Speak up for the vaccine bill!
Pro-vaccine parents and the public health community have joined together to support HB 19-1312 (Modernizing Immunization Requirements for School Entry to Improve Vaccination Rates). It is critical that pro-vaccine parents and citizens engage with legislators to show support for the bill. We can't allow the anti-vaccine activists to be the only "parent voices" they hear! See below for a variety of steps you can take -- from a 30-second action alert to showing up at the Capitol to speak to lawmakers. Please complete as many of the below actions as you are able to!
NEW -- Email action alert (30 seconds)
We've created a new action alert for the next step in the process of passing the bill. Please click the button below to speak up for the bill again -- even if you participated in our last action alert! You have the option of adding a customized message at the end, but you don't need to.
Thank you calls (7 minutes)
HB 1312 successfully made it through the first step in the process, which was passage through the House Health & Insurance committee. The legislators who voted "yes" made a choice to support science and public health, despite opposition from the (very loud) minority of parents who are anti-vaccine. Pro-vaccine parents and citizens need to make sure that we are thanking and supporting these legislators for making the decision to stand with science.
All numbers are 303-866-xxxx
Representative Susan Lontine (2966)
Representative Yadira Caraveo (2918)
Representative Janet Buckner (2944)
Representative Dominique Jackson (3911)
Representative Sonya Jaquez Lewis (2920)
Representative Brianna Titone (2962)
Representative Kyle Mullica (2931)
All numbers are 303-866-xxxx
Representative Susan Lontine (2966)
Representative Yadira Caraveo (2918)
Representative Janet Buckner (2944)
Representative Dominique Jackson (3911)
Representative Sonya Jaquez Lewis (2920)
Representative Brianna Titone (2962)
Representative Kyle Mullica (2931)
committee calls (30 minutes)
The following list includes key leadership and legislators on the committees that will be hearing the bills. You can speak to the staff person who answers the phone (or leave a message). Let them know that you are a Colorado citizen, a pro-vaccine parent, and that you want them to vote YES on HB 1312!
All numbers are 303-866-xxxx
Governor Jared Polis (2885)
Senator Rhonda Fields (4879)
Senator Brittany Pettersen (4859)
Senator Faith Winter (4863)
Senator Jim Smallwood (4869)
Senator Larry Crowder (4875)
Senate President Leroy Garcia (4878)
Senate Majority Leader Steve Fenberg (4872)
Speaker KC Becker (2578)
Majority Leader Alec Garnett (2911)
(For the following 2 folks, just call them to say thanks and let them know you'll be advocating for their bill)
Senator Julie Gonzales (4862)
Senator Kevin Priola (4855)
All numbers are 303-866-xxxx
Governor Jared Polis (2885)
Senator Rhonda Fields (4879)
Senator Brittany Pettersen (4859)
Senator Faith Winter (4863)
Senator Jim Smallwood (4869)
Senator Larry Crowder (4875)
Senate President Leroy Garcia (4878)
Senate Majority Leader Steve Fenberg (4872)
Speaker KC Becker (2578)
Majority Leader Alec Garnett (2911)
(For the following 2 folks, just call them to say thanks and let them know you'll be advocating for their bill)
Senator Julie Gonzales (4862)
Senator Kevin Priola (4855)
testifying in committee
The bill's second committee hearing will likely be coming up very soon. Please email us at info@coparents4vax.org if you'd like to be one of the pro-vaccine parents testifying at the Capitol. We need as many pro-science people there as possible! We can help you with all of the logistics involved with parking and getting through security, the details of how to testify, and are happy to provide any support you need when drafting your testimony.
If you need to bring kids with you to the committee hearing that is not a problem at all. Also, if you need to leave early or arrive late just let us know ahead of time.
If you need to bring kids with you to the committee hearing that is not a problem at all. Also, if you need to leave early or arrive late just let us know ahead of time.
contact your own legislators (5 minutes)
Every Colorado citizen has two elected officials that directly represent them at the state legislative level -- their State Representative and their State Senator. Because these districts are relatively small and we have a community-focused legislature, hearing directly from constituents is often very impactful.
You can click here to find the contact information for your two elected officials. Just enter your address in the search box!
Take just a few minutes to directly call your State Representative and State Senator. Let them know that you're a constituent in their district, this issue is important to you, and you want them to vote YES on HB 1312.
You can click here to find the contact information for your two elected officials. Just enter your address in the search box!
Take just a few minutes to directly call your State Representative and State Senator. Let them know that you're a constituent in their district, this issue is important to you, and you want them to vote YES on HB 1312.
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