Dear [Your Elected Official],

<p>I urge you to vote NO on HB2055 in Government Operations Committee.</p> <p>This bill got a late start at the end of March and it has been filled in with a surprise, far-reaching amendment that takes health care options away from hard-working government employees throughout the state.</p> <p>The sponsor has not consulted local governments or the people affected by his ban on gender-affirming care in government health care plans. That is far below the standard of law-making I had hoped for from the Legislature. Just because you can do something does not mean you should do it.</p> <p>This bill puts state and local government at a disadvantage versus the private sector in trying recruit and retain the best employees. Trangender people work in government offices, our jails, our county health care facilities, in every department. There is no good reason to take away their health benefits.</p> <p>Thank you for considering my views.</p>