SB 57 - Part 3

Great news!

SB 57 made it through the Senate! The margin was still closer than is comfortable (18-7), but I'll take it. It was so encouraging to hear several senators speak in support of this bill. Autism Votes wrote a quick summary of some of the things that were said.

From here, the bill must be passed by the House of Representatives. It will first be voted on by a committee, then be voted on twice by the full House.

You know what that means? Time to pester your representative!

This page by Autism Speaks will find your representative, write a letter with relevant facts and figures, and email it with your name in support of SB 57 automatically - just enter your name and address (you won't be put on any lists, promise).

If you'd rather use your own voice to express your support to your rep, find your house district here and then your rep from this list.

One more way to help is to fill out this survey to give our lawmakers some information about autism in Utah. Take it if you are caring for someone with autism, or have autism yourself.

Hopefully, SB 57 will have gone through the House by the end of the week. In the meantime, I get to watch and learn how the House floor proceedings work. Let me know if you'd like to watch as well - it's online, easy, and informative! The Utah Autism Coalition is a wonderful resource to learn more about this bill and about general advocacy for autism in Utah.


If this is your first visit to our blog, welcome! Scroll down for our first two posts about Utah's SB 57.