The legislative session is an exciting and fast-paced time for environmental policy making, and lasts for 90 days from mid-January to April. The Sierra Club needs people like you to help us achieve success in Annapolis and to help protect the environment.
The Legislative Committee is made up of dedicated volunteers. During the legislative session, they meet for a conference call weekly, to review bills, determine support, and delegate responsibilities. The committee may also help plan lobby nights and help organize Sierra Club member meetings with legislators.
Prior to the legislative session, the group meets bi-monthly to plan for the future session, reviewing environmental legislative successes of other states, and begins strategizing for January.
Join the Legislative Committee Today
There are plenty of opportunities for people to get involved in the process of reviewing proposals and bills. Expertise on a particular issue is helpful, but the only requirement is some time and enthusiasm.
If you would like to find out about how you can help with these efforts throughout the year or during the next session, please call us at (301) 277-7111.
More Ways to Get Involved
Besides joining the Legislative Committee, you can also:
1. Find your representative in order to contact them during this Legislative Session. To find your representative please click on this link: http://mdelect.net
2. Sign up for action alerts on the Maryland Chapter's Action Alert Page
3. Sign up to volunteer in the Maryland Sierra Club office with phone-banking. Please call the office at (301) 277-7111 and leave your name, phone number, e-mail address, and issues you would especially like to work on.
4. Contact your representatives. Write a personal letter (even handwritten), send a fax or an e-mail, and give them a call!
5. Write a letter to the editor of your local paper on one of our issues.
6. Lobby your representatives in person. Or join our lobby day.
7. Send in a donation to help support our efforts. Pledges will go towards phone-banking, making copies of letters, fliers, and testimonies, and parking fees. Please make checks out to Sierra Club Maryland Chapter, and mail to:
Sierra Club Maryland
Chapter Legislative Committee
7338 Baltimore Ave, Suite 102
College Park, MD 20740