Please amend HB0007. It is unconstitutional.

Why am I so concerned about HB0007? Because we need to fix it.

The bill aims to remove policymaking authority from health departments across the state who are unelected and unaccountable to the people. This is a good thing! And we support that effort.

However, the bill then hands off that power (in an emergency) to the county mayor. This is a break in the separation of powers, unconstitutional, and the very issue at the core that we have been fighting regarding our state's emergency powers statute.

In its current form, the bill seeks to fix one constitutional crisis by simply creating another. That is something that we cannot support.

Please view this video. Be informed. And PLEASE share the link with your legislators and ask them to watch. We don't want to kill the bill. We want to fix it.