Now that the state Assembly has overwhelmingly approved legislation creating a state palliative care council (Assembly Bill 23) and the state Senate Health Committee has unanimously approved the Senate version of this bill (Senate Bill 39), WiHPCA’s lobbyists continue to aggressively work to move this bill forward in the state Senate. As such, our organization’s lobbyists continue to meet with various senators, as well as their staff members in furtherance of that goal.

WiHPCA has also crafted a coalition letter supporting this legislation that is addressed to all state Senate offices. This letter will have been sent by the time you read this.

We need your help! Recently, you should have received a WiHPCA Action Alert email requesting that executives and employees of WiHPCA palliative care agencies either email or call your respective state senator and ask him/her to request Senate leadership to schedule this legislation for a vote in the full Senate. If you have not already done so, please contact your state Senator – based on your residence address – and make this request. You may view this WiHPCA Action Alert here. Not sure who your state Senator is? Go to the Legislature’s interactive map website to find out.

Thank you for your advocacy!