PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 218, 1587
PRINTER'S NO. 2861
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
222
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY REGAN, SACCONE, BAKER, PICKETT, MILLARD, BARRAR,
LONGIETTI, JAMES, REESE, BOBACK, D. COSTA, SAYLOR, TOEPEL,
KNOWLES, TOPPER, KAUFFMAN, SANKEY, EMRICK, GABLER,
HICKERNELL, A. HARRIS, O'NEILL, BARBIN, READSHAW, MAJOR,
MURT, FEE, ZIMMERMAN, MASSER, TALLMAN, MARSICO, DeLUCA,
KORTZ, PEIFER, DAY, GILLEN, SIMMONS, METCALFE, TRUITT, MOUL,
ROZZI AND PHILLIPS-HILL, JANUARY 27, 2015
AS AMENDED ON SECOND CONSIDERATION, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
FEBRUARY 10, 2016
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,
prohibiting eligibility for individuals convicted of drug
distribution.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known
as the Public Welfare HUMAN SERVICES Code, is amended by adding
a section to read:
Section 432.25. Eligibility for Individuals Convicted of
Drug Distribution.--(a) No individual who, after the effective
date of this section, has been convicted of any of the following
while receiving Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF),
the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), general
assistance or State supplemental assistance shall be eligible
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