We have been walking and talking in the halls of the capitol on HB 706, the Equal Access Bill and on HB 727 the Helmet Amendment Bill. Jenifer, Dee, Jerry Rose and I started laying out HB 706. After they got some hands on training the Ladies then took over working HB 706 while Jerry and I began laying out HB 727. We will finish laying out this Bill tomorrow and then begin asking for votes.
Despite not yet having this Bill laid out to all Reps we have received 28 yes votes.
As of this date Dee and Jenifer have 75 yes votes on HB 706. That is ½ the House members. 25 more affirmative votes and this Bill will be ready to go to committee.
We shall keep a running Tally for both Bills on our websites and it will be updated routinely. If your representative is not listed on either one of these Bills send them a postcard or Email and ask for their support.
Your help will be greatly appreciated.
Check our websites at
www.tmra2.org or
www.terry-g.net/sput/To check out your Representative click on
www.capitol.state.tx.us Click on House then click members. Click your Reps name and then click Home page. This will give you contact information including phone and fax.
We were invited to attend the Corpus Christi COC Meeting last night. This was an extremely large group of riders and their meeting place at the VFW was perfect, very large and closed off from the rest of the building. IT appeared that all those tables and chairs set up in perfect rows would be mostly empty. When they began arriving it was like a flood of riders. They chairs quickly began to fill and they just kept coming. After a while it was standing room only and one of the largest gatherings we have ever witnessed for a bikers meeting.
They knew nothing of what Texas Motorcycle Rights Association has been doing in Austin. Most didn’t even know their State Rep or Senator. Our invitation came about by Boozefighter "JB" Barnett moving from Lubbock to Corpus and looking for a TMRA 2 chapter to get involved with.
We gave a short rundown on the association and what had been accomplished in the past few years. We laid out the Bills we were working this session and received a standing ovation. After the meeting we signed up a few members and many more took applications. The President of the Alternative M/C invited us to attend their state meeting. He said they were a National organization but all members in Texas would join TMRA 2 as individual members and the Club would become a Supporter Member.
We were introduced to the President of the COC and he told us that they would have to sit down and talk about it but they had over $10,000 in the bank and we could expect to receive financial support from them.
We then talked to JB and he agreed to accept the position as Advisor for District 20 and represent the association in South Texas. I never cease to be amazed by the support from the Boozefighters M/c in this state. All you Bros are first class.
Sputnik
State Chair
Texas Motorcycle Rights Association
chairman@tmra2.org
512-971-6777
