File Code: Vehicle Laws - Drunk Driving
Prior Year Introduction As: SB 338/96 - JPR
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 714
- Sponsored By:
-
Senator Boozer
- Entitled:
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Vehicle Laws - Alcoholic Beverages - Open Containers
Prohibiting a person from keeping certain open containers with alcohol
in the passenger compartment of a motor vehicle on a highway in the
State; exempting persons, other than the driver, riding in a passenger
bus, a for hire vehicle, or a motor home; defining "passenger
compartment" and "motor home"; providing for a $500 penalty;
identifying persons to be charged; and generally relating to a
prohibition against keeping an alcoholic beverage in an open container
in a motor vehicle under certain circumstances.
Senate Action
- 11/4
- Pre-filed
- 1/8
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 1/2
- Hearing 1/15 at 2:00 p.m.
- 1/21
- Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
- 1/22
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 1/24
- Third Reading Passed (43-1)
House Action
- 1/27
- First Reading Judiciary
- 3/18
- Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/27
- Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -see also- DRUNK AND DRUGGED DRIVING
- BEVERAGE CONTAINERS
- DRUNK AND DRUGGED DRIVING
- MOTOR VEHICLES -see also- ABANDONED VEH; OFF-RD. VEH.; TRUCK
- PENALTIES
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Transportation
- (
21-905 ,
27-101
)
- Bill Text:
- First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)