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A04961Introduced in the Assembly

Establishes the addiction prevention and recovery act; increases taxes on alcohol by fifty percent; allocates the increased revenue to a special fund to be used for the purposes of alcohol and substance abuse addiction prevention and recovery services and programs.

IntroducedAssembly Alcoholism and Drug Abuse

Introduced by Yudelka Tapia, District 86

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Establishes the addiction prevention and recovery act; increases taxes on alcohol by fifty percent; allocates the increased revenue to a special fund to be used for the purposes of alcohol and substance abuse addiction prevention and recovery services and programs.

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referred to alcoholism and drug abuse

January 7, 2026

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  1. referred to alcoholism and drug abuse

  2. referred to alcoholism and drug abuse

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