HB0148S01 | Alcohol Education Amendments

Description
General Description: 

This bill creates the Drinking While Pregnant Prevention Media and Education Campaign Restricted Account and provides for the use and oversight of account funds.

Highlighted Provisions: 

This bill:
        ▸     amends provisions regarding what the Drinking While Pregnant Prevention Media and Education Campaign Restricted Account consists of;
        ▸     requires deposits into the Drinking While Pregnant Prevention Media and Education Campaign Restricted Account of a percentage of the total gross revenue from the sale of liquor;

Bill Details
Bill Number: 
HB0148S01
Year: 
2021
Status: 
House/ filed
Last Action: 
Mar 05, 2021
Sponsor
Representative
Jeffrey D. Stenquist
Republican - District 51
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note Amount: 
$0
None
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Utah PTA Response
Utah PTA Position
Support
Utah PTA Resolution: 
HEA 1998-1 | Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Fetal Alcohol Effects in Children
Impact on Children: 

Passage of this bill will take a percentage of the sales of liquor (0.2%-0.4%) to be used to help educate concerning the dangers to the fetus of women alcohol who consume alcohol while they are pregnant.

Commission: 
Health
Utah PTA Public Policy Program
National PTA and Utah PTA Resolutions: 

That Utah PTA work to ensure that there are questions asked in prenatal health care about use of alcohol, and that the medical community understand and work to educate people concerning the prevention of FAS/FAE