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Childhood Obesity Prevention via Sweetened Beverage Excise Tax Act

Senator Ortiz y Pino introduced Senate Bill 243 yesterday, Feb 1, 2010!
http://tiny.cc/NMSB243

The bill is known as the Sweetened Beverage Excise Tax Act and will establish a fund for childhood obesity prevention in New Mexico!

Please contact Sen. Ortiz y Pino and Thank him for caring about childhood obesity prevention in New Mexico!!
http://www.nmlegis.gov/lcs/legdetails.aspx?SPONCODE=SORTI
(505) 986-4380
[ email ]

The bill should be before the Senate Public Affairs Committee on Thurs, Feb 4.
Check the agenda at www.nmlegis.gov for details and join us in Santa Fe!!

Click on the Healthy Kids Campaign on the left for more information and the NM Fact Sheet.

Please share this with your colleagues, members and list servs as we need to make some noise!
Thanks!!