Delaware non-descrimination bill voted out of committee

Action is needed. Just received this in an email.

The Senate Insurance Committee reported SB121 (the non-discrimination bill) out of committee by a vote of 5 YES and 0 NO on Wed, June 17th!

Similar bills have been known HB99, HB36, HB5. This bill would add the term “sexual orientation” to the already-existing list of prohibited practices of discrimination -- forbidding discrimination against a person on the basis of sexual orientation in housing, employment, public works contracting, public accommodations, and
insurance.

Next steps...
The full Senate is scheduled to debate and vote on the bill Tues, June 23, 2009 at Leg Hall in Dover. The public is welcome to attend - just bring your photo id.

IF there is a majority vote in the Senate in favor of this bill, it will move to the House for a vote. IF there is a majority vote in the House, the bill would go to the Governor's desk for signature.


**** ACTION NEEDED **** **** ACTION NEEDED ****

PLEASE CALL the legislators that have “gone out on a limb” to support
this bill and thank them for their leadership & support. These
elected officials are getting “beat up” for standing up and doing the
right thing. A simple ‘thank you’ can do wonders.

Senator David P. Sokola (302) 744-4139
Senator Karen Peterson (302) 744-4163
Senator Patricia Blevins (302) 744-4133
Rep. “Pete” Schwartzkopf (302) 744-4351
Rep. “Bill” Oberle Jr. (302) 744-4171
Senator Catherine Cloutier (302) 744-4197
Senator Bethany Hall-Long (302) 744-4286
Senator Harris McDowell III (302) 744-4147
Senator Margaret Rose Henry (302) 744-4191
Senator Brian Bushweller (302) 744-4162

Calls often are better than e-mail. But if you don’t feel comfortable calling, please send an e-mail. (E-mail addresses are available via the links below).

No need for prepared remarks – just call, leave a SIMPLE message with a staff person – thanking the Senator/Representative for their support and asking them to vote in favor of SB 121, the non-discrimination bill. You may be asked for your name and home address.

PLEASE CALL the other State Senators/Representatives and ask them to
support SB121:
State Senators:
http://legis.delaware.gov/LEGISLATURE.NSF/Sen?openview&nav=contact
State Representatives:
http://legis.delaware.gov/LEGISLATURE.NSF/Reps?openview&count=75&nav=contact


SB121 (the non-discrimination bill) can be viewed via:
http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/LIS145.NSF/vwLegislation/SB+121?Opendocument

A bit of good news in an otherwise disappointing week for our community. Do what you can to help.

More later.
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