March 28 marked the first of our three spring Rally Days to draw supporters of health freedom to the State House. Thirteen individuals came together to lobby legislators to support bills S665 and HD3538. Wearing badges reading “S665 Support Health Freedom”, the group fanned out across the State House to meet with the legislators representing their districts and key committee members currently reviewing the bills (Joint Committee for Health Care Finance and the Joint Committee for Public Health). In the final tally, they met with over 20 senators and representatives leaving behind a strong message of support for safe harbor legislation and securing Senator John Rogers as new co-sponsor for our legislation in the process! We’re looking forward to getting our message out to even more legislators as we plan our next Rally Day for April 11.
State House
December 2018 State House Visit
In the run-up to the January 2019 filing date for our bill, the Committee for Protection and Access to Complementary and Alternative Health Care hit the State House to drum up support. Senator Denise Provost was all smiles as she met with her constituent Liesel Bender and Clark Reddick. Carol Bedrosian found strong support in Qigong master Rep. Donald Wong and Senator Ryan Fattman. Meanwhile Kim Valeri, Clark Reddick and Anne Fish couldn’t resist documenting their trip with a photo in the dome of the Massachusetts State House after meeting with representatives, senators, and legislative directors from the offices of Brad Hill, Patricia Jehlen, Jason Lewis, Joan Lovely, Michael Rodrigues, Bruce Tarr, and more. Stay tuned for more updates as we look for our bill sponsor and co-sponsors!