Read more information about HB 1164 here.

**Update on 3/9/16: The second reading has been postponed again to 3/10/16.**

The second reading for the proposed bill, HB 1164, has been postponed to Wednesday afternoon (March 9th).  It will be read on the floor of the House Legislature (see schedule here); public testimony is not permitted, but the gallery will be open to the public to attend.  You can also view live feed of the legislative sessions here.

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As we shared last Friday (read more here), HB 1164 passed at the Thursday, February 25th meeting of the House Health, Insurance, and Environment Committee.  (Read more information about HB 1164 here, including an overview of the bill and how it would affect the privacy and freedom of homeschool families.)

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Dear Homeschool Families,

I want to thank each of you who engaged with CHEC in the battle for family freedom and privacy over the last two weeks leading up to yesterday’s hearing of HB-1164 by the House Health, Insurance, and Environment Committee.

CHEC sounded the alarm and it was clear to the committee that you answered the call. Yesterday, many of the committee members spoke of the large amount of phone calls and emails they received regarding this bill. In fact, there was so much testimony in opposition to the bill that the hearing did not end until 9 pm!

In spite of the overwhelming opposition by the public, the bill passed through committee on a party line vote of 7 to 6.

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As the details regarding HB 1164 have come into focus, it is has become clear that this bill, in its current form, will result in a loss of freedom and increased government scrutiny for homeschool families who are required to fill out immunization exemption forms.

Immediate Action Requested

If your family desires to see your freedoms and privacy preserved, I urge you to make your voice heard in two ways:

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As we shared in our update last week, we are continuing to monitor HB16-1164 and its ramifications for homeschool families.  This week we have a helpful overview of the bill written by Senator Kevin Lundberg.  We urge you to:

1. Read the original bill here and then read Senator Lundberg’s overview below
2. Plan to attend the hearing on February 25th
3. Submit your comments to the House Health, Insurance & Environment committee where the bill will be heard (contact information is here gathered from here)

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