<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;">Good morning,<div>Change in plans; the bill has been assigned to the Health and Human Services committee. The sub-committee has also been assigned. It is still helpful to contact the leaders of the Health and Human Services committee letting them know you support the bill. I will send the sub-committee members\u2019 names as soon as I can track them down.</div><div>Helen</div><div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Health and Human Services</div><ul class="legisIndent bullet tight" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px; list-style: outside;"><li style="border: 0px; margin: auto auto auto 15px; padding: 0px; list-style: outside;"><b style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator?ga=91&personID=37462" data-ga="91" data-pid="37462" aria-describedby="ui-id-8" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 66, 133);">Kara Warme</a> (R, District <a href="https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/DMP/1366299.pdf" target="_blank" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 66, 133);">26</a>), Chair </b></li></ul><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><section class="grid_12 alpha omega" style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; float: left; width: 1153.90625px; position: relative;"><section class="grid_12 alpha omega" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; float: left; width: 1153.90625px;"><ul class="legisIndent tight bullet" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px; list-style: outside;"><li style="border: 0px; margin: auto auto auto 15px; padding: 0px; list-style: outside;"><b style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator?ga=91&personID=10749" data-ga="91" data-pid="10749" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 66, 133);">Mark Costello</a> (R, District <a href="https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/DMP/1366329.pdf" target="_blank" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 66, 133);">8</a>), Vice Chair </b></li><li style="border: 0px; margin: auto auto auto 15px; padding: 0px; list-style: outside;"><b style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator?ga=91&personID=30551" data-ga="91" data-pid="30551" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 66, 133);">Sarah Trone Garriott</a> (D, District <a href="https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/DMP/1366286.pdf" target="_blank" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 66, 133);">14</a>), Ranking Member </b></li><li></li></ul></section></section></div><div>
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<div><br><div>On Mar 10, 2026, at 7:46\u202fPM, Helen Mejia via Tall-Corn <tall-corn@nfbnet.org> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;">Good evening NFBI,<div><br></div><div>We still do not yet know which committee in the Senate our accessible prescription label bill will be assigned to, but because the funnel is only ten days away, we need to move forward with contacting leaders ASAP.</div><div>Below are the names of the three leaders on each of the two likely committees. We want as many people as possible to contact these leaders letting them know that HF2585 (this is still the correct number to use), is important to you and that you would like their help in moving it forward before the funnel deadline.</div><div>We need these leaders to know that Iowans care about this issue so they should too. Our biggest risk is that the bill just isn\u2019t considered due to apathy, so the more voices that speak up, the better.</div><div><br></div><div>You could say something like,</div><div><br></div><div>Dear Senator __,</div><div>HF 2585 was just passed in the house this week. This bill is important to me as it will make it easier for myself and other blind Iowans to access our prescription medications. Please help move it forward before the funnel deadline next week.</div><div>Thank You very much,</div><div><br></div><div>The easiest way to locate these email address is to click on their name below, then go down to the \u201cother\u2019 heading, and their email address will be the first item.</div><div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Commerce</div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><section class="grid_12 alpha omega" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 13px; float: left; width: 1153.90625px; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; position: relative;"><section class="grid_12 alpha omega" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; float: left; width: 1153.90625px;"><ul class="legisIndent tight bullet" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px; list-style: outside;"><li style="border: 0px; margin: auto auto auto 15px; padding: 0px; list-style: outside;"><b style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator?ga=91&personID=32076" data-ga="91" data-pid="32076" aria-describedby="ui-id-6" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 66, 133);">Mike Bousselot</a> (R, District <a href="https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/DMP/1366294.pdf" target="_blank" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 66, 133);">21</a>), Chair </b></li><li style="border: 0px; margin: auto auto auto 15px; padding: 0px; list-style: outside;"><b style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator?ga=91&personID=27001" data-ga="91" data-pid="27001" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 66, 133);">Carrie Koelker</a> (R, District <a href="https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/DMP/1366307.pdf" target="_blank" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 66, 133);">33</a>), Vice Chair </b></li><li style="border: 0px; margin: auto auto auto 15px; padding: 0px; list-style: outside;"><b style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator?ga=91&personID=34010" data-ga="91" data-pid="34010" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 66, 133);">Izaah Knox</a> (D, District <a href="https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/DMP/1366289.pdf" target="_blank" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 66, 133);">17</a>), Ranking Member </b></li></ul></section></section></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><div>Health and Human Services</div><ul class="legisIndent bullet tight" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px; list-style: outside;"><li style="border: 0px; margin: auto auto auto 15px; padding: 0px; list-style: outside;"><b style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator?ga=91&personID=37462" data-ga="91" data-pid="37462" aria-describedby="ui-id-8" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 66, 133);">Kara Warme</a> (R, District <a href="https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/DMP/1366299.pdf" target="_blank" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 66, 133);">26</a>), Chair </b></li></ul><div><section class="grid_12 alpha omega" style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; float: left; width: 1153.90625px; position: relative;"><section class="grid_12 alpha omega" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; float: left; width: 1153.90625px;"><ul class="legisIndent tight bullet" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px; list-style: outside;"><li style="border: 0px; margin: auto auto auto 15px; padding: 0px; list-style: outside;"><b style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator?ga=91&personID=10749" data-ga="91" data-pid="10749" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 66, 133);">Mark Costello</a> (R, District <a href="https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/DMP/1366329.pdf" target="_blank" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 66, 133);">8</a>), Vice Chair </b></li><li style="border: 0px; margin: auto auto auto 15px; padding: 0px; list-style: outside;"><b style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator?ga=91&personID=30551" data-ga="91" data-pid="30551" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 66, 133);">Sarah Trone Garriott</a> (D, District <a href="https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/DMP/1366286.pdf" target="_blank" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 66, 133);">14</a>), Ranking Member </b></li></ul></section></section><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div><div>Thank you all for your efforts,</div><div>Helen</div><div><br></div></div><div>
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