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HB 312                                                                                            
The Health, Education & Social Services Committee has considered:                                   
                                                                                                    
    HOUSE BILL NO. 312                                                                              
    "An Act relating to pregnant women; requiring hospitals, schools,                               
    and alcohol licensees and permittees to distribute information                                  
    about fetal alcohol effects and fetal alcohol syndrome; relating to                             
    the consumption of alcoholic beverages by and the sale or service                               
    of alcoholic beverages to a pregnant woman; requiring involuntary                               
    commitment of a pregnant woman who has consumed alcohol;                                        
    creating a fund for the prevention and treatment of fetal alcohol                               
    syndrome and fetal alcohol effects; relating to fines and to the                                
    taking of permanent fund dividends for selling or serving                                       
    alcoholic beverages to pregnant women; and increasing taxes on                                  

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    sales of alcoholic beverages to fund treatment and education                                    
    related to fetal alcohol syndrome and fetal alcohol effects."                                   
                                                                                                    
and recommends it be replaced with:                                                                 
                                                                                                    
    CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 312(HES)                                                                  
    "An Act relating to pregnant women; relating to training in fetal                               
    alcohol spectrum disorders for and to requiring certain                                         
    documentation by licensed physicians, physician assistants, and                                 
    nurses; requiring the Department of Health and Social Services to                               
    prepare information for distribution by hospitals, schools, service                             
    providers, and alcohol licensees and permittees about fetal alcohol                             
    spectrum disorders; clarifying that fetal alcohol spectrum                                      
    disorders is a condition of public health importance; and                                       
    establishing a diagnosis and treatment program, including                                       
    contraceptives, for persons with a fetal alcohol spectrum disorder                              
    or alcohol dependency."                                                                         
                                                                                                    
The report was signed by Representative Wilson, Chair, with the                                     
following individual recommendations:                                                               
                                                                                                    
Do pass (4):  Gardner, Gatto, Seaton, Wilson                                                        
                                                                                                    
The following fiscal note(s) apply to CSHB 312(HES):                                                
                                                                                                    
1.  Indeterminate, Dept. of Public Safety                                                           
2.  Fiscal, Dept. of Law                                                                            
                                                                                                    
HB 312 was referred to the Judiciary Committee.