Posted: | January 25, 2017 10:37 AM |
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From: | Representative Harold A. English |
To: | All House members |
Subject: | Legislation to Address Underage Drinking |
In the near future I will be reintroducing previous HB 2047 from 2015-16. This bill is aimed to begin addressing a problem in Pennsylvania that we often don't talk enough about, underage drinking. Last year in my district, a tragic death occurred in Shaler Township. Ava Campbell, a six year old girl, was leaving a friend's house when an alleged drunk driver under the age of 21, with multiple arrests for underage drinking, struck and killed Ava as she held her mother's hand. I believe we can make changes in statute to allow the courts to identify the potential for alcohol abuse at a young age. These changes may not only help save the life of those who would be put at risk by poor choices fueled by alcohol, but could also change the course of the lives of offenders. My legislation will change the sentencing formula for the second and third offenses of underage drinking as follows:
HB 2047 was co-sponsored last session by Representatives Pickett, Millard, Kotik, D. Costa, Ravenstahl, Ward, Harhart, Readshaw, Killion, Deasy, Ortitay, Maher, D. Miller, Corbin, D. Parker, Kortz, Cohen, Toohil, Watson, DeLuca, Milne and A. Harris. Please consider co-sponsoring this important piece of legislation. |
Introduced as HB1973