PENNSYLVANIA: Rabies Medical Exemption Action Alert
What You Can Do to Help Contact your legislator and ask them to file a rabies medical exemption bill on your behalf. You can find your legislators' contact information at this link http://www.legis.state.pa.us/ , and please ask everyone you know who may concerned about this issue to do the same. E-mails for the entire Pennsylvania Assembly are listed at the bottom of this message. PERMISSION IS GRANTED TO CROSS-POST June 29, 2010 Dr. Craig E. Shultz State Veterinarian Department of Agriculture 2301 N. Cameron Street, Room 410 Harrisburg, PA 17110 RE: Medical Exemption Clause for Pennsylvania’s Rabies Prevention and Control Code Greetings Dr. Shultz: On behalf of The Rabies Challenge Fund and the Pennsylvania pet owners who have contacted us requesting assistance, we respectfully request that you, in your capacity as State Veterinarian, initiate medical exemption legislation waiving the rabies immunization requirement in Chapter 16, Subchapter C., §16.43 of the Pennsylvania Code for the small number of animals whose veterinarians have determined their medical conditions preclude vaccination. The states of Alabama, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Vermont, Virginia, and Wisconsin all have medical exemption clauses for sick animals in their rabies immunization laws, and a bill is currently pending in the California legislature to include a waiver in their statutes. The labels on rabies vaccines state that they are for “the vaccination of healthy cats, dogs…,” and there are medical conditions for which vaccination can jeopardize the life or well-being of an animal. A medical exemption clause would allow Pennsylvania veterinarians to write waivers for animals whose medical conditions (such as those with cancer, kidney/liver failure, hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, grand mal seizures, and chronic autoimmune disorders) would be exacerbated by rabies vaccination. The State of Maine inserted such an exemption into their 3 year rabies protocol, 7 M.R.S.A., Sec. 3922(3), which became effective in April 2005 -- not one rabid dog has been reported in the more than 5 years since that date. Colorado’s data reflect the same -- there have been no rabid dogs reported in the state since passage of their medical exemption clause in July 2008. Maine’s exemption language is as follows: A. A letter of exemption from vaccination may be submitted for licensure, if a medical reason exists that precludes the vaccination of the dog. Qualifying letters must be in the form of a written statement, signed by a licensed veterinarian, that includes a description of the dog, and the medical reason that precludes vaccination. If the medical reason is temporary, the letter shall indicate a time of expiration of the exemption. B. A dog exempted under the provisions of paragraph 5 A, above, shall be considered unvaccinated, for the purposes of 10-144 C.M.R. Ch.251, Section 7(B)(1), (Rules Governing Rabies Management) in the case of said dog’s exposure to a confirmed or suspect rabid animal. The Rabies Challenge Fund strongly urges you to request legislation be submitted on behalf of the Department of Agriculture amending Chapter 16, Subchapter C., §16.43 of the Pennsylvania Code to include medical exemption language for unhealthy animals for which rabies vaccination would compromise their well-being. Sincerely, Kris L. Christine Founder, Co-Trustee THE RABIES CHALLENGE FUND http://www.RabiesChallengeFund.org ledgespring@lincoln.midcoast.com cc: Dr. W. Jean Dodds Dr. Ronald Schultz Pennsylvania General Assembly LETTER from Pennsylvania resident, Jennifer Shipley: June 28, 2010 Stewart J. Greenleaf Senate Box 203012 Harrisburg, PA 17120-3012 Dear Senator Greenleaf: Legislation is needed to provide an exemption from rabies vaccination for pets with existing medical conditions. My Border Collie, Fever, has idiopathic epilepsy along with other chronic, serious and immune related health conditions. Her veterinarian, Dr. Barrie Barr, DVM of Harmony Animal Health Care Clinic, feels strongly that further rabies vaccinations would potentially pose serious risk to her health. I have a letter written by Dr. Barr to that effect. In conversation with a friend who lives in New Jersey who owns a dog related to my own with the same medical condition, I learned that her dog’s veterinarian fills out an exemption form annually. The form protects her dog’s life by legally exempting him from rabies vaccination upon examination of a veterinarian who has determined that it would be “medically contraindicated to vaccinate this animal due to an infirmity, other physical condition, or regimen of therapy.” [Attachment “B”] The manufacturers as well as the USDA state the vaccines should be given to healthy cats and dogs. My dogs are a cherished and extremely valuable part of my life. Those of us in Pennsylvania who own dogs consider them important member of our families. No dog owner in PA should be forced by our state to risk their dog’s life if a veterinarian has determined that a vaccination would jeopardize their health. Thirteen other states have medical exemption clauses in their rabies laws, would you please introduce legislation on my behalf that would put a medical exemption clause into our state law? For more detailed information regarding this issue, please see the following additional exhibits: Attachment C: Specific manufacturer information regarding vaccines Attachment D: Vaccine reactions and duration of immunity I have more information available if you need it. I would be more then happy to speak to you via telephone, email or meet with you in person. You’re help in this cause is desperately needed. Thank you for your attention and efforts in advance. Best regards, Jen Shipley jenkshipley@gmail.com Cc: Hon. Katharine M. Watson, Governor Edward G. 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| The Legislative Secretary for Reprepsentative Vulokovich informed me on June 30th that she forwarded my letter to the Agriculture & Rural Affairs Committee for review. |
| PENNSYLVANIA Action Alert-- Rabies Medical Exemption SB 1454 http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Leg ... 54&pn=2164 just introduced by Senator Stewart Greenleaf has been referred to the Agriculture & Rural Affairs Committee. Please contact the Committee members below and ask them to vote "Ought to Pass." At the bottom of the page is my letter to the Pennsyvlania State Veterinarian. Senator Mike Brubaker, Chair (717) 787-4420 mbrubaker@pasen.gov Senator Michael Waugh, Vice-Chair (717) 787-3817 mwaugh@pasen.gov Senator Michael O'Pake, Minority Chair (717) 787-8925 opake@pasenate.com Senator Joseph Scarnati (717) 787-7084 jscarnati@pasen.gov Senator John Eichelberger (717) 787-5490 jeichelberger@pasen.gov Senator Robert Robbins (717) 787-1322 Senator Elder Vogel (717) 787-3076 evogel@pasen.gov Senator Gene Yaw (717) 787-3280 gyaw@pasen.gov Senator Andrew Dinniman (717) 787-5709 andy@pasenate.com Senator Shirley Kitchen (717) 787-6735 kitchen@pasenate.com Senator John Wozniak (717) 787-5400 wozniak@pasenate.com PERMISSION GRANTED TO CROSS-POST |
| PENNSYLVANIA: Rabies Medical Exemption Action Alert -- Senator Stewart J. Greenleaf will reintroduce SB 1454 http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Leg ... 54&pn=2164 in an effort to get a rabies medical exemption clause inserted into the Pennsylvania Rabies Code in the January session. What You Can Do to Help Contact your legislators immediately and ask them to co-sponsor and support this rabies medical exemption bill. You can find your legislators' contact information at this link http://www.legis.state.pa.us/ , and please ask every pet owner you know who may concerned about this to do the same. If no other legislator is willing to Co-Sponsor this bill, it will fail. PERMISSION IS GRANTED TO CROSS-POST |
| PENNSYLVANIA Rabies Medical Exemption Bill SB 90 http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/bil ... =B&BN=0090 re-introduced by Senator Greenleaf is before the Senate Agriculture Committee. Please contact members below asking them to vote to pass this bill. PERMISSION GRANTED TO CROSS-POST Members of the Pennsylvania Senate Agriculture Committee Senator Elder Vogel, Chair (717) 787-3076 Evogel@pasen.gov Senator Michael Waugh, Vice-Chair (717) 787-3817 mwaugh@pasen.gov Senator Lisa Boscola (717) 787-4236 boscola@pasenate.com Senator Joseph Scarnati (717) 787-7084 jscarnati@pasen.gov Senator Mike Brubaker (717) 787-4420 mbrubaker@pasen.gov Senator John Eichelberger (717) 787-5490 jeichelberger@pasen.gov Senator Robert Robbins (717) 787-1322 rrobbins@pasen.gov Senator Gene Yaw (717) 787-3280 gyaw@pasen.gov Senator Andrew Dinniman (717) 787-5709 andy@pasenate.com Senator Shirley Kitchen (717) 787-6735 kitchen@pasenate.com Senator Timothy Solobay (717) 787-1463 tsolobay@pasenate.com |
| PENNSYLVANIA Rabies Medical Exemption Bill SB 155 (January 2013) http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Leg ... 55&pn=0107 has been introduced for a 3rd time by Senator Greenleaf & has been referred to the Senate Agriculture Committee (link to Senator Greenleaf's memo reintroducing this bill http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/Leg ... ponId=9832). What You Can Do to Help Please contact members below asking them to vote to pass this bill, SB 155, for dogs and cats determined by a veterinarian to be too ill to be vaccinated. PERMISSION GRANTED TO CROSS-POST Members of the Pennsylvania Senate Agriculture Committee Senator Elder Vogel, Chair (717) 787-3076 Evogel@pasen.gov Senator Michael Waugh, Vice-Chair (717) 787-3817 mwaugh@pasen.gov Senator Judith L. Schwank, Minority Chair (717) 787-8925 SenatorSchwank@pasenate.com Senator David G. Argall (717) 787-2637 dargall@pasen.gov Senator Joseph Scarnati (717) 787-7084 jscarnati@pasen.gov Senator Mike Brubaker (717) 787-4420 mbrubaker@pasen.gov Senator Robert Robbins (717) 787-1322 rrobbins@pasen.gov Senator Gene Yaw (717) 787-3280 gyaw@pasen.gov Senator Andrew Dinniman (717) 787-5709 andy@pasenate.com Senator Shirley Kitchen (717) 787-6735 kitchen@pasenate.com Senator Timothy Solobay (717) 787-1463 tsolobay@pasenate.com The Rabies Challenge Fund Letter to Pennsylvania State Veterinarian June 29, 2010 Dr. Craig E. Shultz State Veterinarian Department of Agriculture 2301 N. Cameron Street, Room 410 Harrisburg, PA 17110 RE: Medical Exemption Clause for Pennsylvania’s Rabies Prevention and Control Code Greetings Dr. Shultz: On behalf of The Rabies Challenge Fund and the Pennsylvania pet owners who have contacted us requesting assistance, we respectfully request that you, in your capacity as State Veterinarian, initiate medical exemption legislation waiving the rabies immunization requirement in Chapter 16, Subchapter C., §16.43 of the Pennsylvania Code for the small number of animals whose veterinarians have determined their medical conditions preclude vaccination. The states of Alabama, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Vermont, Virginia, and Wisconsin all have medical exemption clauses for sick animals in their rabies immunization laws, and a bill is currently pending in the California legislature to include a waiver in their statutes. The labels on rabies vaccines state that they are for “the vaccination of healthy cats, dogs…,” and there are medical conditions for which vaccination can jeopardize the life or well-being of an animal. A medical exemption clause would allow Pennsylvania veterinarians to write waivers for animals whose medical conditions (such as those with cancer, kidney/liver failure, hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, grand mal seizures, and chronic autoimmune disorders) would be exacerbated by rabies vaccination. The State of Maine inserted such an exemption into their 3 year rabies protocol, 7 M.R.S.A., Sec. 3922(3), which became effective in April 2005 -- not one rabid dog has been reported in the more than 5 years since that date. Colorado’s data reflect the same -- there have been no rabid dogs reported in the state since passage of their medical exemption clause in July 2008. Maine’s exemption language is as follows: A. A letter of exemption from vaccination may be submitted for licensure, if a medical reason exists that precludes the vaccination of the dog. Qualifying letters must be in the form of a written statement, signed by a licensed veterinarian, that includes a description of the dog, and the medical reason that precludes vaccination. If the medical reason is temporary, the letter shall indicate a time of expiration of the exemption. B. A dog exempted under the provisions of paragraph 5 A, above, shall be considered unvaccinated, for the purposes of 10-144 C.M.R. Ch.251, Section 7(B)(1), (Rules Governing Rabies Management) in the case of said dog’s exposure to a confirmed or suspect rabid animal. The Rabies Challenge Fund strongly urges you to request legislation be submitted on behalf of the Department of Agriculture amending Chapter 16, Subchapter C., §16.43 of the Pennsylvania Code to include medical exemption language for unhealthy animals for which rabies vaccination would compromise their well-being. Sincerely, Kris L. Christine Founder, Co-Trustee THE RABIES CHALLENGE FUND http://www.RabiesChallengeFund.org ledgespring@lincoln.midcoast.com cc: Dr. W. Jean Dodds Dr. Ronald Schultz Pennsylvania General Assembly |
| PENNSYLVANIA Rabies Medical Exemption Bill SB 155 before the full Senate Monday 2/11/13. The bill received unanimous support from the Senate Agriculture Committee Wednesday http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/leg ... 13&rNbr=35 with an amendment (see amended exemption text Section 2 Subsection F http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Leg ... 55&pn=0368 ) and will be considered by the full Senate on Monday February 11, 2013. What You Can Do to Help Please contact your Senators http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/leg ... cfm?body=S & ask them to support SB 155. Share this action alert & ask any of your pet-owning friends in Pennsylvania to contact their Senators to support the bill. PERMISSION GRANTED TO CROSS-POST |
| PENNSYLVANIA Rabies Medical Exemption Bill SB 155 http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/bil ... =B&BN=0155 has been referred to the Senate Appropriations Committee. Please contact Committee Chair, Senator Jake Corman jcorman@pasen.gov (717) 787-1377 & committee members listed below & ask them to SUPPORT this bill so that it will go to the full Senate for a 3rd & final consideration: http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/cte ... CteeBody=S Senate Appropriations Committee Members Sen. Jake Corman, Chair jcorman@pasen.gov (717) 787-1377 Sen. Vincent J. Hughes, Minority Chair huges@pasenate.gov (717) 787-7112 Sen. Robert M. Tomlinson, Vice Chair rtomlinson@pasen.gov (717) 787-5072 Sen. Dominic Pileggi dpileggi@pasen.gov (717) 787-4712 Sen. Joseph B. Scarnati jscarnati@pasen.gov (717) 787-7084 Sen. David G. Argall dargall@pasen.gov (717) 787-2637 Sen. Lisa Baker@pasen.gov (717) 787-7428 Sen. Mike Brubaker mbrubaker@pasen.gov (717) 787-4420 Sen. John R. Gordner jgordner@pasen.gov (717) 787-8928 Sen. Stewart J. Greenleaf sgreenleaf@pasen.gov (717) 787-6599 Sen. Bob Mensch bmensch@pasen.gov (717) 787-3110 Sen. John C. Rafferty, Jr.jrafferty@pasen.gov (717) 787-1398 Sen. Lloyd K. Smucker lsmucker@pasen.gov (717) 787-6535 Sen. Patricia H. Vance vance@pasen.gov (717) 787-8524 Sen. Elder A. Vogel, Jr. evogel@pasen.gov (717) 787-3076 Sen. Randy Vulakovich rvulakovich@pasen.gov (717) 787-6538 Sen. Michael L. Waugh mwaugh@pasen.gov (717) 787-3817 Sen. Jim Ferlo, Minority Vice Chair ferlo@pasen.gov (717) 787-6123 Sen. Jay Costa costa@pasenate.gov (717) 787-7683 Sen. John Blake senatorblake@pasenate.gov (717) 787-6481 Sen. Lawrence M. Farnese, Jr. lfarnese@pasen.gov (717) 787-5662 Sen. Judith L. Schwank SenatorSchwank@pasenate.gov (717) 787-8925 Sen. Timothy J. Solobay tsolobay@pasenate.gov (717) 787-1463 Sen. LeAnna M. Washington washington@pasenate.gov (717) 787-1427 Sen. John N. Wozniak wozniak@pasenate.gov (717) 787-5400 Sen. John T. Yudichak yudichak@pasenate.gov (717) 787-7105 PERMISSION GRANTED TO CROSS-POST |
| PENNSYLVANIA Rabies Medical Exemption Bill SB 155 http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/bil ... =B&BN=0155 will be voted on by the Senate Appropriations Committee on Monday, March 18th. Please contact Committee Chair, Senator Jake Corman jcorman@pasen.gov (717) 787-1377 & committee members listed below & ask them to SUPPORT this bill so that it will go to the full Senate for a 3rd & final consideration: http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/cte ... CteeBody=S Senate Appropriations Committee Members Sen. Jake Corman, Chair jcorman@pasen.gov (717) 787-1377 Sen. Vincent J. Hughes, Minority Chair hughes@pasenate.gov (717) 787-7112 Sen. Robert M. Tomlinson, Vice Chair rtomlinson@pasen.gov (717) 787-5072 Sen. Dominic Pileggi dpileggi@pasen.gov (717) 787-4712 Sen. Joseph B. Scarnati jscarnati@pasen.gov (717) 787-7084 Sen. David G. Argall dargall@pasen.gov (717) 787-2637 Sen. Lisa Baker baker@pasen.gov (717) 787-7428 Sen. Mike Brubaker mbrubaker@pasen.gov (717) 787-4420 Sen. John R. Gordner jgordner@pasen.gov (717) 787-8928 Sen. Stewart J. Greenleaf sgreenleaf@pasen.gov (717) 787-6599 Sen. Bob Mensch bmensch@pasen.gov (717) 787-3110 Sen. John C. Rafferty, Jr.jrafferty@pasen.gov (717) 787-1398 Sen. Lloyd K. Smucker lsmucker@pasen.gov (717) 787-6535 Sen. Patricia H. Vance vance@pasen.gov (717) 787-8524 Sen. Elder A. Vogel, Jr. evogel@pasen.gov (717) 787-3076 Sen. Randy Vulakovich rvulakovich@pasen.gov (717) 787-6538 Sen. Michael L. Waugh mwaugh@pasen.gov (717) 787-3817 Sen. Jim Ferlo, Minority Vice Chair ferlo@pasen.gov (717) 787-6123 Sen. Jay Costa costa@pasenate.gov (717) 787-7683 Sen. John Blake senatorblake@pasenate.gov (717) 787-6481 Sen. Lawrence M. Farnese, Jr. lfarnese@pasen.gov (717) 787-5662 Sen. Judith L. Schwank SenatorSchwank@pasenate.gov (717) 787-8925 Sen. Timothy J. Solobay tsolobay@pasenate.gov (717) 787-1463 Sen. LeAnna M. Washington washington@pasenate.gov (717) 787-1427 Sen. John N. Wozniak wozniak@pasenate.gov (717) 787-5400 Sen. John T. Yudichak yudichak@pasenate.gov (717) 787-7105 PERMISSION GRANTED TO CROSS-POST |
| Pennsylvania Medical Exemption Bill SB 155 UNANIMOUSLY passed the full Senate today (4/8/13) & will go to the House for consideration next http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/bil ... e=B&bn=155 . |
| PENNSYLVANIA Medical Exemption Bill SB 155 has been referred to the House Agriculture Committee http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/bil ... =B&BN=0155 after passing the full Senate. Please contact Chairs JohnMaher, (717) 783-1522 jmaher@pahousegop.com, Joseph A. Petrarca (717) 787-5142 jpetrarc@pahouse.net , and members below and ask the Committee to SUPPORT SB 155. Pennsylvania House Agriculture Committee Members JohnMaher, Chair (717) 783-1522 jmaher@pahousegop.com Joseph A. Petrarca Co-Chair (717) 787-5142 jpetrarc@pahouse.net Mindy Fee (717) 772-5290 mfee@pahousegop.com Mike Reese (717) 783-9311 Mreese@pahousegop.com Stephen Bloom (717) 772-2280 sbloom@pahousegop.com Michele Brooks (717) 783-5008 mbrooks@pahousegop.com Gordon Denlinger (717) 787-3531 gdenling@pahousegop.com Joe Emrick (717) 260-6159 Jemrick@pahousegop.com Mikie Fleck (717) 787-3335 mfleck@pahousegop.com Marcia Hahn (717) 783-8573 mhahn@pahousegop.com David Hickernell (717) 783-2076 Dhickern@pahousegop.com Rob Kauffman (717) 705-2004 rkauffma@pahousegop.com Mark Keller (717) 783-1593 mkeller@pahousegop.com David Millard (717) 783-1102 dmillard@pahousegop.com Dan Moul (717) 783-5217 dmoul@pahousegop.com Mike Tobash (717) 260-6148 mtobash@pahousegop.com Deberah Kula (717) 772-1858 DKuhla@pahouse.net Brandon Neuman (717) 783-4834 BNeuman@pahouse.net Scott Conklin (717) 787-9473 SConklin@pahouse.net Pamela DeLissio (717) 783-4945 PDelissi@pahouse.net Sid Michaels Kavulich (717) 783-4874 SKavulic@pahouse.net Rick Mirabito (717) 772-1314 RMirabit@pahouse.net Mark Painter (717) 783-4073 MPainter@pahouse.net Mark Rozzi (717) 783-3290 MRozzi@pahouse.net Jake Wheatley, Jr. (717) 783-3783 JWheatle@pahouse.net |
| PENNSYLVANIA Rabies Medical Exemption Bill SB 155 will be heard in the House Agriculture Committee on Tuesday, JUNE 4th at 9:30 a.m. http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/cteeInfo/Index.cfm?Code=2&CteeBody=H. Please contact Chairs John Maher (717) 783-1522 JMaher@pahousegop.com, Joseph A. Petrarca (717) 787-5142 JPetrarc@pahouse.net & committee members below to ask them to SUPPORT SB 155. Pennsylvania House Agriculture Committee Members John Maher, Chair (717) 783-1522 jmaher@pahousegop.com Joseph A. Petrarca Co-Chair (717) 787-5142 jpetrarc@pahouse.net Mindy Fee (717) 772-5290 mfee@pahousegop.com Mike Reese (717) 783-9311 Mreese@pahousegop.com Stephen Bloom (717) 772-2280 sbloom@pahousegop.com Michele Brooks (717) 783-5008 mbrooks@pahousegop.com Gordon Denlinger (717) 787-3531 gdenling@pahousegop.com Joe Emrick (717) 260-6159 Jemrick@pahousegop.com Mikie Fleck (717) 787-3335 mfleck@pahousegop.com Marcia Hahn (717) 783-8573 mhahn@pahousegop.com David Hickernell (717) 783-2076 Dhickern@pahousegop.com Rob Kauffman (717) 705-2004 rkauffma@pahousegop.com Mark Keller (717) 783-1593 mkeller@pahousegop.com David Millard (717) 783-1102 dmillard@pahousegop.com Dan Moul (717) 783-5217 dmoul@pahousegop.com Mike Tobash (717) 260-6148 mtobash@pahousegop.com Deberah Kula (717) 772-1858 DKuhla@pahouse.net Brandon Neuman (717) 783-4834 BNeuman@pahouse.net Scott Conklin (717) 787-9473 SConklin@pahouse.net Pamela DeLissio (717) 783-4945 PDelissi@pahouse.net Sid Michaels Kavulich (717) 783-4874 SKavulic@pahouse.net Rick Mirabito (717) 772-1314 RMirabit@pahouse.net Mark Painter (717) 783-4073 MPainter@pahouse.net Mark Rozzi (717) 783-3290 MRozzi@pahouse.net Jake Wheatley, Jr. (717) 783-3783 JWheatle@pahouse.net |
| PENNSYLVANIA Medical Exemption Bill SB 155 was amended & reported out of House Agriculture Committee & had 1st floor consideration 6/4/13. 3rd & final consideration by Monday according to Co-chair Petrarca's staff http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/bil ... e=B&bn=155 . |
| The Pennsylvania General Assembly unanimously passed SB 155 putting a medical exemption clause into their rabies law today (July 3) & will become the 18th state with an exemption as soon as the bill is signed by the Governor http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/bil ... e=B&bn=155 . Thanks to all who contacted legislators to help get this bill passed! SB 155 Text: http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/leg ... 55&pn=1211 |
| PENNSYLVANIA Medical Exemption SB 155 was signed into law by Governor Corbett July 9th & will become effective in 60 days (September 7th). Thank you again to everyone who contacted legislators & shared action alerts to make this possible! |
Kris L. Christine wrote: PENNSYLVANIA Medical Exemption SB 155 was signed into law by Governor Corbett July 9th & will become effective in 60 days (September 7th). Thank you again to everyone who contacted legislators & shared action alerts to make this possible!  |
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