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H0466.................................................by HEALTH AND WELFARE
ALCOHOL - BIRTH DEFECTS - Adds to existing law relating to birth defects
from alcohol; to encourage certain establishments to post warning notices
relating to birth defects caused by consumption of alcohol, spirits, wine
or beer; to provide for the designing and printing of the warning notices
by the Department of Health and Welfare, Division of Behavioral Health; to
provide for the distribution of the notices by the Alcohol Beverage Control
Division of the Idaho State Police; and to authorize the Department of
Health and Welfare to promulgate rules to provide a process of recognition.
02/05 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/06 Rpt prt - to Health/Wel
02/15 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/18 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/20 3rd rdg - PASSED - 45-17-8
AYES -- Andrus, Bayer, Bilbao, Black, Block, Bock, Boe, Bolz, Bowers,
Bradford, Chadderdon, Chavez, Chew, Collins, Crane, Durst, Harwood,
Henbest(Burgoyne), Jaquet, Killen, King, Kren, LeFavour, Luker,
Mathews, McGeachin, Nielsen, Pasley-Stuart, Pence, Ringo, Ruchti,
Rusche, Sayler, Shepherd(02), Shepherd(08), Shirley, Shively,
Smith(30)(Stanek), Snodgrass, Thayn, Thomas, Wills, Wood(27),
Wood(35), Mr. Speaker
NAYS -- Anderson, Barrett, Bell, Clark, Eskridge, Hagedorn, Hart,
Henderson, Lake, Marriott, Mortimer, Moyle, Nonini, Raybould,
Schaefer, Stevenson, Vander Woude
Absent and excused -- Bedke, Brackett, Labrador, Loertscher, Patrick,
Roberts, Smith(24), Trail
Floor Sponsor - Block
Title apvd - to Senate
02/21 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Health/Wel
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]] Fifty-ninth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2008IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HOUSE BILL NO. 466 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 ENCOURAGE CERTAIN 4 ESTABLISHMENTS TO POST WARNING NOTICES RELATING TO BIRTH DEFECTS CAUSED BY 5 CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL, SPIRITS, WINE OR BEER, TO PROVIDE FOR THE DESIGN- 6 ING AND PRINTING OF THE WARNING NOTICES BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 7 WELFARE, DIVISION OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, TO PROVIDE FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF 8 THE NOTICES BY THE ALCOHOL BEVERAGE CONTROL DIVISION OF THE IDAHO STATE 9 POLICE AND TO AUTHORIZE THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND WELFARE TO PROMULGATE 10 RULES TO PROVIDE A PROCESS OF RECOGNITION. 11 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho: 12 SECTION 1. That Title 23, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby amended 13 by the addition thereto of a NEW CHAPTER, to be known and designated as Chap- 14 ter 15, Title 23, Idaho Code, and to read as follows: 15 CHAPTER 15 16 BIRTH DEFECTS FROM ALCOHOL 17 23-1501. BIRTH DEFECTS FROM ALCOHOL, SPIRITS, WINE OR BEER -- ENCOURAGE 18 WARNING NOTICES. The legislature of the state of Idaho acknowledges the poten- 19 tial for birth defects resulting from the consumption of alcohol, spirits, 20 wine or beer shortly before conception or during pregnancy and therefore 21 encourages any liquor store, distributing station, or other store or estab- 22 lishment that sells or serves alcohol, spirits, wine or beer within the state 23 of Idaho to post conspicuously in two (2) places within each liquor store, 24 distributing station, or other store or establishment, notices in print warn- 25 ing persons that consumption of alcohol, spirits, wine or beer shortly before 26 conception or during pregnancy can cause birth defects, including fetal alco- 27 hol syndrome and alcohol related neurological disorders. The Idaho department 28 of health and welfare, division of behavioral health, shall design and print 29 the warning notices and provide the notices to the alcohol beverage control 30 division of the Idaho state police to be distributed to liquor stores and, in 31 the process of license renewals, to distributing stations and other stores and 32 establishments that sell or serve alcohol, spirits, wine or beer within the 33 state of Idaho. The alcohol beverage control division of the Idaho state 34 police shall provide replacement notices upon request at no charge. The 35 department of health and welfare is authorized to promulgate rules to provide 36 a process of recognition for those establishments that voluntarily participate 37 in the posting of the notices.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 17764
The purpose of this legislation is to heighten public awareness,
educate, and aid in prevention of Fetal Alcohol syndrome and
other Alcohol related neurological Disorders by way of signage
placement.
FISCAL NOTE
Printing of the signs will be in-house at the Department of
Health and Welfare Division of Behavioral Health, approximate
printing costs $10,000.
There will be no fiscal impact to the general fund for the
printing of signs.
It is the intent of this legislation for the Department of Health
and Welfare to apply for a grant from the Millennium Fund to
cover the costs of the voluntary posting incentives and rewards.
Contact
Name: Representative Liz Chavez
Phone: 332-1243
Representative Sharon Block
Senator Joe Stegner
Senator John McGee
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE H 466