Fwd: LD 821 Passes Senate (With updated link!)

[Julia Reuter]

Hi BOC Friends,

I just emailed Fran Head, France...@legislature.maine.gov , urging her to support LD 821.

You may want to also.

Julia

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From: Bicycle Coalition of Maine <in...@bikemaine.org>
Date: June 16, 2021 at 10:20:36 AM EDT
To: reut...@hotmail.com
Subject: LD 821 Passes Senate (With updated link!)
Reply-To: j...@bikemaine.org



Contact your House rep TODAY!

***For the most up-to-date list of representatives, please use this link, rather than the previous distributed link. Thank you!*** LD 821 Passes Senate—Urgent Support Needed! (UPDATED LINK INCLUDED) Greetings BCM Friend: LD 821, "An Act To Improve the Investigation and Prosecution of Cases That Involve Vulnerable Road Users," unanimously passed in the Maine Senate last night, thanks in part to your efforts! We've heard from many legislators that they received notes from constituents, and there is no doubt that had a big impact. The bill is moving on to the House as soon as today, so we must ask you to act again. We need you to send an email or make a call to your representative asking them to support this bill TODAY! You can find out who the House representative is for your town here. Again, this bill seeks to establish a more consistent process whereby district attorneys are brought into the investigation of serious vulnerable user crashes sooner to provide assistance to law enforcement with respect to gathering evidence and deciding on appropriate penalties to pursue.  The bill is supported by a majority of DAs in the state, and was amended in partnership with the Maine State Police. The floor sheet created to support the bill can be found here, and it includes a letter from Cumberland County District Attorney Jonathan Sahrbeck, who has worked hard to line up support in the DA community. The message need not be long or detailed—a simple statement that you "support a more consistent legal response when people walking or bicycling are hit by dangerous drivers," and that the legislator should vote to support LD 821, will be fine. Feel free to download and attach the floor sheet to your message. Here is the BCM's testimony as reference Thanks in advance for taking the time to send a quick message to legislators to help the BCM ensure that dangerous drivers are held accountable when they kill or injure vulnerable roadway users. Please feel free to reach out to me at j...@bikemaine.org if you have questions or need more info. Sincerely, Jim Tasse Assistant Director Donate to the BCM today! ‌ ‌ ‌

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