From: Date: Sun, 14 May 1995 17:38:43 -0400 Subject: ACTION-ALERT: LOUISIANA LOUISIANA ELECTORATE of GAYS AND LESBIANS (LEGAL) PO Box 70344 New Orleans, LA 70172 (504) 383-8033 Brian Hartig Statewide Dir, LEGAL Attention! Sen Jon Johnson's Hate Crimes Bill (SB 980) should finally be heard Tuesady (16 MAY) in the Senate Judiciary C Committee after 9:30. The first time it was heard (2 MAY) the Committee tied in a 3-3 vote, thereby laying the bill over for another day. The bill was delayed after a scheduled second hearing because circumstances surrounding the flood in New Orleans. Those who voted for the bill were Sens. Bajoie, Brinkhaus and Johnson. Those voting aginst the bill were Sens. Bean, Hines and Hinton. Sen. Hollis was absent from the vote. ****************************************************************************** WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP Contact your legislators if they are on the Senate Judiciary C Committee (see list below). Ask them to vote for Senate Bill 980 which allows for the judge to increase the penalties levied on an individual found guilty of a hate-motivated assault. Tell them that 46 other states already have some sort of Hate Crimes Law and Louisiana is behind in this area. Mississippi and Texas even have Hate Crimes Laws. We must begin to protect Louisiana's citizens from a type of assault which targets groups of people through the use of intimidation and fear aimed at one individual. ****************************************************************************** To contact a senator if his or her line is busy, call (504) 342-2040. ****************************************************************************** SENATE JUDICIARY C COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSON Sen Diana Bajoie, D-New Orleans tel. no: 504-568-7760 VICE CHAIRMAN Sen. Ron Bean, R-Shreveport tel. no: 318-676-7906, fax: 318-688-9865 MEMBERS Sen. Armand Brinkhaus, D-Sunset tel. no: 318-662-5242, fax: 318-662-5813 Sen. Donald Hines, D-Bunkie tel. no: 318-346-4619, fax: 318-346-2301 Sen. Gerry Hinton, R-Slidell tel. no: 504-643-4602, fax: 504-646-6498 Sen. Ken Hollis, R-Metairie tel. no: 504-838-8979, fax: 504-831-8325 Sen. Jon Johnson, D-New Orleans tel. no: 504-245-1542, fax: 504-245-1550 end Attention! Sen Jon Johnson's Hate Crimes Bill (SB 980) should finally be heard Tuesady (16 MAY) in the Senate Judiciary C Committee after 9:30. The first time it was heard (2 MAY) the Committee tied in a 3-3 vote, thereby laying the bill over for another day. Those who voted for the bill were Sens. Bajoie, Brinkhaus and Johnson. Those voting aginst the bill were Sens. Bean, Hines and Hinton. Sen. Hollis was absent from the vote. ****************************************************************************** WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP Contact your legislators if they are on the Senate Judiciary C Committee (see list below). Ask them to vote for Senate Bill 980 which allows for the judge to increase the penalties levied on an individual found guilty of a hate-motivated assault. Tell them that 46 other states already have some sort of Hate Crimes Law and Louisiana is behind in this area. Mississippi and Texas even have Hate Crimes Laws. We must begin to protect Louisiana's citizens from a type of assault which targets groups of people through the use of intimidation and fear aimed at one individual. ****************************************************************************** To contact a senator if his or her line is busy, call (504) 342-2040. ****************************************************************************** SENATE JUDICIARY C COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSON Sen Diana Bajoie, D-New Orleans tel. no: 504-568-7760 VICE CHAIRMAN Sen. Ron Bean, R-Shreveport tel. no: 318-676-7906, fax: 318-688-9865 MEMBERS Sen. Armand Brinkhaus, D-Sunset tel. no: 318-662-5242, fax: 318-662-5813 Sen. Donald Hines, D-Bunkie tel. no: 318-346-4619, fax: 318-346-2301 Sen. Gerry Hinton, R-Slidell tel. no: 504-643-4602, fax: 504-646-6498 Sen. Ken Hollis, R-Metairie tel. no: 504-838-8979, fax: 504-831-8325 Sen. Jon Johnson, D-New Orleans tel. no: 504-245-1542, fax: 504-245-1550 end