PRINTER'S NO. 2155
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1768
Session of
2023
INTRODUCED BY BENHAM, HILL-EVANS, MADDEN, SANCHEZ AND DEASY,
OCTOBER 17, 2023
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LIQUOR CONTROL, OCTOBER 17, 2023
AN ACT
Amending the act of April 12, 1951 (P.L.90, No.21), entitled "An
act relating to alcoholic liquors, alcohol and malt and
brewed beverages; amending, revising, consolidating and
changing the laws relating thereto; regulating and
restricting the manufacture, purchase, sale, possession,
consumption, importation, transportation, furnishing, holding
in bond, holding in storage, traffic in and use of alcoholic
liquors, alcohol and malt and brewed beverages and the
persons engaged or employed therein; defining the powers and
duties of the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board; providing
for the establishment and operation of State liquor stores,
for the payment of certain license fees to the respective
municipalities and townships, for the abatement of certain
nuisances and, in certain cases, for search and seizure
without warrant; prescribing penalties and forfeitures;
providing for local option, and repealing existing laws," in
Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board, further providing for
biennial reports.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 217 of the act of April 12, 1951 (P.L.90,
No.21), known as the Liquor Code, is amended to read:
Section 217. [Biennial Reports.--(a) The board's Bureau of
Alcohol Education shall prepare a report on underage alcohol
drinking and high-risk college alcohol drinking in this
Commonwealth.
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(b) A report shall be prepared biennially and shall address
the following:
(1) Current levels and trends of underage alcohol drinking
and high-risk college alcohol drinking in this Commonwealth.
(2) Current programs conducted by State agencies to prevent
underage alcohol drinking and high-risk college alcohol
drinking.
(3) Current science that better defines and suggests proven
prevention strategies for underage alcohol drinking and high-
risk college alcohol drinking.
(c) The first report to the General Assembly shall be
presented prior to February 1, 2007. Additional reports shall be
presented every two years thereafter. A copy of the report shall
be sent to the chairman and the minority chairman of the Law and
Justice Committee of the Senate and the chairman and the
minority chairman of the Liquor Control Committee of the House
of Representatives.] Duties of Bureau of Alcohol Education.--(a)
The board's Bureau of Alcohol Education shall prepare a report
on underage alcohol drinking and high-risk college alcohol
drinking in this Commonwealth. The report shall be prepared
annually and shall address the following:
(1) Current levels and trends of underage alcohol
drinking and high-risk college alcohol drinking in this
Commonwealth.
(2) Current programs conducted by State agencies to
prevent underage alcohol drinking and high-risk college
alcohol drinking.
(3) Current science that better defines and suggest
proven prevention strategies for underage alcohol drinking
and high-risk college alcohol drinking.
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(4) Grants the Bureau of Alcohol Education has awarded
to address alcohol education and public safety.
(b) Reserved.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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