Advocacy

As the 2021 Texas legislative session nears its finish, AARP Texas applauds state lawmakers who championed meaningful bills that seek to increase consumer protection, improve healthcare and promote financial resilience.

As Texas lawmakers near the end of the 2017 legislative session, AARP Texas Director Bob Jackson issued the following statement:

With a digital opportunity plan approved, Texas is unlocking federal funding to expand high-speed internet access throughout the state.

Texans have reason to cheer a significant act of progress out of the legislative session. Late Tuesday, Governor Greg Abbott signed into law Senate Bill 507, which bolsters patient protections against surprise medical billing.

Approaching the end of the 2019 Texas legislative session, AARP Texas leaders are applauding lawmakers on their successful work for older Texans and other consumers.

AARP Wyoming kept its eyes on better than 50 bills, which dropped during the 2024 Legislative Session. Here is a representative sample of some of the bills AARP Wyoming watched and their fate.

Pragmatic does not equate to harmonious. We have seen tough arguments over education, water, taxes, medical schools, economic development, trans-basin diversion of water, etc. etc. for decades upon decades. Tensions between northern and southern counties, urban and rural areas, water rich and water challenged areas date back to territorial days.

The end of the 2024 Legislative Session does not bring an end to AARP Wyoming’s advocacy calendar - far from it. Between legislative sessions, our work is concentrated into a few efforts, primarily interim subcommittee work and our contributions to various boards and task forces that meet throughout the year.

The Wyoming’s Mental Health and Vulnerable Adult Task Force (MHVA) left an enduring mark on the work of the 67th Wyoming Legislature this winter. The Task Force brought forth four bills which were signed into law by Governor Mark Gordon.

Senate File 57 was a bill brought by Laramie Senator Dan Furphy, and puts a small state appropriation aside to pay for approximately 30 sets of hearing aids for profoundly deaf adults who have financial need.