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TALLAHASSEE, Fla.–Attorney General Pam Bondi praised the House of Representatives today for their unanimous passage of House Bill 227, sponsored by Representative Stargel, which will establish a Statewide Task Force on Prescription Drug Abuse and Newborns. Senate Bill 402, the companion bill, is sponsored by Senator Negron.

“I applaud the House of Representatives for unanimously passing a bill that will enable our state to take the first step in protecting infants from the devastating effects of prescription drug abuse by expectant mothers,” stated Attorney General Pam Bondi. “This Statewide Task Force will enable us to better understand the scope of the problem, effective treatment for babies, and prevention strategies for expectant mothers."