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BCMS LEGISLATIVE
NEWS

Leah Jacobson, MD, BCMS Past President,
speaks during a press conference at City
Hall on Dec. 6 in support of the Tobacco
21 ordinance.

TOBACCO 21 DISCUSSIONS CONTINUE

On Dec. 6, BCMS physician members and staff attended a news conference at City Hall promoting the importance of the Tobacco 21
ordinance presently under consideration. Many thanks to then-president, Dr. Leah Jacobson, who spoke both at the news conference and
also testified before the City Council during the "Citizens to be Heard" portion of the public hearing in support of the ordinance. Thank
you also to Daniel Deane, MD and Joel Reyes, DO for participating and also testifying before City Council on the issue. To learn more
about the Tobacco 21 Coalition, of which BCMS is a member, visit www.tobacco21.org. City Council is expected to take up the issue on
Thursday, Jan. 11.

For local discussion on this and other legislative and public health advocacy topics, consider joining the BCMS Legislative
and Socioeconomics Committee by contacting Mary Nava, BCMS chief government affairs officer and lobbyist at
mary.nava@bcms.org.

CALL FOR RESOLUTIONS

The deadline to submit resolutions for review by the BCMS Delegation to TMA is Jan. 31. If you have an issue you would like to address
in the form of a resolution, the time to do this is now. At the local level, members of the BCMS Delegation to TMA will meet in early
February to review all resolutions submitted for consideration. Resolutions will be reviewed and then voted on by the delegation members
to determine which resolutions will be forwarded to TMA for consideration by the House of Delegates during TexMed 2018 scheduled
for May 18-19, 2018.

For more information on the activities of the BCMS Delegation to TMA or to learn more about how you can get involved,
contact Mary Nava, BCMS chief government affairs officer at mary.nava@bcms.org.

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