PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 218, 1587, 2861
PRINTER'S NO. 2946
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, PHILLIPS-HILL AND ENGLISH, JANUARY 27, 2015
AS AMENDED ON THIRD CONSIDERATION, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
MARCH 14, 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 Human Services Code, is amended by adding a section to
read:
Section 432.25. Eligibility for Individuals Convicted of
Drug Distribution.--(a) (1) Notwithstanding sections 405.1 and
432.24, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY FEDERAL LAW, no individual
who, after the effective date of this section, has been
convicted under section 13(a)(14), (30) or (37) of the act of
April 14, 1972 (P.L.233, No.64), known as "The Controlled
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