May 9, 2023
HB 349 passed the House today on a vote of 78-6!

Thank you to everyone who contacted their House member. It made a huge difference! Here is a copy of the votes:

Click HERE for the Final Passage Vote
Click HERE for the BIR Vote (a procedural vote that allows the bill to be debated)

The bill must now travel to the Senate for debate. We need EVERY optometrist and optometry student to contact their Senator today and let them know that you support the bill. Medicine is working hard against us and we need to make sure that the Senators hear from optometry!
WE NEED YOUR HELP!

Don't know who your Senator is? Click HERE for a zip code look up. Here is a list of contact information for the Senate- Excel file or .pdf version.
 
Check out www.trustedeyecarealabama.com for great information about the optometry scope expansion effort. You can also click below for talking points that you can use when discussing this issue with your legislator.
 
 
 
 
 
Questions? Contact Amanda Buttenshaw at optometry@alaopt.com or 334-300-4857.
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