HOUSE BILL 824

File Code: Motor Vehicles - Drunk Driving Prior Year Introduction As: SB 315/95 - JPR Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 338

Sponsored By:

Delegates Petzold, Beck, Heller, Hutchins, Mandel, Menes, and Perry

Entitled:

Vehicle Laws - Alcoholic Beverages - Open Containers

Synopsis:

Prohibiting a person from keeping a bottle, can, or other container in the passenger compartment of a motor vehicle while that vehicle is on a highway if that bottle, can, or container contains alcohol and is or has had its seal broken or its contents partially removed; providing that the Act does not prohibit a person other than the driver from possessing the bottle, can, or other container in a bus, Class B (for hire) vehicle, or the living quarters of a mobile home; setting penalties; etc.

Legislative History

House Action

2/2

First Reading Judiciary

2/7

Hearing 3/7 at 1:00 p.m.

3/11

Unfavorable Report by Judiciary

Senate Action

No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Carol Stoker Petzold, District 19

Delegate Raymond Beck, District 39

Delegate Henry B. Heller, District 19

Delegate Thomas E. Hutchins, District 28

Delegate Adrienne Mandel, District 19

Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21

Delegate Marsha G. Perry, District 33

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -see also- DRUNK AND DRUGGED DRIVING

BEVERAGE CONTAINERS

MOTOR VEHICLES - GENERAL -see also- ABANDONED VEHICLES

PENALTIES

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Transportation

( 21-905 , 27-101 )

Documents:

Bill Text:

First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments: None available