AB147 Dentist Vaccine Bill CTA

AB147 Revises provisions relating to dentistry.

Hearing this FRIDAY FEBRUARY 24 at 1:30 PM in the ASSEMBLY COMMERCE & LABOR COMMITTEE.

  • NO to Dentists and Dental Hygienists giving vaccines
  • NO to verbal patient consent-written consent only
  • NO to potentially “required” dental screenings for children as a condition of admittance to school or daycare

ASK FOR AMENDMENTS THAT

  • Remove all vaccine administration – sections 15-19 entirely
  • Written consent to treatment – section 10 (d)
  • Remove potentially required dental screenings for school and daycare admittance – sections 26-28 entirely

Please contact each of the Assembly members on the committee and ask them to consider these amendments!

EMAIL the Committee Members (copy & paste into one group email or individually): Elaine.Marzola@asm.state.nv.us; Sandra.Jauregui@asm.state.nv.us; Shea.Backus@asm.state.nv.us; Max.Carter@asm.state.nv.us; Bea.Duran@asm.state.nv.us; Daniele.MonroeMoreno@asm.state.nv.us; Selena.Torres@asm.state.nv.us; Steve.Yeager@asm.state.nv.us; Melissa.Hardy@asm.state.nv.us; Heidi.Kasama@asm.state.nv.us; PK.Oneill@asm.state.nv.us; Toby.Yurek@asm.state.nv.us

Or click on THIS LINK to access the COMMITTEE WEBPAGE to click on their email links from that page.

Send Public Testimony Before NOON on THURSDAY 12/23: Write a statement using the above message or your own clearly indicating that you oppose this bill as written and request amendments be made. Be sure to include your name, contact info and city/county of residence. Send your statement to AsmCL@asm.state.nv.us

Testify Via Telephone During the Hearing: (YOU MUST EMAIL BY NOON THURSDAY AND REQUEST TO SPEAK VIA TELEPHONE on Friday) : All persons who wish to provide testimony telephonically during the hearing must email AsmCL@asm.state.nv.us no later than noon the business day before the meeting, unless waived by the Chair. Please include your name; the name of the organization you represent, if applicable; email address; telephone number; and position on the bill, resolution, or proposal (support, opposition, or neutral). To provide testimony telephonically during the hearing, call (888) 475-4499 on the date of the meeting. When prompted to provide the Meeting ID, enter 84202849529 and then press #. Press # when prompted for a Participant ID. 

TESTIFY IN PERSON DURING THE HEARING in Carson City or Las Vegas: Room 4100 of the Legislative Building, 401 S. Carson St., Carson City, NV. Videoconferenced to Room 4401 of the Grant Sawyer State Office Building, 555 E. Washington Ave., Las Vegas, NV.

Register your OPPOSITION on NELIS (you must have an account-it’s easy to create one): https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/NELIS/REL/82nd2023/Bill/9804/Opinions

Please do your part to fight this bad bill.