{"id":517,"date":"2019-01-16T20:06:37","date_gmt":"2019-01-16T20:06:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/madd.org\/virginia\/?p=517"},"modified":"2022-05-26T11:52:58","modified_gmt":"2022-05-26T11:52:58","slug":"contact-your-legislators-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madd.org\/virginia\/contact-your-legislators-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Contact Your Legislators TODAY!"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"517\" class=\"elementor elementor-517\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-11b4e05a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"11b4e05a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4aeeab23\" data-id=\"4aeeab23\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-433daeb8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"433daeb8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <h2 style=\"text-align: center\">*Important Update* Primary Seat Belt Legislation Before the 2019 Legislature<\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">Please contact Your Legislators Today! **Important Update as of 1\/23\/2019**<\/h3>\n<p><a class=\"text-red\" href=\"http:\/\/lis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?191+ful+HB2264\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HB 2264<\/a> was assigned to the Transportation subcommittee which recommended on <a class=\"text-red\" href=\"http:\/\/lis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?191+vot+H1901V0013+HB2264\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1\/22\/19 to lay it on table<\/a>.<br>\n<a class=\"text-red\" href=\"https:\/\/lis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?191+sum+SB1282\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SB 1282<\/a> was referred to the Committee on Transportation which voted on <a class=\"text-red\" href=\"https:\/\/lis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?191+vot+S11V0015+SB1282\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1\/16\/19 to pass it by indefinitely.<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">MADD believes seat belts are your best defense in an impaired driving crash, and we need your help in support of Primary Seat Belt Legislation. Primary seat belt laws allow law enforcement officers to ticket a driver or passenger for not wearing a seat belt, without any other traffic offense taking place.<br>\n<a class=\"text-red\" href=\"http:\/\/lis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?191+ful+HB2264\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">House Bill 2264 \u2013 Primary seat belt legislation<\/a><br>\n<a class=\"text-red\" href=\"https:\/\/lis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?191+sum+SB1282\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Senate Bill 1282 \u2013 Primary seat belt legislation <\/a><br>\n<strong>Please call or email your legislators in support of these bills!<\/strong><br>\n<strong>Enter your address <a class=\"text-red\" href=\"https:\/\/whosmy.virginiageneralassembly.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a> for your legislator\u2019s names and contact information.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>*Important Update* Primary Seat Belt Legislation Before the 2019 Legislature Please contact Your Legislators Today! 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