1999 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 348

File Code: Vehicle Laws - Drunk Driving Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 656
Sponsored By:
Delegates Petzold, Bronrott, Barkley, Brown, Bobo, Burns, Cane, Cryor, D. Davis, Franchot, Goldwater, Hecht, Heller, Hutchins, Kagan, Kopp, Leopold, Mandel, Menes, Morhaim, Pitkin, Rudolph, Sophocleus, and Stern
Entitled:
Vehicle Laws - Alcoholic Beverages - Open Containers

Synopsis:

Prohibiting a person from keeping a container in the passenger compartment of a motor vehicle while that vehicle is on a highway or right-of-way if the container contains alcohol and 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 an open alcoholic container in a bus, Class B (for hire) vehicle, or the living quarters of a mobile home; establishing a maximum penalty for a violation of the Act; and defining terms.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/5
First Reading Commerce and Government Matters
2/8
Re-assigned Judiciary
2/16
Hearing 3/18 at 1:00 p.m.
3/25
Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
Senate Action
No Action
Sponsored by:
Delegate Carol Stoker Petzold, District 19
Delegate Charles Barkley, District 39
Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B
Delegate William A. Bronrott, District 16
Delegate Anthony Brown, District 25
Delegate Emmett C. Burns, Jr., District 10
Delegate Rudolph C. Cane, District 37A
Delegate Jean B. Cryor, District 15
Delegate Dereck Davis, District 25
Delegate Peter Franchot, District 20
Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16
Delegate C. Sue Hecht, District 3
Delegate Henry B. Heller, District 19
Delegate Thomas E. Hutchins, District 28
Delegate Cheryl C. Kagan, District 17
Delegate Nancy K. Kopp, District 16
Delegate John R. Leopold, District 31
Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21
Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
Delegate Joan B. Pitkin, District 23
Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 35B
Delegate Theodore Sophocleus, District 32
Delegate Joan F. Stern, District 39
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -see also- DRUNK AND DRUGGED DRIVING
BEVERAGE CONTAINERS
MOTOR VEHICLES -see also- ABANDONED VEH; OFF-RD. VEH.; TRUCK
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 offered