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These Bills were signed into law
HR585 - Establish a parent panel to study and address family and community access to alcohol and drug abuse and addiction treatment services.
HB15 - Establishing further provisions for substance abuse education and demand reduction funds and
for penalties
SB137 - Amending the Minors Consent Act: Allowing parents to consent to treatment for child with mental health problems.
SB217 - Intermediate Punishment: Treatment for drug-related non-violent offenders as an alternative to incarceration.
HB28 - Heroin Drug Trafficking Bill: Cut the previous amounts of heroin needed for mandatory minimum sentencing in half and added a treatment amendment to the law. In addition, there is a mandatory minimum sentence of one year for selling drugs to minors and a minimum mandatory sentence of two years for selling drugs in a school zone. This bill was introduced in January 1999. Signed into law by Governor Ridge on June 22, 2000.
HR393-Addiction treatment for pregnant women: Allows Medicaid coverage for addiction treatment for pregnant women, women with dependent children and criminal justice referrals in residential addiction treatment programs.
SB1 State Budget for 2003/2009 Drug and Alcohol Sections: Restored funding cuts.
SB1- State Budget for 2002-2003 Drug and Alcohol Section: 50 percent cuts to drug and alcohol are restored.
SB1 - State Budget for 2001-2002 Drug and Alcohol Section: 2 percent increase in the drug and alcohol budget and an additional $350 thousand.
SB1 - State Budget for 2000-2001 Drug and Alcohol Section: Over $5 million restored to proposed budget cuts. Referred to Appropriations on March
14, 2000. Signed into law by Governor Ridge on May 24, 2000.
SB413 - Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statues: Providing for substance abuse education, the Drug Demand Reduction Fund, and imposing assessments. Signed into law by Governor Schweiker on December 9, 2003 and became Act No. 198.
HB850 - Allows state police to select and train underage agents to assist them in enforcement of laws barring sales of alcohol to minors. These compliance checks are designed to deter sales of alcohol to minors. Signed into law by Governor Schweiker on December 3, 2002. It is now known as Act 141.
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