13 Mar Legislative Alert: CALL NOW! – SB186
The Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to consider SB186 (Children’s Equal Access Act) for a vote Wednesday, March 15, 2017 at 12:00 pm. There is also a public hearing for SB191 at 12-noon (Please attend to be a silent witness).
We would ask individuals to take a moment to call or email the members of the Senate Judiciary Committee and urge them to vote “YES” on SB 186 and “NO” on SB191.
- The Children’s Equal Access Act, SB186 incorporates the latest research and creates “a rebuttable presumption in favor of a division of equal or approximately equal time between two fit parents and children”.
- Senate Bill 191(SB 191) is a custody bill written by attorneys of the Alabama Law Institute, Family Law Committee. SB191 fails to incorporate the scientific data that has conclusively shown that shared parenting produces better outcomes for children (success in life) compared to our currently utilized “standard visitation”.
You can read the bill in its entirety here.
Communicate that you deeply appreciate their commitment to doing what’s right in Montgomery; by putting children’s and families first, please vote “YES” on SB186.
Below are the listed Judiciary Committee members:
Senators Office Phone email
Ward, Cam (Chair) 334-242-7873 cam@camward.com
Williams, Phil (Vice Chair) 334-242-7857 Phil@williamsstatesenate.com
Albritton, Greg 334-242-7843 galbritton@att.net
Coleman-Madison, Linda 334-242-7864 linda.coleman@birminghamal.gov
Figures, Vivian 334-242-7871 vivian.figures@alsenate.gov
Orr, Arthur 334-242-7891 arthur.orr@alsenate.gov
Reed, Greg 334-242-7894 greg.reed@alsenate.gov
Sanders, Hank 334-242-7860 hank23sanders@gmail.com
Scofield, Clay 334-242-7876 clay.scofield@alsenate.gov
Singleton, Bobby 334-242-7935 bsingle362@gmail.com
Smitherman, Rodger 334-242-7870 rodger.smitherman@alsenate.gov
Stutts, Larry 334-242-7862 larry.stutts@alsenate.gov
Whatley, Tom 334-242-7865 tom.whatley@alsenate.gov
Group emails:
cam@camward.com; Phil@williamsstatesenate.com; galbritton@att.net; linda.coleman@birminghamal.gov; vivian.figures@alsenate.gov; arthur.orr@alsenate.gov; greg.reed@alsenate.gov; hank23sanders@gmail.com; clay.scofield@alsenate.gov
bsingle362@gmail.com; rodger.smitherman@alsenate.gov; larry.stutts@alsenate.gov; tom.whatley@alsenate.gov
Thank you for taking a moment to stand up for social equality, families and for the innocent children who do not have a voice in this matter.
Danielle Cox
Posted at 18:46h, 15 MarchYes yes yes