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MAKE SOME NOISE to Safeguard Equal Rights & Reject Discrimination
by League of Women Voters of West Virginia 18 Feb '24

18 Feb '24

[image: lwv msn logo.png] *SUPPORT two bills to Safeguard Equal Rights for West Virginians.* *SB 495 <https://www.wvlegislature.gov/bill_status/Bills_history.cfm?input=495&year=…>* would prohibit racial discrimination based on certain hair textures and hairstyles. *SB 744* <https://www.wvlegislature.gov/bill_status/Bills_history.cfm?input=744&year=…> would prohibit civil rights violations based on disability, gender identity or sexual orientation. *Another bill passed by the House of Delegates is in direct conflict with SB 744.* On Feb. 14, the House passed *HB 5243 <https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_history.cfm?INPUT=5243&year…>*, the fake “Women’s Bill of Rights.” HB 5243 does nothing to protect or enhance the rights of women, but would discriminate against transgender people. All three bills are pending in the Senate Judiciary Committee <https://wvecouncil.org/wv-legislature/senate-judiciary-committee/>. *Tell committee members to protect the rights of West Virginians by passing SB 495 & SB 744, and rejecting HB 5243.* *Time is of the essence*. The legislative session is more than halfway finished and bills we want to see pass are due are out of committees in their house of origin by Feb. 25. *Important note:* Senate Judiciary Chair Charles Trump is the lead sponsor of SB 495 and SB 744. Senators Mike Caputo and Mike Woelfel are co-sponsors of SB 495.

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Fwd: Legislative Update - Childcare
by suzi brodof 15 Feb '24

15 Feb '24

---------- Forwarded message --------- From: The WV Women's Alliance <mail(a)networkforgood.com> Date: Thu, Feb 15, 2024 at 10:10 AM Subject: Legislative Update - Childcare To: <suzibrodof(a)gmail.com> [image: Image] Yesterday, parents and child care providers from across the state traveled to the State Capitol for Child Care Day at the Legislature. We are asking for lawmakers to vote yes on HB4797 and help solve the child care crisis in West Virginia. *Unaffordable for Families* Right now, the cost of child care is out of reach for many of our state’s families as they are spending more on childcare than the cost of in-state tuition at Marshall University or West Virginia University. As a result, one parent often makes the difficult choice to set aside their career and care for their children, straining household finances. *Hard to Access* Even if a family can afford child care, much of our state is a child care desert. Many corners of the state have no child care providers, while others have limited availability and long waiting lists. Statewide, nearly 26,000 West Virginian children are unable to access child care. <http://em.networkforgood.com/ls/click?upn=VAGGw4zHikj3d-2F5242H3Zi4jErjsMKa…> *Providers Cannot Make Ends Meet* Right now, child care centers are paid for families who receive child care assistance based on attendance - i.e. only when and if a child shows up for care. This can make for an unstable budget. Meaning it could hurt their business. And if it happens enough, they can be forced to close. And that’s exactly what’s happening. TODAY the House Health and Human Resources Committee will consider HB 4797 that changes reimbursement from attendance to enrollment basis. *Tell your legislators that WV families need child care. Tell them to Vote YES on HB 4797.* Tell your legislator to vote YES on HB 4797! <http://em.networkforgood.com/ls/click?upn=VAGGw4zHikj3d-2F5242H3ZlrxsCz1FaO…> Donate Here! <http://em.networkforgood.com/ls/click?upn=VAGGw4zHikj3d-2F5242H3Zh166BaRd7N…> WV Womens Alliance Inc PO Box 11522 Charleston, WV 25339 Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser <http://em.networkforgood.com/ls/click?upn=VAGGw4zHikj3d-2F5242H3ZjuH-2BolzA…> Unsubscribe <http://em.networkforgood.com/ls/click?upn=VAGGw4zHikj3d-2F5242H3ZjuH-2BolzA…> [image: Facebook] <http://em.networkforgood.com/ls/click?upn=VAGGw4zHikj3d-2F5242H3Zt3VNsJdH1j…> [image: Instagram] <http://em.networkforgood.com/ls/click?upn=VAGGw4zHikj3d-2F5242H3ZqLi6nHLtvw…> [image: TikTok] <http://em.networkforgood.com/ls/click?upn=VAGGw4zHikj3d-2F5242H3ZrtXkd1GzM9…>

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MAKE SOME NOISE - SUPPORT SB 630
by League of Women Voters of West Virginia 15 Feb '24

15 Feb '24

[image: lwv msn logo.png] *LWVWV SUPPORTS SB 630 <https://www.wvlegislature.gov/bill_status/bills_history.cfm?INPUT=630&year=…>, a bill to protect election officials, including poll workers.* *On Senate Judiciary Committee <https://wvecouncil.org/wv-legislature/senate-judiciary-committee/> agenda, **3 p.m., Thursday, Feb 15**.* This bill defines protections for election officials and election workers, including poll workers, while performing their duties and clarifies the conditions and circumstances of such protections.

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MAKE SOME NOISE - OPPOSE SB 593
by League of Women Voters of West Virginia 15 Feb '24

15 Feb '24

[image: lwv msn logo.png] *OPPOSE SB 593 <https://www.wvlegislature.gov/bill_status/bills_history.cfm?INPUT=593&year=…>, a bill to prohibit Ranked Choice Voting.* *On Senate Government Organization Committee <https://wvecouncil.org/wv-legislature/wv-senate-government-organization-com…> agenda, **10 a.m., Thursday, Feb 15**.* This bill would prohibit ranked choice voting (RCV) in any West Virginia election. RCV is used successfully in a number of other states and localities. A prohibition runs counter to the position taken by LWVWV in 2021: *LWVWV position on Ranked Choice Voting:* LWVWV supports legislation that assures that the candidate preferred by the majority of voters will be the winner of the election. The League supports Ranked Choice Voting (RCV), initially to elect West Virginia Supreme Court Justices, with consideration to expand RCV for future elections.

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MAKE SOME NOISE -- OPPOSE HB 5243, FAKE Women's Bill of Rights
by League of Women Voters of West Virginia 14 Feb '24

14 Feb '24

[image: lwv msn logo.png] Let's MAKE SOME NOISE, League members! HB 5243 <https://www.wvlegislature.gov/bill_status/bills_history.cfm?INPUT=5243&year…> has passed the House 87-12. It now heads to the Senate. Don't give up. Make your Senators <https://wvecouncil.org/wv-legislature/senate/> know how bad this bill is for West Virginians. *Other harmful bills cruising through the Legislature*: SB 515 <https://www.wvlegislature.gov/bill_status/bills_history.cfm?INPUT=515&year=…> approved by Senate Education Committee to force schools to out transgender students. Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee <https://wvecouncil.org/wv-legislature/senate-judiciary-committee/>. HB 4233 <https://www.wvlegislature.gov/bill_status/bills_history.cfm?INPUT=4233&year…> would ban non-binary from birth certificates. Passed the House 93-5; now headed to the Senate Health & Human Resources Committee <https://wvecouncil.org/wv-legislature/wv-senate-health-and-human-resources/> .

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MAKE SOME NOISE - OPPOSE SB 352 on Abortion
by League of Women Voters of West Virginia 09 Feb '24

09 Feb '24

[image: lwv msn logo.png] Let's Make Some Noise on this addition to the Abortion Ban! OPPOSE SB 352 <https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_history.cfm?INPUT=352&year=…> . Contact your senators: WV Senate <https://wvecouncil.org/wv-legislature/senate/> The WV Legislature passed a near-total abortion ban in 2022. Now they want to make it worse! SB 352 requires health professionals to deceive their patients by sharing medically inaccurate claims and pushing discredited protocols that could harm patients. This bill is on first reading on the Senate floor. It would: - Creates special requirements for consent for abortion that do not improve counseling or even provide accurate information - Requires providers to lie to patients and push possibly harmful claims about medication abortion. - Push the deceptive and incendiary idea of “born alive” to try to make people support obstacles to abortion – and to perpetuate lies about how abortion is provided. For more information from WV Free <https://secure.everyaction.com/WoYHfIk9BEyq5PlBF1C77A2>.

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LETS MAKE SOME NOISE to Protect Election Workers
by League of Women Voters of West Virginia 09 Feb '24

09 Feb '24

[image: lwv msn logo.png] *Let’s Make Some Noise and SUPPORT SB 630 <https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_history.cfm?INPUT=630&year=…> and HB 5362 <https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_history.cfm?INPUT=5362&year…> to protect election workers!* These bills define protections for election officials and election workers, including poll workers, while performing their duties and clarifies the conditions and circumstances of such protections. HB 5362 goes a step further by prohibiting doxxing of election workers Referred to Judiciary Committees of both Senate and House: Senate Judiciary Committee <https://wvecouncil.org/wv-legislature/senate-judiciary-committee/>, Contact Phone: 304-357-7880 House Judiciary Committee <https://wvecouncil.org/wv-legislature/house-judiciary-committee/>, Contact Phone: 304-340-3252

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MAKE SOME NOISE to Protect Children & Families in WV
by League of Women Voters of West Virginia 09 Feb '24

09 Feb '24

[image: lwv msn logo.png] *Let’s Make Some Noise to Protect Children & Families in WV!* Contact your senators: Full WV Senate <https://wvecouncil.org/wv-legislature/senate/> *OPPOSE SB 562 <https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_history.cfm?INPUT=562&year=…>, which would expand employment & training requirements for SNAP benefit eligibility. * This would require a new bureaucracy, which is costly, to keep hungry people from getting minimal food benefits. The cost-benefit ratio is not in anyone’s interest. Presently in Senate Workforce Committee <https://www.wvlegislature.gov/committees/senate/SenateCommittee.cfm?Chart=wf> , Committee Contact Phone: 304-357-7920. *OPPOSE SB 614 <https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_history.cfm?INPUT=614&year=…>, which is ostensibly to address elementary behavior intervention and safety, as determined K-6 teachers. * Behavioral interventions require funding and expertise that many WV school districts do not have. There is nothing in the bill about ongoing behavioral therapy or how to pay for it. Students would be removed from classrooms and, possibly, their schools, losing equal access to education. Evidence shows that such interventions often target our most vulnerable children — children of color, children from families navigating poverty, children who have experienced trauma. They deserve better. This bill is on third reading in the Senate, which is the final step before passage.

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Correction: MAKE SOME NOISE to Protect Transgender Rights
by League of Women Voters of West Virginia 05 Feb '24

05 Feb '24

*CORRECTION:* Our earlier version of this alert included the wrong bill number for the erroneously named the “Women’s Bill of Rights.” The correct bill number is HB 5243 *NOT* HB 4253. It has been corrected below. Unfortunately, the bill has advanced to the full House. *Please Make Some Noise with your delegate <https://pluralpolicy.com/find-your-legislator/> and urge them to oppose the bill. * ---------- Forwarded message --------- Date: Mon, Feb 5, 2024 at 5:18 PM Subject: [LWVWV] MAKE SOME NOISE to Protect Transgender Rights Two bills right now require your attention! Let’s MAKE SOME NOISE to Protect Transgender Rights! *Oppose SB 515 and HB 5243.* [image: lwv msn logo.png] School is often the only safe space for transgender students. We oppose *SB 515* because it would jeopardize that safety. SB 515 requires teachers to report to school administrators any time a student requests to be called a new name or to use different pronouns in class. School administrators are then required to notify the students’ parents or guardians. Let members of the Senate Education Committee know you oppose SB 515. Protect the rights of transgender students in West Virginia! *Senate Education* Name District Email Phone Azinger, Mike 03 - R mike.azinger(a)wvsenate.gov (304) 357-7970 Boley, Donna J. 03 - R donna.boley(a)wvsenate.gov (304) 357-7905 Chapman, Laura Wakim 01 - R laura.chapman(a)wvsenate.gov (304) 357-7918 Clements, Charles H. 02 - R charles.clements(a)wvsenate.gov (304) 357-7827 Deeds, Vince 10 - R vince.deeds(a)wvsenate.gov (304) 357-7959 Grady, Amy 04 - R amy.grady(a)wvsenate.gov (304) 357-7855 Maynard, Mark R. 06 - R mark.maynard(a)wvsenate.gov (304) 357-7808 Oliverio, Mike 13 - R mike.oliverio(a)wvsenate.gov (304) 357-7919 Plymale, Robert H. 05 - D robert.plymale(a)wvsenate.gov (304) 357-7937 Roberts, Rollan A. 09 - R rollan.roberts(a)wvsenate.gov (304) 357-7831 Stover, David 09 - R david.stover(a)wvsenate.gov (304) 357-7807 Taylor, Jay 14 - R jay.taylor(a)wvsenate.gov (304) 357-7914 Trump IV, Charles S. 15 - R charles.trump(a)wvsenate.gov (304) 357-7880 *HB 5243* is erroneously named the “Women’s Bill of Rights.” The bill does nothing to protect or enhance the rights of women but would discriminate against transgender people, for example, by banning them using restrooms that align with their gender identity in government buildings. Let the members of the House Judiciary Committee know you oppose HB 5243. The list of members, their emails and phone numbers may be found here: https://wvecouncil.org/wv-legislature/house-judiciary-committee/ .*Update on SB 468, the Meet Baby Olivia Bill* We sent you a Make Some Noise message on this very troubling bill requiring 8th graders to watch a fetal development video produced by an anti-abortion group that has been discredited for their misleading and misrepresentative videos. We will keep you informed of SB 468’s progress as it moves through the legislature. *Revised link for text of HJR 27* The link we provided in an earlier Make Some Noise notice does not work. Here is another link to HJR 27, a proposal to amend the state constitution to guarantee reproductive rights for WV citizens. https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hjr27%20in… <https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hjr27%20in…>

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MAKE SOME NOISE to Protect Transgender Rights
by Lyn Widmyer 05 Feb '24

05 Feb '24

Two bills right now require your attention! Let’s MAKE SOME NOISE to Protect Transgender Rights! *Oppose SB 515 and HB 4253.* [image: lwv msn logo.png] School is often the only safe space for transgender students. We oppose *SB 515* because it would jeopardize that safety. SB 515 requires teachers to report to school administrators any time a student requests to be called a new name or to use different pronouns in class. School administrators are then required to notify the students’ parents or guardians. Let members of the Senate Education Committee know you oppose SB 515. Protect the rights of transgender students in West Virginia! *Senate Education* Name District Email Phone Azinger, Mike 03 - R mike.azinger(a)wvsenate.gov (304) 357-7970 Boley, Donna J. 03 - R donna.boley(a)wvsenate.gov (304) 357-7905 Chapman, Laura Wakim 01 - R laura.chapman(a)wvsenate.gov (304) 357-7918 Clements, Charles H. 02 - R charles.clements(a)wvsenate.gov (304) 357-7827 Deeds, Vince 10 - R vince.deeds(a)wvsenate.gov (304) 357-7959 Grady, Amy 04 - R amy.grady(a)wvsenate.gov (304) 357-7855 Maynard, Mark R. 06 - R mark.maynard(a)wvsenate.gov (304) 357-7808 Oliverio, Mike 13 - R mike.oliverio(a)wvsenate.gov (304) 357-7919 Plymale, Robert H. 05 - D robert.plymale(a)wvsenate.gov (304) 357-7937 Roberts, Rollan A. 09 - R rollan.roberts(a)wvsenate.gov (304) 357-7831 Stover, David 09 - R david.stover(a)wvsenate.gov (304) 357-7807 Taylor, Jay 14 - R jay.taylor(a)wvsenate.gov (304) 357-7914 Trump IV, Charles S. 15 - R charles.trump(a)wvsenate.gov (304) 357-7880 *HB 4253* is erroneously named the “Women’s Bill of Rights.” The bill does nothing to protect or enhance the rights of women but would discriminate against transgender people, for example, by banning them using restrooms that align with their gender identity in government buildings. Let the members of the House Judiciary Committee know you oppose HB 4253. The list of members, their emails and phone numbers may be found here: https://wvecouncil.org/wv-legislature/house-judiciary-committee/ .*Update on SB 468, the Meet Baby Olivia Bill* We sent you a Make Some Noise message on this very troubling bill requiring 8th graders to watch a fetal development video produced by an anti-abortion group that has been discredited for their misleading and misrepresentative videos. We will keep you informed of SB 468’s progress as it moves through the legislature. *Revised link for text of HJR 27* The link we provided in an earlier Make Some Noise notice does not work. Here is another link to HJR 27, a proposal to amend the state constitution to guarantee reproductive rights for WV citizens. https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hjr27%20in… <https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hjr27%20in…> -- Lyn Widmyer, Vice President, LWVWV 1434 Cattail Run Road Charles Town, WV 25414 304 279 3201

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