>Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2003 22:28:02 -0600 >X-From_: suzy@arkansas.net Wed Apr 9 22:27:59 2003 >From: "Cassie Elliott" <suzy@arkansas.net> > >X-Envelope-To: ARWOODRU-L > >Dear Historic Preservationists: > >This message is to update you on the status of HB2263, a bill that would >help keep our endangered cemeteries from desecration. We have come a long >way, but we still need support. Last Friday, Pat Perona and I went to >Little Rock and did a presentation for the committee on our bill. We >managed to get through committee. The vote for the full house was held on >Monday and as our representative put it, we squeaked by. Now our bill is >in the Senate Committee of City, County and Local Affairs. The meeting is >in the morning (Thursday). I apologize for the late notice, as it has been >rather hectic and at times I am not sure exactly where we will go from >here. Please email the City, County and Local Affairs Committee for the >Senate NOW, even if they have already voted. If it does not get out of >committee tomorrow, we have one last shot on Tuesday, and then our time >will run out because of the end of the session. If it does not pass >tomorrow, then I will be going to Little Rock again o! >n Tuesday for the last ditch effort. If anyone can go, please do. It is >very important to be represented well and to put pressure on the Senators. >Below I have listed the Senators on the City, County and Local Affairs >Committee: > >City, County & Local Affairs: Senate >Chairman: Irma Hunter Brown (no email) >Vice Chair: Sue Madison >Dave Bisbee (no email) >Kim Hendren >Shawn Womack >Tracy Steele >Mary Anne Salmon > >madisons@arkleg.state.ar.us, hendrenk@arkleg.state.ar.us, >swomack@arkleg.state.ar.us, tsteele@arkleg.state.ar.us, >msalmon@arkleg.state.ar.us (if you highlight this text, and right click on >your mouse and choose copy, then you can open a new message and paste it >into it for ease of emailing quickly). > >At this link, you can check the status of our bill: >http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/2003/scripts/ablr/bills/bills.asp > >At this link, you can look at the actual bill: >http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2003/public/HB2263.pdf (it is >a slow link, wait a couple minutes) > >As soon it is through the committee (keep your fingers crossed), then it >will go to the full Senate for a vote. At this time, it is important to >contact your LOCAL legislators, and tell them that you want them to vote >for it. If they have email, send them an email. You can find out their >address by going to: http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us, and then at the top >click on the Senator link, and they are in alphabetical order. Many have >email, but if they don't (or even if they do), call them and leave a >message (501)682-2902. > >Please do not give up on this now. We have so much to gain from this for >cemetery preservation. Keep contacting your legislators and we will prevail! > >Cassie Elliott >President, Benton County Cemetery Preservation Group