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Here's the addresses for the Senate Judiciary Committee so you can write them all one letter. Please write them NOW.
sgreenleaf@pasen.gov; ehelfrick@pasen.gov; dbrightbill@pasen.gov
jgerlach@pasen.gov
jpiccola@pasen.gov
mwhite@pasen.gov
jearll@pasen.gov
costa@dem.pasen.gov
opake@dem.pasen.gov
schwartz@dem.pasen.gov
kukovich@dem.pasen.gov
boscola@dem.pasen.govThe Judiciary Committee is as follows:
Republicans:
Greenleaf, Stewart J
Lamond (looking for info on him/her- if you have any please post it)
Helfrick, Edward W.
Brightbill, David J.
Gerlach, Jim
Piccola, Jeffrey E
White, Mary Jo
Earll, JaneDemocrats:
Costa, Jay Jr.
O'Pake, Michael A.
Schwartz, Allyson Y.
Kukovich, Allen G.
Boscola, Lisa M.
House Bill 2565 PA - This is a breakdown of this bill. HOUSE BILL
No. 2321 Session of 2000INTRODUCED BY DeLUCA, BEBKO-JONES, L. I. COHEN, M. COHEN,
COLAFELLA, COY, GEIST, GRUCELA, HARHAI, HENNESSEY, HORSEY,
JAMES, JOSEPHS, KIRKLAND, LAUGHLIN, MANDERINO, MELIO,
MICHLOVIC, OLIVER, ORIE, PETRARCA, ROONEY, SOLOBAY, STABACK,
TANGRETTI, THOMAS, TIGUE, WILLIAMS, WOJNAROSKI AND
YOUNGBLOOD, MARCH 7, 2000REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, MARCH 7, 2000
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
2 Consolidated Statutes, providing for abandoned infants.
3 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
4 hereby enacts as follows:
5 Section 1. Title 18 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
6 Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
7 § 511. Abandoned infants.
8 (a) General rule.--Except as provided in subsection (b), it
9 is justifiable for an individual who has physical custody of an
10 infant less than 16 days of age to leave that infant with a 11 provider of emergency medical services. 12 (b) Exception.--Subsection (a) does not apply to an offense 13 under any of the following: 14 (1) Chapter 25 (relating to criminal homicide). 15 (2) Chapter 29 (relating to kidnapping). 16 (c) Definitions.--As used in this section, the following1 words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this
2 subsection:
3 "Emergency medical services." The services utilized in
4 responding to the needs of an individual for immediate medical
5 care in order to prevent loss of life or aggravation of
6 physiological or psychological illness or injury.
7 "Emergency medical services provider." A person that
8 regularly provides emergency medical services.
9 Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
The URL for the PA bill is: http://www.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/LI/BI/BT/1999/0/HB2321P3078.HTM
The URL for all the currently-proposed baby dump bills is http://www.bastards.org/alert/babydump.htm
This bill will make it "justifiable" for anyone who has physical custody of a child under 16 days of age to relinquish it to emergency service personnel, no questions asked -- except when the child is dead or has been kidnapped.
Please write to the sponsors of this bill and the members of the House Judiciary Committee.
Info for the Judiciary Committee may be found at http://www.bastards.org/activism/local/pa/uaapa.html
HB 2321 Status: referred to House Judiciary Committee 3/7/00.
Sponsors:
Hon. Anthony M. DeLuca
115 South Office
Harrisburg, PA 17120-2020
(717) 783-1011
Fax: (717) 772-2943
tdeluca@pahouse.netHon. Linda Bebko-Jones
Room 112 South Office Bldg.
Harrisburg, PA 17120-2020
(717) 772-4035
lbebkojo@pahouse.netHon. Lita Indzel Cohen
East Wing
Room 145A
Harrisburg, PA 17120-2020
(717) 783-2063
Fax: (717) 787-0860
lcohen@pahousegop.comHon. Mark B. Cohen
417 Main Capitol
P.O. Box 202020
Harrisburg, PA 17120-2020
(717) 787-4117
Fax: (717) 787-6650
efillman@pahouse.netHon. Nicholas Colafella
300 Main Capitol Bldg.
Harrisburg, PA 17120-2020
(717) 787-5475
Fax: (717) 787-5066
ncolafel@pahouse.netHon. Jeffrey Coy
Room 412 Main Capitol Bldg.
Harrisburg, PA 17120-2020
(717) 787-6526
Fax: (717) 787-1138
jcoy@pahouse.netHon. Richard Geist
Main Capitol Building Room 150
Harrisburg, PA 17120-2020
(717) 787-6419
Fax: (717) 772-6952Rep. Richard T. Grucela
101 East Wing
Harrisburg, PA 17120-2020
(717) 705-1878
Fax: (717) 787-0861
rgrucela@pahouse.netHon. R. Ted Harhai
27-B East Wing
Harrisburg, PA 17120-2020
(717) 772-2820
Fax:(717) 772-2284
tharhai@pahouse.netHon. Tim Hennessey
East Wing Room 141A
Harrisburg, PA 17120-2020
(717) 787-3431
Fax: (717) 787-0860
thenness@pahousegop.comHon. Mike Horsey
107 East Wing
Harrisburg, PA 17120-2020
(717) 783-1491
Fax:(717)787-0861
mhorsey@pahouse.netHon. Harold James
107 South Office
Harrisburg, PA 17120-2020
(717) 787-9477
Fax:(717)787-7517
hjames@pahouse.netHon. Babette Josephs
109B East Wing
Harrisburg, PA 17120-2020
(717) 787-8529
Fax:(717)787-0861
bjosephs@palegis.cimc.state.pa.usHon. Thaddeus Kirlkand
330 South Office
Harrisburg, PA 17120-2020
(717) 787-5881
Fax: (717)783-8724
tkirklan@pahouse.netHon. Susan Laughlin
Room 120 South Office Bldg.
Harrisburg, PA 17120-2020
(717) 787-4444
Fax:(717)782-1232
slaughli@pahouse.netHon. Kathy Manderino
103A East Wing
Harrisburg, PA 17120-2020
(717) 787-1254
Fax: (717) 787-0861
kmanderi@pahouse.netHon. Anthony J. Melio
323A South Office
Harrisburg, PA 17120-2020
(717) 787-3557
Fax: (717) 772-2943
amelio@pahouse.netHon. Thomas Michlovic
Room 121 South Office Bldg.
Harrisburg, PA 17120-2020
(717) 783-1018
Fax: (717) 787-2005
tmichlov@pahouse.netHon. Frank L. Oliver
34 East Wing
Harrisburg, PA 17120-2020
(717) 787-3480
Fax: (717) 772-2284
foliver@pahouse.netHon. Jane Orie
145B East Wing
Harrisburg, PA 17120-2020
(717) 772-9943
Fax: (717) 772-2470
jorie@pahousegop.comHon. Joseph Petrarca
220 South Office Building
Harrisburg, PA 17120-2020
(717) 787-5142
Fax:(717)705-2014
petrarca@pahouse.netHon. T.J. Rooney
4 East Wing
Harrisburg, PA 17120-2020
(717) 783-8515
Fax: (717)705-1920
trooney@pahouse.netHon. Tim Solobay
106B East Wing
Harrisburg, PA 17120-2020
(717) 787-1188
Fax: (717) 787-0861
tsolobay@pahouse.netHon. Edward Staback
101A East Wing
Harrisburg, PA 17120-2020
(717) 783-5043
Fax: (717) 787-0861
estaback@pahouse.netHon. Thomas Tangretti
328 South Office Building
Harrisburg, PA 17120-2020
(717) 783-5963
Fax: (717) 772-9986
ttangret@pahouse.netHon. W. Curtis Thomas
326 South Office Building
Harrisburg, PA 17120-2020
(717) 787-9471
Fax: (717) 787-7297
cthomas@pahouse.netHon. Thomas Tigue
125B East Wing
Harrisburg, PA 17120-2020
(717) 787-8982
Fax: (717) 787-0861
ttigue@pahouse.netHon. Connie Williams
113 South Office Building
Harrisburg, PA 17120-2020
(717) 787-7529
Fax: (717) 783-7548Hon. Edward Wojnaroski
111A East Wing
Harrisburg, PA 17120-2020
(717) 787-7524
Fax: (717) 787-0861
ewojnaro@pahouse.netHon. Rosita C. Youngblood
121A East Wing
Harrisburg, PA 17120-2020
(717) 787-7727
Fax: (717) 787-0861
ryoungbl@pahouse.net
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