M. Wayne Huggins

Government Relations Director

Legislative Update # 2 for

March 5, 2010

All Members,

I need your help this weekend!!   I just got off the phone with Delegate Carrico and we believe SB 95, the Bill to extend your short term disability benefits from 6 months to 1 year, was passed this afternoon by the Compensation & Retirement Subcommittee at a meeting at the Chairman’s desk immediately following adjournment.  There was a flurry of phone calls and meetings this afternoon and evening in response to the Bill’s passage out of subcommittee and it is possible that there may be an effort to kill this Bill for reasons that are not clear.  Nonetheless, it now appears that the full House Appropriations Committee could hear the Bill Monday.  As such we need you to e-mail and call the Delegates who are on the Appropriations Committee this weekend.  As such I need you to e-mail and call the following Delegates respectfully requesting their support of SB95.  They and their contact information is as follows:  (all phone numbers are 804 area codes).

• Delegate Lacey Putney (Chair) – Bedford – DelLPutney@house.state.va.us  698-1019

• Delegate Harvey Morgan – Gloucester, Mathews & Middlesex -  DelHMorgan@house.virginia.gov  698-1098

• Delegate Bob Tata –Virginia Beach – DelBTata@house.virginia.gov  698-1085

• Delegate Riley Ingram – Chesterfield, Henrico, Prince George, Hopewell – DelRIngram@house.virginia.gov  698-1062

• Delegate Joe May – Loudoun – DelJMay@house.virginia.gov  698-1033

• Delegate Beverly Sherwood – Frederick, Winchester – DelBSherwood@house.state.va.us  698-1029

• Delegate Kirk Cox  (Vice Chair) – Chesterfield, Colonial Heights – DelKCox@house.virginia.gov  698-1066

• Delegate Steve Landes – Augusta, Rockingham, Ablemarle – DelSLandes@house.virginia.gov  698-1025

• Delegate Chris Jones – Chesapeake & Suffolk – DelCJones@house.virginia.gov  698-1076

• Delegate John O’Bannon – Henrico – DelJOBannon@house.virginia.gov  698-1073

• Delegate Scott Lingamfelter – Prince William, Fauquier – DelSLingamfelter@house.virginia.gov  698-1031

• Delegate Charles Poindexter – Floyd, Franklin – DelCPoindexter@house.virginia.gov  698-1009

• Delegate Jimmie Massie – Henrico – DelJMassie@house.virginia.gov  698-1072

• Delegate Watkins Abbitt – Appomattox, Buckingham, Cumberland, Fluvanna, Prince Edward – DelWAbbitt@house.state.va.us  698-1059

• Delegate Bud Phillips – Dickenson, Russell, Wise – DelBphillips@house.state.va.us  698-1002

• Delegate Jim Scott – Falls Church, Fairfax – DelJScott@house.state.va.us  698-1053

• Delegate Johnny Joannou – Norfolk, Portsmouth, Suffolk – DelJJoannou@house.virginia.gov  698-1079

• Delegate Bob Brink – Arlington – DelRBrink@house.virginia.gov  698-1048

• Delegate Onzlee Ware – Roanoke – DelOWare@house.virginia.gov  698-1011

• Delegate Algie Howell – Chesapeake, Norfolk, Virginia Beach – DelAHowell@house.virginia.gov  698-1090

• Delegate Mamye Bacote – Hampton, Newport News - DelMBacote@house.virginia.gov  698-1095

• Delegate Rosalyn Dance – Dinwiddie, Petersburg – DelRDance@house.virginia.gov  698-1063

Also, it would not hurt to contact the Speaker as well at:  DelWHowell@house.virginia.gov  698-1028

I am sorry for the late hour however all of this happened late this afternoon and evening.   You can contact them individually or collectively whichever is easiest for you.  Thanks in advance for your help.  Be safe!

M. Wayne Huggins

waynehuggins@vspa.org