Tell Senate Executive Committee to VOTE NO on Senate Amendment 1 to SB 1123!
Senate Bill 1123 Amendment 1 by Senator Koehler amends the Civil Union Act to allow religiously affiliated child welfare agencies to discriminate against parties to a civil union and to refer the parties to a civil union to DCFS for information concerning non-discriminatory child welfare agencies for adoption or foster family home applications, licensure and placements. A fact sheet from the ACLU is attached.
This amendment will be heard in the Senate Executive Committee early Wednesday morning (4/13/11). Call these members of the Committee NOW and URGE THEM TO VOTE NO TO DISCRIMINATION! Call all the members of the Committee by calling the Capitol Switchboard at 217-782-2000 and ask for the Senator’s office. You can leave a message with their staff.
| Chairperson : | Don Harmon | D |
| Vice-Chairperson : | Ira I. Silverstein | D |
| Member: | James F. Clayborne, Jr. | D |
| Member: | M. Maggie Crotty | D |
| Member: | John J. Cullerton | D |
| Member: | Kimberly A. Lightford | D |
| Member: | Antonio Muñoz | D |
| Member: | Jeffrey M. Schoenberg | D |
| Member: | Donne E. Trotter | D |
| Minority Spokesperson : | Dale A. Righter | R |
| Member: | Bill Brady | R |
| Member: | John O. Jones | R |
| Member: | David S. Luechtefeld | R |
| Member: | Matt Murphy | R |
| Member: | Christine Radogno | R |
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