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OCVA's anti-SLAPP Initiative

ACTION ALERT!

SLAPP PROTECTION BILL HEARING IS MARCH 19
YOUR LETTERS AND TESTIMONY ARE NEEDED NOW!

The House Judiciary Civil Law Subcommittee is scheduled to hear HB 2460, a bill which would protect citizens from intimidating lawsuits, on Monday, March 19 at 8:00am in Room 357. OCVA needs you to come and testify in support of this bill.

If you plan on attending and testifying, please meet Jeff in the coffee shop in the basement at 7:30am.

If you can't make it, PLEASE phone, write, fax, or e-mail the committee members to express your support for this bill!  Contact information is below.

Read the bill:

http://www.leg.state.or.us/01reg/measures/hb2400.dir/hb2460.intro.html

Access a wealth of background information prepared by DLCD, including previous testimony and editorials:

http://www.lcd.state.or.us/legislative/howtokeep/SLAPPhist.html

Contact the committee (Please send a copy of your testimony to OCVA):

House Judiciary Committee: Subcommittee on Civil Law
FAX: (503) 986-1009

Rep. Cherryl Walker, chair (503) 986-1451, walker.c.rep AT state.or.us

Vic Backlund, (503) 986-1433, backlund.rep AT state.or.us

Kathy Lowe, (503) 986-1426, lowe.rep AT state.or.us

Charlie Ringo, (503) 986-1406, ringo.rep AT state.or.us

Lane Shetterly, (503) 986-1434, shetterly.rep AT state.or.us

Max Williams, (503) 986-1409, williams.rep AT state.or.us

To stay up to date on the progress of this bill, be sure you're signed up for our E-mail alert list!



 
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