On March 11th, House Bill 2291 passed out of the House Elementary and Secondary Education committee. The vote was 13 yes, 3 no. The bill will now go to the full House for a vote in the next couple of weeks. We need you to contact your State Representative to ask for his/her support for the Illinois Student Health Fitness Act. There is a new Fact Sheet for legislators, which you can share with him/her. Calling is more effective than email, even though you might have to leave a message with his/her secretary. You could also ask for a fax number and fax the fact sheet. Be sure they have your name and address and know you are a constituent.
See also the roll call on the Fact Sheet. If your state rep was on the House committee and voted YES, thank them for their yes vote and urge them to become a co-sponsor. The more co-sponsors, the better chance the bill has. Our co-sponsors so far are: David Miller, Elizabeth Coulson, Lou Lang, Jerry Mitchell, William Davis.
If your state rep voted NO, inquire why they voted no and ask them to consider changing their vote.
If your state rep is not on the committee, please give them the bill number and request a YES vote when the bill is called.
Please make this contact ASAP. We will keep you updated when it is time to contact state senators. Senate Bill 1645 did NOT pass out of committee, but House Bill 2291 is identical, so we are pleased with the progress. Thanks for your advocacy.
Please view our fact sheet by clicking the link below.
House Fact Sheet