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Legislative
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Motorcycle Riders
CALLS TO ACTION And More
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February 25, 2020
TO: ABATE of Washington Members and Associates
URGENT CALL TO ACTION -
LEGISLATIVE |
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House Bill 1058
Event on Thursday 2/27/2020
The Senatorial Motorcycle
Safety Resolution will be presented by Senator
Randall in the Senate Chamber of the Legislative
Building on Thursday @ 10:00am (try to be at the
Capitol no later than 9:45a.m.). Please show up and
support the Resolution reading.
Event on Saturday 2/29/2020
Our Parking Bill, 6565
has passed the Senate and is scheduled for a hearing
on Saturday in House Transportation at 11:00a.m. We
are coming down to the wire with this Bill - again.
March 2nd, Monday, is the last day to pass opposite
house bills out of committee and read them into the
record on the floor.
Please come on down to
the Capitol for these events to support our
Motorcycle efforts
Louise Bentley
and
Brian Lange
Co-Legislative Affairs
Officers
ABATE of Washington |
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February 8, 2020
TO: ABATE of Washington Members and Associates
URGENT CALL TO ACTION -
LEGISLATIVE |
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House Bill 1058, ABATE's
Parking Bill is on the House Floor Calendar. We
don't have a long time, due to this being only a 60
Day session (and 12 days have already passed by) to
get this bill passed and onto the Governors desk.
So please, call your House Representatives and tell
them that you want HB1058 placed on the Order of
Consent and voted out of the House.
We do not want to run out
of time with only one small step between us and
getting this bill passed. Let's blow up the phones
in the House of Representatives with calls
requesting HB1058 be placed on the "Order of
Consent" and brought to a vote on the House Floor.
If we can get enough calls it will bring pressure to
have HB1058 voted on and sent to the Senate. We
only have about 45 more days to get this bill passed
into law. It has already taken 12 days to get it
moved from House Rules Committee to the House Floor
Calendar. We can't afford to waste time getting a
bill with as much support as this one has moving
along in the process. We need to stand together and
simply call you two Representatives and tell them
you want HB1058 to be placed on the "Order of
Consent".
Once it makes it to the
Senate, we can sweat it out from there. Don't ease
up, keep the pressure on.
Thanks everyone, now
let's get this done!!
Brian Lange
Co-Legislative Affairs
Officer
ABATE of Washington |
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August 31,
2019
TO: ABATE
of
Washington
Members and
Associates |
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Hi
Everyone, I
have some
questions
for you
today.
1) Do
you believe
ABATE of
Washington
has out
lived its
necessity?
2) Do
you believe
that it will
make no
difference
if we, as an
organization,
close the
doors as a
"Motorcycle
Rights
Organization?
3) Who
do you think
will take
over as an
organization
to fight for
the rights
of all
motorcyclist
in the state
of
Washington,
if ABATE was
no more?
The
reason I am
asking this
is because
we have
chapters
that are
struggling
to stay
viable.
Every
chapter that
has folded
has done so
for the same
reason. No
one is
stepping up
to help or
take on a
chapter
position.
We keep
nominating
the same
people over
and over and
they keep
accepting
until they
get to the
point they
are so
burned out
that they
have lost
all
interest.
Then
everyone
else will
get that
"Deer in the
headlight
look" hoping
that someone
will step
up. But no
one does and
the chapter
folds.
I hear
from some,
saying "I
can't do it.
I wouldn't
know what to
do" and
others say
they "Don't
have the
time" and
some truly
don't; but
for others,
it is just
an excuse.
For
those that
say they
don't know
what to do
it is easy,
just ask for
help. There
is always
someone who
will help,
they won't
do the work
for you but
they will
help.
For
those of you
who belong
to a
struggling
chapter
PLEASE don't
let your
chapter
fold. Step
up and do
what you
can.
I will
answer one
of the
questions
above for
you, the one
that asks
who will
take over as
a motorcycle
rights
organization.
There is
no other
that will do
the work
ABATE of
Washington
has done in
the last 40
years. Have
we been
successful
all the
time? Not
even close.
Have we made
a
difference?
We have made
a tremendous
difference.
Can the
motorcycle
community
afford to
lose ABATE?
I don't
believe so.
So, if
you can help
out please
do.
Lyle
Coyle
State
Coordinator
ABATE of
Washington
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TO: ABATE of
Washington
members.
January 26, 2018
FROM:
Legislative
Affairs Officer
- ABATE of
Washington |
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CALL TO
ACTION!!
The
Council
Of Clubs
has a
hearing
coming
up on
their
amendment
to the
Motorcycle
Anti-Profiling
Law.
This
would
put some
teeth
into the
bill.
If you
support
this
effort,
please
attend
the
hearing.
The
hearing
is
before
the
House
Judiciary
Committee.
It will
be held
in
Hearing
Room A
of the
John L
O'Brien
Building
at the
Capitol
at 8:00
AM on
January 31st.
The COC needs
all
available
to
attend
and sign
in in
support
of the
bill.
If
unable
to
attend,
you can
write
the
committee members
in
support
of the
bill.
You can
follow
the
bill,
sign up
for
updates,
and
comment
in
support
at this
link:
http://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=2873&Year=2017
We are
supporting
their
effort,
so I
want to
try to
get as
many
people
there as
possible.
Even if
the
hearing
is at
8:00 AM.
Brian
Lange
Legislative
Affairs
Officer
ABATE of
Washington
legislative1@abate-wa.org
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TO: ABATE of Washington members. January 14, 2018
FROM:
State Coordinator - ABATE of
Washington |
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2nd Amendment
Challenges;
Hi Everyone;
Black Thursday
is just a few days
away and we need
everyone to attend.
Listed below are
some bills that are
not motorcycle
related and are not
bills that ABATE, as
a whole, is
supporting. But,
they are extremely
important to your
2nd Amendment
rights.
Senate Bill 5444,
sponsored by Senator
David Frockt (D-46)
would impose a
registration-licensing
system on commonly
owned semi-automatic
firearms and
standard-capacity
ammunition magazines
that bill proponents
label as "assault
weapons" and
"large-capacity
magazines" (LCM).
Every person who
possesses,
transports,
manufactures,
purchases or sells a
so-called "assault
weapon" or LCM must
have an annual
state-issued
license, with an
updated license
required every time
there is a change in
possession of the
gun or magazine.
The licensing
requirement has a
delay period (until
2020) before it
applies to persons
who currently
possess such items,
but these persons
would be prohibited
from selling or
transferring any gun
or magazine
designated by this
bill to anyone other
than a licensed
dealer, a gunsmith,
or to law
enforcement for
permanent
relinquishment. SB
5444 also mandates
that relinquished
guns and magazines
"must be destroyed."
Senate Bill 5463,
sponsored by Senator
Guy Palumbo (D-1),
is vaguely written
legislation that
would require
individuals to lock
up firearms or
potentially face
Class C Felony
charges. This
intrusive government
legislation invades
people's homes and
forces them to
render their
firearms useless in
a self-defense
situation by locking
them up.
Senate Bill 5992,
sponsored by Senator
Kevin Van De Wege
(D-24) mirrors
federal legislation
proposed by anti-gun
California U.S.
Senator Dianne
Feinstein (D-CA).
This bill would make
it a crime to
knowingly possess a
firearm accessory or
any other device,
part or combination
of parts that is
designed or
functions to
accelerate the rate
of fire of a
semi-automatic
firearm. The broad
and overreaching
provisions in SB
5992 could
potentially
criminalize firearm
modifications such
as competition
triggers, muzzle
brakes, and
ergonomic changes
that are commonly
done by law-abiding
gun owners to make
their firearms more
suitable for
self-defense,
competition,
hunting, or even
overcoming
disability.
Senate Bill 6049,
sponsored by Senator
Frockt, is yet
another bill
targeting so-called
"Large Capacity
Magazines" and would
prohibit the
possession of
ammunition magazines
holding ten or more
rounds, with limited
exceptions. Those
allowed to continue
possession of "Large
Capacity Magazines"
within the limited
exceptions would be
required to lock up
their ammunition
magazine or face
criminal charges.
Senate Bill 6146,
sponsored by Senator
Rebecca Saldaña
(D-37), would
abolish Washington's
decades old state
firearm preemption
statute. The state
preemption statute,
which passed in
1983, helps keep
firearm and
ammunition laws
consistent
throughout
Washington by
establishing that
the State
Legislature has full
authority to
regulate and create
laws pertaining to
firearms and
ammunition. These
statutes help
prevent a confusing
patchwork of gun
control laws which
make it difficult
for gun owners to
ensure that they are
following the law.
Further, Second
Amendment rights are
guaranteed to all
citizens, regardless
of where they
reside. State
preemption statutes
help protect against
the infringement of
rights of citizens
who live in
localities
controlled by
anti-gun elected
officials.
Lyle Coyle
State Coordinator
ABATE of Washington
coordinator@abate-wa.org
"Added Note: If
these Bills are not
presented to the
citizens of the
State of Washington
for VOTE
and are adopted by
the legislature in
this form, they do
represent
"Totalitarian
Enactments". "
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TO: ABATE of Washington members. January 11, 2018
FROM:
Legislative Affairs Officer
- ABATE of Washington |
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LATEST LEGISLATIVE
UPDATE
This is to keep the
membership up to
date on the
happenings in
Olympia with the
bills authorized by
the BOD of ABATE.
Things are moving
fast, and details
are still coming
together, but here
is what is known so
far:
1.) HB 2454
(Vehicular Assault
Bill AKA "Leprechaun
Cain" Bill) is going
to have a hearing.
Date & time to be
confirmed by Jan.
17th, in
the House Public
Safety
Committee. The
Chairman of the
Committee told me
personally that he
wants to not only
hold a hearing but
to move the bill
on!
2.) ABATE is in the
process of finding a
prime sponsor in the
Senate for a
companion bill to
HB2454...Prospects
are looking good and
we should have more
info by Black
Thursday.
3.) I was told this
evening by phone
that SB6070
(motorcycle parking)
will be getting a
hearing in the
Senate
Transportation
Committee. Date &
Time To Be
Determined.
4.) Rep. Irwin
dropped the House
companion bill to
SB6070 today. The
Chair of the House
Transportation
Committee (Rep. Judy
Clibborn, is
supportive of the
bill) so it should
get a hearing as
well.
All of our bills
have to be out of
Committee by
February 2nd, or
they are dead. So
getting a hearing
ASAP is vital.
Things seem to be
coming together
quickly, and more
should be known by
Black Thursday. An
announcement will be
made with the most
up to date
information on the
steps at Black
Thursday before the
several Legislators
begin to speak at
10:45.
For those interested
in attending, there
will be a training
seminar at the
Governor Hotel at
6:00 PM. (a brief
social/visit session
at 5:30). Training
will be on the bill
process, and how to
meet with a
Legislator. As well
as other related
topics.
I look forward to
see as many ABATE
members in
attendance at Black
Thursday as
possible.
Membership speaking
with their
Legislators is key
to our success.
Ride Free
Brian Lange
Legislative Affairs
Officer
ABATE of Washington
legislative1@abate-wa.org
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TO: ABATE of Washington members. January 11, 2018
FROM:
Legislative Affairs Officer
- ABATE of Washington |
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LATEST LEGISLATIVE
UPDATE
This is to keep the
membership up to
date on the
happenings in
Olympia with the
bills authorized by
the BOD of ABATE.
Things are moving
fast, and details
are still coming
together, but here
is what is known so
far:
1.) HB 2454
(Vehicular Assault
Bill AKA "Leprechaun
Cain" Bill) is going
to have a hearing.
Date & time to be
confirmed by Jan.
17th, in
the House Public
Safety
Committee. The
Chairman of the
Committee told me
personally that he
wants to not only
hold a hearing but
to move the bill
on!
2.) ABATE is in the
process of finding a
prime sponsor in the
Senate for a
companion bill to
HB2454...Prospects
are looking good and
we should have more
info by Black
Thursday.
3.) I was told this
evening by phone
that SB6070
(motorcycle parking)
will be getting a
hearing in the
Senate
Transportation
Committee. Date &
Time To Be
Determined.
4.) Rep. Irwin
dropped the House
companion bill to
SB6070 today. The
Chair of the House
Transportation
Committee (Rep. Judy
Clibborn, is
supportive of the
bill) so it should
get a hearing as
well.
All of our bills
have to be out of
Committee by
February 2nd, or
they are dead. So
getting a hearing
ASAP is vital.
Things seem to be
coming together
quickly, and more
should be known by
Black Thursday. An
announcement will be
made with the most
up to date
information on the
steps at Black
Thursday before the
several Legislators
begin to speak at
10:45.
For those interested
in attending, there
will be a training
seminar at the
Governor Hotel at
6:00 PM. (a brief
social/visit session
at 5:30). Training
will be on the bill
process, and how to
meet with a
Legislator. As well
as other related
topics.
I look forward to
see as many ABATE
members in
attendance at Black
Thursday as
possible.
Membership speaking
with their
Legislators is key
to our success.
Ride Free
Brian Lange
Legislative Affairs
Officer
ABATE of Washington
legislative1@abate-wa.org
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TO: ABATE of Washington members. January 7, 2018
FROM: Legislative Affairs Officer - ABATE of Washington |
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URGENT CALL TO ACTION - Black Thursday UPDATE
Please, your help is URGENTLY needed!
ABATE members only have (at this moment) appointments with 27 out of 147 legislators. And most of those have been made by only 7 people or chapters. Come on, make your appointments and email the times to me at legislative1@abate-wa.org so we can get them on the list and know who is and isn't covered.
ABATE is a legislative organization, put as much effort into the "charity" of our own Freedom as you would setting up a poker run.
Brian Lange
Legislative Affairs Officer
ABATE of Washington
legislative1@abate-wa.org
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ABATE of Washington, Communications Officer, ABATE of Washington, PO Box 8369, Tacoma, WA 98419-0369 |
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LEGISLATIVE CALL TO ACTION!!! March 16, 2017
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TO: All Members of ABATE of Washington and Associates
CALL TO ACTION!!
LANE
SHARING BILL
PHONE AND EMAIL
OPERATION
This
is a simple
concept, and one
everyone can
take part in.
Starting at
9:00 AM on
Friday March
17th, and
continuing until
1:00 PM, call
Rep. Clibborn's
office and email
her.
<judy.clibborn@leg.wa.gov>
360
786-7926
With
each call and
email simply
leave the
message; "I
request a
hearing on
5378." You
don't have to
say anymore, or
any less. Let's
overwhelm her
office phone,
and email with
requests for a
hearing on 5378
during that 4
hour period.
That will get
the message
across.
Everyone from
across the state
should be able
to make a phone
call, and send
an email. Let
the
motorcyclists in
the state
demonstrate our
will, and let
her know how
much we want
this hearing.
Just by using
that one simple
sentence; "I
request a
hearing on 5378"
we can put
pressure on the
committee chair.
Then on Friday
we will continue
the pressure
with the protest
at the Capitol.
All it
will take is the
one sentence; "I
request a
hearing on
5378."
Thanks, and
let's get this
done!! Copy to
all your rider
Friends!!
Refer
Questions and
Comments to: <legislative1@abate-wa.org>
Brian
Lange
Legislative
Affairs Officer
ABATE
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LEGISLATIVE CALL TO ACTION!!! March 15, 2017
LANE SHARING
- SSB 5378 |
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TO: All Members of ABATE of Washington and Associates
IMPORTANT - YOUR
HELP IS NEEDED!!
CALL TO ACTION!!
DEMONSTRATION PROTEST AT THE CAPITOL
With
House Transportation
Committee Chair,
Rep. Judy Clibborn
refusing to hold a
hearing on SSB5378
(the Lane Sharing
Bill), and with
ABATE leadership
approval, I am
calling for a
peaceful
protest
demonstration
at the sundial
between the John A
Cherberg and John L
O'Brien buildings
behind the Capitol
on Friday,
March 17th at 11:00
AM. This
will put us directly
below Rep.
Clibborn's office.
Feel
free to bring hand
held signs that read
something to the
effect of; "GIVE
5378 A HEARING",
"FREE 5378", "LANE
SHARING RELIEVES
CONGESTION", "WSP
SHOULDN'T CONTROL
LEGISLATION", etc.
Be
creative, but not
rude if you make a protest sign. You get the idea...whether
they are just paper
and felt pen signs,
that is fine.
The
goal is to fill that
area with bikers
below her office,
make a few speeches,
and get our message
across that we are
simply asking for
5378 to be heard in
a public hearing.
With only a quarter
of the bills dropped
in the Senate making
it to the House, and
no real opposition
appearing among the
committee members,
we are stating our
desire that the
Chair hold a public
hearing on SSB5378
asap.
Thanks, and let's
get this done!!
Copy to all your
rider Friends!!
Refer
Questions and
Comments to: <legislative1@abate-wa.org>
Brian
Lange
Legislative Affairs
Officer
ABATE
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LEGISLATIVE CALL TO ACTION!!!
Feb 25, 2017
LANE SHARING - Senate
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TO: All Members of ABATE of
Washington and Associates
IMPORTANT - YOUR HELP IS
NEEDED!!
Senate Bill 5378 (The Lane
Sharing Bill) has progressed and
is on the Floor Calendar in the
Senate.
That means
that the bill is up for debate
and a vote on the Senate Floor.
Contact your Senator's office
and ask that they support and
vote to pass SB5378.
Let's
flood them with emails and phone
calls requesting they vote to
pass 5378 out of the Senate.
Let's get this bill moved
passed the Senate and into the
House.
By now,
everyone should at least know
what district they live in. If
not, here is the link to the
legislatures "Find Your
District" web page. <http://app.leg.wa.gov/districtfinder>
Then use the information to
send an email or make the phone
call to your Senator, and tell
them you wish them to support
and vote for SB5378.
Thanks,
and let's get this done!! Copy
to all your rider Friends!!
Brian
Lange
Legislative Affairs Officer
ABATE of
Washington
Refer
Questions and Comments to <legislative1@abate-wa.org>
Communications Note:
If you
ever have problems using
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the link and paste into your web
browser search bar.
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TO: All
ABATE of
Washington
Members and
Associates |
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LEGISLATIVE
CALL
TO
ACTION!!!
Feb
18,
2017
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TO: All Members of ABATE of Washington and Associates
Substitute House Bill 1804 has been referred to the House Transportation Committee for further review instead of to the House Rules Committee after it passed out of the House Business & Financial Services Committee. We need to strike back hard and fast to put pressure on the legislature to pass SHB 1804 on to the House Rules Committee ASAP. We only have until the 24th to get it out of committee, and someone in the legislature has decided our bill has to go through an additional committee.
CALL TO ACTION - TIME CRITICAL !
Substitute House Bill 1804 was passed OUT OF the Business & Financial Services Committee on Wednesday, February 15th. Today, (2/17/2017) it was referred to the TRANSPORTATION Committee for consideration. NOT to the Rules Committee as is normally the case.
Contact your legislators IMMEDIATELY and ask why this bill must pass through additional committee review prior to being referred to the House Rules Committee.
This would seem to be an intentional tactic to delay this bill beyond the cut-off date of February 24th to pass out of its original committee!
We must not allow those who oppose us to steal our rights away in some form of power play. Contact your House Representative ASAP!
Brian Lange
Legislative Affairs Officer
ABATE of Washington
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LEGISLATIVE CALL TO ACTION!!! Feb 7, 2017 |
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TO: All Members of ABATE of Washington and Associates
Our
helmet bill in the Senate received a "do
pass" vote and was referred
to the Rules Committee dependent on signatures.
Again
this year, the necessary signatures were not
there.
Luckily,
we have another hearing on a helmet bill in
the House,
HB1804.
This hearing will be in the Business &
Financial Institutions
Committee at 8:00 AM in the John L. O'Brien Bldg at the Capitol.
ATTENTION
FREEDOM LOVING WASHINGTON MOTORCYCLISTS
This
is a Call To Action to come and fill the
hearing room
and show support for a helmet bill in the House of Representatives.
The hearing is in the Business & Financial Institutions Committee
(the insurance committee) on a bill virtually identical to SB5156 in the
Senate.
We
really need to fill this hearing room with
supporters.
The hearing is on February 14th, at 8:00 AM
in the John L. O'Brien Bldg. of the Capitol.
HB1804 is our first helmet bill hearing in the House.
Be there, and be part of history in the making.
Due to the early hour of the hearing,
do not let the probable cold temperatures affect you.
If you don't ride down, cage it, bus it, just be there if you are at all
able.
We
have not had a helmet bill get a hearing in
the House since before 1990.
This is when the helmet law was enacted.
Be there, and be a part of history.
Brian
Lange
Legislative
Affairs Officer
ABATE
of Washington
Refer
Questions and Comments to <legislative1@abate-wa.org
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Call
to Action-Request a Public Hearing
for HB 1553
US Defenders /COIR-WA |
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Important message
from:
Lyle
Coyle - State Coordinator -
ABATE of Washington
February 6, 2017
It is time for US Defenders and COIR, in concert with ABATE of Washington
members and all Motorcyclists to act.
HB
1553 is the most important piece
of Legislation we have ever
attempted to pass.
HB
1553 is an ACT relating to;
including, displaying or wearing
motorcycle related
or motorcycle-club related paraphernalia as a factor in profiling
discrimination;
and amending RCW 49.60.030.
1. Call and
Request a Hearing:
WE NEED EVERY WASHINGTON MOTORCYCLIST, THEIR SUPPORTERS AND
FAMILY TO MAKE 2
PHONE CALLS AND
REQUEST A PUBLIC
HEARING FOR HB
1553
CALL
REPRESENTATIVE:
LAURIE JINKINS - 360-786-7930
and;
CALL
REPRESENTATIVE: JAY RODNE - 360
786 7852
2. The Problem;
- Motorcycle discrimination goes beyond just roadside stops and
includes the
upward trend of motorcyclists fitting an
inaccurate stereotype
being denied access to public accommodations and
public events.
In many cases, cities and municipalities are behind these exclusions.
- Although the law pased in 2011 has
reduced motorcycle
profiling stops, they
have
not been eliminated. The current law does not contain an explicit
prohibition or a
relief provision.
3. This
Law Would Solve These
Issues:
-
Prohibit discrimination
against those in public
accommodations
and employment.
- Expand the definition of profiling to include denying
access to
public accommodation as defined by state law
and
expands this protection
to all groups identified in the Washington civil rights statute.
-
Explicitly prohibits
profiling going beyond
current training
requirements.
YOUR RIGHTS ARE IMPORTANT! GUARD THEM!
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CALLS TO ACTION
& Alerts !!!
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LEGISLATIVE CALL
TO ACTION!!!
January 31, 2017
This CTA is an attempt
to put pressure on Rep.
Clibborn in the House
to hold a hearing, and get the helmet bill out of the committee before
the cut-off date of Feb. 24th.
We have just had
hearings on our bills in
the Senate, and the
process is in motion.
HOWEVER, it is a
different story in the
House. We need to have
our bills out of
committee in the House
by Feb. 24th or they are
DONE FOR THE YEAR.
That means all of our efforts in the Senate will eventually be stopped by
ONE PERSON'S DECISION not to hold an open hearing on our bills.
Will you allow one person to control our ability to exercise our Rights?
If you say no, than
contact your legislator
and fervently request
they ask
Representative Clibborn to hold a hearing on HB1157 and HB1803.
To prevent that from
happening, we must reach
out and put pressure on
the House
Transportation Committee Chair to hold a hearing on our bills.
I am asking each and every one of you to contact your legislative
representative, by
phone AND by email demanding they ask Representative Clibborn hold a
hearing on
HB1157 (the lane sharing safety act) and HB1803 (the helmet bill). We
need
EVERYONE to take part in this effort, and let the weight of the
motorcycling
community of Washington State be felt in Olympia. Do not just sit back
and allow the
Committee Chair to ignore the demands of our community because she does
not
support them. I ask you to put pressure on your legislators to put
pressure on the
Committee Chair to hold a hearing. Contact them by phone and email.
MAKE OUR PRESENCE FELT.
Contact your
Representatives, no
matter what district you
live in. Or whether
they are Democrat
or Republican...it
doesn't matter. What
does matter is
contacting them and
letting our demand for a
hearing be heard.
. ESPECIALLY if you live
in ANY of the following
districts,
one of your
Representatives is on
the House Transportation
Committee,
it is imperative that
you contact your
legislators demanding a
public hearing
on HB1157 and HB1803.
Let's not be ignored by the House Transportation Chair any longer.
House Transportation
Committee Members
1st Dist. Rep. Kloba
3rd Dist. Rep.
Riccelli
4th Dist. Rep. Shea
5th Dist. Rep. Rodne
10th Dist. Rep. Hayes
18th Dist. Rep. Pike
20th Dist. Rep. Orcutt
21st Dist. Rep.
Ortiz-Self
24th Dist. Rep. Chapman
25th Dist. Rep.
Stambaugh
26th Dist. Rep. Young
27th Dist. Rep. Fey
30th Dist. Rep.
Pelliciotti
31st Dist. Rep. Irwin
33rd Dist. Rep.
Gregerson
36th Dist. Rep. Tarleton
40th Dist. Rep. Morris
41st Dist. Rep. Clibborn
42nd Dist. Rep. Van
Werven
44th Dist. Rep.
Harmsworth
44th Dist. Rep Lovick
46th Dist Rep. Farrell
47th Dist. Rep. Hargrove
48th Dist. Rep. McBride
49th Dist. Rep. Wylie
Without our combined
efforts, everything we
have accomplished in the
Senate will have been for nothing. As a community, we need to put
pressure
on the Chair of the House Transportation Committee to hold a hearing on
these bills ASAP.
Let's crash their email
servers by filling them
with requests.
We've done it before, let's do it again. Make our point heard!!
Thank you for your
support, and let's RIDE
FREE!!
Brian Lange
Legislative Affairs
Officer
ABATE of Washington
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January 25,
2017
TO: All
ABATE of
Washington
Members and
Associates.
Legislative Call To Action !
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This is a Call To Action on Senate Bill 5156, the helmet bill with liability requirement.
Calling all able bodied members and supporters of Freedom of Choice!! ABATE's helmet bill in the Senate is being heard on January 30th, at 3:30 PM in the John A. Cherberg Building. This is the Helmet Bill that would allow anyone over 18 to be able to ride without a helmet as long as they had liability insurance meeting the state minimum. Just like for your car. The same coverage liability, not medical, or PIP. Let's fill the hearing room! It should be hearing room 1 but that may change. The key points once again are that it will on January 30th, at 3:30 PM in the John A Cherberg building. Ride Free! Let's get this done!!
Brian Lange
Legislative Affairs Officer
ABATE of Washington
Use this
link if
you need
to
review
the
Bill:
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TO: All ABATE of Washington Members
and Associates
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I wanted to give everyone an update on our accomplishments for this 2016 session in the legislature. ABATE was running four active bills this session; two in the House, and two in the Senate. As of Feb. 5th, three of those bills died in Committee. Only ESSB5623 is technically still alive. However, it has been amended in the Senate to actually be more dangerous, and difficult to execute in traffic that it was decided to just let it die rather than try to "fix" all the problems with it.
That being said; even though we didn't get a hearing or a bill passed into law, ABATE still had a good session in 2016. We had success by:
1. Running four active bills in the legislature.
2. Having one bill pass from the Senate Rules Committee, and then get a successful vote on the Senate Floor sending it on to the House.
3. Having legislators and their aides state they knew we were coming by listening to our ABATE commercials on the radio.
4. Educating several members of the House on the difference between "Lane Splitting" and "Lane Filtering/Sharing".
5. Having ten Legislators attend our ABATE meet & greet after Black Thursday.
6. ABATE being able to get bi-partisan legislative speakers on the steps on Black Thursday.
This is an election year, so support the candidates that support our rights. Put their signs in your yards, volunteer for them, and make an effort for them to get to know you. The majority in the House is extremely narrow, and only a few seats changing hands could swing the balance over. That would mean a complete reshuffle of the power structure, including the Committee Chairs in the House. So keep up the pressure, and we will make a change in the legislature we will deal with next year.
Brian Lange
Legislative Affairs Officer
ABATE of Washington
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URGENT
CALL FOR
LEGISLATIVE
ACTION -
IMMEDIATE
ATTENTION
TO: All
ABATE of
Washington
Members and
Associates
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Here is an URGENT CTA coming down from US Defenders. Please send this out asap to all members!!
Thanks, Brian
Greetings,
It's time to get serious folks we really need your help. This is a Call To Action for everyone to contact (email or call) their Senator and ask them to "Pink Slip" (sign onto) SB6624 - Addressing Profiling in places of public accommodation.
Next, do the same thing with your Representatives and ask them to "Pink Slip" HB2950 - Addressing profiling in places of public accommodation.
The bills will be available for sponsorship until Monday Jan 28th so we need to act now!
There will be a follow up call to action that will be specific to the committee(s) that the bills are assigned to in the near future.
These bills are presented by the Washington Council of Clubs and the Motorcycle Profiling Project and are supported by A.B.A.T.E and other MRO's and represent our ongoing mission to proactively work with our legislators to end motorcycle profiling on all levels of the public sector.
PLEASE ACT NOW AND GET YOUR PEOPLE INVOLVED. The motorcycle rights movement in Washington State is on it way to making history again and as we learned from our previous success it takes everyone's participation.
You can find you legislators easily by following this link http://app.leg.wa.gov/DistrictFinder/ . Enter your address and it will pull up the legislators for your district. Simply click on your senator or representatives name and it will bring up their contact information.
Thank you very much for your prompt attention and assistance.
Respectfully,
Twitch
Lt. Commander, U.S. Defenders WA
Brian Lange
Legislative Affairs Officer
ABATE of Washington
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URGENT
CALL FOR
LEGISLATIVE
ACTION -
IMMEDIATE
ATTENTION
TO: All
ABATE of
Washington
Members
and
Associates
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Now is the time to put pressure on the House to hold a hearing. We have until February 5th to get a hearing on HB1515, our lane filtering bill. The Senate version would restrict us to using the left shoulder between the fog line and the jersey barrier (where all the debris and rumble strips are). The House bill still holds the original language, and isn't all tweaked up like the Senate version is. So here is what I am asking every member to do: Email your House Representative ASAP and ask them to request a hearing on HB1515 from the Chair of the House Transportation Committee.
Especially if they are one of the following legislators (who are on the House Transportation Committee):
41st District Judy Clibborn (Committee Chair)
46th District Jessyn Farrell (Committee Vice Chair)
27th District Jake Fey (Committee Vice Chair)
1st District Luis Moscoso (Committee Vice Chair)
20th District Ed Orcutt (Ranking Minority Member)
47th District Mark Hargorve (Asst. Ranking Minority Member)
44th District Mark Harmsworth (Asst. Ranking Minority Member)
11th District Steve Bergquist (Deputy Majority Floor Leader)
33rd District Mia Gregerson
10th District Dave Hayes (Asst. Minority Whip)
30th District Teri Hickel
30th District Linda Kochmar
48th District Joan McBride (Asst Majority Whip)
49th District Jim Moeller (Speaker Pro-Tem)
40th District Jeff Morris
21st District Lillian Ortiz-Self
18th District Liz Pike
3rd District Marcus Riccelli (Deputy Minority Whip)
5th District Jay Rodne
19th District JD Rossetti
38th District Mike Sells
4th District Matt Shea (Asst Minority Floor Leader)
25th District Melanie Stambaugh
36th District Gael Tarleton (Majority Floor Leader)
26th District Jesse Young
We have until February 5th to get our bill out of the Committee. So we are under pressure, as that gives us one week. Now is the time to put pressure on the House to hold a hearing!! Contact your House Representative (especially if they are on the above list) and request they contact the House Transportation Chair to request a hearing on HB1515. If we can put enough pressure on quickly, we MAY be able to get a hearing on our bill.
If you do not know what district you live in, or who your Representatives are, follow this link to the "find your district page on the legislatures website: http://app.leg.wa.gov/DistrictFinder/
Our only other current option is to wait for the Senate version to come back to the House, and have the language amended. That would be the hardest route. Let's try the House first, and if that doesn't work, we will do what we can with the Senate version. Either way, it seems our hopes for an amended helmet bill are dead until next year. So let's grab the last brass ring available to us, and get some movement on our lane filtering bill.
Thanks for all your support and effort. The battle for "rights" goes on!
Brian Lange
Legislative Affairs Officer
ABATE of Washington
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MRF Current
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Alerts!
Motorcycle Riders
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13NR02 - MRF News Release - Definition of a Motorcycle
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
16 January 2013
Contact: Jeff Hennie, Vice President of Government Relations
and Public Affairs
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Definition of a Motorcycle
What is a motorcycle anyway?
We all know what a motorcycle is, ; question is do we know what is not a motorcycle?
I am not trying to intentionally confuse you, this is a serious question. Look around and you
will see many two, three and sometime even four wheeled vehicles all carrying a motorcycle
license plate that vaguely resemble a motorcycle
The motorcycle vehicle category has become a catch all for misfit vehicles that are not
traditional cars. This has led the Federal government to refine what a motorcycle is when it
comes to accident reporting. The definition in the past has been as loose as "a vehicle with
two or three wheels in contact with the ground that is designed to carry one or two
individuals".
The problem with that definition is that it makes no mention of enclosures, riding position
over seated position, seat belts, and other add-ons that may fit the definition, but is clearly
not a motorcycle. In and around Washington DC I have personally noticed vehicles that bear
a motorcycle license plate that have a full enclosure, windshield wipers, bench seating, seat
belts, doors and windows.
I realize that we are not talking about a great number of vehicles here but it's important to
delineate these vehicles as something other than a motorcycle. Why? Because the
motorcycle fatality column on safety reports do not need any additional numbers.
We need to make sure that these vehicles remain separate from the motorcycle category.
The Federal definition did improve upon the old definition but falls short in some ways.
They created new categories that include break out groups for mopeds, Segways, scooters,
motorcycles and motorcycles with enclosures. This gives the States a little more structure
when defining two and three wheeled vehicles. But in my opinion anytime a three wheeled
vehicle has doors, windows, and a steering wheel, it's definitely not a motorcycle anymore.
Picture those European and Asian delivery trucks that have one wheel up front and two in
the rear. Under the Feds standards those could be considered a motorcycle-with enclosure.
We still have some work to do.
Sign the Petition!
A White House petition to ban motorcycle only road side checkpoints has been
created. The petition asks the White House to end the funding of the roadside
checkpoints. You may be aware that President Obama began his "We The People"
initiative back in September of 2011. The idea is that anyone can submit a petition to
the White House and if that petition gets more than 25,000 signatures on the website
within 30 days the White House will take an official look at the idea and give it an
"official response".
Nothing more is promised than a response. Even if the petition gets 1,000,000 signers, it is
still a non binding system. The "We The People" has been used for some serious items such
as this, but has also been used to mock some ideas. One such petition asked the White
House to build a "Death Star", Darth Vader's weapon of mass destruction in the Star Wars
movies. The response from the White House on that one? Not gonna happen.
But this is a serious issue. So take a minute to voice your opinion on the checkpoints by
signing this position. The deadline is February 7, 2013.
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Legislative
Action
Committee
of
Washington
Sent in By:
Bill Lang.
LAC
Washington
For those of
you in the
41st
District,
which
includes
much of
Renton City,
Mercer
Island and
Bellevue,
there is a
primary
election
coming up in
July, Judy
Clibborn (
prefers
Democratic
party) is
running
against Alex
O'Niel (
prefers no
party) Judy
Clibborn has
been our
biggest
obstacle
gaining
legislation
to regain
our freedom
of choice
regarding
the helmet
repeal bill.
Even though
it was
passed by
the house
and senate,
she will not
let it get
past the
transportation
committee.
LAC (
Legislative
Action
Committee)
is hoping
that
residents of
the 41st
district
will vote
for Alex O/Niel,
so
motorcyclists
can have a
chance in
the next
2015
legislative
session to
get the
helmet
repeal
passed!
Please share
this
information
, if this is
important to
you. We are
just trying
to gain
FREEDOM of
CHOICE.
Thank you
for your
time and
attention.
Posted
by: Dragoni |
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ABATE
of WASHINGTON INFORMATION
Thank You For Your
Support
Of
ABATE of WASHINGTON
Attention ....... Anyone willing to work with me on building a
new
ABATE of Washington
Chapter in
, Washington.
Give me a Phone call:
253-301-7727
Email:
dragoni@bfbus.com or use
Facebook.com
"Dragoni"
Dutch Phillips
ABATE of Washington
State Ambassador at large
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ABATE of WASHINGTON
State Ambassador at Large
Served 2 terms of Office As:
West Side Deputy Coordinator
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7/27/2015
Washington
Motorcycle
Riders Alert
!!!
TO: All
Member's
- ABATE
of
Washington
FROM: Brian
Lange - LAO
Washington
State Patrol
(WSP)- Plans
To STOP
Motorcyclists
in KING,
PIERCE
and SNOHOMISH Counties. July 31 thru August 16.
This ALERT
affects
those who
may be
riding in
King,
Pierce, and
Snohomish
Counties
between July 31st & Aug. 16th. But it is something we should all be aware
of.
WSP, and
other
law
enforcement
agencies
will be
conducting
stops to
inspect
for
"illegal
violations
on and
around
motorcycles".
Be
prepared
to be
stopped
during
this
time to
have
your
bike
"inspected"
if you
should
happen
to ride
through
these
three
counties
during
this
period.
This is due
to the state
trying to
reach their
unattainable
"Target
Zero" goal
of zero
accidental
highway
deaths by
2030.
Here is a link to a press release about the enforcement program.
http://itsafineline.com/patrols/
This is, to
me, another
form of
"unequal
protection"
as we don't have automobiles being subjected to random safety checks.
Even
though their
fatality
rate is much
higher in
real numbers
than
motorcyclists.
PLEASE
SHARE! and
BE AWARE!
Brian Lange
ABATE of
Washington
Legislative
Affairs
Officer
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Call to Action - Legislative
5/24/2015
TO: All Member's - ABATE of Washington
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Sent:
Sunday,
May 24,
2015
8:06 PM
Subject:
Urgent
Call to
Action
Click this
link and let's
get busy...http://txcocinews.org/cta-waco-tragedy.html
I would suggest
making phone
calls starting
on Tuesday as no
Government
offices will be
open on Monday.
BUT...you can
start in
e-mailing and
faxing
immediately.
The COC itself
and our very way
of life is under
attack, innocent
people have been
slaughtered by
the police, and
many more
innocent people
have been locked
up. Do not take
this lightly, if
ever there was a
call to action
that you need to
get to work
on....this is
it!!
Lucky Les
Lt. Commander
US Defenders
Washington
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