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HOUSE BILL NO. 165 – Alcohol, birth defect warning

HOUSE BILL NO. 165

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H0165.................................................by HEALTH AND WELFARE
BIRTH DEFECTS - ALCOHOL - Adds to existing law to provide for certain
warning notices relating to birth defects caused by consumption of alcohol,
spirits, wine or beer; and to provide for the designing and printing of
warning notices by the Department of Health and Welfare and the
distribution of the notices by the Alcohol Beverage Control Division of the
Idaho State Police.
                                                                        
02/09    House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/12    Rpt prt - to Health/Wel
02/23    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/26    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/28    3rd rdg - PASSED - 56-13-1
      AYES -- Anderson, Andrus, Bedke, Bell, Bilbao, Black, Block, Bock,
      Boe, Brackett, Bradford, Chadderdon, Chavez, Chew, Clark, Crane,
      Durst, Edmunson, Eskridge, Hagedorn, Hart, Henbest, Henderson,
      Jaquet, Killen, King, Kren, Labrador, Lake, LeFavour, Loertscher,
      Luker, Marriott, Mathews, Moyle, Nielsen, Pasley-Stuart, Pence,
      Raybould, Ring, Ringo, Roberts, Ruchti, Rusche, Sayler, Schaefer,
      Shepherd(2), Shirley, Shively, Smith(30), Smith(24), Thayn, Trail,
      Wills, Wood(27), Mr. Speaker
      NAYS -- Barrett, Bayer, Bolz, Collins, Harwood, McGeachin, Mortimer,
      Nonini, Patrick, Shepherd(8), Stevenson, Vander Woude, Wood(35)
      Absent and excused -- Snodgrass
    Floor Sponsors - Chavez & Block
    Title apvd - to Senate
03/01    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Health/Wel

Bill Text


                                                                        
                                                                        
  ]]]]              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ]]]]
 Fifty-ninth Legislature                   First Regular Session - 2007
                                                                        
                                                                        
                              IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                                                                        
                                     HOUSE BILL NO. 165
                                                                        
                              BY HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE
                                                                        
  1                                        AN ACT
  2    RELATING TO BIRTH DEFECTS FROM ALCOHOL; AMENDING TITLE 23, IDAHO CODE, BY  THE
  3        ADDITION OF A NEW CHAPTER 15, TITLE 23, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE FOR CERTAIN
  4        WARNING  NOTICES  RELATING TO BIRTH DEFECTS CAUSED BY CONSUMPTION OF ALCO-
  5        HOL, SPIRITS, WINE OR BEER, TO PROVIDE FOR THE DESIGNING AND  PRINTING  OF
  6        THE  WARNING  NOTICES BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND WELFARE, DIVISION OF
  7        BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE  NOTICES  BY
  8        THE ALCOHOL BEVERAGE CONTROL DIVISION OF THE IDAHO STATE POLICE.
                                                                        
  9    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
                                                                        
 10        SECTION  1.  That Title 23, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby amended
 11    by the addition thereto of a NEW CHAPTER, to be known and designated as  Chap-
 12    ter 15, Title 23, Idaho Code, and to read as follows:
                                                                        
 13                                      CHAPTER 15
 14                              BIRTH DEFECTS FROM ALCOHOL
                                                                        
 15        23-1501.  BIRTH  DEFECTS  FROM  ALCOHOL,  SPIRITS, WINE OR BEER -- WARNING
 16    NOTICES REQUIRED. Any liquor store, distributing station, or  other  store  or
 17    establishment  that  sells or serves alcohol, spirits, wine or beer within the
 18    state of Idaho, shall cause to be posted  conspicuously,  and  shall  maintain
 19    posted  conspicuously,  in  at  least two (2) places within each liquor store,
 20    distributing station, or other store or establishment, notices in print  warn-
 21    ing  persons that consumption of alcohol, spirits, wine or beer shortly before
 22    conception or during pregnancy can cause birth defects, including fetal  alco-
 23    hol  syndrome  and  fetal  alcohol effects. The Idaho department of health and
 24    welfare, division of behavioral health, shall design  and  print  the  warning
 25    notices  and  provide  the notices to the alcohol beverage control division of
 26    the Idaho state police to be distributed in the process  of  license  renewals
 27    for  liquor  stores, distributing stations and other stores and establishments
 28    that sell or serve alcohol, spirits, wine or beer within the state  of  Idaho.
 29    The  alcohol beverage control division of the Idaho state police shall provide
 30    replacement notices upon request.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact



                       STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

                            RS 16907C1

This legislation will be a public warning that consumption of
alcohol shortly before conception or during pregnancy can cause
birth defects.


                           FISCAL NOTE

The impact to the general fund is less than $10,000.




Contact
Name: Rep. Chavez 
Phone: 208 332-1192
Rep. Block


STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE                         H 165