{"id":46037,"date":"2016-06-09T13:49:00","date_gmt":"2016-06-09T01:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/california-assembly-go-committee-passes-sb-819-to-ban-powdered-alcohol\/"},"modified":"2016-06-09T13:52:04","modified_gmt":"2016-06-09T17:52:04","slug":"comision-de-organizacion-gubernamental-de-la-asamblea-de-california-aprueba-proyecto-de-ley-sb-819-para-prohibir-el-alcohol-en-polvo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/comision-de-organizacion-gubernamental-de-la-asamblea-de-california-aprueba-proyecto-de-ley-sb-819-para-prohibir-el-alcohol-en-polvo\/","title":{"rendered":"California Assembly GO Committee Passes SB 819 to Ban Powdered Alcohol"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p>\n    <\/p>\n<p><b>Palcohol Promoter Mark Phillips&#8217; Profit Motives Trumped by Public Health and Safety Concerns<\/b> <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">SACRAMENTO, California<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">June 8, 2016<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;\u00a0Alcohol Justice and the California Alcohol Policy Alliance (CAPA) are reporting that the Assembly Governmental Organization Committee\u00a0unanimously passed <b><a href=\"http:\/\/leginfo.legislature.ca.gov\/faces\/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB819\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">SB 819<\/a><\/b> today. This occurred despite a lone plea of opposition by <span class=\"xn-location\">Arizona<\/span>-based Palcohol producer <span class=\"xn-person\">Mark Phillips<\/span>. The bill, authored by Senator <span class=\"xn-person\">Bob Huff<\/span> (R-<span class=\"xn-location\">Diamond Bar<\/span>), coauthored by Assemblymember <span class=\"xn-person\">Jacquie Irwin<\/span> (D-<span class=\"xn-location\">Thousand Oaks<\/span>), had previously passed unopposed through the Senate. It will prohibit the possession, purchase, sale, offer for sale, distribution, manufacture, or use of powdered alcohol in <span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span> and would make the violation of those provisions punishable with a fine.<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpg6e90left\" style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: left; WIDTH: 100%\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpg6e90left\" title=\"Alcohol Justice logo\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Alcohol Justice logo\" align=\"middle\" src=\"http:\/\/photos.prnewswire.com\/prnvar\/20110727\/DC41105LOGO \"\/><\/div>\n<p><i>&#8220;Permitting the sale of powdered alcohol in <span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span> sends the wrong message to youth and young adults about responsible drinking,&#8221; <\/i>said Senator Huff.<i> &#8220;Although labeling for this product has already been approved on the federal level, it&#8217;s now incumbent on each state to decide if this product should be sold in local neighborhood stores. We need to stop this product before it reaches the market.&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;We applaud Senator Huff, Assemblymember Gray (D-<span class=\"xn-location\">Merced<\/span>), Chair of the GO Committee, and all the GO Committee members for their continued support of a ban on this youth-attractive, alcoholic substance,&#8221; <\/i>stated <span class=\"xn-person\">Bruce Lee Livingston<\/span>, Executive Director \/ CEO of Alcohol Justice.\u00a0 <i>&#8220;When this bill is passed by the entire legislature and signed by Governor Brown, <span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span> will wisely join <b><a href=\"https:\/\/alcoholjustice.org\/legislative-activity\/dangerous-products\/powdered-alcohol\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">32 other states<\/a><\/b> which have already banned the product to protect the health and safety of our young people.&#8221; \u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"http:\/\/leginfo.legislature.ca.gov\/faces\/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201520160AB1554\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">AB 1554<\/a>,<\/b> an identical measure in the Assembly authored by Assemblymember Irwin and co-authored by Senator Huff, has passed through the Assembly and will be heard in the Senate GO Committee next Tuesday (6\/14). Both SB 819 and AB 1554 are supported by an impressive group of public health and safety advocates from across the state including:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>Alcohol Justice <\/li>\n<li>Association of California Healthcare Districts <\/li>\n<li>California Academy of Family Physicians <\/li>\n<li>California Alcohol Policy Alliance(CAPA) <\/li>\n<li>California Association of Driving Under the Influence Treatment Programs <\/li>\n<li>California Beer and Beverage Distributors <\/li>\n<li>California Craft Brewers Association <\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xn-org\">California College<\/span> and University Police Chiefs AssociationCalifornia Council on Alcohol Problems <\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span> District Attorneys Association <\/li>\n<li>California Friday Night Live Partnership <\/li>\n<li>California State Sheriffs&#8217; Association <\/li>\n<li>Children&#8217;s Hospital Los Angeles <\/li>\n<li>City and County of <span class=\"xn-location\">San Francisco<\/span> Board of Supervisors <\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xn-location\">City of El Cajon<\/span> <\/li>\n<li>City of Hayward <\/li>\n<li>Consumer Federation of <span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span> <\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xn-location\">Contra Costa County<\/span> Board of Supervisors <\/li>\n<li>County Behavioral Health Directors Association <\/li>\n<li>County Health Executives Association of <span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span> <\/li>\n<li>County of <span class=\"xn-location\">El Dorado<\/span> Board of Supervisors <\/li>\n<li>Dolores Huerte Foundation <\/li>\n<li>Eden Youth and Family Center <\/li>\n<li>Health Officers Association of <span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span> <\/li>\n<li>Institute of Public Strategies <\/li>\n<li>Janus of <span class=\"xn-location\">Santa Cruz<\/span> <\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xn-location\">Los Angeles County<\/span> Sheriff&#8217;s Department <\/li>\n<li>Los Angeles Drug and Alcohol Policy Alliance(LADAPA) <\/li>\n<li>Lutheran Office of Public Policy California <\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xn-location\">Marin County<\/span> Board of Supervisors <\/li>\n<li>National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence <\/li>\n<li>San Fernando Valley Partnership for a Positive Pomona <\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xn-location\">Placer County<\/span> Board of Supervisors <\/li>\n<li>Pueblo y Salud <\/li>\n<li>Saving Lives Coalition <\/li>\n<li>SHIELDS for FamiliesSocial Model Recovery Systems, Inc. <\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xn-location\">Sonoma County<\/span> Board of Supervisors <\/li>\n<li>The Wall Las Memorias Project <\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xn-location\">Ventura County<\/span> Board of Supervisors <\/li>\n<li>Youth Leadership Institute <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Last March, Alcohol Justice requested emergency legislative action nationwide and in <span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span> in response to news that the U.S. Alcohol &amp; Tobacco Tax &amp; Trade Bureau (TTB) approved labels for the powdered alcohol product, <i>Palcohol.<\/i> The TTB approval gave a green light to begin marketing it wherever legal. Since then, <b><a href=\"https:\/\/alcoholjustice.org\/legislative-activity\/dangerous-products\/powdered-alcohol\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">32 states<\/a><\/b> have permanently or temporarily banned powdered alcohol, while just three states regulating it under existing alcohol statutes.<\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;We know that every year over 500 underage alcohol-related deaths occur in <span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span>, while underage drinking costs the public <span class=\"xn-money\">$3.5 billion<\/span>,&#8221; <\/i>said <span class=\"xn-person\">Bruce Lee Livingston<\/span>, Executive Director \/ CEO of Alcohol Justice<i>. &#8220;Today&#8217;s unanimous committee vote sends a strong message that <span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span> will not allow this dangerous product to add more harm.&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><b>For more information:<\/b><\/i><i><b>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/alcoholpolicyalliance.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/alcoholpolicyalliance.org\/<\/a><\/b><\/i><b><i>\u00a0 &#8212; <\/i><\/b><b><i>To TAKE ACTION: <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1GY8ISU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/1GY8ISU<\/a><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><i>S<\/i><\/b><b><i>ound bites: <br \/>Senator Huff <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><b><i><a href=\"http:\/\/huff.cssrc.us\/file\/160608huff1powderedalcoholmp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/huff.cssrc.us\/file\/160608huff1powderedalcoholmp3<\/a>\u00a0<\/i><\/b> <\/li>\n<li><b><i><a href=\"http:\/\/huff.cssrc.us\/file\/160608huff2dangersmp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/huff.cssrc.us\/file\/160608huff2dangersmp3<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 <\/i><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b><i><a href=\"http:\/\/huff.cssrc.us\/file\/160608huff3wrongmessagemp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/huff.cssrc.us\/file\/160608huff3wrongmessagemp3<\/a> <\/i><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><i>Dr. <span class=\"xn-person\">Robert Oldham<\/span>, Health Officer with <span class=\"xn-location\">Placer County<\/span> <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><b><i><a href=\"http:\/\/huff.cssrc.us\/file\/160608robertoldmanbadideamp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/huff.cssrc.us\/file\/160608robertoldmanbadideamp3<\/a> <\/i><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><i><span class=\"xn-person\">Bruce Livingston<\/span>, Executive Director and CEO of Alcohol Justice<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><b><i><a href=\"http:\/\/huff.cssrc.us\/file\/160608brucelivingstoncostmp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/huff.cssrc.us\/file\/160608brucelivingstoncostmp3<\/a><\/i><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Contact: <span class=\"xn-person\">Michael Scippa<\/span> 415 548-0492\u00a0<br \/><span class=\"xn-person\">Jorge Castillo<\/span> 213 840-3336<\/p>\n<p>Logo &#8211; 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