Just Say “No” to Over-Regulation
Posted: Saturday, April 2nd, 2011 at 5:51 am
By: San Antonio Tea Party
Just Say “No” to Over-Regulation
BACKGROUND:
Toward the end of February 2011, the Montana House of Representatives passed, and forwarded on to their Senate, a bill providing specific direction to Montana state agencies NOT to administer federal Environmental Protection Agency greenhouse gas regulatory programs. Montana contends environmental management to be the sole responsibility of the sovereign states as guaranteed by the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution.
On Thursday, March 10, 2011, Texas Representative Lyle Larson (R-Bexar) filed a similar bill in Texas (House Bill (HB) 3188).Since Friday, March 11th was the deadline to file a new bill, Legislative Council rushed this bill filing through at the personal request of Representative Larson and other key state legislators. Over the next several weeks, Legislative Council will refine the bill language simultaneous with the bill proceeding through the referral process. This concurrent action will be followed by a committee substitute before the bill is heard.
http://www.sanantonioteaparty.us/103663/just-say-“no”-…ver-regulation/
http://www.sanantonioteaparty.us/?p=103663
UPDATE:
- March 18, 2011: HB 3188 read for the first time
- March 18, 2011: HB 3188 referred to State Sovereignty Select Committee (Chair: Rep. Brandon Creighton (R-Conroe))
NEXT ACTIONS:
- State Sovereignty Select Committee will study HB 3188, post notice of hearings, hold public hearings and either move HB 3188 to the Calendars Committee (or retain the bill in the State Sovereignty Committee). Obviously, the citizens of Texas want this bill to PROCEED ON TO CALENDARS COMMITTEE for assignment to a calendar for additional hearings and floor debate.
WHAT YOU CAN TO DO TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN:
Contact the members of the State Sovereignty Select Committee (below). Tell them (via letter, email, fax, phone call or, best of all, in person) that YOU and numerous citizens (aka “voters”) like YOU support this bill. If you write, email or fax the Representatives feel free to send them the one-page, “Say “NO! To EPA” white paper (shown below-bottom). Cut and paste it; change it to fit YOU. Make it your own. Let the committee members know how YOU feel and what YOU want them to do—move HB 3188 along and out of committee!
State Sovereignty Select Committee members:
- Chairman: Rep Brandon Creighton (R-Conroe), (512) 463-0726, brandon.creighton@house.state.tx.us
- Vice Chairman: Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer (D-San Antonio), (512) 463-0616, trey.martinez@house.state.tx.us
- Rep. Dan Branch (R-Dallas), (512) 463-0367, dan.branch@house.state.tx.us
- Rep. Drew Darby (R-San Angelo), (512) 463-0331, drew.darby@house.state.tx.us
- Rep. Sid Miller (R-Stephenville), (512) 463-0628, sid.miller@house.state.tx.us
- Rep. Jim Pitts (R-Waxahachie), (512) 463-0516, jim.pitts@house.state.tx.us
- Rep. Senfronia Thompson (D-Houston), (512) 463-0720, senfronia.thompson@house.state.tx.us
WHEN SHOULD YOU DO THIS:
TODAY!! TIME IS NOT ON OUR SIDE! House Bill 3188 MUST move out of Committee, be placed on the House calendar, debated before the entire House of Representatives and passed in order to proceed on to the Senate and, ultimately, the Governor for review and signature into law.
Patriots, thank you in advance for taking charge and moving out on this extremely important piece of legislation. Please share this will all like-minded citizen-Patriots. Feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns you may have at steve.baysinger@tenthamendmentcenter.com.
San Antonio Tea Party
