[InHam] Fw: House Bill 1060 - use of handheld communication devices

[Paul Webster]

FYI & for you to share w/hams who live in the districts represented by the legislators listed. 
73/75 de ka9jwx, Paul Lewis Webster
SKCC #5322
John 3:16
Proud member of the;
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Long:-87.334L (-87*20'3"W)
Lat:41.4967N (41*29'48"N)
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Merrillville, Indiana, 46410-3503, USA 
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--- On Mon, 1/11/10, ARRL IN Section <memberlist at www.arrl.org> wrote:

> From: ARRL IN Section <memberlist at www.arrl.org>
> Subject: House Bill 1060 - use of handheld communication  devices
> To: ka9jwx at yahoo.com
> Date: Monday, January 11, 2010, 10:16 AM
> Hello Fellow Hams,
> 
> We are writing to let you know that it is time to write our
> Indiana
> State Representatives and let them know that we need to be
> exempt from
> House Bill 1060 (HB1060) concerning the use of handheld
> communications
> devices. We need all hams that are represented by the
> members of the
> State Public Policy Committee listed below to email their
> respective
> representative.
> HB1060 basically reads:
> "Use of telecommunications devices while driving. Prohibits
> the use of
> a handheld personal communications device by a motor
> vehicle
> operator...."
> This means our handheld radios and even microphones would
> not be
> allowed for our use.
> If your State Representative is listed below then they are
> on the
> committee that decides the fate of this bill. Please email
> them and
> tell them they need to exempt Amateur Radio Operators from
> this bill. 
> They will listen to you if you are in their district
> because you vote
> for them.  If you are not in their district, they will
> probably not
> listen, so only email your representative.
> Simply ask them to please add an exemption to HB1060 for
> Amateur Radio
> Operators on the basis of our continuing support to Indiana
> communities
> and governmental agencies in time of emergencies.
> Whether or not you are an ARES/RACES member makes no
> difference, as
> this bill will affect all hams using a radio while driving.
> Please
> write your representative and ask for the exemption of
> Amateur Radio
> Operators. Their email address is listed at the end of
> their respective
> listing. If you don't know who your State Representative
> is, then use
> this easy link to find out:
> http://district.iga.in.gov/DistrictLookup
> 
> Indiana Public Policy Committee:
> 
> Trent Van Haaften, Democrat, District 076 (Evansville area)
> -
> h76 at in.gov
> 
> Vanessa Summers, Democrat, District 099 (North and Central
> Indianapolis area) - h99 at in.gov
> 
> Terri Austin, Democrat, District 036 (Anderson area) - h36 at in.gov
> 
> Phil GiaQuinta, Democrat, District 080 (Ft. Wayne area) -
> h80 at in.gov
> 
> Earl L. Harris, Democrat, District 002 (East Chicago area)
> - h2 at in.gov
> 
> Scott Pelath, Democrat, District 009 (Michigan City &
> La Porte area)
> - h9 at in.gov
> 
> Mary Ann Sullivan, Democrat, District 097 (South central
> Indianapolis area) - h97 at in.gov
> 
> Matt Bell, Republican, District 083 (Ft. Wayne area) - h83 at in.gov
> 
> Wesley Culver, Republican, District 049 (Goshen &
> Bristol area) -
> h49 at in.gov
> 
> Thomas Knollman, Republican, District 055 (Fayette &
> Union counties
> area) - h55 at in.gov
> 
> L. Jack Lutz, Republican, District 035 (Delaware, Hamilton,
> Madison
> and Tipton counties area) - h35 at in.gov
> 
> Jackie Walorski, Republican, District 021 (South Bend,
> Elkhart, and
> Saint Joseph county area) - h21 at in.gov
> 
> Thank you for the support. We, as your ARRL
> representatives, will be
> writing all of them to express our concern at the state
> level. But none
> of them are our representatives, so they may not listen. 
> 
> John, W3ML
> ARRL Indiana Section Manager
> David, N9KT
> ARRL Indiana State Government Liaison
> 
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