2001 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 3

CHAPTER NUMBER: 5 File Code: Vehicle Laws - Drunk Driving
Sponsored By:
Delegates D. Davis, Taylor, Dewberry, Hurson, Busch, Harrison, Hixson, Kopp, Menes, Owings, Rawlings, Rosenberg, Barkley, Barve, Bobo, Bozman, Bronrott, Burns, Cane, Carlson, Clagett, Conway, D'Amato, Dypski, Frush, Goldwater, Grosfeld, Hecht, Heller, James, A. Jones, V. Jones, Krysiak, Love, Mandel, McIntosh, Moe, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Pendergrass, Petzold, Pitkin, Riley, Rosso, Rudolph, Sher, Shriver, Stern, and Turner
Entitled:
Alcohol Concentration - "0.08"

Synopsis:

Reducing to 0.08 the level of alcohol concentration required for a determination of being in violation of specified alcohol-related driving or boating offenses; making conforming changes to the level of alcohol concentration concerning a presumption of being in violation of specified alcohol-related offenses; expanding the applicability of evidentiary provisions concerning alcohol concentration levels to juvenile and civil proceedings; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
11/15
Pre-filed
1/10
First Reading Judiciary
2/7
Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m.
2/28
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
3/1
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Floor Amendment (Delegate Hurson) Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/6
Special Order 3/7 (Delegate C. Davis) Adopted
3/7
Third Reading Passed (116-17)
4/2
Returned Passed
4/10
Signed by the Governor Chapter 5
Senate Action
3/8
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
4/5
Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
4/2
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/3
Third Reading Passed (45-2)
Sponsored by:
Delegate Dereck E. Davis, District 25
Delegate Charles E. Barkley, District 39
Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17
Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B
Delegate K. Bennett Bozman, District 38
Delegate William A. Bronrott, District 16
Delegate Emmett C. Burns, Jr., District 10
Delegate Michael E. Busch, District 30
Delegate Rudolph C. Cane, District 37A
Delegate Paul H. Carlson, District 39
Delegate Virginia P. Clagett, District 30
Delegate Norman H. Conway, District 38
Delegate C. Richard D'Amato, District 30
Delegate Thomas E. Dewberry, District 47B
Delegate Cornell N. Dypski, District 46
Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21
Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16
Delegate Sharon M. Grosfeld, District 18
Delegate Hattie N. Harrison, District 45
Delegate C. Sue Hecht, District 3
Delegate Henry B. Heller, District 19
Delegate Sheila E. Hixson, District 20
Delegate John A. Hurson, District 18
Delegate Mary-Dulany James, District 34
Delegate Adrienne A. Jones, District 10
Delegate Verna L. Jones, District 44
Delegate Nancy K. Kopp, District 16
Delegate Carolyn J. Krysiak, District 46
Delegate Mary Ann E. Love, District 32
Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
Delegate Maggie L. McIntosh, District 42
Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21
Delegate Brian R. Moe, District 21
Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate George W. Owings, III, District 27B
Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13A
Delegate Carol S. Petzold, District 19
Delegate Joan B. Pitkin, District 23
Delegate Howard P. Rawlings, District 40
Delegate B. Daniel Riley, District 34
Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 42
Delegate Mary M. Rosso, District 31
Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 35B
Delegate Tod David Sher, District 14A
Delegate Mark K. Shriver, District 15
Delegate Joan F. Stern, District 39
Delegate Casper R. Taylor, Jr., District 1C
Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13A
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
ACCIDENTS
BOATS AND SHIPS
CHEMICAL TESTS
CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS
CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.
DRIVERS' LICENSES
DRUNK AND DRUGGED DRIVING
EVIDENCE
HOMICIDE -see also- MANSLAUGHTER; MURDER
JUVENILE CAUSES
MOTOR VEHICLES -see also- ABANDONED; AMBULANCES; BUSES; etc.
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Courts and Judicial Proceedings
( 3-806 , 10-307 , 10-308 )
Article - 27 Crimes and Punishments
( 388A , 388B )
Health - General
( 8-401 )
Natural Resources
( 8-738 , 8-740 )
Article - 1 Rules of Interpretation
( 3 )
Transportation
( 11-127.1 , 16-117 , 16-205 , 16-205.1 , 16-205.1 , 16-205.2 , 16-402 , 18-105 , 21-902 , 26-202 , 26-404 , 26-405 , 27-101 , 27-107 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
House
Number: 443828/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 1, 2001   at: 10:34 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 542010/2 (PDF)     Offered on: March 1, 2001   at: 10:33 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 7, 2001: Third Reading Passed (116-17)
Senate
April 3, 2001: Third Reading Passed (45-2)