[Home-on-the-Range] Urgent request for action on HB 2180

[Don Mulik]

Hello, Rob. What does the word “beo” mean in the first sentence of the
sample message?

Don Mulik
Cell: 913-544-8119
Life is fragile. Handle with prayer.


On Mon, Feb 16, 2026 at 7:58 PM Rob Tabor via Home-on-the-Range <
home-on-the-range at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Dear Kansas Federation colleagues,
>
> I was just informed that the Newsline funding bill referenced in the
> subject line still has not been placed on the House general orders calendar@
> for a full house vote. The situation is getting particularly urgent as the
> turnaround deadline is coming up on Thursday. This means that bills from
> non-exempt committees must be disposed of in the body of origin and be
> moved on to the other body. In this case, if the House fails to pass the
> bill by day's end on Thursday, it will die and we will have to start all
> over next year with a whole new introduction.
>
> It is therefore imperative that we double down by contacting both majority
> leader Dan Hawkins and speaker Dan hawkins via phone call, email, or both.
> Speaker Hawkins may be reached by phone at (785) 296-2302. His official
> email address is dan.hawkins at house.ks.gov.
> Majority leader Croft may be contacted by phone at (785) 296-7662. His
> email is chris.croft at house.ks.gov.
>
> Even if you have contacted Mr. Croft in response to our previous call for
> action, we urge you to do it again, due to the rapidly approaching
> turnaround deadline.
>
> Thanks to our awesome deputy legislative director Bruce Roberds, I am
> sharing, hopefully with his approval, a modified version of his very direct
> and concise message, which appears immediately below.
>
> Dear (Majority Leader Croft,) (Speaker Hawkins,)
>
> I am writing to respectfully request the placement of HB-2180 on the House
> General Orders or the consent calendar prior beo the February 19 turnaround
> deadline. This legislation is vital as it establishes a stable revenue
> stream for the NFB Newsline service, which provides essential access to
> newspapers and periodicals for myself and thousands of blind and
> print-disabled Kansans who previously had no access to printed materials.
>
> Thank you for considering this important bill. Your support would make a
> significant difference in our community.
>
> Best regards,
>
> (your name)
>
>
> (city, county) Kansas
>
>
>
> Finally, thanks for doing your part to preserve this valuable service for
> blind Kansans.
>
>
> Best regards,
>
> Rob Tabor | first vice president / legislative director National
> Federation of the Blind of Kansas
>
> Ph: (785) 8659959
>
>
> rob.tabor at sbcglobal.net
>
>
>
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