South Carolina H4522 would completely ban the use “stingrays” to track the location of phones and sweep up electronic communications. Passage of the bill would not only protect privacy in the Palmetto State, but would also hinder one aspect of the federal surveillance state. It must pass through the House Judiciary Committee before the bill can receive a vote in the full house.
PLEASE TAKE THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS to support this important bill.
1. Call the House Judiciary Committee Chair, Greg Delleney. Strongly, but respectfully urge him to move this important bill forward to a vote in his committee. A phone call has 10x the impact of an email.
Delleney: (803) 734-3120
2. Call the rest of the committee members. Again, be strong, but respectful. Urge each of them to take action to move the bill forward and vote YES on H.4522.
James Smith (D) Vice Chair (803) 256-3582
Chris Murphy (R) Vice Chair (803) 212-6925
Bruce Bannister (R) (803) 734-3138
Beth Bernstein (D) (803) 212-6940
Doug Brannon (R) (803) 212-6876
Kirkman Finlay (R) (803) 212-6943
Laurie Funderburk (D) (803) 734-3044
Steven Goldfinch (R) (803) 212-6927
Jenny Horne (R) (803) 212-6871
Ralph Kennedy (R) (803) 212-6938
Peter McCoy (R) (803) 212-6872
Joe McEachern (D) (803) 212-6875
Walter McLeod (D) (803) 734-3276
Dennis Moss (R) (803) 734-3073
Wendy Nanney (R) (803) 212-6877
Weston Newton (R) (803) 212-6810
Mandy Norrell (D) (803) 212-6937
Rick Quinn (R) (803) 212-6897
Todd Rutherford (D) (803) 734-9441
Eddie Tallon (R) (803) 212-6893
Anne Thayer (R) (803) 212-6889
David Weeks (D) (803) 734-3102
Seth Whipper (D) (803) 734-3191
Donna Hicks (R) (803) 212-6878
3. Call Back – any NO or UNDECIDED – in 3-4 days. Make sure to follow-up. If they say YES, be sure to thank them and, if possible, announce their committed YES vote to email and social media contacts. If they say no, politely ask them why. Get the information from them and contact us.
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