Call to action #4 - higher ed immunization waiver hearing

 Call To Action 19-079 - Feb. 1, 2023

**ACTION TO HELP STOP WI DHS FROM MANDATING VACCINES FOR OUR CHILDREN**

Action:  CALL and EMAIL Republican Members of the Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules

Senator Nass (Co-Chair) Sen.Nass@legis.wisconsin.gov 608-266-2635

Rep. Neylon (Co-Chair) Rep.Neylon@legis.wisconsin.gov 608-282-3698 

Rep. Spiros Rep.Spiros@legis.wisconsin.gov 608-237-9186

Rep. Petersen Rep.Petersen@legis.wisconsin.gov 608-237-9140

Senator Stroebel Sen.Stroebel@legis.wisconsin.gov 608-266-7513

Senator Bradley Sen.Bradley@legis.wisconsin.gov 608-266-5400

Easy Copy / paste emails: Sen.Nass@legis.wisconsin.gov, Rep.Neylon@legis.wisconsin.gov,

Rep.Spiros@legis.wisconsin.gov, Rep.Petersen@legis.wisconsin.gov, Sen.Stroebel@legis.wisconsin.gov,

Sen.Bradley@legis.wisconsin.gov

WE NEED IMMEDIATE ACTION – see email and call scripts below

Deadline to call and email:  Friday, February 3rd, 2023

Example Email below:

**We encourage you to construct your message using your own personal story, thoughts and feelings. **

Dear Senator/Representative-

I am writing to request that you schedule a public hearing regarding CR 19-079 in the Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules.

Though this rule change, which already went into effect Feb. 1, 2023, WI DHS is now mandating the meningococcal vaccine for Wisconsin children entering 7th grade. They are also adding a booster dose for students entering 12th grade. This is unacceptable especially given the last few years we have all had to deal with bureaucratic overreach by our public health agencies at both the state and the federal level. This vaccination remains available to any parent who wishes for their child to receive it. The issue for us here, is that because it’s already available, there is no necessity to add it to the required schedule. Not only is it available, but in 2019, the year the most recent data is reported by the CDC, only 1 case was reported in Wisconsin for the serogroup ACWY of which this vaccine targets.[i] 

What cannot be understated, is the fact that it is very clear to us that Wisconsin DHS will continue to do everything in their power to mandate/require as many vaccinations for our children as they possibly can. They were advocating for mandates/requirements at the same time as they were advocating for the removal of one of our exemptions here in Wisconsin back in 2019: our personal exemption (SB262)[ii]. We do not need any more requirements here in Wisconsin. Parents, working hand in hand with their own trusted health care providers, can come to their own decisions on this issue – whatever those decisions are, without the Government heavy handedly imposing yet another mandate/requirement upon them. Parents can already choose to get their child vaccinated with the meningococcal vaccine, and over 80% since 2019 voluntarily chose to do so without a mandate.[iii]

Many parents also do not know that they can use an exemption, and many schools or health care providers do not easily provide that information willingly to parents. We must not allow DHS the ability to have another mandate/requirement notch on their belts. It will never stop.
 

Regarding rule 1, by changing the definition of ‘substantial outbreak,’ unvaccinated children will be punished and excluded from school, even though data collected from Wisconsin DHS has demonstrated that the vaccine fails to protect, and fully vaccinated individuals can still develop chickenpox.  Further, several peer-reviewed studies have shown that the live virus chicken pox vaccine can cause vaccine strain chicken pox infection in others via shedding. This information is also noted in the vaccine package insert published by the vaccine manufacturer.

Regarding rule 2, the substantial outbreak definition change, by changing the definition of ‘substantial outbreak,’ unvaccinated children will be excused from school even though data collected from DHS clearly shows that unvaccinated individuals are not developing mumps. Vaccine failure related to an ineffective vaccine is responsible for all reported mumps cases in Wisconsin in recent years. This is not unique to Wisconsin. Numerous studies examining mumps outbreaks that have occurred in highly vaccinated populations have experts admitting that both the waning of vaccine-acquired immunity and an ineffective mumps vaccine are to blame. We must not allow Wisconsin DHS to exclude healthy children from school.
 

Another point to make is that that DHS states in their proposal that it would be easier for students to get vaccinated for Tdap and the meningococcal vaccine at the same time. Where is the science that shows co-administering this vaccination with others is safe? We know that the CDC also recommends influenza vaccinations, as well as COVID-19 vaccinations for each age group. Where is the science that shows administering the MenACWY vaccine with other vaccines, such as Tdap (3 separate vaccinations), influenza, or COVID-19, is safe for our Wisconsin children?

At the Response to the State of State address back in 2020, Speaker Vos stated, “We won’t allow anyone to mandate vaccinations on our citizens.” I implore those of you on the JCRAR committee to help stand by those words now 3 years later. You have an opportunity to stand for freedom right now, and we ask that you please do so. 

As a Wisconsinite, I am calling on you to uphold our rights as citizens and step in to protect our freedom to make individualized medical decisions for ourselves and our families. Do the right thing and ensure that DHS knows that the people of Wisconsin are fully capable of making their own educated decisions, and especially that we do not want the state to mandate vaccines for our children.

Please schedule CR 19-079 for a public hearing in order to halt DHS rules 1, 2, 4 and 5.

Respectfully,

Name
Address
Phone number

Example Call Script below:

**We encourage you to respectfully construct your message using your own personal story, thoughts, and feelings. **

Hello, my name is _______________ and I am requesting that Senator / (or) Representative ____________ stand for freedom and hold a public hearing in the JCRAR committee on the DHS Clearing House Rule 19-079. We must do all we can to halt the bureaucratic overreach by Wisconsin DHS. This is our chance. Please stand with the people of Wisconsin. We do not want vaccine mandates for our children.

Thank you!

Backstory:

CR 19-079 is a Clearing House Rule that went into effect Feb. 1, 2023, to MANDATE the Meningococcal vaccine for Wisconsin 7th graders, and a booster dose in 12th grade - but WE CAN STOP IT!

In 2019, Wisconsin United For Freedom found out that Wisconsin DHS was working on some administrative rule changes at the state level, in which they were trying to get the meningococcal vaccine onto the required schedule for school for Wisconsin children, among some other changes.

 The details of this rule change (CR19-079) can officially be found here: https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/code/misc/chr/lc_ruletext/cr_19_079_rule_text_filed_with_lc_clearinghouse.pdf 

We strongly oppose their proposed rules 1, 2, 4, and 5.

Rule 1) Varicella (chicken pox) and meningococcal disease are identified by the department as vaccine-preventable diseases. However, a substantial outbreak of these diseases is not currently defined in ch. DHS 144. The department proposes to amend the definition of a “substantial outbreak” to include Varicella (chicken pox) and meningococcal disease, and to ensure consistency with CDC recommendations.

a. Our stance: Change in the ‘substantial outbreak’ classification to include chicken pox, an illness historically considered mild prior to the introduction of a vaccine.  By changing the definition of ‘substantial outbreak,’ unvaccinated children will be punished and excluded from school, even though data collected from Wisconsin DHS has demonstrated that the vaccine fails to protect, and fully vaccinated individuals can still develop chickenpox.  Further, several peer-reviewed studies have shown that the live virus chicken pox vaccine can cause vaccine strain chicken pox infection in others via shedding. This information is also noted in the vaccine package insert published by the vaccine manufacturer.

 

Rule 2) In recent years, mumps outbreaks have occurred in highly-vaccinated populations and in high-transmission settings, including elementary, middle, and high schools, colleges, and camps. A substantial outbreak of mumps is currently defined as an incidence of the disease exceeding 2% of the unvaccinated population. In 2012, the CDC revised the Manual for the Surveillance of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases, to define a substantial outbreak of mumps as three or more cases linked by time and place. The department proposes to amend the definition of a “substantial outbreak” of mumps to be consistent with the CDC Manual for the Surveillance of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases.

b. Our stance: Change in the ‘substantial outbreak’ definition of mumps from “an incidence of the disease exceeding 2% of the unvaccinated population” to define ‘substantial outbreak’ as “three or more cases linked by time and place.” By changing the definition of ‘substantial outbreak,’ unvaccinated children will be excused from school even though data collected from DHS clearly shows that unvaccinated individuals are not developing mumps. Vaccine failure related to an ineffective vaccine is responsible for all reported mumps cases in Wisconsin in recent years. This is not unique to Wisconsin. Numerous studies examining mumps outbreaks that have occurred in highly vaccinated populations have experts admitting that both the waning of vaccine-acquired immunity and an ineffective mumps vaccine are to blame.

 

Rule 4) Neisseria meningitidis is a vaccine-preventable disease and a leading cause of bacterial meningitis and sepsis in the United States. The meningococcal vaccine is recommended by the Wisconsin Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Wisconsin Academy of Family Physicians to reduce the incidence of bacterial meningitis and sepsis. Since 2005, the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices has recommended that the vaccine be administered at the 11-12 year old health care visit, along with other routine vaccinations such as Tdap. The department proposes to add the meningococcal vaccine to the list of vaccines required for students entering the 7th grade. This provision will ease the burden on families, providers, and schools by ensuring that both meningococcal and Tdap vaccines are received at the same visit and the same grade level. The department also proposes a booster dose for students entering 12th grade which is in accordance with ACIP recommendations. This will help to ensure students are fully vaccinated prior to leaving school.

c. Our stance: The meningococcal vaccine does not provide herd immunity, and most American children will asymptomatically develop immunity to meningococcal disease as they progress to adulthood.  Meningococcal disease caused by serotypes A, C, W, and Y had already decreased to historical lows prior to the introduction of MenACWY vaccine in 2005.  While public health officials report that the vaccine has decreased the rates even further, rates of the disease have decreased in all age groups – including the age groups for which the vaccine is not recommended.  The incidence of meningococcal disease in the U.S. is already well below the Healthy People 2020 goal. Further, the vaccine is only 80-85% effective but after 2-5 years, it has been found to be at best only 58% effective. Wisconsin has a high voluntary compliance rate for ages 13-17 - the targeted age group for this rule, and this vaccine will continue to be available to any family desiring it.

 

Rule 5) Under the current rule, a parent or adult student may report a history of varicella disease as an acceptable exception to varicella vaccination. Recent studies have demonstrated that there is a high incidence of unvaccinated children who report a positive history of varicella that are not immune. The department proposes to allow the exception only when a history of varicella disease has been reported by a health care provider.

d. Our stance - Parents would no longer be able to report their child’s chicken pox illness and would be required to see a healthcare provider to confirm infection. Chicken pox is generally a mild disease not requiring medical attention. Insisting that parents must take their highly contagious child to a doctor puts immunocompromised individuals at risk of contracting the illness and potentially suffering more serious adverse outcomes. Families would take on the financial burden of all chargers involved with visiting the doctor for a diagnosis. There is no provision for a titer test to be used as proof of immunity. This change may impact children who have had the illness in the past.

There was a public hearing, in the Committee on Constitution and Ethics on 3/5/2020.  Then there was another committee meeting on 5/5/2020 in the Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules.  We were successfully able to encourage the JCRAR committee to vote 6-4 in objection to the rules.  Because of their vote, we had temporarily halted the implementation of these rules by DHS.  The goal was to get a new governor into office who would permanently halt these rules, but that did not happen. 

Because we did not get a new governor into office, we now must work through this process again and try and halt these rules from going into effect.  As of right now, these rules went into effect Feb. 1, 2023.  

With enough of a push, we could urge our Republican legislators on the JCRAR committee to hold a hearing and possibly suspend these rules. 

WE NEED YOUR HELP to both CALL AND EMAIL!

[i] TABLE 2l. Annual reported cases of notifiable diseases, by region and reporting area, United States and U.S. Territories, excluding Non-U.S. Residents*, 2019<sup class= 'nndss-sup-title'>†</sup> (cdc.gov)

[ii] https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2019/proposals/reg/sen/bill/sb262

[iii] Wisconsin EPH Tracker

PUBLIC HEARING in SENATE FOR SEVERAL PROTECTIVE COVID VACCINE BILLS

Action #1: Attend Public Hearing and register to testify if possible

Where/When:

Wednesday, January 12th, 2021 at 9:30 AM
Room 201 SE
Wisconsin State Capitol
2 E Main St
Madison, WI 5303  

Attend the Public Hearing (and testify in favor of these bills, if possible) at the Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 12, at 9:30am. If you do not want to testify, please be there to register on paper for the bills you support, even if you need to leave prior to the end of the hearing!

Attending AND registering IN FAVOR – even if you do not testify, speaks VOLUMES! Children are welcome (bring snacks!). If you wish to speak, but may not be able to stay the whole time, we encourage you to email your official testimony to Heather Smith, the Committee Clerk of the Senate Committee on Health, and copy your own State Senator in the email so he/she knows how important this issue is to you. 

Heather Smith’s email: Heather.Smith@legis.wisconsin.gov

Action #2: Email

Email your written testimony to be distributed to committee members to Heather Smith, the Committee Clerk of the Senate Committee on Health, and copy your own State Senator in the email so he/she knows how important this issue is to you.

Heather Smith’s email: Heather.Smith@legis.wisconsin.gov

Deadline to email: 9:00am Wednesday, Jan 12, 2022

State of Wisconsin – The Senate Committee on Health will hold a public hearing for 4 protective bills regarding vaccinations.  Agenda can be found here.

The 4 pieces of legislation include:

***Senate Bill 336; Relating to: prohibiting discrimination based on vaccination status.
We believe this bill is the best bill to support.  It encompasses many areas, and adds changes to the various discrimination laws in Wisconsin.

This bill prohibits discrimination on the basis of vaccination status, which is defined in the bill as whether an individual has received one or more doses of a vaccine. The bill also make changes to various discrimination laws, including all of the following:

1. Current law prohibits discrimination in employment, housing, and the equal enjoyment of a public place of accommodation or amusement on the basis of a person's disability. Current law also requires certain state agencies, authorities, and corporations to include provisions in contracts they execute obliging the contractor to similarly not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment. The bill adds vaccination status as a prohibited basis for discrimination in these areas.

2. Current law prohibits the University of Wisconsin System, the Technical College System, public elementary and secondary schools, and charter schools from discriminating against a student on the basis of the student's disability. The bill prohibits the same educational institutions from discriminating against a student on the basis of the student's vaccination status. The bill also prohibits the UW System Board of Regents from investing gifts, grants, and bequests in companies that practice discrimination based on vaccination status.

3. Current law prohibits the exclusion of an individual from jury duty on the basis of the individual's physical condition. The bill adds vaccination status as a prohibited basis for exclusion of an individual from jury duty.

4. The bill prohibits discrimination against an otherwise qualified person in the adoption of minor children because of the person's vaccination status.

5. Current law requires the heads of departments and independent agencies in the executive branch of state government to determine whether there is arbitrary discrimination on several bases and to take remedial action if such discrimination is found. The bill requires these heads to also determine if there is discrimination on the basis of vaccination status and take remedial action regarding such discrimination.

6. Current law prohibits discrimination against an employee, prospective employee, patient, or resident of an approved treatment facility providing treatment of alcoholic, drug dependent, mentally ill, or developmentally disabled persons on several bases. The bill adds vaccination status as a prohibited basis of discrimination.

7. Current law prohibits state agency rules from discriminating against a person on several bases. The bill adds vaccination status as a prohibited basis of discrimination.

8. Current law prohibits discrimination on several bases in the provision of vocational rehabilitation or mental health services. The bill adds vaccination status to the prohibited bases of discrimination.

9. The bill prohibits an insurer from discriminating against an individual on the basis of vaccination status and also prohibits motor carriers, automobile insurers, transportation network companies, and real estate brokers and salespersons from discriminating against an individual on the basis of vaccination status.

Senate Bill 383: Relating to: prohibiting proof of vaccination for COVID-19 as a condition of receiving business and government services.

This bill forbids the state, any governmental entity, and any business or legal entity engaged in any enterprise in the state from requiring any person to provide proof that the person has received a vaccine against the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, which causes COVID-19, as a condition of receiving any services, transacting any business, accessing any building, or participating in any function.

Senate Bill 337; Relating to: prohibiting businesses from discriminating against customers due to vaccination record.

This bill prohibits any business or legal entity engaged in any enterprise in the state from discriminating against any customer, client, or potential customer or client based on that person's vaccination record.

Senate Bill 342; Relating to: prohibiting discrimination based on whether the person has received a COVID-19 vaccine.

This bill forbids the state and any governmental entity from discriminating against any person based on whether the person has received a vaccine against the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, which causes COVID-19, or is able to show proof of having received such a vaccine.

Example Email Below:

** Please note: We understand the biggest impact comes when constituents write from the heart. The below email is an example email you can use to cut and paste to make things easier for those who wish to support these bills, but we encourage you to construct your message with your own personal story or your own thoughts and feelings on these bills and write why this is important to you. 

Hello, my name is XXXXXX and I am a resident of (location). I am emailing to request that the Senate Committee on Health vote YES (enter Senate bill numbers you support–especially SB336).

As a Wisconsinite, I am calling on those who have been elected to uphold our rights as citizens and step in with regards to vaccinations for COVID-19. The above bills reduce barriers to the lives of everyday Wisconsinites, in order for them to put food on their tables and roofs over their children’s heads.

It is time we unite across our state and country to push back against the aggressive lobbying efforts by the vaccine industry and by medical trade organizations whose interest and positions are of those that would increase their profits.

We simply cannot stand by idly, while our rights are trampled, employees are terminated, and lives are destroyed over policies for a medical procedure that carries risks, including death, of which have zero liability by the manufacturers.

Please vote yes on these bills.

There is also a public hearing on Tuesday Jan. 11th with regards to additional vaccine bills in another committee. Here is the agenda for that public hearing.

If you are able to attend Tuesday, that is wonderful, however we are encouraging a larger presence for Wednesday’s hearing!

FULL CTA HERE

PUBLIC HEARING FOR 3 PROTECTIVE COVID VACCINE BILLS

Action #1:    Attend Public Hearing
 

Where/When:  

Wednesday, December 15th, 2021 at 10:00 AM   Room 412 East
Wisconsin State Capitol
2 E Main St
Madison, WI 5303 

Action #2:  Email

Email your written testimony to be distributed to committee members to Mike Mikalsen, the Committee Clerk of the Senate Committee on Labor and Regulatory Reform, and copy your own State Senator in the email so he knows how important this issue is to you.

Mike Mikalsen’s email 

Deadline to email: 10:00am Dec. 15, 2021
 

State of Wisconsin – The Committee on Labor and Regulatory Reform will hold a public hearing for 3 protective bills regarding vaccinations. Agenda can be found here: 

Senate Bill 547: Relating to: eligibility for unemployment insurance benefits in the case of an unwillingness to receive a vaccine.
By Senators Stroebel, Felzkowski and Nass; cosponsored by Representatives Brooks, Gundrum, Knodl, Allen, Armstrong, Callahan, Edming, Horlacher, Magnafici, Moses, Plumer, Rozar, Schraa, Sortwell and Wichgers.

Senate Bill 662: Relating to: natural immunity to COVID-19 in lieu of proof of vaccination or test.
 By Senators Felzkowski, Ballweg, Bernier, Jagler, Marklein, Stafsholt and Stroebel; cosponsored by Representatives Horlacher, Cabral-Guevara, Allen, Armstrong, Brandtjen, Brooks, Dittrich, Duchow, Edming, Gundrum, James, Kuglitsch, Macco, Magnafici, Moses, Penterman, Schraa, Skowronski, Sortwell, Spiros, Summerfield, Thiesfeldt, Tittl and Wichgers.

Senate Bill 721: Relating to: employer liability under worker's compensation for mandatory or coerced COVID-19 vaccines.
 By Senators Nass, Bernier and Jacque; cosponsored by Representatives Sortwell, Moses, Cabral-Guevara, Knodl, Kuglitsch, Plumer, Rozar, Schraa, Tusler, Brandtjen, Wichgers, Thiesfeldt and Allen.

See FULL CTA HERE

 Action #1

CALL Assembly and Senate leadership daily from Friday, October 29th, 2021 – Friday, Nov. 5th, 2021.

Respectfully request that legal action be taken against the UW System on behalf of JCRAR to force the UW System to submit their COVID-19 policies to the legislature, to hopefully prevent vaccine mandates. 

• Representative Robin Vos: (608) 266-9171
• Senator Devin LeMahieu: (608) 266-2056

Action #2

Call your personal Assembly Representative and State Senator and request that they contact the above legislators and insist that legal action is taken against the UW System. You can find your legislators contact information here by entering your address in the “Who are my legislators?” box.

Example Phone Script below:

Hello, my name is XXXXXX and I am a resident of (location). I am calling to request that legal action is taken on the UW System, as they have not complied with the August JCRAR motion that the UW System submit their COVID-19 policies to the legislature. It is imperative that this system be held accountable to prevent more restrictive policies from being implemented in the future. I am increasingly concerned of the loss of freedoms this state and country are currently facing, and encourage the leadership to be bold, stand up for the constitution, and help protect our state from our rights being infringed upon.

Please remember that staff members who handle phone calls are generally pleasant. However, if you prefer not to speak with anyone, you can choose to leave a voicemail before or after normal business hours (8am to 5pm). Please forward this alert to individuals and organizations who are committed to ensuring that our elected officials uphold the law!

Why the Call to Action?

Back on August 30th, 2021, Wisconsin United for Freedom sent out a ‘Call To Action’ with respect to the UW System. We issued a ‘Call to Action’ because as a state agency, the University of Wisconsin System is required by state law to submit administrative rule changes to the legislature, specifically the Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules (JCRAR). On August 3rd, 2021, JCRAR passed a motion requiring the University of Wisconsin System, a State Agency, to submit their COVID-19 policies to the legislature/JCRAR by September 2nd, 2021. However, on August 24th, 2021, UW System President Tommy Thompson stated that he would not be submitting the UW System’s COVID-19 policies to the legislature/JCRAR, in violation of the August 3rd motion, and they have yet to do so.

In our previous ‘Call to Action’, we stated that if the Senate and Assembly leadership did not move forward on pursuing legal action against the UW System regarding this issue, that worse policies were going to be attempted to be implemented in the future, such as vaccine mandates. This is exactly what is taking place now. The UW System is planning to follow federal vaccine mandates for employees.

If the UW System is allowed to continue with this defyingly brazen abuse of power, they could potentially implement more restrictive COVID-19 policies in the future such as:

• COVID-19 vaccine mandates for all students and even campus visitors
• Required submission of personal health records, such as COVID-19 vaccination status
• Implementation of discriminatory policies against individuals who do not wish to publicly disclose their health records or who have chosen not to receive a COVID-19 vaccine

If this taxpayer funded educational system is not held accountable to the Wisconsin constitution, they will continue to boldly push, inch by inch, to see what other unconstitutional restrictions they can get away with. If action is not taken by the legislature, the UW System will push the boundaries even further and could potentially disallow individuals from attending college within the UW System based on whether they are vaccinated or not. 

We encourage all freedom fighters in Wisconsin to pick up the phone daily starting October 29th, 2021, through Tuesday, November 2nd, and CALL Speaker Vos and Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu and request that they stand up to the bullies of the UW System and pursue legal action so that the law is followed. Our children’s educational future is at stake, and we encourage all groups who wish to stand up to the top-down Biden Administrations authoritarian vaccine mandates and drastic change in our cultural values to push back against this issue with us in solidarity.

FULL CTA HERE

3 BAD BILLS introduced in the State Assembly!

Action #1: Email the committee chair for the Committee on Constitution and Ethics (Rep. Wichgers) to request the committee NOT HOLD PUBLIC HEARINGS on the bills below.

Email: Rep. Chuck Wichgers - Rep.Wichgers@legis.wisconsin.gov

Deadline to email: 11/5/2021

State of Wisconsin – Three DANGEROUS bills have been introduced – ALL BY Wisconsin  Democratic Legislators.

AB583 - relating to vaccination of 16-17-year-old minors without parental consent. 

This bill seeks to eliminate the fundamental right of parents in Wisconsin to make medical decisions for their minor children.

• Minors may not have full knowledge of their medical history.

• Adolescents may be more likely to succumb to medical coercion by an authority figure.

• Teenagers may be particularly susceptible to pressure by means of incentivization (gift cards, vaccination kickbacks) as is regularly practiced in many retail settings.

Introduced by Wisconsin Democratic legislators: Hintz, Neubauer, Baldeh, L. Myers, Conley, Bowen, Stubbs, Spreitzer, Ohnstad, Anderson, Goyke, Emerson, Subeck, and Hesselbein, as well as Senators Roys and Agard 

AB584 - relating to dentists administering vaccines and granting rule-making authority.

• A dentist may not know or have access to their minor patient’s health history or potential history of vaccine reaction.

• Families who opt to receive vaccines at a dental office may forgo well-checks with their primary health care provider.

Introduced by Wisconsin Democratic legislators: Hintz, Neubauer, Baldeh, L. Myers, Hebl, Pope, Emerson, Conley, Bowen, Stubbs, Spreitzer, Ohnstad, Subeck, Anderson, Goyke, Vining, Hesselbein, and Larson, as well as Senators Carpenter, Roys, Agard, L. Taylor and Johnson

AB585 - relating to purchasing and distributing vaccines for children and making an appropriation.

• It is not fiscally responsible for the state to initiate a purchasing program.

• The implementation of one purchasing system for both public and private entities relative to vaccinations is undeniably another step toward employing a nationalized, single-payer healthcare system.

Introduced by Wisconsin Democratic legislators: Hintz, Neubauer, Baldeh, L. Myers, Conley, Bowen, Stubbs, Spreitzer, Ohnstad, Anderson, Goyke, Emerson, Subeck, Hebl, Pope, Cabrera, Sinicki, Drake, Vining and Hesselbein, as well as Senators Carpenter, Roys, Agard, L. Taylor, and Johnson

**City of Milwaukee is Registered FOR this bill**

Example Email below: 

** Please note: We understand the biggest impact comes when constituents write from the heart. The below  email is an example email you can use to cut and paste to make things easier for those who wish to oppose  these bills. We encourage you to construct your message using your own personal story, thoughts, and  feelings and write why opposing them is important to you.  

Dear Rep. Wichgers,

I am writing to share my strong opposition for AB583, AB584, and AB585. 

After over a year and a half of governmental policies filled with overreach, mandates, coercion,  and discrimination, as a Wisconsinite, I strongly ask you as the chair of the Committee on  Constitution and Ethics not to hold a public hearing on these bills. Wisconsinites want to  maintain our parental choices, our health choices, and we want to stand up against governmental  overreach. It is time we band together in unity against policies that will ultimately hurt the citizens of Wisconsin. 

I respectfully encourage you not to hold a public hearing on any of the above bills. 

Sincerely,  

LINK TO FULL CTA HERE

UW System is out of CONTROL!

Action #1: 

CALL Assembly and Senate leadership on Tuesday, August 31st! Respectfully request that if the UW System does not comply with the August  3rd JCRAR Motion to submit their COVID-19 policies to the legislature/JCRAR by  September 2nd, that legal action must be taken against the UW System on  behalf of JCRAR to force the UW System to comply with state law. 

• Representative Robin Vos: (608)266-9171 

• Representative Jim Steineke: (608)266-2418

• Senator Chris Kapenga: (608)266-9174 

• Senator Devin LeMahieu: (608)266-2056 

Action #2: 

Call your personal Assembly Representative and State Senator on TUESDAY,  AUGUST 31st and request that they contact the above legislators and insist that  the UW System comply with state law.  You can find your legislators contact information here by entering your address in the “Who are my legislators?” box. 

Why the Call to Action? 

As a state agency, the University of Wisconsin System is required by state law to  submit administrative rule changes to the legislature, specifically the Joint  Committee on Review of Administrative Rules (JCRAR).  

On August 3rd , JCRAR passed a motion requiring the University of Wisconsin  System, a State Agency, to submit their COVID-19 policies to the legislature/JCRAR  by September 2nd, 2021.  

However, on August 24th, 2021, UW System President Tommy Thompson stated that he would not be submitting the UW System’s COVID-19 policies to the  legislature/JCRAR, in violation of the August 3rd motion.  Call to Action! What this means is that the UW System could implement highly restrictive COVID-19 policies such as: 

• COVID-19 vaccine mandates for all students, staff, and even campus visitors 

• Required submission of personal health records such as COVID-19  vaccination status 

• Forced COVID-19 testing requirements  

• Implementation of discriminatory policies against individuals who do not  wish to publicly disclose their health records or who have chosen not to  receive a COVID-19 vaccine 

The UW could also choose to alter their policies at any time, for whatever reason  they choose! As a State agency, the UW System MUST be compelled to follow State Law! The  Legislature MUST ensure that UW System submit their COVID-19 policies to the  legislature/JCRAR for approval.  

YOUR ACTION IS NEEDED! 

Example Phone Script below: 

Hello, my name is XXXXXX and I am a resident of (city). I am calling to request  that you compel the UW System to comply with State Law and submit their  COVID-19 policies to the legislature by September 2nd. I am also asking that the  legislature, whose members have taken an Oath to uphold the Wisconsin and  U.S. Constitution, take legal action against the UW System if they do not comply  with State Law.  Staff members who handle phone calls are generally pleasant. However, if you  prefer not to speak with anyone, you can choose to leave a voicemail before or  after normal business hours (8am to 5pm). Also, if your schedule does not permit  you to call on August 31, you can make a call on another day this week.  Please forward this alert to individuals and organizations who are committed to  ensuring that our elected officials uphold the law! 

Full CTA HERE

Public Hearing for SB150/AB132 

Relating to: immunization-related mail. It requires that any piece of mail containing immunization information is enclosed and sealed, and that no immunization information is visible on the outside of the mailer.

State of Wisconsin – This important health freedom bill will have a public hearing on
Tuesday, June 29nd at 10am. See agenda here.

Note: AB132 passed the full Assembly last week (6/22/21) with a vote of 68-29, bipartisan supported – and now it is time to get it through the Senate.

· SB150: Relating to: immunization-related mail. By Senators Bernier and Nass; cosponsored by Representatives Sortwell, Moses, Allen, Brooks, Edming, Loudenbeck, Magnafici, Murphy, Pronschinske, Ramthun, Rozar, Tusler, Wichgers and Cabral-Guevara. 

· AB132: Relating to: immunization-related mail. By Representatives Sortwell, Moses, Allen, Brooks, Edming, Loudenbeck, Magnafici, Murphy, Pronschinske, Ramthun, Rozar, Tusler, Wichgers and Cabral-Guevara; cosponsored by Senators Bernier, Nass and Jacque.

 ACTION #1 

Email and call the Committee on Government Operations, Legal Review and Consumer Protection and request they VOTE YES on this bill.

Email Addresses

Sen.Stroebel@legis.wisconsin.gov

Sen.Felzkowski@legis.wisconsin.gov

Sen.Bradley@legis.wisconsin.gov

Sen.Roys@legis.wisconsin.gov

Sen.Smith@legis.wisconsin.gov

Phone Numbers

Senator Stroebel (Chair) (608) 266-7513

Senator Felzkowski (Vice Chair) (608)   266-2509

Senator Bradley (608) 266-5400

Senator Roys (608) 266-1627

Senator Smith (608) 266-8546

Example Email below:

** Please note: We understand the biggest impact comes when constituents write from the heart. The below email is an example email you can use to cut and paste to make things easier for those who wish to support these bills, but we encourage you to construct your message with your own personal story or your own thoughts and feelings on these bills and write why this is important to you. 

Dear Senator,

I am writing to share my support for SB150/AB132.

This is a common-sense bill that protects the privacy of medical information for Wisconsinites. It requires that any piece of mail containing immunization information is enclosed and sealed, and that no immunization information is visible on the outside of the mailer. This bill is about health privacy, which is incredibly important for Wisconsinites.

I respectfully encourage you to vote YES on this bill.

Sincerely,

ACTION #2 

Attend the Public Hearing (and testify in favor of this bill, if possible) at the Capitol on Tuesday June 29nd at 10am. If you do not want to testify, please be there to register in support!

PUBLIC HEARING: 6/29/21 at 10:00am in 411 South at the State Capitol. 

Attending AND registering IN FAVOR – even if you do not testify, speaks VOLUMES! Children are welcome (bring snacks!). If you wish to speak, but may not be able to stay the whole time, we encourage you to email your official testimony to the committee clerk, Mark Radcliffe at Mark.Radcliffe@legis.wisconsin.gov and ask him to share your testimony with the full Committee on Government Operations, Legal Review and Consumer Protection. 

See full CTA here!

 Tuesday June 8th - Phone Calls Needed! 

ACTION #1

SPECIFICALLY ON Tuesday, June 8th – WE NEED ALL HEALTH FREEDOM SUPPORTERS to PLEASE CALL ASSEMBLY LEADERSHIP:

Respectfully let them know that you want them to place AB309 on the calendar for their next floor session. This includes the following individuals:

• Representative Robin Vos: (608)266-9171
• Representative Jim Steineke: (608)266-2418
• Representative Kevin Petersen: (608)266-3794
• Representative Tyler August: (608)266-1190
• Representative Tyler Vorpagel: (608)266-8530

*Sample phone script listed below*

When you call, simply state your name, where you are from, and state that you would like AB309 to be added to the calendar for the next floor session and then choose one, two, or all three of the talking points below as your reason(s) why. Although the staff are generally very polite when you call, if you would prefer to just leave a message, you can call before 8am or after 5pm on Tuesday, June 8th. Whether you talk to a person or leave a message, PLEASE remain respectful.

1. Passage of AB309 would ensure that all students are granted an equal opportunity to attend any college that they have been accepted into, and not denied entry based on vaccination status. Subjecting a subset of the population to mandatory masks and/or frequent testing if they wish to decline a vaccine is unjust. Just as they cannot legally be discriminated against based on their race, ethnicity, gender, or religion, they should also expect that they would not be discriminated against based on vaccination status.

2. Wisconsin is at a high risk of losing many skilled workers should businesses begin imposing vaccine mandates. Additionally, many workers may not tolerate indefinite masking, and choose to quit rather than being singled out for declining to receive or show proof of vaccination. We currently have a severe shortage of skilled workers, especially healthcare professionals. Losing more workers will be catastrophic to our economy. While some employers want to mandate vaccines, it remains unknown whether these same employers would cover medical expenses should a vaccine they mandate cause harm. Where there is a risk, there must always be a choice.

3. Forcing people to show proof of vaccination in order to enter a place of business, or receive a service is discrimination. No one should have the right to demand knowledge of our personal healthcare decisions or be permitted to discriminate against you if you choose not to disclose this. All healthy individuals must be permitted to move freely in society. Without AB309, there is no guarantee that you will be permitted access to services should you decline to receive a vaccine or show proof of vaccination.

ACTION #2

Please ALSO call your personal Assembly Representative on TUESDAY, JUNE 8TH if they are not one of the individuals mentioned above and tell them to ask the above individuals to move AB309 forward. If you do not know who your representative is, you can find out here by entering your address in the “Who are my legislators?” box.

Example Phone Script below:

Dear Representative,

My name is (INSERT YOUR NAME). I am a constituent of (YOUR REP HERE). My address is (INSERT YOUR ADDRESS). I am calling because I would like AB309 to be added to the calendar for the next floor session.

The reason this is so important to me is: (list 1, 2, or all 3 of the talking points listed above).

Thank you for your time.

Further explanation:

It’s time to up the pressure Wisconsin! After an absolutely amazing turnout for the Assembly Committee on Constitution and Ethics public hearing on AB309, AB299, AB303, AB316, and AB347, it looks promising that all five bills will be passed by the committee, likely on either June 8th or June 9th . While all of these are good bills and move us in the right direction, AB309 is the most comprehensive and is the only one that would protect all individuals against discrimination based on vaccination status for all vaccines.

But there is no guarantee that all of these bills will move to the floor for the entire Assembly to vote on. This is where we need YOU! Please make this action item a priority, in the name of health freedom in Wisconsin!

See full CTA here!

Big Action #1:  

ATTEND Public Hearing for 5-Health Freedom Bills

(AB299, AB303, AB309, AB316, and AB347) – You do not HAVE to testify, but we need you to sign in favor of these bills!

Action #2 Email and call the Constitution and Ethics Committee and request they VOTE YES on these bills.

Where/When: Wednesday, June 2, 2021 at 10:00am
GAR Hall
Wisconsin State Capitol
2 E Main St
Madison, WI 53703

Deadline to email and call:  June 2nd, 2021 10:00am 

State of Wisconsin – 5 important health freedom bills will have a public hearing on
Wednesday, June 2nd at 10am. See agenda here 

· AB299: Relating to: prohibiting proof of vaccination for COVID-19 as a condition of receiving business and government services.

· AB303: Relating to: prohibiting businesses from discriminating against customers due to vaccination record.

· AB309: Relating to: prohibiting discrimination based on vaccination status

· AB316: Relating to: prohibiting discrimination based on whether the person has received a COVID-19 vaccine.

· AB347: Relating to: prohibiting University of Wisconsin System institutions and technical colleges from requiring testing for, or vaccination against, the 2019 novel coronavirus.

Wisconsin United for Freedom stands firmly on the side of health CHOICE, and believes that Wisconsinites should be free to decide which medical procedures they will participate in without discrimination. We also believe Wisconsinites should not face the risk of losing our rights to work, obtain an education, participate in commerce or lose our Wisconsin way of life based on making an informed medical decision, especially when those medical procedures carry very real risks.

Wisconsin United For Freedom STRONGLY supports all of these bills.

 

ACTION #1 

Attend the Public Hearing (and testify in favor of these 5 bills, if possible) at the Capitol on June 2nd at 10am. If you do not want to testify, please be there to register in support!

PUBLIC HEARING: 6/2/21 at 10:00am in the GAR Hall at the State Capitol. 

It is critical that we ALL show up for this hearing.

Attending AND registering IN FAVOR – even if you do not testify, speaks VOLUMES! Overflow rooms will be available, and children are welcome (bring snacks!). If you wish to speak, but may not be able to stay the whole time, we encourage you to email your official testimony to the committee clerk, Bill Neville at William.Neville@legis.wisconsin.gov and ask him to share your testimony with the full Committee on Constitution and Ethics. 

For Information on how to get to the Capitol, where to park, and much more, click this link for our guide to the Capitol!

 

ACTION #2: 

Email and call the Constitution and Ethics Committee and request they VOTE YES on these bills. Those committee members who are bolded need extra encouragement to vote YES:

Email Addresses
Rep.Wichgers@legis.wisconsin.gov
Rep.Thiesfeldt@legis.wisconsin.gov
Rep.Allen@legis.wisconsin.gov
Rep.Ramthun@legis.wisconsin.gov
Rep.Magnafici@legis.wisconsin.gov
Rep.Murphy@legis.wisconsin.gov
Rep.Hebl@legis.wisconsin.gov
Rep.Pope@legis.wisconsin.gov
Rep.Cabrera@legis.wisconsin.gov

Phone Numbers
Rep. Wichgers (Chair) (608) 266‐3363
Rep. Thiesfeldt (Vice Chair) (608) 266‐3156
Rep. Allen (608) 266‐8580
Rep. Ramthun (608) 266‐9175
Rep. Magnafici (608) 267‐2365
Rep. Murphy (608) 266‐7500
Rep. Hebl (608) 266‐7678
Rep. Pope (608) 266‐3520
Rep. Cabrera (608) 266‐1707

Example Email below:

** Please note: We understand the biggest impact comes when constituents write from the heart. The below email is an example email you can use to cut and paste to make things easier for those who wish to support these bills, but we encourage you to construct your message with your own personal story or your own thoughts and feelings on these bills and write why this is important to you. 

1. Share if your employer is requiring a vaccine, and you love your job

2. Share if your child’s college has implemented vaccine requirements (this has already happened in at least 2 colleges in Wisconsin), and you want your child to have the same opportunities to succeed as anyone else

3. Share stories of discrimination based on vaccine status that you have personally experienced related to business access

4. Share personal stories of discrimination by athletic organizations, summer camps, inside your child’s classroom, etc.

5. Share stories of adverse reactions to vaccination

Dear Representative,

I am writing to share my support for AB299, AB303, AB309, AB316, and AB347. 

All of these bills protect against what is currently the widespread promotion of segregation and discrimination based on vaccination status. Discrimination is a huge topic in our society today and I hope you consider that discrimination against Wisconsinites based on their vaccination status of one, some, or all vaccines, is just as important as discrimination based on race, sexual orientation, or discrimination based on a disability.

Wisconsinites may choose not to get vaccinated against Covid-19, or any other illness, for many reasons, including medical or religious reasons. Some may decline because they may have had a reaction to a previous vaccination, or feel that the risk of the side effects of the vaccine outweigh the risks of getting Covid-19. 

The choice to receive any medical procedure should be left up to the individual and that decision should be made without endorsement or coercion from their employer, other businesses, or state agencies. The choice whether or not to vaccinate against one or many diseases should not force individuals to change jobs and/or careers; individuals must be free to work in their chosen field without fear of repercussions based on their vaccination status, especially when the medical decision comes with the risk of side effects including death.

These bills support freedom, choice, and the Constitution, and we respectfully encourage you to vote YES on these bills. 

Sincerely,

See full CTA here!

State of Wisconsin - AB 23 & AB 24: Call/email your OWN Representative
ASSEMBLY VETO OVERRIDE 

Deadline: Tuesday  May 11th 2021, 1:00pm  

State of Wisconsin – AB23 & AB24 were passed by BOTH the Assembly and Senate. Governor Evers vetoed these bills on 4/23/21.

Tuesday, May 11th: The Assembly will vote to override Governor Tony Evers’ veto of AB 23, which prohibits the Department of Health Services and local health officers from requiring individuals to receive a vaccine against the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus and AB 24, which prohibits local health officers from closing or forbidding gatherings in places of worship to control outbreaks and epidemics of the 2019 novel coronavirus. 

May 11th Agenda 

AB23 Relating to: prohibiting certain government officials from mandating vaccination against the coronavirus.

Assembly Bill 23  

AB24 Relating to: closure of and forbidding gatherings in places of worship.

Assembly Bill 24

Both of these bills support freedom and choice. Wisconsin United For Freedom stands for both freedom and choice and these bills are a shining example of the type of legislation that we need in our state. 

Wisconsin United For Freedom STRONGLY supports AB23 and AB24.

ACTION:

Email and call YOUR OWN Representative to request they VOTE YES to override the veto on both AB23 and AB24.

Find your own State Assembly member and Senator here 

IMPORTANT: Please remember to state that you are a constituent in your email and phone call / voice message.

As always, stories matter. 

Please feel free to edit or draft your own response in regard to the LRB at hand. 

An example message is also provided below.

Example Email:

** Please note: We understand the biggest impact comes when constituents write from the heart. The below email is an example email you can use to cut and paste to make things easier for those who wish to support these veto overrides. Feel free to construct your message with your own personal story or your own thoughts and feelings on this veto override alert and write why this is important to you. **

Dear Representative,

I am writing to share my support for AB23 and AB24. 

AB23 and AB24 are excellent bills that support freedom and choice here in our home state of Wisconsin. AB23 prohibits government officials from mandating vaccination against coronavirus. A vaccination is a medical procedure that carries risk, and as such it should always remain voluntary. Government officials should not have the power to compel ANY medical treatment, including vaccinations. AB24 prohibits local health officers from closing or forbidding gatherings in places of worship, and freedom of religion is of the utmost importance, especially during trying times.

While the Governor has vetoed these bills already, I consider them to be of utmost importance in defense of freedom and personal choice. As your constituent, I urge you to please vote with a majority of your fellow assembly members and VOTE YES in support of this legislation.

Sincerely,

See full CTA HERE

State of Wisconsin - LRB 3156/1  

Deadline: Friday, May 14th, 2021

This bill prohibits University of Wisconsin System institutions and technical colleges from requiring students or prospective students to be tested for, or receive a vaccine against, the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, which causes COVID-19, as a condition of attendance or presence on campus. 

LRB 3156/1 Bill Text

Wisconsin United for Freedom stands firmly on the side of health CHOICE, and believes that Wisconsinites should be free to decide which medical procedures they will participate in, especially when those medical procedures carry very real risks. These medical procedure decisions should NEVER be a condition for education.  This bill will allow our students to have the privacy they are entitled to and prevent discrimination in order to attain an education within the University of Wisconsin System.  

Wisconsin United for Freedom STRONGLY supports LRB-3156/1

ACTION:

Email and call YOUR Representative and Senator

Find your elected official’s contact information here  

(Type your address in the upper right-hand corner of the page, click on the individual name of your senator and representative to obtain their email address and phone number)

Please REMEMBER to state that you are a constituent in your voice message and/or email. 

For example, please provide your name and city in the subject line of the email for high visibility.

As always, stories matter. 

Please feel free to edit or draft your own response in regard to the LRB at hand. 

An example message is also provided below.

Example Email:

Dear Representative / Senator,

I am writing to request your support for LRB-3156/1 which will prohibit University of Wisconsin institutions and technical colleges from requiring students be tested for, or receive a vaccine against, SARS-CoV2 coronavirus as a condition of attendance. Each person should have the right to decide whether or not they wish to participate in any medical procedure and their choice should not result in discrimination or exclusion. This bill returns vaccination and testing decisions back to the individuals while maintaining their medical privacy. 

As your constituent, I strongly encourage you to support this important piece of legislation. 

Please contact Senator Stafsholt’s office at 6-7745 or Representative Gae Magnafici’s office at 7-2365 to co-sponsor this legislation.

Sincerely,

See full CTA HERE

GET AB309 to the FULL Assembly Floor!

Action #1:         

EMAIL AND CALL Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and tell him to schedule AB309 for a FULL FLOOR SESSION

Email/Phone:

Representative Robin Vos
Rep.Vos@legis.wisconsin.gov
(608) 266-3387

Deadline to email/ call:        January 21, 2022 

 *You can also call your own representative and ask that they request Speaker Vos add AB309 to the full floor for a vote! 

AB309 is an all-encompassing bill that prohibits discrimination based on vaccination status

***AB309 (companion bill SB336) passed committee in June, 2021.  It is currently sitting and waiting to be scheduled for a vote on the full Assembly floor. This is the final step on the Assembly side before going to the Governor’s desk.  Speaker Vos is instrumental when it comes to which bills are scheduled for a full floor vote. ***

AB309 – This bill prohibits discrimination on the basis of vaccination status, which is defined in the bill as whether an individual has received one or more doses of a vaccine. The bill also makes changes to various discrimination laws, including all of the following:

1. Current law prohibits discrimination in employment, housing, and the equal enjoyment of a public place of accommodation or amusement on the basis of a person's disability. Current law also requires certain state agencies, authorities, and corporations to include provisions in contracts they execute obliging the contractor to similarly not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment. The bill adds vaccination status as a prohibited basis for discrimination in these areas.

2. Current law prohibits the University of Wisconsin System, the Technical College System, public elementary and secondary schools, and charter schools from discriminating against a student on the basis of the student's disability. The bill prohibits the same educational institutions from discriminating against a student on the basis of the student's vaccination status. The bill also prohibits the UW System Board of Regents from investing gifts, grants, and bequests in companies that practice discrimination based on vaccination status.

3. Current law prohibits the exclusion of an individual from jury duty on the basis of the individual's physical condition. The bill adds vaccination status as a prohibited basis for exclusion of an individual from jury duty.

4. The bill prohibits discrimination against an otherwise qualified person in the adoption of minor children because of the person's vaccination status.

5. Current law requires the heads of departments and independent agencies in the executive branch of state government to determine whether there is arbitrary discrimination on several bases and to take remedial action if such discrimination is found. The bill requires these heads to also determine if there is discrimination on the basis of vaccination status and take remedial action regarding such discrimination.

6. Current law prohibits discrimination against an employee, prospective employee, patient, or resident of an approved treatment facility providing treatment of alcoholic, drug dependent, mentally ill, or developmentally disabled persons on several bases. The bill adds vaccination status as a prohibited basis of discrimination.

7. Current law prohibits state agency rules from discriminating against a person on several bases. The bill adds vaccination status as a prohibited basis of discrimination.

8. Current law prohibits discrimination on several bases in the provision of vocational rehabilitation or mental health services. The bill adds vaccination status to the prohibited bases of discrimination.

9. The bill prohibits an insurer from discriminating against an individual on the basis of vaccination status and also prohibits motor carriers, automobile insurers, transportation network companies, and real estate brokers and salespersons from discriminating against an individual on the basis of vaccination status

Introduced by Wisconsin Representatives: Moses, Thiesfeldt, Allen, Armstrong, Brooks, Cabral-Guevara, Callahan, Horlacher, Plumer, Rozar, Schraa, Sortwell, Wichgers, Ramthun, Behnke, Edming, Penterman, Murphy

AB309: Bill Text

Example Email Below:

**We encourage you to construct your message using your own personal story, thoughts and feelings. **

Dear Speaker Vos-

I am writing to request that you schedule AB309 for a full vote on the Assembly floor. 

At the State of State address last year, you stated, “We won’t allow anyone to mandate vaccinations on our citizens.”  I implore you to stand by your promise now. 

As a Wisconsinite, I am calling on you to uphold our rights as citizens and step in to protect our freedom to make individualized medical decisions for ourselves and our families.  AB309 will eliminate barriers to the lives of everyday citizens so they can continue to put food on their tables and roofs over their children’s heads.

We simply cannot stand by idly while our rights are trampled, employees are terminated, and lives are destroyed over policies for a medical procedure that carries risks, including death, of which manufacturers have zero liability.

Please schedule AB309 for a full Assembly vote.  

FULL CTA HERE

 Call To Action 19-079 - Feb. 1, 2023

**ACTION TO HELP STOP WI DHS FROM MANDATING VACCINES FOR OUR CHILDREN**

Action:  CALL and EMAIL Republican Members of the Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules

Senator Nass (Co-Chair) Sen.Nass@legis.wisconsin.gov 608-266-2635

Rep. Neylon (Co-Chair) Rep.Neylon@legis.wisconsin.gov 608-282-3698 

Rep. Spiros Rep.Spiros@legis.wisconsin.gov 608-237-9186

Rep. Petersen Rep.Petersen@legis.wisconsin.gov 608-237-9140

Senator Stroebel Sen.Stroebel@legis.wisconsin.gov 608-266-7513

Senator Bradley Sen.Bradley@legis.wisconsin.gov 608-266-5400

Easy Copy / paste emails: Sen.Nass@legis.wisconsin.gov, Rep.Neylon@legis.wisconsin.gov,

Rep.Spiros@legis.wisconsin.gov, Rep.Petersen@legis.wisconsin.gov, Sen.Stroebel@legis.wisconsin.gov,

Sen.Bradley@legis.wisconsin.gov

WE NEED IMMEDIATE ACTION – see email and call scripts below

Deadline to call and email:  Friday, February 3rd, 2023

Example Email below:

**We encourage you to construct your message using your own personal story, thoughts and feelings. **

Dear Senator/Representative-

I am writing to request that you schedule a public hearing regarding CR 19-079 in the Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules.

Though this rule change, which already went into effect Feb. 1, 2023, WI DHS is now mandating the meningococcal vaccine for Wisconsin children entering 7th grade. They are also adding a booster dose for students entering 12th grade. This is unacceptable especially given the last few years we have all had to deal with bureaucratic overreach by our public health agencies at both the state and the federal level. This vaccination remains available to any parent who wishes for their child to receive it. The issue for us here, is that because it’s already available, there is no necessity to add it to the required schedule. Not only is it available, but in 2019, the year the most recent data is reported by the CDC, only 1 case was reported in Wisconsin for the serogroup ACWY of which this vaccine targets.[i] 

What cannot be understated, is the fact that it is very clear to us that Wisconsin DHS will continue to do everything in their power to mandate/require as many vaccinations for our children as they possibly can. They were advocating for mandates/requirements at the same time as they were advocating for the removal of one of our exemptions here in Wisconsin back in 2019: our personal exemption (SB262)[ii]. We do not need any more requirements here in Wisconsin. Parents, working hand in hand with their own trusted health care providers, can come to their own decisions on this issue – whatever those decisions are, without the Government heavy handedly imposing yet another mandate/requirement upon them. Parents can already choose to get their child vaccinated with the meningococcal vaccine, and over 80% since 2019 voluntarily chose to do so without a mandate.[iii]

Many parents also do not know that they can use an exemption, and many schools or health care providers do not easily provide that information willingly to parents. We must not allow DHS the ability to have another mandate/requirement notch on their belts. It will never stop.
 

Regarding rule 1, by changing the definition of ‘substantial outbreak,’ unvaccinated children will be punished and excluded from school, even though data collected from Wisconsin DHS has demonstrated that the vaccine fails to protect, and fully vaccinated individuals can still develop chickenpox.  Further, several peer-reviewed studies have shown that the live virus chicken pox vaccine can cause vaccine strain chicken pox infection in others via shedding. This information is also noted in the vaccine package insert published by the vaccine manufacturer.

Regarding rule 2, the substantial outbreak definition change, by changing the definition of ‘substantial outbreak,’ unvaccinated children will be excused from school even though data collected from DHS clearly shows that unvaccinated individuals are not developing mumps. Vaccine failure related to an ineffective vaccine is responsible for all reported mumps cases in Wisconsin in recent years. This is not unique to Wisconsin. Numerous studies examining mumps outbreaks that have occurred in highly vaccinated populations have experts admitting that both the waning of vaccine-acquired immunity and an ineffective mumps vaccine are to blame. We must not allow Wisconsin DHS to exclude healthy children from school.
 

Another point to make is that that DHS states in their proposal that it would be easier for students to get vaccinated for Tdap and the meningococcal vaccine at the same time. Where is the science that shows co-administering this vaccination with others is safe? We know that the CDC also recommends influenza vaccinations, as well as COVID-19 vaccinations for each age group. Where is the science that shows administering the MenACWY vaccine with other vaccines, such as Tdap (3 separate vaccinations), influenza, or COVID-19, is safe for our Wisconsin children?

At the Response to the State of State address back in 2020, Speaker Vos stated, “We won’t allow anyone to mandate vaccinations on our citizens.” I implore those of you on the JCRAR committee to help stand by those words now 3 years later. You have an opportunity to stand for freedom right now, and we ask that you please do so. 

As a Wisconsinite, I am calling on you to uphold our rights as citizens and step in to protect our freedom to make individualized medical decisions for ourselves and our families. Do the right thing and ensure that DHS knows that the people of Wisconsin are fully capable of making their own educated decisions, and especially that we do not want the state to mandate vaccines for our children.

Please schedule CR 19-079 for a public hearing in order to halt DHS rules 1, 2, 4 and 5.

Respectfully,

Name
Address
Phone number

Example Call Script below:

**We encourage you to respectfully construct your message using your own personal story, thoughts, and feelings. **

Hello, my name is _______________ and I am requesting that Senator / (or) Representative ____________ stand for freedom and hold a public hearing in the JCRAR committee on the DHS Clearing House Rule 19-079. We must do all we can to halt the bureaucratic overreach by Wisconsin DHS. This is our chance. Please stand with the people of Wisconsin. We do not want vaccine mandates for our children.

Thank you!

Backstory:

CR 19-079 is a Clearing House Rule that went into effect Feb. 1, 2023, to MANDATE the Meningococcal vaccine for Wisconsin 7th graders, and a booster dose in 12th grade - but WE CAN STOP IT!

In 2019, Wisconsin United For Freedom found out that Wisconsin DHS was working on some administrative rule changes at the state level, in which they were trying to get the meningococcal vaccine onto the required schedule for school for Wisconsin children, among some other changes.

 The details of this rule change (CR19-079) can officially be found here: https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/code/misc/chr/lc_ruletext/cr_19_079_rule_text_filed_with_lc_clearinghouse.pdf 

We strongly oppose their proposed rules 1, 2, 4, and 5.

Rule 1) Varicella (chicken pox) and meningococcal disease are identified by the department as vaccine-preventable diseases. However, a substantial outbreak of these diseases is not currently defined in ch. DHS 144. The department proposes to amend the definition of a “substantial outbreak” to include Varicella (chicken pox) and meningococcal disease, and to ensure consistency with CDC recommendations.

a. Our stance: Change in the ‘substantial outbreak’ classification to include chicken pox, an illness historically considered mild prior to the introduction of a vaccine.  By changing the definition of ‘substantial outbreak,’ unvaccinated children will be punished and excluded from school, even though data collected from Wisconsin DHS has demonstrated that the vaccine fails to protect, and fully vaccinated individuals can still develop chickenpox.  Further, several peer-reviewed studies have shown that the live virus chicken pox vaccine can cause vaccine strain chicken pox infection in others via shedding. This information is also noted in the vaccine package insert published by the vaccine manufacturer.

 

Rule 2) In recent years, mumps outbreaks have occurred in highly-vaccinated populations and in high-transmission settings, including elementary, middle, and high schools, colleges, and camps. A substantial outbreak of mumps is currently defined as an incidence of the disease exceeding 2% of the unvaccinated population. In 2012, the CDC revised the Manual for the Surveillance of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases, to define a substantial outbreak of mumps as three or more cases linked by time and place. The department proposes to amend the definition of a “substantial outbreak” of mumps to be consistent with the CDC Manual for the Surveillance of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases.

b. Our stance: Change in the ‘substantial outbreak’ definition of mumps from “an incidence of the disease exceeding 2% of the unvaccinated population” to define ‘substantial outbreak’ as “three or more cases linked by time and place.” By changing the definition of ‘substantial outbreak,’ unvaccinated children will be excused from school even though data collected from DHS clearly shows that unvaccinated individuals are not developing mumps. Vaccine failure related to an ineffective vaccine is responsible for all reported mumps cases in Wisconsin in recent years. This is not unique to Wisconsin. Numerous studies examining mumps outbreaks that have occurred in highly vaccinated populations have experts admitting that both the waning of vaccine-acquired immunity and an ineffective mumps vaccine are to blame.

 

Rule 4) Neisseria meningitidis is a vaccine-preventable disease and a leading cause of bacterial meningitis and sepsis in the United States. The meningococcal vaccine is recommended by the Wisconsin Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Wisconsin Academy of Family Physicians to reduce the incidence of bacterial meningitis and sepsis. Since 2005, the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices has recommended that the vaccine be administered at the 11-12 year old health care visit, along with other routine vaccinations such as Tdap. The department proposes to add the meningococcal vaccine to the list of vaccines required for students entering the 7th grade. This provision will ease the burden on families, providers, and schools by ensuring that both meningococcal and Tdap vaccines are received at the same visit and the same grade level. The department also proposes a booster dose for students entering 12th grade which is in accordance with ACIP recommendations. This will help to ensure students are fully vaccinated prior to leaving school.

c. Our stance: The meningococcal vaccine does not provide herd immunity, and most American children will asymptomatically develop immunity to meningococcal disease as they progress to adulthood.  Meningococcal disease caused by serotypes A, C, W, and Y had already decreased to historical lows prior to the introduction of MenACWY vaccine in 2005.  While public health officials report that the vaccine has decreased the rates even further, rates of the disease have decreased in all age groups – including the age groups for which the vaccine is not recommended.  The incidence of meningococcal disease in the U.S. is already well below the Healthy People 2020 goal. Further, the vaccine is only 80-85% effective but after 2-5 years, it has been found to be at best only 58% effective. Wisconsin has a high voluntary compliance rate for ages 13-17 - the targeted age group for this rule, and this vaccine will continue to be available to any family desiring it.

 

Rule 5) Under the current rule, a parent or adult student may report a history of varicella disease as an acceptable exception to varicella vaccination. Recent studies have demonstrated that there is a high incidence of unvaccinated children who report a positive history of varicella that are not immune. The department proposes to allow the exception only when a history of varicella disease has been reported by a health care provider.

d. Our stance - Parents would no longer be able to report their child’s chicken pox illness and would be required to see a healthcare provider to confirm infection. Chicken pox is generally a mild disease not requiring medical attention. Insisting that parents must take their highly contagious child to a doctor puts immunocompromised individuals at risk of contracting the illness and potentially suffering more serious adverse outcomes. Families would take on the financial burden of all chargers involved with visiting the doctor for a diagnosis. There is no provision for a titer test to be used as proof of immunity. This change may impact children who have had the illness in the past.

There was a public hearing, in the Committee on Constitution and Ethics on 3/5/2020.  Then there was another committee meeting on 5/5/2020 in the Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules.  We were successfully able to encourage the JCRAR committee to vote 6-4 in objection to the rules.  Because of their vote, we had temporarily halted the implementation of these rules by DHS.  The goal was to get a new governor into office who would permanently halt these rules, but that did not happen. 

Because we did not get a new governor into office, we now must work through this process again and try and halt these rules from going into effect.  As of right now, these rules went into effect Feb. 1, 2023.  

With enough of a push, we could urge our Republican legislators on the JCRAR committee to hold a hearing and possibly suspend these rules. 

WE NEED YOUR HELP to both CALL AND EMAIL!

[i] TABLE 2l. Annual reported cases of notifiable diseases, by region and reporting area, United States and U.S. Territories, excluding Non-U.S. Residents*, 2019<sup class= 'nndss-sup-title'>†</sup> (cdc.gov)

[ii] https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2019/proposals/reg/sen/bill/sb262

[iii] Wisconsin EPH Tracker

PUBLIC HEARING in SENATE FOR SEVERAL PROTECTIVE COVID VACCINE BILLS

Action #1: Attend Public Hearing and register to testify if possible

Where/When:

Wednesday, January 12th, 2021 at 9:30 AM
Room 201 SE
Wisconsin State Capitol
2 E Main St
Madison, WI 5303  

Attend the Public Hearing (and testify in favor of these bills, if possible) at the Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 12, at 9:30am. If you do not want to testify, please be there to register on paper for the bills you support, even if you need to leave prior to the end of the hearing!

Attending AND registering IN FAVOR – even if you do not testify, speaks VOLUMES! Children are welcome (bring snacks!). If you wish to speak, but may not be able to stay the whole time, we encourage you to email your official testimony to Heather Smith, the Committee Clerk of the Senate Committee on Health, and copy your own State Senator in the email so he/she knows how important this issue is to you. 

Heather Smith’s email: Heather.Smith@legis.wisconsin.gov

Action #2: Email

Email your written testimony to be distributed to committee members to Heather Smith, the Committee Clerk of the Senate Committee on Health, and copy your own State Senator in the email so he/she knows how important this issue is to you.

Heather Smith’s email: Heather.Smith@legis.wisconsin.gov

Deadline to email: 9:00am Wednesday, Jan 12, 2022

State of Wisconsin – The Senate Committee on Health will hold a public hearing for 4 protective bills regarding vaccinations.  Agenda can be found here.

The 4 pieces of legislation include:

***Senate Bill 336; Relating to: prohibiting discrimination based on vaccination status.
We believe this bill is the best bill to support.  It encompasses many areas, and adds changes to the various discrimination laws in Wisconsin.

This bill prohibits discrimination on the basis of vaccination status, which is defined in the bill as whether an individual has received one or more doses of a vaccine. The bill also make changes to various discrimination laws, including all of the following:

1. Current law prohibits discrimination in employment, housing, and the equal enjoyment of a public place of accommodation or amusement on the basis of a person's disability. Current law also requires certain state agencies, authorities, and corporations to include provisions in contracts they execute obliging the contractor to similarly not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment. The bill adds vaccination status as a prohibited basis for discrimination in these areas.

2. Current law prohibits the University of Wisconsin System, the Technical College System, public elementary and secondary schools, and charter schools from discriminating against a student on the basis of the student's disability. The bill prohibits the same educational institutions from discriminating against a student on the basis of the student's vaccination status. The bill also prohibits the UW System Board of Regents from investing gifts, grants, and bequests in companies that practice discrimination based on vaccination status.

3. Current law prohibits the exclusion of an individual from jury duty on the basis of the individual's physical condition. The bill adds vaccination status as a prohibited basis for exclusion of an individual from jury duty.

4. The bill prohibits discrimination against an otherwise qualified person in the adoption of minor children because of the person's vaccination status.

5. Current law requires the heads of departments and independent agencies in the executive branch of state government to determine whether there is arbitrary discrimination on several bases and to take remedial action if such discrimination is found. The bill requires these heads to also determine if there is discrimination on the basis of vaccination status and take remedial action regarding such discrimination.

6. Current law prohibits discrimination against an employee, prospective employee, patient, or resident of an approved treatment facility providing treatment of alcoholic, drug dependent, mentally ill, or developmentally disabled persons on several bases. The bill adds vaccination status as a prohibited basis of discrimination.

7. Current law prohibits state agency rules from discriminating against a person on several bases. The bill adds vaccination status as a prohibited basis of discrimination.

8. Current law prohibits discrimination on several bases in the provision of vocational rehabilitation or mental health services. The bill adds vaccination status to the prohibited bases of discrimination.

9. The bill prohibits an insurer from discriminating against an individual on the basis of vaccination status and also prohibits motor carriers, automobile insurers, transportation network companies, and real estate brokers and salespersons from discriminating against an individual on the basis of vaccination status.

Senate Bill 383: Relating to: prohibiting proof of vaccination for COVID-19 as a condition of receiving business and government services.

This bill forbids the state, any governmental entity, and any business or legal entity engaged in any enterprise in the state from requiring any person to provide proof that the person has received a vaccine against the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, which causes COVID-19, as a condition of receiving any services, transacting any business, accessing any building, or participating in any function.

Senate Bill 337; Relating to: prohibiting businesses from discriminating against customers due to vaccination record.

This bill prohibits any business or legal entity engaged in any enterprise in the state from discriminating against any customer, client, or potential customer or client based on that person's vaccination record.

Senate Bill 342; Relating to: prohibiting discrimination based on whether the person has received a COVID-19 vaccine.

This bill forbids the state and any governmental entity from discriminating against any person based on whether the person has received a vaccine against the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, which causes COVID-19, or is able to show proof of having received such a vaccine.

Example Email Below:

** Please note: We understand the biggest impact comes when constituents write from the heart. The below email is an example email you can use to cut and paste to make things easier for those who wish to support these bills, but we encourage you to construct your message with your own personal story or your own thoughts and feelings on these bills and write why this is important to you. 

Hello, my name is XXXXXX and I am a resident of (location). I am emailing to request that the Senate Committee on Health vote YES (enter Senate bill numbers you support–especially SB336).

As a Wisconsinite, I am calling on those who have been elected to uphold our rights as citizens and step in with regards to vaccinations for COVID-19. The above bills reduce barriers to the lives of everyday Wisconsinites, in order for them to put food on their tables and roofs over their children’s heads.

It is time we unite across our state and country to push back against the aggressive lobbying efforts by the vaccine industry and by medical trade organizations whose interest and positions are of those that would increase their profits.

We simply cannot stand by idly, while our rights are trampled, employees are terminated, and lives are destroyed over policies for a medical procedure that carries risks, including death, of which have zero liability by the manufacturers.

Please vote yes on these bills.

There is also a public hearing on Tuesday Jan. 11th with regards to additional vaccine bills in another committee. Here is the agenda for that public hearing.

If you are able to attend Tuesday, that is wonderful, however we are encouraging a larger presence for Wednesday’s hearing!

FULL CTA HERE

PUBLIC HEARING FOR 3 PROTECTIVE COVID VACCINE BILLS

Action #1:    Attend Public Hearing
 

Where/When:  

Wednesday, December 15th, 2021 at 10:00 AM   Room 412 East
Wisconsin State Capitol
2 E Main St
Madison, WI 5303 

Action #2:  Email

Email your written testimony to be distributed to committee members to Mike Mikalsen, the Committee Clerk of the Senate Committee on Labor and Regulatory Reform, and copy your own State Senator in the email so he knows how important this issue is to you.

Mike Mikalsen’s email 

Deadline to email: 10:00am Dec. 15, 2021
 

State of Wisconsin – The Committee on Labor and Regulatory Reform will hold a public hearing for 3 protective bills regarding vaccinations. Agenda can be found here: 

Senate Bill 547: Relating to: eligibility for unemployment insurance benefits in the case of an unwillingness to receive a vaccine.
By Senators Stroebel, Felzkowski and Nass; cosponsored by Representatives Brooks, Gundrum, Knodl, Allen, Armstrong, Callahan, Edming, Horlacher, Magnafici, Moses, Plumer, Rozar, Schraa, Sortwell and Wichgers.

Senate Bill 662: Relating to: natural immunity to COVID-19 in lieu of proof of vaccination or test.
 By Senators Felzkowski, Ballweg, Bernier, Jagler, Marklein, Stafsholt and Stroebel; cosponsored by Representatives Horlacher, Cabral-Guevara, Allen, Armstrong, Brandtjen, Brooks, Dittrich, Duchow, Edming, Gundrum, James, Kuglitsch, Macco, Magnafici, Moses, Penterman, Schraa, Skowronski, Sortwell, Spiros, Summerfield, Thiesfeldt, Tittl and Wichgers.

Senate Bill 721: Relating to: employer liability under worker's compensation for mandatory or coerced COVID-19 vaccines.
 By Senators Nass, Bernier and Jacque; cosponsored by Representatives Sortwell, Moses, Cabral-Guevara, Knodl, Kuglitsch, Plumer, Rozar, Schraa, Tusler, Brandtjen, Wichgers, Thiesfeldt and Allen.

See FULL CTA HERE

 Action #1

CALL Assembly and Senate leadership daily from Friday, October 29th, 2021 – Friday, Nov. 5th, 2021.

Respectfully request that legal action be taken against the UW System on behalf of JCRAR to force the UW System to submit their COVID-19 policies to the legislature, to hopefully prevent vaccine mandates. 

• Representative Robin Vos: (608) 266-9171
• Senator Devin LeMahieu: (608) 266-2056

Action #2

Call your personal Assembly Representative and State Senator and request that they contact the above legislators and insist that legal action is taken against the UW System. You can find your legislators contact information here by entering your address in the “Who are my legislators?” box.

Example Phone Script below:

Hello, my name is XXXXXX and I am a resident of (location). I am calling to request that legal action is taken on the UW System, as they have not complied with the August JCRAR motion that the UW System submit their COVID-19 policies to the legislature. It is imperative that this system be held accountable to prevent more restrictive policies from being implemented in the future. I am increasingly concerned of the loss of freedoms this state and country are currently facing, and encourage the leadership to be bold, stand up for the constitution, and help protect our state from our rights being infringed upon.

Please remember that staff members who handle phone calls are generally pleasant. However, if you prefer not to speak with anyone, you can choose to leave a voicemail before or after normal business hours (8am to 5pm). Please forward this alert to individuals and organizations who are committed to ensuring that our elected officials uphold the law!

Why the Call to Action?

Back on August 30th, 2021, Wisconsin United for Freedom sent out a ‘Call To Action’ with respect to the UW System. We issued a ‘Call to Action’ because as a state agency, the University of Wisconsin System is required by state law to submit administrative rule changes to the legislature, specifically the Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules (JCRAR). On August 3rd, 2021, JCRAR passed a motion requiring the University of Wisconsin System, a State Agency, to submit their COVID-19 policies to the legislature/JCRAR by September 2nd, 2021. However, on August 24th, 2021, UW System President Tommy Thompson stated that he would not be submitting the UW System’s COVID-19 policies to the legislature/JCRAR, in violation of the August 3rd motion, and they have yet to do so.

In our previous ‘Call to Action’, we stated that if the Senate and Assembly leadership did not move forward on pursuing legal action against the UW System regarding this issue, that worse policies were going to be attempted to be implemented in the future, such as vaccine mandates. This is exactly what is taking place now. The UW System is planning to follow federal vaccine mandates for employees.

If the UW System is allowed to continue with this defyingly brazen abuse of power, they could potentially implement more restrictive COVID-19 policies in the future such as:

• COVID-19 vaccine mandates for all students and even campus visitors
• Required submission of personal health records, such as COVID-19 vaccination status
• Implementation of discriminatory policies against individuals who do not wish to publicly disclose their health records or who have chosen not to receive a COVID-19 vaccine

If this taxpayer funded educational system is not held accountable to the Wisconsin constitution, they will continue to boldly push, inch by inch, to see what other unconstitutional restrictions they can get away with. If action is not taken by the legislature, the UW System will push the boundaries even further and could potentially disallow individuals from attending college within the UW System based on whether they are vaccinated or not. 

We encourage all freedom fighters in Wisconsin to pick up the phone daily starting October 29th, 2021, through Tuesday, November 2nd, and CALL Speaker Vos and Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu and request that they stand up to the bullies of the UW System and pursue legal action so that the law is followed. Our children’s educational future is at stake, and we encourage all groups who wish to stand up to the top-down Biden Administrations authoritarian vaccine mandates and drastic change in our cultural values to push back against this issue with us in solidarity.

FULL CTA HERE

3 BAD BILLS introduced in the State Assembly!

Action #1: Email the committee chair for the Committee on Constitution and Ethics (Rep. Wichgers) to request the committee NOT HOLD PUBLIC HEARINGS on the bills below.

Email: Rep. Chuck Wichgers - Rep.Wichgers@legis.wisconsin.gov

Deadline to email: 11/5/2021

State of Wisconsin – Three DANGEROUS bills have been introduced – ALL BY Wisconsin  Democratic Legislators.

AB583 - relating to vaccination of 16-17-year-old minors without parental consent. 

This bill seeks to eliminate the fundamental right of parents in Wisconsin to make medical decisions for their minor children.

• Minors may not have full knowledge of their medical history.

• Adolescents may be more likely to succumb to medical coercion by an authority figure.

• Teenagers may be particularly susceptible to pressure by means of incentivization (gift cards, vaccination kickbacks) as is regularly practiced in many retail settings.

Introduced by Wisconsin Democratic legislators: Hintz, Neubauer, Baldeh, L. Myers, Conley, Bowen, Stubbs, Spreitzer, Ohnstad, Anderson, Goyke, Emerson, Subeck, and Hesselbein, as well as Senators Roys and Agard 

AB584 - relating to dentists administering vaccines and granting rule-making authority.

• A dentist may not know or have access to their minor patient’s health history or potential history of vaccine reaction.

• Families who opt to receive vaccines at a dental office may forgo well-checks with their primary health care provider.

Introduced by Wisconsin Democratic legislators: Hintz, Neubauer, Baldeh, L. Myers, Hebl, Pope, Emerson, Conley, Bowen, Stubbs, Spreitzer, Ohnstad, Subeck, Anderson, Goyke, Vining, Hesselbein, and Larson, as well as Senators Carpenter, Roys, Agard, L. Taylor and Johnson

AB585 - relating to purchasing and distributing vaccines for children and making an appropriation.

• It is not fiscally responsible for the state to initiate a purchasing program.

• The implementation of one purchasing system for both public and private entities relative to vaccinations is undeniably another step toward employing a nationalized, single-payer healthcare system.

Introduced by Wisconsin Democratic legislators: Hintz, Neubauer, Baldeh, L. Myers, Conley, Bowen, Stubbs, Spreitzer, Ohnstad, Anderson, Goyke, Emerson, Subeck, Hebl, Pope, Cabrera, Sinicki, Drake, Vining and Hesselbein, as well as Senators Carpenter, Roys, Agard, L. Taylor, and Johnson

**City of Milwaukee is Registered FOR this bill**

Example Email below: 

** Please note: We understand the biggest impact comes when constituents write from the heart. The below  email is an example email you can use to cut and paste to make things easier for those who wish to oppose  these bills. We encourage you to construct your message using your own personal story, thoughts, and  feelings and write why opposing them is important to you.  

Dear Rep. Wichgers,

I am writing to share my strong opposition for AB583, AB584, and AB585. 

After over a year and a half of governmental policies filled with overreach, mandates, coercion,  and discrimination, as a Wisconsinite, I strongly ask you as the chair of the Committee on  Constitution and Ethics not to hold a public hearing on these bills. Wisconsinites want to  maintain our parental choices, our health choices, and we want to stand up against governmental  overreach. It is time we band together in unity against policies that will ultimately hurt the citizens of Wisconsin. 

I respectfully encourage you not to hold a public hearing on any of the above bills. 

Sincerely,  

LINK TO FULL CTA HERE

UW System is out of CONTROL!

Action #1: 

CALL Assembly and Senate leadership on Tuesday, August 31st! Respectfully request that if the UW System does not comply with the August  3rd JCRAR Motion to submit their COVID-19 policies to the legislature/JCRAR by  September 2nd, that legal action must be taken against the UW System on  behalf of JCRAR to force the UW System to comply with state law. 

• Representative Robin Vos: (608)266-9171 

• Representative Jim Steineke: (608)266-2418

• Senator Chris Kapenga: (608)266-9174 

• Senator Devin LeMahieu: (608)266-2056 

Action #2: 

Call your personal Assembly Representative and State Senator on TUESDAY,  AUGUST 31st and request that they contact the above legislators and insist that  the UW System comply with state law.  You can find your legislators contact information here by entering your address in the “Who are my legislators?” box. 

Why the Call to Action? 

As a state agency, the University of Wisconsin System is required by state law to  submit administrative rule changes to the legislature, specifically the Joint  Committee on Review of Administrative Rules (JCRAR).  

On August 3rd , JCRAR passed a motion requiring the University of Wisconsin  System, a State Agency, to submit their COVID-19 policies to the legislature/JCRAR  by September 2nd, 2021.  

However, on August 24th, 2021, UW System President Tommy Thompson stated that he would not be submitting the UW System’s COVID-19 policies to the  legislature/JCRAR, in violation of the August 3rd motion.  Call to Action! What this means is that the UW System could implement highly restrictive COVID-19 policies such as: 

• COVID-19 vaccine mandates for all students, staff, and even campus visitors 

• Required submission of personal health records such as COVID-19  vaccination status 

• Forced COVID-19 testing requirements  

• Implementation of discriminatory policies against individuals who do not  wish to publicly disclose their health records or who have chosen not to  receive a COVID-19 vaccine 

The UW could also choose to alter their policies at any time, for whatever reason  they choose! As a State agency, the UW System MUST be compelled to follow State Law! The  Legislature MUST ensure that UW System submit their COVID-19 policies to the  legislature/JCRAR for approval.  

YOUR ACTION IS NEEDED! 

Example Phone Script below: 

Hello, my name is XXXXXX and I am a resident of (city). I am calling to request  that you compel the UW System to comply with State Law and submit their  COVID-19 policies to the legislature by September 2nd. I am also asking that the  legislature, whose members have taken an Oath to uphold the Wisconsin and  U.S. Constitution, take legal action against the UW System if they do not comply  with State Law.  Staff members who handle phone calls are generally pleasant. However, if you  prefer not to speak with anyone, you can choose to leave a voicemail before or  after normal business hours (8am to 5pm). Also, if your schedule does not permit  you to call on August 31, you can make a call on another day this week.  Please forward this alert to individuals and organizations who are committed to  ensuring that our elected officials uphold the law! 

Full CTA HERE

Public Hearing for SB150/AB132 

Relating to: immunization-related mail. It requires that any piece of mail containing immunization information is enclosed and sealed, and that no immunization information is visible on the outside of the mailer.

State of Wisconsin – This important health freedom bill will have a public hearing on
Tuesday, June 29nd at 10am. See agenda here.

Note: AB132 passed the full Assembly last week (6/22/21) with a vote of 68-29, bipartisan supported – and now it is time to get it through the Senate.

· SB150: Relating to: immunization-related mail. By Senators Bernier and Nass; cosponsored by Representatives Sortwell, Moses, Allen, Brooks, Edming, Loudenbeck, Magnafici, Murphy, Pronschinske, Ramthun, Rozar, Tusler, Wichgers and Cabral-Guevara. 

· AB132: Relating to: immunization-related mail. By Representatives Sortwell, Moses, Allen, Brooks, Edming, Loudenbeck, Magnafici, Murphy, Pronschinske, Ramthun, Rozar, Tusler, Wichgers and Cabral-Guevara; cosponsored by Senators Bernier, Nass and Jacque.

 ACTION #1 

Email and call the Committee on Government Operations, Legal Review and Consumer Protection and request they VOTE YES on this bill.

Email Addresses

Sen.Stroebel@legis.wisconsin.gov

Sen.Felzkowski@legis.wisconsin.gov

Sen.Bradley@legis.wisconsin.gov

Sen.Roys@legis.wisconsin.gov

Sen.Smith@legis.wisconsin.gov

Phone Numbers

Senator Stroebel (Chair) (608) 266-7513

Senator Felzkowski (Vice Chair) (608)   266-2509

Senator Bradley (608) 266-5400

Senator Roys (608) 266-1627

Senator Smith (608) 266-8546

Example Email below:

** Please note: We understand the biggest impact comes when constituents write from the heart. The below email is an example email you can use to cut and paste to make things easier for those who wish to support these bills, but we encourage you to construct your message with your own personal story or your own thoughts and feelings on these bills and write why this is important to you. 

Dear Senator,

I am writing to share my support for SB150/AB132.

This is a common-sense bill that protects the privacy of medical information for Wisconsinites. It requires that any piece of mail containing immunization information is enclosed and sealed, and that no immunization information is visible on the outside of the mailer. This bill is about health privacy, which is incredibly important for Wisconsinites.

I respectfully encourage you to vote YES on this bill.

Sincerely,

ACTION #2 

Attend the Public Hearing (and testify in favor of this bill, if possible) at the Capitol on Tuesday June 29nd at 10am. If you do not want to testify, please be there to register in support!

PUBLIC HEARING: 6/29/21 at 10:00am in 411 South at the State Capitol. 

Attending AND registering IN FAVOR – even if you do not testify, speaks VOLUMES! Children are welcome (bring snacks!). If you wish to speak, but may not be able to stay the whole time, we encourage you to email your official testimony to the committee clerk, Mark Radcliffe at Mark.Radcliffe@legis.wisconsin.gov and ask him to share your testimony with the full Committee on Government Operations, Legal Review and Consumer Protection. 

See full CTA here!

 Tuesday June 8th - Phone Calls Needed! 

ACTION #1

SPECIFICALLY ON Tuesday, June 8th – WE NEED ALL HEALTH FREEDOM SUPPORTERS to PLEASE CALL ASSEMBLY LEADERSHIP:

Respectfully let them know that you want them to place AB309 on the calendar for their next floor session. This includes the following individuals:

• Representative Robin Vos: (608)266-9171
• Representative Jim Steineke: (608)266-2418
• Representative Kevin Petersen: (608)266-3794
• Representative Tyler August: (608)266-1190
• Representative Tyler Vorpagel: (608)266-8530

*Sample phone script listed below*

When you call, simply state your name, where you are from, and state that you would like AB309 to be added to the calendar for the next floor session and then choose one, two, or all three of the talking points below as your reason(s) why. Although the staff are generally very polite when you call, if you would prefer to just leave a message, you can call before 8am or after 5pm on Tuesday, June 8th. Whether you talk to a person or leave a message, PLEASE remain respectful.

1. Passage of AB309 would ensure that all students are granted an equal opportunity to attend any college that they have been accepted into, and not denied entry based on vaccination status. Subjecting a subset of the population to mandatory masks and/or frequent testing if they wish to decline a vaccine is unjust. Just as they cannot legally be discriminated against based on their race, ethnicity, gender, or religion, they should also expect that they would not be discriminated against based on vaccination status.

2. Wisconsin is at a high risk of losing many skilled workers should businesses begin imposing vaccine mandates. Additionally, many workers may not tolerate indefinite masking, and choose to quit rather than being singled out for declining to receive or show proof of vaccination. We currently have a severe shortage of skilled workers, especially healthcare professionals. Losing more workers will be catastrophic to our economy. While some employers want to mandate vaccines, it remains unknown whether these same employers would cover medical expenses should a vaccine they mandate cause harm. Where there is a risk, there must always be a choice.

3. Forcing people to show proof of vaccination in order to enter a place of business, or receive a service is discrimination. No one should have the right to demand knowledge of our personal healthcare decisions or be permitted to discriminate against you if you choose not to disclose this. All healthy individuals must be permitted to move freely in society. Without AB309, there is no guarantee that you will be permitted access to services should you decline to receive a vaccine or show proof of vaccination.

ACTION #2

Please ALSO call your personal Assembly Representative on TUESDAY, JUNE 8TH if they are not one of the individuals mentioned above and tell them to ask the above individuals to move AB309 forward. If you do not know who your representative is, you can find out here by entering your address in the “Who are my legislators?” box.

Example Phone Script below:

Dear Representative,

My name is (INSERT YOUR NAME). I am a constituent of (YOUR REP HERE). My address is (INSERT YOUR ADDRESS). I am calling because I would like AB309 to be added to the calendar for the next floor session.

The reason this is so important to me is: (list 1, 2, or all 3 of the talking points listed above).

Thank you for your time.

Further explanation:

It’s time to up the pressure Wisconsin! After an absolutely amazing turnout for the Assembly Committee on Constitution and Ethics public hearing on AB309, AB299, AB303, AB316, and AB347, it looks promising that all five bills will be passed by the committee, likely on either June 8th or June 9th . While all of these are good bills and move us in the right direction, AB309 is the most comprehensive and is the only one that would protect all individuals against discrimination based on vaccination status for all vaccines.

But there is no guarantee that all of these bills will move to the floor for the entire Assembly to vote on. This is where we need YOU! Please make this action item a priority, in the name of health freedom in Wisconsin!

See full CTA here!

Big Action #1:  

ATTEND Public Hearing for 5-Health Freedom Bills

(AB299, AB303, AB309, AB316, and AB347) – You do not HAVE to testify, but we need you to sign in favor of these bills!

Action #2 Email and call the Constitution and Ethics Committee and request they VOTE YES on these bills.

Where/When: Wednesday, June 2, 2021 at 10:00am
GAR Hall
Wisconsin State Capitol
2 E Main St
Madison, WI 53703

Deadline to email and call:  June 2nd, 2021 10:00am 

State of Wisconsin – 5 important health freedom bills will have a public hearing on
Wednesday, June 2nd at 10am. See agenda here 

· AB299: Relating to: prohibiting proof of vaccination for COVID-19 as a condition of receiving business and government services.

· AB303: Relating to: prohibiting businesses from discriminating against customers due to vaccination record.

· AB309: Relating to: prohibiting discrimination based on vaccination status

· AB316: Relating to: prohibiting discrimination based on whether the person has received a COVID-19 vaccine.

· AB347: Relating to: prohibiting University of Wisconsin System institutions and technical colleges from requiring testing for, or vaccination against, the 2019 novel coronavirus.

Wisconsin United for Freedom stands firmly on the side of health CHOICE, and believes that Wisconsinites should be free to decide which medical procedures they will participate in without discrimination. We also believe Wisconsinites should not face the risk of losing our rights to work, obtain an education, participate in commerce or lose our Wisconsin way of life based on making an informed medical decision, especially when those medical procedures carry very real risks.

Wisconsin United For Freedom STRONGLY supports all of these bills.

 

ACTION #1 

Attend the Public Hearing (and testify in favor of these 5 bills, if possible) at the Capitol on June 2nd at 10am. If you do not want to testify, please be there to register in support!

PUBLIC HEARING: 6/2/21 at 10:00am in the GAR Hall at the State Capitol. 

It is critical that we ALL show up for this hearing.

Attending AND registering IN FAVOR – even if you do not testify, speaks VOLUMES! Overflow rooms will be available, and children are welcome (bring snacks!). If you wish to speak, but may not be able to stay the whole time, we encourage you to email your official testimony to the committee clerk, Bill Neville at William.Neville@legis.wisconsin.gov and ask him to share your testimony with the full Committee on Constitution and Ethics. 

For Information on how to get to the Capitol, where to park, and much more, click this link for our guide to the Capitol!

 

ACTION #2: 

Email and call the Constitution and Ethics Committee and request they VOTE YES on these bills. Those committee members who are bolded need extra encouragement to vote YES:

Email Addresses
Rep.Wichgers@legis.wisconsin.gov
Rep.Thiesfeldt@legis.wisconsin.gov
Rep.Allen@legis.wisconsin.gov
Rep.Ramthun@legis.wisconsin.gov
Rep.Magnafici@legis.wisconsin.gov
Rep.Murphy@legis.wisconsin.gov
Rep.Hebl@legis.wisconsin.gov
Rep.Pope@legis.wisconsin.gov
Rep.Cabrera@legis.wisconsin.gov

Phone Numbers
Rep. Wichgers (Chair) (608) 266‐3363
Rep. Thiesfeldt (Vice Chair) (608) 266‐3156
Rep. Allen (608) 266‐8580
Rep. Ramthun (608) 266‐9175
Rep. Magnafici (608) 267‐2365
Rep. Murphy (608) 266‐7500
Rep. Hebl (608) 266‐7678
Rep. Pope (608) 266‐3520
Rep. Cabrera (608) 266‐1707

Example Email below:

** Please note: We understand the biggest impact comes when constituents write from the heart. The below email is an example email you can use to cut and paste to make things easier for those who wish to support these bills, but we encourage you to construct your message with your own personal story or your own thoughts and feelings on these bills and write why this is important to you. 

1. Share if your employer is requiring a vaccine, and you love your job

2. Share if your child’s college has implemented vaccine requirements (this has already happened in at least 2 colleges in Wisconsin), and you want your child to have the same opportunities to succeed as anyone else

3. Share stories of discrimination based on vaccine status that you have personally experienced related to business access

4. Share personal stories of discrimination by athletic organizations, summer camps, inside your child’s classroom, etc.

5. Share stories of adverse reactions to vaccination

Dear Representative,

I am writing to share my support for AB299, AB303, AB309, AB316, and AB347. 

All of these bills protect against what is currently the widespread promotion of segregation and discrimination based on vaccination status. Discrimination is a huge topic in our society today and I hope you consider that discrimination against Wisconsinites based on their vaccination status of one, some, or all vaccines, is just as important as discrimination based on race, sexual orientation, or discrimination based on a disability.

Wisconsinites may choose not to get vaccinated against Covid-19, or any other illness, for many reasons, including medical or religious reasons. Some may decline because they may have had a reaction to a previous vaccination, or feel that the risk of the side effects of the vaccine outweigh the risks of getting Covid-19. 

The choice to receive any medical procedure should be left up to the individual and that decision should be made without endorsement or coercion from their employer, other businesses, or state agencies. The choice whether or not to vaccinate against one or many diseases should not force individuals to change jobs and/or careers; individuals must be free to work in their chosen field without fear of repercussions based on their vaccination status, especially when the medical decision comes with the risk of side effects including death.

These bills support freedom, choice, and the Constitution, and we respectfully encourage you to vote YES on these bills. 

Sincerely,

See full CTA here!

State of Wisconsin - AB 23 & AB 24: Call/email your OWN Representative
ASSEMBLY VETO OVERRIDE 

Deadline: Tuesday  May 11th 2021, 1:00pm  

State of Wisconsin – AB23 & AB24 were passed by BOTH the Assembly and Senate. Governor Evers vetoed these bills on 4/23/21.

Tuesday, May 11th: The Assembly will vote to override Governor Tony Evers’ veto of AB 23, which prohibits the Department of Health Services and local health officers from requiring individuals to receive a vaccine against the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus and AB 24, which prohibits local health officers from closing or forbidding gatherings in places of worship to control outbreaks and epidemics of the 2019 novel coronavirus. 

May 11th Agenda 

AB23 Relating to: prohibiting certain government officials from mandating vaccination against the coronavirus.

Assembly Bill 23  

AB24 Relating to: closure of and forbidding gatherings in places of worship.

Assembly Bill 24

Both of these bills support freedom and choice. Wisconsin United For Freedom stands for both freedom and choice and these bills are a shining example of the type of legislation that we need in our state. 

Wisconsin United For Freedom STRONGLY supports AB23 and AB24.

ACTION:

Email and call YOUR OWN Representative to request they VOTE YES to override the veto on both AB23 and AB24.

Find your own State Assembly member and Senator here 

IMPORTANT: Please remember to state that you are a constituent in your email and phone call / voice message.

As always, stories matter. 

Please feel free to edit or draft your own response in regard to the LRB at hand. 

An example message is also provided below.

Example Email:

** Please note: We understand the biggest impact comes when constituents write from the heart. The below email is an example email you can use to cut and paste to make things easier for those who wish to support these veto overrides. Feel free to construct your message with your own personal story or your own thoughts and feelings on this veto override alert and write why this is important to you. **

Dear Representative,

I am writing to share my support for AB23 and AB24. 

AB23 and AB24 are excellent bills that support freedom and choice here in our home state of Wisconsin. AB23 prohibits government officials from mandating vaccination against coronavirus. A vaccination is a medical procedure that carries risk, and as such it should always remain voluntary. Government officials should not have the power to compel ANY medical treatment, including vaccinations. AB24 prohibits local health officers from closing or forbidding gatherings in places of worship, and freedom of religion is of the utmost importance, especially during trying times.

While the Governor has vetoed these bills already, I consider them to be of utmost importance in defense of freedom and personal choice. As your constituent, I urge you to please vote with a majority of your fellow assembly members and VOTE YES in support of this legislation.

Sincerely,

See full CTA HERE

State of Wisconsin - LRB 3156/1  

Deadline: Friday, May 14th, 2021

This bill prohibits University of Wisconsin System institutions and technical colleges from requiring students or prospective students to be tested for, or receive a vaccine against, the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, which causes COVID-19, as a condition of attendance or presence on campus. 

LRB 3156/1 Bill Text

Wisconsin United for Freedom stands firmly on the side of health CHOICE, and believes that Wisconsinites should be free to decide which medical procedures they will participate in, especially when those medical procedures carry very real risks. These medical procedure decisions should NEVER be a condition for education.  This bill will allow our students to have the privacy they are entitled to and prevent discrimination in order to attain an education within the University of Wisconsin System.  

Wisconsin United for Freedom STRONGLY supports LRB-3156/1

ACTION:

Email and call YOUR Representative and Senator

Find your elected official’s contact information here  

(Type your address in the upper right-hand corner of the page, click on the individual name of your senator and representative to obtain their email address and phone number)

Please REMEMBER to state that you are a constituent in your voice message and/or email. 

For example, please provide your name and city in the subject line of the email for high visibility.

As always, stories matter. 

Please feel free to edit or draft your own response in regard to the LRB at hand. 

An example message is also provided below.

Example Email:

Dear Representative / Senator,

I am writing to request your support for LRB-3156/1 which will prohibit University of Wisconsin institutions and technical colleges from requiring students be tested for, or receive a vaccine against, SARS-CoV2 coronavirus as a condition of attendance. Each person should have the right to decide whether or not they wish to participate in any medical procedure and their choice should not result in discrimination or exclusion. This bill returns vaccination and testing decisions back to the individuals while maintaining their medical privacy. 

As your constituent, I strongly encourage you to support this important piece of legislation. 

Please contact Senator Stafsholt’s office at 6-7745 or Representative Gae Magnafici’s office at 7-2365 to co-sponsor this legislation.

Sincerely,

See full CTA HERE

GET AB309 to the FULL Assembly Floor!

Action #1:         

EMAIL AND CALL Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and tell him to schedule AB309 for a FULL FLOOR SESSION

Email/Phone:

Representative Robin Vos
Rep.Vos@legis.wisconsin.gov
(608) 266-3387

Deadline to email/ call:        January 21, 2022 

 *You can also call your own representative and ask that they request Speaker Vos add AB309 to the full floor for a vote! 

AB309 is an all-encompassing bill that prohibits discrimination based on vaccination status

***AB309 (companion bill SB336) passed committee in June, 2021.  It is currently sitting and waiting to be scheduled for a vote on the full Assembly floor. This is the final step on the Assembly side before going to the Governor’s desk.  Speaker Vos is instrumental when it comes to which bills are scheduled for a full floor vote. ***

AB309 – This bill prohibits discrimination on the basis of vaccination status, which is defined in the bill as whether an individual has received one or more doses of a vaccine. The bill also makes changes to various discrimination laws, including all of the following:

1. Current law prohibits discrimination in employment, housing, and the equal enjoyment of a public place of accommodation or amusement on the basis of a person's disability. Current law also requires certain state agencies, authorities, and corporations to include provisions in contracts they execute obliging the contractor to similarly not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment. The bill adds vaccination status as a prohibited basis for discrimination in these areas.

2. Current law prohibits the University of Wisconsin System, the Technical College System, public elementary and secondary schools, and charter schools from discriminating against a student on the basis of the student's disability. The bill prohibits the same educational institutions from discriminating against a student on the basis of the student's vaccination status. The bill also prohibits the UW System Board of Regents from investing gifts, grants, and bequests in companies that practice discrimination based on vaccination status.

3. Current law prohibits the exclusion of an individual from jury duty on the basis of the individual's physical condition. The bill adds vaccination status as a prohibited basis for exclusion of an individual from jury duty.

4. The bill prohibits discrimination against an otherwise qualified person in the adoption of minor children because of the person's vaccination status.

5. Current law requires the heads of departments and independent agencies in the executive branch of state government to determine whether there is arbitrary discrimination on several bases and to take remedial action if such discrimination is found. The bill requires these heads to also determine if there is discrimination on the basis of vaccination status and take remedial action regarding such discrimination.

6. Current law prohibits discrimination against an employee, prospective employee, patient, or resident of an approved treatment facility providing treatment of alcoholic, drug dependent, mentally ill, or developmentally disabled persons on several bases. The bill adds vaccination status as a prohibited basis of discrimination.

7. Current law prohibits state agency rules from discriminating against a person on several bases. The bill adds vaccination status as a prohibited basis of discrimination.

8. Current law prohibits discrimination on several bases in the provision of vocational rehabilitation or mental health services. The bill adds vaccination status to the prohibited bases of discrimination.

9. The bill prohibits an insurer from discriminating against an individual on the basis of vaccination status and also prohibits motor carriers, automobile insurers, transportation network companies, and real estate brokers and salespersons from discriminating against an individual on the basis of vaccination status

Introduced by Wisconsin Representatives: Moses, Thiesfeldt, Allen, Armstrong, Brooks, Cabral-Guevara, Callahan, Horlacher, Plumer, Rozar, Schraa, Sortwell, Wichgers, Ramthun, Behnke, Edming, Penterman, Murphy

AB309: Bill Text

Example Email Below:

**We encourage you to construct your message using your own personal story, thoughts and feelings. **

Dear Speaker Vos-

I am writing to request that you schedule AB309 for a full vote on the Assembly floor. 

At the State of State address last year, you stated, “We won’t allow anyone to mandate vaccinations on our citizens.”  I implore you to stand by your promise now. 

As a Wisconsinite, I am calling on you to uphold our rights as citizens and step in to protect our freedom to make individualized medical decisions for ourselves and our families.  AB309 will eliminate barriers to the lives of everyday citizens so they can continue to put food on their tables and roofs over their children’s heads.

We simply cannot stand by idly while our rights are trampled, employees are terminated, and lives are destroyed over policies for a medical procedure that carries risks, including death, of which manufacturers have zero liability.

Please schedule AB309 for a full Assembly vote.  

FULL CTA HERE

 Call To Action 19-079 - Feb. 1, 2023

**ACTION TO HELP STOP WI DHS FROM MANDATING VACCINES FOR OUR CHILDREN**

Action:  CALL and EMAIL Republican Members of the Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules

Senator Nass (Co-Chair) Sen.Nass@legis.wisconsin.gov 608-266-2635

Rep. Neylon (Co-Chair) Rep.Neylon@legis.wisconsin.gov 608-282-3698 

Rep. Spiros Rep.Spiros@legis.wisconsin.gov 608-237-9186

Rep. Petersen Rep.Petersen@legis.wisconsin.gov 608-237-9140

Senator Stroebel Sen.Stroebel@legis.wisconsin.gov 608-266-7513

Senator Bradley Sen.Bradley@legis.wisconsin.gov 608-266-5400

Easy Copy / paste emails: Sen.Nass@legis.wisconsin.gov, Rep.Neylon@legis.wisconsin.gov,

Rep.Spiros@legis.wisconsin.gov, Rep.Petersen@legis.wisconsin.gov, Sen.Stroebel@legis.wisconsin.gov,

Sen.Bradley@legis.wisconsin.gov

WE NEED IMMEDIATE ACTION – see email and call scripts below

Deadline to call and email:  Friday, February 3rd, 2023

Example Email below:

**We encourage you to construct your message using your own personal story, thoughts and feelings. **

Dear Senator/Representative-

I am writing to request that you schedule a public hearing regarding CR 19-079 in the Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules.

Though this rule change, which already went into effect Feb. 1, 2023, WI DHS is now mandating the meningococcal vaccine for Wisconsin children entering 7th grade. They are also adding a booster dose for students entering 12th grade. This is unacceptable especially given the last few years we have all had to deal with bureaucratic overreach by our public health agencies at both the state and the federal level. This vaccination remains available to any parent who wishes for their child to receive it. The issue for us here, is that because it’s already available, there is no necessity to add it to the required schedule. Not only is it available, but in 2019, the year the most recent data is reported by the CDC, only 1 case was reported in Wisconsin for the serogroup ACWY of which this vaccine targets.[i] 

What cannot be understated, is the fact that it is very clear to us that Wisconsin DHS will continue to do everything in their power to mandate/require as many vaccinations for our children as they possibly can. They were advocating for mandates/requirements at the same time as they were advocating for the removal of one of our exemptions here in Wisconsin back in 2019: our personal exemption (SB262)[ii]. We do not need any more requirements here in Wisconsin. Parents, working hand in hand with their own trusted health care providers, can come to their own decisions on this issue – whatever those decisions are, without the Government heavy handedly imposing yet another mandate/requirement upon them. Parents can already choose to get their child vaccinated with the meningococcal vaccine, and over 80% since 2019 voluntarily chose to do so without a mandate.[iii]

Many parents also do not know that they can use an exemption, and many schools or health care providers do not easily provide that information willingly to parents. We must not allow DHS the ability to have another mandate/requirement notch on their belts. It will never stop.
 

Regarding rule 1, by changing the definition of ‘substantial outbreak,’ unvaccinated children will be punished and excluded from school, even though data collected from Wisconsin DHS has demonstrated that the vaccine fails to protect, and fully vaccinated individuals can still develop chickenpox.  Further, several peer-reviewed studies have shown that the live virus chicken pox vaccine can cause vaccine strain chicken pox infection in others via shedding. This information is also noted in the vaccine package insert published by the vaccine manufacturer.

Regarding rule 2, the substantial outbreak definition change, by changing the definition of ‘substantial outbreak,’ unvaccinated children will be excused from school even though data collected from DHS clearly shows that unvaccinated individuals are not developing mumps. Vaccine failure related to an ineffective vaccine is responsible for all reported mumps cases in Wisconsin in recent years. This is not unique to Wisconsin. Numerous studies examining mumps outbreaks that have occurred in highly vaccinated populations have experts admitting that both the waning of vaccine-acquired immunity and an ineffective mumps vaccine are to blame. We must not allow Wisconsin DHS to exclude healthy children from school.
 

Another point to make is that that DHS states in their proposal that it would be easier for students to get vaccinated for Tdap and the meningococcal vaccine at the same time. Where is the science that shows co-administering this vaccination with others is safe? We know that the CDC also recommends influenza vaccinations, as well as COVID-19 vaccinations for each age group. Where is the science that shows administering the MenACWY vaccine with other vaccines, such as Tdap (3 separate vaccinations), influenza, or COVID-19, is safe for our Wisconsin children?

At the Response to the State of State address back in 2020, Speaker Vos stated, “We won’t allow anyone to mandate vaccinations on our citizens.” I implore those of you on the JCRAR committee to help stand by those words now 3 years later. You have an opportunity to stand for freedom right now, and we ask that you please do so. 

As a Wisconsinite, I am calling on you to uphold our rights as citizens and step in to protect our freedom to make individualized medical decisions for ourselves and our families. Do the right thing and ensure that DHS knows that the people of Wisconsin are fully capable of making their own educated decisions, and especially that we do not want the state to mandate vaccines for our children.

Please schedule CR 19-079 for a public hearing in order to halt DHS rules 1, 2, 4 and 5.

Respectfully,

Name
Address
Phone number

Example Call Script below:

**We encourage you to respectfully construct your message using your own personal story, thoughts, and feelings. **

Hello, my name is _______________ and I am requesting that Senator / (or) Representative ____________ stand for freedom and hold a public hearing in the JCRAR committee on the DHS Clearing House Rule 19-079. We must do all we can to halt the bureaucratic overreach by Wisconsin DHS. This is our chance. Please stand with the people of Wisconsin. We do not want vaccine mandates for our children.

Thank you!

Backstory:

CR 19-079 is a Clearing House Rule that went into effect Feb. 1, 2023, to MANDATE the Meningococcal vaccine for Wisconsin 7th graders, and a booster dose in 12th grade - but WE CAN STOP IT!

In 2019, Wisconsin United For Freedom found out that Wisconsin DHS was working on some administrative rule changes at the state level, in which they were trying to get the meningococcal vaccine onto the required schedule for school for Wisconsin children, among some other changes.

 The details of this rule change (CR19-079) can officially be found here: https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/code/misc/chr/lc_ruletext/cr_19_079_rule_text_filed_with_lc_clearinghouse.pdf 

We strongly oppose their proposed rules 1, 2, 4, and 5.

Rule 1) Varicella (chicken pox) and meningococcal disease are identified by the department as vaccine-preventable diseases. However, a substantial outbreak of these diseases is not currently defined in ch. DHS 144. The department proposes to amend the definition of a “substantial outbreak” to include Varicella (chicken pox) and meningococcal disease, and to ensure consistency with CDC recommendations.

a. Our stance: Change in the ‘substantial outbreak’ classification to include chicken pox, an illness historically considered mild prior to the introduction of a vaccine.  By changing the definition of ‘substantial outbreak,’ unvaccinated children will be punished and excluded from school, even though data collected from Wisconsin DHS has demonstrated that the vaccine fails to protect, and fully vaccinated individuals can still develop chickenpox.  Further, several peer-reviewed studies have shown that the live virus chicken pox vaccine can cause vaccine strain chicken pox infection in others via shedding. This information is also noted in the vaccine package insert published by the vaccine manufacturer.

 

Rule 2) In recent years, mumps outbreaks have occurred in highly-vaccinated populations and in high-transmission settings, including elementary, middle, and high schools, colleges, and camps. A substantial outbreak of mumps is currently defined as an incidence of the disease exceeding 2% of the unvaccinated population. In 2012, the CDC revised the Manual for the Surveillance of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases, to define a substantial outbreak of mumps as three or more cases linked by time and place. The department proposes to amend the definition of a “substantial outbreak” of mumps to be consistent with the CDC Manual for the Surveillance of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases.

b. Our stance: Change in the ‘substantial outbreak’ definition of mumps from “an incidence of the disease exceeding 2% of the unvaccinated population” to define ‘substantial outbreak’ as “three or more cases linked by time and place.” By changing the definition of ‘substantial outbreak,’ unvaccinated children will be excused from school even though data collected from DHS clearly shows that unvaccinated individuals are not developing mumps. Vaccine failure related to an ineffective vaccine is responsible for all reported mumps cases in Wisconsin in recent years. This is not unique to Wisconsin. Numerous studies examining mumps outbreaks that have occurred in highly vaccinated populations have experts admitting that both the waning of vaccine-acquired immunity and an ineffective mumps vaccine are to blame.

 

Rule 4) Neisseria meningitidis is a vaccine-preventable disease and a leading cause of bacterial meningitis and sepsis in the United States. The meningococcal vaccine is recommended by the Wisconsin Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Wisconsin Academy of Family Physicians to reduce the incidence of bacterial meningitis and sepsis. Since 2005, the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices has recommended that the vaccine be administered at the 11-12 year old health care visit, along with other routine vaccinations such as Tdap. The department proposes to add the meningococcal vaccine to the list of vaccines required for students entering the 7th grade. This provision will ease the burden on families, providers, and schools by ensuring that both meningococcal and Tdap vaccines are received at the same visit and the same grade level. The department also proposes a booster dose for students entering 12th grade which is in accordance with ACIP recommendations. This will help to ensure students are fully vaccinated prior to leaving school.

c. Our stance: The meningococcal vaccine does not provide herd immunity, and most American children will asymptomatically develop immunity to meningococcal disease as they progress to adulthood.  Meningococcal disease caused by serotypes A, C, W, and Y had already decreased to historical lows prior to the introduction of MenACWY vaccine in 2005.  While public health officials report that the vaccine has decreased the rates even further, rates of the disease have decreased in all age groups – including the age groups for which the vaccine is not recommended.  The incidence of meningococcal disease in the U.S. is already well below the Healthy People 2020 goal. Further, the vaccine is only 80-85% effective but after 2-5 years, it has been found to be at best only 58% effective. Wisconsin has a high voluntary compliance rate for ages 13-17 - the targeted age group for this rule, and this vaccine will continue to be available to any family desiring it.

 

Rule 5) Under the current rule, a parent or adult student may report a history of varicella disease as an acceptable exception to varicella vaccination. Recent studies have demonstrated that there is a high incidence of unvaccinated children who report a positive history of varicella that are not immune. The department proposes to allow the exception only when a history of varicella disease has been reported by a health care provider.

d. Our stance - Parents would no longer be able to report their child’s chicken pox illness and would be required to see a healthcare provider to confirm infection. Chicken pox is generally a mild disease not requiring medical attention. Insisting that parents must take their highly contagious child to a doctor puts immunocompromised individuals at risk of contracting the illness and potentially suffering more serious adverse outcomes. Families would take on the financial burden of all chargers involved with visiting the doctor for a diagnosis. There is no provision for a titer test to be used as proof of immunity. This change may impact children who have had the illness in the past.

There was a public hearing, in the Committee on Constitution and Ethics on 3/5/2020.  Then there was another committee meeting on 5/5/2020 in the Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules.  We were successfully able to encourage the JCRAR committee to vote 6-4 in objection to the rules.  Because of their vote, we had temporarily halted the implementation of these rules by DHS.  The goal was to get a new governor into office who would permanently halt these rules, but that did not happen. 

Because we did not get a new governor into office, we now must work through this process again and try and halt these rules from going into effect.  As of right now, these rules went into effect Feb. 1, 2023.  

With enough of a push, we could urge our Republican legislators on the JCRAR committee to hold a hearing and possibly suspend these rules. 

WE NEED YOUR HELP to both CALL AND EMAIL!

[i] TABLE 2l. Annual reported cases of notifiable diseases, by region and reporting area, United States and U.S. Territories, excluding Non-U.S. Residents*, 2019<sup class= 'nndss-sup-title'>†</sup> (cdc.gov)

[ii] https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2019/proposals/reg/sen/bill/sb262

[iii] Wisconsin EPH Tracker

GET AB309 to the FULL Assembly Floor!

Action #1:         

EMAIL AND CALL Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and tell him to schedule AB309 for a FULL FLOOR SESSION

Email/Phone:

Representative Robin Vos
Rep.Vos@legis.wisconsin.gov
(608) 266-3387

Deadline to email/ call:        January 21, 2022 

 *You can also call your own representative and ask that they request Speaker Vos add AB309 to the full floor for a vote! 

AB309 is an all-encompassing bill that prohibits discrimination based on vaccination status

***AB309 (companion bill SB336) passed committee in June, 2021.  It is currently sitting and waiting to be scheduled for a vote on the full Assembly floor. This is the final step on the Assembly side before going to the Governor’s desk.  Speaker Vos is instrumental when it comes to which bills are scheduled for a full floor vote. ***

AB309 – This bill prohibits discrimination on the basis of vaccination status, which is defined in the bill as whether an individual has received one or more doses of a vaccine. The bill also makes changes to various discrimination laws, including all of the following:

1. Current law prohibits discrimination in employment, housing, and the equal enjoyment of a public place of accommodation or amusement on the basis of a person's disability. Current law also requires certain state agencies, authorities, and corporations to include provisions in contracts they execute obliging the contractor to similarly not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment. The bill adds vaccination status as a prohibited basis for discrimination in these areas.

2. Current law prohibits the University of Wisconsin System, the Technical College System, public elementary and secondary schools, and charter schools from discriminating against a student on the basis of the student's disability. The bill prohibits the same educational institutions from discriminating against a student on the basis of the student's vaccination status. The bill also prohibits the UW System Board of Regents from investing gifts, grants, and bequests in companies that practice discrimination based on vaccination status.

3. Current law prohibits the exclusion of an individual from jury duty on the basis of the individual's physical condition. The bill adds vaccination status as a prohibited basis for exclusion of an individual from jury duty.

4. The bill prohibits discrimination against an otherwise qualified person in the adoption of minor children because of the person's vaccination status.

5. Current law requires the heads of departments and independent agencies in the executive branch of state government to determine whether there is arbitrary discrimination on several bases and to take remedial action if such discrimination is found. The bill requires these heads to also determine if there is discrimination on the basis of vaccination status and take remedial action regarding such discrimination.

6. Current law prohibits discrimination against an employee, prospective employee, patient, or resident of an approved treatment facility providing treatment of alcoholic, drug dependent, mentally ill, or developmentally disabled persons on several bases. The bill adds vaccination status as a prohibited basis of discrimination.

7. Current law prohibits state agency rules from discriminating against a person on several bases. The bill adds vaccination status as a prohibited basis of discrimination.

8. Current law prohibits discrimination on several bases in the provision of vocational rehabilitation or mental health services. The bill adds vaccination status to the prohibited bases of discrimination.

9. The bill prohibits an insurer from discriminating against an individual on the basis of vaccination status and also prohibits motor carriers, automobile insurers, transportation network companies, and real estate brokers and salespersons from discriminating against an individual on the basis of vaccination status

Introduced by Wisconsin Representatives: Moses, Thiesfeldt, Allen, Armstrong, Brooks, Cabral-Guevara, Callahan, Horlacher, Plumer, Rozar, Schraa, Sortwell, Wichgers, Ramthun, Behnke, Edming, Penterman, Murphy

AB309: Bill Text

Example Email Below:

**We encourage you to construct your message using your own personal story, thoughts and feelings. **

Dear Speaker Vos-

I am writing to request that you schedule AB309 for a full vote on the Assembly floor. 

At the State of State address last year, you stated, “We won’t allow anyone to mandate vaccinations on our citizens.”  I implore you to stand by your promise now. 

As a Wisconsinite, I am calling on you to uphold our rights as citizens and step in to protect our freedom to make individualized medical decisions for ourselves and our families.  AB309 will eliminate barriers to the lives of everyday citizens so they can continue to put food on their tables and roofs over their children’s heads.

We simply cannot stand by idly while our rights are trampled, employees are terminated, and lives are destroyed over policies for a medical procedure that carries risks, including death, of which manufacturers have zero liability.

Please schedule AB309 for a full Assembly vote.  

FULL CTA HERE

PUBLIC HEARING in SENATE FOR SEVERAL PROTECTIVE COVID VACCINE BILLS

Action #1: Attend Public Hearing and register to testify if possible

Where/When:

Wednesday, January 12th, 2021 at 9:30 AM
Room 201 SE
Wisconsin State Capitol
2 E Main St
Madison, WI 5303  

Attend the Public Hearing (and testify in favor of these bills, if possible) at the Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 12, at 9:30am. If you do not want to testify, please be there to register on paper for the bills you support, even if you need to leave prior to the end of the hearing!

Attending AND registering IN FAVOR – even if you do not testify, speaks VOLUMES! Children are welcome (bring snacks!). If you wish to speak, but may not be able to stay the whole time, we encourage you to email your official testimony to Heather Smith, the Committee Clerk of the Senate Committee on Health, and copy your own State Senator in the email so he/she knows how important this issue is to you. 

Heather Smith’s email: Heather.Smith@legis.wisconsin.gov

Action #2: Email

Email your written testimony to be distributed to committee members to Heather Smith, the Committee Clerk of the Senate Committee on Health, and copy your own State Senator in the email so he/she knows how important this issue is to you.

Heather Smith’s email: Heather.Smith@legis.wisconsin.gov

Deadline to email: 9:00am Wednesday, Jan 12, 2022

State of Wisconsin – The Senate Committee on Health will hold a public hearing for 4 protective bills regarding vaccinations.  Agenda can be found here.

The 4 pieces of legislation include:

***Senate Bill 336; Relating to: prohibiting discrimination based on vaccination status.
We believe this bill is the best bill to support.  It encompasses many areas, and adds changes to the various discrimination laws in Wisconsin.

This bill prohibits discrimination on the basis of vaccination status, which is defined in the bill as whether an individual has received one or more doses of a vaccine. The bill also make changes to various discrimination laws, including all of the following:

1. Current law prohibits discrimination in employment, housing, and the equal enjoyment of a public place of accommodation or amusement on the basis of a person's disability. Current law also requires certain state agencies, authorities, and corporations to include provisions in contracts they execute obliging the contractor to similarly not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment. The bill adds vaccination status as a prohibited basis for discrimination in these areas.

2. Current law prohibits the University of Wisconsin System, the Technical College System, public elementary and secondary schools, and charter schools from discriminating against a student on the basis of the student's disability. The bill prohibits the same educational institutions from discriminating against a student on the basis of the student's vaccination status. The bill also prohibits the UW System Board of Regents from investing gifts, grants, and bequests in companies that practice discrimination based on vaccination status.

3. Current law prohibits the exclusion of an individual from jury duty on the basis of the individual's physical condition. The bill adds vaccination status as a prohibited basis for exclusion of an individual from jury duty.

4. The bill prohibits discrimination against an otherwise qualified person in the adoption of minor children because of the person's vaccination status.

5. Current law requires the heads of departments and independent agencies in the executive branch of state government to determine whether there is arbitrary discrimination on several bases and to take remedial action if such discrimination is found. The bill requires these heads to also determine if there is discrimination on the basis of vaccination status and take remedial action regarding such discrimination.

6. Current law prohibits discrimination against an employee, prospective employee, patient, or resident of an approved treatment facility providing treatment of alcoholic, drug dependent, mentally ill, or developmentally disabled persons on several bases. The bill adds vaccination status as a prohibited basis of discrimination.

7. Current law prohibits state agency rules from discriminating against a person on several bases. The bill adds vaccination status as a prohibited basis of discrimination.

8. Current law prohibits discrimination on several bases in the provision of vocational rehabilitation or mental health services. The bill adds vaccination status to the prohibited bases of discrimination.

9. The bill prohibits an insurer from discriminating against an individual on the basis of vaccination status and also prohibits motor carriers, automobile insurers, transportation network companies, and real estate brokers and salespersons from discriminating against an individual on the basis of vaccination status.

Senate Bill 383: Relating to: prohibiting proof of vaccination for COVID-19 as a condition of receiving business and government services.

This bill forbids the state, any governmental entity, and any business or legal entity engaged in any enterprise in the state from requiring any person to provide proof that the person has received a vaccine against the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, which causes COVID-19, as a condition of receiving any services, transacting any business, accessing any building, or participating in any function.

Senate Bill 337; Relating to: prohibiting businesses from discriminating against customers due to vaccination record.

This bill prohibits any business or legal entity engaged in any enterprise in the state from discriminating against any customer, client, or potential customer or client based on that person's vaccination record.

Senate Bill 342; Relating to: prohibiting discrimination based on whether the person has received a COVID-19 vaccine.

This bill forbids the state and any governmental entity from discriminating against any person based on whether the person has received a vaccine against the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, which causes COVID-19, or is able to show proof of having received such a vaccine.

Example Email Below:

** Please note: We understand the biggest impact comes when constituents write from the heart. The below email is an example email you can use to cut and paste to make things easier for those who wish to support these bills, but we encourage you to construct your message with your own personal story or your own thoughts and feelings on these bills and write why this is important to you. 

Hello, my name is XXXXXX and I am a resident of (location). I am emailing to request that the Senate Committee on Health vote YES (enter Senate bill numbers you support–especially SB336).

As a Wisconsinite, I am calling on those who have been elected to uphold our rights as citizens and step in with regards to vaccinations for COVID-19. The above bills reduce barriers to the lives of everyday Wisconsinites, in order for them to put food on their tables and roofs over their children’s heads.

It is time we unite across our state and country to push back against the aggressive lobbying efforts by the vaccine industry and by medical trade organizations whose interest and positions are of those that would increase their profits.

We simply cannot stand by idly, while our rights are trampled, employees are terminated, and lives are destroyed over policies for a medical procedure that carries risks, including death, of which have zero liability by the manufacturers.

Please vote yes on these bills.

There is also a public hearing on Tuesday Jan. 11th with regards to additional vaccine bills in another committee. Here is the agenda for that public hearing.

If you are able to attend Tuesday, that is wonderful, however we are encouraging a larger presence for Wednesday’s hearing!

FULL CTA HERE

PUBLIC HEARING FOR 3 PROTECTIVE COVID VACCINE BILLS

Action #1:    Attend Public Hearing
 

Where/When:  

Wednesday, December 15th, 2021 at 10:00 AM   Room 412 East
Wisconsin State Capitol
2 E Main St
Madison, WI 5303 

Action #2:  Email

Email your written testimony to be distributed to committee members to Mike Mikalsen, the Committee Clerk of the Senate Committee on Labor and Regulatory Reform, and copy your own State Senator in the email so he knows how important this issue is to you.

Mike Mikalsen’s email 

Deadline to email: 10:00am Dec. 15, 2021
 

State of Wisconsin – The Committee on Labor and Regulatory Reform will hold a public hearing for 3 protective bills regarding vaccinations. Agenda can be found here: 

Senate Bill 547: Relating to: eligibility for unemployment insurance benefits in the case of an unwillingness to receive a vaccine.
By Senators Stroebel, Felzkowski and Nass; cosponsored by Representatives Brooks, Gundrum, Knodl, Allen, Armstrong, Callahan, Edming, Horlacher, Magnafici, Moses, Plumer, Rozar, Schraa, Sortwell and Wichgers.

Senate Bill 662: Relating to: natural immunity to COVID-19 in lieu of proof of vaccination or test.
 By Senators Felzkowski, Ballweg, Bernier, Jagler, Marklein, Stafsholt and Stroebel; cosponsored by Representatives Horlacher, Cabral-Guevara, Allen, Armstrong, Brandtjen, Brooks, Dittrich, Duchow, Edming, Gundrum, James, Kuglitsch, Macco, Magnafici, Moses, Penterman, Schraa, Skowronski, Sortwell, Spiros, Summerfield, Thiesfeldt, Tittl and Wichgers.

Senate Bill 721: Relating to: employer liability under worker's compensation for mandatory or coerced COVID-19 vaccines.
 By Senators Nass, Bernier and Jacque; cosponsored by Representatives Sortwell, Moses, Cabral-Guevara, Knodl, Kuglitsch, Plumer, Rozar, Schraa, Tusler, Brandtjen, Wichgers, Thiesfeldt and Allen.

See FULL CTA HERE

 Action #1

CALL Assembly and Senate leadership daily from Friday, October 29th, 2021 – Friday, Nov. 5th, 2021.

Respectfully request that legal action be taken against the UW System on behalf of JCRAR to force the UW System to submit their COVID-19 policies to the legislature, to hopefully prevent vaccine mandates. 

• Representative Robin Vos: (608) 266-9171
• Senator Devin LeMahieu: (608) 266-2056

Action #2

Call your personal Assembly Representative and State Senator and request that they contact the above legislators and insist that legal action is taken against the UW System. You can find your legislators contact information here by entering your address in the “Who are my legislators?” box.

Example Phone Script below:

Hello, my name is XXXXXX and I am a resident of (location). I am calling to request that legal action is taken on the UW System, as they have not complied with the August JCRAR motion that the UW System submit their COVID-19 policies to the legislature. It is imperative that this system be held accountable to prevent more restrictive policies from being implemented in the future. I am increasingly concerned of the loss of freedoms this state and country are currently facing, and encourage the leadership to be bold, stand up for the constitution, and help protect our state from our rights being infringed upon.

Please remember that staff members who handle phone calls are generally pleasant. However, if you prefer not to speak with anyone, you can choose to leave a voicemail before or after normal business hours (8am to 5pm). Please forward this alert to individuals and organizations who are committed to ensuring that our elected officials uphold the law!

Why the Call to Action?

Back on August 30th, 2021, Wisconsin United for Freedom sent out a ‘Call To Action’ with respect to the UW System. We issued a ‘Call to Action’ because as a state agency, the University of Wisconsin System is required by state law to submit administrative rule changes to the legislature, specifically the Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules (JCRAR). On August 3rd, 2021, JCRAR passed a motion requiring the University of Wisconsin System, a State Agency, to submit their COVID-19 policies to the legislature/JCRAR by September 2nd, 2021. However, on August 24th, 2021, UW System President Tommy Thompson stated that he would not be submitting the UW System’s COVID-19 policies to the legislature/JCRAR, in violation of the August 3rd motion, and they have yet to do so.

In our previous ‘Call to Action’, we stated that if the Senate and Assembly leadership did not move forward on pursuing legal action against the UW System regarding this issue, that worse policies were going to be attempted to be implemented in the future, such as vaccine mandates. This is exactly what is taking place now. The UW System is planning to follow federal vaccine mandates for employees.

If the UW System is allowed to continue with this defyingly brazen abuse of power, they could potentially implement more restrictive COVID-19 policies in the future such as:

• COVID-19 vaccine mandates for all students and even campus visitors
• Required submission of personal health records, such as COVID-19 vaccination status
• Implementation of discriminatory policies against individuals who do not wish to publicly disclose their health records or who have chosen not to receive a COVID-19 vaccine

If this taxpayer funded educational system is not held accountable to the Wisconsin constitution, they will continue to boldly push, inch by inch, to see what other unconstitutional restrictions they can get away with. If action is not taken by the legislature, the UW System will push the boundaries even further and could potentially disallow individuals from attending college within the UW System based on whether they are vaccinated or not. 

We encourage all freedom fighters in Wisconsin to pick up the phone daily starting October 29th, 2021, through Tuesday, November 2nd, and CALL Speaker Vos and Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu and request that they stand up to the bullies of the UW System and pursue legal action so that the law is followed. Our children’s educational future is at stake, and we encourage all groups who wish to stand up to the top-down Biden Administrations authoritarian vaccine mandates and drastic change in our cultural values to push back against this issue with us in solidarity.

FULL CTA HERE

3 BAD BILLS introduced in the State Assembly!

Action #1: Email the committee chair for the Committee on Constitution and Ethics (Rep. Wichgers) to request the committee NOT HOLD PUBLIC HEARINGS on the bills below.

Email: Rep. Chuck Wichgers - Rep.Wichgers@legis.wisconsin.gov

Deadline to email: 11/5/2021

State of Wisconsin – Three DANGEROUS bills have been introduced – ALL BY Wisconsin  Democratic Legislators.

AB583 - relating to vaccination of 16-17-year-old minors without parental consent. 

This bill seeks to eliminate the fundamental right of parents in Wisconsin to make medical decisions for their minor children.

• Minors may not have full knowledge of their medical history.

• Adolescents may be more likely to succumb to medical coercion by an authority figure.

• Teenagers may be particularly susceptible to pressure by means of incentivization (gift cards, vaccination kickbacks) as is regularly practiced in many retail settings.

Introduced by Wisconsin Democratic legislators: Hintz, Neubauer, Baldeh, L. Myers, Conley, Bowen, Stubbs, Spreitzer, Ohnstad, Anderson, Goyke, Emerson, Subeck, and Hesselbein, as well as Senators Roys and Agard 

AB584 - relating to dentists administering vaccines and granting rule-making authority.

• A dentist may not know or have access to their minor patient’s health history or potential history of vaccine reaction.

• Families who opt to receive vaccines at a dental office may forgo well-checks with their primary health care provider.

Introduced by Wisconsin Democratic legislators: Hintz, Neubauer, Baldeh, L. Myers, Hebl, Pope, Emerson, Conley, Bowen, Stubbs, Spreitzer, Ohnstad, Subeck, Anderson, Goyke, Vining, Hesselbein, and Larson, as well as Senators Carpenter, Roys, Agard, L. Taylor and Johnson

AB585 - relating to purchasing and distributing vaccines for children and making an appropriation.

• It is not fiscally responsible for the state to initiate a purchasing program.

• The implementation of one purchasing system for both public and private entities relative to vaccinations is undeniably another step toward employing a nationalized, single-payer healthcare system.

Introduced by Wisconsin Democratic legislators: Hintz, Neubauer, Baldeh, L. Myers, Conley, Bowen, Stubbs, Spreitzer, Ohnstad, Anderson, Goyke, Emerson, Subeck, Hebl, Pope, Cabrera, Sinicki, Drake, Vining and Hesselbein, as well as Senators Carpenter, Roys, Agard, L. Taylor, and Johnson

**City of Milwaukee is Registered FOR this bill**

Example Email below: 

** Please note: We understand the biggest impact comes when constituents write from the heart. The below  email is an example email you can use to cut and paste to make things easier for those who wish to oppose  these bills. We encourage you to construct your message using your own personal story, thoughts, and  feelings and write why opposing them is important to you.  

Dear Rep. Wichgers,

I am writing to share my strong opposition for AB583, AB584, and AB585. 

After over a year and a half of governmental policies filled with overreach, mandates, coercion,  and discrimination, as a Wisconsinite, I strongly ask you as the chair of the Committee on  Constitution and Ethics not to hold a public hearing on these bills. Wisconsinites want to  maintain our parental choices, our health choices, and we want to stand up against governmental  overreach. It is time we band together in unity against policies that will ultimately hurt the citizens of Wisconsin. 

I respectfully encourage you not to hold a public hearing on any of the above bills. 

Sincerely,  

LINK TO FULL CTA HERE

UW System is out of CONTROL!

Action #1: 

CALL Assembly and Senate leadership on Tuesday, August 31st! Respectfully request that if the UW System does not comply with the August  3rd JCRAR Motion to submit their COVID-19 policies to the legislature/JCRAR by  September 2nd, that legal action must be taken against the UW System on  behalf of JCRAR to force the UW System to comply with state law. 

• Representative Robin Vos: (608)266-9171 

• Representative Jim Steineke: (608)266-2418

• Senator Chris Kapenga: (608)266-9174 

• Senator Devin LeMahieu: (608)266-2056 

Action #2: 

Call your personal Assembly Representative and State Senator on TUESDAY,  AUGUST 31st and request that they contact the above legislators and insist that  the UW System comply with state law.  You can find your legislators contact information here by entering your address in the “Who are my legislators?” box. 

Why the Call to Action? 

As a state agency, the University of Wisconsin System is required by state law to  submit administrative rule changes to the legislature, specifically the Joint  Committee on Review of Administrative Rules (JCRAR).  

On August 3rd , JCRAR passed a motion requiring the University of Wisconsin  System, a State Agency, to submit their COVID-19 policies to the legislature/JCRAR  by September 2nd, 2021.  

However, on August 24th, 2021, UW System President Tommy Thompson stated that he would not be submitting the UW System’s COVID-19 policies to the  legislature/JCRAR, in violation of the August 3rd motion.  Call to Action! What this means is that the UW System could implement highly restrictive COVID-19 policies such as: 

• COVID-19 vaccine mandates for all students, staff, and even campus visitors 

• Required submission of personal health records such as COVID-19  vaccination status 

• Forced COVID-19 testing requirements  

• Implementation of discriminatory policies against individuals who do not  wish to publicly disclose their health records or who have chosen not to  receive a COVID-19 vaccine 

The UW could also choose to alter their policies at any time, for whatever reason  they choose! As a State agency, the UW System MUST be compelled to follow State Law! The  Legislature MUST ensure that UW System submit their COVID-19 policies to the  legislature/JCRAR for approval.  

YOUR ACTION IS NEEDED! 

Example Phone Script below: 

Hello, my name is XXXXXX and I am a resident of (city). I am calling to request  that you compel the UW System to comply with State Law and submit their  COVID-19 policies to the legislature by September 2nd. I am also asking that the  legislature, whose members have taken an Oath to uphold the Wisconsin and  U.S. Constitution, take legal action against the UW System if they do not comply  with State Law.  Staff members who handle phone calls are generally pleasant. However, if you  prefer not to speak with anyone, you can choose to leave a voicemail before or  after normal business hours (8am to 5pm). Also, if your schedule does not permit  you to call on August 31, you can make a call on another day this week.  Please forward this alert to individuals and organizations who are committed to  ensuring that our elected officials uphold the law! 

Full CTA HERE

Public Hearing for SB150/AB132 

Relating to: immunization-related mail. It requires that any piece of mail containing immunization information is enclosed and sealed, and that no immunization information is visible on the outside of the mailer.

State of Wisconsin – This important health freedom bill will have a public hearing on
Tuesday, June 29nd at 10am. See agenda here.

Note: AB132 passed the full Assembly last week (6/22/21) with a vote of 68-29, bipartisan supported – and now it is time to get it through the Senate.

· SB150: Relating to: immunization-related mail. By Senators Bernier and Nass; cosponsored by Representatives Sortwell, Moses, Allen, Brooks, Edming, Loudenbeck, Magnafici, Murphy, Pronschinske, Ramthun, Rozar, Tusler, Wichgers and Cabral-Guevara. 

· AB132: Relating to: immunization-related mail. By Representatives Sortwell, Moses, Allen, Brooks, Edming, Loudenbeck, Magnafici, Murphy, Pronschinske, Ramthun, Rozar, Tusler, Wichgers and Cabral-Guevara; cosponsored by Senators Bernier, Nass and Jacque.

 ACTION #1 

Email and call the Committee on Government Operations, Legal Review and Consumer Protection and request they VOTE YES on this bill.

Email Addresses

Sen.Stroebel@legis.wisconsin.gov

Sen.Felzkowski@legis.wisconsin.gov

Sen.Bradley@legis.wisconsin.gov

Sen.Roys@legis.wisconsin.gov

Sen.Smith@legis.wisconsin.gov

Phone Numbers

Senator Stroebel (Chair) (608) 266-7513

Senator Felzkowski (Vice Chair) (608)   266-2509

Senator Bradley (608) 266-5400

Senator Roys (608) 266-1627

Senator Smith (608) 266-8546

Example Email below:

** Please note: We understand the biggest impact comes when constituents write from the heart. The below email is an example email you can use to cut and paste to make things easier for those who wish to support these bills, but we encourage you to construct your message with your own personal story or your own thoughts and feelings on these bills and write why this is important to you. 

Dear Senator,

I am writing to share my support for SB150/AB132.

This is a common-sense bill that protects the privacy of medical information for Wisconsinites. It requires that any piece of mail containing immunization information is enclosed and sealed, and that no immunization information is visible on the outside of the mailer. This bill is about health privacy, which is incredibly important for Wisconsinites.

I respectfully encourage you to vote YES on this bill.

Sincerely,

ACTION #2 

Attend the Public Hearing (and testify in favor of this bill, if possible) at the Capitol on Tuesday June 29nd at 10am. If you do not want to testify, please be there to register in support!

PUBLIC HEARING: 6/29/21 at 10:00am in 411 South at the State Capitol. 

Attending AND registering IN FAVOR – even if you do not testify, speaks VOLUMES! Children are welcome (bring snacks!). If you wish to speak, but may not be able to stay the whole time, we encourage you to email your official testimony to the committee clerk, Mark Radcliffe at Mark.Radcliffe@legis.wisconsin.gov and ask him to share your testimony with the full Committee on Government Operations, Legal Review and Consumer Protection. 

See full CTA here!

 Tuesday June 8th - Phone Calls Needed! 

ACTION #1

SPECIFICALLY ON Tuesday, June 8th – WE NEED ALL HEALTH FREEDOM SUPPORTERS to PLEASE CALL ASSEMBLY LEADERSHIP:

Respectfully let them know that you want them to place AB309 on the calendar for their next floor session. This includes the following individuals:

• Representative Robin Vos: (608)266-9171
• Representative Jim Steineke: (608)266-2418
• Representative Kevin Petersen: (608)266-3794
• Representative Tyler August: (608)266-1190
• Representative Tyler Vorpagel: (608)266-8530

*Sample phone script listed below*

When you call, simply state your name, where you are from, and state that you would like AB309 to be added to the calendar for the next floor session and then choose one, two, or all three of the talking points below as your reason(s) why. Although the staff are generally very polite when you call, if you would prefer to just leave a message, you can call before 8am or after 5pm on Tuesday, June 8th. Whether you talk to a person or leave a message, PLEASE remain respectful.

1. Passage of AB309 would ensure that all students are granted an equal opportunity to attend any college that they have been accepted into, and not denied entry based on vaccination status. Subjecting a subset of the population to mandatory masks and/or frequent testing if they wish to decline a vaccine is unjust. Just as they cannot legally be discriminated against based on their race, ethnicity, gender, or religion, they should also expect that they would not be discriminated against based on vaccination status.

2. Wisconsin is at a high risk of losing many skilled workers should businesses begin imposing vaccine mandates. Additionally, many workers may not tolerate indefinite masking, and choose to quit rather than being singled out for declining to receive or show proof of vaccination. We currently have a severe shortage of skilled workers, especially healthcare professionals. Losing more workers will be catastrophic to our economy. While some employers want to mandate vaccines, it remains unknown whether these same employers would cover medical expenses should a vaccine they mandate cause harm. Where there is a risk, there must always be a choice.

3. Forcing people to show proof of vaccination in order to enter a place of business, or receive a service is discrimination. No one should have the right to demand knowledge of our personal healthcare decisions or be permitted to discriminate against you if you choose not to disclose this. All healthy individuals must be permitted to move freely in society. Without AB309, there is no guarantee that you will be permitted access to services should you decline to receive a vaccine or show proof of vaccination.

ACTION #2

Please ALSO call your personal Assembly Representative on TUESDAY, JUNE 8TH if they are not one of the individuals mentioned above and tell them to ask the above individuals to move AB309 forward. If you do not know who your representative is, you can find out here by entering your address in the “Who are my legislators?” box.

Example Phone Script below:

Dear Representative,

My name is (INSERT YOUR NAME). I am a constituent of (YOUR REP HERE). My address is (INSERT YOUR ADDRESS). I am calling because I would like AB309 to be added to the calendar for the next floor session.

The reason this is so important to me is: (list 1, 2, or all 3 of the talking points listed above).

Thank you for your time.

Further explanation:

It’s time to up the pressure Wisconsin! After an absolutely amazing turnout for the Assembly Committee on Constitution and Ethics public hearing on AB309, AB299, AB303, AB316, and AB347, it looks promising that all five bills will be passed by the committee, likely on either June 8th or June 9th . While all of these are good bills and move us in the right direction, AB309 is the most comprehensive and is the only one that would protect all individuals against discrimination based on vaccination status for all vaccines.

But there is no guarantee that all of these bills will move to the floor for the entire Assembly to vote on. This is where we need YOU! Please make this action item a priority, in the name of health freedom in Wisconsin!

See full CTA here!

Big Action #1:  

ATTEND Public Hearing for 5-Health Freedom Bills

(AB299, AB303, AB309, AB316, and AB347) – You do not HAVE to testify, but we need you to sign in favor of these bills!

Action #2 Email and call the Constitution and Ethics Committee and request they VOTE YES on these bills.

Where/When: Wednesday, June 2, 2021 at 10:00am
GAR Hall
Wisconsin State Capitol
2 E Main St
Madison, WI 53703

Deadline to email and call:  June 2nd, 2021 10:00am 

State of Wisconsin – 5 important health freedom bills will have a public hearing on
Wednesday, June 2nd at 10am. See agenda here 

· AB299: Relating to: prohibiting proof of vaccination for COVID-19 as a condition of receiving business and government services.

· AB303: Relating to: prohibiting businesses from discriminating against customers due to vaccination record.

· AB309: Relating to: prohibiting discrimination based on vaccination status

· AB316: Relating to: prohibiting discrimination based on whether the person has received a COVID-19 vaccine.

· AB347: Relating to: prohibiting University of Wisconsin System institutions and technical colleges from requiring testing for, or vaccination against, the 2019 novel coronavirus.

Wisconsin United for Freedom stands firmly on the side of health CHOICE, and believes that Wisconsinites should be free to decide which medical procedures they will participate in without discrimination. We also believe Wisconsinites should not face the risk of losing our rights to work, obtain an education, participate in commerce or lose our Wisconsin way of life based on making an informed medical decision, especially when those medical procedures carry very real risks.

Wisconsin United For Freedom STRONGLY supports all of these bills.

 

ACTION #1 

Attend the Public Hearing (and testify in favor of these 5 bills, if possible) at the Capitol on June 2nd at 10am. If you do not want to testify, please be there to register in support!

PUBLIC HEARING: 6/2/21 at 10:00am in the GAR Hall at the State Capitol. 

It is critical that we ALL show up for this hearing.

Attending AND registering IN FAVOR – even if you do not testify, speaks VOLUMES! Overflow rooms will be available, and children are welcome (bring snacks!). If you wish to speak, but may not be able to stay the whole time, we encourage you to email your official testimony to the committee clerk, Bill Neville at William.Neville@legis.wisconsin.gov and ask him to share your testimony with the full Committee on Constitution and Ethics. 

For Information on how to get to the Capitol, where to park, and much more, click this link for our guide to the Capitol!

 

ACTION #2: 

Email and call the Constitution and Ethics Committee and request they VOTE YES on these bills. Those committee members who are bolded need extra encouragement to vote YES:

Email Addresses
Rep.Wichgers@legis.wisconsin.gov
Rep.Thiesfeldt@legis.wisconsin.gov
Rep.Allen@legis.wisconsin.gov
Rep.Ramthun@legis.wisconsin.gov
Rep.Magnafici@legis.wisconsin.gov
Rep.Murphy@legis.wisconsin.gov
Rep.Hebl@legis.wisconsin.gov
Rep.Pope@legis.wisconsin.gov
Rep.Cabrera@legis.wisconsin.gov

Phone Numbers
Rep. Wichgers (Chair) (608) 266‐3363
Rep. Thiesfeldt (Vice Chair) (608) 266‐3156
Rep. Allen (608) 266‐8580
Rep. Ramthun (608) 266‐9175
Rep. Magnafici (608) 267‐2365
Rep. Murphy (608) 266‐7500
Rep. Hebl (608) 266‐7678
Rep. Pope (608) 266‐3520
Rep. Cabrera (608) 266‐1707

Example Email below:

** Please note: We understand the biggest impact comes when constituents write from the heart. The below email is an example email you can use to cut and paste to make things easier for those who wish to support these bills, but we encourage you to construct your message with your own personal story or your own thoughts and feelings on these bills and write why this is important to you. 

1. Share if your employer is requiring a vaccine, and you love your job

2. Share if your child’s college has implemented vaccine requirements (this has already happened in at least 2 colleges in Wisconsin), and you want your child to have the same opportunities to succeed as anyone else

3. Share stories of discrimination based on vaccine status that you have personally experienced related to business access

4. Share personal stories of discrimination by athletic organizations, summer camps, inside your child’s classroom, etc.

5. Share stories of adverse reactions to vaccination

Dear Representative,

I am writing to share my support for AB299, AB303, AB309, AB316, and AB347. 

All of these bills protect against what is currently the widespread promotion of segregation and discrimination based on vaccination status. Discrimination is a huge topic in our society today and I hope you consider that discrimination against Wisconsinites based on their vaccination status of one, some, or all vaccines, is just as important as discrimination based on race, sexual orientation, or discrimination based on a disability.

Wisconsinites may choose not to get vaccinated against Covid-19, or any other illness, for many reasons, including medical or religious reasons. Some may decline because they may have had a reaction to a previous vaccination, or feel that the risk of the side effects of the vaccine outweigh the risks of getting Covid-19. 

The choice to receive any medical procedure should be left up to the individual and that decision should be made without endorsement or coercion from their employer, other businesses, or state agencies. The choice whether or not to vaccinate against one or many diseases should not force individuals to change jobs and/or careers; individuals must be free to work in their chosen field without fear of repercussions based on their vaccination status, especially when the medical decision comes with the risk of side effects including death.

These bills support freedom, choice, and the Constitution, and we respectfully encourage you to vote YES on these bills. 

Sincerely,

See full CTA here!

State of Wisconsin - AB 23 & AB 24: Call/email your OWN Representative
ASSEMBLY VETO OVERRIDE 

Deadline: Tuesday  May 11th 2021, 1:00pm  

State of Wisconsin – AB23 & AB24 were passed by BOTH the Assembly and Senate. Governor Evers vetoed these bills on 4/23/21.

Tuesday, May 11th: The Assembly will vote to override Governor Tony Evers’ veto of AB 23, which prohibits the Department of Health Services and local health officers from requiring individuals to receive a vaccine against the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus and AB 24, which prohibits local health officers from closing or forbidding gatherings in places of worship to control outbreaks and epidemics of the 2019 novel coronavirus. 

May 11th Agenda 

AB23 Relating to: prohibiting certain government officials from mandating vaccination against the coronavirus.

Assembly Bill 23  

AB24 Relating to: closure of and forbidding gatherings in places of worship.

Assembly Bill 24

Both of these bills support freedom and choice. Wisconsin United For Freedom stands for both freedom and choice and these bills are a shining example of the type of legislation that we need in our state. 

Wisconsin United For Freedom STRONGLY supports AB23 and AB24.

ACTION:

Email and call YOUR OWN Representative to request they VOTE YES to override the veto on both AB23 and AB24.

Find your own State Assembly member and Senator here 

IMPORTANT: Please remember to state that you are a constituent in your email and phone call / voice message.

As always, stories matter. 

Please feel free to edit or draft your own response in regard to the LRB at hand. 

An example message is also provided below.

Example Email:

** Please note: We understand the biggest impact comes when constituents write from the heart. The below email is an example email you can use to cut and paste to make things easier for those who wish to support these veto overrides. Feel free to construct your message with your own personal story or your own thoughts and feelings on this veto override alert and write why this is important to you. **

Dear Representative,

I am writing to share my support for AB23 and AB24. 

AB23 and AB24 are excellent bills that support freedom and choice here in our home state of Wisconsin. AB23 prohibits government officials from mandating vaccination against coronavirus. A vaccination is a medical procedure that carries risk, and as such it should always remain voluntary. Government officials should not have the power to compel ANY medical treatment, including vaccinations. AB24 prohibits local health officers from closing or forbidding gatherings in places of worship, and freedom of religion is of the utmost importance, especially during trying times.

While the Governor has vetoed these bills already, I consider them to be of utmost importance in defense of freedom and personal choice. As your constituent, I urge you to please vote with a majority of your fellow assembly members and VOTE YES in support of this legislation.

Sincerely,

See full CTA HERE

State of Wisconsin - LRB 3156/1  

Deadline: Friday, May 14th, 2021

This bill prohibits University of Wisconsin System institutions and technical colleges from requiring students or prospective students to be tested for, or receive a vaccine against, the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, which causes COVID-19, as a condition of attendance or presence on campus. 

LRB 3156/1 Bill Text

Wisconsin United for Freedom stands firmly on the side of health CHOICE, and believes that Wisconsinites should be free to decide which medical procedures they will participate in, especially when those medical procedures carry very real risks. These medical procedure decisions should NEVER be a condition for education.  This bill will allow our students to have the privacy they are entitled to and prevent discrimination in order to attain an education within the University of Wisconsin System.  

Wisconsin United for Freedom STRONGLY supports LRB-3156/1

ACTION:

Email and call YOUR Representative and Senator

Find your elected official’s contact information here  

(Type your address in the upper right-hand corner of the page, click on the individual name of your senator and representative to obtain their email address and phone number)

Please REMEMBER to state that you are a constituent in your voice message and/or email. 

For example, please provide your name and city in the subject line of the email for high visibility.

As always, stories matter. 

Please feel free to edit or draft your own response in regard to the LRB at hand. 

An example message is also provided below.

Example Email:

Dear Representative / Senator,

I am writing to request your support for LRB-3156/1 which will prohibit University of Wisconsin institutions and technical colleges from requiring students be tested for, or receive a vaccine against, SARS-CoV2 coronavirus as a condition of attendance. Each person should have the right to decide whether or not they wish to participate in any medical procedure and their choice should not result in discrimination or exclusion. This bill returns vaccination and testing decisions back to the individuals while maintaining their medical privacy. 

As your constituent, I strongly encourage you to support this important piece of legislation. 

Please contact Senator Stafsholt’s office at 6-7745 or Representative Gae Magnafici’s office at 7-2365 to co-sponsor this legislation.

Sincerely,

See full CTA HERE