PRINTER'S NO. 1314
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1038
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY REESE, BAKER, BARRAR, BLOOM, CAUSER, COHEN,
D. COSTA, CUTLER, DAY, DEASY, DIAMOND, DUNBAR, FEE, GABLER,
GIBBONS, GILLEN, GOODMAN, GREINER, GRELL, GROVE, HAHN,
A. HARRIS, HICKERNELL, PHILLIPS-HILL, IRVIN, JOZWIAK,
KAUFFMAN, M. K. KELLER, KNOWLES, LAWRENCE, MACKENZIE,
MARSHALL, MASSER, McNEILL, METCALFE, METZGAR, MILLARD, MURT,
PEIFER, PICKETT, SACCONE, SANKEY, SAYLOR, STAATS, STEPHENS,
TOEPEL, WARD, WARNER AND ZIMMERMAN, APRIL 20, 2015
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, APRIL 20, 2015
AN ACT
Amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), entitled "An
act to consolidate, editorially revise, and codify the public
welfare laws of the Commonwealth," in public assistance,
further providing for prohibited use of public assistance
funds and for violation and penalty.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 484 of the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31,
No.21), known as the Public Welfare Code, added December 17,
2009 (P.L.598, No.54), is amended to read:
Section 484. Prohibited Use of Public Assistance Funds.--(a)
It shall be unlawful for any individual to:
(1) Purchase liquor or alcohol with a gift certificate or a
gift card which is in the form of an electronic benefits card
issued to convey public assistance benefits administered by the
[Department of Public Welfare] department or a debit card issued
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