right of criminals. I believe the rights of the disabled amongst us should be no less vigorously defended than the rights of those who have broken the law.

I also believe that without such Federal protection, cases such as these will grow more complicated and burdensome on the state courts and innocent lives will be lost.

Please do the right thing for America's disabled and give your unwavering favorable consideration to this act.

There is an 800 number for the Congressmen and Senators:

U.S. Senators and Congressmembers, etc.

http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm

http://www.house.gov/house/MemberWWW.shtml

New toll free numbers to call US Senators and Congressmembers:
(888) 355-3588 OR (877) 762-8762