Hi WVCC -- the amended House Bill, 4304, was single referenced in the Senate to the Judiciary Committee, which gives us more time to work the bill.
I think it will run but not until next week. So, now is the time for you all to call or email your Senator and the entire Judiciary Committee and encourage them to support the Cycling Safety Bill. This bill is our first step in making WV a more "Cycling Friendly State."
I'm attaching the latest Talking Points to this email. You can use parts of this as you see fit for your email or you can attach it to your email to your Senator/Judiciary Committee Member if you would like.
If you copy and paste the below address into your browser, you will land on a page with direct email links to the Judiciary Committee. I find emails to be very effective.
If you would rather call, that is easy as well by visiting
http://www.legis.state.wv.us -- pull down Senate, then Committees, then Judiciary. You can find members, contact info, agendas and more.
To be clear, HB4304, has to be placed on the Judiciary Committee's agenda (we have to convince Chairman Palumbo to run the bill), then it has to pass the Committee, then it is reported to the Senate Floor, will have to be read three times and on the third reading, will have to pass the Senate!
Thanks to all of you for help and support -- please feel free to circulate this email to your own lists.
Kasey and Gary Z.
Kasey Russell
Executive Director, WV Connecting Communities