Attention Illinois CASAA members & vapers!! Call to Action!!

[Drozd]

the Maryland bill died in committee...
The California bill was edited to just pertain to sale to minors..

Havent seen any info on movement of the IL bill

[JustJulie]

No movement on the Illinois Bill. Illinois legislators are on spring break, returning back to work 4/12. Thus, no movement is expected this week.

[JohnnyVapor]

Hopefully between all our letters, phone calls, and Maryland shooting it down, Illinois will remain a safe place to vape.

[5cardstud]

I don't know if it's been posted already but just in case it hasn't here is Sen. Terry Link"s email: Senator Terry Link

[Webby]

These are the Representatives that are associated with the Senators that voted Nay for Bill SB3174. <deleted>

Great post! Thanks Tiger -

Michal

[kristin]

The Illinois vapers contingent did an awesome job! The committee refused to vote on the bill until they get more information. And they made the news! Vote on electronic cigarettes ban postponed in Ill. House committee | Political Fix | STLtoday

Hopefuly, JustJulie will come by and fill us in on some of the details - they have some great stories! They called me after the meeting and sounded pumped, excited and hopeful!

The job is not done yet - there is another meeting next week. And then we have to take our fight to New York!!

[wader2k]

I was there. I came away with very good vibes! More support than I expected in the audience AND on the committee. I think they were a little surprised by the amount of response.

As Kristin says though, the job is not done....simply set aside for more info/input.


ps. I got the feeling that the chair realized the votes weren't there and started wondering about possible amendments to attempt to get the votes. It didn't sound like the American Lung Assoc or other proponents were too keen on that.....
Just my gut feeling is all .....I am NOT a legal eagle type and really am out of my element when it comes to political process so take this with a grain of salt. I'm sure those more familiar with the process can elucidate and speculate far better than I!

[JustJulie]

Here's the link to the update on what happened today.

Attention illinois casaa members & vapers-emergency!!!

Every single state should pay attention to what the Illinois vapers are doing. If this dies in committee or the bill gets amended to ban sales to minors, it will be because (1) the Illinois vapers chose to believe they could make a difference, and (2) their fellow vapers from across the U.S. offered their support in a very tangible way (those phone calls, letters, faxes, and emails did not go unnoticed).

We had vapers drive HOURS to make it to Springfield at 9:00 a.m. Not everyone got to talk, but I can honestly say that the physical presence of so many vapers in that room opposing the bill was absolutely instrumental in getting the Committee members to pause and start asking some hard questions of Rep. Colvin and the American Lung Association. Plus, you don't have to literally speak in order to have your voice heard . . . it was impossible to ignore the spontaneous applause offered TWICE to Representative Howard when she made it clear that she really did understand.

It was also great to see several suppliers there speaking eloquently and responsibly.

And a very, very special thank you to Kristin for serving as a point person for helping to mobilize the Illinois vapers.

Lots of positive energy, and the best part is that the Illinois vapers seem committed to following through.

[Mister]

Thank you everyone who supported this effort! And a huge thanks to everyone who was able to attend! And an extra special thanks to you JustJulie and to Kristen!

[Webby]

Feedback from everyone (on both sides of the fence) has been positive.

Thanks again to all involved!