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SENATE BILL 261

File Code: Vehicle Laws - Drunk Driving
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 299

Sponsored By:
The President (By Request - Administration) (Task Force to Combat Driving Under the Influence of Drugs and Alcohol) and Senators Forehand, Dyson, Jacobs, and Mooney

Entitled:
Criminal Law - Alcoholic Beverages - Underage Individuals - Prohibitions and Penalties

Synopsis:

Prohibiting an individual under the age of 21 from consuming an alcoholic beverage; specifying exceptions; requiring the existence of a specified circumstance before an individual may be stopped on suspicion of or charged with committing a specified offense; making the furnishing of an alcoholic beverage to an individual under the age of 21 a crime under specified circumstances; establishing penalties for violations of the Act; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occurring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used. Explain Legislative Date and Calendar Date
Senate Action
1/23
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
1/30
Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m.
3/23
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
3/25
Favorable with Amendments
Laid Over (Senator Zirkin) Adopted
3/26
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Floor Amendment (Senator Zirkin) Adopted (34-13)
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/28
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
4/10
Senate Refuses to Concur - House Amendments
Senate Requests House Recede
Conference Committee Appointed ...
Senators Stone, Haines, and Forehand
House Action
3/26
First Reading Judiciary
4/1
Hearing 4/7 at 1:00 p.m.
4/13
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
4/8
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/9
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (132-0)

Sponsored by:

President, The
Administration
Driving Under the Influence of Drugs and Alcohol, Task Force
Senator Roy P. Dyson, District 29
Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
Senator Nancy Jacobs, District 34
Senator Alexander X. Mooney, District 3

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Alcoholic Beverages -see also- AB-By Subd; Substance Abuse
Citations
Crimes and Punishments -see also- Penalties; Sentences; etc.
Drivers` Licenses
Minors -see also- Age of Majority; Youth
Motor Vehicle Administration
Penalties

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Criminal Law
( 10-113 , 10-114 , 10-115 , 10-116 , 10-117 , 10-118 , 10-119 , 10-120 , 10-121 )

Transportation
( 16-205 , 16-206 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
Senate
Number: 173221/01     Offered on: March 26, 2009   at: 11:15 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 898876/01     Offered on: March 26, 2009   at: 11:03 a.m.     Status: Adopted
House
Number: 452719/01     Offered on: April 13, 2009   at: 12:46 p.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 26, 2009: Floor Amendment (Zirkin) {173221/1 Adopted (34-13)
March 28, 2009: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
House
April 9, 2009: Third Reading Passed (132-0)



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