Dear ,
Governor Youngkin has until March 24 to sign our bills into law, veto them, or propose amendments to them. He has vetoed more bills during his tenure than any other Governor in history, so we continue to expect a heavy veto hand.
Some of our bills passed unanimously or close to unanimously. We expect him to sign those bills into law. This includes limiting youth shackling in court, and supporting education in prisons, and rural maternity wards.
The worker justice bills that passed strictly on party-line votes, like increasing the minimum wage and paid sick days, will likely be vetoed although we obviously wish the Governor would support low-and moderate-income workers by signing these bills.
The two bills that had bipartisan support, but not quite as much as we’d like, were the bill on Bias Reduction Strategies for Healthcare Professionals and our Faith and Housing bill.
Last year, the Governor amended our Bias Reduction Strategies bill and then ultimately vetoed it after the General Assembly rejected his amendments, which had gutted the bill. Even though we are continuing to provide data showing the effectiveness of such training, in today's anti-DEI culture, it is challenging to find leaders willing to acknowledge that addressing racism and cultural competency are integral to ending inequalities in health.
We worked very hard building bipartisan support for our Faith and Housing bill and were disappointed when the final votes weren’t more bipartisan. Frankly, we are struggling to understand the arguments against the bill. So, we are asking for your help to encourage the Governor to sign the Faith and Housing bill.
There are two things you can do:
1. Sign (if you are a clergy person) or ask your religious leader to sign our Faith Leaders’ Letter in Support of Faith and Housing. We are seeking sign-ons by March 16 and will deliver the letter to the Governor the following day.
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