On September 26, the Pennsylvania House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee voted in favor of an amended version of a Senate bill designed to quash protest. It is modeled after a sample bill written by the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). Versions of the bill have shown up in at least 31 states.
The amended bill is still terrible. Links to the bill and the ALEC sample bill are below. You’ll notice that, unlike the ALEC bill, the PA bill defines schools as critical infrastructure facilities, so this isn’t just about criminalizing pipeline protesters.
The first opportunity for a floor vote will be on October 9th. If the amended bill passes the House, it will go back to the Senate, so we’re asking you to sign this petition to all PA legislators telling them to vote NO on SB652. We have also included Governor Wolf on this petition because we are calling on him to veto the bill should it reach his desk.
Please sign and share our petition calling on PA legislators to vote NO on SB652!
https://petitions.moveon.org/sign/pa-legislators-dont-mess?mailing_id=40824&source=s.icn.em.cr&r_by=12562297
Read the amended version of SB652 here: http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2017&sessInd=0&billBody=S&billTyp=B&billNbr=0652&pn=2020
Read the ALEC bill here: https://www.alec.org/model-policy/critical-infrastructure-protection-act/
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