[Ohio-talk] HB 309: Plan for next week in Columbus

[Sheri Albers]

Great!

 

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Email sent!   

Happy Holidays everyone!

Nicole

 

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Sent: Sat, Dec 22, 2018 10:26 am
Subject: [Ohio-talk] HB 309: Plan for next week in Columbus

Good morning,

 

I would like to give a shout out to Chris, Ed, Ali, Heather and anyone else

who contacted Senator Obhof's office since Wednesday. These were crucial

contacts to show that we are still here, and we will "stand our ground, and

we won't back down." (I was blasting Tom Petty in the car on the way back to

Cincinnati!)

 

What's next? I want to  wish you all a very Merry Christmas!

 

Then, on Wednesday, Mike and I will sit down with Senator Obhof's

Legislative staff to remind them that HB 309 has not met any opposition, and

that it needs to be put on the agenda for Thursday's Senate session. We were

able to get through the gate to this office, and we do not plan to leave

without a favorable outcome.

 

Thursday morning, we will be at the Rules and Reference Committee again, to

show our smiling faces, where we will get the agenda for the day's session.

 

What can you do? Because of the holiday, you can get started with flooding

Senator Obhof's office with emails of Season's Greetings  and urge him to

place HB 309 on the Senate session agenda.  See below the message to send to

the following email address: obhof at ohiosenate.gov <mailto:obhof at ohiosenate.gov> 

<mailto:obhof at ohiosenate.gov <mailto:obhof at ohiosenate.gov> >  

 

 

 

Dear Senator Obhof,

 

As President of the Senate, and Chair of the Senate Rules and Reference

Committee, I am contacting you in regards to HB 309. The National Federation

of the Blind of Ohio is in full support of this bill. This piece of

legislation would prohibit a person's blindness from being used to deny or

limit custody, parenting time, visitation, adoption, guardianship, or foster

caregiver regarding a minor. Again, we are in support of this legislation,

it should be noted that H.B. 309 has not faced any opposition during the

legislative process. Please support HB 309, and schedule it for vote before

the full Senate on Thursday, December 27, 2018.

 

                

 

On Wednesday, you can resume your phone calls to the office with the same

message at 614-466-7505.

 

 

 

Thank you very much, and we will keep you posted.

 

 

 

Sheri Albers, Vice President

 

National Federation of the Blind of Ohio

 

 

 

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