Published on April 16, 2008 by admin
From John at Auburn Brew Club,
SB355 to legalize homebrewing passed the Senate Tourism & Marketing Committee this morning. Now what is needed as soon as is humanly possible is for the bill to come up for a Senate floor vote. That requires that the bill be placed on a “Special Order Calendar.” There is yet another Committee in charge of placing a bill on the Special Order Calendar. That is the Rules Committee.
Attached is a document you can use to track which of the Rules Committee members you have contacted and by what method. Feel free to hand write a letter, place a phone call, send a fax, send an email, etc. Or better yet contact them via all methods. Try to say something different each time you contact the Senator via a different method.
Today was the 22nd out of 30 legislative days. There are generally 2 legislative days per week, so we don’t have that many legislative days left, and we still have to get through the House. But occasionally the flood gates will open and alot of bills get passed at the very end of the session. This may be one of those years.
We need you help. Please make these contacts yourself and recruit others to make some contacts also. Get your spouse or significant other to make some contacts for you.
We can do this if we try!
sb355_rulecommitteecontacts.doc
Published on April 1, 2008 by admin
The Senate Tourism & Marketing
Committee responded to all the calls a few weeks ago. A public
hearing is being held this Thursday on SB355 which would legalize
homebrewing. Here’s what is needed from each person who cares to
make homebrewing legal in Alabama.
Call the following numbers before Thursday. This should take about
10 minutes total. A receptionist will answer. Make the following points:
(i) I’d like to see SB355 concerning homebrewing voted favorably out
of committee this Thursday.
(ii) Please ask Senator ______ to try to get some of the other
Senators who are not on the Committee to support the bill once it
does make it out of Committee.
BOBBY SINGLETON (D), Chairman, (334) 242-7935
EDWARD McCLAIN (D), Vice-Chairman, (334) 242-7867, (205) 781-0786
LOWELL BARRON (D), (334) 242-7858, (256) 623-2298
CHARLES BISHOP (R), (334) 242-7894, (205) 221-4950
PAT LINDSEY (D), (334) 242-7843, (205) 459-2478
DEL MARSH (R), (334) 242-7877, (256) 237-8647
MYRON PENN (D), (334) 242-7868, (334) 775-9778
QUINTON ROSS, Jr. (D), (334) 242-7880
WENDELL MITCHELL (D), (334) 242-7883, (334) 244-1877
ZEB LITTLE (D), Senate Majority Leader, (334) 242-7855, (256) 775-7707
JABO WAGGONER (R), (334) 242-7892, (205) 978-7405
RODGER SMITHERMAN (D), (334) 242-7870, (205) 322-0012
[Mr. Smitherman is the sponsor of SB355. Please thank him for
sponsoring and ask for his continued help in getting the bill passed
in the Senate.]
John Little | Auburn, Alabama | http://auburnbrewclub.org
