Join us at the Capitol! Wed. April 26, 8:45 am!

Join us at the Capitol to say YES

to House Bill 27 by CONNICK and

House Bill 223 by MORENO!

When: Wednesday, April 26, 8:45 am
Where: Louisiana State Capitol -- House Criminal Justice Committee Room 6
Colors: Wear Purple!

These bills protect victims of domestic violence!

HB 223 by Rep. Moreno: Provides protection for dating partners. Currently only household members or spouses are covered in criminal Domestic Abuse Battery laws. That means people in long term relationships who don’t live together are excluded. Help us to close this loop hole. The Louisiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence reports that 60% of domestic abuse victims are dating partners.

HB 27 by Rep. Connick: Provides protection for same sex couples. Domestic Abuse Battery criminal laws only protect couples of the opposite sex. Research shows that domestic violence is just a prevalent in same sex couples as it is in opposite sex.

Louisiana NOW Legislative Alert!

Legislative Alert!

Take ACTION NOW to protect your rights! View this email in your browser As you will see below, we have several bills coming up. We would love to see you at the committee meetings! If you are unable to attend the committee meetings, please email the committee members. With one click of the blue buttons below, you can email all the committee members at once. We even filled in the subject line and the message body for you! You do not have to be a constituent to email the committee members, so send away! Tuesday, April 25th SB 128  WHERE: Senate Judiciary C Committee TIME: 9:00 AM Wear Purple! Wednesday, April 26th HB 27 and HB223 WHERE: House Administration of Criminal Justice TIME: 9:00 AM Wear Purple! Wednesday, April 26th HB6 WHERE: House Insurance Committee TIME: 9:30 AM OPPOSE SB128 by MILKOVICH CRIME/PUNISHMENT Senate Bill 128 by Sen. John Milkovich prohibits cutting, resection, excision, harvesting, or removing of a body part, organ, or tissue of an aborted baby for sale, commerce, transport, research, or profit. Pending Senate Judiciary C Committee Kill this bill! Click Here to Email All Committee Members! Senator Dan Claitor (Chairman) (225) 925-7630 Twitter: @DanClaitor Facebook Senator Jonathan "J.P." Perry (Vice-Chairman) (337) 643-6425 Twitter: @CajunComedy Facebook Senator Regina Barrow (225) 359-9400 Twitter: @RepReginaBarrow Facebook Senator Troy Carter (504) 302-3682 Twitter: @TROYSEE Facebook Senator Yvonne Colomb (225) 342-9700 Twitter: @SenYvonne Senator Fred H. Mills, Jr. (337) 845-4240 Parks (337) 365-8484 New Iberia Facebook Senator Mack "Bodi" White (225) 272-1324 Facebook OPPOSE HB6 by HOLLIS INSURANCE/HEALTH Exempts Louisiana residents from the assessment of penalties for noncompliance with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act  Pending House Insurance Committee Click Here to Email All Committee Members Kirk Talbot (504)736-7299 @TalbotforLA Facebook Major Thibaut (225) 638-3811 Mark Abraham (337) 475-3016 Facebook John F. Anders (318) 336-5865 Chad Brown (225) 687-2410 Robby Carter (985)748-2245 Gregory Cromer (985) 645-3592 @RepGregCromer Paula Davis (225) 362-5301 Cedric Glover (318) 221-7775 @CedricBGlover Paul Hollis  (985) 871-4680 @RepPaulHollis Mike Huval  (337) 332-3331 Edmond Jordan (225)359-9480 Vincent J. Pierre  (337)262-2330 Alan Seabaugh (318)676-7990 @RepAlanSeabaugh SUPPORT HB27 by CONNICK DOMESTIC ABUSE Provides assistance and protection from domestic abuse to all persons presently or formerly living in the same residence as spouses  Pending House Administration of Criminal Justice SUPPORT HB223 MORENO DOMESTIC ABUSE Expands the application of domestic abuse battery, domestic abuse aggravated assault, and other provisions of law regarding domestic abuse to dating partners Pending House Administration of Criminal Justice Click Here to Email All Committee Members Barbara Carpenter (225) 771-5674 Facebook Barbara Norton (318) 632-5887 Denise Marcelle (225) 359-9362 @Marcelle4Dist61 Edward "Ted" James (225)343-3633 @EdwardTedJames Frank Howard (318)256-4135 John Bagneris (504)243-7783 Joseph Marino (504)361-6013 Lowell C. "Chris" Hazel (318)767-6082 Randal Gaines (985)652-1228 Facebook Sherman Mack (Chairman) (225)567-3677 Facebook Stephen Dwight (337)491-2315 @Sdwight35 Steve Pylant (Vice Chair) (318)435-7313 Tony Bacala (225)677-8020 @tonybacala59 Terry Landry (337) 373-9380 Valarie Hodges (225)791-2199 @ValarieHHodges John Stefanski (337)384-8999    Copyright © 2017 Louisiana NOW All rights reserved. Louisiana NOW Advocacy Alerts and Updates Our mailing address is: P.O.Box 66706 Baton Rouge, La. 70896 Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list

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LEGISLATIVE ALERT!

Legislative Alert!

Senate Democrats Fought for the Filibuster, and Fought for Us

http://now.org/media-center/press-release/senate-democrats-fought-for-the-filibuster-and-fought-for-us/

"Senate Democrats Fought for the Filibuster, and Fought for Us" 
Statement by NOW President Terry O’Neill

April 6, 2017

Washington, DC - After Senator Mitch McConnell’s reckless, disturbing decision to use the “nuclear” option, and force through the confirmation of Judge Neil Gorsuch, NOW is grateful to the progressive Senators who stood their ground for women.


Gorsuch was nominated by a potentially illegitimate president, under investigation for possible collusion with the Russian government to manipulate the results of the 2016 election.
Gorsuch is seeking a seat stolen from Merrick Garland, an immensely qualified judge with moderate judicial philosophy.
Gorsuch has plagiarized legal texts, seriously undermining his credibility.
McConnell wasn’t able to get those 60 votes, because Gorsuch is not entitled to them.

We are deeply grateful to our 45 allies in Congress who did everything in their power to filibuster this disastrous nomination. These women and men understand that giving Gorsuch a seat on the bench will directly imperil women’s lives. We are thankful for their leadership, and deeply troubled by the actions of the senators who failed to join them. Women voters will remember this moment in November 2018.

Just one more vote stands between Neil Gorsuch and a lifetime appointment to our nation’s highest court. We urge all senators to refuse to confirm Neil Gorsuch this Friday evening. Women are watching, and we will not forget.