Monday hearing cancelled

[Angela Bradbery]

Greetings!

 

We are pleased to tell you that Monday's Health Committee hearing on a permanent exemption to the smokefree law has been cancelled, and there appears to be no plan to hear the legislation anytime soon.

 

All the emails you sent this week were very likely a big reason for this. Thank you so much!! Councilmember Jack Evans (Ward 2) and his pals at the Friendly Sons of Ireland will not get their permanent exemption from the smokefree law for the time being.

 

Just to let you know, I had a conversation with Councilmember Mary Cheh (Ward 3) on Thursday. She said she would not approve a permanent measure and was planning to vote against the bill on Monday. (She voted for the emergency measure this week and said these requests should be handled on a case-by-case basis.)

 

So thank you again for contacting the Council and sending all the emails you sent. It's good to see that the democratic process works!

 

We'll keep an eye out and make sure this bill doesn't come up on any future Health Committee agendas. If it does, we'll let you know.

 

Thanks again.

 

Angela Bradbery

Co-founder, Smokefree DC

 

P.S. If you haven't opened earlier emails and aren't sure what this is about, check out www.smokefreedc.org and look at the top items on the page about Jack Evans bill.