Sample letter. Remember to change the bill from HB 3834 to SB 3850
when you write to the senators.
And please make phone calls! They are usually more effective.
Dear Representative ____:
As a pet owner, I am writing to ask you to vote NO on HB 3834, the
bill that would tax rabies vaccinations in Tennessee and add a fifty
cent surcharge to fund meals for the elderly.
Regardless of the stated purposes of these taxes, fees/surcharges,
this is a public safety issue. Vets, public officials and people
connected with pets, like myself, already have to work hard to get
people to vaccinate their pets. If you add these taxes to the cost
of a rabies vaccination the public compliance with state law
regarding rabies vaccinations will decrease. This means that it will
be much more likely that someone in Tennessee will be bitten by a pet
with rabies.
Tennessee should be doing more to encourage people to vaccinate their
pets against rabies instead of adding taxes to the cost of a rabies
vaccination.
Please vote AGAINST the amendments to HB 3834 and do not add taxes to
rabies vaccinations in Tennessee. If you vote for these taxes, then
it's only a matter of time before someone in Tennessee contracts rabies.
Sincerely,
etc.
etc.
Here are the committees and their members to contact regarding the
taxes that the Tennessee legislature is trying to impose on rabies
vaccinations:
Members of the Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee
Sen. Randy McNally, Chair - 615-741-6806,
sen.randy.mcnally@capitol.tn.gov
Sen. Douglas Henry, Vice-Chair - 615-741-3291,
sen.douglas.henry@capitol.tn.gov
Sen. Tim Burchett, Secretary - 615-741-1766,
sen.tim.burchett@capitol.tn.gov
Sen. Diane Black - 615-741-1999, sen.diane.black@capitol.tn.gov
Sen. Joe Haynes - 615-6679, sen.joe.haynes@capitol.tn.gov
Sen. Roy Herron - 615-741-4576, sen.roy.herron@capitol.tn.gov
Sen. Jim Kyle - 615-741-4167, sen.jim.kyle@capitol.tn.gov
Sen. Mark Norris - 615-741-1967, sen.mark.norris@capitol.tn.gov
Sen. Doug Overbey - 615-741-0981, sen.doug.overbey@capitol.tn.gov
Sen. Bo Watson - 615-741-3227, sen.bo.watson@capitol.tn.gov
Sen. Jamie Woodson - 615-741-1648, sen.jamie.woodson@capitol.tn.gov
Members of the House Health & Human Resources Committee
Rep. Joe Armstrong, Chair - 615-741-0768,
rep.joe.armstrong@capitol.tn.gov
Rep. Joey Hensley, Vice-Chair - 615-741-7476,
rep.joey.hensley@capitol.tn.gov
Rep. Joanne Favors, Secretary - 615-741-2702,
rep.joanne.favors@capitol.tn.gov
Rep. Charles Curtiss - 615-741-1963, rep.charles.curtiss@capitol.tn.gov
Rep. Vince Dean - 615-741-1934, rep.vince.dean@capitol.tn.gov
Rep. John DeBerry - 615-741-2239, rep.john.deberry@capitol.tn.gov
Rep. Lois DeBerry - 615-741-3830, rep.lois.deberry@capitol.tn.gov
Rep. Vance Dennis - 615-741-2190, rep.vance.dennis@capitol.tn.gov
Rep. Joshua Evans - 615-741-2860, rep.joshua.evans@capitol.tn.gov
Rep. Dennis Ferguson - 615-741-7658, rep.dennis.ferguson@capitol.tn.gov
Rep. Henry Fincher - 615-741-1875, rep.henry.fincher@capitol.tn.gov
Rep. Dale Ford - 615-741-1717, rep.dale.ford@capitol.tn.gov
Rep. Curtis Halford - 615-741-7478, rep.curtis.halford@capitol.tn.gov
Rep. Mike Harrision - 615-741-7480, rep.mike.harrison@capitol.tn.gov
Rep. Sherry Jones - 615-741-2035, rep.sherry.jones@capitol.tn.gov
Rep. Debra Maggart - 615-741-3893, rep.debra.maggart@capitol.tn.gov
Rep. Jason Mumpower - 615-741-2050, rep.jason.mumpower@capitol.tn.gov
Rep. Gary Odom - 615-741-4410, rep.gary.odom@capitol.tn.gov
Rep. Mary Pruitt - 615-741-3853, rep.mary.pruitt@capitol.tn.gov
Rep. Bob Ramsey - 615-741-3560, rep.bob.ramsey@capitol.tn.gov
Rep. Barrett Rich - 615-741-6890, rep.barrett.rich@capitol.tn.gov
Rep. Jeanne Richardson - 615-741-2010,
rep.jeanne.richardson@capitol.tn.gov
Rep. David Shepard - 615-741-3513, rep.david.shepard@capitol.tn.gov
Rep. Tony Shipley - 615-741-2886, rep.tony.shipley@capitol.tn.gov
Rep. Mike Turner - 615-741-3229, rep.mike.turner@capitol.tn.gov
Rep. Mark White - 615-741-4415, rep.mark.white@capitol.tn.gov
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